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Issue 17 February 2013 1
Issue 17 February 2013
HEADITORIAL
Dear Parents and
Students,
We very much
welcomed Michael
Gove’s decision
yesterday to halt the
dash towards a very
narrow curriculum. The
proposed EBC
qualifications were
clearly going to be too
much focussed on
knowledge and too little
on skills.
At BHHS we want our girls
to develop both skills and
knowledge. We want
girls to be creative
thinkers and
independent learners;
girls who take risks, are
curious and ask awkward
questions! We don’t
believe it is true that
rigour and challenge for
young women is only to
be found within a narrow
range of knowledge-
based subjects.
So we are glad Mr Gove
has decided to go back
to the drawing board
and now look forward,
hopefully, to a proper
consultation that not only
engages with the whole
education community –
including parents and
students - but also with
business leaders,
particularly those in the
creative industries –
many of which are, of
course, to be found here
in Brighton and Hove and
Fashion Show
We are delighted to announce
that Brighton and Hove High
School’s seventh annual fashion
show is being held on March
12th this year, in conjunction
with Brighton Fashion Week.
BHHS’ fashion show is one of the
most exciting events in the
school year: it combines
students from every year of the
senior school, and even
sometimes teachers, in order to
raise money for really
worthwhile charities.
As I’m sure you’re aware, we
usually raise around £1,500 for
our chosen causes and we’re
really looking to beat that
target this year. We always aim
to choose charities that are
close to the hearts of our
students, and this year we are
raising money for two charities:
firstly, Rockinghorse, which
provides vital support for sick
children, and secondly the
Niemann-Pick Disease Group,
which provides care,
information and research for
those suffering from Niemann-
Pick disease, a rare genetic
degenerative condition.
Last year was a great success,
and everyone involved had so
much fun! We have already
held auditions for students from
across the school and there are
so many girls involved that it
promises to be just as incredible
this year. We are in the process
of confirming which shops will
be lending clothes for the show,
but as we have already made
arrangements with Gap, Coast,
Miss Selfridge and Fair amongst
other local shops it promises to
be quite the spectacle. Also
showing off clothes will be the
Year 12 Young Enterprise group
Generation XII and GCSE
textiles students.
Another event which is sure to
make the evening special is the
charity auction; those of you
who attended last year will
remember the great items that
were on offer, including beauty
treatments and free meals at
some of Brighton’s best
restaurants. This is where we
need your help: anyone who
has any items or experiences
that they would be willing to
offer to be sold for the benefit
of our charities, please contact
the fashion show team at
We’re really looking to raise as
much money as possible, as our
charities really need the
support! We look forward to
seeing friends, relatives and
anyone else at the event, and
make sure to buy your tickets as
soon as they go on sale at the
beginning of the latter half of
the spring term. Last year tickets
sold out very fast, so order yours
on Parent Pay as soon as
possible! Ellie Thompson Yr 13
Design technology
Year 9 Design Technology
students were proud to exhibit
their work this week. They have
been designing and making a
range of products which could
be sold in a Brighton gift shop.
Students, staff and parents
were impressed with the quality
and variety of the pieces on
display. If you did get chance
to see the exhibition, I think you
will agree that we have a
number of budding designers in
our midst! Mrs C. Guy
Schoop Schoop
On Monday 4th February the 15
beginner skiers headed to
Hemel Hempstead for their
lesson on real snow in
preparation for the ski trip. Mrs
Mostran and Mrs Thomas were
really impressed with their
progress and slightly concerned
that they might see these girls
whizzing past them on the
slopes in Austria in 2 weeks
time! Mrs Mostran
Issue 17 February 2013 2
in which many of our girls
will be involved at some
stage of their careers.
Finally, congratulations to
everyone who took part
in, and supported, ‘Peter
Pan’ last term. The final
total raised for Great
Ormond Street Hospital
was £1873. Well done!
Have a good weekend.
Jennifer Smith
To watch Jennifer Smith,
speaking about GCSE reforms
on ITV Meridian News last night,
Please click here
Netball
BIG BIG Congratulations to the
Under 14 Netball team who
beat Bishop Luffa in the quarter
finals of the Sussex Cup today,
12 -10.
