Tag: The King Alfred School
Premier role for KAS students
The Performing Arts Department is hugely excited to announce the premiere of their movie, ‘Here’s Looking at You Kids’. Due to Covid, they were unable to put on the normal…
Learning brought to life with Year 6
Each year our Y6 children become curators of their own War Museum exhibits. This year we were once again able to invite parents in to look at their amazing displays…
Old Alfredians Are Out Of This World
The new issue of the Old Alfredians newsletter is out now – full of stories from alumnae across the world, it’s amazing seeing the legacy a King Alfred education gives…
World Book Day Dress-Up
In Lower School we delayed the dressing up part of World Book Day (which fell during lockdown) and allowed our students to let their imaginations fly on the last day…
Feeling The Rhythms With Year 5
In Year 5 our students have been using dance to express themselves. In the Y5 newsletter Mollie and Micaela explained what they’ve been up to: “In drama lessons we’ve done…
Making History With Y8
Year 8 students have been learning all about the slave trade in their History lessons this term. They were tasked with designing memorials to those whose lives were lost as…
Lockdown Portraits By Year 8
We’ve all seen a lot more of our own faces than we’re used to during lockdown (thanks Zoom!) but for our Year 8 artists this was a source of inspiration….
Upper School Show Trailer is live!
Because the Upper School Show couldn’t go ahead with an audience last term – it was filmed in socially distanced bubbles and has been edited into a fabulous film. Here is a teaser ahead of (fingers crossed) an official premier screening at the beginning of May.
Two Sides to Every Poem – Blake-Inspired Verse by Y9
English students in Year 9 have been studying Wiliam Blake’s ‘Songs of Innocence and of Experience’. Teacher Zoe explains: “These poems are influenced by Blake’s ‘The Lamb’ from ‘Songs of…
Poetry and pictures from Year 3
Our Y3 students have been sharing a lot of wonderful work from KASConnected classrooms and it really showcases their talents. Teacher Sally said: “We have been writing poems this week…
