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JUNIOR VIEWS NEWSLETTER
FRIDAY
28 April 2017
N at i o n a l C h a m p i o n s
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The U13 team successfully defended the English Chess Federation
National title at the final
held at Hertford College,
Oxford. The day began
with a talk by Professor
Peter Millican, a correspondence chess Grandmaster, about artificial
intelligence and the use
of computers in chess.
After lunch, battle commenced in the college
dining room. The King’s
team of Ranesh, Rajeiv,
Anish and Seb soon took
up residence on “high table” by claiming a share
of the lead after round 1,
before a convincing 4-0
victory in round 2 saw
the team surge into a lead
they never relinquished.
Despite being pushed
all the way by St. Paul’s,
King’s claimed the title by
a single point, losing only
one game throughout the
competition and finishing
with a tremendous score
of 13.5/16.
King’s College Junior School Southside Wimbledon Common London SW194TT +44(20)8255 5335 www.kcs.org.uk [email protected]
Ski 2017
On the 1 April 2017 41 other boys and I met at King’s for the start of
what was going to be a very enjoyable ski trip. After two long coach
rides and a flight we arrived in Claviere. We were staying in Hotel
Roma and after some careful seat choosing at diner we had our skis
fitted. Early next morning we were up and ready for our first day of
skiing! It snowed quite a lot that day, which was good as it gave us
the snow we needed for the rest of the week. In the evening (after
playing several games of pool) the evening activities would begin. Mr
Cuming was great at running games of Mafia but my personal favourite was the skidoo ride to the hot chocolate café in the mountains!
Seven days passed so quickly and we were soon on the flight home
to London. It was a great trip and the staff were brilliant throughout.
Rhys URM
P r i o ry C h e s s C h a m p i o n s h i p s
Congratulations to Rajeiv, who won the inaugural Priory Chess Championships (held in the New
Hall just before the Easter holiday). Rajeiv won on tie-break from Ranesh, with Anish finishing
3rd. Caleb won the U11 trophy with Shivam 2nd and Shahvez 3rd. Age group medals went to Seb
(U13), Mark (U12), Ivan (U11) and Otis (U10). 36 boys took part, and the event was notable not
just for the quality of the chess, but also for the great spirit and sportsmanship on display. Well
done to all the competitors.
Up in the air
The transition boys investigate the power of air ahead of their next technology
project which will use pneumatics.
All hail the return of the cricket season...
Junior Forum met recently and were delighted to welcome Mrs Morren to discuss Communication Cards and Mr McCluskey to talk about PE and Games.There
were lots of interesting points made on both topics and both our visitors enjoyed hearing the pupil voice on these important areas of JS life. The meeting was
chaired extremely well by URJS Rep Theo and UR Form reps will be feeding back to the whole school in an assembly soon.
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BIRDS
The birds are back! Once again
Rushmere was delighted to be
part of Deen City Farm’s incubator scheme. We have 10 eggs in
an incubator and are all excited
to see how many will hatch after
21 days. We’ll keep you posted!
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Wimbledon Park Golf Club hosted our annual parent-boy golf competition on Wednesday 29th March.
For once, the weather was almost clement and there was some great golf on display. Nearest the pin
(adult) was Will’s dad; nearest the pin (boy) was Kalyan and the overall winners were Kalyan and his
father.
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Rushmere Gardening Club started at the end of last term
as a keen group began by clearing debris and planting up
seeds. Antoine, Charlie, Oscar, Raoul and Joe have worked
hard excavating the path, removing nettles and stones and
deciding what we can do next. Raoul and Antoine have
planted up the two beds. Beans, sunflowers and poppies
have all germinated and started to grow successfully. Joe
has started to add support sticks to the beans. We are
establishing a good watering routine. The boys are really
good at working together and using the time to make a
real difference to this space.
The plan for future weeks is to see how the plants progress,
as well as make a den, restoring a hidden bird house and
planting up another area.We will keep you updated but do
come and visit on a Friday lunchtime.
Gardening Club book of the week: The Secret Garden by
Frances Hodgson-Burnett
Egyptian Workshop
The Ancient Egyptian
Workshop was great
fun. First we mummified a body and sent it
to the afterlife. After
that some boys got
dressed as a pharaoh
and a mummy. We
were told the story of how Egypt was
created and then we
danced like Egyptians.
It was really funny and
we learnt a lot about
Ancient Egypt as well.
