Newsletter 18.07.17.compressed

Tuesday 18th July 2017
Oxford Residential Page 29
Belgium Music Tour Page 4
Romeo & Juliet Trip Pg 2
Terry Caffrey Visit Pg 3
Belgium Music Tour Pg 4 - 7
Rewards Trips Pg 8 - 9
Journalism Club Pg 10 - 12
Liverpool University Trip Pg 13
Year 11 Prom Pg 14 - 15
Planting Ideas Pg 16- 17
Big Bang Trip Pg 18- 19
CCF Dining In Awards Pg 20
Duke of Edinburgh Pg 21
Year Pages Pg 22 - 26
Warrington Youth Service Pg 27- 28
King’s goes Cultural! Pg 29 - 30
Woolston CE Primary Visit Pg 31
Lacrosse World Cup Pg 32
Useful Links/Calendar Pg 33
Page 14 Page 3

On Wednesday 21 st June 100 students from
Year 9 and 10 travelled to the Everyman
theatre in Liverpool to experience Romeo and
Juliet on stage as part of their GCSE English
studies.
The production was a modern retelling of
Shakespeare’s classic tragedy; traditional
language coupled with modern styling meant
the students could see the narrative in a way
that made it relevant and exciting, more than
400 year after it was first performed. With only inches between the stage and the front row, the
performance grabbed hold of the audience and refused to let go.
Aggression, romance, family feuds and comedy fuelled the story of the two star crossed lovers,
their family and friends over the course of two hours. The students had the opportunity to view
the play as it should be; felt and experienced instead of merely read in a classroom. Although
the story was adapted to revolve around a homosexual relationship, it didn’t feel like a gimmick
or a bolt-on; it helped students understand the rejection of Rosaline and Paris as soon as they
set eyes on each other – no one else was destined to be with them than each other. As fate is a
key theme in the story, the gay retelling
fitted perfectly with ideas of love, romance,
loss, rejection and conflict.
Mercutio was a personal favourite – he was
played with such life and passion that
students now understand the relevance of
his character and the role he played in
Romeo and Juliet with extra colour and
flamboyance. A particular highlight involved
a broken prop and a particularly impressive
piece of improvisation!
All in all a memorable evening was had by both staff and students!

Terry Caffrey at King’s Leadership Academy
Year 7 students had the pleasure of meeting and working with local poet Terry
Caffrey on Monday 26 th June, as part of the Great Schools Trust Poetry
initiative. Terry brought light and inspiration to an area of English that can
often be overlooked, and brought poetry to life in an assembly to year seven
and eight students, in which he recited some of his own work alongside
students (and staff!)
Next, students enjoyed workshops
throughout the day with their English
teachers and Terry in order to produce a
piece of poetry about their local area. Some
students even had one to one sessions with
Terry focussing on their poetry writing and
performance poetry.
Finally, students performed their work to the class before
voting for an overall winner, who would go on to
compete in the final with the chance to win the title of
King’s Poetry Day Champion! Abbey Grainger (7ARI),
Jack Robinson (7EUC), Luke Jones (7HIP), Ellie Hughes
(7ARC), Olivia Ratcliffe, Sophie Jones, Ashleigh Haslam
and Grace Colopy of (7HER) competed for the
prestigious title, but with an outstanding poem about the
Warrington bombings Jack Robinson was our overall
student winner! Congratulations Jack!
Throughout the day students were inspired by tasks including how to perform
poetry to a group and use all their senses to create interesting and imaginative
haikus, ballads, sonnets, dramatic monologues, limericks and more!
Terry was blown away by the quality of work produced by our students, with particular mention to the most
imaginative poem of the day by Amelia McGerty of 7ARC, who’s poem “What?” captured all our imaginations, with
descriptions of a “Sellotape sea” in her dream world.
Huge thanks to all
students and staff
for supporting
what was an
extremely inspiring
and interesting day
for all of Year 7,
and well done to
all our winners!

