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May 2015
Inside this issue:
3G Artificial Grass Pitch
We are delighted to have had the official hand over of our 3G
Artificial Grass Pitch! It looks absolutely fantastic and it will be a
great resource for both the school and the wider community. I
will be writing to you before the end of term to give you details
about the official launch event. In the meantime if you have any
queries about bookings please contact Vicki Newell
vnewell@thekibworthschool.org
Friends of Belarus
We are looking forward to welcoming three teachers from our link
school in Belarus. They will be visiting this area in June and we
will be welcoming them into our school to visit some lessons and
to meet some students. If your child speaks any Russian, even at
a very rudimentary level, they perhaps might like to meet our
visitors. If you are interested in giving your child this opportunity
please contact Karen Kowalski kkowalski@thekibworthschool.org
Defibrillator
Four members of staff recently attended a training session about
the use of the defibrillator which has recently been donated to the
school through the Heartsafe organisation. The intention is to
train all of our new Year 10 students in its use starting in
September 2015, as part of a national programme of training for
Year 10’s across the country. Ideally we would like to have a
second defibrillator in school and I would be interested to hear
your views on any fundraising events that we could set up to
raise the funds needed (approximately £700).
Mrs Angela Edwards
Headteacher
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School Information
1-8
School Challenge
9-11
Community News
12
School Awards
13-14
Sports Hall Hire
15
School Term Dates
16
Surveys, newsletters, text messaging services, Sims Learning Gateway (SLG) – these
are all ways in which we keep in contact with parents. Equally, if you want to contact
us about routine matters please phone, email or make an appointment with your
child’s Form Tutor or Year Progress Manager. For more serious concerns, please
contact me or make an appointment to see one of our senior members of staff at our
Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) surgeries which run from 3.00 – 4.30pm weekly.
Mrs Angela Edwards
Headteacher
SIMs Learning Gateway
Have you signed up to our FREE and SECURE
online service to access your child’s data?
If you haven’t and you would like to find out more about it, look on the
KHS Website where you will find all the information required in the
“Remote Access” section on the right hand side of the home page and
select “SIMs Learning Gateway” to provide you with details and the
necessary forms required to sign up.
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Dear Parents/Carers
At the end of last week a small group of students from Kibworth High School were
approached by a man in a car in the High Street in Kibworth whilst on their way home
from school. The incident was reported to Leicestershire Police and they will be
monitoring the area from time to time in the future. No crime was committed and the
students responded to being approached in a very mature and sensible way.
At School we are discussing ‘Stranger Danger’ with all our students this week - as we
agreed with the Police. We would ask you to reinforce with your children the
importance of not talking to, going away with or getting into a vehicle with any
member of the public that the child does not know. If they are approached they must
tell either the school or you, their parents/carers, as soon as they arrive home so that
what happened can be reported to the Police and investigated.
Thank you for your support and continuing vigilance in this matter.
Mrs Angela Edwards
Headteacher
Sainsbury’s Active Kids Vouchers scheme is up and running again. Please send in
any vouchers you have collected and ask your child to put them into the box in
Reception. The more vouchers we collect, the more sports and cooking equipment
we can acquire for the school.
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May 2015
Parents/Carers of all girls
Dear Parent/Carer
At Kibworth High School we place great importance on the high standard of dress of our students, a
fact that is frequently commented on by visitors and new staff to the school. Crucial to the
maintenance of these standards is the support of parents/carers. Therefore, in advance of the final
half term, I should like to take this opportunity to reinforce the issue of skirts. The skirts currently
worn by many girls are too short and are the wrong fabric, and girls will no longer be allowed to
wear these skirts to school from Monday 8 June. The choices, therefore, are as follows:
Wear trousers that meet our school regulations either black one clip trouser or black one button
trouser. NB If trousers are not bought through our suppliers Uniform Direct they must conform
to a strict business-style cut and non-stretchy fabric
Wear a black skirt which meets our current regulations (knee length polyester)
Please note this style will not be part of our uniform from Sept 1 2015 – see below*
If your daughter is in Year 7/8 or is in Year 9 and staying on here, please buy a black stitched
down pleated skirt* (knee length) which is part of our new uniform. This skirt, along with the
rest of the uniform, will be available to purchase from school on 4 June when our suppliers
‘Uniform Direct’ will be present. This therefore gives you the opportunity to buy an appropriate
skirt which should be worn for the remainder of this year and the new academic year 15/16. If
you do not wish to buy the skirt from Uniform Direct, the style must conform to our new school
uniform (ie black, knee length, stitched down pleat).
