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Issue 7 November 2012 1
Issue 7 November 2012
HEADITORIAL
Dear Parents and
Students,
Staff, parents and friends
of the Year 11 and Sixth
Form girls who are
studying Music at the
school were excellently
entertained last night at
the GCSE/A Level
Performance Evening. A
wonderful array of talent
was on show. Many
congratulations and
thanks to all the girls who
took past and, of course,
to our Director of Music,
Mr Lloyd.
This week we have
launched a new
Behaviour and Sanctions
policy at the senior
school. This has been
established, in part, in
response to concerns
from girls that there are
sometimes
inconsistencies in how
school rules and
sanctions are applied.
We hope the new policy
will clarify rules for the
girls and will discourage
behaviour that interrupts
good teaching and
learning or prevents
anyone from fulfilling
their potential.
Parents can read the
policy on our Portal using
the new parent log-in
system and following the
Senior School Letters link.
Have a good weekend.
Jennifer Smith
While the rest of the school
were enjoying a lie-in until 7am,
at 6.15 in the morning 19 girls
from years 10 to 13 arrived
bright and early at school
ready to begin the 12 hour
journey to L‟Institut Saint-Lô in
Normandy, France. I think it‟s
fair to say we were all fairly
terrified at the prospect of
spending almost a week with a
complete stranger and their
family especially because we
were all instructed that no
English was to be spoken.
Ten girls from Years 10 and 11
recently took part in the first
BHHS Spanish Exchange to
Seville in the southern province
of Andalucía. On our arrival at
IES Nervión we were greeted by
the students and teachers with
banners, speeches and a short
film celebrating the school‟s
recent 25th anniversary. Each
of our girls stayed with a family
where she was immersed in the
Spanish language and culture
from the start. In addition to
improving their language skills,
the girls sampled tapas,
danced flamenco, learnt some
Spanish songs and took in the
What we were greeted with
was exchange partners who
were happy to see us and
willing to put up with our
interesting attempts at the
French language.
Writing this on the coach back,
it‟s clear to see the difference,
in all the girls. Not only our
French ability and confidence
in speaking the language, but
we‟ve made friends that we‟re
all going to keep for years to
come.
Ellie Thompson, Head Girl
sights of Seville on foot,
including the Bull Ring, the
Cathedral, the Royal Palace
and the Museum of Fine Arts
with commentary provided by
one of the history teachers from
the school. The whole class
joined us for a day trip to
Córdoba and its imposing
Mezquita, originally built as a
mosque and later converted
into a cathedral by the
Christians. The weekend was
spent with families where girls
were taken to nearby towns
and places of interest,
grandparents‟ houses and
some even to holiday
Visitors from Neheim
We were delighted to welcome
30 German students, both boys
and girls, from our partner
school in Neheim on
Wednesday. They were visiting
Brighton for a few days to see
the sights and practise their
already impressive English.
While in school they enjoyed
lunch in the canteen and took
part in Year 8 and Year 10
lessons. There was a really
positive atmosphere in the
lessons and our girls learnt a lot
about life in Germany. The next
exchange with Neheim will
take place during 2013 (dates
still to be finalised).
Mr Condon
apartments on the coast. At
the farewell party many of the
parents approached me to say
how helpful and polite our girls
had been and what a pleasure
it had been to have them. We
are now very much looking
forward to repaying the
wonderful hospitality we
received on the return part of
the Exchange in March. I
would also like to thank Marina
Rengel, our Spanish Assistant,
who was our first point of
contact with the school and
who contributed so much to
the smooth running of the trip.
Ms O’Mahony
French Exchange – St Lô, Normandy
Spanish Exchange – Seville
Issue 7 November 2012 2
PE News
Congratulations to the Under 14
Netball team (Petra Solder,
Bella Allahiary, Katja Ward,
Atalanta Hinds, Olivia Simpson,
Emily Faull, Olivia Edwards, Emily
Parsons, Reianna Agnihotri &
Charlotte Dale who beat The
Towers this week 20 – 12.