Our trip to Belgium was absolutely amazing! Firstly, who'd have thought driving for 12 hours on a coach
with 39 other people would be so much fun! I talked to so many people I never thought I would and I made
so many new friends. Actually being in Belgium was so exciting, away from home, in a completely different
country; I felt so independent. I enjoyed the food, the different towns, the chocolate factory, the canal
cruise, the concerts, the shops, the go - karts, the beach, being in our rooms, the evenings out and the list
goes on..... If I could summarise our trip in one word it would be "fun!" I was so carefree and found myself
smiling and laughing all of the time! One of my favourite memories was the canal cruise in Bruges; it was
stunning to see all of the buildings, churches and greenery as it was a beautiful place to be in. And also
Miss Alderson-Robb dancing on the coach on the way back - it was too funny! So overall, I'm sure you can
tell we had a blast in Belgium and I would do it all again tomorrow if I could! By Shannon van Schoor

DAY 1
It was an early start on the first day and we arrived in
school from 6:15am! After packing the bus we started
the long bus journey to Belgium. It was the first time
that some of our students had been on a ferry and some
students came up on deck with Mrs Cook to see the
white cliffs of Dover and the coast of Calais.
We arrived in Belgium in time for our evening meal
before going into rehearsals. Unfortunately, the
heavens opened as we were unpacking the coach and
the British weather that had followed us drenched the
team as we unloaded. The band were able to draw a
fan club during their
rehearsal who bopped
along to their tunes. The
choir drew another couple
of visitors from their rooms
who came and sat on the
staircase to listen before
we all went to bed after a
very long day.

DAY 2
After an early breakfast, we made our way into
Bruges (a beautiful and quaint city) for a tour of a
handmade chocolate shop. The smell that hit you
was absolutely amazing and the creations were
works of art! The owners admitted that they still eat
chocolate every day. Our students bought an
amazing amount of chocolate. We then made our
way onto a boat cruise in the beautiful weather
around the city seeing the most unusual sculptures and individual buildings. We then had free time to
explore and try the tasty Belgian waffles. After lunch, we visited a residential home for our first concert.
An Englishman happened to be a resident in the home (we found out that he was a war hero who had
loved Belgium so much that he had never gone home) and introduced us in both English and Flemish
to our audience. It was a great concert with many of our students performing in public for the first time
and conquering their nerves (well done!). We made our way to the beach that evening where some
students played tennis, sat and talked, or tripped over when paddling and got soaked! No trip to the
beach would be complete without ice-cream and many of us sampled the various flavours on offer.
DAY 3
A morning on the Gino carts (go-karts with pedals) kept our students entertained up and down the pier
in Ostend (when they weren't jumping off to buy another ice cream!). We walked along into the centre
of the town later before setting up on the central bandstand surrounded by cafes and passers by. Our
performance made people stop and listen. The coach driver Steve said it was amazing to watch people
stop in their tracks listening to Safira Lima sing, or to watch the crowd form to see Benjamin Draycott
perform his guitar solo in addition to the applause the band and choir both had. The evening remained
busy, with examination candidates (Joshua Bowden, Hannah Dobson, Leah Maher and Matilda Bluck)
all rehearsing for their instrumental examinations and Jazmine Norris and Shannon Van Schoor
rehearsing for the Aladdin Pantomime.

DAY 4
We left early with the teachers hoping that the students would be just as tired as them...this was a silly
assumption. The students sang all the way back from Belgium to Warrington! We managed yet another
stop off at a chocolate factory for last minute gifts/supplies. The atmosphere on the coach was such a
happy one, it was a lovely journey back. We were even congratulated at passport control for being the
best behaved school group they had ever had through.
It was such a busy and enriching musical experience. A massive thank you to all of our students who put
in the hard work in attending rehearsals and putting on excellent performances whilst we were away. We
hope that you have life long memories and happy stories to tell for quite some time. Thank you for your
musical company (especially on the coach journey home!), Mr Bowden, Mrs Hambleton, Mrs Alderson-
Robb and Mrs Cook. Now to start thinking about the next trip!

