Welcome to Kenelm 2021 by Sherborne Girls

WELCOME TO KENELM

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Welcome to Kenelm It is often overwhelming when you arrive somewhere new, as there is usually lots to take in and you end up on information overload very quickly. The aim of this booklet is to tell you some of the things that are useful to know about living in Kenelm. You can read it in your own time. I hope you find it helpful. If there is anything else you are unsure about, please ask. Mrs Barnes Housemistress

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‘Small things grow out of harmony’ House Motto

Contents Important contact details 1 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. House ethos 2 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. House families 3 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. The House staff 6 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. Support in House and in the School 8 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. The Health Centre and medicine 10 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. Who can I talk to? 12 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. Meals 14 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. House routines 16 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. Going out and welcoming visitors to the House 24 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. Keeping personal items safe 27 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. Day girls 28 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. House and School facilities 28 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. School Shop 32 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. Hygiene 32 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. Uniform expectations/dress 33 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. School facilities 35 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. Use of mobiles and other personal electronic devices 35 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. Sherborne Girls terminology 37 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. Campus map 38 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. Packing list 40 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. FAQ 41 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. Fire safety

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Important contact details House Mrs Barnes (Housemistress) 01935 818231 / 07808 775579 f.barnes@sherborne.com Matron/Evening Duty Staff House landline: 01935 818233 House mobile: 07711 002935 kenelm@sherborne.com School Mrs Briggs (Deputy Head, Pastoral and Designated Safeguarding Lead) 01935 818338 General SG Emergency Number 01935 818333 Please add these details to your phone. It is important that you can get in touch with your House and your Housemistress at all times. The House phone is answered by Matron during the day and the Tutor on duty in the evening.

House ethos

In Kenelm, we foster an environment that is safe, supportive, caring and enjoyable for each and every girl and for the staff who work here. We create a culture that values friendship, kindness, respect, enthusiasm and trust. Schools are places where learning should happen at every level, and we encourage Kenelm girls to work hard and to encourage others to do their best too. The House should be calm and orderly so that everyone can achieve their best and stay healthy. Honesty and good humour are

fundamental to coping with the pressures of boarding life, and it is expected that Kenelm girls will show independence of thought and creativity. The School is founded on Christian principles, so the girls are encouraged to develop their abilities but also to respect and care for others. They should be proud not only of their individual achievements, but also those of the whole House. We hope that girls will emerge from Kenelm with excellent personal skills and confidence in their abilities to deal with any challenges they face in life.

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House families In Kenelm we have a ‘families’ system. This involves groups of five or six girls from various year groups forming ‘families’ within the House. The idea is that you will get to know each other very well over the course of the year, and become a tight-knit support for each other. You will sit together every Monday for lunch. Sometimes you will be asked to meet (often on a Friday morning if there is no Hymn Practice) as ‘families’ - this is a useful way of canvassing opinions on a variety of matters.

Everyone’s opinion is important. When we have House meetings, ‘families’ are a great way of everyone having the opportunity to feed back their opinions. We can then use these views to change or improve things in Kenelm – meaning that our systems work for everyone. There are notices displayed on the main noticeboards that let you know which ‘family’ you belong to.

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The House staff There are several members of staff in Kenelm: Mrs Barnes, Mr Bell, Miss S, Mrs Wells, Mrs Furber-Smith (M), Mrs Simpson, Mrs Bowden. You will get to know us all very well. Mrs Furber-Smith is our Day Matron, and is here from 8.00am to 6.00pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Wednesdays and Sundays are her days off, but on those days, we have Miss Simpson (Wed) and Mrs Roberts (Sun) as our Day Matrons. Matron’s job is to look after the practical aspects of you living here. For example, she will make you appointments at the Health Centre or escort you to hospital, dental or orthodontist appointments if necessary. She organises train tickets and taxis for those of you who need them, and will liaise with your parents about your travel arrangements for exeats and the end of term. 6

Matron also checks to make sure that your rooms are tidy every day and she will help you with laundry if you need assistance. When Mrs Barnes is off duty, and during her weekly day off, the House is run by the Assistant Housemaster, Mr Bell. The main House staff are also assisted by other teachers. Miss S (Zosh) is our Resident Tutor and she lives on the third floor. Mrs Wells and Mrs Roberts are the Non-Resident Tutors. They are all on duty during various evenings each week, and there is a staff-on-duty rota on the main noticeboard to let you know who is on duty and when.

