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Issue 22 March 2013

Ides of March 2013

This week Dr Nigel Spivey (Emmanuel

College, Cambridge) delivered the

School’s second Ides of March Lecture

entitled, “The Classical Body”. In his

fascinating and entertaining speech to a

large and varied audience, Dr Spivey’s

observations ranged from the thinking

behind ancient Greek sculpture to the

relatively modern phenomenon of body

building, including his own humorous

experience of Muscle Beach in California.

Mr Towler (Head of Classics)

Year 10 Team Maths Challenge

Last Friday eight of our Year 10 girls, Moniba

Asgari, Rosie Belton, Abi Broome, Florence

Grummitt, Iman Gidado, Amelia Hughes,

Mary Kelada and Samantha Oram, took

part in the Further Mathematics Support

Network Maths Challenge at Dorothy

Stringer against other schools in the area.

The girls studied hard for the event which

required knowledge from a variety of topics

not on our syllabus. They worked well

together, with one of the two teams

gaining full marks on the studied round

about the ‘absolute value function’. They

should all be congratulated for their

performance in this tough event.

Well done, girls!

GDST 140TH ANNIVERSARY FILM

COMPETITION –

Judging is now in progress and our brilliant

BHHS films are available for viewing on the

GDST website. We are really proud that the

excellent work of our students is being

celebrated and promoted in this way. Now

we need your help – to

find all the shortlisted films. We are

confident you will be impressed by the work

of our students and might even feel moved

to vote for them! Please vote! All three of

the films we submitted are ready for your

votes.

Junior: Parr and Iona Scott with ‘Love of

Pie’.

Senior, years 7-9: Holly Booker, Jessye

Clarke, Clara Browne-Amorim, Madsie

Pavitt, Rosanna Lloyd with ‘A Normal Day

on the Bus’.

Senior, years 10-11: Alice Warner, Celeste

Gration, Matilda Macari, Louise Warner,

Phoebe Benjamin with ‘The Doorbell’.

Mrs Ashdown & Mr Whiteside

HEADITORIAL

Dear Parents and Students,

Last weekend I attended the Heads and College Leaders national conference. Amidst passionate debate

about proposed changes to the National Curriculum, GCSE’s and A Levels, the speech that struck me most

was given by John Cridland, Director General of the CBI. Representing the views of business on the

importance of education to long-term growth in our country, he argued that schools have to deliver on more

than just examination results. Quoting the American psychologist B F Skinner, he reminded us that: “Education

is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten."

He suggested that the school system ought to focus on characteristics, values and habits that last a lifetime.

We should encourage young people, he said, to be determined – to develop grit and tenacity; to be

optimistic – demonstrating enthusiasm, showing gratitude, being confident and ambitious and, importantly,

to be emotionally intelligent, understanding the importance of humility, respect, good manners and sensitivity

to others.

His speech made a lot of sense to me and, as we embark on a re-structuring of our Personal Social and

Health Education curriculum at BHHS next term, I will be asking colleagues to explore some of the CBI’s

education proposals in their planning.

I would also be interested in the views of parents and girls as to what you feel should be part of a PSHE

programme at the school and would welcome ideas via e-mail. You can read the full CBI ‘First Steps’ Report

on education reform here: www.cbi.org.uk

Have a good weekend. Jennifer Smith

Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to help with the water station at the Brighton Marathon on Sunday 14th April. We still have a few places left. If you would like to volunteer please e-mail l.manning@bhhs.gdst.net to register.

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Year 11 GCSE Drama Performance – “Shakers”

The Year 11 gave their final GCSE performances on Wednesday evening. The moderator had visited during the afternoon, which was a

tense and nerve wracking time. The evening gave them the opportunity to enjoy themselves as their audience certainly did. There were

five extracts, all performed to the highest possible standard. The extracts from ‘Shakers’ were very well observed, making their audience

laugh and reflect at the same time. ‘My Sister in This House’ was chilling and shocking, brilliantly executed. ‘Adrian Mole’ was hysterical

and the characterisation was superb. All girls are to be congratulated on some truly amazing Drama. Caroline Schilt

FASHION SHOW 2013

Tuesday night saw the annual Fashion Show at Brighton and Hove High School, an event organised by the Sixth Form in aid of charity. This year the chosen charities were the the Rockinghorse Appeal and the Neimann-Pick Disease Group. Girls from year 7 to year 13 took part, modelling clothes from a range of local shops including Ted Baker, Gap, Lavender Rooms and Fair. The staff took part, too, modelling outfits from I Gigi. The girls looked stunning showcasing dresses from Coast, Chic Boutique on Church Road, Hove and Walk-in Wardrobe. The finale of the evening saw the girls showcasing bridal dresses from Ocean Brides in Hove. The evening was a huge success with over £2400 raised for the chosen charities.

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JUNIOR EDITORIAL

Dear Parents,

Although we still have

three and a half days left

this will be the last

newsletter of the term. It

has been a wonderful

final week culminating in

the Year 5,4,&3

production and

Grandparents Afternoon.

Both were so brilliantly

supported and it has

been wonderful to really

highlight the talents of

the girls and their great

team work.

We have also had part

two of the parents

evening which I hope

was valuable. As a staff

we discussed whether it is

preferable to have the

parents’ evenings on

consecutive days or

consecutive weeks. We

also discussed the online

booking system. Any

feedback on both points

would be really

appreciated. We sadly

say farewell to Mrs James

next week, and thanks

for all her commitment

over the past 5 years and

our best wishes for the

future.

I hope that all BHHS

families have a

wonderful Easter break

and see you all on 16th

April.

