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Dates for your Diary:

18th December End of Term

5th January 2016 Start of Spring Term, Y12 & Y13 Mocks begin

6th January Y11 mock results

8th January Y11 reports home

14th January Y11 Parents Evening & Inter School Maths Mastermind

19th January Y13 Parent Eve

22nd January Y12 & Y8 Reports home

26th January Y8 Options Evening

Parent Bulletin Friday, 18th December 2015

Public Speak Team Update: On Monday, 14th of December, the King Edward VII Academy Public Speaking Team attended the Rotary Club Christmas Dinner. We were invited to perform our winning speech on the importance of Remembrance Day. The Rotarians were delighted with the student’s speech and their interesting and humorous answers to the audience questions. The boy’s behaviour was outstanding and they were a real credit to the school throughout the evening. The Rotary club were clearly impressed by the team’s performance and they congratulated them on their commitment and enthusiasm. They have asked us to become more involved in promoting the competition next year.

Message from Safer School Police Officer: Following a recent incident we would advise all parents/carers to remind their children to be careful when out and about with expensive electronic devices/mobile phones. At this time of year children may well receive new phones, iPods or other expensive electronic items and are likely to have these with them when out and about, be it socially or to or from their way to school. Some of these journeys may be in darkness or reduced lighting. Back to KLA and Please remind them to keep these devices secure in a pocket or bag, for example, rather than having them out on display. For some opportunists out there the temptation to snatch it off a young person or demand it be handed over may be too great to resist.

GLOUCESTER WINDSOR NEWS:

New Head of House from January

This will be my last Parent Bulletin as Head of Gloucester Windsor House. I will be Head of KS 4 (Yr9-11

GCSE) across all Houses from January 2016. Mrs Wright will be taking over as Head of Gloucester

Windsor House. I would like to thank all GW tutors for their support and I wish all GW students and their

parents a Happy Christmas.

Ilga Aleksejeva GW5 Oliwia Otulak GW5 were this week’s receptionists. You did a fantastic job. Well

done.

Vivo awards - League table for this week looks like this:-

Attendance

Here are the latest attendance figures. Well done to GW for an improvement.

GW1 91.7% GW2 94.4% GW3 93.7%

GW4 93.6% GW5 90.4% GW6 93.9%

GW7 94.6% GW8 94.8% GW9 94.5%

GW10 92.7% GW11 95.0% Total 93.6%

Mr Ibbitson

MFL Star of the Week:

Star of the week in MFL this week. year 7 - Henry Ryder EY5 year 8 - Grace Vonk GW5 year 9 - Amy Thompson EY6 year 10 - Amy Yau GW5 year 11 - Marcus Rasberry EY9 KS5 - Megan Barsted 13JJW

EDINBURGH YORK NEWS:

Form Attendance:-

EY1 92.6

EY2 95.5

EY3 88.5

EY4 98.3

EY5 93.2

EY6 92.7

EY7 95.0

EY8 97.5

EY9 95.6

EY10 89.6

EY11 93.0

House Attendance:-

93.7%

Student Receptionists:-

Rhea Fanthom

Courtney Hunt

Students of the week:-

Charlie Steeles – helpfulness

Robert Addis – swimming gala

Arturas Eicinas – swimming gala

Sam Shipp – helpfulness

Good Work Board:-

Henry Ryder

Amy Thompson

Marcus Rasberry

James Sheldrick

WISHING YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL NEW YEAR

Vivos – Top 10:-

KEENE THORESBY NEWS:

Top Ten Vivos

Attendance for the school year so far

Keene Thoresby House 93.7%

Top 4

KT6 95.9%

KT4 95.4%

KT3 94.7%

KT1 94.7%

Attendance last week

Keene Thoresby House 92.7%

Top 4

KT8 98.2%

KT6 97.7%

KT7 94.8%

KT11 94.2%

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

LANCASTER SCHOOL NEWS:

Vivo total for this week – Top 10 students in Lancaster/School

Dear Parents/Guardians/Students,

I wanted to take this opportunity to inform you that when we return to school in January, I will no longer be

the Pastoral Director for Lancaster/School. This role will now be filled by a non-teaching member of staff. I

will be staying within the school and will take up a new role called Director of Students.

I would also like to inform you that Miss Green will no longer be in her role as Pastoral Assistant. I would

like to thank her for her unstinting support over the past two and a half years. If ever there was a member

of staff who always put the student first, it was Miss Green. She has made a difference to numerous

students’ lives at KESA. Thank you.

