French Flavour in the Prep School
Years 5 and 6 enjoyed a day devoted to French culture and language on Thursday this week.
NEXT OPEN DAY
Saturday 13th March 9.30am - 1.00pm
Headmaster's Presentation 11.00am
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World Book Day
World Book Day on Thursday was the day of the author. 108 pupils from the Junior Division were presented with a fiction challenge in the Library.
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STOMP Workshop
It looked as though someone was emptying a cleaning firm’s van, but no, it was just the STOMP performers arriving to run their workshop for Senior School pupils on Friday morning.
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Haiti Silver Week
Thank you to everyone in the Prep School who brought in their silver coins this week to help raise funds for the earthquake disaster in Haiti. The coins are currently being counted and we will have a final total next week.
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River Deep and Mountain High
Wading in rivers up to the top of wellies was how the Year 12 Geographers spent some of their time at Flatford Mill Field Studies Centre.
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Saturday 13th March 9.30am - 1.00pm
Headmaster's Presentation 11.00am
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Trophies given a new home
The Prep children are thrilled with their new trophy cabinet - a big thank you to the PA for providing the smart trophy cabinet for the Prep Hall.
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Winter Wonderland
Pooh Bear and the pupils in the photograph may have been fans of the snow, but as the depth increased and the roads became more and more treacherous the welcome to our winter wonderland started to wear a little thin!
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Christmas Events
NURSERY NATIVITY
BOXES FOR AFGHANISTAN
After a visit to school from a captain in the Air Corps, pupils filled boxes of treats to send to serving troops in Afghanistan this Christmas.
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Christmas Celebrations
The festive season well and truly arrived in the Prep School at Beechwood this week with two Nativity plays and a Carol Service to enjoy
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Model United Nations General Assembly
Last Friday 10 Sixth Formers headed for the Town Hall to participate in MUNGA.
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Trip to the British Museum
On the 27th November an excited 3M went on a mini bus to the British Museum.
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Eighth Weekend 2009
Mr Beesley entertained us all by telling the famous children's story of the three little pigs, illustrated by some very convincing puppetry. An extract of his speech can be downloaded by clicking here
After the distribution of examination certificates by our guest speaker, former pupil Elise Rappoport, the whole school celebrated Mass, which was followed by the traditional candlelit procession.
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Prep School Goes Spotty for Pudsey
'Children in Need' day had a spotty feel to it in the Prep School this year. Pupils wore clothes with spots on and the donated cakes and biscuits had a spotty theme too.
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Life in the Army
Last Friday Lt. Hëloïse Goodley came to talk to us about her posting in Afghanistan earlier this year. She explained about different part of the army and the roles people played. Lt. Goodley outlined a typical day’s training at Sandhurst in preparation to command 80 soldiers in the Army Air Core in Afghanistan.
We learnt about desert training in Arizona and how sandstorms affected the helicopter flights to and from Camp Bastion in Afghanistan. You can call home for 30 minutes a week and it is possible to use the internet to watch sport and news, but the highlight of the week is receiving post. When a soldier is killed no one can us the internet or telephone out of respect for the family.
Beechwood pupils will be sending parcels of chocolate and DVD’s for the soldiers.
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Beechwood Boxes on their way
On Monday 16 November the Prep School were delighted to welcome Mr Trott to assembly. Mr Trott came to collect the Christmas Boxes that the children have wrapped and filled with festive goodies. A fabulous total of 84 boxes were accepted on behalf of Living Life Eastbourne. The boxes will be delivered in time for Christmas to disabled and less fortunate children in Bosnia and Croatia. Thank you so much for your generous support to this cause.
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Amazing Sculptures
Beechwood Sixth Formers with ‘Tall Tree and the Eye’
As part of their enrichment programme, Sixth Formers visited the spectacular exhibition of the work of world-renowned artist, Anish Kapoor, at the Royal Academy this week.
All found this to be a challenging yet enjoyable experience, the scale and form of the sculptures raising many questions: a well worthwhile day.
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Dinosaurs at the Nursery
The Nursery children were amazed to find that a dinosaur had laid some eggs overnight on Tuesday!
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Visit to Greenwich
On Tuesday, Year 5 enjoyed a truly enriching day at Greenwich Observatory and Planetarium.
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Rehearsal Time for Have
‘HAVE’ You Put This In Your Diary!
Thursday saw everyone in the cast working very hard at the all day rehearsal for this year’s Senior School drama production the black comedy ‘Have’ by Julius Hay.
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Divali in the Nursery
All week the Nursery children have been learning about the Hindu festival of Divali.
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Budding Chefs
On Thursday, the Reception Class made pizza for themselves and KS1 with the help of Malcolm our Catering Manager. The extra pizza they made was offered to the children of KS2, who commented on how tasty it was. The boys and girls had a great time and are looking forward to their next trip to the kitchen to make another culinary delight.
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Super Heroes at Beechwood
Children in Years R to 3 had the pleasure of taking part in a workshop run by the drama company Perform.
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Nursery and Reception Bear Hunt
The children had to collect the clues, solve them which led them to the next clue. They then collected parts of a bear and at the end put them altogether to build a bear. Everyone was very excited and had a great afternoon.
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National Poetry Day
National Poetry Day
National Poetry Day on Thursday 8 October was celebrated in the Preparatory School and the Senior School.
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Sunday Funday
Sunday Funday
Once again the sun shone on Fountain Lawn for the (we think) ninth Sunday Funday-bigger and even better than in previous years, a great time was had by hundreds of you.
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Year 9 retreat
On Monday, Year 9 went "on retreat" to The Friars
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Gone Fishing
During the summer holidays, Mr Carson took a couple of groups camping and fishing to the beautiful Teme Valley in Worcestershire.
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Sixth Form Boys at Beechwood
Beechwood admits first Sixth Form boys
The arrival of three boys into the previously all-girls Sixth Form at former convent school Beechwood Sacred Heart has been welcomed by staff and pupils.
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Biology Field Trip
Year 10 Biology Field Trip
On Wednesday 17 June an excited bunch of Year 10’s set out for Flatford Mill in Suffolk.
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School Inspection News
SCHOOL INSPECTION REPORT
The recent report from the Independent Schools’ Inspectorate (ISI) gave a glowing endorsement of the school’s work, with every aspect of the school judged to be either good or outstanding.
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Year 6 Chemistry Lecture
Year 6 were lucky enough to be invited to The Royal Institute in London for a Chemistry Lecture, were they took part in performing various experiments.
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Goodbye Year 13
The Year 13 Leavers’ liturgy was held on Thursday night in the chapel, an event when our departing senior pupils invite the Headmaster and staff to join them in prayer and light hearted thanks for their time at the School.
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Trip to Aylesford
On Saturday 9 May, the First Holy Communion group had a fantastic trip to the priory at Aylesford. It is an important place because it is said that about 1600 St Simon had a vision of Mary. She told him to build a chapel there, it is absolutely beautiful.
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Year 11 Prom
On Friday 8th May Year 11 girls and friends assembled in the Veranda Room at the Beacon for their Year 11 Prom. A Pimms reception, with drinks served by Mr Beesley, was followed by a night of dancing and laughter.
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Ski Trip 2009
On 28th March the annual school ski trip departed for La Thuille in Italy.
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Maths Challenge
UK Intermediate Maths Challenge
Congratulations to Susan Su who has qualified for the “Pink Kangaroo” round of the UK Intermediate Mathematics Challenge.
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