The Kings’ Messenger

Spring Half Term Roll of HonourSpecial Achievement Awards: I am delighted to congratulate our students for theirachievements in their subjects and their contribution to the life of our school. Keep doing your best!Bronze (5 merits)Matthew Bann 9AHTristan Cakebread 9AHKayley Kennedy 9AHJack Harding 9CCKatie Turner 9CCKatherine Belch 9DPWIsabel Burt 9DPWRichard Dearsley 9DPWSally Eccles 9DPWLucy Fear 9DPWEdward Gill 9DPWGuy Gough 9DPWBethany Holgate 9DPWAdam Kelly 9DPWHannah Leiper 9DPWJoanna Martin 9DPWAmy Moss 9DPWThomas Mundy 9DPWMathew Newman 9DPWMitchell Pimm 9DPWNicola Porter 9DPWTigan Schofield 9DPWRuby Tanner 9DPWSamantha Hunter 9LJSarah Smith 9MLEve Heaslip 9SSJonathan Barrett 10CRAJames Etherington 10CRAHenry Farmer 10CRASamuel Fozzard 10CRAToby Thorne 10CRANatasha Adams 10DRFreya Cottrell 10DRCharles Dew 10DRIsobel Gardner 10DRDon Hamilton 10DRJoshua Highmore 10DRDaniel Hutchinson 10DRLily Knowles 10DRChelsea Mortimer 10DRJack Rowley-Noble 10DRJoshua Addis 10ERJasmine Chadwick 10ERStephanie Craig 10ERGregory Davies 10ERAmy Doyle 10ERRussell Eccleston 10ERGeorge Penwarden 10ERNicole Wilmott 10ERCharlotte Coggins 10FPJoseph Rossiter 10FPElliott Scott 10FPEleanor Hughes 10JPFSophie Nash 10JPFLauren Haines 10TTStephanie Rogers 10TTJessica Searle 10TTAyla Williams 10TTHolly Barber 11ABCamilla Gibson 11ABHannah McGowan 11ABSilver (15 merits)Luke Cutter 9AHJames Emery 9AHEleanor Harper 9AHJoshua Page 9AHCharlotte Peto 9AHNaomi Spearey 9AHFinlay Travis 9AHLucy Burgess 9ASLauren Faulkner 9ASDixie Gleeson 9ASPhoebe Gupta 9ASJoshua Howe 9ASLewis King 9ASSamuel Minahan-Kemp 9ASRay O’Brien 9ASMatilda Paul 9ASCalum Ponsford 9ASSamuel Bath 9ATJames Brannigan 9ATDaniel Garrett 9ATRyan Gourlay 9ATLucinda Inman 9ATGreg McGowan 9ATBrandon McGuchan 9ATSophie Pettler 9ATEmma Rayner 9ATGeorge Tyson 9ATJennifer Bridgwater 9CCMatthew Connick 9CCMegan Drinkwater 9CCJordan Gatehouse 9CCZach Gittings 9CCJack Harding 9CCSamuel Hill 9CCMolly Humphrey 9CCRobyn Keedwell 9CCBen Sutlieff 9CCSarah Bale 9DPWJames Bamber 9DPWHenry Bishop 9DPWAlastair Colthurst 9DPWRichard Dearsley 9DPWSally Eccles 9DPWBenjamin Fowler 9DPWAnthony Georgiou 9DPWGuy Gough 9DPWAdam Kelly 9DPWJoanna Martin 9DPWAmy Moss 9DPWTristan Palmer 9DPWDaniel Weare 9DPWGregory Finlay 9FHDanielle Harris 9FHWill Mellor 9FHAnthony Cleave 9KLThomas Day 9KLBethany Florey 9KLJacob Ford 9KLLauren Hogarth 9KLKathryn Manners 9KLIsabelle Moore 9KLMegan Moxey 9KLRianna O’Shaughnessy 9KLMadison Rawlings 9KLCallum Rickard 9KLLewis Stacey 9KLJoel Williams 9KLDaniel Wood 9KLNicholas Bayliss 9LDAAled Corcoran 9LDAOlivia Evans 9LDAAbbie Hicks 9LDACallum McKenzie 9LDALucy Ratcliffe 9LDAHarriet Richens 9LDAAshleigh Curley 9LJLucy Kitching 9LJMatt Ktoris 9LJJessica Redmond 9LJJake Stitch 9LJFay Arnison 9MLRyan Baker 9MLJasmine Bull 9MLJed Drake-Brockman 9MLAnna Sheldon 9MLAshley Snelgrove 9MLTiffany Stephens 9MLEppie Tippetts 9MLSamuel Denham 9SSLaura Fineran 9SSAlysha Poole 9SSLawrence Vickers 9SSJasmine Crocker 10CRABen Compton 10DRImogen Lukins 10DRAdam Clegg 10ERStephanie Craig 10ERKiri Fisher 10ERSamuel Poole 10GCJessica Rogers 10GCPeter Lee 10JPFJennifer Pearce 10JPFCamilla Gibson 11ABGold (25 merits)Emily Bear 9AHSamantha Bell 9AHRyan Jeffries 9AHAlexandria