Newsletter AUTUMN HALF TERM 2016
Headmistress’s
Dear Parents and Guardians This first Half Term has been a very exciting time for me and I have enjoyed the most wonderful welcome from the whole community. The weeks have flown by and I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know the girls, parents and guardians, and the traditions of our School. The girls have all been equally busy immersing themselves in their learning and actively pursuing their many interests from our vast extra– curricular programme. I have been struck by the sheer range and diversity of the girls’ talents and the generous way in which they give to each other and to the school. Half Term gives us all an opportunity to catch our breath, reflect on achievements, and reinvigorate ourselves for the remainder of the Autumn Term. I wish
you and your daughters a happy and healthy holiday! This year is an important one for MSJ as we celebrate our tenth birthday and all that has been achieved in this first decade, as well as recognising the heritage of our founding schools. On Tuesday 18 October, ten years to the day since our new School was opened by HRH The Duke of Gloucester, we all came together for a wonderfully joyous afternoon in which the girls displayed their many musical talents. This took the form of a Ships’ music competition, with performances from the critically acclaimed Ministry of Fun woven in. This was a really fantastic way for all of us to celebrate our first ten years, and anticipate an equally successful future. We do music and drama so
well at MSJ, and it is very much part of the history of our founding schools and Malvern itself. Tuesday was no exception, and congratulations to all of the girls in Trenchant who won the Ships’ competition! It was judged by acting talent from the London stage (Mamma Mia!, Chicago and The Woman in Black), along with our own Mrs Fisher, Head of Expressive Arts, so it was a tough bench to impress. All the girls started off the new academic year with team-building for their whole year group, a great opportunity to cement friendships between the girls themselves, and between the girls and staff. But more than anything it was a way to start the term in a fun and positive way, and to build the girls’ confidence. We put a lot of thought and resource into these
Headmistress’s Newsletter AUTUMN 2016
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