http://www.davisongirlsschool.co.uk/?PageID=3 News from Davison Girls School. en-gb Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:29:54 GMT Copyright: (C) Davison Girls School 5 http://www.davisongirlsschool.co.uk/index.asp?display=news&newsID=315 The building work for the new Davison Canteen is progresssing well and is on time for completion by half term. In the meanwhile we are pleased to report that hot and cold food will be available under temporary arrangements put in place by our new Caterers, Innovate, from Thursday morning break. A servery has been established in the school hall and students will be able to purchase a range of foods including:  Cold food Sandwiches, wraps, baguettes, pasta bowls and salad bowls  Hot food hot main meals- one meat and one vegetarian option, pasta pot, pizza, pannini and jackjet potatoes with fillings  A range of desserts including jellies, fruit, and cakes  All the foods served meet the nutrition standards required.  Innovate are looking forward to expanding their service to full capacity after half term and will be consulting with students on their requirements as this half term get underway.  Thanks  315_31/08/2010 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 31:31:31 GMT http://www.davisongirlsschool.co.uk/index.asp?display=news&newsID=314 School begins again for the following groups of students next week on Thursday 2nd September. Y7 and 8 start at 8.40 a.m. All students should go to the Sports Hall where they will be assembled into Form GroupsYrs 9-11 arrive during break from 10.55 a.m. and be ready at 11.15 a.m. to go to their Form rooms. 314_25/08/2010 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 25:25:25 GMT http://www.davisongirlsschool.co.uk/index.asp?display=news&newsID=313 Davison does it again, with a fourth year of significant improvementOnce again, Davison delivers the school's best ever results, maintaining our record breaking performance of 2009, with 77% 5+ A*-C grades and significantly improving the 5+A*-C grades including English and Mathematics with a massive 5% increase on our 2009 performance, to 67.5%. A very high 37% of students gained 3+ A*/A grades with 67 students gaining eight or more A*/As. These results are all well above the challenging targets set for the year group.This year our top performers are: Florence Scordoulis (11A*1A), Rachel Austin (10A*), Samantha Fairman (9A*2A), Rachael Shaw (8A* 3A), Georgina McLaughlin (8A*3A), Claire Hews (8A*3A), Amy Rowson (8A*3A), Amy Dighe (7A*4A), Lucy Hammond (6A* 5A), Sophie Brinsmead (6A*5A), Molly Holland (6A*5A), One student with very high 'value added' of note is Vicky Mayne.These wonderful results are only possible due to the phenomenal effort and focus of this year group of students, the marvellous support of their families and carers and the dedication of staff : warmest congratulations are due to everyone who has helped make these achievements possible.Davison staff and governors are immensely proud of each and every Davison girl and wish them every success as they move onto the next step in their education.Della WestHeadteacherStudents receiving results at Davison 313_24/08/2010 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 24:24:24 GMT http://www.davisongirlsschool.co.uk/index.asp?display=news&newsID=312 Another successful, fun and competitive Sports Day was enjoyed by all at Davison. The spirit of the day is very much in evidence in our Sports Day photo gallery. View Sports Day photos. 312_22/07/2010 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:22:22 GMT http://www.davisongirlsschool.co.uk/index.asp?display=news&newsID=311 The Friends of Davison School, Quiz Night was a complete sell out. The school hall on Tuesday 15th June was full to the brim with parents, friends, school governors, staff and students all hoping to be crowned the winning team of 2010. Jack Goldberg one of our fabulous school governors jumped at the chance to be our Quiz Master for the night. There were some very interesting team names such as 'Scrambled Eggheads',' The Old New Kids on the Block' and 'Team Hulk'! Five rounds of thought provoking questions were played before Pizza arrived. Time for a break and a chance to buy tickets for 'Stand Up Bingo' tickets. Before the second half of the Quiz could start, it was time to see who had the lucky Bingo numbers. Amy Dighe won the student/child prize, a yummy box of cup cakes, kindly donated by Parklife and Mike Bunyard won a bottle of Champagne and a family pass to the Avisford Park Hotel, Health Spa. On to the final rounds and the culmination of the total scores, who would be the eventual winners? With a tremendous score of 79, team 'The Easey Readers' were the worthy winners. This team had an excellent