BHS Summer 2014

THE TERMLY MAGAZINE OF BLACKHEATH HIGH SCHOOL GDST

HIGHLIGHTSSummer Term 2014

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WELCOME

2 Blackheath High School Summer 2014

It is also with great anticipation and excitement that I look

forward to my fi rst year as the new Headteacher of Blackheath

High School. I have already been fortunate to experience the warm

welcome and genuine hospitality that Blackheath High School is

known for. The commitment and passion of the staff , together

with the energy and talent of the girls are incredibly impressive and

augur well for the coming year. Not a school to be complacent,

Blackheath High continues to develop the extensive educational

off ering that it provides for the girls and there is a rich diet of

culture, sport, travel, intellectual pursuits and social gatherings

planned for the girls, and indeed parents, in the autumn term.

Please do look ahead in the school diary and attend those events

that you are able to, I look forward to meeting you there.

I have arrived in Blackheath from an entirely diff erent education

and social environment in South Korea. I have been fortunate to

encounter a fascinating range of educational approaches and

philosophies, not only in Korea, but during my early career in

North London day schools. No matter what the cultural, national

or social context, I believe that there are some important values

that underlie a successful education and it seems appropriate

to share those values here. First and foremost, I believe that a

genuinely good education encourages aspiration in the students,

in the broadest sense. It does not place them in boxes and squash

their ambition, but rather broadens their horizons and gives them

the tools and self-belief to pursue their aspirations, whatever they

might be. It does not produce a certain type of girl, but instead

cherishes diversity and individuality and teases out unique talents.

To put it simply, it is an education that provides fl oors to leap off

of, as opposed to ceilings that limit. Secondly, students, especially

girls, best fulfi l their potential when they are inspired by their

teachers and mentors.

That might be through a

teacher’s strong pastoral

knowledge of a student

and a trusting working

relationship cultivated

over time, or more often

it is from the passion

and love of a subject

that a teacher conveys

inside and beyond the

classroom. No child I

have ever known, was inspired by an examination syllabus. But I

have seen plenty who were inspired by fantastic teachers sharing

their love of a piece of music, a scientifi c process or their favourite

poem. That lifelong love of learning should be at the centre of

what we do in schools. Lastly, I believe that students become much

more rounded, happy and successful adults if the start we provide

for them at school is a genuinely balanced one. A truly balanced

education is not just constrained to the classroom and the study

desk, but is one that reaches outwards to learn key life lessons on

the sports fi eld, in the concert room, at universities, in old people’s

residential homes, visiting other countries and a whole range of

other social environments. It means that students have the chance

to interact with all kinds of people and they have the chance to try

themselves out in diff erent arenas. It also pays heed to children’s

mental and spiritual health, as well as their academic knowledge

and skills.

I look forward to an exciting term ahead for your daughters and I

hope you enjoy the highlights of the term that has passed.

Welcome from Mrs Chandler-Thompson Welcome to our summer edition of HIGHlights magazine. I hope you enjoy this review

of the fi nal term of 2013-2014. As you can see, it is packed full of the activities and events

that make life at Blackheath High so special.

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During those 14 years, Blackheath High

School changed in many ways, developing

a distinctive ethos which clearly appealed

to many local parents and girls: as

the number of applications increased

dramatically. A broad and stimulating

curriculum was developed that included

a wide range of extra-curricular activities

and nurtured qualities, such as resilience,

in order to ensure that our pupils achieved

their full potential in all areas.

Whilst cherishing well-loved traditions,

we also recognised the need to ensure

our girls were well prepared for working

with the latest technology, within a global

economy, which is why we were one of

the fi rst schools to introduce Mandarin

and to gain the BECTA ICT Mark.

This approach led to improved

examination results and outstanding all-

round personal development which were

recognised in excellent ISI Inspection

Reports in both 2008 and 2014. Whilst this

was very pleasing for me, it was our pupils’

pleasure in their learning, enjoyment of

school life and pride in their school which

reassured me that we were on the right

track.

Being Head of Blackheath High was the

Refl ections from Mrs Laws I was very fortunate to be able to spend the fi nal 14 years of my working life doing a job

that I loved and I often referred to my role at Blackheath High as “the best job in the

world”. I enjoyed the many challenges and opportunities it provided whilst working

with delightful pupils, hardworking and dedicated staff and supportive and friendly

parents.

best of times for me. Yes, it was hard work,

with the occasional crisis, but also very

rewarding. Working with young people

is a delight and a privilege and one that I

have always valued and enjoyed. The girls

at Blackheath High are wonderful – quirky,

interesting and fun; they are such good

company. I was often touched by their

thoughtfulness and generosity of spirit.

It was also a privilege to work with the

staff of BHS who are truly exceptional.

They are totally dedicated to their pupils

and prepared to do whatever is in their

best interests. The success of the school

over my 14 years was the result of an

incredible team eff ort and, if I can take

credit for anything,

I believe it’s for

having a fl air for

spotting talent

and selecting

and appointing

outstanding

members of staff .

I very much

valued working in partnership with our

parents who are an amazingly kind and

friendly group of people who do so

much to support the school. I always

appreciated their understanding on those,

hopefully rare, occasions when things

didn’t go quite as well as we would have

wished and I hope that they never found

me complacent. Deciding to retire was

a very diffi cult decision but I felt that the

time was right for both Blackheath High

and for me. I know that the school is in

good heart and now needs someone with

fresh energy and vision to build on its

strengths and take it on to its next exciting

stage.

I wish all members of the Blackheath

High School community every success,

good health and happiness for the future

and I hope that Mrs Chandler-Thompson

fi nds the role of Head of Blackheath High

School as enjoyable and rewarding as I

have done.

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REFLECTIONS

Lisa with sta� and students at the Estates Master Planning Meeting in 2013

Lisa with colleagues at the 2014 Sixth Form Ball

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SUMMER CONCERT

Spectacular Summer Concert Old Royal Naval CollegeNoye’s Fludde by Benjamin Britten

It was a little bit like doing a jigsaw

puzzle without the picture, but the

excitement of that last piece fi tting into

place, certainly came on the concert day!

Benjamin Britten was a great believer

in his music being available to everyone,

so we set about working on this exciting

project with about 250 girls from years 3

– 13. Noye’s Fludde is an opera based on

a 15th Century Chester Mystery Play; our

‘representational Concert performance’

of the opera excited the imagination

of the audience, with aural and visual

senses combining to create a wonderful

soundscape.

