All about all of you!
And a bit about us.
We thought you might also enjoy getting to know one another through the music, books and films that you gave us on your questionnaires.
Music
We’ve made a list on spotify of the favourites that everyone put on the questionnaire.
The Year 7 2022 list:
PUBLISHED NEXT WEEK!
The Year 7 2021 list is here:
The Year 7 2020 list is here:
Your questions answered
We are collating the answers from our pupils and will publish this shortly. In the meantime here are the questions and answers from Year 7 2021 for you!
Your questions for our pupils! Year 7 2021
Books
Top favourite – the Harry Potter Collection
Books in a series
Alex Rider: The Complete Missions by Anthony Horowitz
A Series of Unfortunate Events Lemony Snicket (series) by Lemony Snicket
Barry Loser (series) by Jim Smith
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series) by Jeff Kinney
Dragon Realm series by Katie Tsang and Kevin Tsang
His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pulman
Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
Inkheart Trilogy by Cornelia Funke
Lightning Girl (series) by Alesah Dixon
Lottie Brooks series by Katie Kirby
Once Upon a Crime: A Murder Most Unladylike Collection by Robin Stevens
One of us is Lying by Karen M. McManus
Malory Towers by Enid Blyton
Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Steven
Percy Jackson series – Rick Riordan
Power of Five series by Anthony Horowitz
Ruby Redfort series by Lauren Child
Scarlet and Ivy series by Sophie Cleverly
Sally Lockhart Quartet by Philip Pulman
Shadow and Bone (series) by Leigh Bardugo
Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
The Fun Jungle series by Stuart Gibbs
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings series by J R R Tolkein
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Murder Mysteries of Agatha Oddly by Lena Jones
The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
The Murder Mysteries of Agatha Oddly by Lena Jones
Vampirates series by Justin Somper
Wings of Fire (series) by Tui T Sutherland
A-Z
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
A Good Girls Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
BFG by Roald Dahl
Boy in the Dress by David Walliams
Billionaire Boy by David Walliams
Charlottes Web by E.B. White
Coraline by Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell
Darwin’s Dragons by Lindsay Galvin
Fear Street by R.L. Stine
Harley Hitch by Vashti Hardy and George Ermos
Holes by Louis Sachar
Mr Stink by Roald Dahl
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
Once by Morris Gleitzman
The Beast of Buckingham Palace by David Walliams
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
The Firework-Makers Daughter by Philip Pullman
The Girl of Ink & Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
The Highland Falcon Thief by M. G. Leonard , Sam Sedgman
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Suitcase Kid by Jacqueline Wilson
The 13 Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton
Secret Runners of New York by Matthew Reilly
When God was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman
Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama
Wonder by R J Palacio
World’s Worst Pets by David Walliams
Vampire Academy by Stephanie Wolf, Richelle Mead, et al.
Favourite Authors also mentioned
Roald Dahl
Neil Gaiman
Michael Morpogo
Philip Pulman
Robin Stevens
David Walliams
Jaqueline Wilson
Genres
Murder/Mystery Books
Films
Top favourite – the Harry Potter Collection
Groups:
Studio Ghibli films – including My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away
Marvel films – including The Avengers, Spiderman – The Return Home, Thor – Ragnarok
Disney films – Alice in Wonderland, Cruella, Encanto, Mary Poppins, Mulan, The Mandalorian (series),
The Maze Runner series
Legally Blonde (1 and 2)
Hunger Games series
Hobbit & Lord of the Rings series
A-Z
Clueless
Coraline
Dumb and Dumber
Enola Holmes
Hairspray
Honey I Shrunk my Kids
Home
Interstellar
It Takes Two
Jumanji
Kingsman
Little Women
Marley & Me
Mean Girls
Men in Black
Napoleon Dynamite
Night at the Museum 2
Oceans Eight
Odd Squad
Parent Trap
Paul
Spirit
Star Trek
Star Wars
Storks
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The Goonies
The Little Prince
Turning Red
Turning Red
Upside down magic
Wonder
Other series also mentioned
The Gilmore Girls, Friends, Queer Eye, Next in Fashion, Rescued by Ruby, Simon’s Cat Logic
House Contact details
Grey
Head of House: Ms N Plank
Email: n.plank@brightongirls.gdst.net
Y7 Tutor: Ms R Gandy
Email: r.gandy@brightongirls.gdst.net
Gurney
Head of House: Ms R Pearson
Email: r.pearson@brightongirls.gdst.net
Y7 Tutor: Ms P Martin
Email: p.martin@brightongirls.gdst.net
Lyttleton
Head of House: Ms E Barnett
Email: e.barnett@brightongirls.gdst.net
Y7 Tutor: Mr L Robinson
Email: lrobinson@brightongirls.gdst.net
Stanley
Head of House: Ms N Scotcher
Email: n.scotcher@brightongirls.gdst.net
Y7 Tutor: Mrs A Dowglass
Email: adowglass@brightongirls.gdst.net
Maths Summer Activity
This isn’t compulsory! But if you would like to have a go, please do! The Maths Team will be delighted to review it with you in September.
Mathematics Activities for Summer 2022
Summer Reading Lists (we love reading!)
Again this is not a compulsory reading list, we just thought you might like some suggestions if you are looking at holidays books. Many of these are also available as audio books – great for journeys!
Rising Year 7 Booklist Summer 2022
A general reading list is here – if you are looking for inspiration.
Pupil Induction Day Tuesday 6 September
The Welcome Coffee and Talk for parents will be from 8.30am, so please come to Reception (Temple) with your daughter. The various Tutors for Y7 will then collect all pupils from here.
The Welcome Coffee and Talk will start at 8.30am and finish by 9.30am.
Start: 8.30am
Pupil pick up: 12.15pm from Reception (Temple)
Other pupil practicalities: Uniform, water bottle and healthy snacks (no nuts please).
Where is Reception?!
The Temple building will very much be open in September. Reception for the Senior School is therefore back in this building – through the double doors at the top of the staircase opposite the gate.
Parking
There won’t be any parking on site so please park where you can on the streets surrounding the school.
Other FAQ:
Club Lists
These are usually published in the first two weeks of term so that the girls can get signed up – on our activities system ‘Evolve’. So please don’t worry you haven’t missed anything. Home Work Club always runs, and will be available from the first day of term until 5pm.
Uniform
Uniform can all be purchased online here https://www.billingsandedmonds.co.uk/customer/account/login/
Equipment
The pencil case and much loved stationary shopping pre-Autumn term – we just need the girls to have the basics (pens, pencils) and a maths set of protractor, ruler and compass. All Y7 should have a calculator – Casio FX 83 or FX85 are suitable up to GCSE and beyond.
Fees
Fees invoices are sent via email to all parents directly by the central GDST office – fees are centralised for all schools in the GDST group. All direct debits are taken on the 5th of the month or the nearest working day after that. Please contact the Fees Team if you have any enquires on feesbilling@wes.gdst.net
Class of 2029!