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Everyone is allocated a Tutor. Your Tutor will see you once a week and can come into the Boarding House and have lunch with you. They also will help you organise your school work and will answer any academic queries. They also meet regularly with Mrs Barnes to discuss your progress.

Support in House and in the School There are lots of people to talk to. All the House staff are here for you, and we are all good at giving hugs! New girls to the House are allocated a shadow. Please use your shadow as a useful source of information. In addition, the L6 girls are here to help you. The Head and Vice Head of House have both been appointed to these important roles as they really do care about the House, and the girls who live here. They will listen to you and help you.

We also have a team of L6 Supporters and Listeners. These girls have been trained, and will offer a listening ear if you are worried about anything and would prefer to speak to someone nearer your own age. Look on the noticeboards for information about our Supporters and Listeners. They all have a sign on their bedroom doors which says ‘Supporter and Listener’. Just

knock on their bedroom doors if you want to talk. We have two School Counsellors (Heddy and Lauenna), who come into School to talk to girls. You can also speak to the Chaplain if you want a chat. The Chaplain can be found in the Ark in Main School. If you would like to speak to someone independent to School, then do look at the noticeboards. There are lots of helpful telephone numbers there. Dealing with homesickness For some of you, this may be your first time away from home, and you may not find the first few days easy. That’s okay. It doesn’t matter how old you are when you first move away from home, it is always tricky getting used to different routines and getting to know new people. The important thing to remember is that if you are feeling homesick, this will pass.

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However, you can make things a little easier for yourself if you follow the tips below: • Make sure you are not on your own. If you are feeling sad, you are just going to make yourself feel worse if you isolate yourself • You will not be the only person struggling – lots of other girls will be, too. Look at the other girls around you and think, ‘if they can do it, then so can I’ • Remember: you will get over your homesickness, and in no time at all, Kenelm will feel like a second home • Try not to make contact with home unless you feel strong enough to handle it. Hearing Mum or Dad’s voice may set you off, so don’t phone unless you feel up to it • Don’t encourage your parents to ‘pop in’ to see you. It just makes it harder in the long run

• Don’t phone home just before bedtime if you can avoid it. It’s the worst time of day to speak to parents, as you are likely to be feeling most wobbly at this time of day • When you do speak to parents at home, talk about everything you have been doing. Avoid talking about how you are feeling, as this is likely to make you feel more emotional • Don’t encourage your parents to keep texting you to ask how you are. Again, it just reminds you that you aren’t at home and this may upset you • Come and get a hug from one of the members of staff on duty. We love hugs! • Keep yourself busy – don’t give yourself time to think about missing home

The Health Centre and medicine Dr Middle and Dr Thomas are our School Doctors, and all boarders are registered with them. One of the School Doctors comes to the Health Centre daily, from Monday to Friday at 8.00am, and you can easily get an appointment to see either of them if you need to. You can either make an appointment yourself by going to the Health Centre, or ask Matron and she will organise one for you. If you feel unwell, the House staff may suggest that you go to the Health Centre to see a nurse for advice (or we will phone from Kenelm to get advice). There is always a nurse on duty in the Health Centre. If you need to visit the Health Centre, we will issue you with a purple slip, which you need to hand in when you get there. Your teachers in Main School will also write a purple slip for 10

you if you feel unwell in a lesson and need to go to see a nurse. However, if you want to see someone in the Health Centre but do not want to let anyone know that you are going, there is a ‘drop-in’ session at the end of each school day. Just pop along and the nurse will be able to help you. You cannot keep any medicine or tablets in your room in Kenelm. All medicines are kept in the medicine cabinet in Matron’s office. If you need to take medicine regularly, then this is usually done at breakfast time. The member of staff on duty will help to dispense medicines and you will sign for them.

