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St Mary's and St Margaret's Prep support Ukraine through Eden Aid

edenaid TNDuring August, our Logistics Manager, Mrs German, arranged for the nine-seater school car to be loaned to a charity who have been working to provide aid for Ukraine and to bring refugees back to the UK.

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Top GCSE Grades show 'Calne Girls Can'

james bond social tnSt Mary’s Calne students have once again achieved a superb set of GCSE and IGCSE Level results, with 35% of the results graded 9.

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A Level Stars are Shining at St Mary's Calne

a level tnSt Mary’s Calne is very proud of this year’s Leavers, who have experienced a tough and unprecedented couple of years. As the students were unable to sit their GCSEs, these A Levels were the first external assessments they had taken, and we are delighted by their resilience and by their very impressive, well-earned results with over a quarter of all grades awarded being A*s (27%) and 68% (or over two thirds) A*-A.

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A Magical Evening at the Lily Ball

lilyball tnOn the evening of Saturday 2nd July, the UVI students, families, guests, and staff gathered for the annual Lily Ball. The evening is a highlight of the Summer Term and the final event for our Leavers, and this year was once again kindly sponsored by The Calne Girls’ Association and the Parents’ Guild of St Mary’s.

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Fabulous Founders' Day 2022!

founders day tnSaturday 2nd July 2022 saw the 149th Founders’ Day for St Mary’s Calne. Despite the grey skies, nothing could dampen the spirits of the whole school community on this very special day.

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Donating to Books2Africa

books2africa tnThe Head Girl's Team have been very busy and set up a system to donate old used/unused text books. Following research, they have chosen to donate the books to the international Non-Governmental Organisation, Books2Africa.

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Myra's 'Maths in Motion' Accolade

maths in motion tnThis is the final news piece on Maths in Motion this academic year, and we are delighted to announce that Myra L. (MIV) was not only the St Mary’s top engineer for this race, but also the winner of the UK schools' Iceland race.

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Glamorous '007 Social' with Winchester College

james bond tn newOn Friday 24th June, the UV students were joined by some of Winchester College’s Year 11s and 12s in a night full of delicious food, mocktails, and games such as blackjack and poker. Everyone looked gorgeous, and truly fulfilled the theme of James Bond.

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Bookbuzz Design Cover Runner-Up

bookbuzz tnWe are delighted to announce that one of our LIV pupils is the first runner-up in the 2022 Bookbuzz design a book cover competition!

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ESU Performing Shakespeare Final: Treading the Boards at The Globe

globe tnHaving stolen the show at the Regional Final, Amelia (UIV) was excited to attend the Grand Final of the English-Speaking Union’s Performing Shakespeare competition at The Globe on Friday 24th June.

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Dr Drape Conquers Cycling

picture1bike tnIn morning Chapel on 28th June, Father Jonathan and Dr Drape talked about how Dr Drape had learnt to ride a bicycle last summer. 

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Successful Sixth Form New Girls' Day

sixthform newgirlsday tnOn 27th June, St Mary’s held its first LVI New Girls’ Day to welcome students joining Florence Dyas House in September.

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Professional Development Success for St Mary’s Teachers

personal development tnThis year saw the inaugural St Mary’s Calne Professional Development (SMCPD) leadership course take place.

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Activity-packed week in Bude for the UIV

bude uiv tnLast week the UIV went to Bude in Cornwall to Adventure International for a week of outdoor activities and team building.

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Success in the Anthea Bell Prize Competition for Young Translators

anthea bell tnThis Summer Term, students entered the Anthea Bell Prize Competition for Young Translators, organised by The Queen’s College, University of Oxford.

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Outstanding Application Workshop

outstanding workshop tnOn Thursday 16th June, we welcomed applicants for highly competitive university courses from our local state schools to join our own LVI in a collaborative day of workshops aimed at supporting the application process.

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Wonderful Week on the Isle of Wight

iow tnDuring Donaldson Week, the MIV girls had a wonderful week on the Isle of Wight.

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Sun, Sea and Surf for LIV at Adventure International

bude liv tnThe LIV thoroughly enjoyed their trip to Adventure International trying out a range of land and sea based activities and perfecting their skills.

