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Star of the week
Gold House Star of the Week
Bailey Moore Year 12
Bailey has been participating in the ‘Mental Health Stigma Awareness Participation Group’, for some time. Bailey has been an active member taking part in fundraising activities in the community. He is an excellent ambassador for our school and a positive role model in his tutor group Well done Bailey and keep up all your good work.
Red House Star of the Week
Taylor Hinds Year 10
Taylor plays football for Arsenal Ladies under 16’s team whilst she was participating in England camps she got the good news that she does not need to re-trial for the U17s Arsenal team, she already has a place. Wow – what a star.
Purple House Star of the Week
Anna Knight Year 11
Anna has raised £380 for Myeloma by doing a sponsored bike ride. She is a very diligent hard working pupil in Year 11. Well done Anna
Blue House Star of the Week
Jordan Oliver Year 9
Jordan is an outstanding student in all she does and also has 100% attendance record.
Green House Star of the Week
Lauren Whittington Year 10
Lauren is a wonderful student in all her lessons, has always been given her stamp, in every lesson, she has attended since year 7! She works hard and she is a pleasure to teach. Keep up the good work.
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Twitter
Our Twitter account is flourishing with over 200 followers rising by the day but we really want this number to increase further. We are using Twitter to keep in touch with the local community and parents and make them aware of the great things that are happening within the College.
We are tweeting images of the fantastic work our students are doing often showing them "In Action" all the sporting, music, drama and other activities that take place on a daily basis. The Principal regularly tweets her thoughts during the day.
Staff also tweet revision based resources, hints and tips to guide our students through the summer exam period.
We want as many of our students and their families to follow the College as possible. Please remember to lock your account in the privacy settings.
You can follow the College on @kingsthorpec #followus
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Inter House competition
The inter-house competition is entering the final weeks and it is a close run thing between Blue and Green House. There are only 133 points between them. The final week where the Houses will be judged on attendance, punctuality, stamp counts and behaviour will be week beginning 12th May. The totals will then be collated in the final week before half-term. Students in the winning House will have the first opportunity to purchase tickets for our annual rewards trip to Alton Towers. If there are any remaining tickets, these will be offered to students in other Houses who have worked hard and have good attendance.
House Points
- Blue - 15604
- Green - 15471
- Red - 14262
- Purple - 13091
- Gold - 11950
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Revision Breakfasts
Year 11 Students sitting morning exams are encouraged to come into the college for a revision breakfast. During that time, as well as making sure students have something to eat and drink before the exam , we will focus on key concepts and exam techniques to get everyone in the best frame of mind possible.
Next week’s breakfast sessions are:
- Monday 12th May - Philosophy & Ethics in the dining hall.
- Tuesday 13th May - Science in the dining hall.
- Thursday 15th May - Science in S6
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Exam Reminder
The exams can be a stressful time for our students but there are some tips that can help reduce this stress such as:
- Get a good nights sleep before the exam
- Have a good breakfast and lunch
- Drink plenty of water
- Bring the correct equipment
- Arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of the exam
- Relax, don't get stressed
- Use a revision timetable.
- Revise in a quiet environment
- Revise in chunks of no more than 40 minutes
- Take regular breaks
- Attend revision sessions.
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Town Athletics Championships
On Wednesday a number of Year 8-11 students attended the Town Athletics Championships in Corby. These championships act as an opportunity for our students to compete all other schools in the town, and to also compete for qualifying places for the County Championships in June.
There were some excellent performances from KC students and a real team spirit in attempting to score as many points for the team event as possible.
The overall results were as follows:
- Junior Girls (Years 8&9) - 3rd place
- Inter Girls (Years 10 &11) - 5th place
- Junior Boys (Years 8&9) - 5th place
- Inter Boys (Years 10&11) - 3rd place
Notable performances were given by the following students:
- Rico Ewer - 1st place 100m and 200m
- Rhys Sweeney - 3rd place Hurdles
- Leon Karusu Newman - 2nd place 400m
- Hanniel Asare - 1st place Shot, 2nd Discus Inter Boys Relay - 2nd
- Taylor Hinds - 1st place Long Jump, 2nd place 200m
- Lucy Major - 3rd place 300m and 800m Edward Amoako - 1st place 300m, 2nd place Discus
- Tom White - 3rd place 800m
- David Godfrey - 3rd place 1500m
- Kayleigh Lloyd - 2nd place Hurdles
- Charis Hayes - 2nd place 800m
- Abi Caborn - 3rd place Javelin and Discus
Congratulations to all the above athletes, who performed brilliantly against all schools across the town, particularly those in Years 8 and 10, who are currently the youngest of their age group.
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Children's University
The Children’s University is a National programme that rewards students for attending extra-curricular activities. Participation is voluntary, and the young people give up their time to attend the activities of their choice.
Here at Kingsthorpe College, the programme is open to all Year 7 and 8 students. We have been extremely lucky this year, and received funding to allow us to offer the Children’s University at no cost to our students (usually £6). Any student that signs up will be provided with a Children’s University Passport. This will be where they record the activities they have attended. Each time they attend an extra-curricular club, students will earn credits in their passport (1 hour of activity = 1 credit) . Once students begin to accrue credits, they will be on their way towards achieving the Bronze, Silver and Gold awards.
