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.

Franklin celebrates its 2022 House Competition win

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Franklin enjoyed a fun day of celebrations to mark their first House of the year win

Franklin Celebration was more than a perfect way to end the year in which everyone had done their very best.

Within a second of being on the field, everyone was laughing, smiling, dancing and singing the day through the activities. These activities included an inflatable obstacle course, which seemed to be everyone’s favourite, a basketball hoop and an inflatable (human) hungry hippo. We had some great competition between friends! It ended with the loudest of activities: a disco of pure excitement as everyone was singing and dancing. The day was filled with fun as we enjoyed a friendship photobooth, a staff versus students game of rounders and some delicious pizza! Do you need a better incentive to try and win next year?!

Gracie May (11Fr)

New Inter-House Football

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First Ever KS3 Inter House Football Tournament at BHGS

During the first two weeks of March, the PE department ran the first ever KS3 Inter House Football tournament at BHGS. Football has only been a permanent fixture on our curriculum for the last 2 years and this was the first time the Inter House Football tournament had been able to take place. Pupils in Years 7 and 8 had to select a team of 7 (including a goalie) on each side of their PE year groups whilst Year 9 pupils had to select a team of 9 players (including a goalie). The pupils had to battle with some typically poor weather for March but that did not deter their spirits and positive attitude to put into practice what they had been working on in their PE lessons.

Year 7 results – Thursday half (1st – 5th place) 1st 7 Franklin 2nd 7 Parr 3rd 7 Seacole 4th 7 Hadid 5th 7 Austen

Friday half (1st – 5th place) 1st 7 Franklin 2nd 7 Hadid 3rd 7 Austen 4th 7 Seacole 5th 7 Parr

Year 7 Overall – 1st 7 Franklin 2nd 7 Hadid 3rd 7 Austen 4th 7 Seacole 5th 7 Parr

Well done to the 2022 Year 7 Inter House Football champions – 7 Franklin!

Year 8 results – Tuesday half (1st – 5th place) 1st 8 Austen 2nd 8 Seacole 3rd 8 Parr 4th 8 Hadid 5th 8 Franklin

Year 8 Overall – 1st 8 Seacole 2nd 8 Austen 3rd 8 Hadid 4th 8 Parr 5th 8 Franklin

Well done to the 2022 Year 8 Inter House Football champions – 8 Seacole!

Year 9 results – Tuesday half (1st – 5th place) 1st 9 Austen 2nd 9 Parr 3rd 9 Franklin 4th 9 Seacole 5th 9 Hadid

Friday half (1st – 5th place) 1st 9 Parr 2nd 9 Hadid 3rd 9 Franklin 4th 9 Austen 5th 9 Seacole

Year 9 Overall – 1st 9 Parr 2nd 9 Austen 3rd 9 Hadid 4th 9 Franklin 5th 9 Seacole

Well done to the 2022 Year 9 Inter House Football champions – 9 Parr!

Firstly, well done to all of the pupils who took part and also those who helped support their forms/houses with such a supportive and positive atmosphere.

Secondly, a big thank you to the Year 10 Sports Leaders groups who helped to lead the tournament for the Year 10 pupils.

Lastly, thank you to the PE department for planning and organising the tournament for Key Stage 3.

A Pudding Fit for the Queen

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Bishop’s pupils put their baking skills to the test for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Twelve creative Bishop’s cooks took part in a House competition linked to ‘The Platinum Pudding Competition’ run by Fortnum & Mason to create a pudding fit for the Queen. The entries were spectacular and Mrs Veale and Mrs Wright were impressed by the effort that had gone into their original dessert/cake ideas.

The judging criteria were: • It Tastes Just Right • Perfect for Home Bakers • A Memorable Story • Fit for The Queen

Everyone who took part in the house competition was encouraged to also enter the national competition which closed on 4th February. For the national competition, the winner’s name will be seen on the pudding which will either be sold in Fortnum’s or online with all profits going to charity. The winner will get a trophy, afternoon tea, a £500 gift voucher and hamper. There will be two runners up prizes of hampers. The winning recipe will also be gifted to The Queen and the public as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Fortnum & Mason are working in partnership with The Big Jubilee Lunch who will encourage people to make the recipe at home to enjoy with family, friends, and their local community.

