St Mary's Calne

Mockingbird - A Journey from Page to Stage:  From 9-11 December, a talented ensemble of St Mary’s girls performed To Kill a Mockingbird to great acclaim. (17.12.10)

Enrichment Week - Site & Settlement: The LIV Form spent an interesting morning researching the history of Avebury and then visiting the site. (13.12.10)

Thriller: The MIV and UIV Forms had a 'Thriller' Dance workshop as one of their Enrichment activities. (9.12.10)

The Parents’ Guild Christmas Fair: The Fair took place in Chapel on Sunday 5th December before the Carol Service and raised an amazing £4,000 after expenses. (9.12.10)

Show Jumping: Jessica Mendoza has had great success competing in Europe. (8.12.10)

Carol Service: a capacity congregation enjoyed a feast of music and readings last Sunday in St Mary’s Parish Church. (08.12.10)

Art and Music Enrichment: The MIV Form enjoyed an exciting afternoon combining art and music... (07.12.10)

Art Workshop: The UV Form Sculptors were joined by Artist Kevin Bowden in a special workshop to investigate the facets of the face. (07.12.10)

Tom Avery: Polar explorer Tom Avery joined us as part of the Sixth Form Lecture Programme.  (3.12.10)

Confirmation 2010: On Saturday 27th November, thirty two girls were confirmed by Bishop William Down in St Mary’s Church Calne. (02.12.10)

Instituto Cervantes, London: Six girls from the UV Form went to the Instituto Cervantes last Saturday for a day of intensive Spanish. (0.12.10)

Lecture Programme: St Mary’s Calne was delighted to welcome Mavis Cheek, a well known author of fiction and a literary prize winner, to the school on Tuesday.  (25.11.10)

Jazz Soiree: On Friday 19th November, Top Hall became a Jazz Club for one night only. (24.11.10)

Author Talk: On Wednesday 17th November, several Fourth Form girls attended a talk by award-winning author, Michelle Paver.  (22.11.10)

Gold DofE: Gold participants spent a Sunday on the Downs recently, learning advanced navigation techniques. (18.11.10)

Remembrance 2010: On Sunday evening, the UVI Form girls led a Service of Remembrance which was both beautiful and moving. (17.11.10)

Shakespeare School's Festival: Girls from the UIV Form performed The Comedy of Errors at the Tobacco Factory in Bristol (17.11.10)

Drama Workshop: Last week Max Stafford-Clark, a theatre director of international standing ran a two hour workshop with our AS and A2 Drama and Theatre studies cohort. (17.11.10)

Women in the Field of Conflict: There could not have been a more fitting event in the week running up to Remembrance Sunday, than the talk given by Captain Kate Philp. (11.11.10)

Fight like a girl: On Sunday, the Fifth and Sixth Form took part in an incredible self-defence workshop, thanks to the Parents’ Guild of St Mary’s whose fundraising made it possible.  (11.11.10)

Fourth Form Music Festival:  The weekend saw the return of the annual Fourth Form Music Festival, a celebration of the younger musical talent of St Mary’s Calne. (10.11.10)

Lacrosse Tournament: On 6th November, St Mary's hosted the U19 Junior West Counties Tournament. (10.11.10)

Slide shows in 'Latest News' are now viewable on the iPhone and iPad: For those of you who like to browse the school website on your iPhone or iPad ... (5.11.10)

Photography Competition: St Mary’s girls and staff took part in a school photography competition organised by Artist in Residence, Miss Nina Davis.  (8.11.10)

Tradition meets Technology: As part of this term’s Lecture Programme, Mr Jonathan Soar talked to the Sixth Form about the City of London Livery Companies. (04.11.10)

Author Webcast: The LIV and MIV Form were treated to a very special author event on Tuesday lunchtime - a live webcast with the award-winning author Rick Riordan. (3.11.10)

Charity Fundraising: The girls of St Cecilia’s chose the 'The Forever Friends Appeal' as their House Charity this year and brought their teddies to school for the day.  (2.11.10)

Sinai Trip 2010: During Half Term, Mrs Baldwin and Dr Fowler took a group of girls from LV-LVI Forms on a trip to Sinai. (01.11.10)

Drama Workshops:  Physical Theatre, Circus Skills and Ethnic Drumming were enjoyed by the UIV Form.  (22.10.10)

Creative Writing Day: Author, Steve Voake launched this year's creative writing competition. (21.10.10)

Enrichment Week: The MIV Form took part in a workshop to to enhance their understanding of German culture and language. (21.10.10)

Enrichment Week: The MIV Form girls had a wonderful day visiting Longford Castle in Salisbury. (21.10.10)

