The Kimberley School Newsletter April 2015 | Page 8
Sixth Form News
Charity News
Parent Bulletin
It has been a busy term fund raising
wise in the Sixth Form.
Valentine’s Day
In February, Valentine’s Day initiatives led to £117 being raised in aid
of Guide Dogs for the Blind and The
White Rose Hospice. The Charity
Committee delivered over 100 preordered Valentine’s roses, cards and
messages to the students and staff
across school! Their organisation
and co-ordination was superb.
day, please see our centre spread in
this newsletter or visit our interactive
newsletter for video clips from the
day’s activities at:
www.kimberleyschool.co.uk/newsletter
Attendance and
Mock Exams
The British Heart Foundation
Beth Lee, in Yr 13, raised the profile
of the British Heart Foundation
by asking students to Wear Red
on 6th February to support the
British Heart Foundation. A total of
£31 was raised for this cause.
Comic Relief
The Sixth Form’s major charity event
of the term took place on Friday
13th March when we joined with
the nationwide fundraising day for
Comic Relief, raising an amazing
£2074! For more information on this
Another of our achievements in the
Sixth Form is our attendance, which
we are pleased to report is above
the Ofsted National Average. During
our Mock Exam week in February,
attendance was superb, as was
the students’ attitudes to achieving
their academic goals. An impressive
number of students for instance
studied in the Common Room
throughout the February Half-Term
break too: the sign in sheets were full.
Many of our Sixth Formers take the
opportunity of working in the Common
Room until 6.00pm each day,
underlining their desire to achieve
their best and their willingness to
work hard to do so.
Identity Cards
All students in the sixth form have
now been supplied with identity
cards, which brings them in line with
the staff in school in this respect.
The first parent bulletin was emailed
to parents on 6th February and a
second went out in the first week of
March. We hope Sixth Form parents/
carers find this a useful and
informative initiative. We are planning
to continue to produce a monthly
bulletin to keep parents fully
informed. If you are the parent of a
sixth former and have not received
a copy, please let us have your up to
date email address.
Drugs Awareness
Prevent Team
Last month, we held an assembly
which focused on drug awareness
which was run by a group called Think
for the Future. Students commented
on how interesting and informative
this was. If you or your son/daughter
have any concerns about drugs,
advice can be sought from Think for
the Future on 07963727344 or email
[email protected]
Work Experience
It is that time of year again when
our Year 12 students have already
begun to apply for week-long Work
Experience placements for the week
June 29th-July 3rd. They are at varying stages of the process but many
are set to begin in the summer in a
variety of places: nurseries, primary
schools, a law court, a local hospital
and a library to name but a few.
If you or anyone you know would
appreciate the voluntary help of a
Yr12 student in your business, please
do get in touch and let us know.