Paphitis 9AHCharlotte Peto 9AHBriony Wilds 9AHCameron Browne 9ASLaurence Culliford 9ASWilliam Davis 9ASLauren Faulkner 9ASPhoebe Gupta 9ASStephen Pinn 9ASBryony Robinson 9ASNaomi Taylor 9ASSamuel Bath 9ATHeather Cooke 9ATAngus Cumberlidge 9ATRoss Dickinson 9ATMolly Efford 9ATEmily Harris 9ATDanielle Lloyd 9ATLauren Reason 9ATSamuel Bates 9CCMegan Drinkwater 9CCSamuel Hill 9CCEdward Lupton 9CCGeorgina Mason 9CCCharlotte Rogers 9CCOllie Tincknell 9CCAnthony Georgiou 9DPWDaniel Weare 9DPWAbigail Gill 9FHLorna Mortimer 9LDAHarry Munt 9LJLiam Read 9LJJessica Redmond 9LJAmy Searle 9LJMartha Settle 9LJHarrison Sheppard 9LJBenjamin Skinner 9LJRachel Wilson 9LJAlen Jake 9MLJoel Butcher 9MLJodie Ellis 9MLEllen Farrell 9MLElla Robinson Rattle 9MLJames Chinnock 9SSSamuel Denham 9SSEve Heaslip 9SSDaniel Shuff 9SSAmy Skittrall 9SSJordan Southey 9SSLawrence Vickers 9SSZoe Aston 10JPFPlatinum (50 merits)Isaac Taschimowitz 9ASSophie Skelding 9FHJames Peebles-Brown 9KLJames Strawbridge 9KLLorna Mortimer 9LDAEmily Thorogood 9LDAEleanor Chick 9LJ

By Miss Chapman,Design TechnologyEnrichment LeaderKingsTechEuro Disney – Year 9 Technology TripAfter travelling for almost 11 hours we arrived at theHotel Cheyanne in Euro Disney.Technology Coursework Deadlines:Food Technology:Monday 9 March 2009Product Design:Making – Friday 13February 2009Folder – Monday 23 February 2009Revision materials will also be available athalf term on the Kings Learning Platform –in the Technology Area!Remember the exam is worth 40% of yourTechnology grade.Computing Trip to UWEThat night and the next day we attended threecompulsory sessions given by one of Disney’s residentprofessional facilitators who used the resort to bring tolife the subject of Technology (costume design, cateringand ride design).Afterwards, we spent our time in the resort exploringand enjoying the many attractions and rides, beforeventuring into the village to eat.After another night in the cowboy themed hotel we allprepared for our departure. The coach drivercommented on the good behaviour of our students.Bravo Year 9!And a big thank you to Mrs Pascoe for organising the trip!Technology Events:Arkwright ExaminationCheddar Millennium Trust Competition2012 Royal Mint Design CompetitionSee Ms Chapman for more information…Wanted!The Green Power Team are appealing for any adultvolunteers to help out with the Green Power carengineering challenge.We are currently in the first stages of redesigning the carand need some expert help/advice.If you are interested please contact Miss Chapman at school.We meet on every Wednesday between 4 – 5pm.Don’t forget - Year 11 Technology Coursework Clubsevery lunchtime 1.10 – 1.50pmICT and Computingstudents in Year 11 and 12recently enjoyed a day atthe University of the West England in theComputing, Engineering and Mathematics Faculty.By Miss LewisTrip ReportThe day at UWE was fun and informative. Wearrived a little late due to the M4 being closed. So,when we arrived we had sadly, missed the coffee andintroductions. However, Miss Lewis had phonedahead and a lovely man, who worked for UWE, tookus directly to the Forensic computing course.For Forensic Computing we were set the task ofexamining the computer hard drives of a fictionalstalker, who sent