mixture of Davison teachers Miss Easey, Mrs Klemenic and Mrs Read. The rest of their team were made up with family members, who helped them achieve top place. Together they collected their medals and free cinema tickets with a great sense of achievement, well done!Once again the Friends of Davison School (FODS) organised another highly successful and entertaining fundraising event. Quiz Night raised £420.00 for our new school project, which is to put up a 12 metre square canopy over the Science/MFL quadrangle. This area will be used by students as a recreational area. Many thanks to Jack Goldberg, the FODS and all the contestants who supported 'Quiz Night' and made it a fantastic community event.Nimie BunyardCommunity Manager 311_21/07/2010 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:21:21 GMT http://www.davisongirlsschool.co.uk/index.asp?display=news&newsID=310 Mayor's Swimarathon 2010On Saturday 6th & 27th February 2010, 12 students and a brave member of Davison staff Mrs Ettridge, volunteered to take part in the Mayor's Swimarathon 2010. This year the Mayor was supporting the following charities St Barnabas, Chestnut Tree House, Queen Alexandra Hospital Home and Street Pastors. Our fantastic team of volunteers did a wonderful job swimming 100 lengths of the Aquarena Pool and together they raised £493.50 of sponsorship money for the Mayors charities. This was an amazing achievement and the effort the Swimarathon Team put in helped Davison to retain the Mayor's Trophy Plate for the second year in a row! Well done ladies and thank you for giving up your time and energy to help others.Worthing Homes Mini-Fun DayOn Wednesday 9th of June, myself and three other members of the Senior Team were lucky enough to be involved in a 'Mini Fun Day' at the Lovett Community Centre in Maybridge. This event was organised by Worthing Homes, which is a brilliant organisation that helps to meet the local housing needs of people living in our community. For more information please go to their website http://www.worthing-homes.org.uk/.We did not know what to expect but after having found out we would be in charge of face-painting we became even more excited and could not wait to get started. We had our brushes and sponges at the ready and soon we had a queue of willing children ready to be transformed into clowns, butterflies and other exciting characters! The atmosphere in the Community Centre was great and Worthing Homes had organised many varied activities for the local community to take part in. We had an amazing time and our face painting skills have really grown!Lisa Whiting - Head Girl  310_21/07/2010 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:21:21 GMT http://www.davisongirlsschool.co.uk/index.asp?display=news&newsID=309 Enrichment Week photos of Year 8 at school and at Blackland Farm, and also for Year 9 at school, can be viewed here.View Enrichment Week photosView Year 8 Blackland blogView Year 9/10 Berlin blog 309_20/07/2010 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:20:20 GMT http://www.davisongirlsschool.co.uk/index.asp?display=news&newsID=308 Monty Panesar from Sussex County Cricket Club officially unveiled Rampion as the name of the proposed offshore wind farm at today's celebration and presented Davison High School with their prize of £1,000.The competition received more than 2,500 entries, with Rampion - the county flower of Sussex - being the most popular with local people.The proposed Rampion offshore wind farm is located 13km off the Sussex coast and has the potential to produce 650MW of power, enough to supply around 400,000 homes with renewable electricity.Davison teachers, Jen Bull and Rob Vallack encouraged the girls to make an entry and supported them with the process.Congratulations to 8 Pink, Miss Bull and Mr Vallack. Further InformationView Photos of PrizegivingRead EON UK Press Release 308_20/07/2010 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:20:20 GMT http://www.davisongirlsschool.co.uk/index.asp?display=news&newsID=307 Soft back books have arrived. If you have ordered a copy please send in payment of £10 and collect before end of week. For those students who have paid, the books are waiting for collection from reception. Some copies still available for those who haven't yet ordered, on a first come first served basis. Hard back version - £16. Last day for orders Wednesday 21st August. Books can be collected on GCSE results day - 24th August as long as payment is received by that date. 307_19/07/2010 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:19:19 GMT http://www.davisongirlsschool.co.uk/index.asp?display=news&newsID=306 View Year 8 Camp Blog here 306_08/07/2010 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:08:08 GMT