Issue 5 October 2012 1 Issue 5 October 2012 HEADITORIAL Dear Parents and Students, We‟ve had our doors open this week – at our Open Morning on Saturday and on Thursday at our Open Doors morning. The girls and staff have played host to hundreds of visitors and the feedback has been overwhelmingly complimentary: parents and girls have had nothing but good things to say about our pupils, their teachers and the warm, purposeful atmosphere at Brighton High. I am very proud to be Head of such a wonderful school. It has also been a week in which the girls raised over £500 for our twin school in Afghanistan. You will no doubt have read in the press this week about Malala, the fourteen year old girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban on her way to school because she has been a vocal and brave advocate for the education of teenage girls in the Swat Valley. A tragic reminder of how fortunate we are and how important it is not to forget all the other young girls, in places like Afghanistan and INDEPENDENT LEARNING TASK (ILT) Mr M‟s Y10 Chemists were recently given an ILT called “issues with fossil fuel combustion”. They had just one lesson to research and outline their ideas in groups of two/three and then had to complete it in their own time, whilst still working as a team. All of the girls, without exception, produced excellent work and demonstrated great teamwork and planning to finish the task, so it was commendation slips all round! Their work is on the portal in the form of an e-book. To view it, please go to the portal homepage, click on Chemistry and then on the Y9/10/11 icon. The work is titled “Y10 Combustion Work”. Well done to all. Mr Marsh Drama News 6 th Form Theatre Trip - On Friday 5th of October the Year 12 and Year 13 Theatre Studies students went to The Royal Court Theatre, London to see ‘Love and Information’, a new play by prolific British playwright Caryl Churchill. (See photo below) During the one hour and a half-long performance, a cast of 16 actors took on over 100 unnamed characters in 50 scenes. The themes of „love‟ and „information‟ were apparent in each of the scenes, and ranged from discussions about mathematics, memories and cyber relationships to scientific experiments! The show was incredibly fast-paced, and superbly acted by the talented cast, who had the audience laughing hysterically one moment, and then in quiet contemplation the next. The performance was hugely inspiring, and provided the students with excellent ideas to put into practice! On Wednesday the GCSE and A Level Drama and Theatre Studies groups went on a trip to see “Great Expectations” at the Theatre Royal Brighton. The play was an adaptation by Jo Clifford. It cleverly captured the theme of abandonment and decay with a symbolic composite set which served as a constant reminder of Miss Haversham‟s plight throughout. The audience was then transported into the many different locations through an abstract use of the set. We were entertained by melodramatic characters and visual elements such as a masked chorus who represented Londoners, dinner guests and even the sea when they whirled their black umbrellas in unison. We were certainly gripped by this play and fascinated by the story of Young Pip unfolding as seen through Adult Pip‟s eyes. Rehearsals are well underway for “Peter Pan”. We are already hugely enjoying putting together this spectacle of a pantomime. Look out for news of tickets; you won‟t want to miss the crazy Pirates, the manic Indians or indeed Peter Pan and the Lost Boy Band! Geography Trip 2012 The five year 12 geographers went on an exciting field weekend to the New Forest and Dorset. We stayed in a youth hostel with wild ponies as our nearest neighbours. Our initial concerns about the weather proved to be unfounded as it remained dry throughout the weekend. The main focus of our visit was to examine coastal erosion and management, as well as visiting eight different beaches around Poole Bay. On the final day of the trip we changed emphasis to look at some features of regeneration in a city. To do this we visited Southampton to look at studentification and how the city has been developed in recent years. During the trip, not only did we learn a great deal about Geography in the field, but we had really good fun! Layla, Sophie, Morgan, Clara and Melissa BOOK WEEK THANK YOU - A huge thank you to all those who supported Book Week. We raised over £550 and we are still collecting money from Book Auction and Dressing Up Day IOUs. This fantastic sum of money will do an enormous amount of good work to support our twinned school in Afghanistan.
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Issue 5 October 2012
HEADITORIAL
Dear Parents and
Students,
We‟ve had our doors
open this week – at our
Open Morning on
Saturday and on
Thursday at our Open
Doors morning. The girls
and staff have played
host to hundreds of
visitors and the feedback
has been
overwhelmingly
complimentary: parents
and girls have had
nothing but good things
to say about our pupils,
their teachers and the
warm, purposeful
atmosphere at Brighton
High. I am very proud to
be Head of such a
wonderful school.
