Month: December 2019

19 December 19

This year the Junior School held their Carol Service in the Aldenham School Chapel – it was a wonderful end to the term. Beautiful 3 part singing from the senior choir in their performance of ‘Christmas Peace Canon’, and a glorious sound during our congregational hymns. It was a varied programme that filled the Chapel…

19 December 19

On Sunday 15 December, the Great Gatsby opened his doors to the annual Senior Citizens’ Tea Party, welcoming an afternoon of live performances, bingo, a raffle and a quiz. As over 160 ladies and gentlemen took their places at the glamorously decorated tables accompanied by lively volunteers, performances from pianists, singers and jazz bands began….

18 December 19

On 15 December 1969 the school held its Carol Service at St Martin-in-the-Fields for the first time. Long gone are the days of hiring a private tube train to transport students from Acton, where the school was based until its move to Elstree in 1974, but many things do remain the same. The readings follow…

17 December 19

The Lower 4 recycled fashion show took place last Friday morning with an enormous burst of creativity and passion from the pupils.  Modelling an array of costumes that took inspiration from our endangered ecosystems each form put on an amazing display. We were incredibly fortunate to have Martha Wilkinson-Roberts, an ex-Habs girl, and our very…

16 December 19

The annual Politics Dinner was held this year at the Girls’ School, bringing together students from both schools and Hertsmere Academy. The evening began with socialising over starters and a political quiz, which proved to be a tricky challenge for some. Students were encouraged to exchange and discuss their views about current events in Politics….

13 December 19

As the country was having its say yesterday Habs Girls held its own mock General Election. Information on the main parties’ manifestos were shared on screens as students entered assembly on Wednesday and a hustings event took place where Upper 5 and Sixth Form students defended and debated each party’s strategy for the future direction…

13 December 19

On Monday evening we held the selection concert for the inaugural Haberdashers’ Young Musician Competition. The Haberdashers’ Company is hosting the event on Thursday 13 February 2020 at the Haberdashers’ Hall in London and all Haberdashers Schools have been invited to take part, with each school represented by one student. The final will be judged…

12 December 19

Today we were delighted to welcome back Old Girl Allegra Benitah née Kurer (Class of 2004) to present Lower 6 students with their GCSE certificates. Allegra comes from a family of Haberdashers after her mother, the broadcaster Vanessa Feltz (Class of 1979) attended the Girls’ and her uncles the Boys’ Schools. Having joined the school…

11 December 19

Congratulations to one of our Music teachers, Tim Scott, who has had a piece of music recorded on the latest release from the Charter Choir, Homerton College, Cambridge. The carol, The Angels All Did Sing, was composed in 2016, winning The Times’ Christmas Carol Competition. Mr Scott teaches Music across the school and is director of…

9 December 19

This term the Senior Play was an entirely new piece of theatre enjoyed by audience members and cast alike. Jessica in Upper 5 tells us more below. The autumn term finally came around, and we were all looking forward to starting rehearsals for the Senior School Play, which was Mrs Wallace’s adaption of Jane Eyre,…