The Kimberley School Newsletter March 2016 | Page 15

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Duke of Edinburgh
Many congratulations to 27 of our
students who have completed their
Bronze and Silver Awards throughout
the current academic year. All students
have represented the school excellently
through completion of their expedition,
volunteering, physical and skill sections
and have achieved their awards through
demonstrating high levels of independence and determination.
Students successfully completed walks in the Peak District in summer 2015.
Currently, the Year 10 students have started their Bronze Awards in Hall 2 on a
Wednesday after school, Year 11s have started their Silver Awards this term and
through the Sixth Form enrichment programme, students are completing the
Silver Award along with a Sports Leadership Level 3 qualification and a group
of Year 12 students have now started their Gold Awards. If you’re interested
in completing your Duke of Edinburgh Award, speak to Mr Clark in the PE
Department and Miss Barton in the Science Department.

EPQ Results

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Hair Donation
On the 17th August 2015, I decided to get my hair cut. I wasn’t
sure whether to donate it to charity but, in January 2016 I
decided that I would donate it. Me and my parent, Tina, went
on the internet to search for a charity that accepted hair
donations. And we found one!! It was called The Little Princess
Trust. The Little Princess Trust is a charity that makes
real hair wigs for children who are diagnosed with cancer.
Anyway we had to print out a form, which had information like
inserting your name, email address and asking if you want
a certificate. I said ‘yes’ to having a certificate and they sent
me the certificate via email so that I could print off my own
copy of it. Donating hair to people with cancer is a great
achievement. You are basically making someone’s life so
much better. It is a very good feeling.
By Michelle Cordon

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Catering News
Cashless Catering: I would like to make you aware that
from the start of the next autumn term (September 2016),
students will no longer be able to top up catering accounts
using the machines in the dining room.
All dinner money should now be paid online using your
sQuid account. Letters are available from the dining room.
Cash will no longer be accepted.

Of Mice and Men
Theatre Royal

Farewell to our Chef Manager: Sara Burton has been
working as Chef Manager at The Kimberley School for the
past 3 years. She has introduced lots of great new ideas to the area and will be
sorely missed by all. Sara stated that she has, “loved working at The Kimberley
School and will miss both the staff and the students”. We will be sad to see her
leave and wish her the best of luck in her future endeavours!

Design & Technology Appeal
The D&T Faculty is in need of the following materials:
- Empty Celebration, Hero,
Quality Street biscuit tins etc.
- Wool and fabric.
- Unwanted pillow cases for our
dress a girl/boy around the world
to make dresses and shorts.
A big thank you for previous
donations; they have been
very useful!

Two of our Sixth Form students,
Simran Basra and Charlotte
Winter, who have studied the
Extended Project Qualification
have achieved really excellent
results. The results, published
this month by the AQA exam
board, show that both achieved
grade A.
At The Kimberley School, the
Extended Project Qualification
(EPQ) is undertaken on a voluntary basis and involves the
Year 12/13 students choosing
an area of study, researching it
and then structuring and writing
a 5,000 word essay.
While the qualification helps
establish independent research
skills, support is provided by
teachers who are interested in
the area of study chosen by the
student. Together they spend
time discussing the project and
the themes within it. This means
that students can develop a
deeper understanding of a
specific area of their interest
well beyond the confines of the
‘A’ level specification.
As an additional bonus, the
qualification also counts as
an ‘AS’ level, adding to the
student’s ability to prove their
interest in a topic to universities
and employers.
Mrs Stoddart

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On 2nd March, thirteen Year 11
students spent an afternoon at
the Theatre Royal in Nottingham, watching Birmingham
Repertory Theatre’s production
of Of Mice and Men. The
novella, by John Steinbeck, is
studied as one of the GCSE
English Literature exam texts.
Seeing it on stage brought the
story to life for the students,
and, hopefully, will help them
to write more effectively and
confidently in their exam.
The production was
very much enjoyed
by our students, who
were a credit to the
school. For some,
it was their first experience of a formal theatre
production but, hopefully, not
the last.
Mrs McKinnon