On Wednesday 14th June, a team of ten Kendrick students went to play a chess competition against a team from Queen Anne’s School in Caversham. This was Kendrick’s first chess competition against another school in over 10 years, and the results did not disappoint.  

Students from different Year groups represented Kendrick, these included Divija and Joanne from Year 7, Avika, Saswathi and Abi from Year 8, Paris, Lulu and Kaya from Year 9, and Arushi and Zunairah from Year 10.  Kendrick won seven out of the ten games played against Queen Anne’s.

BBC Young Dancer is a dance competition open to dancers of all styles from all over the UK providing them an opportunity to showcase their dance skills. I first got to know about this competition in 2017 when I watched the South Asian category final and the main finals on television. I was so inspired by the dancers, I decided to apply in 2021. On the 25th of April 2022, I was awarded the title “BBC Young Dancer 2022”. 

The idea for an upcycling competition came from one of the parents who help in the Second Hand Uniform shop.  We wanted to raise the profile of the Second Hand Uniform shop, whilst making use of uniform items that for one reason or another weren’t suitable to sell in the shop. 

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.

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. 

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.