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WHITE HOUSE SCHOOL NEWS – JANUARY 2008

February 22, 2008 on 11:28 am | In Berkshire

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Year 6 had a wonderful demonstration of Tae Kwondo recently and the girls thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

The skipping workshop was a great success. An early morning skipping activity will start after half term.
“Year 2 in action”

Learning in Action visited White House
Louise Woodall managed to enthral Year 5 with tales of life in the Rainforest. She explained what it was like to live in the Amazon. “We listened to music and she told us legends of the different tribes.” A Martin

Year 2 children were captivated when she pretended to be a person whose house was destroyed in the Fire of London. “We asked her lots of questions and she made us feel she had really been there.”
D Bellamy

Year 5 visited the Living Rainforest
“It was interesting to see all the different plants and animals in the Rainforest and we enjoyed drawing the animals” I Phillips

Year 1 visited the National Gallery
”It was excellent,” A Murphy. “I loved the picture of the flowers by Van Gogh”
“I liked the picture of “The Bathers”. I thought the dog on the beach was cute.” E-M Eighteen.

Year 6 visited the National Portrait Gallery
“We were able to choose a painting to draw using pastels.” R Biscoe
“The talk was good and it was interesting to discover how the portraits were painted. I enjoyed looking at the portrait of J K Rowling.” B Pope

Year 3 visited the Look Out Centre in Bracknell
“We listened to a talk on testing materials and investigations.” M Duckworth
“We learnt what the word classify means.” M Hammond.
“It was a really enjoyable morning.” C Gittins

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SURBITON HIGH SCHOOL’S NEW PRINCIPAL

February 18, 2008 on 3:16 pm | In Surrey

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Surbiton High School welcomes new Principal, Ann Haydon. Formerly Deputy Headmistress at Guildford High School, she has also taught at Sutton High School and Putney High School. Ann has taken over the leadership of Surbiton High School from Dr Jennifer Longhurst, who retired in December.

Ann, who lives in Wimbledon, graduated in Geography from the University of Surrey, and completed a Post Graduate Certificate of Education at the University of Nottingham. She holds the National Professional Qualification for Headship which she gained from the Institute of Education, University of London. She is also an Independent Schools Inspector.

Ann strongly believes that the success and happiness of children is the foundation on which their future is built. At Surbiton High School the success of the girls lies within the support and guidance provided by teachers, who are all well qualified, academically and professionally, enabling their students to achieve results which are outstandingly good.

Principal, Ann Haydon commented, “I am extremely impressed by Surbiton High School’s focus on the needs of each pupil as an individual and look forward to taking this outstanding school from strength to strength.”

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UNIVERSITY SUCCESS FOR SURBITON HIGH STUDENTS

February 18, 2008 on 3:06 pm | In Surrey

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Seventeen Surbiton High School Sixth Formers have just received news that they have passed their Open University Science courses. For the last three years students in Year 12 at Surbiton have been challenging their thinking and preparing for university study by studying at an undergraduate level.

The girls began the courses once they had finished their AS examinations at the end of the Summer term. The courses demanded a high level of independent study with access only to guidance and resources.

The courses undertaken were Studying Mammals; How the Universe Works; Planets: an Introduction; Molecules; Medicines and Drugs; Chance, Risk and Health. Each course is worth 10 points and is an actual part of a Science degree.

All Surbiton girls achieved passes significantly beyond the pass benchmark. Surbiton High is one of only a handful of schools in the country which offers this opportunity, and stands out as one of the few schools with 100% completion and pass rate.

Commenting on this Ann Haydon, Principal of Surbiton High School said, “I am delighted by the success of these girls and the commitment they have shown towards extending their studies beyond A-Level.”

Photo: Open University students and Ann Haydon, Principal.

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