Pipers Post | Summer 2016

termly news | issue 25 | Summer 2016

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Escape to France Page 3

Emmy Award winner Page 4

Sports Day 2016 Page 7

Exploring their art Page 5

Literary inspiration Page 7

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Message from the Headmistress “Do what matters” – words of advice from our outgoing Head Girl during her speech at this year’s Parents’ Day prize-giving ceremony. Words that have remained with me in the days that have followed the end of what has been another fantastic academic year at Pipers.

One of the aims in our Mission Statement is to “provide an environment where personal development is as important as academic success” and the idea that the girls should be doing something that “matters” is key to achieving this aim.

Deciding “what matters” can potentially be a daunting prospect, but it is my hope that as a school we provide the girls with the support, guidance and encouragement they need in order to achieve what matters to them as individuals and as part of a community,

whether it is a personal goal, or indeed, participating in an activity or taking on a challenge for the benefit of others.

The willingness to take on a challenge is certainly something that Pipers girls do not shy away from. This summer I am very much looking forward to accompanying a group of Year 10 and 11 girls on a volunteering trip to Peru where they will spend two weeks working in an after-school education project in a small village just outside the town of Cusco. The focus of the project is on providing the poorer children of the village with a secure place where they can enjoy being children, giving them a healthy and safe alternative to hanging around on the streets or going out to work with their parents.

to Ecuador where, in addition to completing a personal challenge of a demanding trek in the Northern Andes, the girls will be volunteering in a community based project.

I am certain that both these experiences will enable our girls to feel that they have done something that “matters”. It is my hope that they will return to Pipers in September ready to share all that they have learnt and discovered with the rest of the school, inspiring others to also seek out a challenge, big or small, and do something that “matters” to them.

Wishing you all a wonderful summer.

Similarly a group of our Sixth Form girls are embarking on a Word Challenge expedition

Creative Exhibition The creativity and talents of girls at Pipers Corner was on display for all to see at the annual Art, Textiles, Photography and Design Exhibition in late June. The Cottesloe Centre and the Prep Department were transformed into a gallery, showcasing work created by girls in Pre-Prep to Upper Sixth.

The exhibition featured a huge amount of work from the girls encompassing a variety of skills and techniques including painting, sketching, sculpture, photography, textiles, woodwork and product design.

Themes for this year’s artwork included “Openings” (Year 11), “Viewpoints” (Lower Sixth, AS Level) and “Nature” (Prep). Upper Sixth Art students studied a topic of their choice where they researched artists of interest to them and used many different types of media to create their final pieces.

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Head of Art

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Medieval History comes to life Year 7 have been learning about Medieval England in their History lessons this term.

In order to enrich their studies the girls made the most of an opportunity to take part in a practical workshop in April delivered by History Squad.

History Squad is a professional historical interpretation company working with schools around the UK helping bring history to life.

The session took the girls through a practical demonstration covering life in Medieval England from the crises of kingship in 1066 to the preparations for war at the end of the period.

Kevin Hicks, from History Squad, gave an archery demonstration to show how battles were fought at the time and also demonstrated medical techniques used on the battlefield. He regaled the group with historical stories and anecdotes, including how the King was wounded and treated in a battle when he had an arrow strike at his face.

Escape to France Girls in Year 6 thoroughly immersed themselves in French culture at the beginning of the Summer Term when they travelled to France for their residential trip to Château de la Baudonnière in Normandy.

The History Squa d workshop was a fun and en ga ging way for the girls to rev ise key aspects of the period, whilst further enriching their understandin g of how people in medieval times lived. It was a excellent day an d I think the girls really benefit ed from doing something a little bit different.

Mrs Tinnelly, Head of History

During their stay at the Château the girls took part in a wide variety of activities including canoeing, initiative exercises, fencing, orienteering and a talent show against other schools. As soon as the girls arrived they were given instructions in French and encouraged to use the language throughout their stay, in order to improve their knowledge and pronunciation skills.

Pre-Prep performs

In June the Pre-Prep Department held their annual Performing Arts Demonstration.

The event provided an excellent opportunity for the girls in each year group to show what they have been learning in the Drama, Music and Dance lessons this year.

First was Reception, with the girls demonstrating their Dance warm up techniques from posture to “good toes, silly toes” and their own take on the classical ballet “Sleeping Beauty”. For their Drama demonstration they performed games where they had to become characters and express a feeling, and in Music they showed how they felt about the different types of music and sang a song called “The Dustbin Men”.