The appropriate setting of the Old Royal

Naval College gave us the opportunity to

exploit the performance space, with waves

lapping up in the aisles, the Voice of God

coming from the organ loft, and the raven

and dove appearing in the pulpit as well as

full choir stalls.

We were delighted to welcome Ashley

Mercer as Mr Noye and Sally Lardner (Y13

leaver) as Mrs Noye; Mrs Noah’s ‘Gossips’

(her tipsy friends!) were sung by our

‘Vocalise’ ensemble; ‘the Sons of Noah’

by Year 7 and the Senior School Chamber

Choir and their ‘Wives’ by the Junior School

Chamber Choir; the ‘Voice of God’ was

represented with choral speaking by a

student from each year group; Julia Bosia

and Phoebe-Rae Levene enthralled us

with their beautiful dancing as the raven

and the dove. Each set of personae was

portrayed by a colour of the rainbow. The

huge orchestra, which included strings,

recorders, trumpets and a battery of

percussion (including tuned, slung mugs!)

provided an exciting accompaniment. One

of the highlights had to be the processions

of animals - Year 4, 5 and 6 girls – who

came in two by two, wearing the head

dresses they had made themselves!

Rehearsals began at the beginning of the

summer term and gradually the pieces all

came together. With two performances,

it was a long and tiring day but one that

will be fondly remembered by us all.

Congratulations to everyone who took

part.

The pictures tell the real story...

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SUMMER CONCERT

“I wanted to say

what an amazing

performance

that was and to

congratulate the

whole team of sta�

that put it together

- of course it goes

without saying that

the girls - every

single one of them

- were just superb.

They rise to every

challenge, it never

ceases to amaze me

what they can do -

but your amazing

teachers have such

faith in their abilities.

Just wonderful!”

Junior School

Parent

“It was a fantastic opportunity working with not

only so many students from Blackheath High but

also a professional tenor and musicians. It gave

me real pleasure to work closely with friends from

across di� erent years. My thanks to Mrs Ridgeway

who supported me and gave me the chance to end

my school career on a real high.“ Sally Lardner

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SIXTH FORM FAREWELL

The dull and dreary weather could not dampen the

spirits of our girls on Thursday 14th August - smiles

beamed when the A level students eagerly opened their

much anticipated results.

Just a few months after we received a superb inspection

report from the Independent School’s Inspectorate which rated

our school ‘excellent in all areas,’ the girls celebrated their

achievements as we saw another increase in the percentage

of girls attaining A*-B grades, with a most impressive 77% A*-B

this year and almost half of the results achieved at A*/A.

Once again, we were delighted to see girls pursuing

higher education in a diverse range of subjects refl ecting the

personalised education we off er, which aims to tease out each

girls’ individual talents.

Head of Sixth Form, Kate Elliott is justifi ably extremely proud

of the girls’ academic achievements, commenting:

“I am delighted with another year’s exceptional results and

congratulate the girls who have worked so hard. Our girls

have achieved excellent A level grades in all subjects, especially

sciences and maths, and it is wonderful to see them gaining

places at prestigious universities to read a hugely varied range

of subjects from Architecture, Dentistry and Biomedical

Science to English with Film Studies, Engineering, Psychology,

Children Studies and Music.”

Sade Kalsi, pictured here, attained three A grades and is now

pursuing her ambition of becoming a dentist as she obtained a

place at Kings College, London studying Dentistry. Sally Lardner

(also pictured) is now following her dream of becoming a

singer/songwriter as she is now thoroughly enjoying studying a

Vocal Performance and Song Writing degree at the Academy of

Contemporary Music.

Another of our leavers, Kirtana Medimi, who hopes to

establish a career in the world of banking, completed a paid

internship with HSBC in the summer, having been successful in

completing a challenging and very rigorous selection process,

which consisted of psychometric/personality tests, group

Onwards and Upwards

exercises, completion of a written

report and an individual interview.

She is now studying Economics at

University of Surrey. Delighted with

her results and university off er, Kirtana

said on results day: “I was superbly

guided through the dreaded UCAS

process by my teachers. They have

all been a wonderful support over

my fi nal two years at BHS, which

I’m going to miss so much; but I’m

now looking forward to starting

university.”

Headteacher, Carol Chandler-

Thompson added: ”These excellent results are

testimony to the girls’ hard work and outstanding, personalised

educational provision here at Blackheath High and I congratulate

all the students and teaching sta� . Our focus on cultivating

students’ full academic potential is based on a commitment to

the girls’ whole development: spiritual; intellectual; emotional

and physical. We concentrate upon developing the character

and skills of our girls, as well as their academic abilities, equipping

and inspiring them to fl ourish in whatever path they choose. Girls

leave us as aspirational young women with the confi dence to see a

world of opportunities

and challenges,

not boundaries and

obstacles and I am

delighted to see

these students leave

today, happily looking

forward to pursuing

their individual

ambitions in a range

of exciting fi elds.”

A Fond Farewell to our Successful Sixth Form

See our website

for full details of

our 2014 leavers’

university destinations

http://www.

blackheathhighschool.

gdst.net/133/

welcome-to-the-

sixth-form

her results and university off er, Kirtana

leave us as aspirational young women with the confi dence to see a

world of opportunities

and challenges,

not boundaries and

obstacles and I am

delighted to see

these students leave

today, happily looking

ambitions in a range

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This year, our Sixth Form Ball was held at

Devonport House, a hotel in Greenwich.

The evening began at 7:00 pm and we saw

a wonderful array of outfi ts as guests arrived;

glamorous high heels, elegant dresses and stylish ‘up

dos.’

The hotel was the perfect setting and had a lovely

traditional but also contemporary atmosphere. We

were fi rst escorted into the main lounge of the hotel

where there were served drinks and nibbles and had the

opportunity to talk about dresses and hair, which are,

of course, a key feature of a ball! We then moved to

the Dining Hall, where the tables had been beautifully

dressed with jars of sweets and glitzy name tags. The

sweets proved to be extremely popular as they were

nearly all gone before the starter! A delicious three

course meal was served, including an apple crumble

which was, unsurprisingly, very popular.

After dinner, we had plenty of time to mingle and let

our food settle in a lovely outside courtyard before we

were couriered to another room, where a DJ was set

up. The dancing was a lot of fun and gave us the chance

to giggle at the teachers’ slightly embarrassing dance

moves and we also produced some ourselves. The

evening was so well organised that it went off without

a hitch and everyone clearly had a great time. Overall, a

big success!

