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Newsletter: September 29th 2017

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Welcome

Dear parents,

Thank you to all those who arrived at school bright and early for today’s MacMillan Coffee Morning – it was fantastic to see our School Hall so busy and full with family and friends. Thank you to those who baked or donated delicious bakes for us to sell and to everyone who enjoyed a lovely cup of tea or coffee. Apparently it is never too early in the day to enjoy cake! The House Captians helped the event run smoothly; handing round cakes and helping to clear away at the end. Children from Years 1 and 2 charmed us with their repertoire of autumnal songs and performed to their friends and families with great confidence. Year 2 even performed a tune together on their ocarinas; a real achievement as they only started learning to play their instruments this term. All money from today’s event will go to support MacMillan Cancer Support. Thinking of others and continuing our charity fund raising was also evident last Friday, when everyone at the Prep School arrived wearing items of denim clothing to support the Jeans for Genes Charity. At Assembly last week we learnt that this charity supports children who have been seriously affected by a genetic disorder and funds pioneering research into these conditions. We all enjoyed wearing our jeans to school for the day and some really did go to town with denim caps, jackets and trainers also being worn. We raised £214.50 for this worthwhile cause – many thanks to you all for your donations. Last week we announced our School Council representatives for this half year. These are hotly contested positions of responsibility as many of the representatives were chosen by their class peers. Congratulations go to:

James F – Year 1; Sophie – Year 2; Eden– Year 3; James R – Year 4; Ellie – Year 5; Oscar (6RW) & Scarlett (6H) – Year 6 who were presented with special badges. The children are already speaking to their respective classes as to how we can make our School even better than it already is. Children in Key Stage 2 have been busy over the last two weeks electing their respective Heads of House. House Captains for this year are:

St Mary’sScarlett and Edward St Martin’sMartha and Archie St Etheldreda’sSamuel and Beatrice H St Patrick’sBeatrice A and Kirsty Once again thank you to everyone who made our Coffee Morning for MacMillan Cancer Support such a huge success. Best wishes,Maria Maslin

Dear parents,

Schools, as you know, are very dynamic places and every week there are inspiring moments that give our wider community a real boost. This term alone I have been moved and encouraged by so many things including the confidence shown by new pupils, the positive impact being made by our boarders, the assembly given by the language students and by the Year 7 Q&A meeting that was organised by the School Guardians. I was equally inspired by the visit this week of Rosie Clarke who is currently a Team GB athlete and is in training for the Commonwealth Games in Australia next spring. Rosie spoke with a large group of interested students at Wednesday’s Networking Lunch and everyone present was impressed with her journey from school girl lacrosse player to National Steeplechase Champion. After her talk she delivered an Athletics Masterclass and really put our students through their paces. Overall, a memorable and motivating visit for all concerned.

Our artists, too, enjoyed an inspirational couple of weeks with a fascinating trip to the Towner Gallery as well as a visit from a wonderfully talented local artist. Not to be outdone, the senior Biologists chose a beautiful day to undertake their field trip to Dungeness and Camber Sands and the sports teams have made a commanding start to the season, especially in football. Many congratulations too are due to Dr D and the Science Faculty whose application has been successful for Battle Abbey School to be selected by the Royal Society to become a member of the Associate Schools and Colleges scheme.

Charitable giving has always been at the heart of the student experience at the Abbey and I am proud to see that tradition flourishing this term. All the boarders took part in the 1066 sponsored walk last Sunday and the School did a great job of hosting this important annual Rotary Club event. Roxanne Greenwood in the Upper Sixth has also taken a lead in raising valuable funds for the victims of the hurricanes that devastated her home and community on the British Virgin Islands and, if any parent would like to contribute to this worthy cause, then please see the link later in this newsletter. I hope too that many of you will support today’s MacMillan Coffee Morning – another important tradition in our charity calendar.

Before signing off I would like to wish all the best to those taking part in the Google Dance Project on Sunday and I would also like to encourage many of you to join us for Founders Day on Saturday 7th October which takes place at St. Mary’s Church.

Best wishes, David Clark



Prep School News

Ready, Steady...BAKE!Year 1 students enjoyed picking blackberries and apples at the Forest School last week. They then used their hand picked goodies to make some very yummy muffins along with a side of apples!