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Who can I talk to? Everybody has worries or problems at some time in their lives. Although there may be times when you do not want to talk about them, it is usually sensible and helpful to share and seek help in sorting them out. You could talk to one of the other girls in your year group or the older girls in House, such as your Head of House or Prefect. However, there are occasions when an adult may be more appropriate. There are a large number to choose from within School, as well as your parents, wider family and national helplines.

Childline* 0800 1111

Teachers

Matrons

Tutors

School Safeguarding Hotline 01935 818324 Safeguarding Officers Lead: Mrs Briggs Deputies: Mr McClary, Mrs Orton, Nurse Watson

*National organisations

Children’s Commissioner for England* 0800 5280731 www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk

Counsellors Mrs Heddy Smith 07970 843359 h.smith@sherborne.com Mrs Lauenna Luddington l.luddington@sherborne.com

Mrs Veronica Rosello v.rosello@sherborne.com

Chaplain Revd. Katie Windle chaplain@sherborne.com

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House parents

Tutors

Aroundthe-clock support Senior Staff

Tootoot

Learning Support v.collyer@sherborne.com

Doctors Dr Charlie Middle Dr Katie Thomas Contact via Health Centre

Samaritans* 116 123 jo@samaritans.org

Independent Listeners Mrs Pat Appleyard 07785 781777 Mrs Katharine Stringer 07850 937158

Nurses health@sherborne.com 07977 469663

All members of staff will be pleased to talk to you and try to help. If you need to see the Headmistress quickly, see her Personal Assistant, Mrs Horton. Members of staff will listen to you in confidence, but there may be times when they must ask your permission to tell someone what you have told them, if they think you or others are at serious risk of harm.

Meals All meals in House are compulsory. We always take a register, and we also use this as a roll call. Please be prompt to mealtimes (and absolutely no later than 10 minutes after the start). If you have any specific dietary requirements your parents will be required to fill out a form ahead of your arrival so that appropriate catering can be put in place with our Chef manager. Mealtimes are as follows: Breakfast Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 7.15am Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday: 7.30am Sunday: 9.30am (if there is a morning service), 11.00am Brunch (if there is an evening service) Lunch Monday – Friday 1.00pm Saturday from 11.00am (depending on matches)

Sunday 1.00pm (unless there has been Brunch at 11.00am, in which case there is no lunch)

Supper Monday – Friday 6.10pm Saturday 6.00pm Sunday 6.00pm (unless there is an Evening Abbey Service, in which case it is at 5.30pm) When arriving for mealtimes, please queue up in the corridor until the member of staff on duty says you can come through. You must wear something on your feet! At breakfast and supper, girls tend to sit with their year groups. On Mondays you will sit with your ‘families’ for lunch. From Tuesday to Friday at lunchtime there is a seating plan. You will either sit with your Tutor or will be allocated a mixed-age table. At lunchtime, you must wait until everyone on your table has finished eating their main course. The youngest girls on the table then clear the plates before the eldest serve pudding, which will already be on the table. All girls must wait until everyone has finished eating before the table

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is then cleared. Please wait quietly until everyone has finished. The Chaplaincy Prefect will then say Grace. Please remember table manners in the dining room. For example, no elbows on tables, don’t talk with your mouth full etc. If your Tutor is in for lunch, then remember to be good hostesses. Make sure your Tutor is comfortable and has a glass of water poured. Please chat to them – they have made an effort to come and spend lunch with you.

The dining room is a mobile-free zone. Please do not take your phone out (in the dining room) – expect it to be confiscated if it is seen! Takeaways You may order takeaways on Saturday evenings. However, you need to get permission from the member of staff on duty beforehand. You must also wait downstairs so that you can watch for the delivery driver and your takeaway must arrive before 9.00pm.

House routines Signing in and out If you are in L5 – U5 there is no need to sign in and out during the day as you are all out of the House at lessons. However, when you come back after lessons at 5.00pm you must sign in. After that, every time you leave the House you must sign in and out. This is really important. L6 have a signing-out board. As you are allowed to stay in House during study periods, you must use the board every time you are in and out during the school day. After lessons you must use the paper signing-in and out system so that we know where you are. It is our job to keep you safe, so it is very important that you use this system properly.

