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Issue 29 May 2013

Dear Parents and Students,BHHS was proud once again last weekend to open our doors as part of the city’s Artists Open House Festival.

The painting and photography that our girls produced was simply stunning and many of the visitors were taken aback by the quality of the work on display. Similarly, last night, parents and friends of our Year 11 GCSE Art students were impressed and delighted by the art work the girls had produced during the course and which was so spectacularly displayed with the help of Mrs Croydon and Mrs Guthrie.My overwhelming impression was of the girls’ serious commitment to a subject that can be seen by some people as peripheral to an education curriculum and I read with interest last week’s publication by the England Arts Council of an analysis by the Centre for Economics and Business Research of the contribution of arts and culture to the national economy. The findings included:

................................... Arts and culture make up 0.4 per cent of GDP* – a significant return on the less than 0.1 per cent of government spending invested in the sector.

Arts and culture is a sector of significant scale with a turnover of £12.4 billion and a GVA** of £5.9 billion in 2011 Arts and culture generate more per pound invested than the health, wholesale and retail, and professional and business services sectors. The arts and culture sector provides 0.45 per cent of total UK employment and 0.48 per cent of total employment in England. At least £856 million per annum of spending by tourists visiting the UK can be attributed directly to arts and culture The economic contribution of the arts and cultural sector has grown since 2008 despite the UK economy as a whole remaining below its output level before the global financial crisis

...................................Clear evidence, if more were needed, of the contribution that art and creativity make to our quality of life, as a society and as individuals – something that, thankfully, many of our girls understand.My congratulations to Clemmie, Megan, Emily and Farhannah - all of whom won their section in the Years 6 to 11 Art and Photography competition.Notwithstanding the weather, I hope everyone has a pleasant Bank Holiday!

Jennifer Smith Farhannah Badruzaman Year 10

Clemmie CopelandYear 6

Emily Willcox-Beney Year 9

Megan Jones Year 8

And the Winners are....

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Year 9 Biology trip to Wakehurst PlaceThe whole year group are attending this field trip on Tuesday 4th June. There are still some outstanding reply slips. Please can you make sure that all slips are returned on Monday 3rd June. Thank you. Mrs A. Parsons

Tennis Congratulations to the Under 15 Tennis team who beat St. Bedes, The Dicker on Thursday last week. It was a closely fought match but our team battled through to achieve victory at the end of the day!!! Well done to: Charlie Barrey, Abigail Broome, Ruby Church, Lara Carter, Charlotte Bailey and Rosalie Derricott Stell.

Mrs E. Osborne

FootballCongratulations to Faye Hannaford in 8T. Her football team, Southdown U14 girls team were crowned Sussex U14 League Champions for the season just finished 2012-13. This followed on from two runner up performances by the team in the U14 Sussex Cup and the U14 Sussex League Cup. This has been a fantastic season for the team and especially for Faye as she is playing with and against girls that are at least a year older then her.

A massive well done to Maya Wall (Year 8) and Tia Pavlides (Year 7) who represented our school in the final of the Brighton Festival Peacock Poetry Prize on Saturday 18th May. Maya’s excellent poem won her category and it was a cause for a double celebration as it was also her 13th birthday. Creative Director of the Brighton Festival and much loved children’s poet Michael Rosen judged the poems and presented the prizes with charm and warmth. He even led the room full of young poets in a rousing rendition of “Happy Birthday” to Maya rounding off a wonderful afternoon. Huge congratulations to both Tia and Maya and keep writing! Mr Edmunds

“I decided to enter the Peacock Poetry Prize with no idea I would get anywhere near winning. The theme was “a changing city”. There were a few workshops in the Easter holidays to help competitors but I was away and unable to attend. Fortunately the kind person running these emailed me some of the things they were going to do in the workshop and then gave me some advice on my draft. I was delighted to be shortlisted with Tia Pavlides from year 7 – we were two of only twelve on the shortlist and I had got into the final four people for my age category. Everyone on the shortlist was invited to the final announcement on the 18th May in the Pavilion Tea Rooms. The timing was uncanny since the 18th May was my 13th birthday! I took two friends with me on the day when Michael Rosen was going to be announcing the winner. He started out by giving a prize to everyone who had got into the final. After that he read out the people who had won: Sam Charles aged 10 won in the 9-11 category with his poem ‘Walking on Water’; Bethan Clarke won in the 16-18 category with ‘Subtly Obvious’ and my poem ‘Cat’s Eye View’ won in the 12-15 category. I was thrilled when I won but also very surprised because the other entries were so good. It was the perfect birthday present.” Maya Wall 8U

Cat’s Eye View

Busy streets,Glaring sun,

Hiding in alleysTill night comes.

Millions of wheels,Billions of feet,

Dangers galoreIn Summer’s heat.

Children shout,Screaming in glee,

This warm sunny spotIs ruined for me.

Dusk fallsOn watchful eyes,

A frenzy of lifeAs the moon arrives.

Flurry of action,Under streetlights’ glow,

Skittering pawsStarts the night’s show.The city has changed,Transformed for cats,

We run along rooftopsFlying like bats.

