On Wednesday 26th February 2020, Kendrick School welcomed Lesley Urbach, who gave a poignant talk about her family's experiences during the Holocaust. Whilst her mother and aunt were able to escape Germany, her grandparents were unfortunately sent to Auschwitz in February 1943, after several unsuccessful attempts to flee.
A huge congratulation to the team from Robot Club (Ishika, Jess, Shruthi, Bidisha, Nikitha, Pihu, Emily, Tisha, Shriya, Samragee, Eva, Aditi and Jasmine) who competed in the National Finals of First Lego League in Bristol. We won the prestigious ‘1st Place Champions Award’ for consistently performing well across all four categories! This is a fantastic achievement and here are some of the details of our journey to winning this award.
Over the course of 5 days in the half term, 40 students were given the incredible opportunity to explore Rome and Naples. Needless to say, it was an unforgettable trip which proved to be very educational for Latin and Geography studies.
On Wednesday, the 26th of February, the Kendrick A-Level German students had a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the film Das Leben der Anderen at the University of Reading. Elisabeth Königshofer and Ute Wölfel from the Department of Languages and Cultures delivered a varied and thought-provoking workshop on the film, which our students study in years 12 and 13.
During this week’s wellbeing session, Years 12 and 13 were given an engaging and informative presentation by Helen, from the charity CoppaFeel!, filled with tips on looking out for our health and some serious facts and statistics about cancer.
On Wednesday 12th February, piano students from Kendrick and other schools nearby received a fantastic masterclass with Dr Nigel Wilkinson.
Once again the Kenservatory was transformed into Hogwarts but this time sporting the theme of the Triwizard Tournament.
The party began with everyone standing in a circle around the Goblet of Fire being careful not to cross the age-line. Students randomly picked a school badge and were sorted into Hogwarts, Beaux-Batons and Durmstrang Schools and were walked-through the three challenges to be undertaken in our version of the Triwizard Tournament.
On Tuesday this week, the Fairtrade event was a Student Bake Off, where students from Year 7 right up to Year 12 made cakes inspired by Fairtrade and using as many Fairtrade ingredients as possible.
Congratulations to the Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 Badminton team of Saatvika, Saakshi, Anuva, Aneka, Manya, Nandini, Aniya and Ishita that are now through to the Regional round.
On Wednesday 29th January, six Year 9 students went to the JW Marriot Grosvener Hotel in London for a Women in IT event sponsored by Amazon Web Services (AWS). We had all taken part in an app designing competition by AWS last year.
On Thursday January 23rd, Y11 students visited The Hexagon in Reading for the Poetry Live! event, to support their learning and revision for English Literature GCSE and to explore and enjoy a range of poetry and poets. Abi in 11Q has provided the following account.
This 2019, Year 8 and 9 Charity Week was a huge success! Year 8s and 9s worked together to raise as much money in four days as possible. We managed to raise over £1000 for our chosen charity, which will really benefit our local community.