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Dr Wright spoke to Radio 4's Today programme this morning (Friday, December 16) about her concerns on the switch from independent to free school status.
Dr Wright spoke to Radio 4's Today programme this morning (Friday, December 16) about her concerns on the switch from independent to free school status.
On Tuesday, six LVI Form girls attended the Young Enterprise Trade Fair at Nationwide in Swindon, representing the two companies participating at St Mary's this year.
Edmund de Waal, Home and Exile: A family collection and its history (13.12.11)
On Friday 9th December, the Opera Group attended a glittering recital at the Wigmore Hall as presented by the Samling Scholars.
The fencing team were invited to an Invitational Fencing Competition at KES, Bath. We arrived in the morning with no expectations as we had never been to a Fencing Competition before. (12.11.12)
2010 Leaver and Art Scholar, Daisy's painting 'My Father' was auctioned for the charity, raising an astonishing £4000. (9.12.11)
The Parents' Guild of St Mary’s (PGSM) held its annual Christmas Fair on Sunday afternoon in the run up to the Carol Service. (8.12.11)
The St Mary’s Carol Service took place in the Parish Church on Sunday 4th December and a capacity congregation enjoyed a traditional festival of readings and carols. (6.12.11)
With the start of Advent, fourteen mothers of UV Form girls gathered in a barn in Bucklebury, Berkshire to make Christmas wreaths. (6.12.11)
Congratulations to Jess and Sassie who have been selected for the National Children's Orchestra. The audition teams were hugely impressed with the standard of playing and, with the highest number of applications ever, to gain a place is a huge achievement. (1.12.11)
On Saturday 26th November, a group of musicians travelled to Devizes to take part in the 65th Junior Eisteddfod. Eisteddfod is a festival to celebrate Music, Speech, Art and Literature. (1.12.11)
The Sixth Form was treated to an enjoyable and fascinating evening on Tuesday 15th November, when Charles Hall, of John Hall Venice, visited St Mary’s Calne to talk about the marine city. (1.12.11)
On Sunday evening, the Fifth and Sixth Form music students, along with the UIV Form Choir and other selected singers, headed to the Royal Albert Hall in London to take part in ‘Messiah from Scratch.’ (29.11.11)
On Saturday 26th November, twenty-seven girls celebrated with their families and friends after they were confirmed at the Parish Church. (29.11.11)
It has been a busy week for Heads from the Girls’ Schools Association (GSA), as St Mary’s Calne joined forces with the GSA to host their annual conference in Bristol.
On Friday 18th November, Top Hall was transformed into a Jazz Café. Parents and guests were treated to a varied and extensive collection of jazz standards and mellow favourite tunes.
The Armed Forces Fund Silver Ball was held last Friday on London’s Embankment. Over £250,000 was raised to fund the education of sons and daughters of Forces’ personnel killed or maimed while serving their country.
On Tuesday afternoon, four of our Further Mathematicians went to Hardenhuish School in Chippenham to compete in the Senior Team Maths Challenge. (24.11.12)
Congratulations to Emily, who has been nominated for the SW Regional U18 Rugby trials to be held in January, after playing all season for the Dorset and Wiltshire team.
Over the past two weeks, the Music Department at St Mary’s Calne has been filled with the sounds of Fourth Form musicians singing and playing for the Fourth Form Music Festival.
Girls from St Mary's Calne joined other leading girls' schools on Monday at the first 'Engineering the Future' conference in Bristol. (17.11.11)
On Saturday 5th November, the U13s went to Devizes School to compete in their Netball Area Tournament. Both teams had a fantastic day with wins left, right and centre!
A hard-back, dark blue leather limited edition of David Bednall's Requiem is now available. (17.11.11)
On Sunday 13th November, St Mary's Calne UVI Form organised the annual Remembrance Service in the Chapel. (16.11.11)
Five girls from the MIV Form attended the first of their two Centex Lacrosse training days - the route through to Junior England. (15.11.11)
On the 13th of November, several girls competed in the Millfield Clear Round show jumping event. (13.11.11)
On Wednesday 9th November, St Mary’s girls competed at the Area Cross Country Championships, held at Grittleton School. (10.10.11)
On November 1st, Sophie Barker, one of St Mary’s old girls, came to Calne to share her life experiences and perform. (10.11.11)
On Tuesday the GCSE and AS music students had the opportunity to take part in an Indian music workshop. (10.11.11)
A Senior Netball Team of eight St Mary’s girls travelled to Malta during Half Term to take part in the Malta Netball Rally. (10.11.11)
On Sunday 6th November, St Mary’s was turned into a West End theatre when LIV, LV, UV and LVI Forms all had the amazing opportunity to work alongside four talented West End stars. (06.11.11)
The LV and UV Form both competed in the County Netball Tournament this weekend. (07.11.11)
The Wiltshire and Dorset county lacrosse trials took place at Sherborne. (07.11.11)
The Minister of State for Schools, Nick Gibb MP, visited the school on Thursday, 3rd November. Mr Gibb met Dr Wright and a number of pupils to discuss current educational issues ... (7.11.11)
Before Half Term, the girls' performance of Les Misérables attracted record audiences who were wowed by the show. (3.11.11)
Congratulations to Franziska, who has been invited to be a member of the British Pony Eventing A Squad for 2012. The Squad is comprised of the top eight riders in GB and inclusion in it usually bodes well for selection for the Europeans. (1.11.11)
During Half Term, Dr Wright visited Bangladesh as a guest of the international charity Plan UK, to witness first-hand some of the work girls at St Mary’s Calne have been supporting this year. (31.10.11)
The UIV Form are all working towards their BCS Level 1 e-safety certificate, and many successfully completed it on Friday during Enrichment Week. (25.10.11)
On Thursday, the MIV Form transported themselves to the Brazilian rainforest where they learned about the ecosystem. (25.10.11)
On the final morning of Enrichment Week, the MIV Form worked tirelessly on a carousel of language related workshops.