House meetings These are either House briefings in the mornings as previously mentioned, House prayers for the whole House in the common room, or year group meetings. Please be aware that you are likely to lose around 30 minutes of prep time on the evening you have a year group meeting. We have a House briefing every morning. This is compulsory for everyone (including L6 even if they have a study period immediately afterwards). This takes place in the common room, and notices will be displayed on the whiteboard. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday it is at 7.55am. On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, it is at 8.15am.

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On Mondays there is usually an assembly in The Merritt Centre, and on Wednesdays, School prayers in the Hall at 8.10am. On Fridays there is usually hymn practice at 8.10am in the Hall. We sit together as a House.

Tutors who are in House. On Saturdays, lunch is from 11.00am followed by Saturday Sport for L5 and M5, or matches if you are chosen for a team. Team sheets are posted on the sports noticeboards as soon as we know them.

Monday to Saturday, lessons start at 8.30am. Break is from 10.55am to 11.25am. You come back to House for this, and will need to get changed out of PE kit if you have had PE or Games during periods 1 and 2. You may need to get changed out of uniform into PE kit if you have a PE or Games lesson during Periods 3 or 4.

On weekdays, lessons start again at 2.35pm so you need to leave House by 2.25pm. Lessons finish at 5.00pm. At this time most girls come back to House for tea.

During the week, lessons finish at 1.00pm and you need to come back to House promptly for lunch. After lunch you may have a tutorial, an activity such as Choir or Sport or you may get a bit of ‘downtime’. L6 are sometimes invited to have coffee in the drawing room with Mrs Barnes and any other

There are lots of opportunities to get involved in activities after school. These usually run from 5.10pm to 6.10pm. Please make the most of all the opportunities you have, but at the same time, don’t overload yourself. Your Tutor will help you to choose activities and you can also talk things through with House staff if you are unsure what to do. There is an activities fair in September to enable you to select your activites.

Unless you have an activity after 6.00pm (e.g. a tennis lesson, Leiths cookery, ballet, choir, etc.), you must be back in House by 6.10pm for supper. Prep starts at 7.00pm. L5 must do prep in the dining room, supervised by at least one L6 girl. The whole House must be silent for prep. For collaborative work, you must use the drawing room, common

room or other space that will not disturb anyone else in House. Any girl who is found to be disruptive, noisy or not working will be asked to join L5 for supervised prep in the dining room. Pantry opens up at 8.45pm, and unless there is a House meeting, you can have free time.

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Bedtime routine Bedtimes are staggered, depending on your year group. All girls must hand in mobile phones and any other electronic devices (e.g. tablet and laptop) one hour before bedtime. You need to take these downstairs to the drawing room where a member of staff or Sixth Former will be on duty to receive them. Each girl has a labelled slot in a cupboard where they put their devices. This cupboard is locked every evening. If you are late by more than five minutes when handing in your phone and devices, these will be confiscated for 24 hours. Essentially this means that if,

for example, you are late on a Monday evening, you will not be allowed your items back until Wednesday morning. If you are in U5 or L6 you must hand in your phone one hour before bedtime but you may keep other devices (e.g. laptop) until 10.00pm, as we appreciate that sometimes you are still completing work.

The bedtime routine is as follows: L5

M5/U5

17:10-18:10

Activities

18:15-19:00

Supper

19:00-20:00

Prep 1 hour

Prep 1 ½ hours

Prep 1 ¾ hours

20:30-20:45 20:45-21:15

House meeting/Drawing Room/downtime Hand in tech M5 21:00 Hand in tech U5 21:15

Hand in tech 20:45 21:15

Downtime

21:15-21.30

Reading (protected)

21:30

Lights out

21:45

M5 Lights out

22:00

U5 Lights out

22:15

Lights out The routine is different on a Saturday evening. Supper is at 6.00pm, and then you will have a social. This could be a disco, a social with one of the Sherborne School Houses, a movie night in House, or a supper evening.

Hand in tech 21:30

However, all girls need to be in their rooms by 10.30pm and the House needs to be dark and quiet by 11.00pm at the very latest, for the benefit of those who would like to go to sleep. Sunday nights are treated the same as a weekday night, but without official prep time.

