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Gifted Little Linguists

June 27, 2019/in General News/by BHGS

BHGS hosts the annual Key Stage 2 Gifted & Talented Languages Day for local primary schools

On Tuesday 25th June, BHGS was pleased once again to host the Key Stage 2 Gifted & Talented Languages Day for 32 boys and girls with a particular linguistic aptitude from Hatfield Community Free School, Oak View School and St Philip Howard School. The pupils took part in six sessions designed to extend their linguistic and cultural knowledge as well as having fun applying their new skills. Activities and themes included exploring German food, what school-life is like in Germany, Weird Spanish Fiestas, Learning through French games, Multi-lingual singing and Break-though Russian. Although the day was quite intense the pupils kept their focus throughout and certificates were awarded at the end to the pupils from each of the schools who had shown themselves to be the most pro-active over the course of the day. This is now a regular feature of the MFL Faculty’s year and we look forward to developing this further in 2020 in collaboration with our partner primary schools.

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Health Festival 2019

June 20, 2019/in General News/by BHGS

Health Festival sets pupils challenges in a week of fun activities

  • Always have breakfast, at least 5 portions of fruit and vegetables
  • Have 6 – 8 drinks every day
  • Get active and move more.
  • Sleep well.

These were the BNF Healthy Eating Week challenges that most pupils took up this week. Healthy habits were on display with some fun activities such as our Seed Planting Extravaganza, Onion Cell experiments, Kahoot it Quiz, Fruit & Vegetable Tasting Stand, Daily Recipe Cards and watching “Ready Steady Cook”. We even had a visit from a local goat farmer and his many animals.

Monday Having a proper breakfast every day was the focus for today. Many came and got moving with Just Dance in the Studio. Ready Steady Cook: so many pupils, 140 in fact, came to watch Mr Kench and Mr Goodall cook against each other and against the clock. There was a Vegan theme to the cooking this year, finally Mr Kench won.

Tuesday Drink plenty was Tuesday’s Challenge Form Time – any day this week. Kahoot it! Drink Plenty Quiz. Seed Planting Extravaganza – 33 pupils came to plant some herbs into pots to take home. The Science department set up and ran experiments at lunch time based on – Wilting without water. Water is vital for all living cells, they looked at onion cells and observed the effects of not having enough water under microscopes. 59 pupils came and tried the activities.

Wednesday Getting Active was today’s daily Challenge Get up and go – forms planned their own activity to get everyone moving, e.g. yoga session, a brisk walk and parachute games. Unfortunately the eagerly awaited Staff Football Match was cancelled due to the very poor weather.

Thursday Pupils brought a selection of prepared vegetables for a “Form Veggie Platter” for break and lunchtime. Trying different fruits and vegetables for the first time was one of the challenges for today. It was great to see so many pupils daring their friends to try things for the very first time. 194 pupils were up for the test. Wow! Thank you to Morrison’s who provided a £50 voucher which enabled us to buy the fruit and veg.

Friday Tai Chi was tried out by 43 pupils at lunchtime. Pupils and staff enjoyed the visit from Paul Grey, a local goat farmer. He explained to the whole of Year 7 how he improves his stock by selective breeding methods, then pupils got to stroke and cuddle the goats, lambs, running ducks, chickens, guinea pigs and a rabbit. Again an amazingly well attended event with 181 pupils visiting the stand at lunch time – a great end to our 2019 Health Festival.

In total there were 679 visits by pupils to the events this week.

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Year 8 Mathematical Challenge Finals

June 19, 2019/in General News/by BHGS

Four Year 8 pupils compete in the Mathematical Challenge Final 2019 organised by Herts for Learning

On Wednesday, 19th June 2019, a team of four pupils from Bishop’s Hatfield Girls’ School attended the Year 8 Mathematical Challenge Final 2019 organised by Herts for Learning. Earlier in the year, they completed in a regional heat along with several other teams from the local area and they were able to achieve the highest recorded score of all of the heats throughout the county. The team that progressed to the final consisted of Elissa Talaee (8 Austen), Zoe Gibbons (8 Austen), Charlotte Gould (8 Franklin), and Eleanor Raines (8 Seacole).

