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On Wednesday 16th October, we held the Moberly Company Supper and what an amazing night it was! The theme of the supper was the London Underground and there were some excellent costume designs, with some very creative, out-of-the-box thinking.

On 16th October, a small group of girls studying German in the Fifth and Sixth Form travelled to the German Embassy in London for the opportunity to find out about the importance of German skills for future career paths.

On Tuesday 15th October, Harry Baker treated us to a delightful evening of poetry, mathematics and everything in between. He performed a selection of his poetry, including his world slam-winning poem, Paper People.

Congratulations to LVI pupil, Clem (Year 12) on being shortlisted and receiving a Commendation for her submission in the 2019 John Locke Institute Essay Prize.  Clem's essay was one of 885 entries from 68 countries (the winners came from eight countries - Australia, Canada, China, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, United Kingdom and the United States).

Since the beginning of this term, Headmistress, Dr Kirk, has been hosting afternoon teas in her Study and has invited all of the ‘New Girls’ joining us in the Fourth Form (and a few new joiners in Year 10), in small groups, to share some time with her and enable her to get to know them all better as individuals.

On 10th October, we were extremely lucky to be able to welcome the Founder of Hub Dot and two of her colleagues to speak in Chapel. Hub Dot was started in 2012 by Simona Barbieri, who, after a long career in the city, had tired of being pigeon-holed by her profession and felt that by removing societal categorisations such as a title, or job description and replacing them with five specific Dots as a way of interacting, we could transform the way we connect with one another.

On Monday 7th October, Art and Drama welcomed members of the public, parents and students to our ‘Showcase of Art and the Spoken Word’ evening, as part of the Calne Music and Arts Festival.

Once again this year we were privileged to have been asked to give a concert for the Calne Music and Arts Festival.

The girls had some very good runs at the ESAA Cross Country Cup, held on 9th October at the Laverstock Campus in Salisbury.

On 8th October, we were fortunate to welcome sisters, Sophie Hoskins and Xenia Irwin, for a Calne Girls’ Talk, given to the Sixth Formers.

The South West Schools Lacrosse Tournament took place on 5th October at St Swithun's and there was some great play on display from all of our teams. 

On the afternoon of Tuesday 8th October, St Mary's Calne welcomed the Ugandan Netball Team Coach, Nelson Bogere, to take a session in the Sports Hall with our 1st and 2nd Netball Teams.