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Hello from Mrs Whitfield
I am delighted to see so much of the work and so many of the events of the past year reappear in the
magazine. The pace of life in a school is so fast, that we have little time to savour the delights of all that is
done. By reading about it in the magazine at our leisure when the year is over, we can re-live the excitement
and take a steadier view of all that is done here.
The magazine committee has worked tirelessly under the direction of Mrs Da Costa, and with the help of Mr
Harrison in the layout. The girls are to be congratulated on what they have done, and we are all grateful to
them for that.
In a year's time, we will be halfway through the last year of this millennium. The pace of change in school
life is increasing each year, and the thought of shifting into the Year 2000 is exciting, but we know that we
must record the last year in a particular way. This magazine is therefore of note because it is the last one to
be produced in the relative calm before millennial activities take over! I am sure that you will enjoy it as
much as we shall at school.
Susan Whitfield
July 1998
Picture Credits.
Front cover - Ingrid Papadakis, Yr 12
Back cover - Helen Hurd, Yr 12
And the winner is (cid:9)
NHEHS
In the style of gushing starlets at Oscar Night:
Best Direct Costa
We would like to say a big thank you to all those
Best Produ son
who worked alongside us throughout this period of
Best Finan hittingham
stress and strain. Many thanks to Mrs da Costa for
Best Came me
her encouragement, organisation and endless supplies
Best Visual urd
of biscuits. We must not forget Mr Harrison, who
Best Wardr Owen
navigated us through the abyss of computer
Best Schiz 1 Tsang
technology with oceans of patience. Mrs
Best Goss aum
Whittingham must also take credit for raising
Best Finan Lau
magazine funds as well as Mr Warne for his keen
Best "Spee jina
eye for artistic photos. Whilst on the subject of art,
Best Runne rst
appreciation goes to Mrs Hurd for helping to obtain
Greatest Bi alimani
the vital artwork which makes this magazine the
Greatest C enton
masterpiece it is (!)
Most Love Plaha
Most Orga me
We felt compelled to assume this role, wishing to
Most Stres ura
expand people's knowledge of our thriving school
aruben
community. This remarkable opportunity enabled
Most Winning Smile: Carrie Brooks
us to benefit from the experiences of co-operation
Joint Award to Best Computer Scanners:
within a team, crashing computers, and bullying
Carla Calimani &
Junior pupils for articles.
Carrie Brooks
Finally we want to say a big thank you to our moms,
Special Lifetime Dedication Award for Services to
pops, Aunties Agatha and Gerty, Grandpa Jo,
the Industry At the Expense of all Social Life, Driving
Grandma Josephine, Max the dog, Flufflcins the cat,
Lessons and All Forms of Rest, many extra thanks
our nosy neighbours, our cosmetic surgeons, our
to Carla and Carrie.
fashion consultants (cid:9)
NEH,
Junior
School
For 'World Book Day' IL wrote a story. Each
girl thought of a sentence or two which
followed on until the story was written. We
wrote the story and illustrated it.
Once upon a time there was giraffe called
Long who had a friend called Hump, the I went to Pontins with Tula and Jessica and we
camel. They lived in the desert. Hump and danced a lot. On the second day we saw some
Long liked playing 'chase', but Long usually magic and it was fun and we did lots of
won. One day Hump won and Long was competitions. We did a dancing competition
upset. Hump felt sorry for his friend and he let and I had a piggy back on a blue coat called
Long choose the next game. Long chose to Matt. He was funny too and he kissed all the
play 'Hide and Seek' and Long hid first. girls on my table when it was dancing time and
Hump counted up to twenty. Long hid behind he kissed Jessica and me as well. He kissed us
a cave, but he had to bend down because he when we were sitting at the table and he told
was so tall. Suddenly, Long heard a growl! us to go and dance and he took Jessica's
Long peeped out from behind the cave and he mummy to dance with him. Then he brought
saw a fierce tiger with four cubs. She wanted her back and then I went to dance to my
to scare the giraffe away, because he was in favourite song, Danny Boy, and we had Danny
the tiger's home. Long felt very worried. He Boy every day.
wanted to find Hump because he thought that
Hump would help him. Ayla Estreich lB
Long decided to make a dash for it! He ran to a
palm tree but the tiger chased him! The tiger
chased Long to where Hump was. Then Hump
started to run too! Hump said to Long. 'You
must run faster!' In the end they all got to a
tree. Up in the tree there was a big black
spider. The spider let himself down by a
thread landed on the tiger's ear and tickled it.