emails to the girl he was stalkingand his partner in crime. We had to work out whothe stalker was. We didn’t realise how much money youcould make in this field! We were also able to talk tocurrent computing students. After this we hadlecture about computing in the university and howthe future will need us!Lunch was one of the highlights of the day – wecould choose from sandwiches, pasta, and nachosand even breakfast! It was in a huge lunch roomwhich made us feel like proper university students.The next course we took part in was HomeNetworking. For this we discovered how to usecommand prompt, which is a command line interfacethat does everything the graphical user interfacedoes, except in code. This was my first timeprogramming and I managedtocommand it to open Google -so I was very pleased! Otherstudents went to the Javaprogramming course and hadfun making a java game whichdrove a car simulation around thescreen. By Maddi Ventour-Page Year 12

English Department NewsBy Miss Cottell, English Enrichment LeaderEarlier in January the English Department were visited byDr Zoe Brennan from the University of the West of Englandto talk on the subject of one of her specialisms: twentiethcenturyAmerican writing.Dr Brennan worked with some Year 12 students on their ASLevel exam text ‘The Great Gatsby’. This was a greatcompliment to our students as she usually conducted herstandard seminar for a second year degree course. It provideda valuable taste of university study for the class, as well asopportunity to extend their thinking of the novel.Students who took part: Henry McGinty, Ben Ferguson,Will Price, Oli Laband, Amy Dickinson, Brogan Grinstead,Sophia Gibson, Sophie Shields, Sophie Miell, Olivia Hoyle,Maddie Wrench and Laura PaveyLater Dr Brennan worked with two small groups of Year 11students on their GCSE exam novel ‘Of Mice and Men’.Marianne Johns shares her thoughts:In this session we discussed the variety of different themes that arementioned in the novel and how the story is similar to many othertragedies. We also discussed techniques such as parallelism andforeshadowing, which Steinbeck uses throughout the novel. Many earlyevents in the novel give the reader clues as to how the story will turnout. The session was extremely informative and helpful; it helped uspick out different events that play a key part in the story and will helpus create a detailed analysis of the novel in our English Literatureexam in May.Students who took part: John Barnett, Marianne Johns,Hannah Wilson, Ed Kimins-Tonkin, Hannah Close, JoshStanley, Joe Perry, Chloe Kitching, Harriet Thompson,Kayleigh Skittrall, Simon Addicot, Dan Albone, Katie Attwood,Sam Barnes, Rhiannon Black, Rachael Cherry, Meg Gardner,Camilla Gibson, Sarah Greenwood, Robbie Marshall, AlexParsons, Louise Perkins, Adam Pimm, Nathan Smith, EmilyTaylor, Hannah Taylor, James Tyson, Nadine Williams,Katherine Wing, Sophie WoollanWork from the ClassroomThere’s been some excellent original writingbeing produced this half term. Here are twoextracts from some Year 11 students:By Emma Hanlon:All of a sudden sleep came. It was a nervous stranger that refused to embraceme fully, but just enough for me to slip into a dream world. A world which wascloaked in green and in which