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• Thursday 25 May 2023 Welcome Year 6!
• Wednesday 17 May 2023 Eco Committee Tree Planting Members of the #EcoCommittee have planted 60 saplings donated by The Woodland Trust. There are a variety of hedge and copse species which have been planted on the school field. A #Positiveenvironmental legacy which will bloom for #Wildlife and people to enjoy for years to come!#WoodlandTrust #Environment #KingJohn#KingJohnSchool #KJS #Benfleet #Zenith:
• Monday 15 May 2023 Jack Petchey Speak Out Congratulations to Francesca who took first place in the #JackPetchey#SpeakOut Regional Final this week! Francesca competed against students from other schools in the region and delivered a compelling speech called ‘The Power of Words’ which you can view at jpspeakoutchallenge.com. Francesca has now progressed to the national semi-finals - an impressive achievement. Well done Francesca!#KingJohn #KingJohnSchool #KJS #Benfleet#Zenith
• Tuesday 9 May 2023 Thorpe Park Trip We are planning #Trips to #ThorpePark and #AdventureIsland for our students! Please check your emails for more information!#Year7 and #Year8 Adventure Island Trip - 18th July 2023.#Year9 and #Year10 Thorpe Park Trip - 19th July 2023.#KingJohn #KingJohnSchool #Rewards #Zenith
• Friday 5 May 2023 Kings Coronation
• Friday 21 April 2023 Riley's Journey Let's get our Riley on her dream trip! Visit her Go Fund Me Page to read more about her story. https://www.gofundme.com/f/rileys-journeyhelp-make-smiley-smile-again
• Wednesday 19 April 2023 Cricket Club #Benfleet #Cricket club is looking for players for their girls team. Last half term we enjoyed two days of taster sessions. We looked at batting, bowling and fielding techniques. Thank you Benfleet cricket club for coming to visit!#PE #KingJohn #KingJohnSchool #KJS #Benfleet #Zenith:
• Tuesday 18 April 2023 Earth Day 2023 #DidYouKnow that April 22nd is #EarthDay and we are raising awareness this week for this by putting a focus on our #EnvironmentNoel, guest speaker from #Ahern spoke to our students about his company deals with waste... and how our school and Ahern can work together to help increase recycling rates and reduce waste overall!#Eco #EcoCommittee #KingJohn #KingJohnSchool #KJS #Benfleet #Zenith
• Friday 31 March 2023 Shakespeare School Festival Last week we attended the #Shakespeare School Festival at Palace Theatre.The event was a great success with our #KingJohnSchool students performing a powerful and engaging adaptation of the Scottish play (Macbeth). The students were a credit to themselves with impeccable behaviour and patience during the technical rehearsals and throughout the evening performance.They all did themselves proud and it was a great pleasure to watch students working together from #Year7 through to #Year12.#TeamWork #Drama #KingJohn #KingJohnSchool #KJS #Benfleet #Zenith
• Thursday 30 March 2023 Culture Day Last week, all of us at #KingJohn celebrated our first #CultureDayIt was an amazing event, organised by our #StudentVoice team. Well done everyone! Same again next year#YouSaidWeDid #KingJohnSchool #KJS #Benfleet #Zenith #Culture
• Tuesday 28 March 2023 Year 10 Maths Feast #KingJohnSchool hosted the annual #Year10 #Maths Feast for the local area of Southend and Chelmsford. The event is a fun educational maths event designed to challenge students who are hungry to work on their mathematical and teamwork skills!The two teams that represented us performed admirably! #WellDone#KingJohn #Benfleet #Zenith
• Friday 24 March 2023 Showdown 3 Dance Hoodies and T-Shirts have arrived for our students who will be performing at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday for the Saracens v Harlequins game!The game will be broadcast on ITV and BT Sport. Big thank you to @proexceldance for providing such a fantastic opportunity to our students!#Rugby #Dance #PE #KingJohn #KingJohnSchool #KJS #Zenith
• Wednesday 22 March 2023 Masterclasses Thanks to all the local primary children that attended our #Masterclasses ... and a big shout out to the #StudentLeaders that supported them!#KingJohn #KingJohnSchool #KJS #Benfleet #Zenith
• Tuesday 21 March 2023 Year 11 Media revision #Year11 #Media students have been working on #Revision for their exams with Rob Miller, Media Consultant.Students worked on developing some great knowledge for the course, well done to all.#KingJohn #KingJohnSchool #KJS #Benfleet #Zenith
• Friday 17 March 2023 Year 10 Interviews.
