We welcomed Vicky Willcock on Monday 20 November 2017 as the new Year 2 teacher, following our decision earlier this term to split years 1 and 2 to maintain the small classes that are our hallmark. Vicky is a specialist Key Stage 1 teacher having always worked in this area and comes to us with
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The girls in the Junior School and Pre-Prep will once again be supporting the Christian Response to Eastern European Christmas shoebox appeal to spread a little festive cheer to impoverished children and families in Moldova. Last year, we sent off nearly 100 boxes and we look forward to donating significantly again to this very worthy
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Our Pre-Prep girls enjoyed an interesting visit from Police Officer Sgt Conway on Wednesday 8 November 2017, who spoke to them about how the Police perform a vital role in all of our communities. As part of his job, Sgt Conway works with Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue Service and, much to their excitement,
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With rehearsals taking place over the half term holiday, the school musical ‘Sister Act’ is really beginning to come together; the big song numbers from the first half have been choreographed and many of the scenes mapped out. We thank all of the girls who have offered up their time and talent to this production
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Our Under 16 Hockey team truly impressed at the preliminary qualifiers for the National Schools Hockey Championships on Thursday 9 November 2017. Playing away at Millfield School, they started the tournament in excellent style, drawing against the hosts and going on to defeat Truro School 3-0. In the deciding match they achieved all that was
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Congratulations to all our cross country runners who performed so well at the South West cross country qualifiers held at Blundell’s School on Wednesday 8 November 2017. As ever, Amelia Moody (Upper 5) ran a blinder of a race, cruising to victory in the Senior Girls section and never at any point looking in threat.
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Please do join us at our Christmas Fair on Saturday 25 November, starting at 10am. This is an excellent opportunity for a spot of shopping with a fantastic array of festive stalls, not to mention the lure of a glass of mulled wine! The MPA work tirelessly to raise funds to support numerous Maynard ventures
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Our thanks to Jonathan Riley from Michelmores LLP who got the new Biz Whizz club off to a fantastic start on Friday 10 November 2017 with a talk about a career in law. There was an incredible turn out to this much anticipated series with over 50 students in attendance. These weekly whizzy 30-minute sessions
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During half term, eleven girls from Years 10 and 11 spent a fabulous week in Salamanca, Spain where the temperatures hit 24 degrees minimum each day. The girls attended classes in the morning and had lots of fun in the afternoons learning how to make Spanish omelette, Flamenco dancing and sampling ‘chocolate con churros’. They
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During half term, our GCSE German students enjoyed what has been described as the ‘best ever’ first leg to their German Exchange. Basing themselves with their host families in the city of Hildesheim, Southeast of Hanover, the girls enjoyed numerous cultural trips as well as some time at the local school. The week flew by
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We are delighted to have it recognised that the Maynard’s Registrar, Wendy Parker, is officially one of the best in the business! Having recently passed the AMDIS Certificate in Admissions Management, her research assignment was also awarded a Distinction and granted the Top Student Award. We are justifiably proud to have such an esteemed professional
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We had great fun supporting International Day of the Girl (Wednesday 11 October) with a whole school photo of the staff and students in the shape of the Venus symbol. More importantly, the photoshoot provided an opportunity for the entire Maynard community to show solidarity with girls and young females around the world in less
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The Junior School and Pre-Prep took part in a charity ‘Walk in her Shoes’ on Wednesday 11 October to raise awareness of girls around the globe who forfeit school to trek for miles to collect their families’ daily water supply. They each carried an empty water bottle on their journey which was filled up at
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Our Under 16 Hockey team was crowned the Devon champions following victory in the National Schools County final tournament on Wednesday 11 October. Unbeaten in all three of their pool matches, they went through to take an impressive 4-0 win against West Buckland in the semi-finals. The final against Blundell’s was a much tougher affair
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The girls in Year 6 thoroughly enjoyed their visit to the Devon and Exeter Institution and RAMM on Friday 13 October. Having these educational resources on our doorstep is such a luxury and they were fascinated by their historical, literary and architectural discoveries at the Institution. Equally, the RAMM’S BP Portrait Award exhibition quenched their