By Zoe Ellender

Above and Right: Being interviewed by ITN journalist Ruth Banks

Handbags and Gladrags!Spendid Sixth Form Ball

SIXTH FORM BALL


SIXTH FORM BALL

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Junior Sports Round UpSuper Sporty Summer Term

Once again, the Junior PE Department hosted a

range of exciting and varied sporting activities

during the summer term.

Our ‘Mini Marathon’ on the Heath continues to be a well-

supported and successful event, with girls in Years 3 to 7

competing in a series of races. There were lots of fantastic

individual and house performances, with the overall results

being:

House Results : 1st – Meridian, 2nd – Morden, 3rd Paragon,

4th Vanbrugh

In keeping with tradition, the fastest six from each race then

competed in a one lap sprint race and, this year, our winner

was Grace Miller from Year 7.

You Can Dance Competition

A new event this year at the Junior School was the “You

Can Dance Competition”. The announcement of the

event caused much excitement and we saw over 40 acts

auditioning for the 16 places available. The competition was open

to Years 3-6 and every year group was very well represented.

We welcomed judges from the Performing Arts and Dance

world and were delighted to see many parents and guests in the

audience off ering their support to our performers. The evening

began with a wonderful performance from Josh Baker who

has fi nished a run in Billy Elliot in the West End as has recently

performed in the Sky 1 programme “Got to Dance” live semi-

fi nals; as well as being Head Boy at the famous Sylvia Young

School of Performing Arts School as well

We also thoroughly enjoyed Tilly Coltrini’s performance

following her recent win in the Year 1 dance competition.

Another highlight was the fabulous Blackheath Bollywood

Dancers who entertained us whilst judges were deliberating and

making their fi nal decisions.

Results

Costume Award – Martha Norman and Emelie Carter

Choreography Award – Phoebe Jones, Emma Adcock, Ellie Rodin

Mooney, Esther Akinyomi, Alisha Sharma, Julieta Hollevoet.

Creativity Award – Ela Dourmoush, Madeleine Vidal, Victoria

Modi- Celda, Ally

Musicality Award – Ramya Madduri

3rd Place – Sunanada Saxena, Alexandra Cleassens, Jasmine

Bassi and Toni Alaran

Sun-tastic Sports Day

Lastly, and probably the biggest events of the year, were

the Junior Sports days. The sun came out for the Year

4- 6 Junior Sports Day and the girls competed in many

events throughout the day; culminating with the very exciting

4 x 100m relays and the open 400m. A fantastic afternoon was

had by both staff , competitors and spectators.

Results

1st – Meridian, 2nd- Morden, 3rd – Paragon, 4th – Vanbrugh

“Th e nursery girls coped very well with their fi rst ever sports day. Th ey demonstrated their sporting prowess

by completing activities such as, the egg and spoon race and the sack race. Th e girls impressed the nursery staff

with their impeccable behaviour and their resilience throughout. It was a lovely event that fi nished with a

picnic with the girls, staff , parents and siblings.”Mrs Gilfedder-Bonnar

SPORTS

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The summer term sees the start of the Athletics season

and all of our Key Stage 3 students working towards their

‘Aviva Decathlon Athletics Awards.’ Most impressively,

many of our girls achieved the Gold standard this year.

Many girls also took the opportunity to gain extra coaching

at Sutcliff e Park during after school athletic training sessions,

working alongside some of the resident national and

international athletics. In June, students attended the ‘GDST

Athletics Meet’, held at St. Mary’s, Twickenham. The girls

performed with determination in all their events with some solid

results, particularly in the throwing events.

At the same time, several of our students represented

Greenwich in the London Youth Games in the Cross Country

team and the Tennis teams, the latter coming 7th in London. Our

hockey coach, Richard Young also worked with a U14 Hockey

team who also entered for the fi rst time this year.

For those that wanted to take advantage of the early warm

spell, 20 of our students took part in the annual summer

watersports programme at Danson Park. The girls learnt the

basics of dingy sailing and kayaking to gain their Royal Yatching

and British Canoe Union Awards, whilst also having a tremendous

amount of fun!

The Senior Sports Day is an event eagerly anticipated by

the students and this year was no exception. House teams

strategically deployed their members to the events in order to

gain the most house points for their team. The middle distance

optional races of 800m and 1500m were particularly popular.

Standards are improving year on year and our school records

are becoming harder to break, but we saw the Year 7 Rounders

Ball record smashed by over 15m, the Year 9 Javelin record

substantially extended and the Year 7 & 8 relay teams breaking

both of their records!

This year Morden successfully achieved the hat trick in the

House Rounders, Tennis and Athletics Shield, superb eff orts!

Finally, this year’s Sports Awards winners were a bumper crop

and we have found it incredibly diffi cult to split awards as there

have been so many of superb individual and team eff orts. We’ve

celebrated their success with a picture board of all the individual

winners and teams, we hope you like it and will aspire to become

one of them next year.

Senior Sports Round Up

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SPORTS

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TRIPS

Perfect PGL! Year 5 - Liddington


Buzzing with excitement, we arrived at Liddington and were

met by our lovely team leaders and asked to help take the

luggage to the dormitories.

It was such fun. My friend and I kept thinking that only a few

hours ago we were in Blackheath and now we are really high up

in a tree, having overcome lots of obstacles and swinging bridges

attempting to leap onto a trapeze in mid-air!

After supper I thought we would be heading back to our

dormitories for baths and bed but we had yet another activity. By

bedtime we were all very happily tired.

We spent most of the week challenging ourselves to achieve

the best we could. It was really great to see everyone having a

really good go at the activities. Our instructors all said that the

Blackheath High girls showed great determination and they were

all really pleased with us!

We also had a day trip to Bristol to visit the SS Great Britain,

which was amazing. It had a beautiful first class dining room and

lots of interesting things to see, and we managed a workshop and a

tour. We had been learning about Mr Brunel, so it was a real treat to

actually go on one of his ships. I loved it, as it brought our school

History lessons to life.

All in all, it was an amazing week - I

loved PGL! I think we were all

challenged in some way

and we all came home

having achieved.

By Fleur Parry

Kilby, Ella Mary

Sabine Bacon &

Emma Davies

“I have to congratulate the Year 5 pupils for showing they were ready for the challenge of PGL. The centre staff praised the girls for their energy and enthusiasm

throughout the time in Liddington. I was so impressed by their maturity and sensitivity. These girls

demonstrated the five pillars by making the most of every opportunity and challenging themselves in each activity. They were a credit to themselves and to our

school. Thank you for making my first residential trip at Blackheath High School such a success.”

