Mr Malton-Earl and Mrs Tansey took 40 of their Year 11 RE students to Durham Cathedral on Thursday 18 December. The students were welcomed into the Cathedral and had the opportunity to explore a major place of Christian worship and pilgrimage, learning about the story of St Cuthbert and the origins of Christianity in the North-East. A really good and valuable day for all involved; students got to see what they have been learning about in class in real life and got to discuss and debate Christan teachings and values demonstrating a sound understanding of their curriculum.
As the term draws to a close, we are delighted to share our final Whole Class Reader of the year, A Visit from St Nicholas, brought to life by our Year 12 Reading Ambassadors, who have recorded the poem alongside their Year 10 reading partners.
Since September, these pairs have been reading together weekly, with a clear focus on building confidence, fluency and reading habits. Over time, those regular sessions have also built strong, supportive relationships, which really show in the recording.
We are incredibly proud of our Year 10 students for the commitment they have shown and the progress they have made. Their growing confidence is a testament to their effort and resilience. We are equally proud of our Sixth Form Reading Ambassadors, who have volunteered their time week after week, turning up consistently, modelling excellent reading habits and offering encouragement and support.
This project reflects what we value at KEVI: reading at the heart of our curriculum, students supporting students, and traditions that bring us together as a school.
We hope you enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed putting it together.
Happy Christmas!
We would like to thank all of the students, staff and parents that have donated to the Wansbeck Food Bank this year. Food poverty continues to be a significant challenge for so many in our community and these donations will help to support those that need it most this Christmas.
Year 11 Drama students had a fantastic time at the very first show of the Theatre Royal’s Aladdin. Students were able to enjoy the show and see their learning come to life. For their GCSE students study the traditional British genre of pantomime, watching the show they were able to see the devices used to make it a truely unique form of theatre.
All of the students had a great time and really enjoyed the show.
Students Helen and her younger brother Arthur are raising money for the sixth year in a row in support of the RNLI.
The are doing a “musical advent calendar” (posting a video of them playing a Christmas song each day). The duo have already raised in excess of £13000 over the past few years and aim to raise another £2000 this year.
To support Helen and Arthur you can follow and donate, if you can, across a number of channels:
Facebook https://facebook.com/
Twitter https://x.com/music_
Just Giving https://www.justgiving.
Students and staff have given generousy over this week, in the spitit of Christmas. We had a fantastic collection for Wansbeck Valley Foodbank and were overwhelemed by the volume of donations.
This continued with our annual Christmas Jumper non-uniform day on Thursday 19 December. Students enjoyed a festive lunch and raised over £400 for Save the Children. Donations can still be made via MCAS.
Year 9 School Council members organised their very own bake sale; the students coordinated volunteers from across the year group to bake, donate and sell cakes. The Year 9 students raised over £100 for their nominated charity; Christian Aid.
The RE department took 38 students to Durham Cathedral on Wednesday 18 December. The students were welcomed into the Cathedral and had the opportunity to explore a major place of Christian worship and pilgrimage, learning about the story of St Cuthbert and the origins of Christianity in the North-East, as well as seeing the practices they have been learning about including attending the service. A really good and valuable day for all involved.
Parents and members of our community were treated to a wonderful evening’s entertainment last Friday at our annual Christmas Cracker.
We were treated to wonderful performances from KEVI Jazz Band, Ceilidh Band and Concert Orchestra as well as renditions from our steel pans. Performances were interspersed with quiz rounds prepared by our senior students and the evening concluded with a stella performance by our wonderful; choir
We would like to thank all of the students, staff and parents that have donated to the Wansbeck Food Bank this year. Food poverty continues to be a significant challenge for so many in our community and these donations will help to support those that need it most this Christmas.
Year 11 student Helen and her younger brother Arthur who is in Year 9 both love the water and are keen sailors and are raising money again this year for the RNLI.
Over the years they have raised over £10,000 for the R.N.L.I., by busking and in the last 4 years by their musical advent calendars.
Last year it raised over £2700 for the RNLI, and they would love to smash their record this year. In return, each day they will be uploading a musical performance, and hopefully spread some Christmas Cheer. Please see their Just Giving page if you wish to donate.
Headteacher Clare Savage commented “It is great to see this pair in musical action again. We are so proud of these hugely talented students. They have set their target to £2000 which would take their total fundraising for the RNLI to £12,000 ”
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