Year 5’s TravelsLast week four Year 5 students travelled to Christ's Hospital School in Horsham to take part in the Maths Challenge.

The young mathematicians were able to observe the unique daily procession of the Christ Hospital pupils marching into lunch to the accompaniment of the school’s marching band.

The young mathematicians participated in different mathematical tasks gaining points which included working with dice, pentominoes, playing cards, dominoes, tangrams and counters.

It was a very intriguing day out and our young mathematicians had great fun looking around the prestigious school.

National Poetry Week

Throughout this week, our KS2 children have been thoroughly exploring their poetic sides, in preparation for National Poetry Day on Thursday 28th September 2017.

This year’s theme was ‘Freedom’ and our children have had the opportunity to share poems that are important to them or members of their family, write their own poems about freedom, perform their own poems and read and listen to lots of poems that were new to them.

The children all produced fantastic, thoughtful and creative pieces of writing.

Happy poem writing to everyone…



Sophia’s TriumphSophia (Reception Class) qualified for two classes recently at the Sunshine Tour Championships at Hickstead. These were the Grand Tour ridden coloureds and the Small Tour novice ridden.

Sophia had to ride an individual show and then strip her pony down to just a bridle and then run with Pixie to show her trot without tack. Sophia came 7th in the class (with 17 adults!) and the judge commented on how talented Sophia was especially for her age.

The novice ridden class involved riding an individual show for the judge in a set routine which Sophia had to memorise lasting two minutes. Sophia was placed 3rd in a strong class of children up to 12 years old. Well done Sophia!

Thanks to the continuous and enthusiastically positive support from parents on the side-lines the boys gained in confidence. Christopher cleared the ball well as goalkeeper with some good goal kicks.

Well done to everyone who played.

U11 Netball v Sacred Heart

On Wednesday 27th September 7 children from Year 5 and 6 travelled to Sacred Heart in Wadhurst. Battle Abbey got off to a slow start losing the first third 3 - 0. During the second and final third the team managed to score 20 goals and concede none.

It was an outstanding display of great netball. A brilliant team performance for their first match of the season.

GOTM: Martha.

U9 Football v Skippers Hill

On Thursday 14th September the Under 9 Football team played two 6 aside match against Skippers Hill. In the evenly matched games the defence of Milo and Sam worked well as a team.

In Midfield there was good passing by James and Jayden. Toby and Theo also showed good skill when playing up front.

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Supporting Jeans for Genes DayOn September 22nd, we were proud to be supporting Jeans for Genes day. On behalf of Battle Abbey School we would

like to thank all our parents and children for their kind donations



What a busy and fun two weeks we have had at nursery!! We would like to say a huge warm welcome to Ava who has joined the Acorns room.

We have spent a lot of time on the field in search of autumnal treasures including brand new shiny conkers, acorns and lovely warm coloured crunchy leaves. We had fun throwing the leaves into the air and watching them fall to the ground as well as playing circle games around the tree, investigating holes in the ground and having a good runaround. We have then used our conkers, leaves and feathers back at nursery to count, sort and categorise. Maybe you could look for your own seasonal treasures for your child to bring in for our display table.

The Acorns have explored the coloured rice, oats and lentils with some hidden surprises of bugs and spiders.They were rather scary and very life like.....eeeek! Some of the children particularly liked the sound of the rice hitting the floor and how it felt in their hands.

The 2-3's have had a week of dressing up and playing various roles as part of their imaginary play. We have seen doctors, ballerinas and chefs, it has been lovely to see this play continuing in the garden too.

Congratulations to Hugh who is now a big brother to baby Ella, we are sure you'll be a brilliant big brother!

We wish you all a lovely, relaxing weekend.

Miss Lee

Goodbye Mrs HoThe prep school have said goodbye and good luck to Mrs Josephine Ho our art teacher.

Mrs Ho has been teaching art at the Prep School since 2001 and today she hung up her art overall for the last time to enjoy a well earned retirement.

Over the years Mrs Ho has inspired many children to be creative and to develop a love of art. We held a special tea at the Prep School for staff and children where she was presented with gifts and flowers.

