Welcome to Wingfield Digby 2021 by Sherborne Girls

WELCOME TO WINGFIELD DIGBY

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Welcome to Wingfield Digby Your Boarding House is the centre of your life here at Sherborne Girls. I hope you will feel at home in Wingfield Digby. This handbook includes lots of useful information for you about how things work in the House, and about the School in general. It is also designed to help your parents with some of their questions, so it is very much addressed to you all. You are lucky to be living in a great Boarding House and I hope you will come to love it! Wingfield Digby was originally two Boarding Houses: Wingfield and Alymar. It is symmetrical, and one of the larger Houses. Now home to more than 70 girls, its winding corridors offer some character and the House provides good facilities and great communal living spaces for girls to get to know each other in an informal, homely atmosphere. When you first arrive you may have questions and worries, but there are lots of people to talk to and we are all here to help. Any issue, no matter how small, is worth sorting out from the beginning! As with any community, there are various systems and regulations in place that will be new to you. But you will soon get used to the way we do things, and it will all become second nature in no time. I urge you to make the most of your time at Sherborne Girls and in Wingfield Digby. There are many opportunities to represent us in House teams and competitions in a huge variety of sports, performances and events. Above all, I want you to be happy here. I will be here to encourage you, share in your triumphs and help you through any difficulties. I want you to achieve your potential and look back on your time in Wingfield, and at Sherborne Girls, with fond memories and lots to be proud of. Let the adventure begin! Mrs Scott Housemistress

Contents Important contact details 1 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. House ethos 2 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 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 22 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. Keeping personal items safe 25 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 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 Scott (Housemistress) 01935 818226 / 07808 775582 • k.scott@sherborne.com House Mobile 07808 775589 House Office Landline 01935 818242 • wingfield@sherborne.com

School Mrs Briggs (Deputy Head, Pastoral & 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 • Wingfield is your second home, and your housemates and staff your WD family. That is why every WD girl has the right to feel relaxed, safe and valued for who they are here • We must feel proud of every girl in Wingfield Digby – encouraging and supporting every individual in all walks of their school life as being an equally valued part of our family • It is important that we respect each other’s privacy, space, belongings and time • As at home, we need to treat the House and its surroundings with respect, and work together to make it the place we love

• We must behave with courtesy towards everyone in every year group in the House: smile, say hello, look after each other and share our home graciously • It is important that we respect each other’s views and feelings, and have ample opportunities to share and air these • We have a responsibility as a House to try to do good. We are part of a wider community both in and out of School. We should use our strengths as a family to consider, and do good for, others

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The House staff There is a large team of staff in Wingfield to help support you: Mrs Scott - Housemistress Mrs Scott lives in a house attached to Wingfield with her husband Tom - a teacher of Modern Languages at Sherborne School - her daughters Alma (10) and Edith (5), and her dog Pickle (2). Mrs Scott teaches Drama, has been living in girls’ Boarding Houses for more than 16 years and was a Housemistress for 5 years at a different school before arriving in Sherborne in 2019.

Mrs Spivey Assistant Housemistress Mrs Spivey is Assistant Housemistress. She lives in the flat at the Mulliner end of the House with her husband, Mr Spivey (one of our Wingfield Tutors), her three children, and her dog, Wombat. Mrs Spivey is in charge of the House when Mrs Scott is off duty. She teaches PE, and her main sport is lacrosse.

Mrs Beeny and Mrs Copping - Matrons The matrons manage the dayto-day running of the House. For example, they will help you if you are unwell, make you appointments at the Health Centre, or escort you to hospital, dental or orthodontist appointments if necessary. They organise 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. Matron also checks that your rooms are tidy every day, and will help you with laundry if you need it.

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Mr Clarke Non-resident Tutor (PE) Mrs Chillingworth Non-resident Tutor (Art and DT) Mrs Rowland Non-resident Tutor (Learning Support) Emma Warwood-Smith Our NRTs do not live in Wingfield, but help run prep and put you to bed one night each week. You will get to know them well.

Tutors 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 Scott 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!

bedroom doors which says ‘Supporter and Listener’. Just knock on their bedroom doors if you want to talk.

New girls to the House are allocated a buddy. Please use your buddy as a useful source of information. They will be in touch with you in advance of you starting at Sherborne Girls.

We have two School Counsellors (Heddy and Lauenna), who come into School to talk to girls. You can also speak to the Chaplain, who can be found in the Ark in Main School.

In addition, the L6 girls are here to help. 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.

If you would like to speak to someone independent to School, then do look at the noticeboards, where there are lots of helpful telephone numbers.