Year 1 also performed warm ups before presenting their version of the classical ballet “Cinderella”. In Drama the girls recited some poetry, demonstrating the skills they have been learning about how to project their voices and describing words by using movement. For their Music performance the girls showcased their musical ability playing the cello and violin.

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Finally Year 2 took to the stage. Again the girls performed a Dance warm up, including much more technical elements than the ones presented by the younger girls. They then performed the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party scene from the ballet “Alice in Wonderland”. For their Drama performance the girls presented a poem called “The Day the Telly Broke Down” to much laughter from the audience.

Year 2 also showcased their violin playing and singing skills with an impressive performance of “London’s Burning” in a round.

During their trip the girls also had the opportunity to visit the Normandy beaches and view a film about the World War Two landings.

The group also enjoyed a visit to the Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux which houses the Bayeux Tapestry. Here the girls learnt the history of the tapestry and what each section represented.

Spring chicks in Pre-Prep There was great excitement in Pre-Prep in May when eight new little chicks made their way into the world, hatching from their eggs.

All the girls in the Department thoroughly enjoyed caring for the chicks and observing them as they developed. Girls in Reception also used the opportunity to enrich their Mathematics lessons by measuring and weighing them.

A stay on the farm In June, Year 5, took part in an adventurous residential weekend at Blackland Farm, participating in a number of team building activities including rock scrambling, canoeing and swinging from trees. They also had a go at abseiling and orienteering around the grounds. All the girls enjoyed the opportunity to learn lots of new skills and spend time together as a Year group.

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Cracking the code In April girls in Year 6 took part in an exciting visit to Bletchley Park as part of their Mathematics and History lessons.

Their aim was to learn about the work of the code breakers and the machines used during World War Two. Following a tour of the site, the girls participated in a variety of workshops where they were able to use the famous Enigma machine and try to crack codes themselves.

Dressed for success Year 7 were looking to the future in June when they came to school dressed as the career they would like to pursue in the future. There was a vast array of career choices on show including - surgeon, dancer, artist and barrister. The day served as great enrichment to the ongoing “Enterprise Eagles” project through which the girls have learnt about the importance of soft skills and striking a balance between academic study and developing personal skills to help with career opportunities in the future.

A revolting rhyme In May the Year 7 Drama Club performed their version of Roald Dahl’s “Cinderella” to a full audience of friends and family.

The girls worked hard all term with Ms Edwards on their performance and were very excited to show their parents what they have been working towards. Every member of the club excelled in her role and performed with great enthusiasm.

Roald Dahl’s story of “Cinderella” is a re-imagined tale of the traditional story, where Cinderella does not end up with the prince but a jam maker after she finds out the prince likes

The girls w ere full of enthusiasm throughou whole pro t the cess of reh earsing an performin d g this play.

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Ms Edward s, Drama A ssistant

to chop off heads for fun. The play is from a selection of poems written by Dahl and feature in his book “Revolting Rhymes” which includes many other altered fairy tales including “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Three Little Pigs”.

Plant explorers Year 3 enjoyed a wonderful trip to RHS Wisley Gardens in Woking in June. The trip provided the girls an opportunity to investigate areas they have been learning about in Science outside the classroom. The group spent the morning inside the glasshouse, which has three climatic zones, recreating tropical, moist temperate and dry temperate habitats.

For each climate the girls explored what types of plants grew in the different conditions.

Perfect piano playing In April, Emilia M (Year 8) was one of 10 lucky students selected from London, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire to participate in the 2016 High Wycombe Piano Festival. The festival comprised of a series of masterclasses that culminated in a public concert at Wycombe High School. Each participant involved had reached a high standard of performance within their own ability level playing a prepared programme of two or more pieces, with one being a classical piece.

A pirate’s life for me!

In May Year 6 had an energetic day in the forest as part of the Prep Department Forest School Days initiative, where the girls in each year group spend the day learning outside. The theme for Year 6 was “Pirates” and the girls had great fun making camps, marking their territory with flags, making small rafts out of bamboo, taking part in a treasure hunt and cooking over fire pits.

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Emmy Award winner visits Pipers On Wednesday 4 May Pipers girls with an interest in film production, made the most of an amazing opportunity to hear from Emmy Award winning Set Decorator, Tina Jones.

