Kings Town School

Volleyball Update

Board of Directors — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:12:48 +0000

KTS recently entered teams in the ALCDSB volleyball tournaments, and you can check out how we did by looking on our Sports page (under ‘More’).

KTS remembers

Board of Directors — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:52:17 +0000

November 11th, 2011, saw the Grade 4 – 8 students from KTS attend the annual Remembrance Day service at Kingston’s Cross of Sacrifice. Our Head Boy and Head Girl laid a wreath on behalf of the school, and the choir sang a well received version of ‘Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream’. Kingston’s association with the armed forces makes it important that we remember all those who have served their country – indeed, we have a number of military families within our school community – and with the last combat veteran of World War One sadly passing away in May, remembrance was all the more poignant this year.

Lest we forget…

Autumnal House Day

Board of Directors — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:06:35 +0000

At the end of October, all the students at KTS donned their autumnal colours and took part in an afternoon of fun events in their House groups. All the activities were suggested by the school’s House Council, some of who gave up their time to organize and help run the afternoon’s entertainment.

There were traditional activities, such as pumpkin carving and ‘guess the number of candies in the jar’, as well as many others, such as some outdoor group games, a picture wall of the staff when they were (much) younger, a ‘bravery test’ that involved inserting your hand into the ‘brains’ of some unfortunate pumpkin donors (ask Andrew!) and some wonderful fortune telling from Mr Rixon, who certainly looked – and acted – the part!

Cross country success

Board of Directors — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:32:44 +0000

21 athletes from KTS participated in the annual schools’ cross country championships last week, and they all did rather well. Click on over to our sports page (under ‘More’) to see exactly how they got on.

Terry Fox would have been proud…

Board of Directors — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:36:33 +0000

Last Thursday, 6th October, all the children from Grades 1 to 8 congregated at Sangers’ Farm for the annual KTS Terry Fox Run. We were blessed with wonderful weather for the day, and under bright blue skies each grade took their turn at negotiating the cross country track around the farm. With our House Captains running alongside the younger students, the children (and some teachers!) made their way through the trees and fields, some running, some jogging and some walking, but all finishing.

As well as running in memory of Terry Fox the students were also running to gain points for their Houses, and when the dust had settled it was Wind (Yellow) who came out on top, narrowly ahead of Fire, Earth and Water. The Wind House Captains raised Mr Little’s replica Terry Fox running shoes as a memorial trophy (thankfully Mr Little hadn’t worn them to run in), but regardless of where everyone finished the day was a great success, with all those present playing their part in perpetuating the memory of Terry Fox.

The Snake Man visits KTS

Board of Directors — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:53:40 +0000

To mark ‘World Animal Day’ on October 4th, Matt Ellerbeck – aka the Snake Man – visited KTS not just with his collection of snakes but with his message about protecting and appreciating creatures of all shapes, sizes and species.

Some of our students appeared on the CKWS local news with Matt, and you can read the station’s report on proceedings here.

Sarah Tsiang visits KTS

Board of Directors — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:49:20 +0000

Last week, local author and poet Sarah Tsiang spent the day at KTS, spending time with students from Montessori all the way through to Grade 8. Sarah visited with the Montessori students last year, but on this occasion she was also able to work with our older students as well, reading a selection from her published stories and poetry and passing on tips about the craft of writing and the trials and tribulations of being a professional author.

Sarah’s latest book, Dogs Don’t Eat Jam and Other Things Big Kids Know, is available now and, whilst aimed at younger children, its story and illustrations are sure to bring a smile to the face of both young and old!

Terry Fox Run

Board of Directors — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:20:04 +0000

Please note that the KTS Terry Fox Run is now on Thursday 6th October, not Tuesday 4th as previously advertised. By kind permission, the run will take place at the farm property of one of our parents, and there will be more information in the newsletter you will be receiving shortly. As well as honouring the memory of Terry Fox, the students will also be running to earn points for their respective Houses, so House colours can be worn on the day.

Fun at the Fall Fair

Board of Directors — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:22:13 +0000

On Thursday September 15th, the Grade 3, 4, 5 and 6 students visited the annual Fall Fair at Kingston’s Community Memorial Centre. The students gained first hand experience in the ways of farming and agriculture, getting up close and personal with a number of pigs, cows, horses and chickens, and they were also treated to exhibits and talks on beekeeping, worm farming (really!), spinning wool and making maple syrup.

The highlights of the day seemed to be Maple the Mechanical Cow (with working udders), the bees in their apiary and the pigs in their pens, above one of which we really did find a spider’s web that we thought simply must belong to Charlotte herself, although Wilbur was not available for questioning at the time.

Many thanks to all our parent volunteers who helped make the day run so smoothly – we hope you had as much fun as the students!

Kendricks Park House Day

Board of Directors — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:28:28 +0000

The new school year at KTS got underway in traditional fashion with our House activity day at Kendricks Park. Students and staff took part in balloon races, wet sponge relays, dressing up games and egg and spoon races organized by Mrs Doucet, Yellow House (Air) won Ms Hamel’s gold rush and there were a pair of dramatic readings from Mr Rixon that utilized to the full the acting talents of a number of student volunteers!

With the House teams all showing that they could work well together, the day finished with swimming and ice cream (although not at the same time), and by the time we ventured home everyone was tired but happy.