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Earlier this year, Ms Yates asked me whether I could take the Hayesfield House School Spelling Bee and transform it into an Inter-School competition where the schools of Bath would hold heats to select their three best spellers in Year 7 and Year 8 who would then compete in a Bath final at Hayesfield School and this set in motion the quest to find the best spellers in Bath.

Six schools across Bath accepted the challenge and students from Beechen Cliff, King Edwards School, Hayesfield Girls’ School, Oldfield School, Ralph Allen and St Gregory’s battled to be crowned Spelling Bee Champion on Friday 29th June in the Roper Theatre.

The audience of friends, parents, teachers as well as The Mayor of Bath ….. and The Mayoress…….watched on apprehensively as the remarkably calm 18 students competed in three rounds of elimination. In the first round students had to spell three words correctly to go through to the second round. A testament to the high standard of contestants, most students achieved full marks and had to go through to a tense tie-breaker, where they had ten seconds to spell words such as belligerence, beleaguer and eloquence. Finally the field was narrowed down to six competitors, including Year 8 student Caitlin Bellworthy from Hayesfield Girls’ School, Lily Greenhough, Alexander Lea and Fiona Thet from Ralph Allen School, Mohamed Hussan from Beechen Cliff and Ella O’Shea from St Gregory’s School.

In the second round, words were trickier and contestants were not allowed to use a whiteboard. Words like ‘gauge’, ‘exercise’ and ‘humorous’ narrowed the field further to two students who got both words right and automatically qualified for the third round. Another tie-breaker between Caitlin Bellworthy, Mohamed Hussan and Lily Greenhough saw Caitlin, from Hayesfield, take third place.

The two finalists, Fiona Thet and Alexander Lea, both from Ralph Allen went on to the third round – a sudden death round, as seen in the popular American Spelling Bees. Alexander stumbled on ‘convalescence’ and Fiona spelled that word and the following word ‘silhouette’ correctly to be crowned Bath Inter-School Spelling Bee Champion.
All competitors received a certificate, presented to them by Ms Yates and The Mayor of Bath and the winners received book tokens, generously donated to us by Mr B’s Book Emporium. The winner also received a Spelling Bee trophy.

It was a fierce competition, judged expertly by Ms Twohigg and Ms Whitehead, who had to tot up scores and check spellings. Thank you to them and also to everyone who helped and supported the competition, especially Ms Bell-West, who introduced the competition and helped me to plan, Mr Lee for his excellent photography skills and the sixth formers who met and greeted the contestants and their supporters. We are already look forwards to the next competition and reclaiming the Spelling Bee trophy and winning title!

Some pictures from the evening can be seen here

Year 11 had wonderful evening at Bailbrook House marking the end of their exams with a celebratory Prom.

A lovely evening, with beautiful weather, a classy venue, and lots of fun and dancing.
The Prom Committee worked very hard to ensure that this was the perfect event – thank you to all!

A selection of photos from the evening can be viewed on our gallery page.
http://www.hayesfield.com/index.php/photo-gallery-2017-2018/

This full list of images can be seen here
https://goo.gl/vnCXob

The photobooth images can be downloaded from here
https://goo.gl/8zhPCU

29th June at 4:15pm in the Roper Theatre, Upper Oldfield Park Campus

Sponsored by Mr B’s Book Emporium

We are delighted to hold the inaugural Hayesfield Inter-School Spelling Bee on the 29th June at 4:15pm in the Roper Theatre at Hayesfield School. This exciting competition will see 18 students from across six schools in Bath including: Beechen Cliff, King Edwards School, Oldfield School, Ralph Allen School, St Gregory’s School and of course, Hayesfield battle it out to be crowned Bath Inter-Schools’ Spelling Bee Champion.

The Spelling Bee will be the same format as the Hayesfield House Spelling Bee, consisting of three rounds of spellings increasing in difficulty in each round. The tension was palpable in the finals of the House competition in April, where Lia Canzani finally took the crown as the overall high scorer, with Caitlin Bellworthy and Honor Crisp as runners up.

