Month: July 2019

29 July 19

During the summer term we hosted Vanessa Kisuule as our writer in residence.  Avital in Lower 5 writes about what it meant to her. We were so lucky to have Vanessa Kisuule come into school as our writer in residence.  She lead workshops, gave an assembly and held individual sessions with us. In class we…

22 July 19

On Wednesday 26 June 2019, the African and Caribbean Society held its first panel event since its introduction in 2016. The event was hosted by Gillian Joseph, Sky News presenter, and the panel was composed of Nife Agunbiade (dancer and choreographer), Leon Walker (development manager, Lloyds of London), JJ Wallace (musician and winner of 2018…

15 July 19

On 23 June, Habs boys and girls alike came together to help out at our annual Mencap Fun Day. The day aims to provide children that have various learning disabilities with fun activities and give the parents a helping hand. It was full of excitement and smiles, from both volunteers and children, who all thoroughly…

11 July 19

A day intended for A-level study started with a surreal flashback to childhood with Michael Rosen, author of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. Instead of bears, we were introduced to D. H Lawrence’s Man and Bat, in discussion of which he took us through the four main questions a student should ask themselves when…

11 July 19

Following on from ‘La fête de la Musique’ celebrated in France each year on 21 June, the Lower 5 and Middle 5 French classes held their own French song festival.  This included winning songs such as La même from Maître Gims, Aux Champs Elysées by Joe Dassin and J’ai demandé à la lune by Indochine….

10 July 19

It has been an end of term of Goodbyes as we prepare for the departure of Headmistress Biddie O’Connor. Biddie’s association with the school stretches back to 1992 when she joined as Head of Classics before becoming Head of Sixth Form and Deputy Head. In 2001 she became Head at Loughborough High School before returning…

9 July 19

On Monday the Higher Education Departments of the Girls’ and Boys’ Schools organised an Oxbridge Symposium for over 100 of our Lower 6 pupils.  We were delighted to welcome 22 former pupils of the two schools currently studying at Oxford and Cambridge from a broad range of disciplines.  Our students discussed courses and colleges for…

9 July 19

Everyone enjoyed the sunshine and friendly competition at the KS1 Sports Day last week.

9 July 19

The sun shone on the KS2 Sports Day last week but it wasn’t as bright as the smile on the faces of the Chameleons who were crowned champions on the day!

8 July 19

Former student Ella Crowther (Class of 2018) (centre in photograph) was involved in a very special Graduation Ceremony at Edinburgh University this weekend commemorating ‘The Edinburgh Seven’ who have received posthumous honorary degrees in Medicine. Ella writes: These seven women were the first female students to matriculate at any British university when they started studying…