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  • President Kennedy School Students Perform at SSAT Conference

    Published 17/12/19

    Last Wednesday, President Kennedy School students had the fantastic opportunity to perform in front of hundreds of school leaders from across the country at the SSAT Conference held at the ICC, Birmingham. 
    The students had been informed that their application to perform at the opening of this years conference had been successful 
    '...against a very strong and competitive process'. Their hard work and professionalism was greatly received by those who attended the conference.

    Sarah Murphy – Project Manager for Student Input and the SSAT National Conference team said the following:

    The SSAT National Conference is a flagship event bringing together school leaders and teachers from around the country to hear from inspirational speakers and share practice through practical workshops. 
    This year’s conference was a key milestone in SSAT’s campaign for deep social justice and brought together over 700 colleagues to celebrate and share the transformational work already happening in schools to remove barriers to learning; and go even deeper to collectively enact real societal change.

    We were delighted to welcome students from President Kennedy School to open the conference with their highly impactful performance. The students conducted themselves with great professionalism and delivered a stunning piece of work. The piece that the students had created really captured the themes of the conference and, combined with the energy and dynamism they put into the performance, it was a fantastic way to begin the day and set the tone for the programme ahead. 

    We would like to extend a huge thank you to the students, and the staff that supported them, for all their hard work.

     

     

      

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  • Senior Citizens Christmas Lunch

    Published 17/12/19

    Our annual Senior Citizens Christmas Lunch took place on Wednesday 11th December. Around fifty guests turned up and were treated to a full turkey dinner served by Year 9 and Post 16 students. 

    Our hosts for the day were Daniel Cobbett (Deputy Head Boy) and Frederico Romba-Martins.
    Guests were entertained by our fabulous President Kennedy School singers who sang a selection of carols. 
    Lunch finished with a game of bingo and a prize raffle.

    Everyone had a great time and hope to see them again next year.

     

     

     

    Mr Finlayson, Leader of Enrichment

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  • Rotary Club Festival of Trees

    Published 09/12/19

    President Kennedy School has once again entered the 'Rotary Club Festival of Trees' competition with entries from Years 7, 8, and Post 16. 

    The theme of the trees this year were, 'Disney', 'Mindfulness', 'Diversity' and 'The Snowman'. The trees will be on display in Holy Trinity Church in the city centre over the festive period, along with many other trees from schools and businesses across Coventry. 

    The ideas for the trees came from our respective College Councils. The winning tree will be announced shortly after Christmas. 
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  • Advice for Parents/Carers about Norovirus

    Published 09/12/19

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  • Get Into Teaching Open Evening Wednesday 4th December

    Published 03/12/19

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  • What's Your Greatest Show? Performing Arts Showcase - Friday 6th December

    Published 02/12/19

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  • Year 8 Students Compete in International Literature Quiz

    Published 02/12/19

    Last week the Library staff entered two teams of Year 8 students in the West Midlands round of the 2019 Kids Lit’ Quiz.

    The Kids' Lit Quiz is an annual literature quiz for students aged 10 - 13 years, with quizzes held in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, United Kingdom Thailand, Nigeria, Indonesia and USA. The winning team from each heat competes in a National Final and the National champions then go on to compete in the World Final. 
    The quiz was founded by New Zealand quizmaster Wayne Mills, a University lecturer in Children’s Literature.

    The students from Year 8 that took part were Zara Shah, Gracie Rolinson, Naeva Joby, Yulia Man, Katie Cottrell, Aaliyah Nawaz, 

    Simar Kaur and Eva Dhand, with Alisa Jaan and Elizabeth Pavlova as reserves.

    Our teams competed against 18 other schools and did really well against some very tough competitors.

    Both teams won prizes and Simar Kaur won an individual prize.