Uniform Direct will be at school at the following times on the 4 June:
5pm-6pm current Year 7 students
6pm-7pm current Year 8 students
7pm-8pm current Year 9 students
We thank you for your anticipated and continued support in ensuring that your child is properly
attired for their learning at Kibworth High School.
Yours sincerely
Mrs M McCann
Senior Teacher
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May 2015
Dear Parent/Carer
3G ARTIFICIAL GRASS PITCH – APPROPRIATE FOOTWEAR
Our brand new 3G Artificial Grass Pitch is now complete and ready for use. This will be an exciting
and valuable addition to our already impressive sporting facilities. Due to our concentration on
athletics this term we will not be using it fully until next term so we are taking this opportunity to
advise you well in advance of the footwear requirements for the new pitch.
From September 2015 ALL students will have to have 3G approved football boots to protect the
pitch as replacement of the surface costs in the region of £250,000. Students will be required to
have trainers for use in the Sports Hall and for other field activities but they will also be required to
have 3G approved boots for use on the 3G Pitch and which can also be used for football on the
grass pitches. Acceptable footwear for the 3G Pitch is a football boot with moulded or screw-in
plastic studs. Spikes, blades, metal studs, flat soled trainers or astro turf trainers CANNOT BE
ALLOWED.
Examples of appropriate footwear
Moulded or screw-in plastic studs only
If students do not have the appropriate footwear they will not be allowed on the 3G Pitch and
footwear will be checked before each lesson.
We appreciate your help in purchasing the appropriate footwear for use on the 3G Pitch. If you
require any further advice please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely
Mr P Fearon
Assistant Headteacher
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Dear Parent/Carer
Re: Charity Appeal—Operation Teddy
I am pleased to advise you all that the world record was achieved on
Sunday 3rd May 2015 - 15534 bears all laid one at a time, each one
having to touch the last, from 9am-7pm. Finn surprised us all by
turning up at 2pm which was very emotional. He laid the very last
teddy to set the world record (see attached photo). This has to now be
officially verified by Guinness World Record staff by analysing the 10
hours of video footage, adjudicator mark sheets and all photographs
taken at every 500 teddies laid. The rain downpours didn’t deter us
although there were some
very wet teddies by the end
of it! With the final teddies I
took on Sunday, 1000 were
donated from
Leicestershire. It was an
incredible day to be part of
and a wonderful sight to see.
Thank you to everyone for
donations of teddies, financial
donations, messages of
support and the non uniform
day which raised £614.17
which has been forwarded to
the charity.
Kind regards
Bev Cuppelditch
Business Manager
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Friends of Belarus
Thank you to the staff and pupils for their donation of
£547.25
raised through the ‘non-uniform’ day on February 13th 2015.
Your friends in No3 School, Ivanovo, Brest Region in The
Republic of Belarus send you ‘Thank you’ and appreciation for the
support that Kibworth High School continues to give their school.
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We are pleased to announce that Heartsafe have donated Automated
External Defibrillators to all High Schools in Leicestershire, for use in the
school and the wider community. The Defibrillator kindly donated to our
school has been homed in the main corridor, opposite the Main Hall, along
with the above left green sign.
We will be having a school assembly in the near future to explain the
importance of the device and plan to invite Heartsafe to attend this
assembly to help provide the training of it’s use to the students.