Nursery News



Artist workshop with Andy HamblinLocal artist Andy Hamblin visited Battle Abbey School this week to give us the first opportunity to see his exciting work commissioned by the Battle Art’s Festival. The intensely detailed oil painting depicts Battle Abbey from an unusual viewpoint and is historically accurate for the 14th Century. Andy was generous enough to explain to A level students how he works with the tiniest brush and French chalk to create a textured finish. He also explained that every brick has been counted and painted! The work represents more than 300 hours of intense work.

You can see this amazing painting in Battle Memorial Hall on Sunday 1st October at 2.30pm to launch the Battle Art’s Festival!Watch out for the A Level paintings of the Abbey inspired by Andy's work to appear in the newsletter soon.



Club of the week: Science Club with Miss St AubynLast Thursday science club started with not so much of a bang but a sprinkle of sweetness with students investigating insulation – testing which topping would keep their hot chocolate the warmest.

13 students considered whether a combination of cream and marshmallows was a more effective insulator than cream or marshmallows individually or plain hot chocolate.

After 10 minutes measuring the temperature as it cooled, the verdict was the cream and marshmallow combination was by far the best insulator while the plain hot chocolate cooled much faster.

The science club students concluded that we all need to have extra cream and marshmallows on our hot chocolate!

Join us on Thursday lunchtimes in the biology lab for more interesting science investigations.

Year 13 Biology Trip‘On Tuesday the 19th of September, six year 13 Biologists: Roxy, George, Katie, Becky, Tash and myself, led by Mr Bishop travelled to the RSPB reserve near Dungeness power station. The aim was to gain a better insight into conservation in the real world. Upon arrival at the reserve, we were greeted by Louise Kelly, the Public Engagement Officer at the reserve and after a short briefing of the day’s itinerary, we were off!

The first part of the day comprised of a walk around the reserve’s popular discovery trail. The variety of life at the reserve was truly astonishing and the change in the ecosystem over what had been a short bus ride was also remarkable. One minute we were surrounded by typical English Oak Woodland countryside and the next we were in what has been described, as the only desert in England. Once we had returned to the visitor centre, we quickly stopped for lunch and then headed straight back out again, with quadrat in hand, to carry out a survey. Our task was to investigate whether Jersey Cudweed, a very rare species of plant found only in a few places around the UK, was continuing to thrive at Dungeness. Soon after this, the second leg of our trip began.

After a short stop to get refuelled on chips, we then arrived at Camber Sands. The walk to the beach took longer than expected, since we were unaware of the difficulties faced from walking up steep hills of pure sand. However, we triumphed and once over the other side, we were taught about Xerophytes and the many adaptations plants

must have to survive in conditions like those found at Camber Sands.

Subsequently, we decided to conduct another survey, based on different soil samples at different distances from the beach. The aim: to gain a deeper understanding of species’ succession in a sand dune. We left Camber Sands without a moment to spare and arrived back at school, with some great memories of the day. The trip was a remarkable success and on behalf of all the year 13 Biologists, I would like to thank Mr Bishop, Mrs St Aubyn and Louise Kelly, for making all of it possible.’

Harry Gasson Year 13



Art Trip to the Towner GalleryArt: Fine Art students visited the Towner Gallery in Eastbourne last week. Exciting work in the East Sussex Open exhibition show cased the region’s contemporary artists.

The students developed detailed research using work packs to develop ideas for their final pieces. The result can be seen in the sketchbooks illustrated. This work will provide inspiration for important coursework.

Work by Natalie Jiang, Emily Everist and Max Calcott Year 12.

Dance Company Jump into Action

On Thursday evening our dance company members met in Martlet House Studio. Our first week saw dancers jump into action to start onother year of training and choreography.

Company class included floor work (graham based), centre work (cunningham based) and corner work (graham based). To finish the class, dancers learnt a set phrase.

The phrase was very fast in the style of release.

Google Dance PerformanceBAS students Sarah Lovell, Edie O’Brien, Rhian Perry, Charlie Levett and Sophia Risopoli are now into phase 3 of the Google Project entitled ‘Painbyte’.

Having rehearsed over long weekends at Martlet House, our dancers are now ready and will be performing the new work on Sunday 1st October 2017 at The Old Market Theatre, Hove. The performance will start at 6.30pm and will be finished by 7.30pm. Drinks will follow after the performance.