Rewards Trips
A sunny day at the Pleasure Beach!
On Wednesday 5th July year 9 and 10 had a fun packed day out at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. We
were all extremely happy and fortunate that the predicted thunder storms and showers never came
and instead we had a gloriously sunny hot day.
Apart from one ride having a minor stall on its climb leaving the pupils' feet dangling from the
Infusion ride, the day went smoothly and not a traffic jam in sight. A few soggy seats on the coach on
our return were evidence of everyone getting soaked on Valhalla at the end of the day!
The pupils were amazing, standards were high, expectations were met and most of all, they were all
punctual! We were rally proud of them and the staff all enjoyed the day as much as the pupils.
Here's to next years summer trip to the rides.

'On Wednesday 5th July, 175 of King’s Year 7 & 8 students were rewarded with a trip to Alton Towers
for achieving 97% and above attendance throughout the academic year. This is a huge achievement
for all students! Amazingly, over 80 of our students endeavored to achieve 100% attendance
throughout the school year and were rewarded with a Fast Track pass each!
Our adrenaline junkie students took the plunge on rides such as Rita, Oblivion, Nemesis, Thirteen etc.
Thankfully, it was a hot blistering day, so staff and pupils took the opportunity to cool down on the
River Rapids!
A big thank you to all the students who demonstrated professionalism and excellent behaviour for the
duration of the trip. It was a fun-filled, action packed and white knuckled day had by all! Please
continue to strive to aim for high attendance throughout the school year from September to bag
yourself a place on next year’s attendance rewards trips!

King’s
Kings Terrific Theatre Trip!
On the 22nd June King’s Year 9 and 10 students went to see Romeo and Juliet with English.
The main teacher who organised the trip was Miss Purchon. When asked Miss said that, "When she
booked the play found out it was the gay version but it was not an issue. As a teacher after seeing the
play, she said that she had a better understanding and can now help the kids more when teaching." The
price £18.70 was reasonable for what they saw and everyone had a good time.
When we interviewed the students who went on the trip they all said that they had a better
understanding of what happens in each act, and it will help with their exams when referring to the plot.
Students said the price was good because they got transport and watched a play. Joshua Bowden said, " it
was funny and a good experience."
Mrs Sharp also went on the trip and she was happy other staff were able to take kids who haven’t been to
the theatre before . Also a character broke the board and carried on which shown good endeavour which
is one of the King’s values. While being interviewed she said that Mr Garrity and Mr Reid said that they
had a good time and really enjoyed it.
Hannah Smith said her favourite part was when Mercurio and Tybalt had a fight because it was interesting
to watch and she can help her in her exam. This will help her learning because she has a better
understanding of the fights in the play which is what the end of her Learning Cycle five exam is on.
By Mia Wakefield, Charlotte Ruddock, Emma Warmington

Children's Charity Campaign!
Excitement was around the school as Year 8 planned a marvellous charity event. We interviewed
several students when they heard about this event. Students were excited to spend their money
on the pick and mix store, bake sale and tombola. We interviewed Miss Culshaw and she was
excited about the event. There were posters and emails that went around the school to introduce
this fun event. Money raised will be going towards Transformation for Veterans and several more
local charities. We interviewed Lauren Deakin and she is a member of the charity committee and
baked the cakes for the event. She baked layered cookie cakes and helped around several stalls
that raised money for hard working and appreciating charities.
This event was held on Wednesday 12th July 2pm till 7pm.

I'm a poet and I didn't even know it!
On Monday the 26th June, King’s had a real treat when poet Terry Caffrey came into our school.
The year 7s enjoyed a full day of English, they wrote poems and learnt many new techniques to
help them with their poetry and creative skills. At the end of the day each class nominated their
best poet and the winners competed in the hall and read their poems out to the rest of year 7.
The overall winner was Jack Robinson. We were lucky enough to interview him on his opinions.
Jack said ''It was a change from normal lessons and I enjoyed it as it gave me the chance to do
something else. I learned that I had a hidden talent that if I did not do this, then I would not know I
had. No I've never really liked poetry."
We also interviewed Miss Nophakhun, Jack's English teacher who stated that she was so proud of
him and all of 7EUC who endeavoured to produce excellent pieces of poetry! Also we interviewed
Miss Moss who stated " he was quite a character and funny. The day was beneficial for year 7s
as it was a whole day of poetry which is not what they usually do. As an teacher I learnt things
like how to overcome blanc page syndrome. I already read poetry and I will consider trying to write
some of my own ". In our opinion we thought it was a fun experience and it was definitely a nice
change to what we usually do. Terry was a very funny and skilful poet as he taught us many good
tips and skills.
Lucas Drake , Billy Slater ,
Thomas Madden , Benjamin
Owen

