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Message from the Principal
Mrs Wallace – baby boy
In the month when baby Jesus was born we have our own special birth! I am delighted to announce the arrival of baby Aadhi James Shah Wallace, son of Mr and Mrs Wallace (Acting Vice Principal) who was born on Saturday evening. I am pleased to note that he has adapted to his new life tremendously well; a measure of this is that he chose to be born after the football final whistle on Saturday afternoon. How considerate is that? In all seriousness, may I extend my congratulations to Mrs Wallace and her newly extended family and wish them every joy together over the many years to follow. On Saturday some members also performed at the Peterborough Christmas Fayre in Central Park where, again, we received many positive comments. May I share with you the feedback received from a member of the public that took time to email me to congratulate the choir on their performance at John Lewis. “I was in John Lewis, Peterborough on Friday 9th December while your school choir were singing, in store. They should be congratulated; the singing could be heard on all 3 floors of the store. I should add that I'm not a parent of any of your students, just a very impressed passer-by”.
Personal Safety Christmas Hamper Reminder about end of term arrangements! Finally, may I wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Enjoy the time together and thank you for your support in ensuring the school continues to move forward in every way. Best wishes
Bryan Erwin Christmas holiday work
The Science department will be sending every Y11 student home with a booklet to be completed over the holiday.
This is valuable exam practice which should take a minimum of two hours but probably more, as we expect students to research answers to the questions they don't know. We will be reviewing their work on our return in January. We appreciate that the Y11s have been working hard recently, but please help us to boost your child's progress by encouraging them to make time one day in the holiday fortnight. It will be worth it in the end! Please contact me if you have any questions at k.young@kscs.org.uk. Thank you for your continued support. Mrs Young English revision resources
If you are stuck for a Christmas present and have a child in Year 11 then Mrs Martin has identified an excellent solution… revision books and original texts for GCSE English Language and Literature courses.
For English Language:
For English Literature:
Principal's Commendations
I am pleased to share with you that the following students have received Principal’s Commendations for this half term. Congratulations to:
    Christmas Hamper Delivery
I am delighted to tell you that the delivery of the Christmas Hampers that our upper school tutor groups were decorating and filling were very gratefully received by the residents of Sutton Court Sheltered Housing Complex on Tuesday this week.
 I must extend a great deal of thanks to the upper school tutors and students that threw themselves at this challenge, creating some real works of Art! We had everything from a reindeer to a gingerbread house built and the gifts inside the boxes were equally as heart felt. The enthusiasm and team work displayed was a wonderful thing to witness and be a part of. Laura Griffen, Matthew Denton, Kalya Green and Rhianna Dunne were nominated to deliver the hampers with me on Tuesday and did a sterling job of gifting and chatting to the elderly. All four of them thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Thanks for your help guys. Mrs Bamber Text Santa Appeal
On Tuesday 20 December KSCS are proud to be supporting the Text Santa appeal. This ITV based appeal supports the work of three charities; Macmillan Cancer Support, Make-A-Wish UK and Save the Children. Students and staff are being asked to pay just £1 to wear their favourite Christmas Jumpers and/or hat! Form Tutors are collecting these donations in advance of next Tuesday’s event in tutor time.
 Please note that all other school uniform expectations remain in place on this day. Trainers, non-school trousers, hooded tops and prohibited jewellery will not be permitted in school and students will be isolated as per our usual guidelines. Participation in this event is entirely optional. We hope that your son/daughter will enjoy taking part and thank you once again for your support in raising money for another worthy cause. Mrs Bamber Year 11 Maths
Due to the PPEs Year 11 have not been into all of their Maths lessons recently. Please find below the topics students have recently studied:
11a1/b1/a2/b2
11a3/b3/b4
11a4
Students can use the www.hegartymaths.com to find extra tuition and questions on these topics. Mr Donnelly Times Tables Rock Stars is back!
The first week of the Times Tables competition for Year 7s is over. With over 75,000 times tables completed in a week by Year 7 it is fair to say that it was an incredible effort from every student who has taken part. Our current Rockstar Leaderboard has Connor Aubrey and Louis Freeman as the Ken Stimpson times table champions!
Demi Shilju, Jake Syddell, Owen Todd and Tamzin Smith were the close runners up. The Alfa side led by Louis Feeman managed a staggering 3,250 times tables! On the Delta side of the competition, Connor Aubrey managed an eye-watering 8,410 times tables in 7 days! Well done to those two who will be receiving their individual prizes. WEEK 2 HAS BEGUN! Log into your account on your laptop, desktop, or tablet to earn your prizes!
Mr Brown Year 2 Multi Skills
Over the last two weeks we have welcomed year two students from our local feeder primary schools for the annual multi-skills festival.
The students took part in a range of activities that develop basic core skills such as movement, balance, throwing and catching. The students were lead round a circuit of activities lead by the year 10 sports leaders.  The students had a good time as there were plenty of red faces by the end and the students all had smiles on their faces. I would like to thank the sports leaders for their input into the festival making it a real success and the members of staff from the primary schools for supporting the festival. Mr Gray Kenny’s Got Talent! - The Grand Final
Last night we hosted the grand final of “Kenny’s Got Talent”, this is a new initiative this year with the aim to showcase all the talents that our students have both in and out of school. Over 150 student worked hard to prepare performances with no teacher input before taking part in initial auditions over two weeks with 8 acts been placed into the final along with three staff acts. Every performance was of the highest quality with all year groups represented in front of three professional judges.
   After deliberations the prizes were awarded as follows:- Audience Award for Best Staff Act : Excellence House (Ms. Sothmann) Best Lower School Act : Junior Dance Group 3rd Place Overall : Alyssia Cornelissen 2nd Place Overall : B# (Acapella Vocal Group) Kenny’s Got Talent Winner: Jay Yonga My thanks go to all who took the time to prepare performances and, indeed, to all staff who assisted with technical aspects and backstage management. KGT will return in Autumn 2017.
Mr Norman A Busy Month for Choir
I would like to take the opportunity to thank our school choir for their commitment and professionalism in what has been an extremely busy month for them. Before the end of term we will have undertaken a total of 12 performances both in and out of school and, indeed, both in and out of the school vicinity.
Over the last week alone they have represented the school within the John Lewis store entertaining lunchtime shoppers before taking part in the Peterborough Christmas Fayre in Central Park as well as two community performances around the Werrington area. In all cases the comments from those listening were ones of praise about the quality of the singing and the way they represented themselves, the school and, indeed, their families.  My thanks also go to all their families and friends for their support in enabling these events to take place. If you would like to hear us this Christmas our final public performance is this Sunday at 3.00pm at the Voyager Academy as guests of the Open Door Church in their annual Christmas Celebration. On behalf of the choir and Performing Arts Faculty I would like to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and we look forward to welcoming you to all our events in 2017, more details of which will be announced in this newsletter as soon as we have them. Mr Norman Attendance
"The choices we make dictate the lives we lead" William Shakespeare
Aspire stay in the lead this week, we have had another drop in attendance in all Houses. We all need to work together to increase this. It is so important to understand that good attendance increases your chance of a good GCSE grade. Sharon Blackledge  What's happening at KSCS?
Events and visits in the school over the next fortnight:
Tuesday 20/12/2016
Lower School Rewards
Presentation Evening 6-8pm
Wednesday 21/12/2016
Term Ends (School Closes at 12:45)
Wednesday 4/1/2017
School Opens - All Years
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