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MATHS MANIA
Maths is always high profile and it was great to be able to indulge even further for
London Maths Week! To celebrate we held two competitions. First was London Rocks,
with Times Tables Rock Stars. 125 children took up the Times Table Challenge, which
was amazing! Well done Rockstars! They achieved some very impressive scores and
all received certificates and prizes in assembly. We mustn’t forget that knowing our
tables is the corner stone for almost every aspect of maths! Second, we took on the
London Maths week Challenge. This was similar to our Friday Maths Challenge and
Puzzle but contained several challenges for each group from Reception through to
Year 6. Children from each year group entered showing fantastic problem solving
skills. Well done to all who took part!
We have also entered the ‘First Maths Challenge’ recently. It is just like the Primary
Maths Challenge, taken by Years 5 and 6 children each November, but this challenge
is for Year 3 and 4 children each June. This year, gold certificates were awarded to:
Penri P C, Charlie B, Ella T J in Year 4. An excellent performance and well done to all
who took part! Sarah Chandler
OUR BUDDING WRITERS
Earlier this year, some students in Years 4 and 5 entered the Wimbledon Book Fest Young Writers’ Competition, in which they had to write a
story or a poem on the theme of trees. Amazingly, we had five winners – either being Commended or Highly Commended for their beautiful
poetry. Please find their poems below.
My tree is my soul,
My tree is my life,
Until you came to this world,
I was exiled from my dreams,
But then I found you,
I was saved from a life of misery,
A life without hope, without light,
A life not worth loving,
When you rose from the ground,
We became like brothers,
Our voices were ripped from our bodies,
But our love spoke for us,
Remember that day,
When we first met,
When my sadness crumbled away,
Do you remember that day?
Love by Amelia WM
The winds whipped on the day we first met,
You were bare, cold and shivering.
The howling storm snapping your majestic branches,
My heart beating faster when I stood beneath you.
Your beautiful leaves were blown away,
Your bark crumbled like my heart when I couldn’t look at you.
Your voice was silenced when you were stripped down to the bone,
And you stood, melancholy and miserable
When you had once been so mighty and proud. The tree by Alva
The redwood stretches into the sky
further than I can see.
Branches shaped like reaching arms
which are holding on to me.
All the other tiny trees
are bowing before their leader,
for the redwood dominates all it sees
and the redwood sees the world. Redwood by Ben
AND FINALLY…
What an excellent half term that was and a fabulous end to another successful Kew Green year. It felt like the first proper summer term in a
long time and I am glad that, for my last summer at Kew, we could host the full breadth of sporting events, formal occasions, performances
and productions that help to celebrate everyone’s forward journey be it moving up a year group, to senior school, or even on to new
ventures. I must acknowledge all those, past and present, who have committed themselves to making Kew Green such a special place of
learning. For the vast majority of children, parents and staff, Kew Green will be an eternal and positive reference point throughout the years
to come. For me, my years here will be highlighted by much fondness and laughter, great characters and a myriad of situations that are
beyond explanation unless you could witness them yourself. Therein lies the excitement of working with the best people in the world …
children! So, it is a final farewell from me. I wish everyone the best of luck for the coming year and truly hope that you have a wonderful
summer of sunshine, freedom and laughter. Until our paths cross again … Jem Peck, editor
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