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Inter-Company Tennis Tournament shows pupils' true colours!

inter company tennis tnThe Senior Inter-Company Tennis was the perfect event to keep the courts busy while many of the other year groups were out and about on school trips.

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School Parliament sets out its Vision

school parliament tnOn 9th June, we had a full School Parliament meeting. The vision for Parliament this year is based around community and inclusivity.

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Primary Schools' Lacrosse Festival

primary lax tnSt Mary's hosted 100 Year 5 and 6 pupils from four local primary schools on Monday 13th June for a day of lacrosse. 

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Enlightening Visit to the International Meditation Centre

rs trip tnOn 10th June, the LIV went to the International Meditation Centre in Heddington for their Religious Studies trip.

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Parenting Tips for the 21st Century

dr d thompson tnOn Tuesday 7th June, we were fortunate to have Dr Dominique Thompson join us to deliver a webinar on the struggles faced by young people today, including the pressures of perfectionism and competitiveness within peer groups.

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Planting Beautiful Blooms for Calne

calne planting tnFor many years a group of our LIV students have traditionally supported the local Calne in Bloom project. 

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St Mary's Calne marks Queen's Platinum Jubilee with Day of Glorious Celebration

jubilee tnWith Union Jack bunting proudly displayed across the school's two entrances, reception atrium and Chapel, the school community set about marking the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with a Celebration Day of special events.

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Enthralling Lecture by Dr Lucy Worsley

lucy worsley tnOn Tuesday 7th June, the LV and LVI pupils had the fantastic opportunity to listen to one of the great communicators of History, Lucy Worsley OBE, who told the enthralling tale of Queen Caroline and her turbulent life as part of the early Georgian royal family.

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Raising Funds for Rise:61

rise61 tnOn Wednesday 8th June, the students organised a Mufti Day to raise funds for the charity, Rise:61. 

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Mandarin learners celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival

mandarin tnLIV Mandarin learners have been celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival this week.

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Let’s Create and Celebrate!

create and celebrate tnStarting the school’s celebrations to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, we were delighted to host ‘Let’s Create and Celebrate’, an Art Workshop for aspiring Art Scholars in Years 5 and 6 from St Margaret’s Prep and local primary schools (Heddington, Hilmarton and Holy Trinity).

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A New Style of Tennis!

harrystyles tnLast Friday, Mr Gilbert held a very exciting tennis-themed celebration of Harry Styles’ new album, Harry's House.

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Stakes raised at Maths in Motion, Race 4

maths in motion 4Results of the Maths in Motion Race 4 were in this week. Stakes were high with rewards for the top three engineers, and a treat for the top scoring form.

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Accolades for Young Enterprise Company at the Regional Final

young enterprise4 tnFollowing their success at the County Final, six members of St Mary’s Young Enterprise company, ‘Empower’, represented the school at the ‘virtual’ South West Regional Final, held online on Thursday 19th May.

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Grandparents enjoy Afternoon Tea

grandparents tea tnOn a very sunny and beautiful Sunday afternoon, we hosted nearly 70 St Mary's families at the very first 'Grandparents' Tea'. Our current pupils invited their grandparents, godparents, relatives and friends to join them for a tour of school and Afternoon Tea. 

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Success at the ESU ‘Performing Shakespeare’ Regional Final

amelia tnOn Thursday 12th May, Amelia (UIV) represented Calne at the Regional Final of the English-Speaking Union ‘Performing Shakespeare’ Competition, having won the school round earlier this year. 

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Visiting schools enjoy German Language and Culture Day

german day tnIt’s not every day you plan for a birthday party – in German! That’s exactly what happened at ‘Franzi’s Birthday’ – a German Language and Culture Day for Year 5 pupils, presented by the MFL Department.

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Students excel in Area Athletics

ath1 ed tnOn Thursday 12th May, St Mary's Calne entered the Area Athletics meet held at Bath University's Sports Training Village. The fantastic facilities led to some great competition from St Mary’s students in both track and field events.