Tickets can be bought via the website below or please contact Mrs Buckland ASAP for any leftover reserved discounted tickets.

http://theoldmarket.com/shows/painbyte/



School CounsellorThe services of a qualified counsellor are now available for students to use, which will further complement the level of support and range of people students can turn to for help if and when required.

Although we have a team of welfare staff available, we also appreciate that students sometimes need to speak to someone who is detached from the school or with relevant expertise to help them through the complexities of what they are facing.

Therefore, Sandra Kempson has gladly made her services available to the school and will be available at least once a week if any student would like to book an appointment. The cost is £35 per 50 minute session, which will be disbursed to parents.

If you feel this would be beneficial to your child during the year, then please email me at [email protected] and I will arrange an appointment and inform students of the time/place.

Mrs BucklandHead of Welfare

Who is Sandra Kempson?I am a BACP Registered Counsellor and Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP) Practitioner working with both Adults and Young People.

Currently my work includes short term counselling within the NHS IAPT service and long term counselling within charitable agencies. I also worked for the Charity Victim Support, providing emotional support for both adults and young people. More recently I trained as an EFP Practitioner. Horses can be powerful teachers and offer a more experiential engagement with the process of counselling.

My range of experience includes working with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, bullying, self harm, exclusion, bereavement, mental and physical abuse, communication and relationship difficulties.

Qualifications and Training:WPF Diploma in Psychodynamic CounsellingCertificate in CBT SkillsLEAP Certified Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy Practitioner (BACP Endorsed).

Textiles of the weekYear 12 have been inspired by the Japanese Boro textiles tradition. This tradition involved repairing and adding to clothes or quilts using pieces of cloth passed down from ancestral generations. Students have tried to replicate the magical eroded appearance of these textiles by using dyed and distressed papers, stitching them together with the traditional Boro running stitch.

The textiles students have produced their own textiles pieces as part of their theme: Environment. Works by: Jowin Cho, Ellie Jones, Orlanthe Tu and Nafisa Mahama.

Royal Society Appointment for Science DepartmentWe are pleased to announce that Battle Abbey School has been selected by the Royal Society, UK's national academy of science, to become a member of the Associate Schools and Colleges scheme.

The Science Department is joining a network of enthusiastic teachers interested in sharing their experience and working with the Royal Society to help promote science and STEM teaching. The scheme offers schools and teachers the opportunity to engage with the Royal Society's exciting projects and activities.

Our pupils will greatly benefit from our partnership with the Royal Society and all science teachers are looking forward to working with the Society to help improve teaching in science across the UK.



Sport NewsFootball

Football ClubsMonday – Senior club 16:45 – 17:45

Tuesday – Senior strength & Conditioning 16:45 – 17:45Wednesday – Intermediate club 16:45 – 17:45

Friday – Junior club 16:45 – 17:45

U13A Vs Bethany – Lost 5 – 1

In their opening fixture of the season and for many their first time at the senior school, it was a real baptism of fire as the U13’s faced a tough test against a fantastic Bethany side. The side’s biggest problem was that they are a newly formed team that faced a predominantly unchanged Year 8 side that were physically bigger and better on the day. Our goal came courtesy of a Jay Stovell-Davies free-kick.

MOTM: Finn Rowan – A creative spark and stimulus for the majority of sides attacking play

U13B Vs Bethany – Won 9-1

Mr Perry proudly led the U13B side to the highest win of the season thus far with an emphatic 9-1 victory over Bethany’s second team. Goal scorers were: Sam Greatley X3 / James Cole X2 / Rupert Shoesmith X2 / David Jempson & Arthur Lambert. The result showed we have great strength and depth in our U13’s and as a school we look forward to developing them in the future.

MOTM: Luke Westall – Who ran the side from the centre of midfield assisting in the majority of goals.

U15 Vs LOGS – Won 7 – 0

The U15 side opened their football season in similar fashion to how they finished the last with another solid performance producing lots of spectacular goals. Captain Alfie Walker led by example bagging a hat-trick, Bosco Aldamiz Echevarria got a brace, Tom Giles and Hamish McAlister also managed to get on the score sheet.

MOTM: Alfie Walker – A physical and vocal presence upfront.