Tina has worked on a huge variety of films and TV Series including “Game of Thrones”, “Hercules” and the up-coming film “King Arthur”.

Tina talked to the girls about her experiences within the film industry, explaining how she worked her way up to be Set Decorator and how she goes about creating the sets for major films. Her primary job involves finding props and decorations to help create a set which is believable for the viewer as well as for the actor so that they can perform in the space. Tina said “Each job is completely different, creating its own set of problems to solve and overcome. It can be hard work with really long hours, but it is a hugely exciting and rewarding career.” talk to us Having Tina dustry in e about th d an t ea tr was such a ill never the girls w something g able n ecially bei forget, esp asked ey h T y!

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The girls were fascinated by Tina’s talk and thoroughly enjoyed hearing about how she manages to design, manufacture and source the correct props for each scene. Tina told the girls that the most important part of set design is the research that goes into each piece in order to get it just right for the particular film or TV programme she is working on.

She expressed to the girls that the key to success in the industry is to work with passion and enthusiasm and to try and get as much work experience as possible.

Do what matters The Pipers Corner School community assembled for a very enjoyable Parents’ Day on Saturday 9 July. We were delighted to welcome our guest of honour, Clarissa Farr, High Mistress at St Paul’s Girls’ School, to celebrate another highly successful academic year.

During the prize-giving, as well as seeing a variety of prizes and awards being presented, the audience were treated to some musical performances representing every part of the school. Year 2 recited a poem called “The Day the Telly Broke Down” by Lindsay MacRae, Year 6 sang a medley of songs from their end of year production of “Peter Pan” and the cast of the Senior School Production of the “Lion King” performed “The Circle of Life” and “Hakuna Matata”.

people who make Pipers what it is and that the future of the school is very bright.

Head Girl, Alice W, delivered a passionate speech about what and who inspires her and what her hopes are for her future. She used the analogy that life is a series of photographs that capture the important and pivotal times in life. She advised the girls that they should “do what you love”, “break the mould” and “do what matters”, pointing out that her time at Pipers had given her limitless possibilities to study and do what she wanted to make sure she achieves her dream of becoming a wildlife camerawomen.

The Headmistress, Mrs Ness-Gifford, began proceedings with a review of the year and then went on to talk about how young people need to develop resilience and prepare for their future by learning how to fail and accepting it in order to be able to move on to become successful adults. She paid tribute to the girls, parents and staff, acknowledging that it is the

The event was a lovely occasion, and a fitting way to celebrate everything the girls have achieved this year, whilst looking ahead and appreciating all that is to come.

Exploring their art Girls in Pre-Prep and Prep took part in an extremely creative day of art themed activities in June. Each class had the opportunity to participate in a variety of workshops where they used a range of artistic techniques including oil painting, ceramics and collage to create some incredible pieces of art.

The theme for Pre-Prep was a royal celebration for the Queen’s official birthday.

• Reception girls created a birthday cake out of cardboard boxes and flowers, complete with a happy birthday candle to top to top it off.

• Year 1 made crowns fit for any queen from card, tissue paper, jewels and sequins.

• Year 2 used clay to make their own corgi.

They also designed and made stamps using block printing.

The theme for Prep was “nature” and included the following: • Year 3 created owls using corrugated card, leaves made from lead pencils, oil pastels.

• Year 4 used a mixture of media including wire, tissue paper and wool to produce butterflies.

• Year 5 spent the day in the Sculpture Studio creating large chickens out of clay.

• Year 6 took part in a group painting activity were each girl had a section of a famous painting to recreate using oil paints. They used work by artists such as David Hockney and Cezanne for their inspiration.

Fabulous fundraising

Exquisite choreography

Coming together to celebrate

This term the Prep Department donated a total of £1559.54 to the charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. This incredible amount was raised from various activities during the Summer Term including the Prep Captain Challenge and a marathon relay, which took part over 2 hours in the school grounds.

Pipers Corner was ablaze with creativity in May for this year’s Choreography Competition. The annual event is a great opportunity for girls of all ages to showcase their dance ideas as they choreograph and present their own dance piece. The winner of the Junior event was Verity B (Year 6) and for the Seniors the winners were Ella C, Taryn M, Lily H, Grace-Mary F and Hannah W (Year 8).

The whole school had the opportunity to come together as a community at the beginning of the Summer Term for a whole school service. The theme this year was “Peace”. Held in the Sports Hall, Rev Gurr talked to the girls about the meaning of peace and why living peaceful lives is important.

