St Mary's Girls in the Virtual Calne Community
A number of Year 12 students are Young Leaders with the different Rainbows, Brownies and Guides in Calne. Whilst the units are not meeting in person, we have just started running virtual meetings on Zoom for different units in the area, combining different groups into weekly sessions.
Girls raise funds for local residential home
Our Year 8 girls have been enjoying exchanging letters with the elderly residents of Penn Court during the lockdown. As it seems that it might yet be some time before the girls can visit in person, they decided they would like to do something to show their continued support.
Royal Academy of Arts selects Jane Wu's Artwork for Exhibition
Many congratulations to Jane Wu (Year 13) who has had her artwork selected for exhibition at the prestigious Young Artists' Summer Show 2020 by the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
Volunteering at Fairfield, location of BEMSCA & former home of Haile Selassie
‘In order to be helped, one must help, and in helping, one is helped’.
Young Enterprise Company win Best Customer Service at Regional Final
Following their success at the County Final, St Mary’s Young Enterprise company, ‘Perspective’, represented the school at the ‘virtual’ South West Regional Final, held online on Tuesday 2nd June.
Girls compete in Virtual Sports Fixture
This week we have challenged Downe House and Sherborne Girls' to a Virtual Sports Fixture, with results being announced this Friday, 5th June. Events include a pentathlon, a 3km race on Strava and a Year 11 TikTok Challenge.
Cherished first editions of Daphne du Maurier Novels
Due to a family connection, Year 11 pupil, Isabella, has the great privilege of owning some signed, first-edition books by Daphne du Maurier, along with some original newspaper articles on 'How Daphne du Maurier writes her best sellers'.
Exciting Developments on the Lime Kiln Garden and New Library
Last week, during the amazingly sunny weather, we had the opportunity to take some photographs of both the Lime Kiln Garden and the new Library.
Golden Lily Awards 2020 recognise girls' outstanding talents
This week, we held our first ever virtual Golden Lily Awards! The Golden Lily Awards recognise the outstanding work and contribution of girls in Year 12 and 13 in the areas of Art, Drama and Music.
St Mary's 'Tour de France' Cycling Challenge
The St Mary’s Calne Cycling Club is now growing and we have started our 'Tour de France' Challenge which is trying to complete the course collectively before the end of term.
Amena's Unicycle Challenge for the Rainforest Alliance
In June, Amena (Year 13) will be unicycling 60 miles (100km) around Singapore in order to raise money for the Rainforest Alliance.
Young Enterprise Company win awards in Wiltshire County Final
This week, St Mary’s Young Enterprise company, ‘Perspective’, represented the school at the ‘virtual’ Wiltshire County Final, held online for the first time.