Then the spider climbed into the tiger's ear.
This made the tiger feel very angry and she ran
away back to her cubs. Long and Hump felt
pleased. Next time they played Hide & Seek'
they were careful where they went.
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The Toys That Came To Life
Once upon a time there were some toys. There was a big grey furry teddy that was nice and he was Just
called Teddy and three Barbies. They were called Emma who was a hula hair Barbie, Christine who
was an exercise barbie and Esmerelda who was a dancing Barbie. There were skittle soldiers and they
got on very well. They come to life at night. One night Teddy wanted some music. He woke the
others. 'What do you want?' said Emma 'I want some music'. 'O.K.' said Christina.
'Come downstairs!' said Esmerelda. 'Hup, two, three, four,' said the soldiers as they marched out of
the bedroom and others followed. 'Oh no,' said the soldiers, 'the steps'. 'Oh bother,' said Emma', 'I
hate the steps.' 'Hooray,' said Teddy because he could just slide down on his bottom. Finally they
reached the bottom. 'Now for a C.D.' said Christina. They danced and played all night and at the suns
first peek they turned off the music and started the long journey back up the stairs. They managed to
do it and they got back into their box and went to sleep.
Anna Reid 2H
WHEN THE QUEEN CAME TO LUNCH
I was excited. The Queen was coming to
lunch. I was reading a book about how to
impress a queen. It said you had to be clever,
strong, helpful and polite. So that was what I
did. But just as I was about to start, the
doorbell rang. Now I was very excited. So I
went to the door and opened it and there stood
the Queen. I said, "Come in and sit down.
Madam," and I gave her the menu. She said,
"Can I have some soup and some bread rolls
please?" So that was exactly what she got.
The Queen and I talked a lot. I told her that I
had the rooms changed and I told her that the
loft was going to be changed to a bedroom.
Soon it was time for the Queen to go home, so
I said, "Bye-bye Your Majesty".
By Abigail Sands
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DEPARTURES Polished painted wall motionlessly standing there.
Attractive curved railings embracing the flowers.
Rippling waves cascading Mysterious window looking down at you.
Gorgeous flowers soundlessly twitching,
Magnificent ship navigating
Imaginative tiny balcony rigidly stuck to the wall.
Antiquated harbour bustling
Decayed pavement crumbling
Disintegrating column ascending A1p, 1nrni
Disconsolate people departing
By Felicity Martin and Danielle Mendel
3B
The Mysterious Egg
It was a rainy day and Catriona was just taking
her coat off after running down to the shops to
get some eggs. Time passed by and it was
soon lunch time and Catriona normally had an
egg for lunch. Catriona was just about to eat
her green egg with purple spots when she
spotted a crack in the shell. All of a sudden a
little scaly hand came over the edge of the egg.
Soon the whole body was out of the egg.
Catriona did not know what it was. It looked
like a lizard, it must be a skunk, no its a baby
dragon it was green and extremely thin.
Oh dear, what am I going to do with you?'
said Catriona Well squeaked the dragon' you
could put me somewhere warm'. So Catriona
made the dragon a little nest and put it against
the window. The dragon was soon fast asleep.
When Catriona came to wake up the dragon he
was gone. Catriona sighed and she went
downstairs to get another egg.
Laura Sinthll 4D
N H E H'
BABE SHOCK WAVES
My keen fingers turn the page. "52-6 = 46+5+51+...." "Oh, do be quiet, Jim,
I peered inside to have a look, I'm trying to think" The children were having
Imagination seemed to catch hold of me. an argument in the dining room. The dining
It slid me into the book. room was a large, dark green room. The
ceiling was richly decorated in gold, centred
The Fanner Flogget was out in the field, by a chandelier. Directly below this was a
Lying under a shady tree, huge mahogany table where the children sat.