Computer Science visits The University of Liverpool
Year 10 students were welcomed to the University of Liverpool and treated to a day of code breaking and
programming that supported their studies and also gave them a taste of life at a Russell Group University.
The Computer Science faculty, led by Dr. Davide Grossi,
prepared a variety of sessions that tested the logical
thinking and creativity of our students. The four sessions
covered:
Session 1: Programming 'Angry Birds'
Session 2: Encryption & Code Breaking
Session 3: Logical thinking & problem solving
Session 4: Programming LegoNXT robots using Python
All of the sessions were excellent but it was the final
session that really harnessed the competitive nature of
the students with groups competing to successfully
program their robots to navigate through a maze with
the assistance of a variety of sensors. The teamwork
and professionalism of the students was exemplary
even if the maze challenge was completed with
varying degrees of success!
The visit was a great success with all students
gaining a taste of what is needed to be successful in
the world of Computer Science.
We look forward to visiting again in future years and if you would like to see more details of the event
please visit the following twitter feeds @LivUni_CompSci @KingsWoolston @KLAScience

Well it finally arrived, the first ever King's year 11 Prom. The pupils arrived to the Fir Grove Hotel in
style in all manor of limousines and cars and dressed to impress!
The girls all looked beautiful in an impressive array of gowns in every colour. They simply sparkled
and shone and seemed ever so grown up. The boys all came looking incredibly smart in tailored
suits, smart shirts and ties, even polished shoes! It was a wonderful sight to see the whole year
group ready to celebrate the end of one part of their lives, ready to move into the next. The staff also
turned up in their finest, ready to dine and dance.

After the 3 course meal, Sir Iain Hall gave a short speech and said congrats and farewell to the
pupils who began the whole journey of King's Leadership Academy in September 2012. It was the
emotional part of the evening, but followed quickly by photos, dancing, candy floss and lots of fun
in the fancy dress photo booth! It's hard to tell who enjoyed the candy floss and booth more, as
there seem to be a lot of photos of staff being rather giddy with the fancy dress items.
The pupils partied into the evening and it was very happy occasion for all involved. Here's to the
end of this chapter in your lives year 11, we wish you all the very best for your future. See you all
on results day, hopefully with happy faces again.
Mrs Coase and Mrs Sharp

Planting Ideas!
The Gardening Club had their final week of gardening of this learning cycle and
we decided to end with a bang! Pupils finished digging the foundations for our
new shed and greenhouse and then spent their time re-potting plants that they
had grown in previous weeks ready to sell at the Beautiful Work evening that is
coming up soon. Our students were delighted to see how much some of the
plants had grown in such a short space of time and were excited that parents and other
pupils would shortly be buying what they have been working on for weeks. We decided
on the price for each plant and put together an information leaflet to make sure that whoever
bought each plant would know exactly what to do with it to help it survive and thrive.

The students have also come up with some other ideas to raise
money for the garden and were keen to help in any way
they could. We are very proud of the way they have all
thrown themselves into the gardening each week and into the efforts to
provide more funding for the future work of the garden and it has been
lovely working alongside them to not only develop their gardening skills but
also to get them thinking about several financial aspects of life from the cost of
everyday items and entire projects to ways that they have take responsibility
for funding something they enjoy. With this in mind, the students who attend have
been carrying out their own individual fundraising projects from sponsored silences
and bike rides to selling cakes and lemonade to other students. We also all worked
together to turn the Learning Plaza into a games room for one lunchtime where
staff and students could pay £1 to come in and enjoy mariokart, dance mats and a whole
range of board games and other fun ways to pass their lunchtime! The event was so successful
we are already looking at how we can provide more lunchtimes of games for students in the future!
All the pupils involved in the Gardening Club this learning cycle deserve a massive well done and a pat on
the back for their enthusiasm, their professionalism and their endeavour throughout these enrichment
sessions and even giving up their own time to get involved in what we've been doing! We gave each one a
Gardening Club certificate to recognise how well we feel they have done and we were pleased to see that
many of them were quite rightly very proud of what they had achieved!
We look forward to more gardening in the next academic year!