Superb Prep Drama This term girls in Years 3 to 6 produced some highly impressive pieces of Drama. It was a lovely opportunity for the girls to demonstrate everything they have been learning over the course of the academic year.

Year 3 were first with their performance of “Little Monsters” - a story about the imaginations of a girl who broke an ornament and punished to the garden. Year 4 gave a fantastic performance of “Harry Rings Lord of the Potters”, a lively comedy that saw Harry

Rings and Mojo the hoblin unite against a common enemy to prevent him from gaining knowledge of the “goblet of youth”. Year 5 presented an abridged version of the Roald Dahl story and West End musical, “Matilda”.

For their end of year production, Year 6 brought magic and fairy dust to the Landau Hall with their performance of “Peter Pan”. With Indians, mermaids, pirates, lost boys and the crocodile, the story of Wendy, John and Michael Darling in Neverland was beautifully brought to life. Each and every one of the girls wowed the audience with their wonderful singing, acting and dancing. Right from the start the characters, including the eternally youthful Peter Pan, Wendy and her brothers, the mischievous Tinkerbell and the dastardly Captain Hook, created a magical atmosphere and completely charmed their audiences.

Berkoff in performance This term the Middle School Theatre Company put on a fabulous performance of extracts from two plays written by Steven Berkoff, “Metamorphosis” and “The Trial”. Berkoff is an actor, director and playwright who has been influenced by the theatre practitioner, Artaud.

Our Year 9 Drama students are currently studying Artaud and his works and incorporated his “total theatre” style of using non-naturalistic and stylised techniques for effect in their performance of the two Berkoff plays.

Year 10 girls made the most of the opportunity for learning outside of the classroom when they visited the Brecon Beacons in June as part of their Geography GCSE course.

Both casts gave exceptional performances on the night; creating a surreal, thought-provoking, nightmarish world for the audience. The girls’ aim was to create extreme moods to give the audience an overwhelming experience - to shock, amuse or scare them.

The trip enabled the girls to complete field work on two units they have been covering this year - river landforms and the features and processes of tourism. They were also introduced to a new topic that they will continue to focus on in Year 11 - the changing environment of rural settlements.

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Out in the field A highlight of the trip was a day of data collection on the Afon Caerfanell where the group took measurements at various points down the river. Data collected included river width, depth, velocity, human activity and bed load sampling, all of which will be used in their GCSE coursework.

Celebrating our World The Pre-Prep Department embraced a range of cultures from around the world this term as they celebrated “International Day”.

The girls all came to school dressed in a costume which represented a country of their choice. During the day there were a variety of activities and workshops for the girls to participate in including making totem poles and models of French people out of cardboard rolls, making some noise with a session of African drumming and an opportunity to cook waffles following an authentic German recipe courtesy of one of our Pre-Prep parents.

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A House Mathematical challenge

High fashion for Year 11

This term Year 7 took part in the House Mathematics Challenge, competing in four challenges which led them on a trail around the school. The girls had to work out the area of a tennis court, arrange pentominoes into rectangles, solve spatial awareness puzzles and learn probability by playing Yahtzee. The final scores were as follows: First – Hampden, Second – Penn, Third – Milton, Fourth - Mandeville.

As a finale to their two year GCSE Textiles course, Year 11 girls took to the catwalk at the end of term to showcase their finished pieces of clothing to the rest of the year group. Each member of the Textiles class exhibited their pieces with the help of a model. The creations included garments such as summer dresses, gym wear, cushions, formal outfits and a numnah, a saddle pad used in horse riding.

Literary inspiration In June a group of 15 Year 9 girls ventured to Devon for a week of intensive writing instruction at the Arvon Foundation in Totleigh Barton. The aim of an Arvon course is to encourage anyone, regardless of background, to find her voice through writing. Founded as a writers’ retreat in the 1960s, Arvon boasts a guestbook that is a veritable “Who’s Who” of British writers including J K Rowling, Andrew Motion, Michael Morpurgo, Carol Ann Duffy and Simon Armitage.

During the week, the girls had daily workshops on the crafts of fiction and poetry writing, headed by novelist, Tiffany Murray, and recent Cholmondeley Award Winner, poet, Peter Sansom. They also took time out to write by themselves and within groups.