Mrs Weller—AED Coordinator
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SCHOOL CHALLENGE NEWS
STEM
Student numbers have increased in The STEM Club (Science, Technology, Engineering
and Maths) since the last newsletter and this group continues to meet once a week
after school on a Monday in Lab 8, from 3.10pm to 4.10pm. The students have now
planned their individual research projects and they are now enthusiastically carrying
out experimental work on a range of topics. These include investigating how caffeine
affects the heart rate of Daphnia species (water fleas); the combustion of
hydrocarbons; the frequency of human fingerprint types; and the effect of blade shape
and pitch on the efficiency of wind turbines. Students will submit their work later this
term to achieve a Bronze CREST award from the British Science Association.
Ms Wildman
Digital Photography Club
The demand from students in Years 7, 8 and 9 to join this term’s Digital Photography
Club in collaboration with ‘Imaging Partnership – Visual Communication for Schools’,
has continued to increase and now twenty students have been learning about image
composition and exposure using their knowledge of ISO, aperture and shutter speed.
Whilst the weather has been good, the group has been capturing images around the
school, under the themes of ‘My Friends and I’ and ‘The World Around Us’ and it is
hoped that examples of their work will be on display around the school, later this term.
The initial workshops, run by ‘Imaging Partnership’, for a 6-week period, are due to
finish on Wednesday 20 May. The club will continue to meet weekly after the
completion of the 6 week course.
‘It’s inspirational’. Y9 student
‘It’s good; I’ve learnt a lot so far.’ Y7 student
Ms Wildman
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SCHOOL CHALLENGE NEWS
Continued
Year 9 STEM ‘ALCOA’ project
ALCOA is a global company with sites in the UK, including Leicestershire. Their products
range from flat rolled plate for the aerospace industry to super alloys and advanced
components for gas turbine engines.
The Alcoa Foundation invests to further sustainability in areas where Alcoa has a
presence and to support STEM education and workforce training initiatives to help
build the advanced technology workforce. Recently, Kibworth High School has been
successful in receiving funding from the ALCOA Foundation to promote a renewable
energy STEM project with several other schools in the county.
During the enrichment week at the end of last term, all Year 9 students initially took
part in a physics-based project in Science lessons to build solar powered cars from
kits. The students then evaluated the cars in terms of speed and distance travelled.
From that, Y9 interested Science and DT students have now formed a group which
meets after school to design and produce a new product which uses solar panels. At
the end of this term, the students will meet with the teams from the other participating
schools in a Dragon’s Den type competition.
This is a fantastic team work opportunity for students to get involved in to develop their
creative skills in design, engineering and technology within an industrial context. More
news about this and the group’s design ideas will follow soon.
Ms Wildman
Arts Award
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SCHOOL CHALLENGE NEWS
Continued
On Friday 1st May, Kibworth High School held its very own Mock Election to teach students about
the importance of using their vote! Students in Year 9 put themselves forward to represent the five
main political parties standing for election in the British Parliament. The parties represented were:
Conservatives, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats and UKIP. Each party in the mock election
had to select a group leader who was the person standing for MP. They then had to deliver a three
minute presentation in assemblies about why
their party should be elected.
At lunchtimes, each student party campaigned
with flyers and leaflets to encourage students
in school to vote for them. They even gave out
colour themed cakes as an incentive to vote. It
should be stressed that students had to do a
lot of research into each party’s manifesto to
make sure that what they said was accurate.
Indeed teachers at Kibworth have been giving
tips on script writing, presentation and how
each party can engage with the electorate.
The Mock Election was held on Friday 1st May. As it was a non-uniform day, students were also
given the opportunity to wear the colour of the party that they would be supporting: Red for
Labour, Blue for Conservatives and so on. Mr Mulholland, Head of Citizenship/ PSHE at Kibworth
High School explained that “The main aim of this event was to get the whole school involved in the
process of voting in an election and more engaged in the political decisions being made around
them. As a school we have to be very careful about representing each party fairly and staff were
given clear instructions about avoiding bias and not influencing the students about who they should
vote for. We felt that the end result of who won our mock election was actually less important than
the students getting involved and them knowing a little more about who the leader of each party is
or what each party stands for. After all, many of the students will be eligible to vote at the next
General Election.”
The final results were a little different from the actual General Election:
1st Labour, 2nd UKIP, 3rd Conservatives, 4th Liberal Democrats & 5th Greens.