Best Wishes

Sian Cattaneo

PRIMARY MATHS

CHALLENGE

Berniya Hamie, Ernestine

Bradley and Florence Haggis

managed to get into the final

of the Primary Maths Challenge

which is an achievement in

itself, and last week we heard

that Berniya had got a Bronze

medal for scoring 21 out of 25!

So, well done to all three of

them.

Earth Hour

At the Junior School we are

supporting Earth Hour for the

5th consecutive year.

Inspiring hundreds of millions to

protect our brilliant planet

WWF’s Earth Hour is a unique

annual phenomenon that

focuses the world’s attention on

our amazing planet, and how

we need to protect it.

At 8.30pm on Saturday 23rd

March hundreds of millions of

people will turn off their lights

for one hour, on the same

night, all across the world in a

huge, symbolic show of

support. It’s always a

memorable and spectacular

event with places from New

York to New Delhi going dark

for the hour. Check out their

website and join in the fun!

http://www.earthhour.org/

LAST DAY OF TERM

Just a reminder that the last

day of term, next Thursday 28th

March, will be a half day and

parents are asked to pick up

their children at 12.00pm

Nursery – Year 2, 12.15 for Years

3-6. Older siblings are allowed

to leave at the same time as

their younger siblings.

ORCHESTRA CONCERT

NEXT TUESDAY

The orchestra girls have been

busy preparing for a

presentation of pieces to their

parents next Tuesday 26th

March from 4pm. Some of the

orchestra girls will also be

performing a solo piece of their

own choice at this concert. The

concert will take place in the

Junior School hall, now

enhanced by our beautiful new

grand piano. Many of our

orchestra girls are at grade 1

level and have worked very

hard to learn the five pieces we

are performing. Most of all we

have really good fun making

music together and we hope

parents enjoy the product of

our hard work!

BOOK AWARDS

So much has happened since the last update. For instance,

three people have already won a prize in the Book Jacket

Competition and also writing descriptive reviews, namely Mia

Nathan, Clemmie Copeland and Teresa Mascsrenhas. (See

picture on the right)

Everybody is on their 4th out of 5th book. Somebody from

“Anonymous Book Worms said: “My favourite book so far is The

Messenger Bird because it is descriptive and I love the plot. “

Someone from “Radical Readers” said: “The Great Escape

because it is a good book”. I am currently reading The

Messenger Bird and I am inspired by the life of this boy without

his father. The most unpopular book so far is Small Changes for

Stuart because it is one of those books that you cant get into

quickly. The other book reps and I think that we could do a lot

better and win some more awards so if your child is doing the

book awards tell them to keep going with all these

competitions as there is a good chance they could win! The

prizes to win are books, MP3 players, and much more!

By Charlotte Hague, Year 6.

YEAR 2 PALAENTOLOGIST VISIT

On Tuesday Year 2 were lucky enough to have a visit from a

palaeontologist. Mr. Hindell came in for the morning and

shared with them his amazing fossil and bone collection; he

explained how fossils were formed and how they can be

excavated. He showed the girls the equipment he uses to

excavate fossils and how he became a fossil hunter. He

discussed the various fossils that he has found over 45 years

of collecting. These included fossilised sea urchins,

ammonites, ferns and dinosaur bones! The girls asked him

lots of clever questions, sketched him in his fossil hunting gear

and then wrote a list of the equipment you need to be an

amateur palaeontologist. They learnt a lot of new facts

about fossils and really enjoyed his visit. We’d like to thank

Mr. Hindell for spending time with us and also to Mrs. Hindell

for bringing in lovely homemade cakes for the staff!

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COMIC RELIEF

Red Nose Cake Sale

On Red Nose Day Georgia Chalk, Jessica Bunday, Ellie Bunday, Matilda Haynes and I (Phoebe Haynes) sold lots of cakes which we had

made. We thought it would be a good way of helping support Comic Relief. Matilda’s brownies were VERY good and sold very quickly. We

had a good mix of customers from BHHS, Cottesmore and Cardinal Newman; even Miss Parker, Miss Berlin and Mr Baynes came! In the end

we raised £145.58. Thank you to everyone that came.

Phoebe Haynes (5 1)

Penalty Shootout

Last Friday, in aid of Comic Relief, Eliza Steeles and Mr Baynes challenged the school to a penalty shootout. Lots of girls, and Mrs

Hausdoerfer, stepped up to the challenge. Eliza and Mr Baynes saved some fantastic goals and overall raised £15.00. Watch this space as

we think an England call up could be on the cards!

MORE FUN FOR YEAR 1 – LAVENDER LINE

The girls in Year 1 had a fabulous day at the Lavender Line at Isfield on Wednesday.

They explored the driver’s cab on a steam train in the engine shed, they found out

about levers in the signal box, they looked at the model railway and enjoyed two train

rides. Many girls reported their highlights as the picnic lunch, the souvenir shop and

going on a coach! It was a great way to round off our “On the move” topic.

Calendar

Sat 23rd

Mon 25th

PC Jones with KS2 and PC Joel with KS1/EY

all day

Tues 26th

Orchestra Presentation 4pm in Hall

Wed 27th

Thurs 28th

END OF TERM 12.00-12.15pm

MISSING SCHOOL COAT

A pupil in our Reception class lost

her coat during last week’s

parents’ evening. Would all

parents of younger pupils kindly

check the labels in their daughter’s

coats to ensure she is wearing the

correct one. Many thanks.

VOLUNTARY ONE WAY SYSTEM AND

ACCESS OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL

Could I please ask that parents

follow the voluntary one way

system, whereby cars do not

access the school by turning up

Radinden Manor Road from the

Old Shoreham Road. Can I also

please ask that parents do not

park or stop on the zigzags outside

the school, these must be kept

clear at all times. Thank you.