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House duties Please check your year group duty rota. Unless you are a day girl, then expect to have a duty evening once a week. It is the responsibility of L5 to make sure that the computer room is tidy, all computers shut down, all windows closed and any work left placed in the lost property locker or on the shelf for the relevant girl. You should also tidy the common room: plump cushions and take mugs to the kitchen. This duty needs to be completed by 9.15pm. M5 should tidy the hallway, putting all belongings in the pigeonholes. They should also tidy the drawing room, rearranging the cushions and taking any crockery back to the kitchen.

U5 have pantry duty. This involves sweeping the floor, wiping down the work benches and tables, and placing rubbish in the relevant bins. Once the pantry is cleaned, please ask a duty member of staff to lock it. This duty needs to be started at 9.30pm, and completed by 9.45pm. L6 supervise prep, collect mobile phones and other devices and do bedtime duties. Please report for prep supervision a couple of minutes before the start of prep. Please report for phone duty by 8.55pm or bedtime duty by 9.10pm.

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Going out and welcoming visitors to the House Going out After lessons you are allowed to go to Budgens. You must sign in and out, and you must be back in House by 6.00pm ready for supper at 6.10pm. You must either be in full uniform or in smart casual clothes (check the dress code for more details on this). You should never be ‘partly’ in uniform, by mixing it with your casual clothes. L5 and M5 are allowed into town on Saturday afternoons after either match commitments or Saturday Sport, and then on Sundays when other commitments allow. U5 and L6 can go into town after lessons. Again, you must be back in House by 6.10pm.

Going outside Sherborne M5 upwards may go to Yeovil at the weekend, but permission must be sought from the Housemistress or the member of staff on duty. A taxi must be ordered by the person on duty, and you must be in a group of at least three (L6 can go in pairs). L6 can go to Bath, Salisbury or Bristol, but this must be organised with the Housemistress. If it is your birthday or a special occasion, your parents may take you out for supper. However, unless this is a weekend, you may not invite any friends. This is because going out midweek is disruptive to prep routines. This is a School rule (not just a House rule). If you would like to celebrate your birthday with friends, it is best to wait until Saturday evening or Sunday lunch.

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L6 can go out to a restaurant for supper on Saturday or lunch on Sunday in groups of no more than six. This also needs to be arranged in advance with the Housemistress. Please be aware that even if you do not have a match on a Saturday, if you are in L5 or M5 you do have a commitment of Saturday Sport and so you are not available to meet with parents until after this time. Your behaviour and dress when out and about must be exemplary, as you are representing the School. Please create a good impression. The School boundaries are published on the House noticeboards: you must be aware of where you are and are not allowed to go.

Exeats/weekends out There are usually two exeats every term. These usually start at 1.15pm on a Friday. You may not leave School before this time. Matron will put up a list around two weeks before exeat, and you can sign up if you would like her to purchase you a train ticket or order you a taxi. The School train to Waterloo normally leaves at 1.35pm and arrives at Waterloo at 3.47pm. It normally leaves Waterloo at 5.15pm on a Sunday afternoon to come back. It is escorted, and you will be given the phone number and name of the member of staff on the train before you leave. All girls need to leave promptly for exeat, after which time Kenelm will be locked up. It will not reopen again until 6.00pm on the Sunday evening, so please do not return before this time as you will not be able to get

in. However, if you do need to arrive back to School earlier than 6.00pm, Wingfield Digby House is open and a Matron will be on duty there. You are more than welcome to stay in Wingfield Digby until 6.00pm. All girls must return by 9.00pm after an exeat weekend.

for drinks and snacks. The Coffee Pod is a café in the reception area of the Oxley Sports Centre, which you may also use after school and at weekends. There is also a café in the Upper Foyer of The Merritt Centre, called Queenie’s Café, which is open after lunch and after school.

If you request to go out on a nonexeat weekend, this will usually be granted by special permission of the HM, but your parents need to email by Thursday lunchtime. This is because socials lists and numbers for catering are finalised on a Thursday. Abbey Services are compulsory, though, so if you choose to go home on the weekend of an Abbey Service, you must be back for that. The dates for Abbey Services are clearly listed in the online calendar.

