Fri 17th May 13
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On Thursday 2nd May Rotterdam rugby cub visited Kingham Hill School and Chipping Norton Rugby Club. Roger Arthur, who is a Kingham Hill old boy, is now a coach at the Rotterdam club and so it was important to make links with them. They arrived at midday for lunch and were then given a tour of our school. The Kingham Hill rugby coaches alongside their Dutch counterparts then held a variety of rugby training sessions aimed at integrating the two sides.
After much fun and games the two sides travelled to Chipping Norton Rugby Club to play matches at U15 and U17 age group. Kingham Hill School has very strong links with Chipping Norton Rugby Club with many staff members playing for the senior sides and many more pupils playing for the junior teams. An U15 side compromised of mainly Kingham Hill players beat the Rotterdam touring side convincingly with a great deal of power and flair. The U17 match was contested by CNRFC’s U16 side that have been unbeaten this season and also won the County Cup. Chipping Norton were too strong for the visitors so many of the Kingham boys went and played for the Dutchmen and helped level the game by scoring two tries, although the numerous scores already converted meant that Chippy were strong winners by the time the final whistle blew.
On the pitch good friendships were made and what the Rotterdam players lacked in skill they certainly made up for in enthusiasm and the after match celebrations went on until late evening with ties, banners, shields and tops being swapped in friendship. We can safely say that strong links have been made, friendships have been forged and a great day in the sun was had by all!
N Stannard
On Thursday 2nd May Rotterdam rugby cub visited Kingham Hill School and Chipping Norton Rugby Club. Roger Arthur, who is a Kingham Hill old boy, is now a coach at the Rotterdam club and so it was important to make links with them.
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Mon 6th May 13
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We are nothing if not creative here at Kingham Hill!
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Mon 6th May 13
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We are busily preparing for our Trinity term Open Day and in excess of 80 visitors have booked in so far with the prospect of more bookings to come if other open days are anything to go by. Our visiting families will be travelling from all over the country and looking variously for day, boarding and weekly boarding places.
The day starts at 11am with coffee and Danish pastries, followed by tours of the school, boarding and day houses, classrooms, Leisure Centre, Medical Centre and pretty much everywhere else which are all open for families to explore and experience what makes Kingham Hill School special. This is followed by a presentation by the Headmaster at 12.40 in our lovely Chapel. A delicious lunch (which includes a separate table for our visiting children) rounds off the day.
There is still time to book your place. Whole family welcome so do come and join us.
We are busily preparing for our Trinity term Open Day and in excess of 80 visitors have booked in so far with the prospect of more bookings to come if other open days are anything to go by.
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Thu 25th April 13
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Both students and staff dressed up as a book character, which resulted in a rather interesting- looking Chapel. Mr Rees and Mr Elliot hosted Chapel with group of students talking about their costumes and why they loved the character they’d chosen. Chapel was then invaded by characters from The Hobbit, including a booming Gandalf, big footed Sam and Frodo and finally a fantastically creepy Gollum
Our first author visit was from Marcus Sedgwick, who spoke to Years 7, 8 and 9. Students heard about where he gets his inspiration and how he approaches his writing with careful planning and research. Students asked some interesting questions and after the talk Marcus signed books.
In the evening we had a lovely buffet for Years 10, 11 and Sixth Form, and then welcomed Meg Rosoff. Meg talked about her life and how it didn’t quite go in the straight line she expected as a teenager, and her very different way of approaching writing. Students had some fantastic questions for Meg, who stayed for some time after to chat and sign books.
Tuesday 23rd of April is designated World Book Day by UNESCO, also being Shakespeare and Cervantes’ Birthdays. Kingham Hill celebrated with a WBD chapel, dress up and two author events.
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