• Friday 17 March 2023 Red Nose Day It's #RedNoseDay !Well done to all the students today that are raising money for #ComicRelief#KingJohn #KingJohnSchool#KJS #Benfleet #Zenith
• Friday 17 March 2023 Well done to Zoe in Year 11 #WellDone to our amazing Zoe in #Year11 who won the #NationalChampionship for combined events at Sheffield at the weekend!#PE #Winner #KingJohn #KingJohnSchool #KJS #Benfleet #Zenith
• Thursday 16 March 2023 Auditions REMINDER: AUDITIONS WED 22ND. 3pm-4.30pm SWAYZE SUITE.Would you like the opportunity todance in #Miami in April 2024We are taking a group of students to be part of a huge performance opportunity in Miami, #USA in April 2024!This is open to students who will be in Years 9-13 next academic year (currently Yr 8-12).Any questions please see Miss Brockes#KingJohn #KingJohnSchool #Dance #KJS #Benfleet #Essex #Zenith:
• Tuesday 14 March 2023 Year 8 Rugby Tour to Wales Well done to the students that attended the #Year8 #Rugby Tour to Wales.The boys were brilliant at all times and took in lots of the #Welsh culture! They played two games against excellent opposition, losing a close game to Caerleon Comprehensive school and winning a hard fought contest against Rhiwbina Rugby Club on Sunday. They also took part in bowling and had a training session at Cardiff Blues Stadium - Cardiff Arms Park, as well as a tour of the Principality Stadium!Finally, they watched Cardiff Blues play Ulster in the United Rugby Championship competition. Well done to all the boys who toured.#KingJohn #KingJohnSchool #KJS #Benfleet #Zenith
• Thursday 9 March 2023 Hallman Photographic Competition Challenge Introducing ‘Hallmann Photographic Competition Challenge’, in honour of Robert Hallmann. Hallmann was a graphic designer, author and despite not being formally trained, a very talented photographer. A German by birth, he loved Essex and was proud to make it his home. He had a great curiosity in the world around him and saw images everywhere, whether the subjects were landscape, still life or people. Images are everywhere! You just have to look… 1st Prize receives £100. 2 runners up receive £50 Gift Vouchers. Including certificate and badge. Open to ALL KJS Students. Participants can submit only 1 photo. Submissions must be taken within the last year. Entrants will be asked to sign Prelease forms for us to use these images online and for advertising. Our first theme will be relating to our core values. Participants can choose from any of our core values as their theme preference. Participants must write a brief introduction as to why their photo relates to
• Wednesday 8 March 2023 Year 10 students develop their communication skills #Year10 students worked throughout the day to develop their #Communication skills with #KJS staff and the #Year12 #Leadership team.They really did themselves proud developing amazing speeches and delivering with confidence!#KingJohnSchool #KingJohn #Benfleet #Zenith
• Friday 3 March 2023 Miami 2024 Would you like the opportunity to dance in #Miami in April 2024We are taking a group of students to be part of a huge performance opportunity in Miami, #USA in April 2024!This is open to students who will be in Years 9-13 next academic year (currently Yr 8-12).Auditions: Wednesday 22nd March 2023 - 3PM-4:30PM in the Swayze Suite.Any questions please see Miss Brockes#KingJohn #KingJohnSchool #Dance #KJS #Benfleet #Essex #Zenith
• Thursday 2 March 2023 World Book Day It's #WorldBookDay and we're so proud of the staff that made it a success! You look fantastic!#WorldBookDay2023 #WorldBookDay #KingJohn #KingJohnSchool #KJS #Benfleet #Zenith
• Thursday 2 March 2023 Six: Teen Edition Tickets Tickets are now on sale for our production of Six: Teen EditionWednesday 29th March 6:30PMAll Tickets £6 eachAvailable to purchase on parentpay or by contacting the box office boxoffice@thekjs.com
• Thursday 2 March 2023 Saracens rehearsal A sneek peak at our #Saracens rehearsal. We're getting ready (and very excited!) to perform the the #Tottenham stadium on 25th March!#Dance #KingJohn #KingJohnSchool #Benfleet #Zenith
• Wednesday 1 March 2023 Mind Charity We are so proud of our students and the work they do to raise awareness for #MentalHealth ... not just during #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek but all through the year!We're pleased to say that the charity #Mind has recognised our fundraising endeavours!#KingJohn #KingJohnSchool #KJS #Charity #Benfleet #Essex #Zenith
• Friday 10 February 2023 Children Mental Health Week We round off our week supporting #ChildrensMentalHealth with a huge #ShoutOut to all staff and students that helped out this week, with decorations, fundraising and other brilliant events.George, you were amazing on #Piano ... thankyou! #MusicToOurEars#KingJohn #KingJohnSchool #KJS #Benfleet #Zenith
• Friday 10 February 2023 Dance Show 2023
• Friday 10 February 2023 N-Act Mental Health
• Tuesday 31 January 2023 BBC Look East Did you catch us on #BBC #LookEast yesterday regarding the role #KingJohnSchool played in the 1953 floodsYou can find us on iPlayer until 7pm tonight.#KingJohn #Benfleet #Canvey #News #Zenith

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