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- 14/07/23
Library Celebrations
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...Read Full Story - 14/07/23
Kendrick's Got Talent
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...Read Full Story - 12/07/23
Lauren's Dance Achievements
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...Read Full Story - 06/07/23
Esha Wins STEM Project Award
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 co...Read Full Story - 05/07/23
Reading Inter-Schools' Chess Tournament
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 we...Read Full Story - 05/07/23
'She Plays To Win' Online Chess Competition
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 wit...Read Full Story - 20/06/23
U13 Town Athletics Championships
On Wednesday 14th June a group of seven Year 7 students travelled to Palmer Park to participate in the U13 Town Athletics Championships. It was a hot day and for most of the students, their first real experience of competing in the stadium against other schools. There were seven schools invo...Read Full Story - 20/06/23
Hidden History Exhibition
While in conversation, we realised that whilst our curriculum is very enriching, there are a plethora of events not mentioned and that many might not be aware of. We, Nishitha, Maggie, Mariyam and Roma decided to organise a History Exhibition where students could have an opportunity to...Read Full Story - 16/06/23
Eco Committee Visits Climate Change Gaia Exhibition
Eco committee representatives had an opportunity to attend the famous Gaia exhibition by Luke Jerram at the Reading town hall accompanied by Mrs Kaur on Monday 12th June. Gaia is a touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram. Measuring seven metres in diameter and created from detailed NASA ima...Read Full Story - 07/06/23
Year 8 Bushcraft Trip 2023
The Year 8s had an amazing trip to Bushcraft and learnt many new and exciting skills ranging from making shelters to enjoying s'mores by the fire. We have surely enjoyed this opportunity to explore the natural beauty of the world, and we hope that we have many more chances to get to know our...Read Full Story - 17/05/23
House Reading Cup Presentation
On Friday 12th May, Mr Duncan presented the House Reading Cup to Sidmouth House for collectively reading 575 books! Close runners-up were Palmer followed by Cedars. Sophie and Ella proudly received the cup as their last task as Sidmouth House Leaders. Neha joined them for the presentation as she...Read Full Story - 12/05/23
Coronation Celebrations
A new era of reign could only mean one thing…celebrations! As we marked a historic and patriotic moment for the country, it was very important as a community to remember our key values such as friendship and kindness, showcase talent, and bring the community together through various...Read Full Story