Bronze Award – 30 Credits
Silver Award – 65 Credits
Gold Award – 100 Credits
When students reach these awards, they are invited to attend a graduation event at Northampton University. All the young people receiving awards are provided with graduation gowns and caps and are presented with their certificates in front of their friends and families.
We are currently in the process of launching the E-passport system, which allows students to record their activities online. This is really simple and safe website which allows students to:
- Login with a unique username and password
- Record activities and find out how many hours they need to complete until their next award
- See what clubs their friends are attending
- Upload pictures of the clubs they attend
We currently have over 80 students signed up to the Children’s University. For more information about the programme, or to collect E-passport login details, please contact Miss Bennett or Mrs Ingman.
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Prom 2014
Tickets for the prom are selling fast. Band C tickets go on sale this Friday 9th May. The event takes place on Thursday 3rd July at the Marriott hotel from 7pm. A huge thank you to Mrs. Bunker for all of her time and effort she has devoted into what will be an amazing evening for our year 11 students to celebrate the end of their time in the main school and a reward for all of their hard work.
The day following the prom is the Leavers assembly. It will start at 9.40am in the Main Hall. Uniform is not required and students will be free to leave after the event.
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Diary dates
Friday 23rd May:
End of Term 5
Monday 2nd June:
Term 6 Begins
Tuesday 1st July:
Fact Finders Day
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Monday 7th July:
Transition Day – Year 6 students at the College all day
Y6 Parents Evening 6.30pm
Thursday 26th June:
Progress Day 3
Wednesday 23rd July:
End of Term
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Women's Tour of Britain
The first ever Women’s Tour of Britain was launched this week, and travelled through Northampton on Wednesday. The event has attracted the top female cyclists in the world, including Olympic Champion Marianne Vos and British riders Lizze Armistead and Laura Trott.
A group of year 7 students were selected to get involved in the action. They went to Althorpe Estate on Wednesday to take part in a Race event organised by British Cycling. They competed against a variety of local secondary schools in a number of short sprint races and longer endurance races. They performed fantastically and finished in 2nd position overall! Well done to all of them
The competition finished just in time for us to watch as the Women’s Tour passed through Althorpe Estate. The students cheered on the competitors as they rode passed us, surrounded by their support teams and police vehicles. It was a truly inspirational end to the morning, which all the students thoroughly enjoyed.
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Our A Level Drama students had to perform in their practical Drama exam this week. They were fantastic! The talent on show was amazing, I was blown away by their acting skills.
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Why do I live?
I live for my brother, my father, my mother.
I live for my nanny, my pappy, my friends.
I live for my uncles my aunties and cousins.
I live to make memories, to share to the end.
I live for the universe.
I live for the stars.
I live because I want to, not because I can.
I live to love and love to live.
I live for a reason words cannot explain.
I live another day to try and succeed and even to fail.
I live another day to understand why.
Why the birds sing, why the dogs bark?
Why our parents are our parents?
Why we fall in love and why we fall out of it?
Why do some hate marmite, why do some love it?
Why do we have Easter and Christmas?
Why do we sleep in a bed?
Why does one of us end up dead?
And why do we believe in life after death?
My mum is a hero.
My dad is my life.
My brother is a beacon of light.
My best friend is like a sister.
My sister is my friend.
My laughter is my comforter.
My happiness is my life.
My life is my world.
That’s why I live it……….
Bethany Gates
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My Shoes Day
Playing football is fun to do.
But sometimes I lose my shoe.
I kick the ball with all my might.
But my shoe is not very tight.
So I can only watch it take flight.
Higher and higher into the air. THAT’S MY SHOE.
I shout in despair.
The ball I kicked is out of play.
It’s my shoe that scored HOORAY!
My shoes the highlight of the game.
And now I’m the one to blame.
For the goalkeeper on the ground.
Cried when my shoe knocked him down.
Luke Duffy Year 7
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Steven George Gerrard
Steven Gerrard what a name.
He lives within the hall of fame
A midfield man, a legend true
An Anfield player through and through.
He caresses the ball, high and low
Every week, it’s quite a show
To see his skill and weight of pass
Stevie G’s a different class.
An Anfield player from an early stage
Came through the ranks and learnt his trade
It didn’t take him long to be
The first team player we love to see.
And here he has stayed for 15 years
A god for all the “kop” to cheer
A liver bird upon his chest
And three lions is his crest.
From players past, all legends true,
King Kenny, souness and Hansen too
Stevie, Anfield is your home
Any you will never walk alone.
Ross Holt year 9
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Here are the Sports extra-curricular clubs taking place for the next week...
TUESDAY:
Cricket (All Years) with Mr Davis/Mr Hancock/Mr Wright in the SPORTS HALL/CRICKET WICKET (3.10PM to 4.00PM);
Rounders’ (All Years) with Miss Newell on the FIELD (3.10PM to 4.00PM).
WEDNESDAY:
Athletics Club (Key Stage 3) with Mr Wright/Mr Hancock/Miss Newell/Miss Crossland (3.10PM to 4.00PM);
THURSDAY:
Tennis Club (All Years)with Mr Hancock on the TENNIS COURTS (3.10PM to 4.00PM).
FRIDAY:
Kingsthorpe Kobra’s Badminton Club in the SPORTS HALL (External Provision – Cost Applies 4.30PM to 6.30PM) *See Miss Bennett for more information.
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