Enrichment Week: The LIV Form went to Portchester Castle, Bignor Roman Villa and Fishbourne Palace on 18th October. (20.10.10)

Samba Drum Workshop: The LIV and UIV Forms took part in a Samba Drum Workshop in the Top Hall on Tuesday this week. (20.10.10)

Charity Concert: On Tuesday evening over 90 girls took part in a concert in the Chapel in aid of The Royal British Legion.  (20.10.10)

Lecture Programme: Members of the Sixth Form were treated to top tips in etiquette by former Norman Hartnell model Belinda Alexander. (20.10.10)

Enrichment Week: On Tuesday this week, the LIV Form went to Cherhill Down to complete their Geography fieldwork. (20.10.10)

Dressage: Congratulations to Lucy (LV Form), who has confirmed her place on the International Squad for the 2010/2011 season. (15.10.10)

Company Music Festival: High art met raucous enthusiasm with exciting and colourful consequences. (13.10.10)

Calne Festival of Arts Poetry Competition: Congratulations to Jessica, Sophia and Penny from LV Form who won the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes. (13.10.10)

Horse of the Year Show:  Congratulations to Jessica who won the Leading Pony Show Jumper of the Year. (13.10.10)

Reflections on the Beijing Olympics: It was a privilege to welcome Tom James MBE, Olympic Gold Medallist Rower to talk about his rowing experiences of the Beijing Olympics. (07.10.10)

One Year On - Oxbridge perspectives: We were delighted to welcome back Old Girls, Isabel and Lucy, to share some inside information on life at Oxbridge. (07.10.10)

Nigerian Independence Day: Our Nigerian girls, in traditional dress, led a very lively Chapel Service on Tuesday to celebrate 50 years of independent rule in Nigeria. (06.10.10)

West Rally: On Saturday 2nd October, the 1st and 2nd Lacrosse Teams participated in the annual West Rally. (06.10.10)

Geography Field Trip: with wellington boots, quadrats and metre rules stowed on the coach, the LVI Form Geographers departed for a 4 day fieldtrip to Dartmoor. (30.9.10)

Reflections on the Beijing Olympics: Tom James, Olympic Gold Medallist Rower is giving a talk on Tuesday 5th October 2010. (30.09.10)  Read More...

National Day for the People's Republic of China: in celebration, girls from China and Hong Kong performed a traditional folk dance and sang to the whole school. (30.09.10)

Stonar Isode 25-26 September: St Mary's fielded two teams in this weekend's ISODE at Stonar. (28.09.10)

Senior Lacrosse v Monmouth Saturday 25th September: On Saturday the Senior Lacrosse Team played Monmouth away. (27.09.10)

CAA Water Challenge: The LIV and MIV Forms successfully completed this exciting task on Friday afternoon. (27.09.10) 

Lacrosse Coaching Session: Laura Warren, Captain of the Welsh Team at the most recent Lacrosse World Cup, spent time coaching the girls this past weekend.  (23.09.10) 

Ski Race Training: On Friday, 16 girls took part in the first trials for the School Race Team, which took place at the Avon Ski Centre. (20.09.10)

UIV Art Trip to Lacock Village: All the UIV joined members of the Art staff for a beautiful autumn afternoon in Lacock Village. (20.09.10)

Tatler's Schools Guide 2011: The latest Guide to 'the very best in private education' has now been published. (17.09.10)

Getting into a Competitive University: This year’s Lecture Programme commenced with some expert advice from Bristol University's Schools & Colleges Liaison Officer. (16.09.10)

Star-Studded September Sunday launches historic term for St Mary's Drama. (15.09.10)

CAA Blindfold Challenge: The LIV and MIV Form Challenge and Adventure programme started on Friday afternoon with a team building game of trust. (15.09.10)

Amazing Artistic Achievements: Congratulations to Jessica (UVI Form) on a successful exhibition at Morton Metropolis, a private Art Gallery in the West End of London. (15.09.10)

Sports Festival 2010: see the photos of the first lacrosse matches of the season. (13.09.10)

Sports Festival 2010: The under-12 Netball A and B teams both won their first competitive matches with impressive scores. (13.09.10)

Sports Festival Fun: A fantastic first weekend back.  See the photos of the Inflatable Fun at the Sports Festival.  (13.09.10)

GCSE Results: St Mary's girls have recorded an outstanding performance in this year’s GCSEs, with half of the school’s exam candidates scoring 8 or more A*-A grades. (24.08.10)

A Level Results: With more than a third of girls achieving 2 or more of the new A* grade, the Sixth Form can be proud of an impressive set of results ... (19.08.10)

Induction Day - September 8th 2010: Parents may wish to see the timetable for Induction Day. It is the 'My Daughter' > 'Parent Handbook & Policies' section.