HIGHFIELD NEWS

DIARY DATES

Saturday 24th June

- Drink and Drugs Talk for Year 8 Parents by

Mr Jamie Goldrick (Dance & Drama Studio)

- Cricket v Pilgrims

- Rounders v Windlesham

Sunday 25th June

- Boarders’ Beach Trip

- Itchenor Sailing Club Schools’ Regatta

Monday 26th June

- Itchenor Sailing Club Schools’ Regatta

- Year 4 Play: Dress Rehearsal

- Sports Team Photographs

- Open Air Rock Concert and Boarders’ Fete

and Barbeque

Tuesday 27th June

- Itchenor Sailing Club Schools’ Regatta

- Year 5 History Trip to Arundel Castle

- School Council Meeting

- Year 4 Play (in the Theatre)

Wednesday 28th June

- Year 4 Trip to Beaulieu Motor Museum

- Cricket v Danes Hill

- Cricket v Barfield

- Rounders v Eagle House

- Rounders v Predendal

- Rounders v Churcher’s College Junior

School

- Dance Presentation Evening

- Parents’ Association Meeting (Headmasters’

House)

Thursday 29th June

- St Peter’s Day

- Rock School Drum Exams

- HPV Vaccinations

- Cricket v Eagle House

- Rounders v Churcher’s College Junior

School

- Rounders v Alton Convent

Friday 30th June

- Ballet Exams

- School Golf Open

- Drink and Drugs Talk for Year 8

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Year 8 Trip to Pembrokeshire

There is always a palpable sigh of relief

from Year 8 once the final CE exam is

completed and a sense of a weight being

lifted. The first opportunity to celebrate

was the final Friday, when they spent a

very pleasant summer's evening at the

Headmaster's House where Mr Evitt and

Mrs Davies-Evitt had laid on a feast of a

BBQ and an inflatable obstacle course

which proved great fun. A very chilled

out and relaxed way to close the exam

week. On Sunday morning we set off on

the long journey to Pembrokeshire; the

traffic was kind but the weather was

looking a little ominous. We received a

warm Welsh welcome at St David's Bunk

Barn, where owners Rob and Christine

looked after us all week in lovely accom-

modation and with fabulous food. TYF

took on the responsibility of our enter-

tainment and all the activities for the

week and, as in previous years, were

brilliant; they looked after the children

very well, helping a number of pupils

take on challenges that they perhaps

initially found a little unnerving. The

weather was mostly kind to us but a

little windy which meant that the boat

trip out to Ramsey Island for two groups

had to be postponed for a calmer and

quieter evening, making the experience

even more more atmospheric with seal

spotting at sunset. Other activities included

sea kayaking (another for the brave-

hearted on the windy days), coasteering

and an abseil and climb down a cliff with

crashing waves below. We take our hats

off to the children who tackle all of these

challenges with such enthusiasm and en-

joyment. The less adrenaline-fuelled op-

tions included a raft building competition,

coastal walk and some on-site or beach-

based high energy games. In the evenings

we also visited the country's first 'Bug Res-

taurant' and farm - taking time to admire

some of the world's less appealing creepy

crawlies before sampling how they taste.

This included a chance to hold cockroaches

and have stick insects climb on our faces.

It was a great opportunity for Year 8 to let

off steam and kick off the end of year pro-

cess, ending the Welsh adventure in style

on the last night with toasted marshmal-

lows by the fire. It was then a real pleas-

ure to share the news that they had all

been waiting for on the journey home, that

all CE candidates had passed successfully

to their chosen schools. Well done!

Simon Mason

TOP GOOD MARKS

Years 4 and 5 Years 6 to 8

Louis Wilson 45

Freddie Griffith 39

Isla Johnson 35

Martha Cryer 34

Josh Bateman 27

Matthew Findlay 27

Alvaro Garcia 24

Amelia Watson 24

TOP PLUS MARKS

Years 4 and 5 Years 6 to 8

George Morrison 108

Annabel Corbett 66

Martha Sherlock 59

Grace Bolton 113

Oliver Amis 92

Darcy Cotterell 82

pupil), dances choreographed by the Gordonstoun pupils and a

performance of a section of Macbeth.

