West Hill Park School

Alfie's Den Day

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:51:44 PST

Year 2 spent a fantastic day in Alfie's Den learning how to use bow saws to cut the wood for their sausage sticks and camp fire. Even washing up outdoors was fun!

Summer Fete

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:31:15 PST

This year's Summer Fete held on Saturday 26th June raised a wonderful £1,900 with the Tombola Stall raising £350 which will go to Gitare School in Kenya. Thank you to all those who attended the fete or supported in any way.

Alfie's Den

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:25:23 PST

Nine Year 10 pupils from Thomas Bennett Community College, Crawley camped in the grounds of West Hill Park School for two days to work towards their BTec in Countryside and Environment.

They created a wooden woven fence around Alfie’s Den, an outdoor learning classroom in memory of Alfie Norwood-Perkins who died over the Easter holidays of meningitis.

Race for Life Update

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:11:44 PST

On Sunday 13th June a team of 70 staff, mums, daughters, relatives and friends completed the Winchester Race for Life. Sporting specially designed pink T-shirts the team have raised an amazing £10,000 so far.

Year 3 pupil Poppy Wright deserves a special mention coming ninth place in a field of 2,400.

Many congratulations to all who took part and supported the team.

Race for Life is Cancer Research UK's flagship event, with over 230 events taking place across the UK. The West Hill Park Team sponsorship page is still open for donations http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/westhillpark

Athletics

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:16:50 PST

Monday 5th July

National Prep Schools Athletics Championships

Cricket

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:47:23 PST

Wednesday 7th July

Cricket House Matches Years 3 to 6 - 1:30pm

Lights, Camera, Action!

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:06:24 PST

Dollies, teddies, aeroplanes, soldiers and puppets allcame alive in the Pre Prep performance of the 'Magic Toy Box'.

When three children came to stay with their grandparents they were amazed when toys from the past proved to be more exciting than their own 21st century ones.

How To Contact Us

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 17:58:35 PST

Rock Your Shades Update

Thu, 20 May 2010 11:00:39 PST

Year 6 pupil, Ollie Uglow, has been interviewed on television and radio regarding the latest developments in treatment of Leukaemia, he has put his message across extremely well and we are very proud of him. He enlisted his fellow Prep school pupils to support the Teenage Cancer Trust and raise money by donating £1.00 to wear sunglasses for the day on Friday 14th May at school. Due to his efforts £298.00 was raised for the charity.

Congratualtions to Ollie and all who Rocked their Shades!

Ollie’s message to you

The teenage cancer trust are a charity dealing with teenagers with cancer and are currently raising money for a teenagers’ unit in Southampton General Hospital where teens can go for some quiet time and use the facilities in the unit or to meet other teenagers with cancer like them. Their treatment is currently given alongside babies and other small children which makes it very difficult for everyone. When I was in hospital this unit would have been so amazing for them to use.

Tribute to Alfie

Wed, 19 May 2010 16:48:28 PST

Alfie Norwood-Perkins was a treasured member of the Pre-Prep department who has been greatly missed by both his friends and the staff since his recent tragic death.

A relative of Alfie’s is skippering a yacht which is in the race to set a new record for crossing the Atlantic from New York to Lizard Point. The yacht has been renamed Alfie and their progress can be tracked at www.leopard3.com. The children at West Hill are invited to e-mail the yacht and these will be entered into the log. Mr Norwood - Perkins will reply to their e-mails. There will be a lot of interesting facts and information available.

The crew are currently waiting for a 'weather window' so they can start their record attempt. We shall be following their progress with great interest.

Dance for CGD

Thu, 13 May 2010 11:36:03 PST

Congratulations to Mikayla Galyon, Alex Gowers, India Hulme and Tom Price who performed a sponsored dance at the end of term and raised £205. The money was given to the CGD Research Trust. This charity helps people with a rare blood disease, Chronic Granulomatus Disorder.