Even more importantly, there were over 200 BHGS House points on offer. It was very hard to decide but Mr Wood, Mrs Veale and Mrs Wright eventually identified the winners as:

In first place: Willow Wright (Franklin) 2nd place: Connie Dykes (Parr) 3rd place: Keira Marshment (Seacole) 4th place: Ruby Law & Zahra Landau (Seacole) 5th place: Amelia Beachey (Hadid) Everyone who took part received 3 house points for their time, effort and commitment.

There are 3 rounds of judging in the national competition, culminating in a final on the week commencing 14th March when the five finalists will be invited to Fortnum & Mason in Piccadilly, London to bake their recipe for the judging panel. We will be waiting with bated breath to discover whether one of our pupils makes it that far!

Good luck in the national competition, everyone!

Mrs Veale

Last Inter House competition for Year 11

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House Franklin take the Year 11 Inter House Rounders title

In their final Inter House competition, Year 11 pupils participated in an Inter House Rounders tournament. The weather was perfect which meant some excellent Rounders skills on display from all teams.

The results for the Tuesday half of the year group were as follows – 1st place – Franklin 2nd place – Parr 3rd place – Seacole 4th place – Austen 5th place – Hadid

The results for the Friday half of the year group were as follows – 1st place – Hadid 2nd place – Franklin 3rd place – Parr 4th place – Austen 5th place – Seacole

This meant the final positions were as follows – 1st place – Franklin – 100 House Points 2nd place – Parr – 50 House Points 3rd place – Austen – 25 House Points 4th place – Hadid – 10 House Points 5th place – Seacole – 10 House Points

The tournament was played in a brilliant, positive spirit and it was clear to see the girls (and staff) really enjoyed themselves.

Well done to all pupils who participated and congratulations to the winners House Franklin – a great way to finish their final Inter House PE tournament at Bishop’s!

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 Franklin’s £1 challenge to raise money for Cancer Research

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Selling cakes in Lister Hospital for Cancer Research UK

House Franklin decided to raise money for Cancer Research as we had a member in our form who had suffered with leukaemia. We decided to organise a Teacher’s Karaoke session at a lunch time but this didn’t exactly go to plan… but we learnt from it and decided to plan more efficiently as a team for the rest of the challenge. Our next activity was a Movie Night for Year 7 pupils before the start of their Year 7 Welcome Evening which would keep them occupied before their parents arrived at school. We also organised a ‘Guess the amount of sweets in the jar’ competition across all forms in school, and – as the mum of one form member works at the local hospital – a Cake Sale in the Lister Hospital. We raised a total of around £115, and we’re very proud of our achievement! It was fun and we all bonded as a form, engaging with people we had never met before. We can’t wait to see how the Year 12s do next year.

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)

House Franklin charity activities in aid of Cancer Research UK

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Please support House Franklin’s chosen charity, Cancer Research UK, by joining in the many school activities which are taking place during January & February

This half term, House Franklin is supporting Cancer Research UK, a charity whose mission is to prevent, control and cure cancer through ground-breaking research. Most of us have been or will be touched directly or indirectly by cancer at some point in our life. Our charity awareness and fundraising Half Term will therefore start with ‘Touched by Cancer’, every Wednesday lunch time in Room 215, where the whole school community is invited to come and have a fingerprint painted on our board.

You can also help us raise funds for Cancer Research UK by joining our Jarbola event, a tombola of decorated jars filled with treats, to be held in the Hall on Friday 8th February (12:45-1:10pm). Please bring one or more decorated jars, filled with goodies (to your form tutor) until Thursday 7th February and 50p to get your own jarbola on the day.

Our Valentines Shop (in Room 216) is also taking orders for Valentines gifts which can be anonymously delivered to a BHGS school friend of your choice on Valentines Day or simply collected by yourself and taken home to treat someone outside school. Prices range from 20p to £1 for our glitter hearts, sweet filled heart bags or honeycomb hearts but hurry as our order deadline is 10th February!

Finally we will be holding a Beauty Mufti on Friday 15th February when you can wear your weekend clothes for £2 (to be collected by your Charity Rep). You will also be able to have your nails painted or have false eye lashes fitted for only £2 during break or lunchtime in the Hall that day. What a great end to the half term and good show of support for the research into cancer!

Looking forward to see all Houses show their charity spirit

Thank you for your support

Dr Bune & the Franklin House

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