U16 Vs LOGS – Won 2 – 1 –*Game of the fortnight*

This game was undoubtedly the game of the fortnight as Battle were the weaker of the two sides both in technical ability and stature. It was a real gutsy performance as the side ground out the result by taking long bouts of attacks before successfully countering. Both goals were scored by Charles Levett with two very similar ‘world class’ finishes lobbing the keeper from distance. Special mention also needs to go to Ivan Sudnikau who saved a penalty.

MOTM: Pablo Llorca Amoros – He was a defensive rock that seemed to win everything that came his way.

U15 Vs Dover – Won 4 – 0

The U15’s second game of the season proved to be a tougher encounter against a technically gifted Dover side. It took a while for the deadlock to be broken but when it did the side really stepped their game up to a different level. Goals came from Tom Giles, Nick Lamptey, Solomon Young & Emilio Sanchez – Sanchez.

MOTM: Nick Lamptey – His power & pace was too much for Dover’s defence to manage.

U13A Vs Robertsbridge - Won 2- 0

After the disappointment of the first match day the U13’s re-united and galvanized for what was to be a tough encounter against a strong Robertsbridge side. The game was an end to end battle in which Battle managed to edge with two classy goals. The first was a ‘rocket’ from Jay Stovell-Davies and the second from Gary Hart after he ran onto a through ball, dispatching well.

MOTM: Ben Van Noort – A fine display in goal saving many opportunities our opponents created.

Battles Golden Boot Award 2017

Greatley – 3 Walker – 3 Stovell Davies – 2 Aldamiz Echevarria – 2Levett – 2 Cole - 2Giles – 2 R. Shoesmith – 2Sanchez - Sanchez LampteyYoung McAlisterLambert D. JempsonHart

HockeyU15A V Dover College - Won 4-0

The U15A Girls hockey team headed out for their first game of the season in what turned out to be a very hot day. The girls dominated the first half but didn't quite use this to their advantage leading by just one goal at half time.

After a break the girls raised their game and made some great attempts at goal. Harriet Wheatley driving to the post with dedication on a number of occasions, whilst Sophie Elion turned over the ball regularly at the top of the D to create more scoring opportunities, fearless in the face of her opponent. The heat started to get the better of them but didn't deter them from gaining three further goals.

Well done girls on your first win. A one way game.

GOTG: Sophie Elion



Forteen Fascinating Facts about Chariot Racing - LatinBy Alex, Annabelle, Cass, Ché, David, Emily, Finnian, Jada, Michael and William.

‘The Beginners’ Latin group have been researching chariot racing and presenting their findings to each other. Here is their selection of the most interesting facts about it.

1. The chariots were very light (25-40kg) and very unstable. Mostly they had four horses – known as a quadriga - but sometimes two or six.2. The charioteers held the reins in one hand and knives in the other hand to cut themselves free of the reins if they got tangled up. Sometimes they used the knives to cut the reins on the chariot next to them!3. Chariot racing was very very dangerous and most charioteers died young, in their 20s.4. The charioteers who survived could become enormously wealthy: earning tens of thousands of times the pay of a soldier.5. There were 4 teams: the Reds, the Blues, the Whites and The Greens.6. Rivalry between the teams and their supporters was fierce, and curse tablets have been found asking demons to destroy the opposing team.7. There was a vast amount of gambling!8. The Circus Maximus in Rome was 621 metres long - roughly the same length as Battle High Street from top to bottom.9. Most races were 13 laps: wooden eggs were used to count the laps, but these were later replaced by bronze dolphins.10. There were up to 66 days of racing every year which were public holidays. Yay!11. Usually there were about 12 races in a day, but under the emperor Domitian, there were 100 races per day.12. The Circus seated 150,000 spectators: that’s like the whole of Battle Abbey school (including the teachers and the prep) 300 times over. What a crowd!13. Hooliganism among the supporters was a problem even in those days. The main difference is that hooligans at chariot races got hanged!14. Because the race-track was one of the few public places where men and women could sit together, the Circus Maximus was a great place to find a boyfriend or girlfriend!’

SwimmingThe senior school swim squad demonstrated all their hard work in a successful relay gala against St Richards at our pool on Thursday the 28th of September.