Mr Mulholland
Head of Citizenship
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Year 7 Awards May 2015
Excellence
Art
Art
Design Tech
Design Tech
English
English
Geography
Geography
Ben
Grace
Daniel
Poppy
Adrian
Charlotte
Alastair
Caitlin
Haddon
Cooper
Howells
French
Dimitrov
Ford
Milner
Ces Agraso
7.1
7.8
7.2
7.2
7.4
7.4
7.1
7.5
Effort
Art
Jack
Art
Jessica
Design Tech Aaron
Design Tech Sofia
English
Luke
English
Caitlin
Geography Adrian
Geography Maaya-Gabrielle
Vernum
Denton
Bacon
Rodriguez
Kingan
Green
Dimitrov
Hayer
7.8
7.6
7.3
7.6
7.6
7.8
7.4
7.6
Improvement
Art
Callum
Art
Lina
Design Tech Adam
Design Tech Chelsea
English
Howard
English
Nazar
Geography Jai
Geography Georgia
Citizenship
Citizenship
Dylan
Sofia
Nimmo
Rodriguez
7.4
7.6
Citizenship Jessica
Citizenship Alice
Kirkpatrick
Mabey
7.4
7.5
History
History
ICT
ICT
Maths
Maths
William
Annabel
Adrian
Matilda
Matthew
Emily
Turner
Grace
Dimitrov
Munden
Pemberton
Haycock
7.4
7.8
7.4
7.1
7.4
7.5
History
History
ICT
ICT
Maths
Maths
Jack
Lois
William
Sophia
Elliott
Frances
Vernum
Moran
Turner
Rodriguez
Sweeney
Thornton
French
Ben
Ridgeway
7.3
French
Austin
French
Music
Music
PE
PE
RE
Halle
Max
Sophie
Fergus
Larisa
Joshua
Kisby
Rocket
Ward
Smith
Djiekak
Blair
7.2
7.4
7.8
7.7
7.5
7.6
French
Music
Music
PE
PE
RE
Maaya-Gabrielle
Alastair
Georgie
Ewan
Asha
George
RE
Sophie
Leech
7.3
RE
Science
Harvey
Fitzpatrick
7.4
Science
Science
India
Harran
7.2
Science
Art
Excellence
Sam
Collick
Art
Design Tech
Design Tech
Lucy Jane
Zak
Olivia
Hensman
8.5
Walliker-Wright 8.7
Cosgrove
8.1
English
English
Geography
Geography
Citizenship
Citizenship
History
History
ICT
ICT
Maths
Maths
French
French
Music
Music
George
Eliza
Edward
Eve
Tom
Jodie
Joseph
Molly
Ethan
Sophie
Adam
Alexandra
Joe
Eve
Justin
Emily
Evans
Niblett
Kirk
Holder
King
Haines
Booker
Barrow
Gangar
Curtis
Vaughan
Glyn-Smith
Butler
Holder
Murphy
Middleton
PE
George
PE
RE
RE
Science
Science
Spanish
Spanish
Berii
Ethan
Eve
Joseph
Ella
Zachary
Chloe
Day
7.4
Galloway Sanhueza 7.6
Redmond
Russell
Cain
Hamude
Tailor
Raymond
7.5
7.6
7.6
7.1
7.5
7.7
Citizenship Jude
Citizenship Anna
Johnson
Young
7.3
7.5
7.8
7.2
7.4
7.6
7.3
7.7
History
History
ICT
ICT
Maths
Maths
Oliver
Olivia
Daniel
Anya
David
Maaya-Gabrielle
Gilbert
Marshall
Couper
Cherry
Stribling
Hayer
7.1
7.6
7.6
7.7
7.2
7.6
Spencer
7.5
French
Aaron
Bacon
7.3
Hayer
Milner
Whitehead
Smirk
Rakha
Hallam
7.6
7.1
7.1
7.6
7.2
7.6
French
Music
Music
PE
PE
RE
Poppy
George
Evie
Thomas
Sophie
George
French
Kemp
Bishop
Moran
Allen
Kemp
7.2
7.7
7.2
7.3
7.8
7.7
Phoebe
Voss
7.6
RE
Lois
Moran
7.2
Ben
Ridgeway
7.3
Science
Georgios
Provatas
7.1
Sarah
Pallett
7.3
Science
Ella
Brown-Goodman 7.3
Booker
8.6
Art
Louie
Art
Lauren
Design Tech Michael
Design Tech Alice
Fox
Smith
