The MPA Christmas Fair held at The Maynard on Saturday 25 November 2017, as ever, attracted a huge attendance helping to raise in excess of £4000 for the School. There was a fabulous and varied selection of stalls with several set up and run by the Maynard students and, of course, everyone was pleased to
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Huge congratulations to Natalie (Lower 5) and Nicole (Lower 4) Charity who replicated their 2016 performances to again scoop Silver and Bronze respectively at the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Junior European Championships in Wolverhampton on 19 November 2017. This was the biggest contest of its kind so far with over 900 competitors representing numerous countries, so for
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We enjoyed a bumper turn out to our Discovery Morning on Saturday 18 November 2017 with over 60 new families bringing their daughters in for a fun morning packed full of activities. School was bedecked in an autumnal theme and the classrooms were buzzing with a wealth of options from cookery and textiles to ballet,
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Thank you to everyone who supported our endeavours to raise money for Children in Need and we were delighted with the final total of £882.93 from these fundraising efforts. A highlight event was the Staff versus Sixth Form Bench Ball match which attracted a huge crowd of onlookers, avidly cheering for their side. Despite being
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It was a nail bitingly close match on Wednesday 22 November 2017 but the Under 19 team battled through the third round of the Independent Schools Netball Cup (ISNC) to pip The King’s School, Worcester to the post with a score of 40-39. “It was an unbelievably close game and all the girls did incredibly
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We enjoyed a truly fantastic Autumn Concert on Thursday 16 November 2017 and it was wonderful to unveil all our recent refurbishments at such a quality and befitting event. The new tiered seating and professional theatre lighting, with the rich backdrop of the beautiful black curtains, made for a very stylish and comfortable auditorium. As
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The Maynard ‘Girls into STEM’ day was a unique and inspiring event on Tuesday 14 November 2017. The engineering challenges and mathematical problems were hotly contested between the teams at the event, which comprised of 90 girls, including 40 from local schools. Indeed, such was the quality of their designs and the creativity and innovation
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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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