Year 7s from both schools really enjoyed their first opportunity to swim for their new schools. All swimmers benefitted from this chance to perform racing technique and relay changeovers in a competitive race, prior to the important County Schools' Swim Relays in October.

Battle Abbey relay teams dominated the gala. Many of the relays finishing with over half a length to spare. There were lots of personal best times achieved on the day, meaning that selection for this year’s relay competition is the most competitive yet.

Well done to all swimmers and thank you to all the parents for their support.

Hannah Skilton Year 11, proudly wearing her Rother District Schools Sports Ambassador top which arrived this week.

Hannah worked hard last year to assist with several District events, she also helped with Prep School early morning swimming and many sporting opportunities at

Rosie Clarke VisitOn Wednesday the PE Department were privileged to be visited by Great British Athlete Rosie Clark for a presentation and strength and conditioning session. Rosie is a British 3000m Steeplechase champion who is currently on the Olympic pathway for Tokyo 2020 and was a former pupil of Mr Clark's at Caterham. Rosie's presentation focused on her journey from keen school sports student to becoming British Champion and qualifying for the World Championships. All students were really engaged by Rosie's story and found it rather surprising that she was not involved in any talent identification programs as a junior. After the presentation there was a short Q & A session before our top intermediate sports students were taken through their paces as Rosie led them in one of her strength and conditioning workouts.

We really enjoyed her visit and are hoping she will visit us again with a few medals around her neck in a few years time!



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Business Education at Martlet House

In our first 21 days these are some of our numbers:

· 2 Marketing presentations

· 3 Tycoon in Schools ideas

· 20 Business Events in the pipeline

· 95 students

Martlet House has been buzzing with an awesome variety of ideas from small business ideas to formal event planning. We were very fortunate to catch Mr Dennett after his marketing tour de force of Open Day. James shared how to manage and produce, as well as his top tips for successful events, to Year 12 and 13 business studies students.

Tycoon in Schools is a national competition founded, funded and run by the Peter Jones Foundation (Dragons’ Den). We are registered to enter and must submit our business plans by 20th October. We have three GREAT ideas that are fundable and we will be able to tell you more in a couple of weeks.

You may have seen three events that are being advertised on the electronic notice boards around school. We have twenty events that are either revivals, have happened before or new, student created, managed and produced events. Our first revival is PumpComp or Pumpkin Competition, Nina Mertens is producing this event and hopes that all the pumpkins entered will be arranged and illuminated in the gift shop window of Martlet House overnight on 31st October. The £1 entry fee will be donated to charity and the pumpkin judging will take place on 31st October, with a small prize for the winner.

We have 5 a side football, Kino Fashion Show, external speakers, Gingerbread House workshops, a talent show and Christmas Bake Off, all happening before 12th December. Please get involved, watch the notice boards and check your emails.

Ninety-five students from all key stages have had some form of business, economics or entrepreneurial sessions in Martlet House during the last three weeks. Business is fun and the place to be wildly creative, try out Entrepreneur ECA on Thursday afternoons 16:25 (Years 7, 8 and 9 meet at the piano in the Abbot’s Hall).

Donna Comerford



Set Constructionhelpers needed!

CORAM BOYDecember 7th and 8th at 7pm‘I am very excited by this new production. We have a large cast already hard at work on rehearsals and I have lots of ideas for my set. However, I need help!

Please contact me if you are interested in helping set up staging and set, by email. Open to everyone theatrical and non theatrical.’

Linda Hopkins [email protected]

The H.A.L.O Group‘The HALO group (High Achievers Learning Opportunities) was formed by Mr Malewicz, Miss Montford, and a group of Year 11s in Autumn of last year, to help extend those who were pushing for top GCSE grades, and aspiring to become leaders in the school and the wider academic community. The group had weekly meetings throughout their GCSE period last May and June, to discuss topics from simple revision tactics and exam preparation, to in-depth analysis of current affairs, in an effort to further increase their personal knowledge base to become high achievers in GCSE, A-Level, and beyond.

‘HALO has been a great help in allowing me to reach my academic potential and has broadened my knowledge of the outside world. This will be a real advantage when applying for University after A-Level.’ – Mia Alvarez.

‘I was extremely pleased with my GCSE results and I feel the support from Mr Mal, Miss Montford and HALO has prepared me for A Levels above what I could have done myself. – Thomas Easter Mitchell.

