Year 10 Conference Day – Animal Rights

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Year 10 students were off timetable to learn whether it is right to use animals for our own means.

On 28/11, Year 10 students were off timetable to take part in their first RE Conference of the year. With the overarching theme of Animal Rights, they learnt about three main topics: – Keeping animals as pets – is it fair? – Animal testing – is it moral? – Religious and humanist views on animals. After their research, students were put into groups to create a presentation on their findings. The winning group of each form had the opportunity to present to the whole year group. All students showed great character building as it takes a huge amount of confidence to deliver their presentations. Well done to Libby, Lois, Anna, Alice and Jessica in 10Au for making a fantastic presentation. They were very engaging, used a range of religious vocabulary which showed fantastic knowledge in their work.

Year 7 House Performance Poetry Competition

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Year 7 gave their all in the finals of the House Performance Poetry Competition

On Thursday 24th November Year 7 gathered in the hall to watch the finals of the House Performance Poetry Competition.

For the last two weeks pupils have been learning about performance poetry in their English lessons and practising and refining their skills. On Thursday two finalists from each form performed their poems in front of the whole of Year 7, and a panel of judges.

The event started with a guest performance from one of our drama teachers, Mr Kench, before our finalists eventually took to the stage. It takes a lot of courage to stand up in front of such a large audience, and the judges were impressed by just how well ALL of the finalists performed. Many of them had not only learnt their poems off by heart, but also thoroughly embraced the concept of performance poetry, acting out their poems enthusiastically and confidently with the aid of the occasional prop. It was also lovely to see how many pupils had written their own poems.

Special mention must go to our three winners. Ebun E (7Au) was the overall winner with her dramatic reading of ‘The Poem of Life’. In second place was Lola C (7Fr) with AA Milne’s poem ‘The King’s Breakfast’. In third place was Ruby E (7Fr) with Michael Rosen’s poem ‘No Breathing’. This meant that Austen won 100 house points, with Franklin winning a total of 75 house points for their second and third place results. All individual finalists were also awarded 5 house points for representing their form.

You can listen to their performances here:

Year 7 Poetry Competition 2022 – 1 Ebun E

Year 7 Poetry Competition 2022 – 2 Lola C

Year 7 Poetry Competition 2022 – 3 Ruby E

Congratulations to all the girls who took part.

Year 7 Inter House Netball Competition

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7Austen emerge victorious in the Inter House Netball competition!

In their final PE lessons of the Spring term, Year 7 competed in their first ever Inter House competition at Bishop’s – the Inter House Netball tournament.

There had been a fantastic turnout for Netball trials earlier on in the academic year so this was an opportunity for girls to put their skills into competitive situations and earn some valuable House Points.

After a round robin competition the results were as follows –

Wednesday half of the year group – 1st place – 7Austen 2nd place – 7Franklin 3rd place – 7Hadid 4th place – 7Seacole 5th place – 7Parr

Friday half of the year group – 1st place – 7Austen 2nd place – 7Franklin 3rd place – 7Hadid 4th place – 7Parr 5th place -7Seacole

Final positions overall – 1st place – 7Austen – awarded 100 House Points 2nd place – 7Franklin – awarded 50 House Points 3rd place – 7Hadid – awarded 25 House Points 4th place – 7Seacole – awarded 10 House Points 5th place – 7Parr – awarded 10 House Points.

Congratulations to 7Austen for winning the Year 7 Inter House Netball competition and well done to all pupils who participated.

BHGS PE Department.

Virtual Sports Day Week 2020

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House Hadid emerge as winners for the first ever BHGS Virtual Sports Day Week!

Huge congratulations to House Hadid for winning our first ever BHGS Virtual Sports Day Week with a whopping 597 points!We had over 150 pupils taking part and around 30 staff too with some excellent results in all of the 8 events. It was brilliant to see so many people involved and even more impressed to see some of you trying again (and again!) to improve your scores – well done everyone!

Final positions were as follows – 1st – House Hadid 2nd – House Austen 3rd – House Franklin 4th – House Parr 5th – House Seacole

A special well done to the following pupils/staff – – 7 Austen – This form had the highest number of pupils involved in any form in the school (19) and received an extra 100 House Points as a reward for their efforts. – Amelia Taylor – 7 Franklin – The Most Valuable Pupil in Year 7 scoring 33 House Points (3 x 1st place and 1 x 5th place). A great effort – well done Amelia! – Olivia Riley – 8 Franklin – The Most Valuable Pupil in Year 8 scoring 17 House Points ( 3 x 2nd place and 1 x 4th place). A brilliant effort – well done Olivia! – Katelin Reed – 9 Austen – The Most Valuable Pupil in Year 9 scoring a HUGE 53 House Points ( 5 x 1st place and 1 x 3rd place). An outstanding effort – well done Katelin! – Miss Morgan (PE Dept) – The Most Valuable Staff Member scoring 25 House Points ( 2 x 1st place, 1 x 3rd place and 1 x 5th place). A fantastic effort – well done Miss Morgan!