And who do you think might be chasing the At the edges of the room were lots of chairs
sheep, and small tables. Above those hung a
But a young, fit piglet aged three. collection of famous paintings. They were all
of nobles and they seemed to stare down
His four tiny trotters tapped along the ground, disapprovingly, especially at Jim. He had
A soft, pink snout touched my knee, given up trying to do his homework and was
His stout, stubby tail was twirled in a loop, juggling with the best china. Jimmy was a tall
A wet, floppy tongue licked me. boy and quite good-looking. Unfortunately
this made him a bit of a show-off. He had
His two small, pointed ears blonde hair and green eyes and was very proud
Stood straight up in the air of his looks. He had a loud voice and was very
His tiny, beady, piggy eyes, bossy. He always had to be the leader of every
Looked inquisitively at the sheep in pairs. game he played. He used to tease his younger
brother, Tom, because he was older than him.
He drove the sheep while trotting beside them, "Jimmy, mother's gong to get very angry if
Relaxed, unconcerned, to the pen. you don't stop juggling with the china," said
The woolly animals hustled along, Katherine (the eldest) sternly. "I'm bored,"
In rows of two, not ten! wailed Alice, "I wish something would ... well
I wish we could have an adventure for once."
When I had finished the final page, "Hey, I've got it!" shouted Jimmy excitedly,
I then slid out of the book. "Let's go down to Dark Glen Woods and have
I silently travelled to dreamland, a picnic!" "Wonderful," shouted the others in
And dreamt of a pig in a brook! chorus and rushed off to get ready.
By Teresa Holubowicz By Georgina Short
6H 5L
All About Me
The happy me
Likes Christmas, all those presents and Christmas pudding.
The Worried me
Dreads the end of school in case Mummy is late.
The bored me
Is stuck in a house with dried-up felt pens and nothing to do.
The lonely me
Hates being alone, wishing for a friend.
The sad me
Hates it when the clay pot I've just made falls off the shelf and smashes.
The angry me
Hates doing my homework when I could be surfing the Net instead.
The excited me
Likes the day before my birthday, wondering what presents I'll get.
The serious me
Is in the middle of a spelling test, spelling Xenophobia'
The frustrated me
Just loathes losing something and not being able to find it.
Sara Grey 4S
N1E H
Interview with Miss Mellows
Where did you begin your teaching career? And Holly?
I have been teaching now for 36 years, although originally How can we forget Holly! Holly as everyone who attended
I wanted to be a doctor, but I didn't have the brains, and the Junior School will know, is my 10 year old West
my father wouldn't let me be a nurse because I didn't have Highland Terrier. She has come to school with me everyday
the stamina. On leaving school however, I was drawn to since she was a puppy to keep me company. She is in fact
teaching, having been surrounded in my childhood by the a celebrity dog as she had appeared in the "Caesar Dog
slums of Nottingham, and it was then that I decided that I food" adverts, and her photograph was also used for the
wanted to make a difference by becoming a Primary school Caesar Dog food Christmas card, of which 90,000 were
teacher. printed with a poem inside.
I first worked in a school in Nottingham where I had classes Holly has been an important part of developing a supportive
of 50 and most of the parents of these children were in and friendly climate in the school.
prison. It was very tough and on many occasions I had to
lock myself in the stockroom. What do you feel you have achieved during your
time at the school?
From there, I went back to teach in my own high school -
Nottingham High School, also a GPDST school, before I I think the most important thing which I have achieved
moved to London in 1972. It was after teaching at Bute here is an atmosphere of respect. My main aim has been
House (the preparatory department of St. Paul's) for about to make the children feel good about themselves and by
14 years and becoming head of the Lower School, that I giving the children the respect that they deserve, they have
then came to Notting Hill as Head of the Junior Department in turn respected me.
in 1984, where I remained for 11 years.
Who do you cite as your main influence in life?
Since you have been at Notting Hill, what changes
have you seen? I know exactly - a man called Richard Austin who was
Director of Opera at the Royal College of Music and he
Oh there have been so many! Since I've been here, I have became a very dear friend of mine. I think it was he who
seen the house that is now the main Junior School - helped me to believe in me. My parents had always told
Swallowfields, bought and a link made with Redlands me that children should be seen and not heard, and he made
House, which used to constitute half of the Junior School. me realise that I had got opinions and that those opinions
The other half - Skipton House, was given to the Senior were worth talking about and supporting. He gave me a
School when Swallowfields was bought, but now Skipton lot of confidence.
is about to be demolished [or not!] to make way for a new
Sixth Form block and classrooms. Another person who has influenced me a great deal since
I have been here is Mrs.Fitz, whom I was very fond of. I
The number of pupils at the school has also increased from have reason to be very grateful to her as she gave me much
18 in year one in 1984 to 40 now, and two new classes in confidence because she believed in me.
each year throughout the Junior School.
