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• Tuesday 9 June 2026 Earth Day
• Monday 8 June 2026 Equity Centre
• Thursday 4 June 2026 Essex Music Services The students in our #RockSchool have been filmed for Essex #Music services! Watch this space for our finished project!#KingJohn #KingJohnSchool #Zenith
• Wednesday 3 June 2026 Magic Moment Trophy Well done to Leo who was awarded the #MagicMoment Trophy for a fantastic goal during a recent #Football tournament in Minehead!#KingJohn #Zenith
• Tuesday 2 June 2026 Winter Paralympic Snowboarder Matthew Hamilton It was really nice to welcome former student and Winter #Paralympic Snowboarder Matthew Hamilton back to school to inspire the next generation. Matt spoke to and answered questions from Year 7 students and then spoke to the students in our #SixthFormIt was great to see him!He has also donated one of his race bibs from this year's winter Paralympics in Italy, which will be proudly displayed on our international wall at the back of the new assembly hall.#KingJohn #Zenith
• Monday 1 June 2026 Year 7 Drama Ambassadors Congratulations and welcome to our new cohort of Y7 #Drama Ambassadors! They received their badges and certificates with Mr Steel who thanked them for displaying such strong Pride Values.They all put forward some wonderful applications explaining their passion and enthusiasm for drama, and now are part of a team who have extra benefits and responsibilities. They join an already buoyant team of other ambassadors which now covers years 7-10. Please watch out for the up-and-coming production “History Repeats Itself” on Monday 6th July – TICKETS ON SALE SOON!#KingJohn #KingJohnSchool #Zenith
• Friday 22 May 2026 Drama Lessons This half term, #Year9 have been studying juvenile crime in their #Drama lessons and have been improvising their own court case!#KingJohn #Zenith
• Thursday 21 May 2026 Food Preparation Work #Year10 #Food Preparation class making and creating Victoria sponge cake and jam making. Working on piping and presentation skills.#Zenith
• Wednesday 20 May 2026 DofE Assessment Expedition Well done to the #Year9 students that completed the #DukeOfEdinburgh Assessment Expedition last weekend. Please log your other sections on eDofE to ensure you complete your award.Ready to start planning your silver...?#KingJohn #Zenith
• Tuesday 19 May 2026 Essex Cup Champions! KJS U14 Girls Crowned Essex Cup Champions! 🏆Huge congratulations to the KJS U14 girls #Football team, who have been crowned Essex Cup Champions following an incredible and inspiring journey!The girls showed outstanding determination throughout the competition, including a fantastic semi-final victory over last year's Essex Cup champions. Their confidence and teamwork continued into the final, where they faced a strong and well-respected Redden Court side at Aveley FC.In what was an exceptional performance, the team went from strength to strength, dominating the game and securing a convincing 4–0 victory."Every single player was a credit to KJS on the day, demonstrating resilience, teamwork, and pride in representing the school. This remarkable achievement is a testament to their hard work and commitment, and we hope it inspires continued success across the rest of their sporting season. Well done, girls – we are incredibly proud of you all! " - Coa
• Monday 18 May 2026 Drama Workshop With Frantic Assembly #Year10 and #Year13 #Drama students recently enjoyed a high energy workshop from a visiting practitioner from theatre company Frantic Assembly.They learnt lots of physical theatre and teamwork skills that will support them in creating their practical pieces.#KingJohn #KingJohnSchool
• Friday 15 May 2026 Speak Out Challenge Regional Final We are incredibly proud to share photos from the #JackPetchey #SpeakOut Challenge Regional Final, where King John student CJ Carter represented the school among the top 18 students selected to compete in the regional finals.CJ delivered a powerful and inspiring speech centered around chasing dreams and persevering through challenges. His message reflected our Pride Values throughout, particularly positivity and resilience, as he spoke honestly about setbacks he had faced and the determination needed to overcome them. Through thoughtful metaphor and heartfelt delivery, CJ encouraged both the audience and judges to reflect on their own ambitions and to act upon them despite barriers or self-doubt.His performance was not only moving, but also inspirational for many students who may struggle with confidence or public speaking, proving that courage and perseverance can help individuals truly shine. As Dory famously says in Finding Nemo, “Just keep swimming.”#KingJohn #Ze
• Wednesday 13 May 2026 GCSE Food Students Our #Year10 #GCSE #Food students made their own puff pastry then created sausage rolls as a complex skill of combining, laminating and shaping.They used a temperature probe to check that their meat had reached 75'C or above for safe eating.#KingJohnSchool #Zenith
• Tuesday 12 May 2026 Chief Scout Gold Award Well done to Megan who has been awarded her #ChiefScout Gold award tonight! This is the highest award in scouts you can achieve! Amazing!#KingJohnSchool #KJS #Zenith