Xander TB
K ing ’ s P iano C ompetition 2017
Junior Duet Class
Winners:
Ivan (Third Form) and Malachy (Upper Remove) who played Rachmaninov’s
Barcarolle from ‘Six Morceaux’, Op. 11
Commended:
Rafael (Third Form) and Jamie (Lower Remove) who played Grieg’s Norwegian Dance
Second and Third Form Class
Winner:
Desmond (Second Form) who played Beethoven’s Sonatina in F major
Runner-up:
Ivan (Third Form) who played the Allegro from Beethoven’s Sonata in F minor,
Op. 2 No. 1
Commended:
Vikram (Second Form) who played Abandoned Outbuilding by Mark Tanner
Thomas (Third Form) who played Chopin’s Sostenuto in E flat major
Lower and Upper Remove (and Senior School Year Seven) Class
Winner: Jonathon (Upper Remove) who played Schubert’s Impromptu No. 3
in G flat major, D. 899
On Wednesday 26 April pupils from both the junior and senior schools competed in the final round
of our annual piano competition. 55 pupils had entered for the first round in March and 25 proceeded
to the finals. In addition to the solo classes, a piano duet category was also included for the first time.
Our adjudicator, the concert pianist, teacher and artistic director of PIANO WEEK international masterclasses, Samantha Ward, was hugely impressed with the standard of playing. She (and the audience)
also enjoyed the professional standard of the spoken introductions given by all of the competitors to
their pieces. She described the standard of playing as ‘absolutely amazing’ and it was very challenging
to make the decisions about the various prizes. After much deliberation, the prizes in the junior school
were awarded as follows:
Runner-up:
Lucas (Lower Remove) who played Chopin’s Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op.
posth.
Commended:
Jamie (Lower Remove) who played Merikanto’s Valse Lente
Malachy (Upper Remove) who played Mendelssohn’s Song Without Words in
A flat major ‘Duetto’, Op. 38 No. 6
The OVERALL WINNER in the Junior section was Jonathon, who also
received the Junior King’s Piano Competition Cup
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Believe it or not, but the summer term is upon us. There may have been a sprinkling of snow in the air but, very much
like the Hillary, Ross, Shackleton et al, the Junior School boys took to the field regardless. The Junior School 1st XI had
contrasting outcomes in their two cup matches with a very tough draw against Cumnor House on the first day back.
Hostile bowling and some muscular batting ultimately were the deciding factors for the visitors to King’s. One of the
most pleasing aspects of this fixture though was our boys’ resilience in trying conditions. As an Englishman I have been
raised on many a collapse, but this was not the case and for the team to bat out the overs was a feat in itself against the
strongest U13 bowling attack I have seen in my time teaching. Tuesday of this week saw a victory for the same group of
boys against Emanuel, with Kit scoring an impressive 72 and, most pleasingly, the wickets being shared around the bowlers. A good run in the Surrey Schools’ Cup will be a great confidence boost for this squad of boys. Elsewhere around
the cricket grounds, there were comfortable victories for the U13Cs, Ds, and Es against King’s House down at Kingsway
yesterday, where the boys’ energy and enthusiasm were very evident throughout. I attach considerable importance to
standards when playing sport, and cricket gives us the opportunity to demonstrate this by clapping a batsman on and off,
encouraging each other in the field, and showing the discipline to bowl to attacking fields throughout an innings, all of
which happened at these home fixtures. The 1st XI secured their second victory of the term against King’s House away
from home, but the U13Bs found life tough against a Wilson’s A team on Tuesday and, equally, the 2nd XI just fell short by
24 runs against King’s House yesterday – the bowling extras column scoring a little too heavily.
Later today, the U10ABCD teams will start their seasons against Northcote Lodge, and we have our first tennis fixtures
of the term against Rokeby with the U9, U12, and U13 teams on the courts. The U11 cricket team have their first round
of the Geoff Richards Cup, and the U12C and D teams play Wilson’s. We are very much up and running with our busy
schedule, and I would like to thank you all for your continued support. Reports to follow in next week’s edition of ‘From
the Pavilion’. RPM
Art Club
The Art Club kicked off the summer term
with these fantastic studies of lilies.
Art Of the Week
B e n LRA
Name :
House :
Form :
Monthly Maths Challenge - May
Open to all year groups
CRICKET SEASON!
Harry, Larry and Barry were the
top three batsmen for their team in
the cricket match this week.
Harry scored 8 more runs than Barry.
Larry scored 5 more runs than Harry.
Altogether they made 72 runs.
How many runs did they each make?
Harry ____ Larry ____ Barry____
Post your solution in the box in P5 for the chance to win a prize!
Every good attempt will receive a Distinction.
Deadline: Monday 29 May 2017
Word of the week:
bonanza – a large amount of something desirable.
From the Latin bonus (= “good”)
As the opening bowler reached the end of his run-up, Easter’s chocolate bonanza seemed a long
time ago.
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