Huddled round a fifteen foot oak table in a fifteenth-century farmhouse, the girls pushed themselves, and each other, to take creative risks with their work, an experience that

they will never forget. In addition to these workshops, the girls had the rare privilege to enjoy one-to-one tutorials with each of the professional writers, where they could discuss not only the details of a line but also a life dedicated to writing.

evening, the girls took turns to read from their own work that they had penned over the week, a fantastic way to end the experience.

Each evening closed with a formal reading of recent work. Tiffany Murray and Peter Sansom read selections from various works, and on Wednesday, the girls were very fortunate to hear from the novelist Jane Feaver, when she visited for the evening and read from her most recent collection of short stories. On the final

In June the entire Pre-Prep Department ventured to Woburn Safari Park for an exciting day of exploration. The day began with a guided coach tour of the park, where the girls saw many different animals including bears, white rhinos, Siberian tigers and monkeys. After the tour the girls then had the opportunity to visit Penguin World and Land of the Lemurs. They were also given a talk on the Savannah grassland habitat and how animals adapt to living in such extreme conditions. A highlight of the trip was when the girls were introduced to a royal python and were allowed to stroke it!

News from Sport Sports Day 2016 There was great excitement at the end of term when the school held their annual Sports Day. The rain stayed away and the sun came out for what was a memorable day of sporting

Equestrian stars The Pipers Corner Equestrian Team put on a skillful display when they took part in the National Schools Equestrian Association Championships at Addlington Manor Equestrian Centre in October. The team consisted of Ciara S on Dinky, Jemima C on Scooby, Phoebe H on Chip and Olivia S on Sox. The girls rode with great focus and determination in the Mini 75 – 80cm class and finished with no penalties in a very quick time combined time of 59.77 seconds. Their combined times beat 31 other highly competitive teams from all over the UK and put Pipers Corner through to the Grand Final. The Pipers Corner team performed exceptionally well in the final and finished in a very creditable 8th place out of the 39 teams.

Animal adventures

achievement with plenty of House Spirit shown by girls, staff and parents alike.

The final result saw Milton House take home the Senior Sports Day trophy for a second year in a row, Penn came second, with Hampden in third and Mandeville in fourth. Mandeville took home the Junior Sports Day trophy with Milton in second, Hampden placing third and Penn in fourth. The “Victrix Ludorum Cup” was awarded to Evangeline C (Year 5). Evangeline not only gained the most points in individual events, but also won all her events and broke a number of school records.

Kwik Cricket from Prep The Prep cricket team headed to Chesham Cricket Club in May to take part in their very first tournament - the School Games Year 5 and 6 Kwik Cricket Festival. Kwik Cricket is a nationally-run competition that all primary schools across the country are invited to enter.

The team from Pipers Corner played against teams from other schools from the Chiltern area including Prestwood Junior School, Little Chalfont Primary School and Gateway School.

The team from Pipers won two games and lost three. Head of PE, Miss Poore said “This was an excellent competition for the girls to enter and they played really well. The result was an excellent achievement for their very first competitive tournament in cricket.”

Well done goes to all girls who took part in the events Sports Day on , it was a fa ntastic day showed gre . All girls at enthusias m and Hou Spirit throu se ghout the d ay. What a way to end great the Pipers sporting ye ar.

Miss Poore, Head of PE

Sports Awards Evening In July the PE Department hosted their annual celebration of sporting life at Pipers when Awards were presented for each sport, along with the Sports Day Shield, Victrix Ludorum and prize for Team of the Year. The evening concluded with a speech from Guest of Honour, Emma Wilkins, Team GB Swimmer, in which she encouraged the girls to persevere through setbacks and to never give up on a dream.

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Who’s who at Pipers Corner Name: Andy Setchell Brief description of your role within Pipers Corner.

My title is Network Manager. It is a very varied role but this title primarily means that when you turn on a computer in the school, it should work. I maintain all the IT Infrastructure that keeps the school systems operating and ensures that the school remains up-to-date with the ever changing trends of IT.

Position: Network Manager What excites you about the job that you do?

One of the highlights this year was demonstrating upcoming technologies to teaching staff during our first Teach Meet. Their reaction when I showed them some of the possibilities of augmented and virtual reality and the way that this can bring learning to life in the classroom was fantastic. It really is exciting to know that my work helps students to access and acquire information in an interesting way.