It has also been a week
in which the girls raised
over £500 for our twin
school in Afghanistan.
You will no doubt have
read in the press this
week about Malala, the
fourteen year old girl
who was shot in the
head by the Taliban on
her way to school
because she has been a
vocal and brave
advocate for the
education of teenage
girls in the Swat Valley. A
tragic reminder of how
fortunate we are and
how important it is not to
forget all the other young
girls, in places like
Afghanistan and
INDEPENDENT LEARNING
TASK (ILT)
Mr M‟s Y10 Chemists were
recently given an ILT called
“issues with fossil fuel
combustion”. They had just one
lesson to research and outline
their ideas in groups of
two/three and then had to
complete it in their own time,
whilst still working as a team.
All of the girls, without
exception, produced excellent
work and demonstrated great
teamwork and planning to
finish the task, so it was
commendation slips all round!
Their work is on the portal in the
form of an e-book. To view it,
please go to the portal
homepage, click on Chemistry
and then on the Y9/10/11 icon.
The work is titled “Y10
Combustion Work”.
Well done to all. Mr Marsh
Drama News
6th Form Theatre Trip - On Friday 5th of October the Year 12 and Year 13 Theatre Studies students
went to The Royal Court Theatre, London to see ‘Love and Information’, a new play by prolific British
playwright Caryl Churchill. (See photo below) During the one hour and a half-long performance, a
cast of 16 actors took on over 100 unnamed characters in 50 scenes. The themes of „love‟ and
„information‟ were apparent in each of the scenes, and ranged from discussions about
mathematics, memories and cyber relationships to scientific experiments! The show was incredibly
fast-paced, and superbly acted by the talented cast, who had the audience laughing hysterically
one moment, and then in quiet contemplation the next.
The performance was hugely inspiring, and provided the students with excellent ideas to put into
practice!
On Wednesday the GCSE and A Level Drama and Theatre Studies groups went on a trip to see
“Great Expectations” at the Theatre Royal Brighton. The play was an adaptation by Jo Clifford. It
cleverly captured the theme of abandonment and decay with a symbolic composite set which
served as a constant reminder of Miss Haversham‟s plight throughout. The audience was then
transported into the many different locations through an abstract use of the set. We were
entertained by melodramatic characters and visual elements such as a masked chorus who
represented Londoners, dinner guests and even the sea when they whirled their black umbrellas in
unison. We were certainly gripped by this play and fascinated by the story of Young Pip unfolding as
seen through Adult Pip‟s eyes.
Rehearsals are well underway for “Peter Pan”. We are already hugely enjoying putting together this
spectacle of a pantomime. Look out for news of tickets; you won‟t want to miss the crazy Pirates, the
manic Indians or indeed Peter Pan and the Lost Boy Band!
Geography Trip 2012
The five year 12 geographers went on an exciting field
weekend to the New Forest and Dorset. We stayed in a youth
hostel with wild ponies as our nearest neighbours. Our initial
concerns about the weather proved to be unfounded as it
remained dry throughout the weekend. The main focus of our
visit was to examine coastal erosion and management, as well
as visiting eight different
beaches around Poole
Bay. On the final day of
the trip we changed
emphasis to look at some
features of regeneration
in a city. To do this we
visited Southampton to look
at studentification and how the city has been developed in
recent years. During the trip, not only did we learn a great
deal about Geography in the field, but we had really good
fun! Layla, Sophie, Morgan, Clara and Melissa
BOOK WEEK THANK YOU - A huge thank you to all those who supported Book Week. We raised over £550 and we are still collecting money from Book Auction and Dressing Up Day IOUs. This fantastic sum of money will do an enormous amount of good work to support our twinned school in Afghanistan.
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Pakistan, who have no
access to education or
to the life opportunities it
brings.
Have a good weekend.
Jennifer Smith
GOOD LUCK TO
Izzie Hughes in 12C who is
taking part in the
Glyndebourne Young Voices
project this weekend and next
after what seems like
interminable rehearsals in
Eastbourne!
Ella Dale in 7D is fast making a
name for herself as a star of
radio plays. She played Katie
Ann in “Katie Ann‟s Blog” by
Colin Bytheway directed by
Celia de Wolffe. Roy Hudd
played the part of her Dad. This
was on Radio 4. On 22nd
October she is being recorded
in the part of Nina Fawn in
Anthony Trollope‟s “The Eustace
Diamonds” adapted by Rose
Tremain. This will be on Radio 4
as well. We wish her every
success and look forward to
listening to it.