Students Go Out With a Big Bang!
On Tuesday, fourteen pupils visited the North West heats of The Big
Bang Fair held in The Exhibition Centre in Liverpool. The regional heats
take place across the country and allow pupils from a variety of schools
to display the projects that they have been working on for a number of
months. The winners of these heats go on to the final which is held in
Birmingham during March next year with the possibility that they will win
some exciting prizes to reward their endeavour. This year, our pupils
were just visiting the exhibition to enjoy what was on offer to see and experience though we hope to
consider entering our own projects into the Big Bang competition in future years. The pupils found it
inspiring to see just what can be achieved by
people their own age if they take an interest in
science, work hard and really put their minds to
it!
A second aspect to these Big Bang Fairs is for
employers, universities and other organisations
to come and present the latest scientific
research, developments and inventions to the
attendees. Our group split up into three smaller
groups and spent the day moving around the exhibition
centre and engaging with the vast number of amazing
displays around the venue. There were stalls,
demonstrations and workshops for the pupils to enjoy on
every aspect of science from robotics and nuclear power to
the science behind every day products such as shampoos,
clothing and food. We were able to compare our running
speed with that of Usain Bolt, find out how to make giant
bubbles that will last for much longer and even try a range of
protective and surveillance equipment used by the military.
Don't just take my word for how good it was though - here's
what Amber Ford, one our Y7 pupils who went on the trip,
said about it: 'It was great, I loved the pig dissection and the
virtual reality.'

As you can tell, we had a very successful trip and we all arrived back at school enthusiastic about
science and pleased that we had the opportunity to experience such an enjoyable day that showed us
what was going on, not only in schools nationwide, but in the cutting-edge world of science!
Will we be going again? Based on the response of today, we all certainly hope so - and we may even be
one of the school competitors next time!

Combined Cadet Force Dining In and Awards Afternoon
Cadets celebrate their achievements at the CCF's Dining In and Awards Afternoon.
Dining In is a military tradition where members of a unit come together to have a formal meal, these functions are
held regularly still in the military and act as a way to strengthen bonds between Officers or Warrant Officers/NCOs
respectively.
We used our Dining-In to celebrate everything we have achieved and taken part in as a contingent since September
which has included; 36 flying places, 4 advanced classifications, 16 intermediate classifications and 24 basic (part 1)
classifications achieved by cadets, 24 Heartstart passes, 52 cadets completed the first part of Youth First Aid
qualification, 23 cadets complete Blue Badge Leadership programme, visits to RAF Cosford, Inskip, Altcar and
Cranwell, placing in the Air Squadron Trophy competition and achieving 1st place in the fitness competition.
We also looked ahead at what the CCF has to offer next year including; Fieldcraft/shooting week at Nesscliff,
Adventure Training week at Easter, and an expedition on the West Highlands Way next Summer in addition to RAF
station visits, and an Annual Camp hosted by the RAF (dates to be confirmed).
The Dining In was an opportunity for us to say goodbye to Wing Commander Archibald who has been with the CCF
since it started almost 4 years ago and has been instrumental in shaping the unit to be as successful as it is today.
We would like to say thank you and wish you the best of luck in your new endeavors.
We also say goodbye and wish to thank Pilot Officer Coase who has also been with us from the start and delivered
cadet syllabus qualifications and training since the CCF stepped up. Thank you, and best of luck in your new career.

Duke of Edinburgh
Year 9 students have been working hard over the last few weeks to complete their Duke of Edinburgh's Award
expedition.
Located in and around Delamere Forest, the students completed a two day, one night expedition with aims
including; exploring the differences in wildlife in the forest environment to the urban environment; the variety and
types of tourism in the forest; and the impact of litter.
Students had to be self-reliant and support one another as they worked through the expedition and whilst the
experience may have been challenging, students are now more aware of their own ability to effect change and
succeed through adversity.
The next steps for most students is to complete their other sections, for most students this will mean uploading
a report from their assessor summarising how they have achieved their goals.

