Huge congratulations to Adhya Shastry Year 12 who won BBC Young Dancer of the Year 2022. The grand final for BBC Young Dancer 2022 saw 10 talented dancers between the ages of 17 and 24 compete for the coveted title at London’s iconic Roundhouse.
With a great turnout of over 30 contestants, this year's House Chess on Wednesday 6th May, for Years 10-13 was a great success. Abilities ranged from experienced chess players to complete beginners, but everyone was able to have a go, receiving one house point for participation in this event. A second house point was awarded if a student won their match, and unfinished matches at the end of second break were adjudicated, to determine who won.
For Mental Health Awareness Week this year, we're raising awareness of the impact of loneliness on our mental wellbeing and the practical steps we can take to address it. Loneliness is affecting more and more of us and has had a huge impact on our physical and mental health during the pandemic. Reducing loneliness is a major step towards a mentally healthy society.
As always, there are a number of activities that will take place next week and information will be sent to students about this very important issue that affects everyone’s life.
Before Easter, our very own Frau Mueller gave us an inspiring and insightful presentation on what it means to be truly aware of our periods and how we can harness our menstrual cycle power. This included acknowledging cultural stigmas and taboos on what periods have meant in the past and what they mean today as well as how to prepare for them.
Over the Easter holidays, I attended a training course at the Cadet Centre for Adventurous Training (CCAT); signing up for it was definitely one of the best decisions I've ever made.
On Thursday 7th April, A Level German students from Kendrick School and Reading Boys had the opportunity to attend a German film evening at school, where we watched the film ‘Sonnenallee’. Also known as ‘Sun Alley’, Sonnenallee is the name of a street in Berlin, which was divided in 1961 by the building of the Berlin Wall, with part of the street in Neukoeln split from the section in the east, in the Baumschulenweg neighbourhood.
On Friday 1st April, a group of students from Kendrick and Reading School were able to put on the first Air Ambulance Concert since 2019. Thanks to the enthusiasm and dedication of all the students involved, the concert was a resounding success and helped to raise vital funds for the Thames Valley Air Ambulance.
On Thursday 31st March, two teams of four Year 10 students took part in the Year 10 Maths Feast - a fun educational challenge for students which tests problem-solving and teamwork skills with an all-you-can-eat feast of problems.
After several weeks of rugby assessment camps before Christmas last year, Alex from Year 13, was selected for the England U18 Women squad for 2022.
Recently I took part in the First Lego League National Finals in Harrogate. First Lego League (FLL) is a global STEM competition run by the Institution of Engineering and Technology. It develops coding, designing and research skills. There are three parts to the competition:
On Monday 21st March, we had the first opening of the Kendrick second hand uniform shop. It was a successful event, and we had managed to raise £51, which will go towards the school. Our first experience in running the stall was extremely positive, as the shop proved popular with the students, and we managed to sell many items. We are extremely lucky to be able to have a student-run shop in school, and we really enjoyed interacting with our peers; overall it was an enjoyable experience.
On Tuesday 29th March, we had our first live concert for over two years, which was a lovely last concert for us Year 13s (and Year 11 leavers) at Kendrick, as well as an exciting opportunity for those in the younger years and new Year 12s to experience a proper concert at Kendrick for the first time. We heard many ensembles, such as Wind Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra and Senior Choir as well as having a few Year 13 soloists, which allowed some of us a chance to show how our musicality has developed throughout our time here at Kendrick.