PE NEWS
Congratulations to The Y8s‟
Netball teams.
The A „ s beat Blatchington
Mill‟s Y9 in the league 13 – 0
The B team beat their Y9‟s 2 -1
Brighton League hockey
Congratulations to the Year 9
Hockey team who beat
Varndean 5- 5
And congratulations to the Y7‟s
who also beat Varndean this
week 7- 0
Congratulations to Harriet
Freestone who came fourth out
of 22 Trust Schools in the Breast
Stroke finals of this week‟s Trust
Swimming Gala. Many thanks
also to Hannah for being a
reliable and committed School
team swimming Captain.
The Under 16 Netball team
competed at this week‟s Trust
Netball Rally and although they
didn‟t win a magnanimous
effort was made by all! Well
done! Mrs Osborne
Culture Vultures
We were delighted to welcome
Professor Cedric Watts to BHHS
on Tuesday of this week.
Professor Watts engaged his
audience with a witty and
erudite journey to Greene-land
– a talk on Graham Greene‟s
„Brighton Rock‟. He reminded
us that the villainous Pinky is a
near neighbour, living at 55
Montpelier Road, and
unpacked Greene‟s allusions to
writers from Dante to Marlowe.
Year 10 matched Professor
Watts‟s literary references by
linking Greene‟s betting tip –
Black Dog at Brighton Races -
to the Grimm in Harry Potter!
The talk certainly inspired the
audience to read/re-read their
Greene.
Our next Culture Vultures event
is on Tuesday 13th November
and is called: ‘Walk on the
Wildside: the art of Maurice
Sendak’.
MORE NYLON RECORD
BREAKING AT BHHS!
Mr M‟s Y11 Double Science
group made nylon on
Monday. Annabelle Scott
and Imogen Staley managed
to pull out a strand of nylon
measuring 7 feet 7 inches! This
beat the recently set mark by
just 1 inch. The 8 foot barrier is
beckoning, chemists….!
Mr Marsh
What’s on over the week end… 1) Comedy Club 4 Kids – Komedia 13th October 2pm. www.comedyclub4kids.co.uk 2) Autumn Countryside Show. – Chichester 14th October 11pm – 1pm. www.wealddown.co.uk/ 3) Brightona motorcycle event – Madeira Drive. 13th & 14th October 10.30am – 5pm. www.brightona.net 4) Photography Walk – At the front of Brighton train station 13th October 3-5pm. http://worldwidephotowalk.com 5) 60th National Town Criers' Championship – Hastings. 13th October.www.hastings.gov.uk/community_living/
Annual Senior School Prize Giving
Our Annual Senior School Prize Giving takes place on
Friday 16th November at
7.30pm. Our guest speaker will be Karen Pickering,
Upcoming events Monday 15th: 11T Guild Week Tuesday 16th: Y10 English Controlled Assessment 6:30pm Sixth Form Open Evening Thursday 18th: GDST Great GDST Bake Off Spanish and French exchanges leave. HALF TERM
Temple Project Qualification We have reached the end of the first Temple Project Qualification cycle – the projects have been collected in, the assessment has been carried out and the awards have been decided upon. Prizes for Best in School at each level will be given at Prizegiving in November, and certificates to all those who have attained the required standard will be given out in Celebration Assembly at the end of this term. Mrs Ashdown, Mr Sherwood and all the teacher supervisors would like to thank all those who took part for the imaginative energy and sheer hard work they put into their projects. They are already looking forward to next year‟s entries!
Dear Parents, Thank you to parents for their patience during the signing up process for Parents’ Evenings this week. As I mentioned, we hope to find a better system (particularly for KS2) but I do know from experience that it is difficult to find a full proof system. Report Cards will be issued next Friday and then you will have the opportunity to follow this up after half term. Finally, may I thank all the parents for allowing their daughters to take part in our Open Event on Saturday. I am pleased to report that we had a very busy afternoon with lots of visitors all of whom were very complimentary towards the school, but especially , we had excellent feedback about our guides. It was a very successful event. Best Wishes
Sian Cattaneo
Nursery
There was a lot of excitement in
Nursery this week as we have
opened our creative workshop
and we already have some
works of art on display. The rain
hasn’t stopped our fun either…
with umbrellas up we’ve been
singing and dancing in the rain!