Some students may have younger siblings that will be joining King's in September. It's really important
that all students have a strong foundation for their time at King's by entering the school with the right
mindset and ready to learn and do their best. Below is a list of the Year 7 team that will be working
with the new students and helping them become amazing members of the King's family.
Head of Achievement - Mrs Burrows
Leader of Year 7 - Miss Goode
House Tutor for 7 Hanover - Ms Vernon
House Tutor for 7 Normandy - Mrs McIntyre with Miss Purchon
House Tutor for 7 Tudor - Dr Rodriguez
House Tutor for 7 Windsor - Miss Barlow
House Tutor for 7 York - Mr Wilson
Year 7 are going to be lead by Mrs Burrows and Miss Goode, Mrs Burrows is going to be responsible
for overseeing the academic progress of our new pupils and Miss Goode will be overseeing
attendance, well-being and any issues that might arise. Together with House Tutors, who are the first
point of contact for home, the team will be working closely with parents and carers and academic
tutors to make sure that every child fulfills their true potential during their first year with us and feel
supported and confident in their school life.

Next year Miss Cawley will take on the role of Year Leader for Year 8 but will
remain with York house for inter-house competitions.
The following members of staff will make up the Year 8 team:
Head of Achievement – Mr U Hussain
Leader of Year 8 – Miss L Cawley
8 Normandy – Mr S Drake
8 Tudor – Mr A Kitching
8 Windsor – Miss S Allen
8 York – Miss N Johnston
8 Hanover – Mr K Ferguson
Year 8 are led by Mr Hussain (Head of Achievement) and Miss Cawley (Leader of
Year 8).
Mr Hussain is responsible for overseeing the academic progress of Year 8,
ensuring each student fulfils their potential with support from staff and parents.
Miss Cawley oversees behaviour, attendance, wellbeing and any safeguarding
issues that may arise.
Mr Hussain and Miss Cawley will work with the team of Academic Tutors outlined
above.
Your child’s Tutor is the first point of contact for parents, and will liaise with Mr
Hussain, Miss Cawley and other relevant staff to ensure students are well
supported.

The Year 9 team is made up of the members of staff listed below.
Year 9 is a pivotal year as students embark on their GCSE option
subjects, setting a positive foundation for their studies throughout
Years 10 and 11.
Year 9 Head of Achievement – Mr Graham
Leader of Year 9 – Mrs Lawrence
9 Normandy – Miss Dugmore
9 Tudor – Miss Nophakhun
9 Windsor – Miss Alexander
9 York – Mr Robinson
9 Hanover – Miss Hilton
Year 9 are led by Mr Graham (Head of Achievement) and Mrs Lawrence (Leader of Year 9).
Mr Graham is responsible for overseeing the academic progress of Year 9, ensuring each
student fulfils their potential with support from staff and parents. Mrs Lawrence oversees
behaviour, attendance, wellbeing and any safeguarding issues that may arise.
Mr Graham and Mrs Lawrence work with a team of Academic Tutors who are each responsible
for their house group. Your child’s Tutor is the first point of contact for parents, and will liaise
with Mr Graham, Mrs Lawrence and other relevant staff to ensure students are well supported.
The Year 9 team are excited to work with such wonderful students and we are confident that
they will exceed our expectations with their achievements this year. All that remains now is for
our students and their families to have a fun and restful summer ready to embark on the
adventures that Year 9 will bring in September!
Best wishes,
Mrs Lawrence & the Year 9 Team

The Year 10 team is made up of the members of staff listed below. Year 10 is crucial year
towards students GCSEs.
Head of Achievement – Miss Foskett
Leader of Year 10 – Miss Aldridge
10 Normandy – Miss Ashley
10 Tudor – Mr Birchall
10 Windsor – Miss France
10 York – Mr Bowden
10 Hanover – Miss Easterby
Year 10 are led by Miss Foskett (Head of Achievement) and Miss Aldridge (Leader of Year
10). Miss Foskett is responsible for overseeing the academic progress of Year 10, ensuring
each student fulfils their potential with support from staff and parents. Miss Aldridge oversees
behaviour, attendance, wellbeing and any safeguarding issues that may arise.
Miss Foskett and Miss Aldridge work with a team of Academic Tutors who are each
responsible for their house group. Your child’s Tutor is the first point of contact for parents,
and will liaise with Miss Foskett and Miss Aldridge and other relevant staff to ensure students
are well supported.