After the GCSE exam period this summer, HALO decided to plant an apple tree to celebrate the group’s success over the past nine months, as well as what turned out to be an extremely good set of GCSE results within the group. The tree is currently in a large pot, which has been signed by all the HALO members, and is situated outside the Psychology room on the Six Penny Lawn. The remaining HALO group reconvened last Wednesday to pick the apples from their tree, which has been growing at Mr Malewicz’s house during summer.

They have literally, and metaphorically, eaten the fruits of their labour.’ - The Halo Group

Welcome Miss St AubynMiss Michelle St Aubyn joins Battle Abbey School’s Science Department from Cavendish school in Eastbourne where she had been KS3 leader as well as Deputy Director of Science. Miss St Aubyn brings with her more than 15 years of experience in teaching and designing resources, developing and implementing curriculum changes and bringing technology into the classroom.

Prior to teaching, Miss St Aubyn spent 7 years travelling and working in places such as Australia, New Zealand and Bermuda before settling back in England with her children.

In her spare time, she takes part in many charity fundraising walking and trekking events with the highlight being nine days on the Great Wall of China raising money for the Epilepsy Society.

BVI CharityThe British Virgin Islands was hit by the most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recent history and has caused devastation in its trail. Businesses, livelihoods and homes have disappeared. The 'BVI Community Support Appeal' set up by VIrgin Unite is working towards long term reconstruction whilst working with the BVI government.

The devastation is close to the hearts of two families at BAS school and any donations towards the charity would be greatly appreciated. If you would like to find out more or donate please visit:https://www.virgin.com/unite/bvi-community-support-appeal



Commercial Hip/Hop

WorkshopLead by professional dancer Oliver Large. Open from Year 7-13.To book email Miss Grando - [email protected]

Friday 6th October 4.45-5.45pm (Year 7-9)

Friday 13th October 4.45-5.45pm (Year 10-13)

Location: PAC*LIMITED SPACES. Please sign up ASAP.

**Open to beginners-advanced.



Disclaimer: No responsibility can be taken for the external websites mentioned in this newsletter

UCAS Update: Well done to all the Year 13 students for their hard work on their UCAS applications. You are making really good progress! Interested in a Career in the Civil Service? The Careers Department will be hosting a Networking lunch presentation by former pupil Holly Haines on 3rd October.

Hastings Works has the following courses coming up:

Get into Hospitality and Catering, which will start on 2nd Oct (2 week course: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday from 9:30-14:30 for the first week, and on the second week will be only on Tuesday from 9:30-17:30). More information here: http://hastingsworks.com/candidates/training/get-hospitality-catering

Manage Your Money, which will start on 12th Oct (3 week course on Thursday, and Friday from 15:00-17:00). More information here: http://hastingsworks.com/candidates/training/manage-your-money

BMAT preparation course, 7th October 2017. A full day course held at Imperial College London to help those applying to Medicine with this notoriously difficult entrance exam. The course will include many interactive lectures and tips, tricks and knowledge required for the BMAT. Alongside this you will be given mini-mocks and an extensive 250 page course guide. Cost £79. Please note that there are only a few spaces left. For more details and booking, visit www.bmatdoctors.com

New website, courses and membership areas from STEPmaths. They have created video solutions and video tutorials for a very large number of past papers (STEP, MAT, ENGAA, NSAA, TMUA, PAT, BMAT, UKCAT). For the newer exams which have a limited number of past papers (ENGAA, NSAA, TMUA) they have created many

original questions and mock papers which come accompanied with full video explanations. All of these can be found (amongst many other resources) in their new online membership areas. They also have lots of new courses. More details on all of these at the new website: www.stepmaths.co.uk

Sound of the times competition. Celebrating the best in new music, Sound of the Times is open to solo artists, musicians, and bands, aged between 17-26, who live, work, or study in South West London or Surrey. Winners can expect a whole host of prizes that will help launch their music careers. A diverse range of entries are expected in all genres. Each act is encouraged to enter their best original composition and is limited to one entry. There is no entry fee. Prizes include a free recording session and inclusion on a CD. If you have a great song that you want the world to hear see: http://www.soundofthetimes.org/

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