The competition will be tense and we would appreciate it if you could come and support our girls as they compete against students from other schools. Please arrive at the Roper Theatre for 4:15pm and enjoy the show!

Susanna Mountcastle

Do you have a spare room?

Due to the success of our Euroclass Programme, we are looking for caring and welcoming Hayesfield families to host our Norwegian 6th Form students for the duration of the Autumn Term 2018.

The group is a mix of boys and girls who are looking for accommodation within Bath and easy access to the school whilst they study here to experience British culture and improve their English.

The students would be hosted individually within a home from home environment, which provides daily home cooked meals and a bedroom with a study area. Ideally with an en-suite so they have their own privacy and space but not essential if you can accommodate an extra person in your home.

We provide a generous weekly allowance of £180 per week as tax-free living expenses.

If you would like an application form or would like to find out more information then please contact Fiona Harrison via the Sixth Form Office or email international@hayesfield.com

Monday 25th June:

1pm – 3pm for all students coming to Hayesfield from OTHER SCHOOLS – please report to the main West Wing reception.

Tuesday 26th June:

8.30am – 3.45/4pm for ALL students.
THIS IS YOUR FIRST DAY OF SIXTH FORM. On this day you will meet your Sixth Form tutor, all your teachers, sample lessons, collect Summer work to prepare for starting A-Levels in September and have fun.

There will be a welcome evening in September for parents with information on how to support your daughter or son on making the transition from a GCSE pupil to an A-Level student. You will receive a separate letter about this event.

Monday 14th May 2018, 4:00pm – 5:30pm

With special guest England Commonwealth Gold Winning Netballer, Eboni Beckford-Chambers

The PE Department would like to invite students, parents and staff to celebrate our sporting achievements for the 2017/18 academic year. The awards this year will be presented by England Commonwealth Gold Winning Netballer, Eboni Beckford-Chambers. The focus of this event is to highlight the outstanding talents and achievements within sport at Hayesfield. We really hope that you come along to join in our afternoon of celebration!

If you would like to stay between the end of the school day and the Sports Awards Celebration the Commonwealth Games Netball Final featuring Eboni will be screened in the Upper Hall and supervised by members of the Performance & Arts Faculty.

5.45pm – 6.45pm, Tuesday 17th April
Upper Oldfield Park Main Hall

We would like to invite all parents of Year 10 students taking their GCSE English Literature exams in May to a special Y10 Academic Support Evening. Here we will offer information on the English Literature exam process, accessing revision resources and valuable advice on how best to support your daughter in her revision.

The evening will run from 5.45pm – 6.45pm in the Upper Oldfield Park Main Hall on Tuesday 17th April 2018. All Year 10 Parents are welcome.

Sports Relief Week: 19th-23rd March 2018
Be prepared to Run a Mile!

1. Throughout the week there will be a House competition to see how many miles are completed by each House in all the PE lessons with a ‘running’ total
2. For extra House points, all Students should bring in a picture of themselves running a mile outside of school with their dog, family, friends etc. This will be displayed on the House noticeboard
3. Friday 23rd March is a Mufti-day. For £1 towards Sports Relief all students can come to school in suitable Sports clothing. Make sure your house colour is there
4. Sixth Formers and Staff will be doing sporty things on both sites so be prepared to run a mile and help with the fund raising!

March 2018 has seen the launch of the Bronze and Silver Awards with almost 300 parents and pupils attending.

Expeditions for Bronze and Silver will be taking place in the coming months.

In the meantime, please ensure you regularly update your eDofE account!

Tuesday 13th March
5.45pm – 7.30pm
Brougham Hayes Campus

We would like to invite you to join us on Tuesday 13th March between 5.45pm and 7.30pm at the Brougham Hayes Campus. The aim of the evening is to help you support your daughter through the challenges of the next few months. We will focus on practical revision tips and answering questions such as:

• Where can I find resources to help with revision?
• How do I help her manage her time?
• How do we avoid conflict and stress?
• How can she revise effectively at home?

 
The evening is aimed primarily at parents as we will be sharing many of the messages from the student sessions in the Ignite Day but students are welcome to attend.