Year 7 Online Parents’ Evening

3rd November 2021Abigail Allen
Please be aware that bookings for our Y7 online parents’ evening will open at 9am on Monday 8th November. Basic personal details of the parent/carer (title, first name, surname, email address) and student (first name, surname, date of birth) will be required in order to log in and make bookings.
All information will be provided via an announcement on Class Charts, Kepier Facebook page and our website at 9am on Monday 8th November.

Year 9 – Focaccia Bread

31st October 2021Abigail Allen

Our year 9 learners were demonstrating some excellent bread making skills as they designed and baked their own Focaccia. Well done year 9!

 

**Engineering Club**

31st October 2021Abigail Allen
**Engineering Club**
Last half tern our engineering club that takes place every Thursday have been creating engineering drawings of an air engine, and then will begin to manufacture parts of the engine.
If you are interested please see Mr Conlin, or attend Thursday 2.50-3.50pm every week.
 
Well done to those all involved!

**Post 16 – Durham School for Girls**

17th October 2021Abigail Allen

FAO – Year 11 Girls – Durham School for Girls

Year 11 girls about our forthcoming 16+ Information Evening on Tuesday 16 November from 6.30pm and our Entrance Examination on Friday 19 November

 The below flyer is about our Governors’ Awards – these free places are awarded to academically gifted girls whose parents could not afford the tuition fees, recently a family commented that this had been a life changing experience.  We also have a number of Scholarships available as well as financial assistance in the form of a means tested bursary and could be up to 50% of the fees.

Governors Award A4

The 6th Form flyer also has information about our Open Morning on Saturday 20 November, this may be of interest to Year 10 students who are already thinking about where they will go after their GCSE’s.

6th Form Flyer

Please find attached information on our forthcoming 16+ Entrance Examination. If any year 11 pupils who might be interested in taking part, please let me know.

External – Application Form

Sixth Form Scholarships

Letter to enquirers with 16+exam information

Bank Details – Fee Acc

Registration and Ethnicity form 2021-22

**Year 7 Cookery**

14th October 2021Abigail Allen

Take a look at our wonderful year 7 learners. They have got straight into the kitchen work spaces in their technology lesson, and over the past few weeks they have been cooking up a a storm. Well done to you all, but below is a snap shot of some of our very talented year 7 chefs.

 

 

 

**Year 10 – Northumbria Police Cadet Scheme**

14th October 2021Abigail Allen

**Year 10 – Northumbria Police Cadet Scheme**

Applications are now open for Northumbria Police Cadets 3 year scheme. The below link is a short video about cadets to show you what we get up to.

https://www.canva.com/design/DAEElHo6-d0/DywLxp0_jb5e1Zj2gfDgPw/view?utm_content=DAEElHo6-d0&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink.

The Northumbria Police cadet scheme is an incredible three-year programme open to students in Year 10, where young people work alongside serving police officers, see behind the scenes of our stations and get involved with their local community.

They meet weekly and will be trained in a new subject, from learning the basics of the law to practical first aid skills.

Cadets get involved with high profile local events too – and could find themselves lending a hand along the route of the Great North Run, joining thousands of others in marching at a Pride event or doing a meet and greet at Sunderland Air Show.

Joining the cadets is a chance for young people to find out their strengths, make a whole new set of friends and find a sense of independence.

Applications are open now until 31st October. Find out more and apply now at:

https://careers.northumbria.police.uk/citizens-in-policing/police-cadet-volunteers/

**National Eco-Committee England**

13th October 2021Abigail Allen
*Would you like to be a representative of the National Eco-Committee England?**
As schools across the country recruit their Eco-Committees for the coming school year, so are we!
To emphasise how important it is that the Eco-Schools programme is youth led, 25 young people from Years 5 in primary to Years 13 in college are being recruited, to form the first ever National Eco-Committee in England. These determined young people aged 10-18 will support the Eco-Schools Team at Keep Britain Tidy as we try to ensure that all those in education have the opportunity to learn about environmental themes such as climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss. Working alongside Eco Schools, awarding body OCR, Speakers for Schools and children’s author and environmental activist Georgina Stevens the National Eco-Committee will help green the whole curriculum and guide other young people on how to begin a career in the environmental sector. We actively encourage young people to apply who enjoy subjects that are not always considered to be ‘environmental’ and young people who may never have had the chance to join a school council or youth group before- all we ask is that you want to make a difference and help protect our planet!
 
