Dr Kirk welcomed all the students and staff to Mark Reading and took a moment to reflect on all the learning that had taken place and the opportunities we have all enjoyed this term.
The Calne Girls' Association was pleased to host an informal Chapel Talk on Tuesday 21st March with Candida de Silva (Hall, 1989 Leaver), alumna and also a Trustee of The Calne Foundation Trust, who spoke about her career in Finance.
In the Spring Term Donaldson Week, MIV (Year 8) spent a fantastic day learning some basic skateboard skills. While half the year group skated, the other half had a lecture on the history and evolution of skateboard graphics as an art form.
This week, the girls learnt about German Easter traditions. One popular German Easter tradition is to decorate trees and bushes (known as the “Ostereierbaum”) with colourful, hand painted Easter eggs.
Every year on 21st March, World Down Syndrome Day is observed to create awareness about Down Syndrome. This is because March is the third month of the year and people with Down Syndrome have three of the 21st chromosome.
Earlier this month, our Artist in Residence, Chloe Barnes, showcased her monotype, Bike Ride, at the highly esteemed Royal Society of British Artists' Annual Exhibition in London.
Over the last two terms, our linguists have enjoyed using resources created by The Queen’s College, Oxford, as part of The Translation Exchange project, which was founded in 2018. The project's mission is to 'inspire lifelong engagement in languages and international culture and, in particular, to encourage young language-learners to continue with their studies through their schooling and beyond.'
When we saw that the date set for the Moberly Company Supper was Friday 17th March, it became obvious what our theme would be... St Patrick's Day! With the Dining Room awash of green, white and orange, a traditional Irish menu, and the chance to learn an authentic traditional Irish jig - Moberly certainly brough the craic to Calne!
On Tuesday 14th of March, UV (Year 11) students attended Maths Inspiration, an interactive maths lecture at the Bristol Hippodrome, which also coincided with Pi Day!
On Thursday 9th March, 39 Classicists and their teachers set off full of excitement on the first Classics trip abroad since the pandemic. Upon arrival in Athens late afternoon, we ventured into Monastiraki Square, well-known for its shops and cafes, to get a view of the ancient agora and Acropolis and to soak up the atmosphere before our three very-full days of sightseeing ahead.
Since moving to Kenya in October 2021 after a military posting, I have started supporting an orphanage called St Dorcas in east Nairobi.
Wednesday 15th March saw the intrepid LVI Politics class embark on a visit to the centre of UK political power on Budget Day. Overcoming the challenges of tube strikes, street protests and the hurly-burly of the Budget Day media circus, the group made it into a political showcase that enlightened their studies.
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