Date posted: 06/07/20
The Black Lives Matter campaign has given us all much to think about, both on a personal level and an educational level. It has made us question if we are doing everything we can to tackle racism within our community, not just in terms of day to day life but also in our educational programmes which have a vital role in shaping the views of our pupils, whilst they are at the school but also in their future lives as they take their place in society.
Date posted: 06/07/20
During these unprecedented times we have teamed up with our Learning Resource Centre Manager Yve Akehurst to provide you with a ‘Book of the Week’ to keep you reading during the lockdown. We have categorised the books into age groups, so whatever your age, adults included, we have a recommendation for you!
Date posted: 26/06/20
As the summer holiday is approaching we thought it was a good time to make public recent changes to our school opening as well as reveal our intentions for September.
Date posted: 11/06/20
The Prep School Orchestra has been working remotely over the last few months. To begin the term, some of the girls took part in the National Youth Orchestra’s ‘Ode To Joy-a-thon’! At 5pm on 17th April, they joined the NYO’s 164 musicians as part of a socially distanced orchestra to play Beethoven’s Ode to Joy
Date posted: 02/06/20
On 1st June we were delighted to welcome back pupils in the Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 6. As you would expect we have made significant changes to routines and classroom arrangements to adhere to COVID-19 social distancing guidelines.
Date posted: 22/05/20
We hope you have all managed to make a great start to the summer term. It is very different we know, and challenging too, but we are certain you will all benefit from this unique experience.
For this special lockdown period we have created a new weekly challenge, the Head’s Challenge.
Date posted: 13/05/20
Who doesn’t love a bit of baking? During lockdown people around the globe have picked up their whisks and cleared the supermarket shelves of eggs and flour to give their baking skills a go, including the staff at Burgess Hill Girls.
Date posted: 17/04/20
Both Amber’s parents are deaf, so she has been signing since she was six months old, British Sign Language (BSL) is her first and home language. As she is a hearing person, she is also able to converse with hearing people, giving her access to both cultures. She uses both skills in her COVID-19 news broadcast, so hearing and deaf children can watch it and learn how to stay safe during the pandemic.
Date posted: 25/03/20
Welcome to Mrs Allen’s Fun Science videos! Mrs Allen is a KS1 teacher and Head of STEM at Burgess Hill Girls Junior School. With the help of pupils Anaïs, Ellie, Annabel and Persephone, she has helped us create these four instruction videos of easy science experiments you can do at home with your children.
Date posted: 20/03/20
Following the Government’s decision to close all schools as of Friday 20th March, we are immensely proud to have managed to get to this stage without any confirmed cases of COVID-19. Now the announcement has been made, there is much for us to plan and implement over the coming weeks to ensure your children continue to receive their education.