We now have 2 teams (U13s
and U14's) both through to the
quarters in this cup which is an
amazing achievement. This
competition involves all the
schools in Sussex and I am really
pleased with the results and
hard work of our teams. Their
efforts have been justly
rewarded.
Well done, guys.
Ms E. Osborne, Head of PE
Football
Congratulations to the senior
Football Team who played
away against Peacehaven
Community College on
Tuesday 5th February and
achieved a convincing 7-0
victory. Goal scorers included
Molly Miller, Eve Hull, Isabel
Bollingbroke, Reianna Agnihotri
and Moniba Asgari. Man of the
Match was awarded to Molly
Miller. Mrs N. Mostran
German Teachers Visit
On Tuesday morning we
welcomed 14 teachers visiting
the UK from the city of
Magdeburg and surrounding
region, which is about 100km
from Berlin in the eastern part of
Germany. They were here on
a cultural visit and spent the
time visiting lessons as well as
talking to students and staff.
It was also a great opportunity
for our own GCSE students to
practise their German
conversational skills. The
teachers were most impressed
with everything they saw, our
buildings, our facilities and,
most importantly, the learning
and behaviour of all our
students, and several of them
told me that they were thinking
of jacking in their jobs in
Germany to come and work in
UK schools! (I said they’d better
get in quick before the
referendum……..)
Mrs S. Mashford
Y11 & 12 French Language trip
On Wednesday the year 11 and 12 French groups were invited to the English Language Centre in Hove to speak to a group of visiting
Swiss students in order to practise our spoken French. When we arrived we were each paired up with a Swiss student, before listening to a
presentation from two of the students on Delemont, the town where they came from. We then spent 45 minutes asking our partners
questions - in an interesting mixture of French and English - on all sorts of topics, from their musical tastes to their opinion of English food
which was, almost without exception, quite low. After a short break in which we explained English snacks to the Swiss students, we
switched partners and, this time with slightly more confidence, repeated our questions. Although it was intimidating at first, we learnt a lot
about the differences between Swiss and English culture, and hopefully our French has improved from the experience. Beth Arscott, Yr 12
This is what’s happening at BHHS over the Easter Holidays. We have various activities running over the Easter break at both the Senior School and Junior School. Why not have a look at the links below and see if there is something that suits your children’s interest. Senior School – Activate Sports (8 - 12 years) 3 day course 3-5 April: activatesports.co.uk
Arts Unlimited (6 – 18 years) 3 day course 8 -10 April: netmums.com Junior School – Super Camps (4-14 years) 2-5 and 8-12 April: supercamps.co.uk
Issue 17 February 2013 3
JUNIOR EDITORIAL
Dear Parents,
It has been an exciting
week with the arrival of
our baby grand piano.
This has been bought
with a significant
contribution from the PA.
We are extremely
grateful and I am sure it
will be a great addition
to the music department.
We pride ourselves on
being responsive to
parents and being
available to discuss
issues. With parents’
evening soon after half
term could I ask that
parents take the
opportunity to use that
time if appropriate. Staff
response to emails/calls
etc. has to be balanced
with their commitment to
teaching/duties/clubs.
and obviously this is their
focus.
In years 3-6 may I remind
parents that the form
tutor “oversees” a child’s
progress and most
importantly their pastoral
care but is not
necessarily the “go-
between” to other
teachers. If you would
like to discuss a specific
subject please contact
those staff directly as
they will be more able to
deal with your query.
Best wishes
Sian Cattaneo
GRANDPARENTS
AFTERNOON
Communication was sent out
by Comms this week regarding
the eagerly anticipated
grandparents afternoon. We
are looking forward to hosting
this popular event again this
year, and look forward to
receiving your responses by the
1st March.
HOUSE T-SHIRTS
School comms letters have
been emailed to all parents
from Reception to Year 6
regarding the House T-Shirts
used for sporting events. If you
do require a T-shirt, please
ensure you have your order
form in to the office by the 14th
February. Payment by
ParentPay please.
Click here for link
NEIGHBOUR BUILDING
WORKS
We have kindly been advised
by our neighbours over the
road opposite
Cottesmore/BHHS netball courts
that they will be having building
development work on their
home in the next couple of
weeks. I would like to make all
parents aware that they
anticipate heavy goods and
work vehicles accessing their
home and I ask that parents
are vigilant during this time,
ensuring the girls take extra
care when crossing the road to
and from the school.
