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External Guest Speakers
Written by Raika (Year 9): This week we’ve attended two very different guest speaker talks, both from Journalists. On Monday we spoke with Kay Oliver, who has worked on local and national newspapers and radio. She told us that from a young age (14), she realised she wanted to be a Journalist, and applied for…
Sport in Lockdown
Sport lessons and activities are a key part of getting outside and away from the screen. Keep active KS!
London Youth Games: Weekly Fitness Challenges
As a school we have started taking part in the London Youth Games Weekly Fitness Challenges. We enter as part of our borough and try to earn as many points as possible through completing the fitness challenges that are set each week in hope to be the winning borough at the end of the Spring…
Year 4 spoke with Explorers!
Hugo Turner, one half of the Turner Twins (https://www.theturnertwins.co.uk/) came to speak to our Year 4’s about his adventures, expeditions and challenges. He was fantastic, sharing life lessons with the students, explaining that it was ok to fail, the importance of team work and being curious about the world. The students all said they wanted…
Lockdown Photography Competition
Inspired by the ‘Hold Still’ community project which aimed to create a unique, collective portrait of the UK during the first lockdown, KS is creating their own video of lockdown photo submissions. Our aim is to represent how our KS community is spending our lock-down in this new normal world, being heroes and showing kindness!…
Senior School Guest Speakers
Our Senior students (Year 7 – Year 9) join guest speaker talks every Monday at 3.30pm. So far this term they have had the oppurtunity to listen and put their questions forward to Samah Siddiqui, a NHS doctor and Professor Mark Bailey, KS’s Education Chairman and Ex-England Rugby Union player.
Eco Challenge – Garbage Bots
This week, we would like you to be as creative as possible with your recycling. Have a go at making your own robot using old recycled materials at home. Below are some ideas to get you thinking! Email photos of your creations to our Eco lead, Miss Olivia: o.lankester@knightsbridgeschool.com
We are back and Online!
A great start to the term, students, staff and parents are soldering on and getting on with online learning! We’ve had online yoga sessions, Year 1 were getting creative and drawing castles, Year 3 had their first online rehearsal for their production ‘The Aristocat’s’!
KS completed ‘The Big Give Challenge’
A huge well done to everyone in the KS community that took part and contributed miles, we made it!! As a school we raised an incredible £3594 for the Harrow Club. We managed to cycle/run/scooter/walk/ride 1000 miles!! 126 extra miles than the length of the UK! Special mention to Sara F (S6C) who contributed the…
Ashburnham Community School Christmas Delivery
In the last week of the Christmas term KS and our incredible Parents Association sent over book donations, party hampers and teacher presents to Ashburnham Community School (ACS). Mr Ben McMullen, ACS Head response: Words cannot express how overwhelmed we are here. This has been such an incredible end of term- with the books, hampers,…