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11+ ENTRANCE DAY UNCHANGED - Saturday 17th January 2009
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11+ ENTRANCE DAY UNCHANGED - Saturday 17th January 2009
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11+ ENTRANCE DAY UNCHANGED - Saturday 17th January 2009
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BEECHWOOD DAY
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On Friday, 13 girls from the Junior Division took their final LAMDA Speech & Drama exams of the year, presenting their devised (improvised) dramas. Most groups achieved Merit with very high marks. However, both Year 10 groups achieved Distinction - the highest grade possible. Well done to all who took part.

We have also received the results of earlier exams in the Senior School and there are some notable results. Liana Tarling achieved an outstanding Gold Medal with Distinction, Vanessa Cooper was awarded a Silver Medal with Distinction and both Tamara Vallarta and Natasha Clark achieved Bronze Medals with Distinction. Many congratulations to them and to the others who were awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals

On Thursday, Year 10 ventured to Chessington World of Adventure to celebrate Sacred Heart Feast Day.

Despite torrential rain in the morning our spirits were not dampened and we were able to enjoy the park’s attractions, ranging from Pirate Ships to Penguins.

The recently completed Sea World was much enjoyed. We all had a lovely day, many thanks to Mrs Mitchell and the staff who accompanied us.               Bella Copleston

We learnt how big stars are and that the telescopes were moved from London after World War II because of smoke and light pollution. 

We also learnt how to build a truss bridge and had great fun in the ‘Hands On’ corridor, Water and Discovery Parks.

It was a lovely atmosphere with everyone dancing together. Thanks to the staff for organising such a fun night for us.

As promised, I swam the Channel again! With your generous support,over £400 has been raised for ‘Breakthrough Breast Cancer’. Thank you so much to all who sponsored me.

I may not see every sponsor, so would you please leave your donation at the Front Office for my attention. Any cheques to be made payable to ‘The Beechwood Jets’.

Grace Butler 9C

The children were truly amazed to see real Egyptian mummies, Roman, Celtic and the Sutton Hoo treasures.

The first meeting of the Prue Wilson Society took place on Thursday 24th April 2008 at 7.30pm. Professor Tracy Hussell gave a talk entitled "I opened the window and in-flu-enza!"

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We had lots of fun bandaging our toy pets and then taking them home in the pet carriers that we had made.

Jo and Beth, the nurses, taught us a lot about caring for animals and we even saw some of the instruments they use for operations.

After a tour of Burrswood, the girls enjoyed tea and cakes with the Director, Dr Gareth, who was overwhelmed by the amount raised and asked to pass on his gratitude to all involved in raising this fantastic sum.

We were served, pear and goats cheese tart for starters, melt-in-your-mouth salmon for main, followed by crepes suzette flambéd before our eyes by the Head Chef. 

The whole meal was delicious and everyone felt that it had been a useful experience and being served by our teachers was an exceptional treat for us all.                                                                  
Daisy Lockheart

Chinese New Year has its roots in a legend about a monster called ‘Year’, who came out and scared the villagers. They  found out that ‘Year’ was afraid of the colour red and noise, so they put up many red banners and firecrackers in the villages.

When ‘Year’ saw all these, it left; therefore, they celebrated it as the Chinese New Year. This is a traditional festival, with 12 different characters that reach represent a different year. This year is the Year of the Rat.
Chinese people decorate their houses with red banners and New Year flowers. The New Year lasts for 10 days during which they eat special food, and married people give out red pockets containing money to their younger relatives.

Yesterday, it was Chinese New Year, “Gong hei fat choi”. Happy New Year everyone.                            
Debbie Ng

Many thanks to Justine Earl for sharing her experience with us.

This outing formed part of the Sixth Form Enrichment Programme which continues this week with an Etiquette Dinner & Wine Tasting.

Even the pancake toss was scrutinised and proper flipping was monitored closely by Mrs Allen and Mrs Findley, with Mrs Ringer also applying an expert eye. 

The winners, who then took on the staff team, were 8S, in a splendid time of 1.25 minutes. So congratulations to Dr Siddiqui and his team of Kate, Alex, Harriet and Hannah for excellent flipping and rapid running too!

Despite stiff competition, her presentation on ‘Future Housing Initiatives in Kent’ was delivered articulately and confidently. There was only a small margin between 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, so well done Vanessa!!

Afterwards they tried on Indian saris and beautiful jewellery. Nila kindly brought the children bangles which they could take home. Later in the day the children made some Indian sweets to share with their families.