YEAR 3 AND 4 SWIMMING
Just a reminder to all parents of
years 3 and 4 that the last Year
4 swimming is on 8th February
and that Year 3 will start on 15th
February.
PRIMARY
MATHS
CHALLENGE
Berniya Hamie, Ernestine Bradly
and Florence Haggis did very
well to reach the final of the
Primary Maths Challenge. Over
70,000 pupils from 1875 schools
entered the challenge and we
have absolute confidence that
the girls did the school proud. If
parents would like to try the
maths paper, go to www.m-
a.org.uk and do it live on line.
PARENT PORTAL
For those of you who are
experiencing issues where your
password has expired, please
email the following address:
[email protected] and your
request to update your
password will be received and
dealt with.
MATCH REPORTS
U9A – Farlington A’s
The team narrowly lost 8-7. Special mention to Olivia who demonstrated huge improvements in her
game. Player of the game was awarded to Daisy Lampard-Sawyer for her use of space in the game.
U9b – Farlington B’s
The team had a convincing 10-0 win. Special mention to Grace Tripp for excellent wide feeds across the
court. Player of the game was awarded to Hannah Pellm for brilliant shooting.
U10a’s – Farlington A’s
U10A's were winning at half time Jessica B was outstanding and Rae played really well.
U10b’s – Farlington B’s
U10B team game they were 6-7 down and won 11-8. Bahar and Georgia played really well.
U10c’s – Windlesham A’s
The team improved throughout the game and successfully secured a 2-2 draw. They developed fluid play
and their confidence grew as the match went on. Player of
the game was awarded to Hannah Briscoe.
U11b’s – Lewes Old Grammar A’s
The team really worked hard on their movement off
the ball in this game. It was very much a neck-and-neck
game, but Brighton just had the edge and game home
victorious with a 3-2 win. Player of the came, nominated
by the opposition was Isabel Stoner.
Calendar Wednesday 13th February - Year 2.A Parents Assembly
- U8 Netball V Copthorne (Away 2.30) - U10 A+B Hockey V Farlington (Away 2.15) - U11 Netball V Sion (Home 2.30) - U9 A+B Netball V Ardingly (Home 2.30)
Thursday 14th February Year 3 Trip to Brighton Museum
Friday 15th February Year 3 Swimming Starts / Gym Competition (Home 3.30)
Issue 17 February 2013 4
As part of Fairtrade fortnight this year we
are going to be holding a screening of
‘Town of Runners’ on Tuesday 26th
February at 6pm at the Senior School.
Tickets are on sale and are priced at £5
each. These can be purchased through
ParentPay or alternatively on the BHHS
website www.bhhs.gdst.net by scrolling to
the bottom of the page and selecting
“online payments”. All profits from the
screening of the film will go towards
funding for Coaches and supporting the
outreach in Bekoji.
The background behind Town of Runners:
Town Of Runners
(www.townofrunners.com) is a feature
documentary about young people from
the Ethiopian rural town of Bekoji, whose
runners have won 8 Olympic Gold
medals, 32 World Championships and
broken 10 world records in the last 20
years. The film follows two girls as they
strive to emulate their local heroes,
making the journey from school track to
national competition and from childhood
to adulthood. Their mentor is a former PE
teacher who has discovered and trained
many of the world’s leading long
distance runners including Tirunesh and
Genzebe Dibaba, Kenenisa Bekele and
Deratu Tulu.
Film outreach:
Working with non-profit organisation
Running Across Borders, the filmmakers
plan to use the film to benefit Bekoji,
enabling the town to build on its key
strength (its international fame in running)
through its contacts with the rest of the
world. We aim to bring Coach
Sentayehu to the UK to build partnerships
between running clubs here and in
Bekoji. The Coach will lead training
sessions and give talks to young people
about his work and there will be a
chance to meet the runners in the film.
The Film will also be touring UK Schools
and universities. In Bekoji, Running Across
Borders Are developing a 'Visit And Train'
programme, enabling international
runners - both amateur and professional –
to train at altitude and experience the
town's running culture. Profits from this
programme will be used to create to
create greater sporting, educational and
economic opportunities for young
people in Ethiopia.