Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• YES IT DOES!

  Tue 20 Jul 2021
  

• Elmer’s Big Art Parade, Maidstone!

  Fri 16 Jul 2021

  The Elmer Parade celebrates 30 years of the

  Heart of Kent Hospice.

  Like all art, the Elmers are supposed to be thought-provoking and reflect beliefs.

  The St Simon Stock Catholic School Elmer is installed in the Royal Star Arcade in Maidstone. If you get a chance to visit it, please do so.

  Our Elmer is painted in different styles to reflect the international backgrounds of the students and staff at our school.

  https://www.hokh.org/support-us/events/elmer-s-big-heart-of-kent-parade/

  “Why not download the free Elmer’s Big Heart of Kent Parade app to help you explore the city. The app will help you find all the Elmers located from Vinter’s Nature Reserve to The Royal Star Arcade and everywhere in between!

  When you find an Elmer, you can enter the 4-digit code into the app and you might unlock a reward from one of our sponsors. There are lots of rewards to collect and competitions to enter. You can enjoy free tipples for the adults and ice cream treats for the kids, and enter in to win shopping vouchers and discounts on activities in and around the city.

  Plus, you can create a gallery of all the Elmers you see, tell us which Elmers you like and track how far you have walked whilst doing the trail.

  Download the app at the App Store and Google Play, click the links above or search for ‘Elmer’s Big Heart of Kent Parade’.”

  

• 😍

  Fri 16 Jul 2021
  

• Yes Indeed!

  Thu 15 Jul 2021
  

• Sports Day 2021

  Wed 14 Jul 2021

  Thank you to all staff and students for their support with Sports Day, yesterday. The whole event went as planned and it was fantastic to see the students after so long competing in great spirit.

  

• Chinese Week!

  Wed 14 Jul 2021

  As part of Chinese week, Year 7 Drama adapted Chinese folk tales and created puppets for our Chinese Shadow Puppet Theatre. They then performed them to an audience.

  

• Our Very Own Amazing Ice Skater!

  Wed 14 Jul 2021

  A very big congratulations to Erin Hutchinson from Year 8! She competed at Sheffield - British Ice Skating and was entered in the Basic Novice Ladies Free Dance event where she came 8th out of 26 competitors.  Click on the link below to see her performance!  She is amazing! 

  https://www.iceskating.org.uk/

  https://www.facebook.com/ssscskent/posts/4866894526670319?notif_id=1626255081281787&notif_t=page_post_reaction&ref=notif

   

  

• International Qualification!

  Mon 12 Jul 2021

  A truly International Qualification

  fit for the 21^st Century

  IB students came into school on Tuesday 5^th July to collect their exam results. Director of Sixth Form Mrs Bartlett, and some of the group celebrate the results.

   

  Twenty-two of the twenty-six International Baccalaureate Career Pathway Students (IBCP) collected their results on Tuesday 6^th July. This was our school’s first cohort to study the International qualification, which they began in September 2019.

  The course involves studying the IB core made up of language development (our students studied Turkish), Personal and Professional skills, a Reflective Project      (where students write an essay with a moral or ethical  dimension) and Service learning. Students study two IB Diploma subjects and one BTEC subject. These subjects and the Reflective Project attract UCAS points which enable students to gain a place at university.

  We have noticed a positive change in our students studying the IBCP. Not only does it develop their knowledge and skills in the subjects they are studying, but also their confidence, teamwork and soft skills relevant to higher education or employment. Our students responded positively to the demands of the course and should be proud of their achievements.

  Students will not find out in August after they receive their BTEC results, whether or not they have secured their first-choice university place.

  

• Heart of Kent

  Fri 09 Jul 2021

  The IB students raised £30 for this years Heart of Kent Sunflower Appeal the ceramic flowers where made in the Art Department.  Well done! 

  

• Poetry Competition

  Fri 09 Jul 2021

  During the school closure, the House Leaders ran a Poetry Competition. The competition was over two rounds. In the First Round the students had a choice of genres that they could write a poem about in any style they chose. The genres were – “Daily Life, What I see, Window to the World, Who do I say, I see me, Masks, Everyday life and Empty school”. There was an abundance of excellent entries which made it a very difficult task deciding on the finalists. In the end there were three finalists for each Key Stage. In the second round I decided to make the genre “Unlocked”, as we were able to be together in school again and see our friends. Deciding a winner for each Key Stage took me a while as the standard of the poems was incredible. The creativity that the students showed is to be commended. In the end Sara R (Year 7) and Joseph P (Year 11) were the winners and were presented with their prizes of an Kindle device by Mrs Hobbs. Congratulations to all of the students who took time to enter the competition, it has been an eye-opener appreciating the many talented students we have here at Stocky.

   

  Please see the link below to our fb page, where you will be able to enlarge and zoom in!  https://www.facebook.com/ssscskent/