the ground beneath me lay confident and firm. Thebirds sang out from the blossoming trees and the shrieks of laughter were ripein the air, followed by the pattering of tiny feet. Home is one million miles awayfrom hell.The whistle sounded.I awoke from my rough slumber, in the same stiff and rigid position which I hadkept all night. There was no time to slowly stretch out my limbs and ease theaching that came along side hours of combat and rock mattresses so, just likethe weary bodies around me, I swung out of sleep and my feet landed numb on theuneven, dirt covered floor.By Laura Cussons:A cruel fist to the face of all who trudge through the darkened archways.Invading fences stand stock still, like the lives and dreams of those theyencumber, they will not be broken by bullets, nor bombs, nor artillery of anykind, for they represent much more than just a physical obstacle.They are a symbolic barrier to all the prisoners. A foreign imprisonmentinvading their heads, and torturing the remaining sanity which sits in a smalldelicate box, being shaken and rattled, until one can stand it no more, and in aflash of anger one imagines twisting those boundaries, a crunching sound, as onegrips the bars of those fences with such a motion that the very bones beneathyour skin writhe among the muscle, cracking and shaking, and a groaning andgrinding of metal screech through the ears as the boundaries are torn clearfrom the ground, thrashing stones and pebbles violently outwards and upwards.Like an ocean bursting through the thin walls of repression, to break throughthe walls, to escape, to be at one with freedom is what the mind strives andlongingly depends upon...But the fences still stand, as strong as ever.Maths Department FormulaeBy Mr Carey, Subject Leader for MathsFollowing a busy term of Enrichmentactivities in the Maths Department beforeChristmas, our attention now turns to theGCSE and ‘A’ Level exams. In the next12 months students from all year groupswill be sitting a real exam module as detailedbelow:Year13 A2 modules and AS retakes summer exams.Year12 AS modules and retakes summer exams.Year11 GCSE Module 1 and GCSE Module 3 retakes inMarch and GCSE Module 5 during summer exams.Year10 GCSE Module 1 summer exams.Year 9 GCSE Module 1 in November of Year10.It is important that your children prepare properly for theseexams. To help, the Maths Department have provided arange of revision material accessible via the Kings LearningPlatform. For GCSE this information includes:Grids outlining the exam content by grade level.A set of ten example calculator and non-calculator exampapers with answers. Some of the papers included haveworkbooks for the student to complete.Sheets of questions for each topic (Ten Ticks), withanswers.Links to online text books.Links to relevant sections of Mymaths.Can I please ask that you encourage your child to take you on atour of the Maths pages of the Kings Learning Platform. Youcan then see what resources are available and you can confirmthat they know how to access it. If your child has any difficultiesfinding the material or has any specific problems then theyshould seek support from their Maths Teacher.On behalf of the Maths Team I wish your children everysuccess in the upcoming exams.