    They all really enjoyed the experience.
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  • President Kennedy School Christmas Fayre - Friday 13th December

    Published 25/11/19

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  • Langar Aid and Local Community Celebrate Guru Nanak

    Published 25/11/19

    Students, parents, teachers and members of the local community enjoyed a meal together to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of the the founder of the Sikh religion, Guru Nanak Dev Ji. 

    People from all walks of life came together and enjoyed 'Langar' (free kitchen) with people they perhaps wouldn’t normally have the opportunity to sit with. Langar is served daily in Gurdwaras around the world to anyone who wants a meal without discrimination. This ties in with the key teachings of Sikhism showing compassion to others, treating everybody equally regardless of race, status, religion or gender, seva (selfless service) and most importantly of oneness.

    A truly amazing event. A big thank you to students, parents, teachers and the Langar Aid team. Without their help and support, this event would not have been possible or the success it was.

    Ms Birdee & Mrs Sandhar, Year 8 Team

      

      

      

      

      

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  • Year 10 Show Off Enterprise Skills at Hogarths Hotel

    Published 25/11/19

    This week, Year 10 BTEC students visited Hogarths, a beautifully restored hotel in Dorridge.

    Lewis Rollason-O'Connor, Agyapal Jutla, Rais Khan, Ria Kumari, Adam Hussain, Harji Kalsi, Nourayam Boulhaia, Manroop Sandhu, Caitlin Worrall, Noah Eardley and Thierry Fadiya were tasked with researching different holiday destinations and to design a new holiday package. They chose a targeted market and planned activities for the potential visitors to take part in. 

    The event ended with a “show and tell “presentation to Hogarth employees. The themes students had to choose from were a 'Couple’s Quality Time' weekend, a 'Family Festive Fun' package  and 'Big Birthday' celebrations.

    After a very difficult decision, it was decided that the best presentation was Thierry's and Lewis' romantic themed package as they produced good graphics, made excellent use of all the facilities the hotel had to offer and used enterprise skills throughout the whole day.

    Robert Elliot, Director of Sales at Hogarth said that he would like to "...complement the students on their listening skills whilst on the tour of the hotel and for using the information in their presentations".

    Manroop and Nourayam added, “We have learnt that it is important to listen carefully if you are creating a bespoke package for customers who wish to use the hotel facilities at Hogarths. Thank you Hogarths and the Skills Builder Partnership for organising this visit as it will help us with our BTEC Business coursework".

    Mrs Petrak, Leader of Enterprise

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  • Year 7s Outstanding Othello Performance!

    Published 18/11/19

    The Year 7 Othello cast performed at The Belgrade Theatre on Wednesday 6th November for the Shakespeare Schools Festival. 
    It was an amazing day, involving a technical and dress rehearsal in the afternoon, followed by a well deserved break at Pizza Express.

    The cast finally went on to perform at 7pm to a hugely impressed and delighted audience. The show was a fantastic success! 

    Well done to the hard work put in over the last few months Year 7! 

    Mrs Arnett, Student Leadership and Character - The Bridge

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  • Students Selected to Become D of E Ambassadors

    Published 18/11/19

    As part of a nationwide scheme, we have been able to select four Duke of Edinburgh Ambassadors. President Kennedy students Imogen Legg, Amber Norris, Amelia Bassnett and Mohammed Hejaaji and are currently part of our Gold Award group. They have completed their Bronze and Silver awards and will help the award scheme to continue to thrive within the school as part of their new roles.

    The students will undertake a day's training later on in the year, where along with other ambassadors from across the city will look at how they can support the award scheme within their respective schools.

    Imogen and Amber had the pleasure of attending the launch meeting at the Meriden headquarters of the Uk's largest recruitment agency, Pertemps who are the sponsor for the Coventry and Warwickshire ambassadors training scheme. They met with dignitaries from Pertemps and the Central England D of E office to receive a cheque from Pertemps; The company have donated almost £5000 to The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award’s Ambassador Fund.
     

    Miss Kirkham, D of E Leader

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