Mr MacKay, Deputy Head of Juniors

“Liddington is a purpose built adventure centre, set in acres of land and designed especially for primary school groups to enjoy. The instructors are all excellent, they encourage the girls to achieve and be challenged in a very safe and secure environment, and know how to bring the best out of our girls. It is an absolute pleasure to lead a school journey and I am always so proud of the girls. The memories of success gained by each individual during the week, will I am sure, last a lifetime. ” Mrs Daly

“I joined the Year 5 trip; the girls were having a ball, on the go from early until late, with some very well resourced and exciting physical challenges. From assault courses to quad biking to zip wires, I was exhausted just accompanying them from activity to activity! No wonder there were a few droopy lids during our after dinner movie night - Frozen!”

Mrs Eastaugh, Head of EYFS

TRIPS

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Year 8 - Marchant’s Hill

In May, the whole of Year

8 set of on a short journey

to Marchant’s Hill PGL.

The level of excitement was

high and everyone was eager

for the weekend ahead. We

were greeted warmly, settled

into our dorms, then we were

divided into groups; my group

had Zip Wire and Giant Swing.

It was quite nerve wracking

to jump off a high tower, but

everyone had a go and we all

thoroughly enjoyed it. Everyone

had a go whilst singing ‘Frozen’

songs, even Ms Rose!

On Saturday we did team

games, jumping off a trapeze

and a lovely hike through

the woods. The rain didn’t

dampen our spirits and we

had a lot of fun in the woods,

especially while playing ninja

squirrels. The object of the

game was to be able to hide in

the natural environment and

not be found by the leader.

We also walked through film

locations including ‘Skyfall’. In

the evening, we all had a blast

at a disco, which ended up

with a lot of tired feet. We also

had a very competitive game

of football against the teachers

(and we won!).

On our last day my group

did Orienteering and Aeroball.

Both were quite challenging as

we had our map skilled tested

and also trampled through the

woodland area while searching

for the points.

Overall I think it was a

fantastic weekend away where

everyone got a break and had

some bonding time with their

friends. It was also very fun to

see the teachers screaming

while swinging on a giant

swing. All I can say is to make

sure to bring waterproofs,

as English weather is

unpredictable.

Sofiya Marynak

Year 8 travelled to Surrey on

a weekend trip to PGL. We did

Zip Wire, Giant Swing, Aeroball,

Orienteering, Trapeze and

Team Sports. In the evening

we had a campfire and a disco.

We played a game of football,

teachers verses children

and the children won. It was

good because lots of children

conquered their fears. The

disco was great.

Georgia Davies


“What a

fantastic weekend at the Year 8 PGL Residential Marchants Hill! All the Year 8 students and teachers alike enjoyed the varied activities. Everyone displayed great team spirit, and no one wanted to leave!” Ms Rose

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Fabulous French Trip for Year 6

Magical Monday…we packed our bags, said goodbye to all

our relatives, and made sure we had our passports and EHIC

cards. On the coach we were entranced by movies including

‘Wreck-it Ralph’ and ‘Frozen’.

When we arrived, it was very hot and sunny and we couldn’t

wait to see our dorms, a pool room, a games room and a little

shop, and we met our PGL instructors, Shannon and Tiana. Our

evening activity was a scavenger hunt, where we had to fi nd

assorted objects.

Amelie Vidal & Lauren Whitely

Terrifi c Tuesday started with an alarming 7:00am wake up

and breakfast. We were given ten euros in our groups to buy

food to make our lunch! It was very confusing asking what we

wanted in French, but we soon got the hang of it, and were also

allowed to buy some souvenirs!

After a break we visited the snail farm. We were surprised to

fi nd not just snails, but ten cats, a hedgehog, a dog, a sheep,

two lambs, lots of diff erent birds and a goldfi sh! The man

who lived there didn’t speak English, so Madame Morriseau

translated what he said for us. At 10pm we arrived back and

went straight to bed! Georgia, Florence & Leila

On Wonderful Wednesday, after a delicious breakfast,

we hopped on the coach to Paris. First, we went to Tour de

Montparnasse, famous for its fi fty-nine fl oors and amazing 360

degree views. Then we went to Notre Dame, and climbed at

least four hundred steps to the top of the historic cathedral.

We then took a fabulous boat ride, while observing the

mesmerizing views from the river Seine.

Back at the centre, we enjoyed a fabulous dinner. It was our

turn in the pool, and we were soon refreshed with an early

evening dip - even some of our teachers jumped in with us, and

we played a game of water polo! Beatriz and Lumina

On Thursday morning we had a lovely lie in, with free time

to spend doing activities. Afterwards we went to the beautiful

grounds at the Centre to eat lunch, then had a little run about

before we set off to the château, Vaux de Vicomte. On arrival,

we saw a lovely view and were treated to a refreshing ice-

cream. Entering the amazing château, we walked down a

long corridor to the living room, and saw two small, but fancy

bedrooms, as well as the grand ballroom that had a projected

video of people dancing in it.

The grand kitchen was full of

pots, pans and great foods. We

also saw a lovely presentation

about the famous landscaped

gardens, before going outside

to enjoy them. We had time

for a quick visit to the gift

shop before heading back to

the Centre. We had a disco,

even more fun with a spot of

karaoke!

On Fabulous Friday we got

up bright and early to go to

the CHOCOLATE FACTORY!

On arrival at the Chocolate

Factory, we entered a small

room which smelt of cocoa

beans and learned how their

amazing handmade chocolate

is produced. We were showed

how to make delicious

chocolates, and allowed to eat the samples, yum yum! We visited

the shop, where it was so hard to choose as everything looked so

nice!

Back on the coach to the tunnel, we stopped at a hypermarket,

where you could buy souvenirs. We watched ‘Despicable Me 2’ on

the journey home. We spotted our parents on the Heath, and knew

our amazing adventures in France were at an end.

Emmanuelle & Bianca

TRIPS

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ART GALLERY

Year 6 inspired by Hannah

Hoch (German 1889-1978)

A LevelAnnabel Sim


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“Y Viva España”Spanish Trip to Castellón“Y Viva España”

Year 12 Explore the wonders of Paris

Eight of us boarded the coach to

Gatwick airport at 5am on our way

to our fi rst Spanish Exchange trip

to IES Penyagolosa, Castellón! Arriving in

Valencia, the regional capital, we met our

Spanish exchange partners and embraced

the European custom of kissing everyone.

We spent our fi rst day wandering around

Valencia and realising just how much

better each of our partner’s English was

compared to our Spanish!