The final competition consisted of 5 rounds. Round 1 – General mathematics challenge which contained 6 different problems that the team had to work together to answer in a short time frame. Round 2 – Memory round. The team were split in half – half could see a poster and the other half couldn’t. The half that could see the poster had to verbally communicate (no arms or fingers to describe what they could see!). The other half then had to recreate the poster. Round 3 – Puzzle and brain teaser round. The team had 20 minutes to solve six brainteasers individually. Round 4 – Estimation. The team had to make estimations of mass, length and volume using everyday objects. Round 5 – General mathematics (similar to round 1)

They started off really well and were in 3rd place after Round 1 and after the 5 rounds they finished 8th out of sixteen teams.

The four students thoroughly enjoyed the challenge and competition and would like to give a special thanks to mathematics teachers Mrs Dudley and Mr Stevens for making this experience possible.

By Libby Manning (9 Austen) and Elissa Talaee (8 Austen)

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Maths Olympiad

June 13, 2019/in General News/by BHGS

BHGS year 8 student performs among the top 0.13% of Maths students in the country!

Every year at BHGS, pupils from the upper band in Years 7 and 8 compete against others from all across the UK in the Junior Maths Challenge. The Junior Maths challenge is set by an organisation called the United Kingdom Mathematical Trust (UKMT) which sets a range of other challenges for many different ages. Out of a staggering 300,000 11-13 year olds, who compete in this challenge annually – the top 9,100 people are selected to move on to different rounds. 8,000 students are chosen to compete in the second round which is known as the Kangaroo and the highest 1,100 scorers qualify for the highest level which is named the Olympiad.

One student from BHGS was resilient enough to be selected for the Mathematical Olympiad. Elissa Talaee of 8 Austen received a gold certificate in her Junior Maths Challenge after scoring an outstanding 111 out of the 135 available points. The Olympiad is a 2 hour paper with 2 sections. The first section is a series of 10 ‘short’ challenging questions and the second section is made up of 6 higher level questions which require a greater understanding. The marks are awarded not only on the correct answer but by the written explanation to arrive at the answer. On Thursday 13th June, Elissa joined the queue into the sports hall with all the Year 11 pupils sitting their GCSE Maths exam. Their paper was 1.5 hours long so Elissa remained in the empty hall for the remainder of her paper. Elissa completed almost all of the two hour paper she had qualified for. Elissa was able to complete nine out of 10 questions on section 1 and five of section 2. In the end, she was a mere seven points away from earning a medal after scoring 38 out of the 70 available points. She was, however, rewarded with a merit certificate due to her excellent ranking that landed her in the top 500 out the total 300,000 students. This means that she is in the to 0.13% of all students in her age group in the whole of the United Kingdom!

Very impressive!

By Libby Manning (9 Austen) and Elissa Talaee (8 Austen)

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Bhaktivedanta Manor

June 11, 2019/in General News/by BHGS

Our Hindu Experience

On Thursday 11th June, as part of our religious studies course, Year 7 went on a trip to visit The Bhaktivedanta Manor. On this trip we developed on our understanding of Hinduism and their views towards the environment. We took part in many fun activities like riding a cart pulled by oxen, dressing up (trying on the beautiful saris) and having our face painted! For lunch we had traditional Hindi food such as vegetable curry with fresh homemade cheese, chips, bread and crisps!

We had such a wonderful time and did a lot of amazing things. Thank you to the wonderful staff who took us on this trip and looked after us whilst we were outside of school. It was an exciting opportunity!

