Last 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!
Congratulations to Elan (UVI), who has been offered a Choral Award at Trinity College, Cambridge, where she hopes to read Music from September.
On 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.
The 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.
On Monday 25th April, we were very fortunate to welcome an alumna, Ariana Watling, and her father, who are both jewellers, to conduct a fun and informative workshop on how to make jewellery.
On Wednesday 27th April, the UV, Sixth Form and PE Department of St Mary’s joined together for the first annual Sports Presentation Dinner in three years, which celebrated the fantastic sporting achievements of the girls over the last year.
There was a lot of excitement in the build up to the Staff v Leavers lacrosse game on 27th April, with some UVI comparing it to the 100m final in the Olympics or the World Cup Football final!
St Mary’s Calne Seniors played their first tennis fixture of the year with an away match against Kingswood School, Bath, on Saturday afternoon.
On 26th April, St Mary’s Calne Seniors had their first mixed doubles tennis matches of the season with Radley Seniors.
On 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.
Last Friday, 22nd April, the LIV and MIV travelled to the Cotswold Water Park to take part in their Challenge & Adventure (CAA) programme.
On 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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