I am delighted to announce our new team for next year. We have introduced some new roles
to ensure that our year 11s receive the best possible support throughout the year, as they
tackle their GCSEs!
Head of Achievement – Miss Taylor
Miss Taylor is responsible for overseeing the academic progress of Year 11.
Year Leader – Mr Heavey
Mr Heavey is responsible for overseeing the pastoral support for Year 11.
This includes student behaviour, wellbeing and safeguarding issues.
Tutors:
Hanover: Miss Conway
Normandy: Miss Moores
Tudor: Miss Black
Windsor: Mr Garrity
York: Miss Loft
Academic Tutors are the first point of contact if you have any queries or concerns regarding
your child. Your child will see their Tutor every morning, and during family dining. Tutors will
liaise with Year Leaders and Heads of Achievement when necessary to ensure students are
well supported.

Pastoral Support and Warrington Youth
Service at King’s
At King’s we want to fully support our student’s wellbeing and personal development and for the last
4 months we have organised Warrington youth workers, police and other outside agencies to
support our vision on students welfare and wellbeing.
There has been an umbrella of information and awareness workshops highlighting specific areas
which we have provided intervention and support for students. These areas include -
Risky behaviours
Online safety
Child sexual exploitation awareness
Drugs and Alcohol awareness and effects
Improving Self-esteem and confidence.
Resilience training.
Healthy relationships
Healthy friendships
Substance misuse
All students’ feedback was positive and they fully enjoyed taking part in the workshops.
The aim of the workshops was to highlight certain agenda’s and to provide students with knowledge
about the specific areas.

The Warrington youth service bus made eight appearances at school, again providing students with
support and knowledge of what is available out of school. Our youth workers Dianne, Kristine and
Tracy have been exceptional and have fully enjoyed working with the students here at King’s.
The youth service offer a range of activities to support the personal and social development of young
people. Their projects are based on listening to young people and working with them so that they get
the best from the activities.
Venues have been dedicated across Warrington, including the town centre Youth Café, the Mobile
Youth Base and Orford Youth Base. The youth workers are happy to talk to young people anywhere.
You can contact them directly at Orford Youth Base: 01925 442440
Families information service: 01925 443322
Or go to the websites:
www.warrington.gov.uk/youthservice
www.warringtonyouth.org
www.facebook.com/warringtonyouthservice.
Twitter @warringtonYS

On 6th July the year 7 year group attended the annual Oxford trip. We were very lucky to have the sun
shining on us for the whole 2 days, however, it was very warm and the pupils soon were wishing for shade.
The journey down to Warwick castle was smooth and all pupils were punctual which meant we had lots of
time to investigate the castle. Pupils saw the great hall and stately rooms, visited the time tower, walked
along the walls and turrets and saw 2 shows. It is safe to say that the most impressive part of the day was
the falconry show. Falcons and eagles flew gracefully through the sky, swooping through crowds and nearly
knocking Mrs Coase over in the process. It was an incredibly impressive sight.
The next leg of the trip was to visit the birthplace of William Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon. We walked
along the canal and through a beautiful park to the Church to see his grave. The church itself was very
beautiful. We then had free time to relax before the evening meal at Pizza Express which was a roaring
success. The pupils were polite and helpful and even gave some tips!

After a long day full of activity and walking in the heat we were all ready
for some rest. It did take quite a long time to get checked in but we were
so proud of the way in which the pupils acted, in a mature and
professional way, when they were exhausted.
The next day we all filled up on a buffet breakfast ready to head off to
Oxford University. Again the weather was beautiful and the journey went
smoothly.
Pupils took part in a fun maths lecture with presentations, brain teasers and a lesson in how to win
games. We had many volunteers and the pupils were incredibly enthusiastic and participated well.
This was followed by a walk through the pretty city centre and
tours around some of the inspiring Oxford colleges. The library and
dining rooms were like something from Harry Potter. The buildings
and student accommodation were simply stunning, as were the
grounds and lecture rooms. The maths institute was a more
modern, very mathematical building but no less impressive.
We were very impressed over the 2 days with how the pupils
conducted themselves, and even though the journey back was
long, and Mr Graham got left at the services, the trip was a great
success.
It has been a pleasure planning these year 7 trips for the last 5
years. Thank you King's pupils for making them special.