Visitors Girls from other Houses and boys from Sherborne School are very welcome to visit us here in the House. There is a visitor signing-in book that everyone must sign. Please let the member of staff on duty know that a visitor has arrived. It is very important that they are introduced to the member of staff on duty. Boys are not allowed upstairs. You must stay in the dining room, drawing room or common room.

If we are worried that too many pupils are going to be away for the weekend, we might ask you to reconsider your request for weekend leave.

The Tea Crate, Queenie’s Café and The Coffee Pod The Tea Crate can be found in the basement of Mulliner, and it is often open from 4.30 to 6.00pm

Family members are always welcome to the House, but nobody is allowed upstairs (including parents, unless it is the last day of term). If you have friends from outside the School visiting, please let the duty member of staff know when they arrive, and introduce them.

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Keeping personal items safe All rooms and ‘cubies’ are equipped with a lockable drawer. You are advised to keep any precious items and money locked away. You will need to see Matron if you wish to have the key for your lockable drawer, and she will sign it out for you. Please be aware that you need to return the key at the end of term, and should you lose it, you will be charged £15 to replace the lock.

Money and passports Passports must be handed in. If you require a Visa to study in England, your passport is kept in the safe in the office in Main School. Anyone who has a large amount of cash is advised to hand this in to us for safekeeping. You may use us as a House bank, and sign out money as you wish to use it.

Day girls Day girls – you are welcome to come into School for breakfast and to stay until after prep. You are expected to arrive at your House in good time for House briefing every morning. It is also extremely important that you sign out when you leave at the end of the day, so that we know you have gone home. If you plan on leaving straight from Main School at the end of the day, please call or email the House. Please also chat to your Head of Year in House to find out if there is any information you have missed when you have been at home. Day boarders – you have set nights that you stay. You need to let your Housemistress know which nights these are. You need to give 48 hours’ notice if you would like to stay on any other nights (or go home when you would normally sleep over).

House and School facilities Laundry We have one laundry room in Kenelm, equipped with three machines and three dryers. When you take your laundry, you need to note it in the book in the laundry room and indicate whether it is in the washing machine, the dryer, or in the queue to go in. Check how the rest of the washing is doing in there. If you pop someone’s washing in a dryer and put the next load on then it helps everyone’s washing get done more quickly. The system only works if everyone cooperates, so it is important to stick to it. Also, the rule is that the plastic laundry baskets should not be removed from the laundry rooms. Please try to adhere to this. The machines are really straightforward to use.

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They automatically dispense washing powder: just get someone to show you the first time you use one if you are unsure. If you do not name your clothes then they are likely to get lost or mixed up with someone else’s laundry, and it is generally difficult to identify whose washing is whose. If you buy new clothes during the course of the term, borrow a Sharpie from Matron’s office and label your clothes with it. This will save Matron a lot of time trying to sort through unclaimed, unlabelled washing.

Common room The common room is available for all girls to use at any time in House (apart from during prep). We have a TV in there with a Netflix account on it. Drawing room Our drawing room is on the first floor next to the common room. This also has a television in it with Netflix. The drawing room is open to all girls to use whenever it is free. We also use it during the week for year group meetings and coffee. Some Tutor lunches will occur in here throughout the week.

Bedding and towels can be washed centrally each week if you wish. This washing is collected on a Monday morning and is brought back to Kenelm on a Thursday. Each girl has a labelled shelf in the linen room and staff will put your clean bedding onto your shelf when it is returned.

Reporting faults Like all buildings, the Boarding House will sometimes require repair and upkeep. Our Facilities Department comes to the House most days to carry out routine repairs such as replacing light bulbs and fixing dripping taps. Please report any faults or repairs to Matron. If the repair is urgent, we will get someone over as soon as possible to fix it.

Oxley Sports Centre All girls are automatically members of the Oxley Sports Centre. The facilities there are available for girls to use, and many make use of the gym. In order to use the gym you need to go to the front desk to register. They will organise an induction session with you, led by one of the Personal Trainers. After that you are free to use the facilities. 30

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If you are under 16, you may sign up for the Junior Gym activity that happens several days each week from 5.00pm to 6.00pm. If you are 16 or over, then you are able to use the gym whenever it is convenient, but you must check with Mrs Barnes first.