Hull
8.3
8.4
8.3
Art
Amber
Design Tech Carl
Design Tech Millie
Unitt
Asher
Dunn
8.7
8.1
8.2
8.2
8.4
8.2
8.6
8.1
8.3
8.6
8.3
8.5
8.4
8.2
8.6
8.1
8.6
8.4
8.6
English
English
Geography
Geography
Citizenship
Citizenship
History
History
ICT
ICT
Maths
Maths
French
French
Music
Music
Michael
Georgina
Freddie
Lauren
Amos
Morgana
Isaac
Ella
Myles
Charlotte
Daniel
Lucy
Carl
Georgia
Myles
Karen
Smith
Harrison
Bashford
Copple
Price
Dilks-Howell
Billington
Phillipson
Collymore
Wilkinson
Watson
Crookes
Asher
Basey
Collymore
Brown
8.4
8.5
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.6
8.3
8.1
8.7
8.5
8.3
8.5
8.1
8.3
8.7
8.5
English
English
Geography
Geography
Citizenship
Citizenship
History
History
ICT
ICT
Maths
Maths
French
French
Music
Music
Matthew
Jessica
Benjamin
Ella
Sam
Mia
Noah
Chloe
Harry
Madeline
Edward
Leah
Taz
Olivia
Zak
Sophie
Slater
Martin
Jeynes
Mrtynkova
Collick
Brecknock
Timms
Smith
Johnson
Odams
Kirk
Boulter
Makusha
Mills
Walliker-Wright
Robinson
8.3
8.5
8.3
8.1
8.4
8.3
8.6
8.1
8.6
8.5
8.2
8.5
8.4
8.5
8.7
8.7
Rawlings
8.3
PE
Thomas
Parsons
8.1
PE
William
Martin
8.7
Mir
Gangar
Holder
Booker
Mrtynkova
Parsons
Smith
8.7
8.5
8.6
8.6
8.1
8.3
8.1
PE
RE
RE
Science
Science
Spanish
Spanish
Ella
Matthew
Fern
Benjamin
Grace
Harvey
Naomi
Mrtynkova
Slater
Spencer
Green
Carpenter
Potter
Wright
8.1
8.3
8.1
8.4
8.4
8.7
8.6
PE
RE
RE
Science
Science
Spanish
Spanish
Naomi
Carl
Megan
Joe
Leah
George
Isabella
Wright
Asher
Snowden
Butler
Boulter
Parker
Westley
8.6
8.1
8.2
8.1
8.5
8.1
8.6
Year 8 Awards May 2015
Effort
8.4
Art
Joseph
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Improvement
Packham
8.3
Year 9 Awards May 2015
Excellence
Effort
Improvement
Art
David
Mays
9.5
Art
Levi
Bolger
9.6
Art
Ben
Cole
9.3
Art
Grace
Nadia
Louisa
Packham
9.6
Art
Gabriel
9.5
Art
Barrow
9.1
Design Tech Callum
Boulter
9.8
Design Tech Jordan
Barton
9.7
Design Tech Aston
Medhurst
9.6
Design Tech Josephine
Wood
9.2
Design Tech Molly
Cheshire
9.8
Design Tech Kayleigh
Palmer
9.7
Drama
Charlie
Hilton
9.8
Drama
Roop
Parmar
9.7
Drama
Joseph
Gangar
9.8
Drama
Charlotte
Lee
9.8
Drama
Laura
Parker
9.7
Drama
Katie
Young
9.1
English
Jamie
Morrison
9.5
English
Charlie
Wright
9.4
English
Aston
Medhurst
9.6
English
Faye
Grassick
9.4
English
Emily
Lewis
9.5
English
Laura
Parker
9.7
Geography
Ben
Newcombe
9.8
Geography Edward
Moore
9.7
Geography Isaac
Lakin
9.7
Geography
Sophie
Sutton
9.5
Geography Zebutu
Starkie
9.8
Geography Josephine
Wood
9.2
Citizenship
Sonny
To
9.6
Citizenship Daniel
Willson
9.6
Citizenship Aston
Medhurst
9.6
Citizenship
Abigail
Ward
9.6
Citizenship Molly
Cheshire
9.8
Citizenship Katie
Young
9.1
History
David
Mays
9.5
History
Archie
Cooper
9.1
History
Jordan
Barton
9.7
History
Abigail
Ward
9.6
History
Kiera
Douglas
9.7