At the picturesque town of Castellón,

the teachers handed us over to our host

families. I think it’s fair to say that on the

fi rst night all of us felt homesick, but this

was gradually dissipated by the kindness

and hospitality of our hosts, with whom

I managed to communicate though a

mixture of hand gestures, my broken

Spanish and their English.

We would all meet at school and take

part in the activities including a treasure

hunt through the city, a trip to Grau city

beach to play rounders and ‘Ultimate

Frisbee’ or watching a Spanish fi lm

without subtitles! In the evenings we

returned to our host families to eat dinner,

or we all met up in the evenings to watch

the World Cup football. During our visit,

we ate tapas, visited the Cathedral, The

Dos Aguas Palace, the modernist

train station and the Museum of

Contemporary Art. At Benicassim, we

learned about the traditional villas and

their role during the Spanish Civil War, and

in Castellón the city celebrated “Corpus

Chistis” day with a procession.

We learnt very quickly about Spanish

eating hours; two lunches, with dinner

at 9.30-10pm, and bed never before

half past midnight! I loved the insight

into Spanish culture, including watching

Mrs Rosado doing a pasodoble through

the lunch room with the head teacher,

and being in Spain when their new King

was anointed. It did not take long to

discover that the Spaniards were far more

interested in the World Cup than their

new royal family! We also learned about

linguistic politics, as Valencian is spoken

(a sub-branch of Catalan) and some

are fi ghting for it to be preserved as a

language.

I left Castellón feeling far sadder than

I had felt about leaving London, but we

all fostered new friendships that will stay

with us for a very long time.

Ella Jollands

On our fi rst day we arrived at Gare

du Nord just after lunch, with

just enough time to leave our

bags at the hotel. We met our tour guide

outside the famous Moulin Rouge, where

we were treated to a guided tour of the

backstreets of Paris and the haunts of

various artists and writers. Our tour ended

in front of the Sacré-Cœur Basilica, at

the summit of the butte Montmartre, the

highest point in the city, where we were

able to explore the wonderful cathedral

and the many French cafés and creperies.

After a long walk across the River Seine,

we found ourselves in front of the world

famous book store Shakespeare & Co. We

were lucky enough to be able to listen to

several talks by award winning authors on

the importance of Paris in literature and

how the city has infl uenced their writing

style.

We also visited one of the best

Moroccan restaurants in Paris, fi lling

ourselves with plenty of couscous and

Moroccan pastries, before taking the bus

back to the hotel.

Ruby, May & Phoebe

TRIPS

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Joyous German Exchange VisitW

e are delighted that our link

with the ‘Bischöfl iches-Angela-

Merici Gymnasium - a girls’

grammar school in Trier (in the Moselle

region of Germany) continues to fl ourish.

Our third exchange trip went ahead in July,

and was a great success.

Having corresponded by e-mail

beforehand, our girls were warmly

welcomed by the German families. After

being introduced to the school by the

Headteacher, Herr Dr. Zeck, in a specially

organised school assembly, our students

attended lessons in the morning before

learning about the city’s Roman heritage

during a walking tour. We saw the famous

‘Porta Nigra’, as well as the impressive

basilica, cathedral and Roman thermal

baths. After a picnic lunch in the ‘Palast

Garten’, we enjoyed a river trip along a

beautiful stretch of the Moselle,

where the vineyards cover the

slopes leading down to the river.

The next day we went to the

nearby picturesque town of

Saarburg and had fun going up the

Warsberg mountain in the chair lifts, and

enjoyed an opportunity to shop in Trier and

its Saturday craft market.

The German families entertained

the girls with a variety of activities on

the Sunday - some even managing a

Rodelbahn ride (a giant slide which snakes

its way down the mountain). On Monday

we drove to Cochem and walked up the

hill to the fairytale-style castle, before

visiting a vineyard, and were treated to a

grape juice tasting and traditional BBQ

with ‘wurst’.

There were a lot of tears when we left,

but it will not be long before our German

friends come to England in the autumn.

We greatly value the partnership between

our two schools. It allows the pupils to

improve their language skills, widen their

cultural knowledge signifi cantly and to

form friendships which will grow, and, in

some cases, last a lifetime.

Mrs Bond, Head of German

We began our second day

by visiting the prestigious La

Sorbonne University, where

we were amazed to fi nd that

studying there is completely

free, with a non-selective

admissions process. We wished

that we were fl uent enough in

French to study there! We were

given a tour around various

parts of the university, which

is dedicated to Literature,

Languages, Civilizations, the

Arts, Humanities and Social

Sciences.

Lunch was enjoyed in local cafes

where we relaxed, pondering Ms

Fortin’s and Ms Henson’s pre-prepared

philosophical and literary questions, and

we managed some time for shopping.

We took the Metro across town to the

Museum of Vampires and Legendary

Creatures, where we heard a very

eccentric, entertaining and incredulous

two hour talk.

That evening, we made our way to

the stunning Palais Garnier, a world-

renowned opera house, where we were

treated to a fabulous evening of classical

ballet, music (and a steady stream of

overpriced Pringles!) It was an extremely

enjoyable experience for all, and we

felt especially honoured to be in such a

breathtaking setting.

Kate, Elara, May and Zoe

On our third day, after a very French

breakfast of croissants and baguettes,

we made our way to the Metro and took

a million pictures of the Eiff el Tower,

then enjoyed a relaxing boat tour of

the city on the River Seine. We visited

the Pompidou Musée National d’Art

Moderne and had a traditional French

lunch at a chic petit café. With heavy

hearts, we made our way to the Gare du

Nord and bid farewell to the lovely city

of Paris.

Tara, Grace, Sîan and Ria

TRIPS

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We are ‘excellent’ ... and that’s offi cial!

We were delighted by the outcome of our school inspection (25th-

28th April) which judged every aspect of the school excellent

and recognises the outstanding standard of teaching and our

commitment to the development of each student as an individual, together

with the hard work and high achievements of our pupils.

Summary fi ndings: • The quality of the pupils’ achievements and learning is excellent.

• The contribution of curricular and extra-curricular provision is excellent.

• The contribution of teaching is excellent.

• The spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of the pupils is excellent.

• The contribution of arrangements for pastoral care is excellent.

• The contribution of arrangements for welfare, health and safety is excellent.

• The quality of governance is excellent.

• The quality of leadership and management is excellent.

Parents will have received a copy of the full report via email but it can also be

downloaded via our website and from www.isc.co.uk.

Please email c.raff [email protected] should you require a hard copy.