Shop 'til You Drop

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:47:24 PST

Shop ‘til You Dr_op

Our Shop ‘til you Drop Christmas Fair
will be held this year on Saturday 20th November 2010
from 10:00am - 4:00pm
at West Hill Park School, Titchfield.

This will provide you with an opportunity to purchase a range of goods from approximately 50 stalls. Although the planning for the event is well underway, we will be considering applications from stallholders in February 2010 and hope to be able to let you know who has applied and been offered a place at our event during the summer of 2010. We invite a range of Stallholders to ensure you are able to make the most of this opportunity to purchase gifts, clothing (both adult and children's), books and toys, household items, bags, as well as Christmas goods and food.

Following our 2009 Fair the following charities benefited from a donation of £2000 each from the Committee:

                      •Hearing Dogs for the Deaf
                       •Countess Mountbatten Hospice
                       •The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance

So do come along and help us to support our chosen charities and have an enjoyable day out too!

In order to make the most of STYD we would welcome your views on what you like about Shop ‘til you Drop and how we may be able to improve the experience for you and other guests. Ultimately, the more money we raise during the year (and particularly on the day), the more money we are able to give to our chosen charities and the School. I hope you will be able to take the time to answer a few questions to help us provide a better shopping experience for you this year.

Please complete the online survey to help us make STYD even better.

Fun Nights

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:21:28 PST

Wednesday 21st April	Gun Ball
Wednesday 28th April	Camp Fire
Wednesday 5th May	Wide Game
Wednesday 12th May	Beetle Drive
Wednesday 19th May	Big Screen Night
Wednesday 26th May	Rounders
Wednesday 9th June	Greek Night
Wednesday 16th June	Water Fight
Wednesday 23rd June	Paper Aeroplane Event
Wednesday 30th June	Water Slide
Wednesday 7th July	Tuck and DVD

Weekend Activities

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:20:13 PST

Sunday 25th April	Thorpe Park
Sunday 9th May	Cinema
Sunday 16th May	Chill in School
Sunday 23rd May	Moors Valley Country Park
Sunday 13th June	Race for Life (girls)
Sunday 27th June	Splash Down
Sunday 4th July	Trip to the Seaside

Spring Ball

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:04:10 PST

A big thank you goes out to all who supported this year’s Friends of West Hill Spring Ball. By all accounts, it was a fun event and we also managed to raise £1500. Special thanks must go to Brian and the kitchen staff for putting on another great meal, to Jess and Duncan for keeping the drinks flowing at the bar, and to Mrs. Warburton for entertaining us at the piano.

Some committee members will be leaving at the end of this school year, so if you would like to join us in Friends of West Hill and help define and organise our future events simply email Jacqui Jackson and she will pass your details on to the committee.

Our next event will be the Summer Fete, which takes place on
Saturday 26^th June. We look forward to seeing you all then.

Race for Life

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:20:20 PST

All girls, mums, staff, grannies, aunties and friends are invited to join our
West Hill Park Race for Life team. We will be running, jogging or walking around the 5K course in Winchester raising money for cancer research on the 13th June. So far we have 20 confirmed members in our team and I know lots of you are thinking about it. We also have been promised sponsorship for our pink team t' shirt which is fantastic news.

If you would like to join us please sign up on the Race for Life website www.raceforlife.org as soon as possible as places may well be limited. Please make sure you register for the Winchester event. Registration will cost £12.99 for each entry.

When you have registered please let me know so that I can update the sponsorship page and include you in future mailings and updates on the plans for the day.

But most importantly If you can, please sponsor us by going onto our Race for Life Team online sponsorship page, the address is www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/westhillpark

Kilimanjaro Challenge

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:11:28 PST

One of the chosen charities to benefit from this year's Shop ‘til you drop event is a local centre which provides invaluable support for children with Cerebral Palsy.