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As a fine example of ThisGirlCan, Cecily Hine (Upper 6) won an impressive bronze medal representing The Maynard at the South West Qualifying competition for the British Shooting Schools Pistol Championships 2017/18 on Wednesday 11 October. Competing against boys and girls, she finished the first round in the top eight to go through to a
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Twelve girls from the Lower 4 enjoyed a fantastic experience at the MT13 Prep Schools Conference at Millfield School on Monday 25 September. Joined by numerous other schools stretching many counties, this was an opportunity to enjoy some of the finest hockey coaching available. They received invaluable tuition from, amongst many others, Olympic Gold Medallists
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On Thursday 28 September, the Upper 4s (Year 9) enjoyed their trip to the Arnolfini Centre for Contemporary Arts in Bristol for the latest Grayson Perry exhibition. They returned full of information about the inner workings of his mind as conveyed through his works. The most popular of his exhibits turned out to be the
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Our riders enjoyed a very successful day out at the NSEA Inter-Schools Arena Eventing qualifiers at Bicton on Sunday 1 October 2017 with two teams qualifying for the National Championships. Our Novice 90cm team took a fantastic second place in a hugely competitive class, squeezing Millfield out of qualification by just 0.3 penalty points. The
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We enjoyed a wonderful Pre-Prep Harvest Festival on Thursday 28 September with every single girl in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 taking part in some beautiful singing, poetry and reading. The Reception class confidently performed the entertaining tale of ‘The Little Red Hen’, with Years 1 & 2 telling us all about all the
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Congratulations to Zoe Wheatley (Year 6) who won one silver (floor routine) and two bronzes (beam routine and vault) at the South West Gymnastics Championships on Sunday 24 September 2017. This placed her in bronze position overall, making her the third best gymnast of her age in the South West. Likewise, Flo Evans (Upper 4)
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We enjoyed our biggest ever Open Morning on Saturday 30 September when we welcomed over 60 prospective families to show off The Maynard magic! There were countless opportunities for parents and daughters to join in a host of interactive activities organised by each of the Departments. From recording their own pop tracks and the German
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As we await the finished report, the Good Schools Guide have given us a preliminary glimpse of what we can expect from the final content following their day spent at the school in September. Having witnessed the school in action and interviewed 20 students as well as several current parents, their verdict was that The
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The Upper 4 thoroughly enjoyed their Roman Banquet on Friday 22 September and of particular note was their fantastic toga-tying capabilities as well as a creative use of foliage. The choice of food was, as ever, interesting with an abundance of themed ‘delicacies’, most notably Greek yoghurt and grapes! Our thanks to the kitchen staff
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Our teams have kicked off the sporting season in fine style notching up numerous victories in the short space of time since term began. The Under 19 team cruised through their first round of the Independent Schools Netball Cup, winning 40-25 against Red Maids High School on Tuesday 19 September 2017. We also enjoyed an
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Eleven students from the Upper 3 are enjoying their weekly lunchtime sessions at STEM club with Mr Ridler. With an emphasis on technology and engineering, they are currently learning about gears and have spent the first part of the autumn term making KNEX models of blenders, egg whisks, exercise bikes and even chainsaws! By Christmas
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Congratulations to all those students who took the LAMDA Speech and Drama examinations in the summer. Every single one was awarded either a Merit (65-79%) or a Distinction (80-100%) which is a terrific achievement and testimony to the wonderful tuition they receive from Mrs Leonard. Particular mention goes to Emily Jones (Lower 6) who gained
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Students from Upper 5 through to Upper 6 have enjoyed a fine start to their Tuesday Activities Afternoon with a huge array of offerings including tennis, squash, yoga, kick boxing, golf, aerobics and even kayaking on the quay. It is very important to us that we engage each and every student in regular physical activity
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The last few weeks have witnessed numerous auditions and call-backs for our upcoming production of Sister Act (7-9 March) and all the major parts have now been successfully cast. This has been a mammoth task for both Ms Bellamy and Miss Blackwell and, such was the incredibly high quality of every performer, I know they
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We wish all of our girls, and especially our new students and staff, a very warm welcome to what will no doubt be another successful year here at The Maynard! The term has kicked off in typically busy style and it’s wonderful to have the corridors reverberating again with the sound of laughter and happiness.
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