Congratulations to the Under 13
Netball team who beat
Farlington this week 17 -7 and
the Under 18 Netball team who
also beat Farlington 27 -7. The
Under 18‟s were „on fire‟ There
is no stopping them. (The team
is Kate Button, Carla Boaks,
Alice Barrett, Joyce Tang, Mollie
Bower, Hannah Laurence, Win
Lawrence and a guest
appearance form Petra Solder
form Y9).
Good Luck to the Under 13 and
Under 14 teams who play in the
3rd round of the Sussex Cup
next week against Downlands,
Hassocks 3pm start at Home
Ms Osborne
On the 18th October our U16‟s
played in a Football
Tournament. They came 3rd in
their group and narrowly missed
out on the finals but played
brilliantly! Mrs Mostran
Good luck!
A massive well done to Emma
Ridley, Yr12 who has
successfully got through to
round two of the Youth Dance
England Young Creative‟s
project. This means that Emma,
her dancers and Miss James
have all been invited up to the
Royal Opera House at the end
of this month for an intense day
of choreography. The judging
panel (who include the likes of
Wayne McGregor – currently
the Artistic director of the Royal
Ballet and Richard Alston CBE –
one of the most established
choreographers in the UK) will
watch and interview Emma
during the day and then it‟s a
case of „fingers crossed‟! If
successful Emma and her
dancers will be one of 12
groups who will then have a
professional choreographer as
their mentor, take part in skills
boosting training weekends at
White Lodge (The Royal Ballet)
and then create a final piece
that will be performed at the
Royal Opera House in April.
Miss James, Head of Dance
The Year 10 and 11 GCSE
Drama groups and the Year 12
Theatre Studies students had an
exhilarating and terrifying
experience at a fantastic
performance of “The Woman In
Black” by Susan Hill and
adapted for the stage by
Stephen Mallatratt. They
travelled by coach to London
accompanied by Mrs Schilt, Mrs
Edwards and Mrs Ashdown. The
Fortune Theatre was a brilliant
setting and as we walked into
the theatre we were
immediately struck by the
atmosphere and the sense of
anticipation of what was about
to unfold. The two actors were
excellent in their versatility and
their ability to tell a spine
chilling tale with moments of
humour interspersed with
tension and fear. The journey
home was full of discussion of
the play and the clever use of
stagecraft and theatrical
devices. It has certainly made
a lasting impression on the
students. Mrs Schilt
World Record, Here We
Come!
On Tuesday 13th November,
we‟re going to be part of a
nationwide attempt to set the
record for the world‟s biggest
practical science lesson in
multiple venues. It‟s going to
involve scores of our pupils
across several different year
groups, as they conduct fun
experiments to calculate a
value for the earth‟s gravity.
Bean-bags and yo-yos are at
the ready! Joining us in the
attempt will be 20 other schools
who, like us, are part of the
Girls‟ Day School Trust (GDST),
the leading group of
independent girls‟ schools in
the UK. The attempt is being
made as part of this year‟s
celebrations of the GDST‟s
140th anniversary. Over 2,000
pupils will be participating
altogether. We‟re following
guidelines set by Guinness
World Records (GWR), and
everyone‟s very excited. Not
just the girls, either!
Wish us luck!
Calendar
All week: Y11 Shadowing
Tuesday 13th: World’s biggest practical science
Wednesday 14th: Y10 Physics trip to Sussex University
Friday 16th: Prize Giving @ 7.30pm
W hat’s on over the week end… Friday 9 November:
Saturday 10 November:
Click here to visit the website
From Saturday:
Sunday 11 November:
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Issue 7 November 2012 2
JUNIOR EDITORIAL
Dear Parents,
I do hope that you and
your families had a
fantastic half-term break.
With such a busy half
term ahead we are
certainly straight back
into the routine.
It was great to see so
many of you at Parents‟
Evening this week and
that it was a meaningful
opportunity to follow up
on grade cards. As I
have said to a number of
parents, I genuinely
welcome your feedback
on the experience as we
will look to improve it for
the spring term. The
signing up system
certainly needs looking
at but feedback from the
evenings themselves
seems to be good so far!