Scientific ExperimentsBy Mrs Riddick, Subject Leader for Science/ChemistryYear 10 Module TestsThere are two moreapproaching on Wednesday 4March 2009: Chemistry 1b (OilsEarth and Atmosphere) andPhysics 1b (Radiation and theUniverse) as part of the Science A orSeparate Sciences qualifications.All students should be equipped with a Revision Guide,plus a CD textbook to help them prepare. We will beholding revision sessions in the run-up to these exams,so please encourage your children to attend.Further information is available on the Exam Board website:http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/newgcses/science/new/sciencea_materials.php?id=03&prev=03Year 11 Re-sitsStudents who need to improve their marks in the abovetwo Module tests have been entered, and parents ofthese students should have received a letter informingthem.Revision sessions are being held at lunchtimes.Virtual Learning Environment –Kings Learning Platform (VLE KLP)All students have now been issued with a username and password for the KLP.Inside the KLP is a host ofresources for all subjects, andwhilst some subject areas mayhave more than others, this willchange over time as new resources are developed.However, in all subject areas you will find revisionmaterials for Year 11 GCSE courses, includingpast exam papers and specifications.The KLP is designed to enable students to loginboth at school and home. It will allow them toaccess all their files, subject resources andhomeworks (if available).Your son/daughter can then upload their filesdirectly to KLP and work on that file inside theKLP. This means they should never again forget tobring in their homework, or not finish theirclasswork before the next lesson. It is also anexcellent place to backup all their work.The KLP can be used to submit work electronicallyto your son/daughters teachers. This has alreadybeen done in ICT & Maths.The web address for the KLP is:http://www.klp.rm.comIf any student has a problem logging-in, please seea member of the ICT Team or, Sixth Form studentscan see their Tutor.By Mr Russell, Subject Leader for ICTEn français s’il vous plaît!By Frau Rebello, Subject Leader for LanguagesFor students studying a foreign language it is essential thatthey have an opportunity to practise and improve theirlanguage skills in the native country.Years 10 and 11 students have so far enjoyed trips toNormandy and Munich, which not only provided studentswith a valuable cultural insight into the countries, but alsoprovided them with an opportunity to develop their languageskills for their GCSE exams. French AS/A2 students havealso been fortunate to attend student one day conferencesconducted entirely in the French language and at the time ofwriting embarked on a further trip to Paris.How can we measure the motivation of students..?Perhaps being prepared to be at school at 7.00am on a mistyNovember morning is quite a reliable indicator….or perhapscongratulations should go rather to the supportive parentswho chivvied and ferried them!It was a real delight for MmeDonovan and Mme Davies toaccompany our A2 students tothis excellent study day inBirmingham. As always the daywas conducted entirely in Frenchby two native speakers, Richard andRegis and with a greater range ofdiverse activities than ever before the studentsand their teachers were kept fully occupied and alertthroughout the day. Here are the students’ thoughts on theday’s activities:We were woken from the long bus journey and early start by the first talk ofthe day; “Un monde de plus en plus inégal?” “Is the world becoming moreand more unequal?” In undiluted French we learnt about the extremepoverty most of the world faces, the problems of famine and le SIDA(AIDS) which continues to threaten much of the third world. The talk alsolooked at how much was being done to solve these problems and ended byasking how the financial crisis will affect inequality in richer countries.Eleanor GallNext a debate between our entertaining hosts Regis and Richard, aboutwhether access to healthcare in France should be free. We had to listen forkey phrases about how to debate, which will become extremely useful as weapproach our speaking exams. David SearleBefore lunch we had some exercises to do involving French advertisements.The most confusing was a bunch of talking tomatoes trying to sell insurance,a concept I found hard to grasp. Hopefully I will be able to make use of thevocabulary in my essay exam….! Helen WanstallLanguages teachers are available at the following timesto provide extra guidance on how to improveperformance in the speaking examinations:FrenchMadame Davies: Tuesday: 1.00-1.30pm and from 3.45- 4.45pmMadame Hind: Tuesday: lunchtime and 4.00-5.00pm andThursday: 4.00-5.00pmMadame Donovan: Wednesday: 1.00–1.30pmGermanFrau Rebello: Tuesday: 1.00-1.30pm and 4.00–5.00pmThursday: 4.00–5.00pmWednesday: 1.00-1.30pm – AS/A2 students onlyFrench /GermanFrau Donovan: Wednesday lunchtimes for each language