By Maya Wall (Winner, 12-15 age group)

The Brighton Festival Peacock Poetry Prize

Year 11 Revision SessionWell done to all our Year 11 students who took part in our Saturday Revision Session for their English exams last week. The event was really well attended and our students worked impressively hard all morning. Good luck with all the examinations you still have to take! Mr Edmunds and Mrs Ashdown

Calendar w/c Monday 3rd June

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TEMPLE PROJECT QUALIFICATION 2013

Check the B-RIGHT-ON page of the portal for access to information about our wonderful TPQ. This is a very successful part of our enrichment programme at BHHS and provides opportunities to celebrate the talents, enthusiasms and passions of our students. Launch meetings will be scheduled after half term but start thinking now about what you can do and find more information on the portal.

Mrs Ashdown and Mr Sherwood

Artist’s Open Houses

Last weekend Brighton & Hove High School sponsored an art project in The St Ann’s Well Gardens Spring Festival. As part of the celebrations it was decided to recreate a fun picture of St Ann’s Well Gardens on a GRAND SCALE!Local artist, Linda Boucher agreed to design and provide a piece of artwork for the project. The picture was divided into 42 sections, which were then be scaled up onto 42 canvases to make a giant multi-canvas masterpiece. Each section was completed by both children and adults and assembled to create a fabulous work of art. We exhibited the final piece as part of our ‘Artists Open House’ and the plan is to donate it to a local hospital.

Art ExhibitionsClick here to access

the Gallery

Dear Parents,It has great to be back in school this week after a fantastic week in France with Year 6. As I told them today, it was a real pleasure for us and having taken many of these types of trips over the years I can genuinely say they were the best behaved, and most interested of all the groups I have taken. They were a pleasure to take and it was a really memorable week.Best WishesSian Cattaneo

Gymnastics Club CollectionCould we please ask that all parents collect their daughters from the playground entrance after gymnastics club on a Friday – we cannot guarantee that a member of staff will be available to let you in through the front doors after office hours.

JUNIOR SCHOOL CALENDAR HALF TERM Monday 27th May – Friday 31st May JUNESat 1st : “Outside” concert, 3-4pm All week: Level 2 Bikeability – Year 6 Group 1 9.00 - 10.30 / Group 2 10.45 - 12.15Mon 3rd : Year 6 choir performing to members of the Church Of The Good Shepherd “Monday Tea Club” for the elderly. 1.30pm, returning 3.15pm Year 1 Trip to Sealife Centre Wed 5th: 1.00 – U10 Rounders Tournament, Windlesham, Away 2.15 – U10b, U11b Rounders, Farlington, AwayThurs 6th: Lunch for Nursery Parents*** Class photo orders to be submitted today at latest*** Fri 7th Year 3 Swimming starts 3.30 – 5.30 Junior School Gym & Dance Display

CLUB CANCELLATIONS:Tennis Club Monday 3rd JuneAthletics Club Thursday 6th June

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U8 Rounders V Handcross Park SchoolWell done to the U8 rounders team who won 8 and a half rounders to 7 and a half. The game was a 2 x 8 minutes each way game and the girls played really well. At the first half Handcross Park were a rounder ahead of us, but the girls pulled it back to achieve a win by the end. Special mention to Marianna who scored 2 whole rounders, and Elodie Ewens whose bowling was very good. Everyone contributed to a good win.

Gym and Dance DisplayIn preparation for the gym and dance display on Friday 7th June, Kim (gym coach) would like to run an extra rehearsal for all competitive and recreational Gymnasts in years 3-6 on Thursday 6th June between 3.30-4.30pm. This should take priority over Athletics and Netball clubs. Thank you, Mrs N. Mostran

Congratulations to the Year 4-6 athletics squad who competed in a meet at Hurst on Wednesday. Special mention to Olivia Heal who achieved 3rd in the long jump, Lola Baker who achieved 3rd in the 800m and Lucy Swaine who achieved 4th in the 200m.

NURSERY NEWSWe have had good fun in Nursery this half term with our topic Amazing Africa and have found out so many things about Africa.

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The weather may not be quite what we would experience in parts of Africa, but sill the Nursery girls have been making the most of the outside area with the water tray being especially popular. We now have an abundance of clean babies in Nursery!!

We would like to say again an enormous thank you to Remi’s mum who gave up a large part of her day to set up our Safari themed role-play and provided us with many resources. All of which have enhanced our topic.

Also, a big thank you to Remi’s grandma who made us such fantastic clothes for the role-play. They have provided hours of fun.

Let’s be FRIENDS! TWITTER FACEBOOK WEBSITE

Get out in the garden and have some fun taking photos!

Select your favourite photo and email it to: JuniorEcoBRI@UK.GDST.NET

Don’t forget to include your name & class Deadline for entries: Friday 7th June

Open to all year groups! The winning pictures will be printed and displayed in school.

Good Luck & Get Snapping!

‘At the bottom of the garden’

A Junior Eco – Photo competition

Brighton & Hove High Junior School

New PianoCelebration

Concert Saturday 1st June, 3pm

And featuring

Brighton VoicesCommunity Choir

with Tony Rutherford (Tenor)

and on piano -Miriam Roberts

Steve Hoar Nick Andrews

Radinden Manor Road, Hove BN3 6NHTickets £5 on the door – under 18’s FREE!