Continuing along this theme one of the members of the event committee (& mum of Toby Pendle in pre-prep), Alison Tooze, is also fundraising for people affected by Cerebral Palsy through national charity Scope. Alison's fundraising will culminate in her climbing 19,000 feet to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro this October and she would be incredibly grateful if West Hill Park parents could offer some support. You can help in any of the following ways:

•Making a donation online at www.justgiving.com/alitooze where you can read more about Alison's reasons for taking up this challenge. If your business or the organisation you work for make charity donations or would like to offer sponsorship please get in touch with Alison alitooze@hotmail.com

•If you are having a spring clear out please donate any unwanted, saleable items so they can be taken to car boot sales to raise funds. Please bring any items you are able to donate to the sports hall foyer on Friday 26th March or Friday 23rd April between 8am and 9:30am or 2:30 -3:00pm. If you have larger items that are not easy to transport please get in touch with Alison directly.

•If you are looking for a good excuse to get fit for summer Alison is looking for team members to join in a relay challenge to ‘climb' Kilimanjaro on a stair stepper. This will take place towards the end of May, please contact Alison for more details alitooze@hotmail.com

•Alison will be organising a number of events including a quiz night, coffee mornings and afternoon teas in the summer. More details about each event will follow in due course & if you are able to attend any of them Alison would be very pleased to see you there. Also donations of prizes from individuals and local businesses would be a huge help.

Charities for 2010

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:09:14 PST

At a recent Shop ‘til you Drop meeting the committee considered a number of charities and has chosen this year to raise money in aid of:-

The Rainbow Centre helps children with motor impairment learn to overcome their difficulties using a system of learning called Conductive Education. Motor impairment means difficulty with movements controlled by the central nervous system and the most common cause of this is cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy affects one in four hundred babies and the condition is not curable, but the difficulties experienced can be overcome in many cases.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) exists to find the cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications, and is the world's leading charitable funder of type 1 diabetes research. Type 1 diabetes is a chronic condition that affects 25,000 children in the UK and requires them to take multiple insulin injections daily just to stay alive. It carries with it the constant threat of devastating complications and has a lifelong impact on those diagnosed and their families. Only research will find the cure. JDRF exists to fund that research.

Honeypot provides respite holidays and on-going outreach support to young carers and children at risk. They provide them with a break from demanding and stressful conditions at home and provide a safe and nurturing environment in which to develop their full potential. STYD supported Honeypot a couple of years ago and hope to be able to welcome ‘Mr Bumble’ back to the school later in the year.

Pre Prep Book Week

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:34:19 PST

Between Monday 1^st March and Friday 5^th March the Pre-Prep department held their Book Week to coincide with National Book Day. The book character day was great fun and our thanks go to the parents for making a huge effort in designing the costumes. The teachers really joined in the spirit of things and had as much fun as the children wearing their outfits. The Usborne book fair was very popular raising £500 commission for the department to buy library books.

Year 1 visited Lockswood Library and Year 2 went behind the scenes at Waterstones book shop, Fareham. Afterwards the librarian at Fareham Library set the children the task of using their alphabetical knowledge to track down authors. We were very proud of their behaviour on both the visits. They were a credit to the school and their parents.

Bryanston Maths Challenge

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:35:20 PST

Alec Damley–Jones, Ananth Sathyanath, Austen Wallis and Rufus Briggs took part in this year’s Bryanston Maths Challenge. This is an annual event in which over 50 pairs of young mathematicians take part in a variety of activities. Our boys faired well in the opening Mental Arithmetic round and moved swiftly on to the Counting Down aspect of the competition. Carol Vordeman paled into insignificance compared to Rufus and Austen as they collected several bonus points for being the first to solve some complex calculations.

The final round, The Big Event, is a round of problem solving. The perfectionism of Ananth and Alec caught them out, spending too long on questions; they simply did not answer enough questions to do themselves justice!

The final outcome placed Rufus and Austen 6^th in their group and 9^th overall; this is an impressive result considering the calibre of the competition. A fun afternoon was had by all, many well congratulations to the boys and a big Thank You to Mrs Ringelberg for driving us.

For a taste of what boys were faced with please visit: http://www.dcbeagle.com/examples.htm