ORCHESTRA MEMBERS’
CONCERT: is now scheduled
for Monday 3rd December at
4.00 p.m. (instead of Tuesday
4th).
YEAR 4 BOOTH MUSEUM
On Monday Year 4 spent a
fascinating morning at the
Booth Museum studying
skeletons. The visit was part of
their Science topic of ‘Moving
and Growing’ and the girls
were given a talk by the
museum staff when they
arrived. They were shown lots of
different bones and joints and
were able to hand round a real
human skull! They also saw the
different shaped skulls of
predators like tigers, whose eye
sockets face forwards so they
can keep a sharp eye on their
prey. They then looked at lots of
other animals skeletons.
Highlights of our visit included
seeing the largest vertebra in
the animal kingdom (belonging
to a blue whale) and a
narwhal’s skull, with its beautiful
twisted horn.
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SPORTS NEWS
Netball: At the Burgess Hill
Tournament on Saturday the
girls found themselves against
some strong competition and
although they lost three of their
four matches, on occasions the
games were very close. With
only six minutes each way, it is
sometimes hard to gain the
advantage, but the girls fought
back in each match. A super
Netball fixture for U11s, A,B &C
teams against Farlington this
week. The girls played
fantastically as a squad
securing 3 convincing wins,
A’s 11-2, B’s 19-5 and C’s 9-2.
Special mention to Olivia Heal,
Clemmie Copeland and Arlette
Lewis for achieving players of
the games.
Hockey: A very close fixture for
the Year 5’s against HPPC. The
first game of the season went
well, holding the opposition to
a draw in the 2nd half. Special
mention to Amelia Russell in
Goal – an outstanding
performance!
There are two great events happening over the next few months
which your daughters may wish to participate in.
The first is on Sunday 11th November and is organised by
Brighton Phoenix Athletics Club, held at Preston Park. The
distances range from 800m for the U9’s to 1600m for the U11/U13
age categories. Full details and entry forms can be found at
http://www.brightonphoenix.org.uk.
The second is the Brighton Marathon Mini mile. This is a fantastic
event to be involved in. All competitors receive medals and
goodie bags which are included in the entrance fee. The details
are as follows:
Date: 14th April 2013 Time: 08:30 – 10:30
Race Categories: U11 – U13 – U15 – U18
Open to ALL youngsters from the ages of 7-17.
Cost of entry: £7.50 from 17th September 2012
£9.50 from 1st January 2013; £15 from 1st March 2013
Entry closes on 23rd March 2013
Please go to http://brightonmarathon.co.uk/minimile for full
details and to enter.
NEWSFLASH – CHANGES TO
THE CALENDAR
Due to conflicting events the
PARENT LUNCHES with Mrs
Cattaneo are to be moved to a
THURSDAY in future. For your
daughter’s form please see the
dates below:
October 18th
: Year 5.A,
November 15th
: Year 4.1;
November 29th
: Year 4.A;
January 10th
: Year 3.1
January 24th
: Year 3.A
February 7th
: Year 2.1
February 28th
: Year 2.A
April 25th
: Year 1.1
May 9th
: Year 1.A
May 23rd
: Reception
June 6th
: Nursery
Junior School week at a glance
Monday 15th
: Year 1 visit to Lewes Castle
Tuesday 16th
: Year 6 visit to Glyndebourne - Year 5 visit to Arundel Castle
Wednesday 17th
: U11 A&B Hockey v B.Hill Home 2.30 U11 ‘C’ Netball v Windlesham Away 2.30
Last Friday we held a ‘Big Fair Bake Sale’ at the Junior School which was a huge success. I was overwhelmed by the amount of fantastic cakes that came flooding in on Friday morning – we have definitely got some budding bakers in our midst! I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported the cake sale either by baking cakes or buying cakes. We raised a grand total of £325!
This will go to the Fair-trade Innovation Fund, which brings Fair-trade to more farmers, workers and their families in the developing world. This guarantees them a fair price for their work, safety from exploitation, and a little bit extra - the Fair-trade Premium - spent on vital community projects such as schools, hospitals and clean drinking water.
Don’t forget to take a look at the display of all the photos you sent in of your fair-trade baking and products which is up on the Eco board. Miss Lyons
AN INTERVIEW WITH... Miss Udeen
Over 10 years ago, Sally Udeen began her first day as a pupil at Brighton & Hove High School.
Now, she is back, but this time she is not walking the corridors in school uniform – Miss Udeen joined us