School Shop

Hygiene

The School Shop is in Old Mulliner (near the Health Centre). It is open at break time every morning, and also after lunch. It sells a range of stationery items as well as a few snacks and sweets. If you need to replace some uniform items, you can do this here too.

This is really important, especially living as communally as we do. Please make time to shower every day. Get yourself into a good routine, and use shower gel and deodorant. It is equally important that you wash your clothes regularly – it is pointless washing your body and then putting dirty clothes back on. The sports tops get smelly really quickly, so you need to make sure you wash them regularly.

You need to collect a chit from House if this is the case, which gives you permission to have clothing added to your bill. You will be issued with a shop card, and your parents will have set an amount of money that is available for you to spend each term. This means that you don’t have to use cash in the Shop.

It is a good idea to organise your clothes in your room or ‘cubie’. A small ‘pop-up’ laundry basket is a really good idea: if you put dirty laundry into one of these it is less likely to get muddled with clean clothes. If you put your clothes away (instead of using your floor as a ‘floordrobe’) then you will be able to separate clean from dirty clothes more easily.

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Uniform expectations/dress All girls are expected to uphold the uniform expectations as listed in the School Dress Code at all times during the school day, including time spent moving between lessons. When in academic lessons, sixth form pupils should wear their jackets at all times unless permission to remove them is requested and granted. Any pupils who have been given permission to visit Sherborne during lesson times should be in school uniform. School trips will require either full uniform (or suits for Sixth Form) or smart casual. Appearance during lesson times (8.30am-5.00pm) You must look clean, neat and tidy at all times. Hair should be neatly tied back if it is long, and jewellery should be limited to one pair of stud earrings. Piercings halfway up the ears are not allowed, nor are nose piercings. Bracelets are not allowed and just one simple necklace is permitted, such as a crucifix.

L5 – U5 must wear their uniform (kilt/trousers, blouse, jumper, black tights, black shoes) for all lessons. If you have PE or Games, for example, during Period 2, you are allowed to wear sports kit during Period 1. You must, however, get changed into uniform at break time. In the same way, if you have Games after break, then you must wear uniform until break and then get changed into sports kit. You only need to wear your blazer on formal occasions such as Abbey Services, or when showing visitors around School. You do not need to wear uniform for School Services on Sundays – jeans are fine for these. L6 wear a School suit. You can wear your own top, but this must not have a logo on the front, nor can it be hooded. You need to look smart and businesslike. All girls need to come to breakfast wearing full uniform every day apart from Sunday, when PJs can be worn.

Appearance out of School hours Outside of the school day (i.e. after timetabled lessons, or during evenings and weekends), pupils may wear casual clothes on the School site, but they are still expected to look tidy and presentable. Casual clothes may be worn at the weekends from midday on Saturdays (if not involved in sport) and Sundays (except for official School activities such as Tour Mornings and Abbey Services). Casual clothes may sometimes be worn

on trips out of School (e.g. to the theatre). Pupils should dress appropriately for the destination of the trip and respect the instructions given by the supervising staff. Labelling Everything brought to School must be clearly marked with name tapes, with at least the pupil’s surname in full followed by House initials.

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School facilities

Use of mobiles and other personal electronic devices

There are lots of places you can go with your friends for a snack at certain times of day. Queenie’s, in The Merritt Centre, sells delicious drinks and cake. The Coffee Pod, in the Oxley Sports Centre, sells sandwiches and hot and cold drinks, and the Tea Crate, in the Mulliner basement, offers a range of snacks.