Before we left the school grounds, the final challenge was to com-

bine all of their team work and final bits of energy to utilise their

catapult created in their Design and Technology challenge to fire

water balloons and sponges at the Devil of Gordonstoun School,

who was trying to capture the Wizard. Highfield should take credit

for being the first school to strike the Devil directly! After a yum-

my BBQ we were back on our way to Aberdeen airport; after a

jam packed few days, several naps were enjoyed on the way

home.

The children had an incredible weekend and really gained a taste

of Gordonstoun School. They were all a credit to Highfield

throughout the weekend and should be incredibly proud of what

they achieved in three days.

Rachael Fenwick

Gordonstoun Prep School Challenge

While the South of England experienced an Exeat heatwave, five

intrepid explorers travelled to somewhere slightly less warm:

Gordonstoun School, in Moray, on the eastern coast of Scotland.

The reason for this adventure was to participate in the Gor-

donstoun Prep School Challenge against approximately 18 other

schools from across Scotland and the UK.

The Prep School Challenge has taken place annually for many

years with Highfield enjoying numerous invitations. This year's

team comprised of Year 6 students: Flossie Noar, Kitty Watson,

Tom Cooper, Piers Andrew and Caspar Baker all of whom arrived

early on Friday very excited!

After a quick taxi, flight and bus journey we arrived at our ‘deluxe

accommodation’ (AKA tents) set up in the majestic Gordonstoun

grounds. There wasn't long to unpack, however, as we had to

quickly head to the Services Challenge; all Gordonstoun pupils

have to spend three hours of their week volunteering in local ser-

vices. Highfield pupils got to experience time in the Outdoors

Service, Coastguard, Life Saving, First Aid and, what was un-

doubtedly the favourite, the Fire Service, where the children got

to dress in full uniform and use a hose! Evening entertainment

included the Headmaster's reels, with an introduction to Scottish

dancing, which was enjoyed by all.

Saturday morning saw some tired faces for the start of the main

challenges, which would take place over the next two days. They

included a variety of activities including a Design and Technology

task of creating a catapult, alongside an Art challenge, rock

climbing, sports circuits, team-building, bushcraft and, what was

the favourite activity, an obstacle course!

The team's final activity on the Sunday morning was a six minute

rowing challenge, a nod to Heather Stanning, a double Olympic

Rowing gold medallist and Gordonstoun alumni. All the pupils

performed admirably, working incredibly hard and all members of

the team managed to row further than 1000m, an incredible feat

when you consider that Heather Stanning does 2000m in this

time. Piers thrived in this challenge and put an incredible 1300m

on his machine!

Peppered amongst the challenges was a Drama, Music and Dance

Showcase on the Saturday night where we were treated to piano,

trombone and singing solos (the latter composed by a current

Geography Map Work Challenge

Last Wednesday, all Year 6 entered into the Geography Map Work

Challenge. Each team was made up of four or five pupils and split

by set. Teams were tasked with navigating their way around the

school grounds, answering questions ranging from map work skill

challenges to creating the best Geography song and joke, with

William Locke and James Gamblin offering, for perhaps the first

time ever, some genuinely quality jokes. The children also collect-

ed clues as to the whereabouts of the prizes that were hidden in

the Geography classroom. Although no one managed to complete

the entirety of the challenge, winners were judged on the answers

they gave, success in cracking the code and their overall team

work. Many thanks to Mrs Dunn and Mr Marriott for he the chil-

dren around, but especially to the Year Group as a whole who

really impressed with the quality of their effort and understanding

of the map work skills required.

The winners from each set are as follows:

6 Set 1

Francesca Baillieu, Oliver Smith, Lottie Glaister, William Hewitt

6 Set 2A

Edward Wreford, Greta Davies, Piers Andrew, Luke Messer

6 Set 2B

Daisy Tyrwhitt-Drake, Luella Warr, Michelle Lin, Oliver Amis

6 Set 3

Ptolemy Myers, Oliver Moffat, Grace Bolton

James Figgis

U13A Rounders v Seaford College

It was a tense game for the U13A team on Wednesday. Scoring a

disappointing 2.5 in their first innings made it vital to limit Seaford

in our fielding innings. The girls did just that. There were a few

nervous incidents but our girls limited Seaford to 4.5 and were

still in with a chance. With a firm instruction to bat extremely well,

the girls did well and scored a reasonable 7.5 and so totalled 10.