Finally a few thank you’s –

Thank you to all of the pupils for all of their hard work and effort during the week. It’s been fantastic to see so many of you involved and representing your form and Houses.

Thank you to all of the form tutors and Heads of House for promoting and encouraging the pupils to get involved in this event.

Thank you to all of the staff who got involved (especially those who made those brilliant videos!) in the events. It was great to see all of your efforts and we know the girls really appreciated seeing you getting involved too.

Thank you to Mrs Dudley for organising all of the results sheets and helping to collate the final scores.

Thank you to Mrs Fautrero-Sayer for all of the social media posts and updates to help promote the event.

And last but not least, thank you to the PE department for all of their hard work in organising and running Virtual Sports Day Week 2020. Sports Day is normally a huge task in terms of preparation and running a whole school event and we were determined not to miss out this year – even with Lockdown! Thank you for taking the time to make this event happen.

I hope you have had as much fun as we have had getting involved and doing something a little different (and definitely memorable) for Sports Day this year and here’s hoping we can do our regular Sports Day next year!

Have a lovely Summer break everyone! Stay safe, keep active and see you in September!

BHGS PE Department

House Austen £1 Challenge! Raising Money For Isabel Hospice

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House Austen raises £83 for Isabel Hospice

For this challenge, we decided to work together and raise money for our chosen charity, Isabel Hospice. This charity is local, and therefore we felt that it was a suitable organisation, and we would fund the services they provide for terminally ill children and adults.

Firstly, we contacted Isabel Hospice, and visited their local charity shop in Hatfield Town Centre. By doing this, we received fundraising materials, support and guidance to help us raise as much money as we could. We visited a range of shops, and enquired about receiving free gifts and items to fill up a beauty hamper that we would raffle.

For the next two weeks, we visited forms around the school, and started to sell tickets. This included both, students and teachers, and we were eventually able to raise £83 for the charity. We are overjoyed with the amount of money we have raised for Isabel Hospice and we hope that our contribution will help make a significant difference.

Y10 Inter-House Rounders Winners: House Parr

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House Parr – Inter House Rounders Champions

On Friday 24th May during periods 1 and 2, the Year 10 pupils came out to the field to participate in their Inter House Rounders Tournament. The sun was shining (which always helps to motivate both players and spectators), making it the perfect condition for some good quality Rounders!

With the Year 10 team emerging as runners up in the District tournament this week there was some excellent skills on show from all forms.

At the end of the tournament the results were as follows –

B Team Results – 1st place – House Parr 2nd place – House Hadid 3rd place – House Seacole 4th place – House Franklin 5th place – House Austen

A Team Results – 1st place – House Austen 2nd place – House Parr 3rd place – House Hadid 4th place – House Franklin 5th place – House Seacole

Overall Team Results – 1st place – House Parr 2nd place – House Hadid 3rd place – House Seacole 4th place – House Austen 5th place – House Franklin

Well done to all pupils involved – a fantastic display of teamwork, positive attitude and excellent Rounders skills!

A big thank you to the following staff for their help with the tournament – Miss Cameron, Miss Oakman, Mrs Newberry, Mr Short and Mr Lowrie. A special thank you to Ms Asante for allowing the tournament to take place in the Year 10 Science lessons.

Well done to all Houses in Year 10!

 

House Franklin cake makers raise money for House Austen’s charity

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Two girls in House Franklin baked and sold a variety of cakes to raise money for House Austen’s charity

Inspired by our school values and House motto of cooperation and teamwork, my friend and I wanted to raise money for House Austen’s charity. We baked a variety of cakes including flapjacks and fairy cakes and sold them to hungry Bishop’s students as they left school after a busy day! Members of Franklin helped with setting up the stall and promotional posters and we managed to raise £28.28!

Holly (9Fr)

1st House Assembly

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“I hope all of Austen enjoyed the game we played in our 1st House Assembly of the school year. A big well done to Team Yellow who managed to win the prize!! I am already excited to lead this House to victory – come on Austen! (Ms Grossman, Head of House)”

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