Oh and also! have been influenced a great deal by Dr.Sheila
What is your happiest memory from your time at Cassidy. She was a nun who worked in Chile and she has
Notting Hill? given me a piece of lasting advice. She said that the sign
of a community that worked well was the ability of the
I think that would have to be the day that the new Junior staff to accept failure as well as success. I feel that I have
School building was opened. There were so many people created this spirit in the Junior Department.
there to enjoy it, the girls, the staff, the parents and the
governors, and they all took part in the celebrations. It What will you miss most about the School?
was a spectacular event - we had musical skipping,
maypole dancing, a special service in the playground and My years at the school have been some of he best years of
a lunch for everyone. Also in the same day, we saw the my life, and provide me with many fond memories. I will
arrival of a very special member of the Junior School - greatly miss the warmth of the girls' affection for me which
Diggory. Now Diggory, for those of you in the Senior is often displayed spontaneously - to be hugged 200 times
School who don't know, is a bear which lives in my room a day is very special. I shall also deeply miss many of my
and is available for any girl who needs a hug. He was colleagues who have become dear friends of mine, and I
donated by Elizabeth Diggory (the head of St.Albans High wish them all the best for the future. However I will not
School) who performed at the opening ceremony. miss the work and getting up early in the morning!
What are your plans for the future?
Oh I don't know, I would like to do something silly
like become a reflexologist, because I want to be with
people and to meet people. I also want to do a lot of
singing. One of my great loves has always been
singing and I am sure that many of you know that I
appeared in the very first amateur production of the
"Sound of Music" - I was Sister Berta who sang "she
climbs a tree and scrapes her knee". Now that I have
the time on my hands, I hope to continue with my
singing career.
I would also like to pursue my interests in riding,
fitness, painting furniture and gardening. Several
months ago I actually bought a house in Nottingham,
to which I have been travelling back and forth each
weekend. When I retire, I hope to live there
permanently with my family and my 90 year old
mother.
Miss Mellows' time at Notting Hill has been happy
and fulfilling. She knows that she will miss her
pupils and staff deeply. We all wish her the best
of luck for the future and owe her many thanks
for her enormous contribution to the school. We
will all miss her greatly.
Juliet Brooke, Yr 12
Kira Baum and Clare Hine, Yr 12
Titanic Disaster
Down in the murky depths of the sea.
She crouches beneath the swirling waves,
Hidden away from human pride and vanity.
For once she stood smart, important, proud.
Towering above, for all to see.
Ready to sail across the ocean blue,
All unaware how, far away, the Iceberg towered too.
As she set out, in all her glory,
To the sound of cheering, shouting, laughing.
No one knew.
Late one night, when all was dark,
Came a thunderous, almighty crash.
The Iceberg made its mark.
The water surface crept higher, higher still,
Passengers awoke to a terrifying dream.
Panic took. over.
The night air filled with screams.
The stem rose in the air.
The ship was torn apart.
The agony was too much.
And slowly, her remains descended,
To hide away forever.
The terrible screams and cries were unbearable,
And then a sudden awful silence.
All was lost.
1,500 lives the cost
Of paths tragically crossed.
And now, there she lies,
Rusting, encrusted.
Her air of dignity is gone.
A ghostly band still plays,
And, it seems, strains of violins
Drift up from underneath the waves.
Alice Glover 6G
Books, Authors and Publishing
(a talk on children's literature)
20th
On Monday April 1998, Pat Shepherd came to visit us to talk about books, as part of a celebration
of World Book Day. She talked about a few authors and read the first two or three pages of some of
their books. This was so that we got an idea about the story. These were like cliffhangers! After that
we looked at all the books the lady had brought. They were fiction books but all very different. Then
we had a chance to buy them, which was excellent because Pat Shepherd was selling all the books at
half price, I enjoyed this session about books very much because I am now interested in some authors
that are new to me. As the books were half price, we could buy more of them than we expected and I
think the whole class enjoyed this very much.
Jessie Beham 5S