Achievements and Learning“At all ages, pupils respond well to challenges

and show a high level of intellectual ability

that allows them to build upon their

knowledge and develop their skills.”

“Pupils make excellent progress in relation to

the average for pupils of similar abilities.”

“Pupils throughout the school are excellent

learners. They are enthusiastic and motivated

in their e� orts to learn. Pupils take pride

in the presentation of their work and enjoy

their learning. Their behaviour, support for

one another and organisational skills are

excellent.”

Curriculum/Co-Curricular“The contribution of curricular and extra-

curricular provision is excellent. The

curriculum is broad and balanced, and goes

beyond National Curriculum requirements.

Throughout the school, curricular provision

inspires excellent learning and provides

opportunities to develop thinking skills and to

enrich personal development, giving pupils

the chance to value their education in wider

terms than examination outcomes alone”.

“The Junior School curriculum has an

excellent breadth of subjects which include

critical thinking, Latin and French .”

“Excellent curricular and extra-curricular

provision is well balanced and fully supports

the pupils’ learning.”

Personal Development“At all stages, the pupils’ personal

development is excellent. Their spiritual

development is excellent and this fully refl ects

the school’s aim to develop the whole person

by building self-esteem and confi dence.”

“The moral development of pupils is

excellent. They have a highly well-developed

sense of right and wrong. They recognise the

importance of their individual actions and

their e� ect on the community as a whole. “

ISI REPORT

“Pupil achievement in their work and activities is excellent throughout the school and they are very well educated, fully in line with the school’s aim to promote

academic excellence. High achievement is strongly supported by the pupils’ excellent attitude towards learning,

which richly fulfi ls the school’s aim to nurture a love of learning and develop independent and enquiring minds.“

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Teaching“Excellent teaching, characterised by the

teachers’ knowledge of their pupils as

individuals, is seen at all levels of the school.”

“Throughout the school, strengths of the

teaching are in the excellent relationship

between pupils snd teachers and the extra

time given to support the pupils’ learning.”

Pastoral Care“The contribution of arrangements for

pastoral care is excellent. Organised pastoral

structures and sta� commitment to pupils’

welfare ensure that excellent support and

guidance are given to pupils of all ages,

in accordance with the school’s aims.

Relationships between class teachers and

pupils are excellent, ensuring a supportive

environment.”

EYFS“The EYFS curriculum provides rich and varied

experiences. The children relish choosing

activities from the wide range on o� er in the

well equipped, spacious setting.”

“Children in the EYFS make extremely good

progress, with the overwhelming majority

exceeding the Early Learning Goals by the

end of the Reception year. In the EYFS, the

sta� understand the children extremely well

and help them to learn to be independent.

Teachers show a clear understanding of

how children learn. Resilience is routinely

reinforced.“

Higher Education and Careers Support“Careers guidance is excellent, and pupils are

very positive about the assistance o� ered.

The school has attained a Career mark

award and promotes e� ective work-related

learning through initiatives such as ‘Take

your Daughter to Work Day’ and through

opportunities to shadow alumnae at higher

education institutions.”

Nursery art inspired by Andy Goldsworthy (British 1956-)

ART GALLERY


ISI REPORT

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“Ye-Ha!” was full of action, dance and witty one-liners right from the

start. A no-good gang - ‘The McNut Gang’ - runs riot in Splodge City.

Wilbur is elected as the new sheriff whose job it is to solve the crisis,

but unfortunately he is not brave and doubts his ability. The mayor,

Tex Truman plans to marry Ma Hubbard, Wilbur’s mother and owner of the Fordoor

Saloon. Wilbur’s friend Billie-Jo, together with her trusty steed Lightning, enters

disguised as an unknown stranger succeeds in saving Wilbur from the McNut Gang

with a surprising tactic: when the lights go off she pulls their trousers down to reveal

their underwear in public. Humiliated, they scatter. Local Indians reveal that there

is gold hidden in Splodge City, - the mayor has known all along, - and in a sudden

twist, the mayor reveals he is really the villain of the play, determined to get his hands

on the gold. Eventually, Mayor Truman is defeated, the Indians reveal that the gold is

really a bubbling oil well hidden in the backyard of the Fordoor Saloon and everyone

celebrates in a typical Western song “The Stetson Stomp”.


Junior Drama

“Ye-Ha”DRAMA

“My character was ’Billie-Joe Brisket.’ Some of my favourite and, in my opinion, funniest roles in the play were: “Philius Snuffi t & Festus Rott” the undertakers from the local funeral parlour (hence the names)

who were constantly measuring people in an attempt to predict which

unfortunate soul would pass away next. “Th e two stroke Indians” who you could guarantee to always have jokes up their sleeves, such as: Chief walking weasel: “Anyway, we have to get Squatting Poodle back to camp.

He’s far too tense!” Squatting poodle: “I’m a wigwam. I’m a teepee!”

Overall the play was really fun, scary and amazing!”

Phoebe Jones

“Th e traditional Year 6 production of 2014 was called ‘Ye-Ha!’ It was

a spectacular performance and we all enjoyed participating in the show. My role was ‘Amos’, an old

man who goes to the saloon a lot. I was quite happy with my role as I

had reasonable number of lines and quite a few stage directions. My lines were really funny and they made the audience laugh each time. I’m sure

others would agree with Ms Bolton’s decision of my part as I have had many compliments from students and parents. On the night of the production a professional make-

up artist, Chloe did our make-up. As one of the old men, I got a grey

moustache, grey eye brows and a lot of wrinkles! Th e show was

an absolute success. Th e audience collapsed with laughter at the sight of the pantomime horse! My favourite part of the production would be the scene where the McNut Gang had

their pants taken down. It was really funny seeing brightly coloured surfer

shorts underneath!” Trisha Medimi

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DRAMA

On a beautiful June day we invited Year 2 children from

Invicta Primary School to join our Year 2 girls for a

day of activities on Shakespeare. Firstly, they had an

encounter based workshop with “Shakespeare” played admirably

by stand up comedian Mark Cooper-Jones (and former teacher

at Blackheath High Seniors). Our LAMDA coach Caroline

Critchlow led a ‘language’ workshop to access Shakespeare’s

text. They also enjoyed music workshops with Ms Coles. After all

these wonderful, entertaining sessions, the children were then

treated to two ‘Theatre-in-Education’ performances from our

Year 10 GCSE Drama students, who devised the plays as part of

their GCSE studies. It was an entertaining mix of ‘Shakespeare

meets Horrible Histories’ which taught the younger pupils all

about Shakespeare’s work and world. It was a wonderful day and

the girls did themselves proud.