History
Phoebe
Langton
9.1
ICT
Ben
Martin
9.5
ICT
Christopher
Hill
9.4
ICT
Haydon
Cook
9.3
ICT
Molly
Cheshire
9.8
ICT
Hannah
Ferris
9.5
ICT
Emily
Mobbs
9.8
Maths
Jamie
Morrison
9.5
Maths
Harvey
Wright
9.2
Maths
Ben
Tilley
9.5
Maths
Ellie
Burton
9.4
Maths
Jessica
Shields
9.3
Maths
Megan
Morris
9.2
French
Ben
Cole
9.3
French
Luke
Brown
9.4
French
Archie
Cooper
9.1
French
Hannah
Egan
9.3
French
Hayley-Anne
Hynes
9.2
French
Hannah
Patton
9.5
German
Ben
Cole
9.3
German
Joshua
Rengger
9.3
German
Finnlay
Baker
9.1
German
Phoebe
Langton
9.1
German
Molly
Kempster
9.7
German
Grace
Packham
9.6
Music
Callum
Boulter
9.8
Music
Joseph
Gangar
9.8
Music
Levi
Bolger
9.6
Music
Zoe
Bates
9.1
Music
Imogen
Solanki
9.6
Music
Hannah
Knight
9.1
PE
Ethan
Dawe
9.1
PE
Daniel
Pemberton
9.4
PE
Archie
Cooper
9.1
PE
Jennifer
Ward
9.8
PE
Josephine
Wood
9.2
PE
Annie
Callis
9.2
RE
Frederick
Cooper
9.7
RE
Alfie
Bright
9.1
RE
Ewan
Spilner
9.4
RE
Grace
Packham
9.6
RE
Elise
Kyle
9.1
RE
Ionee
Marlow
9.7
Science
Edward
Battersby
9.2
Science
Levi
Bolger
9.6
Science
Isaac
Hudson
9.6
Science
Erin
MacDonald
9.4
Science
Kayleigh
Palmer
9.7
Science
Nadia
Gabriel
9.5
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KIBWORTH HIGH SCHOOL
A COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE
Now available for hire throughout the year
for sports including:
badminton / tennis / netball / martial arts
Monday to Friday
5.00pm to 10.00p.m.
Saturday & Sunday
by arrangement
We also have available for hire various sized rooms within
the school for meetings, clubs & societies etc. Information on
how to hire the sports hall or rooms within the school and
current prices are available on request.
Please contact Vicki Newell for further details
on:
Tel No.: 0116 2792238
Fax No.: 0116 2796400
email: vnewell@thekibworthschool.leics.sch.uk
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Kibworth High School
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Kibworth Beauchamp
Leicester
LE8 0LG
Tel: 0116 2792238
Fax: 0116 2796400
email: office@thekibworthschool.leics.sch.uk
School Terms & Holidays
Academic Year 2015/2016
Autumn Term
* School Opens
Mid Term Break
* School Closes
Tuesday 1 September 2015
Monday 19 to Friday 23 October 2015
Thursday 17 December 2015
Spring Term
School Opens
Mid Term Break
School Closes
Tuesday 5 January 2016
Monday 15 to Friday 19 February 2016
Thursday 24 March 2016
Summer Term
School Opens
May Day
Mid Term Break
School Closes
Monday 11 April 2016
Monday 2 May 2016
Monday 30 May to Friday 3 June 2016
Friday 15 July 2016
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Note that KHS have made two changes to the current
LCC county schools dates, highlighted in blue.
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