Express Yourself 2009Competition:The following students have all had their workselected from over 6,000 students across thecountry, to appear in the ‘School Artists’ Portfolio2009’ which will be published as a book, soCONGRATULATIONS to:Sophie Skelding, Alexandra Etherington, BroniBlack, Chris Chatterton, Joanna Martin, SarahBale, Isabel Burt, Katie Belch, Sam Hanlon, JessBurrough and Ruby Tanner.Scenery for “Animal Farm”A BIG THANK you to the following students whoworked really hard to a tight deadline to completethe scenery for the school production:Robert Broomsgrove, Henry Cakebread, IsabellaPodpadec, Ryan Pridgeon, Sophie Ralph,Samantha Davies, Laura Harding, Sarah Weigold,Rebecca Maynard, Nathan Salmon, Helen Taylor,Jemma Cooper, Eleanor Gall, Philippa Hambling,Gemma Homes, Jennifer Nurse, Kayleigh Stroud.Competitions:Rotary Club of Mendip Young Artist Competition:Deadline: 31/03/097 th Annual National Students Art ExhibitionDeadline: 19/06/09Saatchi Online Art Prize - on-going throughout the yearView students work on theSaatchi Gallery Website:www.Saatchigallery.co.uk/portfolio/schoolinfo/the+Kings+of+Wessex+Community+School/524790.htmlPlease see Mrs Downer if you wish your work to beentered onto the site- there is currently a SaatchiGallery Competition, so get your work in!Artistic Newsflash!Congratulations to EmilyGardner and Joseph Harris whohave been selected to exhibit theirwork in:The Somerset YoungArtists’ CompetitionOpen to the public between Monday 16 Marchand Friday 17 April 2009 at The BrewhouseTheatre and Arts Centre, Taunton.By Mrs Downer, Subject Leader for ArtDramatic „School Musical 2‟Following the hit show ‘School Musical – Hairspray’, airedlast year on Sky One, in which a London school waschosen to perform in the West End, The Kings ofWessex has applied to be part of the new series startingthis year.Teacher of Drama Miss Bowden is a huge fan of theshow and - without her knowledge - her fiancé appliedon behalf of the school. Imagine our surprise to receive aphone call shortly before Christmas telling us we hadbeen selected….!Further to compiling an information pack, we wereinformed earlier in January that we had reached the nextstage, and would be visited by the TV company for half aday.Although they had a small camera with them this wasnot part of the TV programme. They were keen to see allthe talent in the school and watched our choir, twosoloists, Hannah Shaw and Christian Rose, some Dramaand one of our Dance groups made up of Year 11students. Chloe Kitching proved to be a star as sheshowed her prowess of dancing, acting and singing tothe visitors.What happens next is…we wait and see!If we are selected, we will receive a visit from theProducer of the show for the day to gain more of aninsight into the school. If we get through that stage,three days of filming will occur in late February/earlyMarch.We would then be part of tenschools selected for the show,before being whittled down tothree schools who all auditionin London over Easter.Finally, the selected school willwork with the TV company’s Directors on a show oftheir choosing in the summer holidays.Keep your fingers crossed and watch this space for further updates!!By Mr Shorrock, Subject Leader for DramaHot off the press! See the school website for a review and photos of therecent school production “Animal Farm”.

