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KC Musical recital
This week we had a fantastic evening of music at KC. A varied programme was performed by a range of students and staff who were very brave to stand up in front of a packed audience who clearly enjoyed the evening. From grade 1 piano to grade 6 flute, we saw the breadth of progression at KC. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our subject teachers and peripatetic teachers for all their hard work in preparing our students to play and a massive thank you to our cast of 22 students for playing. This will be the first of many!
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Star of the week
Purple House Star of the Week
Tom Gardner Year 12
Tom is an excellent example of a hard working pupil with 100% attendance who has been a fantastic role model throughout for KC. Thanks Tom
Red House Star of the Week
Courtney Barker Year 7
Courtney was one of the under 13 girl’s football team that won the County cup recently. Wonderful effort from Courtney and the team members.
Gold house Star of the Week
Billie Cockerill Year 10
After being inspired by the recent “Great British Sewing Bee” on BBC 1 Year 10 Textiles decided that they would run their own “Kingsthorpe Sewing Bee” and take on the “T-shirt Challenge”. Students worked in groups of two or three and were given a large man’s T-shirt. Their challenge: Transform and construct a different garment using the t-shirt and fabric found in the classroom.
Billie was one of the winners of this competition showing some excellent talent and creativity. Great work Billie.
Blue House Star of the Week
Poppy Moses Year 7
Poppy has made amazing progress this school year in Music. With no musical knowledge at the beginning of year 7 to performing a Grade 1 piece in the school music recital this week. She is so brilliant and works so hard!!!! She is also producing fantastic work across the school. Keep up the great work Poppy!.
Green House Star of the Week
Nina Garrett Year 10
Nina has perfect attendance, works extremely had to reach and pass her target grades in all her subjects and she is a credit to the College. Great effort Nina.
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Northamptonshire Schools Golf Association
Under 18 Team Championship:
On Friday 23 May, our Under 18 Golf Team participated in the NSGA Golf Championship at Cold Ashby Golf Club. This competition is a qualifying event for the ESGA Under 18 Championship at Woodhall Spa Golf Club in July. This is an event that we regularly have a qualifying team selected for. Our team consisted of Sam Gilkes (GO1), Ross Garlick (R3) and Hamdi Bulugma (GO10). Cold Ashby Golf Club is a notoriously difficult course which was made more difficult by the blustery weather conditions. The players took in to account these weather conditions and returned some solid stableford points scores to the clubhouse. Ross Garlick scored 38 points, with Sam Gilkes scoring 32 points and Hamdi Bulugma with 28 points. The best two scores are combined to determine the final leader board and with a total of 70 points the team finished a very impressive sixth place, was a great achievement considering that only 6 points separated the top 6 teams. We are very proud of our team – well done.
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Progress Day 3
Our final parental consultation day of the academic year takes place on Thursday 26th June. In most cases, the appointment time will be the same as it was for the November Progress Day. Students will be allowed home at 1pm to allow the appointments to start shortly afterwards.
You will have performance data from all terms of this year which will support a discussion about current attainment and targets for improvement. Discussions between teachers, tutors and students have been taking place in lessons and in tutorials, so your child will have a clear understanding of their current progress. It will be an opportunity to reflect upon progress made this year as well as plans and strategies for the next academic year or phase of transition.
As a College we really value your support in guiding your son and daughter to make progress in both Achievement and Attainment and we value your feedback to help us improve all that we offer you.
We look forward to seeing you on Thursday 26th June.
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The Centenary Poppy Campaign
This week our student librarians have been creating a poppy garden as a symbol of Remembrance in support of The Royal British Legion’s poppy project. The aim of the project is to cover the UK in red poppies throughout the First World War Centenary year and to promote a greater understanding of the First World War.
Our students really enjoyed the challenge of creating, building and planting the garden and are looking forward to seeing the results in September.
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Kingsthorpe Community Health Walk
 Kingsthorpe College run a weekly Health Walk for members of the local community. The walk is completely FREE, and is suitable for all ages and walking abilities. The walk is recognised by ‘Walking For Health’ and is run by a qualified Walk Leader. The group meet at Kingsthorpe College at 9.30am every Tuesday morning, and walk in and around Bradlaugh Fields, providing an opportunity to enjoy the local wildlife and natural environment. The walk lasts for approximately 45 minutes.
Walking is simple, free and one of the easiest ways to get more active, lose weight and become healthier. It is ideal for people of all ages and fitness levels, and provides people with the opportunity to get to know the local area and meet new people.
If you would like more information about the Kingsthorpe Health Walk please contact our Sport Development Officer on 01604 716106 or Alexandra.bennett@kingsthorpecollege.org.uk
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Updating your Contact Details
As a College we regularly send information to parents/carers by text and email. Please make sure that we have the correct information for you on the school system.
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Kingsthorpe College awarded 30 Mountain Bikes
Over the past two years, Kingsthorpe College has worked closely with SUSTRANS, the UK’s leading sustainable transport charity. This partnership has allowed us to offer our students a variety of cycling related opportunities including; free bike repair sessions, Bikeability training, an afterschool bike maintenance club and BMX coaching sessions.
More recently, we have also teamed up with British Cycling who have run a ‘Go Ride’ Programme to some of our year 7/8 students. This aimed to introduce students to the world of cycle sport and develop the skills needed for competitive cycling. The programme also provided a number of students with the opportunity to take part in competitive events against students from other schools and colleges in the county.
We are very excited to announce that our SUSTRAN’s officer, Will Milner, has been able to source the funding to provide us with 30 Mountain Bikes and all the necessary safety equipment! This means that from September 2014, Kingsthorpe College will be able to offer Cycling as part of the PE curriculum. We will also be running an extra-curricular cycling club for students, and providing the opportunity for them to take part in Competitive Race Events.
“I’d like everyone to be able to cycle more; to school, to college, to work, down the shops, across countries, anywhere. A big part of making this happen is helping people develop their fitness and control on the bike and showing them how much fun being on two wheels is. That’s why getting cycling into the sports curriculum in schools is such a great idea.”
Will Milner
SUSTRANS
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