Mrs Tyrrell, Head of Performing Arts Faculty

Theatre in Education


““Ye-Ha!” was full of fun, action, dance and singing. Our talented Year 6 girls performed with such

confi dence; whether acting, singing or dancing, and their comic timing was spot on. It was an absolute joy!”

Miss Bolton

Senior Drama

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ART

A Level: ‘the new generation of artists’

The A Level work on show was the culmination of two years of A Level study for our Year 13 girls. The work was

a sophisticated blend of aesthetic propositions, philosophical ideas and multimedia manifestations. The painting, large and small scale still and kinetic sculpture, fi lm, textiles, installation, audience participation pieces and site specifi c works on show, generated a truly contemporary atmosphere and was grounded deftly with embedded cultural and historical reference points. This work was instrumental in gaining access for these girls into their fi rst choices of the best Higher Art courses in

London and there was a defi nite air of celebration and excitement surrounding these deserving students and their families. Out of the ten Year 13 art students, seven have gone on to study art, and four of these girls achieved an A*.

The AS/A2 DT work included a packaging project to package some makeup items, modelled using the 3D printer as well as an architectural model of a garden music studio. There was also a geography teaching aid for kinaesthetic learners. Visitors’ experience was enhanced by using an app called Aurasma which linked via their phones to fi lms and images from the girls’ portfolios

AS Level: ‘stepping up to success’

The AS level work stood proudly and worthily among the A2 masterpieces and caused a stir with their audacity, skill, originality and variety. The Textiles students had been extremely prolifi c, resulting in a kaleidoscope of innovative garment making and fi ne art textiles products.

Senior Art


Blazing Trails: The Blackheath High School Art Exhibition 2014

Sorcha Liston Smith

Alice Uggles

Alex Slater

“I am amazed how much variety and adventurousness

there is in the whole show. Th ere’s diffi cult work here, as well as beautiful things - it’s

like a visit to the Saatchi Gallery!” Year 13 parent

“Crazy, brilliant,

clever, inspiring. Like

a diff erent world

refl ecting this one!”

Maddy Harrington

(Year 12)

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GCSE: ‘exemplary skill and originality’

The coursework element of the GCSE displayed in the Library was a powerful showcase of the skills and talent we have here at Blackheath High. Each girl displayed an arresting handmade garment personally designed to a brief as well as a vibrant painted ‘self-portrait’

collography print. The GCSE exam exhibition went down a storm with the spectators on the evening, who enjoyed virtuosic painting and drawing as well as disturbingly distorted hand printed wallpaper, a hot air balloon made out of thousands of popped corns, a ladder made out of hair, a wax sculpted shrine to Barbie and a landscape fashioned out of an exploded hp printer to name but a few. A great many of these girls have opted to follow in the footsteps of the Year 13s and take on AS Level this year.

The GCSE DT work was work produced ‘in the style of’ a design era. The products range from lighting to jewellery boxes, and include phone docking stations. Their work was produced using traditional methods and CAD/CAM using the laser cutter and also our new 3D printer.

Year 10 ‘Sculpture in Space’ Day

Our all-star year 10 Art group had the opportunity to try their hand at a conceptual workshop worthy of

university students on a sunny day in June. The day’s challenges were divided into three stages, each approaching different visualizations of ephemeral sculpture:

Stage 1: ‘surprising interventions’ The girls were split into teams and given a different bag of inspiring materials, objects and all manner of bits and bobs including string, wire and cardboard, giant polystyrene ‘French fries’ and hundreds of multi-coloured bottle-tops.

The mission was to set up aesthetic responses to the landscape around the school in the form of site-specifi c sculptural interventions and to record these installations in photographic form.

Subtle responses included the transformation of a dividing wall into Lego bricks. Less subtle pieces included a graceful slow motion running sculpture on the playground and an exciting waterfall of colour from second storey windows.

Stage 2: ‘materialized extensions’Our artists were given a fresh Aladdin’s cave of materials and disparate objects, along with full use of all the art studio’s resources.

The mission was to respond sculpturally to the internal architecture of the studio and its furniture using these materials. A random phrase was pulled out of a hat by each team as impetus for this project. These were phrases such as: fl oor to ceiling, wall to wall, crawling through, climbing over…

By lunch the art studio was infested by a writhingly dense forest of twining and twisting, hanging and leaning sculptural entities.

Stage 3: ‘rendered intentions’Finally, the girls were invited to home-in on a particular section of one of their sculptures through a viewfi nder.

The mission was to make a permanent record of it through a fi nely observed primary drawing. Everyone relaxed into a session of academic drawing and really

completed the full showcase of their talents.

All in all the day traversed the gamut of artistic visualizations and techniques and helped our artists practice their burgeoning understanding of mature artistic process they will put into practice this January in their exam work.

Bea Norris

Chloe NeilChloe Neil

displayed an arresting handmade garment personally designed to

fashioned out of an exploded hp printer to name but a few.

boxes, and include phone docking stations. Their work was produced using traditional methods and CAD/CAM using the

Bea Norris

‘collapse’

‘crawling through something’

‘freefall’

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Art Exhibition:“Through the eyes of the Artist”

The summer term saw the grand opening of the Junior school annual art exhibition . This year the title was ‘ through the Eyes of the artist.’ Each class chose a different artist and every girl took the original concepts to produce artwork that was based

on those ideas but, at the same time, unique to them. The exhibition included sculpture, painting, photographs, dolls, photo collage and of course, lots of quality drawing and painting.

Our superb Chamber Choir and musicians from the senior school provided the musical accompaniment whilst parents and children wandered through our temporary gallery.

The Spens Art Competition

Our annual Art competition is open to all girls in Year 5 and 6. Entrants are tasked to produce three pieces of

artwork: a landscape, a portrait and a free choice piece, all completely independent of adult help. The work is completed at home over the period of a month and is judged on 11th July.

Winner: Anya Gunn De Marcos Runner Up: Emma Adcock

Year 5: Dolls. Inspired by artist: Jess Brown (American)

Junior Art

Year 2: Artwork inspired by Henri Matisse (French)

Reception:Artwork inspired by the

Dreamtime Aboriginal Artists

ART

“Congratulations to this year’s winner: Anya Gunn De Marcos and

runner up: Emma Adcock. A big ‘well done’ to all those who entered, the standard was extremely high.”

