2011 News Archive
General Knowledge Quiz Winners, 2011
Thursday 20 January 2011There’s nothing like starting the term with some carefully-sharpened intellectual focus .. Well, I’m not sure if that’s how all of the pupils in Years 3 to 6 saw it, but there was plenty of it evident in some excellent performances in this year’s General Knowledge Quiz, held on the first day of term…
Inter-Section Spelling Competition, 2011
Wednesday 19 January 2011The Musketeers consolidated the fine form shown last year by once again winning the Inter-Section Spelling Competition - and again producing the overall winner, with Kate following in her brother’s footsteps, as well as notching up a new high for our younger pupils, who clearly excel at spelling…
St Aubyns Hosts Public Speaking Competition 2011
Friday 28 January 2011On Thursday evening St Aubyns hosted a public speaking competition in the School Chapel. Teams of three Year 7s and 8s from Brighton and Hove High, Brighton College Prep, Lancing Prep, Roedean and St Aubyns took part. Much prior competition had clearly occurred at each school to select the teams for the evening. A range of topics was available for teams to choose from, and presentations were given on global warming, tackling child obesity and making modern languages compulsory at GCSE…
Rottingdean Spring Music Festival
Monday 14 March 2011St Aubyns' pupils took part in two concerts in this year's Music Festival organised by Dr Roy Wales. The festival was larger than in 2010 and wirh the Festival Chorus also using the school as a rehearsal venue, we felt very much at the heart of this high quality series of concerts and events…
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Tuesday 29 March 2011In the last week of the school term pupils in Year 5 to 8 produced three magical performances of A Midsummer Night's Dream. This was an ambitious undertaking and a challenge to which the pupils rose magnificently. The Shakespearean text was performed with clarity and understanding, the lighting, sound and backstage work were all executed by pupils efficiently and a gorgeous spectacle was the result…
Chapel Choir sings evensong at Windsor Castle
Thursday 12 May 2011On Wednesday 11th May the Chapel Choir had the privilege of singing choral evensong at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. This royal chapel, the home of the Order of the Garter, is a beautiful setting and the children rose to the occasion splendidly just as they did last year. The choir provided the treble and alto lines and some of the boys sang the lower parts as well. They were accompanied by some of the teaching staff and friends of the school to support the alto, tenor and bass lines…
Record opening partnership for U11 pair
Thursday 12 May 2011Wednesday 11th May was a record breaking day for the Colts in their match against Cottesmore as Dylan Gifford had an unbeaten 72 runs…
Gala Concert - the climax of the Performing Arts year
Wednesday 6 July 2011The Gala Concert on Monday evening starred our top performers in both Music and Drama as a fitting climax to another excellent year of Performing Arts…
Year 8 Successes
Thursday 7 July 2011Our leaving Year 8s many of whom have been at St Aubyns since Reception are to be congratulated on their many achievements during the course of the year…
Arts Express ' Greek Myths' Day
Thursday 13 October 2011On Thursday 13th October the whole school, from Nursery to Year 8, dressed up and were ready to embrace the first Arts Express day of the year. The theme for Arts Express this year is Myths and Legends and this term’s focus was Greek Myths. In total we had 8 creative workshops taking place…
St Aubyns pupil in award winning feature film
Monday 17 October 2011Former St Aubyns School pupil Perry Eggleton has taken the lead role in British film 'Will', nationally released this month. Perry, who was at St Aubyns from September 2004 until July 2011, plays eleven-year-old Will Brennan, the world’s biggest Liverpool football fan, who in the wake of his father’s death (played by Damian Lewis), decides to honour his father’s dream to set off to one of Liverpool’s most famous successes, the 2005 Champions League Final in Istanbul. It is here that Will begins his heroic journey…
Junior Play - 'What a Knight!'
Friday 25 November 2011What a night! It certainly was when Years 3 and 4 took on the challenge of performing a humorous production of the Arthurian themed 'What a Knight!' on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. The play fitted well with the Arts Express theme for the year of Myths and Legends, andit gave the Year 3 and 4 children great enjoyment as they worked so well together…