Recently at a Year 5
lunch we had a
discussion about
parenting issues and how
it can sometimes be
difficult to gauge what is
age appropriate or not
etc. Without wishing to
tell you how to parent, I
would suggest you might
look at
www.mydaughter.co.uk
which is run by the Girls
School Association, but is
a forum area for parents
and filled with
ideas/advice on all sorts
of topics but specifically
designed for those of us
dealing with girls! I hope
it might be of interest
Sian Cattaneo
The Travelling Book Fair is
in school next week!
It will be held in „The Den‟ from
3.10pm until 3.55pm on
Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday. This may be a
good opportunity to pick up
some early Christmas gifts,
which in turn gives the school
commission to spend on books
for the school library. As space
in this room is somewhat limited
we would ask that uggies are
left in the
sheltered
area
outside of
the main
reception.
We hope
to see you
there!
Christmas Song
Competition!
The deadline for handing in
your entry has now been
extended to next Thursday 15th
November. Remember, entries
do not have to be in the form
of written music, they can be
recorded in any convenient
format. Have a go! You never
know we may all be singing
your song at our carol concert
this year...
Mrs Roberts
SCHOOL NEWSFLASH
Parental Lunch for Year 4.1:
Due to unforeseen
circumstances this will now take
place on Wednesday 14th
November.
Woodwind Quartet visit
Year 6
Year 6 girls were treated to live
Baroque and Classical music in
the music room as four
woodwind players paid us a
visit. The girls learned about the
music, the composers and the
four instruments; flute, oboe,
clarinet and bassoon. There
was a special emphasis on
Mozart in preparation for the
girls‟ trip to Glyndebourne the
following day.
NETBALL
Another successful netball
fixture this week. We took the
U11a and the U10a squads to
play Our Lady of Sion in
Worthing. The Year 5 team
made some excellent passes
and worked very well as a
squad to secure a 4-0 win.
Brilliant shooting from Carla
Follett Pedreira gained her
Player of the Match this week.
The Year6‟s had a bit of a slow
start to the game, but knuckled
down and worked hard to
achieve a convincing 9-4 win.
The opposition awarded Player
of the Game to Olivia Heal.
We also hosted a home fixture
for the U10 „B‟ team. They
played well as a team but on
this occasion, narrowly lost.
Polite Reminder - When
phoning with regard to
reporting any absences, please
mention if your daughter should
be attending the After School
Club, and we can inform Miss
Page accordingly.
The Glamour of
Glyndebourne
We learned about the life of
Mozart, we listened to his music
played live by a visiting wind
quartet, we turned his opera
into a comic strip and as the
orchestra began to play the
overture to “The Marriage Of
Figaro”, it all felt very familiar,
something we had been a part
of for the last five weeks. But
nothing could have prepared
us for the sumptuous Moorish
set designs, the atmosphere of
late 1960s fashion and the
beauty of a Glyndebourne
vocal ensemble experienced
from the front of the stalls. As
the performance progressed it
was a joy to watch the faces of
our year 6 girls, who were totally
entranced by the story
unfolding before them. It was a
truly wonderful afternoon and
one which I hope the girls will
never forget.
Fair Trade Newsflash from
‘Lovethatstuff’
The Fair Trade Christmas Market
at the Friends Meeting House,
Brighton is now just being held
annually and this year is on
Saturday November 17th from
11am - 4pm. We hope that you
will want to join us - entrance is
free. We will have the usual
wonderful eclectic mix of stalls
with Fair Trade gifts for
everyone. For more information
go to www.lovethatstuff.co.uk
Week at a Glance – beginning 12th November Mon 12th: Year 2 Trip to Drusillas BOOK FAIR in Den near Nursery Tues 13th: BOOK FAIR Wed 14th: BOOK FAIR U11a&b Hockey, Farlington 2.30 Home U9 A&B Netball Copthorne 2.20 Away U11 ‘B & C’, U10 ‘C’ Brighton College, 2.30 Home