Kings and Queens Sports ScoresWe look forward to reporting in more detail in the nextnewsletter after a number of fixtures have unfortunately,been postponed this half term.Year 9 NetballOver 20 students have been attending Netball practiceson Tuesdays and Thursdays and there is lots ofcompetition for places! The team will be playing theirfirst fixture against Sidcot School at the time of writing.Senior NetballOver 30 students have been attending school practices.Two fixtures have been played so far against SidcotSchool resulting in a win 14-10 and a loss 20 – 11.Regular fixtures continue after half term. The next matchis away to Chew Valley.Equestrian SuccessThe Jas Season has started with some very promisingperformances. Millfield hosted the first of the SouthWest Jas qualifiers and we were very keen to build onour Keysoe success at the finals.We arrived to find that Class 1 had been cancelled dueto a slippery surface, which was very disappointing. Wewere one of the very early teams to go in class 2 and thecold weather took its toll on our preparation, meaningthat two of our riders went into the arena withoutwarming up!U15 HockeyThe U.15’s are still in the County Cup and are due toplay The Blue School.By Mrs Roberts and Mrs TibbsYear 9 Junior BadmintonCongratulations to the Boys Junior Badminton team whomade it through to the County Finals of The CentreParcs National Inter Schools Competition.Team members include: James Chinnock, GregMcGowan, Dan Wood, Ed Lupton and reserves EdFarmer, Sam Denham, Ross Dickenson and Sam Bath.The final was held at Somerset College of Arts andTechnology on Friday 23 January 2009 and the boyscame 3 rd – only narrowly beaten by Castle and KingArthurs Schools.This was a fantastic achievement and a first for Kings!DanceWell done to our Sports Leaders fora very successful Year 4 DanceFestival on Wednesday 21 January2009 in our Sports Hall.The Leaders choreographedtheir own dances and then taught a group of approx 25Year 4 boys and girls their dance in an hour and a half.The group then had to perform the dance in front ofeveryone.The Leaders and the young dancers worked hard andproduced an interesting and varied program of dances.SamaraMasneyonGalaxyLauren Reason on Foxham FormulaHowever, Lauren Reason had an amazing round,beautifully ridden, demonstrating a strong partnershipwith her pony Foxham Formula. They finished 3 rdindividual on 11 penalties and qualified for the final!Samara Masney and her five-year old ‘wonder pony’Galaxy went in cold and had four jumping penalties, butended on 18 penalties, and Megan Moxey who ended upriding as an individual on Ambella Fizz also had awonderful round finishing on 19 penalties. Sally Ecclesshowed much promise on Remy Martin and RebeccaPinn retired Cardigan Royal after a couple of mishapson the course.All in all it was a pleasing performance but just short ofbeing at our best! Our resolve is even greater now!Reminder: An invitation to everyone to join us for:An Evening of Dance at The Kings of Wessex Schoolin the School Hall on Friday 27 February 2009 at 6pmThis performance will feature dancers from all years atHugh Sexeys and Fairlands Middle Schools, The Kingsof Wessex School and Danzatak dance group.By Mrs WilliamsByMrsWhiteMeganMoxeyonAmbellaFizz

The Kings’ Calendar (for the second half of Spring Term 2009)February 2009Return to School Monday 23 February 2009 (WEEK B)PTA MeetingTuesday 24 February 2009 at 7.30pm, Conference RoomAS French Revision Trip to Bristol University Wednesday 25 February 2009Years 10/11 French Revision Trip to Bristol Thursday 26 February 2009Dance Festival with Kings, the Middle Schools & Danzatak Friday 27 February 2009 between 1.45pm – 8.00pm(including an evening performance at 6.00pm)March 2009Years 12 & 13 German Revision Trip to Birmingham University Tuesday 3 March 2009Years 11, 12 & 13 Theatre Trip to TauntonWednesday 4 March 2009 at 6.00pmYear 12 & 13 Ethics Trip to Yeovil Monday 9 March 2009Year 12 Geography Field TripTuesday 10 March 2009 - All DayYears 5 and 6 Sports FestivalWednesday 11 March 2009 between 1.30-3.30pmYear 12 Geography FieldtripThursday 12 March 2009 - All DayYear 9 Parents’ ‘Options’ Information EveningWednesday 18 March 2009 at 7.00pm, School HallIMPORTANT! New date!