Mrs Smith

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Year 1 display of Georgia O’Keefe inspired art (American 1887-1986)

Year 3 display of Paul Klee inspired art (Swiss German 1879-1940)


ART GALLERY

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Year 7 Prize Giving

July’s Year 7 & 8 Prize Giving

ceremony was a great

opportunity to pause and

refl ect upon nine month’s

hard work, academic, creative and

sporting excellence, and exposure to

new experiences and interests.

Introduced in 2013 to celebrate the

many achievements of our girls in the

Lower School, this year’s event was a

particular treat. Prizes awarded

by departments and Heads

of Year for’ outstanding

attainment and eff ort’ were

punctuated by year-group-

refl ection speeches from

six of our girls, plus a Dvorak

piece performed on viola by

Pascale Higgins and a quirky

Faulkner xylophone

composition performed

by Olivia West.

Each year, we invite

inspirational women as guest speakers

to inspire the girls and encourage

them to aim high and not be deterred

by perceived ‘glass ceilings’. Alumni

Florence Raja best exemplifi ed this

tradition: having left Blackheath High to

study Politics and Economics at

UCL, followed by post-graduate

study at the Moscow State

Institute of International

Relations, she went on to

enjoy an extensive tenure

in the fi nance sector as a

Business Development Executive.

Throughout this time she

Year 6 celebrated the end of

their Junior school careers in

the time-honoured fashion;

with lunch, assembly and

Prize Giving. Their parents enjoyed

a buff et lunch with their daughters in

the Hall before moving to our newly

refurbished Theatre. The splendid new

curtaining added a sense of grandeur to

the setting and many parents expressed

gratitude for the improved seating –

defi nitely an improvement in comfort

as they watched the girls reminisce

about their many happy times at Junior

School.

After a moving assembly (several

mums were spotted wiping a tear

away) we moved on to the Prize Giving

ceremony itself. We were delighted

to welcome Marissa Davies, Director

of Education and Learning in Junior

Schools within the GDST, as

our speaker. She spoke

Year 6 Prize Givingwarmly of the confi dence and talents

of our girls, recognising those qualities

exemplifi ed by our Pillars of Learning. Her

speech chimed perfectly with our

ethos of the broad, well-

rounded curriculum

developing strong,

capable young

women

through

exciting and

educationally

enhancing

experiences in school.

Alongside the subject

prizes, we continued the

practice, started last year, of

awarding colours in a range of areas

refl ecting the breadth of activities on

off er at Juniors. It was heartening to see

the numbers of girls taking up the many

opportunities off ered in sport, music and

drama.

The afternoon ended with the

distribution of a small gift for every

girl; a CD of

photographs from

the Year 6 trip

to France with

an appropriately

Parisian themed

album. Some

more wonderful

memories to

treasure from

Blackheath High

Junior School!

Mrs Skevington,

Head of Junior

School

championed the progress of women in

fi nance and she is currently involved

in Women2Win and many policy

groups within Parliament, where she

is a shortlisted candidate on the UK

Parliamentary List.

What made her speech so engaging

was the opening story of a Russian

refugee girl moving to the UK for a

better life and opportunities, with a

strong desire to fulfi l her potential: a

scholarship girl at BHS, she revealed it

was herself!

Aim high, ladies. Overcome the

obstacles!

Mr Parsons, Assistant Head

many achievements of our girls in the

Lower School, this year’s event was a

particular treat. Prizes awarded

six of our girls, plus a Dvorak

piece performed on viola by

Pascale Higgins and a quirky

Florence Raja best exemplifi ed this

tradition: having left Blackheath High to

study Politics and Economics at

UCL, followed by post-graduate

study at the Moscow State

enjoy an extensive tenure

in the fi nance sector as a

Business Development Executive.

Throughout this time she

PRIZE GIVING

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A LevelLucy Morris Thompson

A LevelFarrah Morgan


ART GALLERY

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GCSETanya Blagoderova

GCSE

Yasmin Gapper


ART GALLERY

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Forthcoming Events

NOVEMBER

WEDNESDAY 5TH NOVEMBERYear 7 Tea Party, Theatre

WEDNESDAY 12TH NOVEMBERYears 1, 2 and 6 Parents’ Evening

SATURDAY 15TH NOVEMBERSixth Form Scholarship

TUESDAY 18TH NOVEMBERYear 10-12 Oxbridge and Medics Information Evening

TUESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER

Years 1, 2 and 6 Parents’ Evening

MONDAY 24TH NOVEMBERYear 10 Parents’ Evening

WEDNESDAY 26TH NOVEMBERYears 3-5 Parents’ Evening

FRIDAY 28TH NOVEMBER5RC Assembly

DECEMBERTUESDAY 2ND DECEMBERYear 7 Parents’ Forum

MONDAY 8TH AND TUESDAY 8TH DECEMBER,

Year 7 and Year 8 Production of “Coraline”, Theatre

THURSDAY 11TH DECEMBERChristmas Music Concert

MONDAY 15TH DECEMBERKey Stage 2 Carol Concert

FRIDAY 19TH DECEMBER (LAST DAY OF TERM)Christmas Service at St John’s Church

SATURDAY 3RD JANUARY TO 8TH JANUARY

Ski Trip


FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Pimms Party

On 3rd July we

all very much

enjoyed a lovely

evening to

celebrate 20

years since the

Senior School’s

move to

Vanbrugh Park and another chance for the BHSOGA

to catch up with alumnae. The Pimms fl owed as

past and present pupils, staff and parents gathered

to reminisce and catch up on life. Tours of the

school were organised by Mrs Elliott, and led by girls

in the current sixth form.

Mrs Laws gave a presentation on the plans for

the future school and the Association had the

opportunity to thank her for all her support over

the years and wish her well in her retirement. Jane

Allerton, OGA Chair, presented Mrs Laws with a

wintery scene of Blackheath to remind her that the

school never closed in the snow! Everyone agreed

this was a great event that should defi nitely feature

again in the calendar in the near future.

Annual General Meeting

An equally enjoyable afternoon took place at

Wemyss Road on Saturday 27th September 2014

when the BHSOGA held their Annual General

Meeting, at which Mrs Chandler-Thompson met

some of the members and also attended the lunch

that followed. All of the committee offi cers had

agreed to stand again and were re-elected into

their existing roles. There was also news from a

former headmistress, Miss Mary Abraham, who had

been unable to attend but sent her greetings to

the OGA along with her appreciation to all those

members who kept in touch with her. Before and

after the AGM guests had plenty of time to wander

around the school and look into many of their old

classrooms, admiring the Junior School girls’ work.

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BHS Summer 2014

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