It was then time to be extra sharp in the field, indeed, super

sharp. The girls rose to the challenge and were superb, catching

well, making great decisions and stumping many of their opposi-

tion out. They limited Seaford to just 4, giving us victory by 10 to

8.5. This was close, but a good one for the girls to have as their

last ever home fixture. Well done girls!

Jo Gordon

U11B Cricket v The Portsmouth Grammar School

Highfield lost the toss and were asked to bowl. The bowling was

efficient and accurate with Alfonzo picking up a several wick-

ets. We managed to limit PGS to a target of 108 which

was definitely achievable. After tea, Freddie Hallett and James

Gamblin batted really well together with Freddie retiring on

25. The game came down to the last over with Felix Church hit-

ting the final four to win the game. Well done boys!

Cameron Mitchell

U9B Cricket v The Portsmouth Grammar School

The U9Bs won the toss and were put into bat against a powerful

looking PGS outfit. Milo Hickie stole the show, hitting a very com-

mendable 15 runs which included a 6 and some 4s. Highfield end-

ed the innings with 286 runs. The bowling and fielding had to be

tight to ensure a win - 286 was not going to be easy to defend,

so the whole team should be very proud of their win! It was a

very mature and professional performance.

Cameron Mitchell

Lunch Menu

To see the fantastic new Summer Term lunch menu please

CLICK HERE to visit the Food page of our website.

The next week will be Week 1, which can be viewed on page 1 of

the PDF link at the bottom of the webpage.

The combination of a genuine

fear of heights and the desire

to raise money for the JDRF,

the Type 1 diabetes charity, led

Katie Busby, mum of Henry

and William, to take on the

stomach churning challenge of

abseiling 100m down the iconic

Spinnaker Tower in Ports-

mouth. She said this was

“terrifying” but she would like

to thank Highfield parents for

their support in helping her

raise over £4,000 for the JDRF,

a charity the School regularly

supports.

Congratulations Katie!

If you'd like to support Katie's Spinnaker Challenge, please visit:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/wehateheights

Show Jumping

It was a great outing last week for Highfield’s Show Jumpers com-

ing 4th out of 11 teams. There were lovely clear rounds from Jes-

sie and Ben, sadly a pole down for Minilya, and a couple of stops

for Grace, but ultimately it was a fantastic result with the team

qualifying for the Keysoe Plate championships in Scotland in De-

cember. Jessie came 5th individually for Highfield out of 62 indi-

vidual riders with a very speedy round and also qualified as an

individual for Keysoe. Issie did a lovely round in the 60cm class

and Jessie did another lovely speedy clear round in the 95cm

class. It was a long and very hot day but the team are thrilled to

have a placing for Highfield before the term ends.

Emma Schute

Sport Highlights

HighBrook Mums Networking Group

A beginner’s guide to establishing

an online presence

Claire Howard of iMarketing will cover the basics, and more, over

a cup of coffee on 27th June after drop off in the Cricket Pavil-

ion.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Please RSVP to alex@baillieuarchitects.com

or you are welcome to join the

HighBrook Mums Networking Facebook group page and

notify the event post that you are attending. Thank you!

Cushion Concert The final cushion concert of the tem, and indeed the academic

year, was a woodwind bonanza! On recorder there were confident

performances from Florence Bloxam, Jess Valentine and Eloise

Morrison and an entertaining oboe piece from Barnaby Wreford.

On flute, Oliver Crookshank and Lucia Clark impressed and there

were two renditions of the same piano piece from Horatia Tadman

and Jess Valentine! Sophia Smith also played an enjoyable piano

piece. Minna Wells and Flossie Noar sang selections from their

forthcoming exam repertoire and the concert was rounded off in

impressive fashion with a recorder ensemble playing the Tallis

canon. Congratulations to all on a delightful concert.

John Mühlemann

Head for Heights