As part of Enrichment Week, the MIV Form enjoyed a lovely morning in Bath, with a visit to the Holburne Museum.
On 19th October, St Mary’s LIV Form welcomed students from Abbeyfield School to participate in an Enrichment Week activity entitled 'Germany Meets China'.
On Tuesday 18th October, St Mary’s Sixth Form girls were able to gain an insight into an elite athlete’s training from Bath and Scotland Rugby player, Mark McMillan.
On 11th October, 19 UIV Form girls put on a fantastic 30 minute production of ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ at the Egg Theatre in Bath. (20.10.11)
On Tuesday 18th October, the Fourth Form took part in a creative writing day with the prestigious author Nicola Morgan. (20.10.11)
As part of Enrichment Week, the MIV Form had a fantastic Bushcraft day.
Today the UIV Form girls had the opportunity to develop and demonstrate their entrepreneurial skills. (18.10.11)
Calculations of velocity and bed load sizes, climbing tors and a trip to the Devil's Cauldron Gorge were all highlights of the Geographers' fieldtrip to Dartmoor.
Congratulations to the five girls who won prizes in the Calne Music and Arts Festival Poetry Competition.
Following Dr Sharon Bennett’s lecture on 27th September (Rwanda - A Medic on a Mission) she has sent us an update on Beate from Xavier, who works for the social care team at Kirambi.
On Sunday the rowing girls had their last session at Minerva Rowing Club in Bath (13.10.11)
On Tuesday 4th October, we were treated to a very interesting and extremely witty talk by travel author, Fran Sandham.
Voted Best Gap Year Company in the Sunday Times ‘Tour Operator Challenge 2011’, Milly Whitehead, founder member of The Leap, joined us this week to talk to the girls about taking a gap year.
We are delighted to announce that Jessica has been selected for the UK German Youth Ambassadors Programme 2011-12.
Last Friday, the eagerly anticipated annual Company Music Festival occurred where the musical talent and creativity at St Mary's was showcased. (11.10.11)
St Mary’s U16 & U14 Netball Squads had a clean sweep at the North Wiltshire Area Round of the England Netball National Schools Tournament. (10.8.11)
This week was ‘girls go green’ week which was focused on reducing our impact on the environment. We especially concentrated on reducing our wastage of paper and plastic. (6.10.11)
This week, the school celebrated both Chinese and Nigerian independence Days with a special Chapel service. (6.10.11)
Qualifying expeditions were completed by Silver and Gold Duke of Edinburgh candidates over the Summer. (03.10.11)
The LV Form Bronze participants have now successfully completed this term's expedition training. (03.10.11)
We were delighted to welcome Dr Sharon Bennett to St Mary’s Calne this week, to talk to the girls about her work as a doctor in Rwanda. (29.9.11)
On the 24th and 25th of September, several St Mary's girls competed in an Isode at Stonar. (26.09.11)
The Sixth Form and guests were delighted to listen to influential philosopher and Master of the New College of the Humanities in London, Professor AC Grayling, in this week's Sixth Form lecture. (26.09.11)
The Lecture Programme got off to a flying start last week with a talk from Rhiannon Staley, Schools and Colleges Liaison Officer at Cardiff University. (22.9.11)
Our pupils have been lauded as ‘high achievers’ in the latest Tatler Schools Guide which also praises the ‘exceptional’ standard of music and drama at the school. (13.9.11)
On Sunday 10th July, 15 girls from the Fifth and Sixth Form set off on their flight to Seville for a week long study holiday (8.9.11)
Well done to all the UV Form! We are delighted to announce stellar GCSE results. (25.8.11)
The girls are delighting packed audiences at CVenues with their production of Moira Buffini's 'Dinner'. (19.8.11)
Well done to all of our 2011 Leavers! We are delighted to announce excellent A Level results. (18.8.11)