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
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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
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