Saba Afaneh, 7Au

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Sixth Formers in ‘Challenge 12’ Final

June 11, 2019/in General News/by BHGS

Sixth Form head to Canary Wharf for Challenge 12 final

On Friday 8th March Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council ran a ‘Challenge 12’ event for Year 12. In house teams, the students were challenged to create an event that could raise money for a local charity. The challenge involved a variety of employment and life skills including financial planning, marketing, advertising and risk assessment. On Friday 24th May the winners, House Austen, went on to represent Bishop’s at the final at Barclays Headquarters in Canary Wharf competing against five other local schools. They were tasked with pitching an idea for an event finale for the WGC 2020 celebrations. The students had a fantastic day and were praised for their ideas; the judges commented on the excellent work that was evident in their final pitch.

 

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Year 7 Science Trip to Royal Airforce Museum, Hendon

June 10, 2019/in General News/by BHGS

Year 7 visit to RAF Hendon

As part of our science course, Year 7 went on a day visit to The Royal Air Force Museum in Hendon. We first started with an interactive Science and Aviation workshop which was about creating a sturdy and durable aircraft base, that had to be light but effective, if flown. We then went to look around all of the other warehouses and filled out a worksheet about different planes we could find in RAF Hendon. We all had so much fun and it was such a great experience learning about all of the planes and how they were made.

Eloise Milner (7Fr)

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Knives and Drug Awareness Workshop

June 7, 2019/in General News/by BHGS

Being more aware of drugs and knife crime

On Thursday 27th June, Bishop’s hosted a drug and knife crime awareness workshop for all pupils including sixth form. Each year group got allocated a time during the day to watch the presentations created by two people affected by drugs and knife crime.

For year 7, the day started off with a touching story describing the happy life of Josh Hanson until his mum got a phone call in the early hours of the day. Unfortunately, Josh was 21 years old when he was involved in an unprovoked knife attack at a bar in London.

Josh’s mum, Tracy, and sister, Brooke, described how hurting one person affected lots of people in the community. She also emphasised how carrying a knife around is very wrong even for self-defence, as chances are that they can be used to attack you. There is no excuse at all to carrying a knife around outside. They now have a charity in Josh’s name supporting those who have been through the loss of a loved one because of knife crime.

Next, we listened to a presentation outlining the dangers of being in a gang and drug dealing. Gavin McKenna was a man who grew up in a dangerous area in East London. From a young age he witnessed domestic violence to his mother and himself from his father. As Gavin got older, he joined a gang to keep himself protected. He thought that to stay safe he had to show that he was bad as well and not scared. He soon also got into drug dealing. Breaking the stranglehold of gang culture, which had gripped Gavin firmly, the director and founder of Air Football, mentored and guided him back to living respectfully and safely. To help others from his experience, he now does sessions to expand on former knowledge on the issues affecting young people involved in gangs.

During break and lunch, we managed to catch up with the presenters and ask questions. Many other organisations came with stalls to raise awareness and tell people that they are there to help support those who require it.

Thank you to all the teachers who keep us safe every day and to those who organised the workshop. Also, thank you to all the speakers and members of the police department for making us aware and more conscious and conversant about issues happening right now.

Aliyeen Awan (7 Austen)

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Languages Discovery Day 2019

June 4, 2019/in General News/by BHGS

Year 10 Young MFL Leaders bring the world to 100 Year 5 pupils!

On Tuesday 4th June, the BHGS MFL Faculty held the third Languages Discovery Day which was led by 58 Year 10 Young MFL Leaders who shared their cultures, languages and linguistic interests with 100 Year 5 Boys and Girls from Oak View Primary, St Philip Howard RC Primary and Hatfield Community Free School. The Key Stage 2 pupils had the opportunity to experience twenty different languages from all around the world, including British Sign Language. The day was divided into thirteen workshops and by all accounts was a great success. Special praise is due to the Young Leaders for their infectious enthusiasm which gave the event such a buzz and celebrated the rich cultural and linguistic diversity of our school!

 

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