Browsing Category Years 7-9

Comic Relief

March 20, 2013 Comments Off

Comic Relief

Students in the Lower School got together and organised a fundraising event for Comic Relief. For a few weeks leading up to the day, a large group of the students asked people to sponsor them to do Onesie Fridays. On the actual day loads of them came in wearing their onesies as well as some [...]

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Gardening Club

March 8, 2013 Comments Off

Gardening Club

Since October half term a collection of the Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award candidates have volunteered their Thursday lunchtimes to complete projects in the garden. The students have recently worked really hard to prepare the allotments for planting up this spring. They have braved the cold snowy weather and recently started to enjoy [...]

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Year 9 Parents’ Evening 20 March

March 7, 2013 Comments Off

Parents evening Year 9

On Wednesday 20 March we will be holding our Year 9 Parents’ Evening from 5.30pm – 8.00pm.  We invite you to come along to meet with your children’s teachers.  The evening will be based in New Road House where we will be serving light refreshments throughout. We hope that you are able to attend and [...]

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Year 7/8/10 Parents’ Evening 14 March

March 7, 2013 Comments Off

Year 7/8/10 Parents’ Evening 14 March

On Thursday 14 March we will be holding our Parents’ Evening for Years 7, 8 and 10 from 5.30pm – 8.00pm.  We invite you to come along to meet with your children’s teachers.  The evening will be based in New Road House where we will be serving light refreshments throughout. We hope that you are [...]

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Motte and Bailey Castles

January 24, 2013 Comments Off

Motte and Bailey Castles

With the help of history teacher Chris Daniels, Year 7 have been securing the fortifications at Rochester Independent College.  As you can see they have designed and built their own Motte and Bailey castles.  The students have worked very hard to recreate the exact designs of these historical fortresses and I think you’ll agree they’ve [...]

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Expedition Club Year 9

January 24, 2013 Comments Off

Expedition Club Year 9

In the Spring Term we will be starting a new Expedition and Navigation Club for all interested Year 9 students. The club will provide an opportunity for students to complete their Young Navigation Star Award recognised by the Royal Institute of Navigation and the Mountain Leader Training Board. Alongside urban and rural navigation, students will [...]

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Lower School Christmas Plays

December 20, 2012 Comments Off

Lower School Christmas Plays

This term our Lower School students have been busy working with Drama teacher Deb to create some Christmas plays. The students themselves produced the ideas and the script and also made all their own props. Below are the plays that each year group put together and some pictures of the performances. Year 7 – Tomkins [...]

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Lower School Xmas Meal

December 19, 2012 Comments Off

Lower School Xmas Meal

On Monday 17th December our wonderful catering staff put on a fantastic Christmas meal for the Lower School students!

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12 with 12 on 12/12/12 at 12:12

December 18, 2012 Comments Off

12 with 12 on 12/12/12 at 12:12

On the 12th of the 12th at 12:12, Mike took a photo of his 12 Year 9′s all holding 12 items each at 12:12!

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Swimming Success

November 20, 2012 Comments Off

Swimming Success

Our very own Jonathan Bailey in Year 9 took part recently in the Annual Kent League Gala at Margate in the under 14′s race. Jonathan and his team took First place and won the trophy featured above. Well done Jonathan!

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Year 9 Parents’ Evening 22 November

November 6, 2012 Comments Off

Year 9 Parents’ Evening 22 November

On Thursday 22 November we will be holding our Parents’ Evening from 5:30pm – 8:00pm in New Road House where we will be serving refreshments throughout. We warmly invite you to come along to meet with your children’s teachers.  This year we are using an appointment system for the students to book specific time blocks with the staff [...]

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Year 7/8/10 Parents’ Evening 13 November

November 6, 2012 Comments Off

Year 7/8/10 Parents’ Evening 13 November

On Tuesday 13 November we will be holding our Parents’ Evening from 5:30pm – 8:00pm in New Road House where we will be serving refreshments throughout. We warmly invite you to come along to meet with your children’s teachers.  This year we are using an appointment system for the students to book specific time blocks with [...]

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Activity Week

September 28, 2012 Comments Off

Activity Week

The theme of this Activity Week was Evolution and Caz put together a busy schedule for our Years 7-9 to help broaden their knowledge of the subject. Everyone behaved beautifully and the students were a real credit to the school on every trip during the week. On Monday we went to the Natural History Museum [...]

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Badminton Success

September 21, 2012 Comments Off

Badminton Success

Our very own Anna Steer in Year 9 competed at the Kent Badminton Tournament last weekend in Tunbridge Wells and was awarded a Silver medal. Congratulations Anna, that’s fantastic!

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Sports Day 2012

July 9, 2012 Comments Off

Sports Day 2012

On the last day of term, Annika and our new sports teacher Jon Waite organised an activity morning for the Lower School. Unfortunately the weather didn’t quite hold out for us but they still managed to create a packed morning of activities to test our students’ puzzle solving skills and sporting prowess. Split into 4 [...]

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Imitating Artwork

June 14, 2012 Comments Off

Imitating Artwork

This week, Carmel and her Year 9′s have been very busy in the art department, recreating some famous artwork using themselves! I think you’ll agree they have made a bold effort. Come along to the Summer Festival on Wednesday 27 June, 4pm – 8pm where you will be able to see a whole lot more. [...]

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Vegetarian Week

June 6, 2012 Comments Off

Vegetarian Week

A few weeks ago it was Vegetarian Week! Whilst we have many meat happy staff and students in the college, on the 21st and 22nd May our canteen staff ran an entirely vegetarian menu for everyone to try. Up in Star Hill we had vegetarian pizza, quiche, curry amongst other choices and the students down [...]

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Jubilee Party

May 24, 2012 Comments Off

Jubilee Party

In celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, we threw a street party for the Lower school today. Floss and Dallas did an amazing job putting together a whole room full of delicious food and festive cakes for everyone to munch on! Carmel and her art students created some fantastic artwork to decorate the room with [...]

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Fun in the sun

May 24, 2012 Comments Off

Fun in the sun

On nice, bright sunny days  a very kind selection of teachers take our Lower School students over to Jackson’s field so that they can get some fresh air during their lunch break and have a run around . Or in the case of Phoebe here, go a little nutty!

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Activity Week

May 18, 2012 Comments Off

Activity Week

We are once again arranging our Lower School Activity week, which will take place from 25-29 June. This year the central theme is ‘water’ and includes a range of activities to form part of the curriculum across a number of subjects.  Some of our students have been studying World War 1, which will be included [...]

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