Lancaster/School holds a special place in my heart. To be associated with this house has been a

tremendous honour and a privilege. I have been associated with Lancaster/School; first as a form tutor,

then as a Head of Enrichment before becoming a Pastoral Director. I have been inspired by many of the

fantastic students, staff and parents that I have been lucky enough to work with.

Thank you to all those who have supported and worked with us. I wish the students all the very best in

their future studies and hope that they realise their potential.

Merry Christmas and I hope that you all have a happy and peaceful 2016

Mr Graeme Robinson – [email protected]

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Sports Results:

Girls Results

U14 Football Sprowston Lost 6-2

U13 Basketball West Norfolk Schools

5th

U16 Badminton West Norfolk Schools

5th

All Swimming West Norfolk Schools

3RD

Boys Results

U15 Rugby Fakenham Won 27-10

U14 Rugby Reepham Won

U15 Football Wymondham College 3-1

U16 Badminton West Norfolk Schools 6

th

Y7-8 Basketball had a fun and successful tournament at KLA last week. We entered 3 teams in a CWA Trust fun competition against KLA and DMHS. James Bamfield led and organised the event. All 3 KESA teams were a credit to the school and were very successful too. Thanks for a great event and thanks to all 3 teams, for giving 100%! Year 11 Rugby boys are now through to the semi final of the County Cup after a close 27-22 win over Thetford Academy. We face Central Norwich School in the New Year.

Sporting Fixtures:

Up and coming sporting fixtures week beginning 4th January 2016:

Friday 8th

January

KS3/4 Gymnastics Competition @ UEA

West Norfolk Schools

All clubs start first week back

KES Academy House Events

• Friday 11th saw 3 House events take place, with over 150 students participating from the Juniors and Inters competitions.

• The results were:- Junior Rugby Inters Rugby Inters Netball

1st - Keene Thoresby 5pts 1st – Lancaster School 5pts 1st– Edinburgh York 5pts

2nd -Lancaster School 4pts 2nd – Edinburgh York 4pts 2nd– Keene Thoresby 3pts

3rd -Edinburgh York 3pts 3rd – Keene Thoresby 2pts 3rd– Gloucester Windsor 3pts

4th -Gloucester Windsor 2pts 4th – Gloucester Windsor 2pts 4th – Lancaster School 2pts

• Remember you are awarded a bonus point for having a full squad. Your participation matters!!!

Gloucester Windsor – Inter Netball Squad

Gloucester Windsor – Inter Netball

Most valuable player...

Thea Howlett

Keep up the good work!

Gloucester Windsor – Junior Rugby


Harry Hemeter


Gloucester Windsor – Inter Rugby


Luke Green


Lancaster School – Inter Netball Squad

Well done to Lucy Burke for coaching the squad.

Keep up the good work ladies!

Lancaster School – Inter Netball


Isabel Overton


Lancaster School – Junior Rugby


Reece Brown


Lancaster School – Inter Rugby


Conor Clarke


Edinburgh York – Inter Netball Squad

Well done to Lili Hadjou and Elina Lusinova for coaching the team.


Edinburgh York – Inter Netball


Jess Harding


Edinburgh York – Junior Rugby


Josh Brown


Edinburgh York – Inter Rugby


Nico Pates


Keene Thoresby – Inter Netball Squad


Keene Thoresby – Inters Netball


Lauren Noble


Keene Thoresby – Junior Rugby


Edgaras Sabockis


Keene Thoresby – Inters Rugby


Artur Kornafel


A special thank you to…

• The Year 11 Netball Officials, for umpiring the Inters games.

– Beth Fretwell, Rosie Johnson, Martha Fountain.

• The Year 11 Rugby Officials, for refereeing the Junior games.

– William Penston, Adam Edris

• The 6th form officials, for refereeing the Inters games.

– Yousef Edris, Zach Massingham

They were excellent role models.

Great work!

House Standings Juniors Points Position

Edinburgh/York 6 =3rd

Lancaster/School 6 =3rd

Gloucester/Windsor 7 2nd

Keene/Thoresby 8 1st

Overall

=1st - Lancaster School

=1st - Keene Thoresby

3rd - Edinburgh York

4th - Gloucester Windsor

Inters Points Position

Edinburgh/York 8 1st

Lancaster/School 6 3rd

Gloucester/Windsor 5 4th

Keene/Thoresby 7 2nd

Seniors Points Position

Edinburgh/York 2 =2nd

Lancaster/School 5 1st

Gloucester/Windsor 2 =2nd

Keene/Thoresby 2 =2nd

KES Academy House Events

• The next House event is:

On Friday 15th January, in the Main Hall.

Junior, Inter and Senior General Knowledge Quiz

Make sure that you are there to get your House a

bonus point!

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