Woolston C of E Primary
Gets a Feel for Science!
As part of their Science Week, a class of Year 2 pupils from Woolston C of E Primary School visited King's
for their very own tailor-made (or should that be technician-made?) science lesson on the theme of 'Change'.
Mr. Barker led the session which allowed the pupils to watch some exciting demonstrations as well as take
part in their own hands-on experiments. They learned how materials change when they mix together and can
go from being solids and liquids to making a foam which shoots into the air due to the force of the reaction.
They saw how skittles, when placed in water, will go colourless and cause the water around them to change
to whatever colour the skittle was. The pupils then got messy as they made a substance with cornflour and
water that has a rather unusual property: when you move it slowly it acts as a liquid but when it is moved
quickly (or hit firmly with a hand!) it immediately acts like a solid and will not budge! This is called a non-
Newtonian fluid though we decided not to tell this to the Year 2 pupils! Finally, the pupils saw how liquids can
change colour and fizz when they mix because they form something completely new!
We received very positive feedback from the school who told us that the pupils 'had a great time... the lesson
was perfectly pitched and I know the children got a lot from the session.' It's always good to make links with
the schools around us and the science department was very pleased to be able to enhance the learning experience
the pupils gained from studying science in their own school Science Week!
Interested in making your own non-Newtonian fluid at home?
If you want to copy what the pupils made then you can safely and easily do this by pouring 100ml of water
into a bowl or foil baking tray and then sprinkling in 120g of cornflour whilst mixing all the time with your fingers.
The mixture will get firmer until you find you have made a non-Newtonian fluid! Tipping up the tray with
cause the mixture to slowly run out but, if you firmly and quickly slap it with the palm of your hand, it will instantly
act like a solid and remain exactly where it is for a few seconds! Enjoy!

Our Lead Practitioner for PE Miss Brett will be taking part in the 2017 FIL Rathbones Women’s Lacrosse
World Cup. This will be hosted at Surrey Sports Park between 12th and 22nd July.
25 nations will compete for the title of World Lacrosse Champions. Pools of teams will be scheduled to
play each other over the opening days of the event. During the knockout stages nations who performed
well in the pool stages will progress to stay in the tournament during the quarter finals. All teams will play
a final game to be awarded a final world position. This finishing position will be used to seed the nation for
the World Cup in 2021.
The opening ceremony is on Wednesday 12th July, with host nation England taking on Wales in the
opening game directly after the ceremony. Pool stages will be played until Tuesday 18th July. Knock out
stages will culminate with the Final of the 2017 FIL Rathbones Women’s Lacrosse World Cup on 22nd
July.
English Lacrosse is pleased to announce that the BBC has agreed to become a broadcast partner of the
2017 FIL Rathbones Women’s Lacrosse World Cup in Guildford.
The deal ensures that there will be live coverage of the tournament from the Quarter-Final stages
onwards, culminating with the 2017 World Cup Final on Saturday 22 July.
All the selected matches will be featured on the BBC Sport website.
Full BBC broadcast schedule
Wed 19 July – 15:00 – Quarter-Final
Wed 19 July – 18:00 – Quarter-Final
Thurs 20 July – 15:00 – Semi-Final
Thurs 20 July – 18:00 – Semi-Final
Fri 21 July – 15:00 – 7th/8th Play-off
Fri 21 July – 18:00 – 5th/6th Play-off
Sat 22 July – 12:00 – Bronze Medal Match
Sat 22 July – 15:00 – Gold Medal Match
A massive good luck to Miss Brett and the rest of the England Team!!

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It has been brought to our attention that there
has been double parking on Hillock Lane, which
is making it dangerous for our students to cross
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be considerate towards the safety of children/
pedestrians and our local residents. The Parish
Council car park is always available for you to
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there will be no one available on Friday 1st September.
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