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Sports Scholars take on CrossFit Challenges

crossfit tn The Sports Scholars and invited students participated in the second session of the Ready To Compete programme with coaches from CrossFit Devizes.

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Winner and Runner-up at the Oxford German Olympiad

olympiad tnTabitha (LIV) has been awarded the first place and Beana (LIV) came runner-up in the Year 7-9 ‘Discover German’ category of this year's Oxford German Olympiad.

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Junior Artists selected for Regional ART BYTES exhibition

art bytes tnCongratulations to Sophie Thompson, Eliza Fleming and April Ni (UIV) who have all had their artwork selected for exhibition at the Arnolfini, Bristol, as part of this year’s ART BYTES competition.

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Top performances from Tennis Teams

isgtl tennis tnOn Saturday 14th May, St Mary's had an incredibly busy day of tennis, with fixtures at home and against Marlborough College, and the ISGTL tournament at Bradfield College. In total, there were 108 pupils competing across the weekend, from UIV to UVI.

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The Canterbury Tales Come to Life!

english soc tnOn Thursday 5th May, the Sixth Form English Literature students held their final English Society meeting of the year. This term, they chose Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales as the theme; each attendee was randomly assigned a character, and the costumes did not disappoint!

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Informative presentation by the RAP Project

the rap project tnOn Thursday 5th May St Mary’s was fortunate to be joined by Deana Puccio Ferraro, co-founder of The RAP Project.

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Self-Defence and Life Skills' Session

absolute defence tnOn Saturday 7th May several LVI students had an energetic morning of self defence delivered by Major Ollie Braithwaite, the CEO of Absolute Defence.

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Impressive Racing in Maths in Motion Challenge

mathsinmotionspawinner tnThe Maths in Motion Spa race took place on 9th May and our data analysts/engineers did very well in the national standings, with Tabitha (LIV) gaining an impressive 11th place out of a field of over 100 competitors.

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Raising funds to support Ukraine

ukrain tnOn Thursday 24th February, the lives of millions of Ukrainians were torn apart when their country was invaded.

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'Challenge and Adventure' on the Water

caa w2 tnOn Friday 6th May, the LIV and MIV ventured back to Lake 32 at the Cotswold Water Park for their second week of activities.

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Fourth Form Spelling Bee!

spelling bee tnThis year the English Department launched the inaugural Dunkin Spelling Bee, in memory of our beloved and inspiring Mrs Dunkin. 

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Geography Field Trip to Dorset & Bristol inspires Girls

geography dorset field trip tnLast week the LVI A Level Geography students went on a Geography field trip to Dorset and Bristol. They learnt new skills, as well as developing their existing ones, and thankfully the weather was on their side!

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Young Enterprise company win County Final

young enterprise tnOn Tuesday 3rd May, five members of St Mary’s Young Enterprise company, ‘Empower', represented the school at the Wiltshire County Final, held at Cumberwell Park near Bradford on Avon.

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Wonderful 'Walk and Camp'

caa camp and walk tnThe LIV and MIV went for their annual walk and summer camp last week. There was a change of venue this year with a lovely circular walk from school around Bowood and back to the lower pitch to camp.

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Multi-Coloured Mufti Day for Indian Orphanage

mufti day 27april tnOn Tuesday 26th April, Rosie (UVI) gave a presentation in Chapel explaining to the school what the Indian orphanage Sheela Bal Bhavan does, and how it operates.

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Cryptic Crossword Challenge!

cryptic crossword tnOn 25th April, Mr Smyth, Deputy Head Academic, gave a presentation in Chapel to the school on how to solve cryptic crosswords. 

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Racing Success in Maths in Motion

maths in motion tnCongratulations to Beana (LIV) for being the top St Mary's student in the Maths in Motion fun holiday time trial.

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Turtle Art T-Shirt Fun!

turtle art tnStudents in LIV completed the Logo Turtle programming module last term and created their own 'Turtle Art'.

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Afternoon Tea for Scholars & Ambassadors

art scholars tea tnOn Friday lunchtime, the Art, Music and Drama Scholars and Ambassadors were invited to an Afternoon Tea in our wonderful Lime Kiln Garden.

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