* (original date 25/2/09)Year 12 Biology Trip to Ardingly Seed Bank Thursday 19 March 2009Year 10 Min-Y-Dom Trip Parents’ Information Evening Thursday 19 March 2009 at 7.00pm, School HallYears 11 & 13 School PhotographsTuesday 24 March 2009 (to be confirmed)Years 10 & 11 French Revision Bristol University Wednesday 25 March 2009Year 13 Psychology Trip to LondonWednesday 25 March 2009 - All DayYear 9 Design Technology Trip to LegolandFriday 27 March 2009 - All DayApril 2009Year 12 Higher Education ConferenceWednesday 1 April 2009 between 2.00 – 3.45pm, School HallYear 12 Parents’ Higher Education Information Evening Wednesday 1 April 2009 at 7.00pm, School HallEaster ConcertThursday 2 April 2009 at 7.30pm, School HallYears12 & 13 Design Technology and Business Studies Trip to Thursday 2 – Tuesday 7 April 2009 inclusiveNew YorkEASTER HOLIDAYS:Saturday 4 April to Sunday 19 April 2009 (inclusive)PARENTS’ EVENINGS will be held on the following dates between 5.00-8.00pm, in the School Hall:Wednesday 25 March 2009 - Year 10 Parents’ EveningThe Kings’ Messenger is due to be published on the following dates:Friday 3 April 2009 Friday 22 May 2009Tuesday 21 July 2009Useful Information :Contact details: The Kings of Wessex School, Station Road, Cheddar, Somerset BS27 3AQMain School Office Phone: 01934 742608 Fax: 01934 742757 email: office@kingsofwessex.somerset.sch.ukWebsite: www.kowessex.co.ukAbsence Phone: thank you for phoning before 10.00am with your child’s name and tutor group on 01934 745304 or emailTJenkins@educ.somerset.gov.uk on each day of absence explaining the reason for your child’s absence.Year Leaders: Please do not hesitate to contact your child’s Year Leader to arrange an appointment in advance if you have any concerns or wish todiscuss their progress.Year 9: Mr Eric Holdsworth Year 10: Mr Steve Green Year 11: Mr Terry ClarkSixth Form: Miss S Bishop

Kings’ Messages - Bulletin BoardYear 11 Yearbook 2006-9:Sponsorship Opportunity!Do you know of any local companies who would bewilling to place an advert in the Yearbook at the costof £30? Or, would any parents or family members liketo contribute a message for £10?To find out how, please contact theSchool Bursar, Mr Brown.It is really important that we raiseas much money as possible to gotowards the Yearbookproduction; otherwise they willcost the students more money.Thank you in anticipation, The Yearbook Team.FOR THE ATTENTION OF ALLCHEDDAR STUDENTS ANDPARENTS!THE CHEDDARYOUNG PERSONS’MILLENNIUM TRUSTThe Trust was formed in 2000 to help youngpeople to fund a particular venture.Financial support is considered for the following:-1. To assist students with education.EXAMPLE:- You may need books or equipment foryour course of study or training.2. To encourage and assist youngpeople to help others.EXAMPLE:- You may want to work here in Cheddaror away from home and maybe abroad, in assistingthose who are old or ill or in need of help.3. To support the formation of a club.EXAMPLE:- You may wish to take someresponsibility for getting a club off the ground.4. To help where real need can bedemonstrated.EXAMPLE:- Family finances may be such that youcannot take up an available opportunity.The deadline for grants this year isTuesday 30 June 2009.Information about how to apply to follow in a futureKings’ Messenger.For further details, please contact Keith Herring onphone 01934 743256.Rotary YoungWriter 2009“Make Dreams Real”Open to two age groups…pens at the ready:Juniors - Years 9 and 101000 words of proseor 400 words in verseSeniors - Years 11, 12 and 131500 words of proseor 400 words in verseAll entries must be word-processed.The closing date is Friday 27 March 2009See Miss Cottell for more information…Thank you to everyone for their Muftidonation to the Dorset and Somerset AirAmbulance inmemory ofElliot Davies.Launched in March 2000, theservice provides a dailyresponse to emergency calls,sporting and road trafficaccidents in remote locationsin support of the NHSAmbulance Service.The helicopters cost in excess of £3500 per day to run, andfunds are raised largely from charitable donations from thecounties of Dorset and Somerset and beyond.www.dorsetandsomersetairambulance.co.ukA Thought by Christian Leader, Joanna Slade‘Man does not live by bread alone’These famous words were Jesus’ reply when he wastempted to change stones in the desert into bread.During the Christian festival of Lent, which begins on AshWednesday (25 February – don’t forget your pancakes the daybefore!); Christians all over the world remember Jesus’temptation and also use that time to prepare for Easter.Whatever your beliefs, in a world dominated by ourattitudes to material possessions – either having them ornot having them – this season of Lent is a good time toreassess the things which are important in our life and towork out what our priorities really are.What are the things in our lives which really sustain usand feed not just our bodies, but our spirits too?