• Monday 11 May 2026 Hadleigh Youth Under 12's Well done to the KJS students in the Hadleigh Youth Under 12 team who, in front of lots of family and friends at Hullbridge Sports stadium, won 8-0!#PE #KingJohn #KingJohnSchool #Zenith
• Friday 8 May 2026 Warner Brothers Studios Our #Year10 and #Year12 #Film students visited Warner Brothers Studios this week! They took part in a fantastic workshop on Script to Screen and got to see some really rare #HarryPotter props and then had a tour of the amazing studio. An inspiring insight into the magic of film.#KingJohn #Zenith
• Thursday 7 May 2026 Language Leaders Our lovely #Year9 #Language leaders completed their second visit in April. The French language leaders taught the topics of Animals and Weather to year 3 students at Kingston and the Spanish language leaders taught Numbers and Birthdays to the year 3 class at Montogmerie.Our students have spent weeks planning and preparing these lessons and then delivered them themselves to the students. Both schools have commented on how professional and confident our students were and our language leaders have now been presented with a pin badge as they are two thirds of the way their language leader qualification.#KingJohn #Zenith
• Wednesday 6 May 2026 Royal Academy of Music After our amazing success of winning UNESCOs #Music film project 'Seeds of Hope' we have been invited to host this years event. Students from #Year9 are working with a Composer from the Royal Academy of Music to compose 'Seeds of Hope' take two.#KingJohnSchool #Zenith
• Tuesday 5 May 2026 Bronze DofE Training Weekend A huge #WellDone to our #Year9 students who successfully participated in a Bronze DofE Training weekend preparing them for their Bronze assessment. They showed positivity and resilience whilst navigating, cooking and working together as a team! #dukeofedinburghaward #KingJohn #Zenith
• Friday 1 May 2026 Mental Health Ambassadors and Peer Listeners Our wonderful students from #Year10 are being trained by Emma and Anton from #Evolve to be #MentalHealth ambassadors and #PeerListeners#KingJohn #KingJohnSchool #Zenith
• Thursday 30 April 2026 Well Being Techniques A big thankyou to Alex and Vicky from #StrongerHer and #Thriving who are working with some #Year9 students on #WellBeing techniques#KingJohnSchool
• Wednesday 29 April 2026 Ukraine Paired School #DidYouKnow that our Heads of School have been developing our links with our paired school in #Ukraine#KingJohnSchool #Partnerships #Zenith
• Tuesday 28 April 2026 Three Essex Cup Finals! What a fantastic week of sport with THREE Essex Cup finals! ⚽🏏First up, our U13 girls cricket team showed incredible skill and determination in the Essex Championships. After winning every game in their group, they earned a place in the final. Although they narrowly missed out on the win, reaching the final is an outstanding achievement—well done, girls!We also want to celebrate our U12 boys and girls KJS #Football teams, who both made it to their Essex Cup finals. They faced strong, experienced opponents and gave it their all. Making it to the final is a huge accomplishment and a brilliant experience for everyone involved.We're so proud of all our students—what a week! Bring on next season! 🎉#KingJohnSchool #PE #Sports #Zenith
• Monday 27 April 2026 Hallmann Photographic Competition Our annual #Photography competition is back!!#Hallmann #KingJohn #KingJohnSchool #Zenith
• Saturday 25 April 2026 World Book Night Brilliant to see the staff get behind #WorldBookNight#KingJohn #Reading #Literacy #Zenith
• Friday 24 April 2026 Southend United Football Club A group of #Year8 students are working with #SouthendUnitedFootballClub and their players and community outreach workers to put on an event which will aim to include lots of students in the concept of “Sport for All”Their aim is to encourage and motivate students and to engage them in social action projectsWe are so proud of our students for taking a lead on such an important project to foster a sense of inclusivity and community cohesion.#KingJohn #Zenith
• Thursday 23 April 2026 Jack Petchey Speakout Finalists Last week, #Year10 #JackPetchey #Speakout finalists delivered their speeches during the year 7 assembly!#KingJohnSchool #Zenith
• Wednesday 22 April 2026 Indoor County Cricket Final Congratulations to our U13 girls who finished Essex Runners Up in the indoor county #Cricket final. Very close games but unfortunately they just missed out on the title. We look forward to the outdoor season!#KingjohnSchool #PE #Sports
• Tuesday 21 April 2026 Kinder Essex Dominoes Challenge Thank you to everyone in the #KingJohn community for gathering so many cereal boxes for the #KinderEssex Dominoes challenge!#DominoesChallenge #CanveyIslandFoodHub #Charity
• Monday 20 April 2026 Reading Hour Send a photo of yourself reading a book on Thursday evening to Miss Hursk or your #English teacher to get 5 achievement points!Your face does not have to be visible in the photo but it should be clear that you are reading.#KingJohnSchool #KJS #ReadingHour #Reading

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