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    July 2023

    • Library Celebrations

      Published 14/07/23

      We have had a fantastic academic year in our Kendrick School Library – highlights being Book Sales (raising money for the Children’s Ward at the Royal Berkshire Hospital), Book Club, a Harry Potter celebration, competitions, quizzes, World Book Week – the list is too long!

      This year we had an amazing number of students volunteering their time to help during break times and after school. Some do it as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and others just for their love of books. Whatever the reason, Mrs Williamson and Mrs Cavaciuti are extremely grateful to all of those who offer their assistance.

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    • Kendrick's Got Talent

      Published 14/07/23

      At the start of this term, auditions were held for students across the school to showcase their talent in a spin-off of the ever famous Got Talent franchise. This included seeing talents from Year 7 to 10 during lunchtime, which the School Council and Kendrick Student Leadership (KSL) teams helped organise. We saw a range of talent from singing, dancing, rapping, violin playing and magic tricks. We had four student judges and with a meticulously planned timetable and a lot of effort, auditions were underway. From Monday to Friday students from all year groups sat in the dance studio to watch this happen and support our community.

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    • Lauren's Dance Achievements

      Published 12/07/23

      Over the weekend of 7th July, Lauren from Year 9 participated in the National Finals of the NATD (National Association of Teachers for Dancing) Ballroom and Latin Championships in the Winter Gardens at Blackpool. 

      In the Ballroom section, Lauren secured 1st place in her solo section of the Waltz.   She also secured 2nd place in the couples Foxtrot and 3rd place for the Quickstep.  

      For the Latin dances, she was in 4th place for her Cha Chal solo and 1st place in couples for the Samba and 2nd place for the Rumba.  

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    • Esha Wins STEM Project Award

      Published 06/07/23

      Inspiring inquisitive minds to think big, challenge facts, ask questions and come up with solutions, the Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers Competition is open to young people in the UK aged 11 to 19 in state funded education.  During the summer of 2022, Esha in Year 13 independently completed a STEM project for which she was awarded the Senior Science prize.  She received a cash prize along with a trophy and certificate to mark this achievement.  

      In Esha's words, here is a brief description of her project:

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    • Reading Inter-Schools' Chess Tournament

      Published 05/07/23

      The after school tournament was held at Hugh Faringdon on Thursday 22nd June 2023.   The four schools that participated in the tournament were Hugh Faringdon, Denefield, Reading Boys and Kendrick School.  Each school had about 12 players, so there were nearly 50 players in total.

      Top scorers for Kendrick were Nidhi and Shriya from Year 7, Joanne and Nivi in Year 8, Abi from Year 9 and Kaya in Year 10.

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    • 'She Plays To Win' Online Chess Competition

      Published 05/07/23

      On Wednesday 28th June, six students from Kendrick took part in an online all-girls interschool chess competition on Lichess, called ‘She Plays To Win’. The purpose of this tournament was to make players feel more comfortable in a competitive environment since it was played with timers and leader boards.

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    July 2023