Take a look by following the link below:
https://www.eco-schools.org.uk/eco-projects/national-eco-committee/
If you would like further information, please see Mrs Read, or contact at reads@kepier.com or come along on Tuesday or Thursday in SID fom 2.50pm-3.50pm.

**Year 10 Opportunity – Kepier Honours Programme**

13th October 2021Abigail Allen

 

It is brilliant to have had so much interest in applying to become a lead learner. Thank you for all the questions, and keep them coming to myself or Miss Taylor.

Even if, during assembly, you didn’t think this might be for you. I would really encourage you to take another look and see if this would be of of interest. It is a great opportunity in many ways.

Please see attached documents regarding all information around the role, and the link to the application form!

Honours Programme Application Form

Information on Year 10 Kepier Honours Programme

Good luck to you all!

**Friday 8th October – Hello Yellow World Mental Health Awareness Day**

8th October 2021Abigail Allen

**Friday 8th October – Hello Yellow World Mental Health Awareness Day**
This week during coaching sessions and the assemblies, we have been talking about the importance of looking after our mental health, how to ask for help, and the support that is available.
Tomorrow we are asking our Kepier community to turn things yellow to show your support and raise awareness this Friday 8th October for #HelloYellow. We are asking you to use the attached images and turn your profile pictures, cover images, backgrounds and screen savers yellow.
We would love to show our support for this as a school, so we would encourage you if you can to get involved.
#helloyellow

**National Poetry Day**

7th October 2021Abigail Allen

**National Poetry Day**

Today at Kepier we are celebrating National Poetry Day. During our Key stage 3 English lessons, learners will be reading, and delving into the favourite poem of their English teacher.

We have a number of activities and competitions that you may choose to get involved with. Take a look at the PDF below for all that is on offer.

National Poetry Day – Activities and Competitions

#NationalPoetryDay

 

 

**YEAR 7 MUSIC CONCERT 2021**

5th October 2021Abigail Allen

**YEAR 7 MUSIC CONCERT 2021**

Our year 7 learners had the pleasure of a music concert as they started Kepier. Mr Smith (Head of Music) Miss Skoropinski, Mrs Ashton, and alongside our music coaches, they performed a great selection of songs!

If you are interested in learning how to play a musical instrument, please do head along to the music department for more information.

Contact Mr smith via class charts or email Smithc@kepier.com

 

**Space Week at Kepier**

5th October 2021Abigail Allen
**Space week at Kepier**
This week in the science department, we will be celebrating International Space Week!
The science teachers have planned some activities and tasks during certain lessons around space, so if you have any space related questions, please write them down and remember to ask your teacher!
 
STEM are also running an event all day on Thursday 7th October over on their website. Although you will be at school when some of these events will be happening, they do continue into the evening if anyone is interested in logging in to the events. They can be found at:
 
https://stemfest.org.uk/
 
The events include careers in space, training to be an astronaut and even a tour of the local observatory at Kielder.
 
If you have any questions, please speak to your classroom teacher.

6th Form Open Evening – St Roberts of Newminster

30th September 2021Abigail Allen

Year 11 students have been invited to attend the Open Evening on Thursday 14th October, starting at 5.30pm and finishing at 8pm.

During the evening there will be a talk by Mr Juric, Headteacher, and time for students to visit
Department information stands. Subject teachers and current 6th Form students will be available to offer advice and guidance on particular areas of study. Students will also be able to explore the range of enrichment opportunities that we offer.

Open Evening Letter to Schools Oct 2021