Mobile phones are extremely useful, but please use yours with care. The mobile-free zones in School are all of the dining rooms and the School Hall. Please refrain from walking down corridors checking your phones. You are not allowed to take your phones over to Main School during the normal school day, and they will be confiscated if seen. Please do not use anyone else’s mobile phone. You must give Mrs Barnes your number so that we can contact you if need be.

including Queenie’s, Tea Crate and School Shop

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Sherborne Girls terminology Year-groups L4 – Year 7 U4 – Year 8 L5 – Year 9 M5 – Year 10 U5 – Year 11 L6 – Year 12 U6 – Year 13 The Houses and their colours Aldhelmsted East – Purple Aldhelmsted West – Pink Dun Holme – Baby Blue Kenelm – Dark Blue Mulliner – Dark Green Reader Harris – Jade Wingfield Digby – Yellow General Ark – the Ark is a quiet space where the Chaplain is based. It is in the main School building and all pupils may use it as a space for quiet reflection BLT – Beddington Lecture Theatre, a room in the Beddington Building Budgens – Budgens Store in the BP Garage Cue/Cubie – Cubicle (bedroom)

Drawing room – as well as the room itself, meetings that take place there are called ‘Drawing Rooms’ Exeat – when School closes for the weekend (usually from Friday lunchtime to Sunday evening) Family dining – when year groups are mixed up to sit together for lunch Granny Patch – Richmond Green Main School – the Main School building, containing the School Hall Oxley – the Oxley Sports Centre Prayers – services that take place in the School Hall before school on certain days Prep – homework (also sometimes means private study period during the day) Queenie’s – the café in The Merritt Centre Socials – Saturday night social events SS – Sherborne School /The Boys’ School 37

Campus Campus

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Sherborne Girls Bradford Road Sherborne DT9 3QN 01935 812245 office@sherborne.com

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Packing list Avoid bringing everything you own, as space is limited. Apart from uniform and PE kit (see the dress code on the School website: Sherborne.com/uniformshop, you only need a few casual clothes: jogging bottoms, jeans, t-shirts and hoodies for after school. You will need a smarter outfit for more formal occasions, and something for end-ofterm parties. You might like to wear something a bit more ‘dressy’ for a weekend social event, but jeans and a nice top are usually fine. The School Dress Code lists the various occasions that require different types of outfits. Don’t forget an alarm clock (as mobile phones are collected in at bedtime), and you can bring your own bedding. You may like to bring posters, photos and small personal items to decorate your room, and your favourite teddy!

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FAQ Is it useful to have a mobile phone? Mobile phones are useful, but are not compulsory. There are some ‘mobile-free zones’, such as the dining rooms and School Hall. Mobile phones are not permitted in the Main School during the school day. Remember, you can phone home at any time you are in House, even if you have not got your mobile with you. Just ask the member of staff on duty and they will let you use the House phone in a private space. Is there anywhere I can keep my things safe? We recommend that you hand in anything of value, including money and passports, to be safely locked away. All rooms and ‘cues’ have a lockable drawer in which you can also keep precious items.

Your Matron will give you a key, but please be aware that, should you lose it, you will be charged £15 to cover the cost of replacing the lock. What do I do if I don’t feel well? Firstly, tell the House staff. If you need to go to the Health Centre, you will be issued with a purple slip, which you hand in when you arrive. If you feel unwell in a lesson, your teacher may also give you a purple slip. If you want to see a nurse but don’t want to tell anyone, then you can ‘drop in’ to the Health Centre without needing a purple slip any weekday after School.

Fire safety It is very important that you know where ALL the fire exits are in House. Please walk around and work out where your escape routes are, should you need to get out in the case of a fire. If the alarm sounds, you must make your way as quickly and quietly as possible out of the House. We assemble on the grassed area between the tennis courts and the Kenelm Garden. You must line up silently in year groups in alphabetical order. The girl at the front of each line must do a head count so that she can say how many girls from her year are present. This is the quickest way that we, as House staff, can work out if everyone is present. We will then do a full roll call to make sure everyone is accounted for.

The optimum time for us to evacuate and account for everyone is two and a half minutes. This isn’t a long time, so everyone must be sensible and quiet so that this can happen efficiently. It is possible, once we have assembled, that we could be notified that the School is having a full evacuation. If this is the case, we will all have to make our way to the pitches where we will reassemble alongside the rest of the School in front of the Pavilion. When we line up on the pitches, we stay in House groups.

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House contact details: Mrs Barnes: 01935 818231 Mrs Barnes mobile: 07808 775579 House landline: 01935 818233 House mobile: 07711 002935 E: kenelm@sherborne.com E: f.barnes@sherborne.com www.sherborne.com