I have already completed a number of three peak challenges across the country this year and during the summer I plan to walk from St. Bees near Whitehaven in Cumbria to Robin Hood’s Bay in North Yorkshire. The challenge is to do it in seven days. It’s a bit daunting but I am sure it will be a wonderful experience.

Who would you say has inspired you most in life?

If it’s one person, then I would have to say Alan Hinkes who is the only Briton to have climbed all fourteen 8,000 metre peaks. His achievement and dedication are simply amazing.

What did you do before you joined the School?

I have had quite a varied career. Probably the most enjoyable work was when I ran my own business. My company was involved with the manufacturing and recycling of printer cartridges. I have had slightly less glamorous roles in facilities management and IT support but it has all prepared me for my work here.

What activities do you enjoy in your spare time?

I suppose this might be a bit predictable, being a lover of all things technological, but I love video gaming and I am the proud owner of a selection of vintage video arcade and pinball machines. However, what may surprise you is my passion for walking and mountain climbing.

Key dates for your diary

News from the Pipers PTA

Finally, the best thing about working at Pipers Corner is... the varied work pattern – every day is different and challenging in its own way!

Autumn Term 2016 Induction day for Year 7, Year 10 and Lower Sixth: Tuesday 6 September | 0830 hours.

Afternoon meetings for new joiners in Pre-Prep, Prep, Year 8 and Year 9.

Term Begins: Wednesday 7 September | 0830 hours Current Parents’ Open Evening: Thursday 6 October | 1830 – 2000 hours Prospective Parents Open Morning: Saturday 8 October | 1000 - 1300 hours Half-term: Begins: Friday 14 October | 1600 hours Ends: Monday 31 October | 0830 hours Term Ends: Wednesday 14 December | 1600 hours

Following a week of rain we were lucky to hold our annual Camping and BBQ event this term in dry weather. Once again we received excellent feedback from our campers who told us they enjoyed the afternoon and evening immensely. As always the catering was truly exceptional as was the organisation by the Grounds staff. Our sincere thanks to both departments.

Our summer ball this year had a very debonair theme of James Bond and was thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended. Monies raised from the auction totalled an impressive £4650 all of which will be going to CHAT (Children Health and Therapy). This amazing charity is dedicated to improving the quality of life for Buckinghamshire families whose children have complex health needs. Funds raised will be used to provide equipment and short term respite care. We are very grateful to the parents who generously donated towards the auction.

Our sincere thanks to all parents and girls who have supported us throughout the school year.

Our thanks also to the staff at Pipers for their most valued contributions.

Dates for next term are: • Thursday 22 September | 0800 – 1000 hours | New Parents’ Welcome Coffee Morning and Macmillan Coffee Morning • Tuesday 4 October 1930 hours | PPTA Open Meeting • Saturday 10 December 1000 – 1400 hours | Christmas Fair.

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Miss Sarah Carwardine | Teacher of Biology Mrs Alison Clare | Pre-Prep Teacher Mrs Judith Harper | Teacher of Textiles Mrs Ros Lee | Forest School and Pre-Prep Teacher Mr David Leith | Director of Prep Studies Mrs Sue May | Teacher of RS/English Mrs Sandra Murray | PA to Headmistress Mrs Laura Parrett | Teacher of English Mrs Ferzana Qureshi | Second in Mathematics Miss Angela Randles | Director of Music Mrs Elaine Rushforth | Head of Pre-Prep Mrs Lisa Stringer | Teacher of ICT Mr Peter Waddleton | Teacher of English Mr James Woodhall | Assistant Director of Music

Mrs Denise Bevan | Head of Careers Ms Dawn Bradley-Buxton | Head of Prep Music Mr Scott Cohen | Deputy Head of Prep (Academic) Mr Jake Dewar | Teacher of Biology Miss Harriet Faith | Director of Music Mr Simon Hancock | Arts Centre Technician Mrs Sue Harris | Librarian Miss Sara Holloway | Head of Key Stage 1 and EYFS Miss Natalie Kay | Head of Sixth Form Miss Natalie Maddock | Teacher of English Mrs Rosemary Maynard | Teacher of Textiles and SEN Mrs Louise Outten | Pre-Prep Teacher Mrs Clare Over | School Office Administrator Mr Jason Reed | Teacher of English Miss Elizabeth Roberts | Second in Mathematics Miss Kate Spinney | Teacher of PE (Maternity Cover) Miss Hannah Varker | Drama Assistant

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