P r e p Po s t Summer term House Headlines After a busy exam week Bithna House are looking forward to a well-deserved restful weekend, to gear up for the final four weeks of the House Competition! Week 7 Year 5 English and Science Collaboration - UFO Debate! Exams complete - Hosn now focus their attention on the forthcoming house matches Pupils feeling confident and breathe a sigh of relief with the end of exams! Wilde said, “ One can never be over-educated or over-dressed”. Roll on the Year 8 Dinner. Fujairah will be there with bells on! As part of an English and Science Department collaboration, the Year 5 pupils recently completed an investigation into UFOs. Their research began with looking at the history of UFOs, dating back as far as Alexander the Great, before looking at more modern day sightings, the majority of which appear to occur in the USA. The pupils then interviewed renowned scientists, Mrs. Robitaille and Mr. Abdulahi, to collate contrasting expert opinion on whether the topic of UFOs should be taught at BCAD. Having considered all the evidence and opinions, the pupils then produced some excellent discursive essays reflecting all their research. The final consensus is that Brightonians may have to wait a bit longer before the topic of UFOs comes up in their Science exam! Prep Students Shine in UK Junior Maths Challenge Brighton College Prep School pupils achieved some amazing results in the 2014 UK Junior Maths Challenge. Year 7 and 8 pupils sat the challenge along with thousands of other pupils in British schools across the world. Our pupils achieved the following certificates: · 25 bronze · 16 silver · 11 gold This is a total of 52 certificates – a huge improvement on last year's total of 31. This is a direct reflection of all the hard work put in by your children under the guidance of our Maths team. In addition three pupils have qualified for the next round – the challenging Olympiad paper to be taken on the 12th June. Congratulations to · Taysir Barakat (Year 8) · Liam Patell (Year 8) · Isaac Hammond (Year 7) Very well done to all involved! Schools Fantasy Football League The final games have now been played and the first exciting season of SFL at Brighton College has drawn to a close. The points have been tallied up and the results are as follows: House Bithna Fujairah Jahili Hosn League Winner The Rockers Madison Hughes Points: 1272 Tyranno Suarez Reds Jalal Thomas Points: 1277 The Champions are on their way Christian Perry Points: 1387 Batboy Shary Jadoon Points: 1298 Runner Up Happy Abdulrizaq Yusuf Points: 1271 SMS Football Club Sofia Mclachlan Vazquez Points: 1221 Egyptian Sabrys 22 abu treika Youssef Sabry Points: 1044 FC SEbsters of Husn Sebi Hirjoaba Points: 1253 Third Place Al Ahly Club of the Century Hussein El Zeftawy Points: 1245 Red Unicorns Annika Mclachlan Vazquez Points: 1165 Red Dragons Edwin Holmes Points: 1017 Football Rockers Zahab Jafry Points: 1056 Overall Brighton College SFL Chamption: Christian Perry Prizes will be awarded at the next school assembly. I would like to say a huge well done to everybody who took part; there were some tight battles in the House Leagues, especially Bithna where the Winner was decided by just one point. Some pupils registered late in the competition but swiftly climbed the League table with each passing week. Who knows what position they would have finished if they had started with everybody else! Keep a look out for the posters in September so that you can take part next season – who will be overall Champion! ‘What’s in the News’ In one of our many ECAs, budding journalists have a look at 'What's in the News' before discussing and debating the headline stories as well as any interesting ones further into the papers. BSME Under 11 Games Photography Exhibition This week Prep School, parents, staff and pupils have enjoyed remembering the Games with our super exhibition of the best photographs. The images have captured the excitement, emotion and elation of this unique event, hosted by Brighton College in March. We are now all looking forward to next year's BSME events held throughout region in 2015. For more sports news please have a look at our Sports Bulletin which contains detailed match reports and upcoming events. Mike Ballard Day At the end of May Brighton College came together to support tthe Mike Ballard Foundation. The children dressed as their favourite sport or sports person donating 10AED each. To continue their support many children bought in an amazing range of cakes to sell at the Bake Sale which was held at break time. We had many helpers from Years 7 & 8, who gave up their free time to run the sale. Overall the day raised 8600 AED. Mike and his family are very grateful for our support and send many thanks. If you would t o s u p p o r t t h e f o u n d a t i o n p l e a s e g e t i n c o n t a c t w i t h M i s s D ave y. [email protected] New Staff I am delighted to be able to welcome and introduce Aly Wolstanholme. Aly will be joining us as Head of Year 3 in September. Aly is a passionate educator with high aspirations for her pupils. Aly is a regular at the Abu Dhabi Netball League and has been an inspirational member of her team. She loves all aspects of the great outdoors and has made the most of all the opportunities both in the UAE and further abroad. Having worked in the UAE for a number of years Aly brings a wealth of experience of leading and mentoring in education. We are thrilled that Aly will be joining us. Aly Wolstanholme – Head of Year 3 From a young age I have always wanted to be a teacher. My favourite teacher from primary school was kind, a good listener and made her lessons fun, so throughout my teaching career I have aspired to be like her. Growing up, I would regularly go on fostered my love for nature and my discover more of the world, I spent a less advantaged local islands) as a this I moved to Abu Dhabi, where I used it as a base to travel to many meeting new people, embracing me as a person. camping holidays with my family. This sense of adventure. Wanting to year in the Maldives (on one of the voluntary teacher advisor. Soon after have lived for the past six years and different countries. Travelling, different cultures has definitely shaped Both at work and home I actively seek new challenges. Last year I completed the Dubai 92Km cycle ride and two sprint triathlons. I like to keep fit and can often be found on the tennis or netball court being my usual competitive self with a determination to win! I’m really excited about joining Brighton College, where my focus will be ensuring that all learning is creative, fun and relevant, so that children are enthusiastic about coming to school and have the opportunity to reach their full potential. When: Wednesday 11th June 6pm and Thursday 12th June 6pm Where: College Theatre
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