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 you 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 8

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, then 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, Wingfield Digby 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 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 bedtime

• 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 ‘pop in’ to see you. It just makes it harder in the long run • 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 are here to support you • 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 it for you. If you feel unwell, the House staff might suggest that you go to the Health Centre to see a nurse for advice (or we will phone from Wingfield Digby 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 10

will also write a purple slip for you if you feel unwell in a lesson and need to see a nurse. 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 help you. You cannot keep any medicine or tablets in your room in Wingfield Digby. 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 use this as a roll call. Please be prompt to mealtimes (and absolutely no later than 10 minutes after the start of a mealtime). If you have specific dietary requirements, please let the House staff know as soon as possible, so that arrangements can be made with our Chef. Mealtimes are as follows: Breakfast Monday – 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 12.00pm Sunday 1.00pm (unless there has been brunch at 11.00am, in which case there is no lunch)

Supper Monday – Friday 6.15pm 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 Fridays, you will sit with your family group for lunch. At lunchtime, you must all wait until everyone on your table has finished eating their main course before you are dismissed to clear your plates. 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, remember to be a good hostess: please chat

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to them – they have made an effort to come and spend lunchtime 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. 15

House routines Signing in and out We ask all girls to sign out and back into House after 5.00pm during the week, or at any point if going off site (for which you need to seek permission). Day girls and day boarders have a separate signing-out book, and must sign in when they arrive each morning and when they leave each evening. At weekends, all girls need to sign out and back in again whenever they leave the House. We must be strict about signing out and in again, as Mrs Scott and the team need to know who is in the House at any one time for fire safety reasons. We will take you through the rules and it will become second nature.

House meetings Each morning at 8.00am we have a House briefing, where the staff read notices and help you plan for the day and week ahead. Everyone is to wait in the dining room for this briefing, including day girls and day boarders. These notices are summarised and written on the whiteboard near the main entrance. On Thursday mornings at 8.15am we have a full House meeting in the drawing room, where lengthier notices are given, and members of the House speak about a variety of activities and issues. Part of the Wingfield ethos is for everyone to feel valued and listened to: girls in all years will be encouraged to present to the House on occasions, perhaps contributing a prayer, reading or notice to these meetings. We also have year group meetings (just your year group in WD), and these take place in the evenings with Mrs Scott, Mrs Spivey or the Prefects usually in the drawing room or over a hot chocolate in the dining room.

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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) before bedtime. You need to take these to the drawing room, where a member of staff or a Sixth Former will be on duty to receive them. Each girl has a labelled shelf

where they put their devices, and this room is locked every evening. If you are late by more than five minutes when handing in your phone and devices, they will be confiscated for 24 hours.

The bedtime routine is as follows: Year group

Prep

Phone and devices

Main lights off /sidelights on

All lights out

Teeth/showered and ready for bed L5

7.00-8.00pm Prep

8.45pm

9.15pm

9.30pm

9.15-9.30pm Reading Time

7.00-8.30pm

9.00pm

9.30pm

9.45pm

7.00-8.30pm

9.15pm

9.45pm

10.00pm

7.00-8.45pm

9.30pm

10.15pm

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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 Sherborne School’s Houses, a movie night in House or a supper evening. Bedtimes on Saturdays are later, to accommodate the fun. However, all girls need to be in their ‘cubies’ or rooms by 10.30pm, and the House needs to be dark and quiet by 11.00pm at the very latest. On Sunday nights we try to go to bed earlier after a busy weekend, and to get ready for the week ahead.

House duties Please check your year group duty rota. Everyone except day girls should expect to have a duty evening once a week. L5 duty: tidy the library after prep M5 duty: tidy the drawing room before bed U5 duty: tidy the common room and pantry before bed L6 duties: run prep for L5 and do device sign-ins/help with junior bedtimes

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Going out and welcoming visitors to the House Going out After lessons you are allowed to go to Budgens. As it is off site, you must ask permission, sign in and out, and be back in House by 6.00pm, ready for supper and roll call. 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 6.00pm.

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, who will order a taxi. 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 in advance 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 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 with friends in groups of no more than six. This 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 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 gets to 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 WD will be locked up. It will reopen on the Sunday afternoon for any pupils from across the School who need to return before their own Houses open at 6.00pm.

All girls must return by 9.00pm after an exeat weekend. f you request to go out on a non-exeat 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 School calendar. 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 4.30pm to 6.00pm for drinks and snacks. The 24

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 a café in the Upper Foyer of The Merritt Centre, called Queenie’s Café, which is open after lunch and after school. 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. Family members are always welcome to WD, 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 member of staff on duty know when they arrive, and introduce them.

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Keeping personal items safe All rooms and ‘cues’ 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. If you lose it, you will be charged £15 for a replacement.

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.

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Day girls

House and School facilities

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.

Laundry We have a laundry room with two washing machines and two dryers. Everyone can use these machines, and must manage their own washing. They are automated, and dispense detergent and fabric conditioner for you. There is a separate washing machine downstairs for L5 if they need a little more assistance from Matron. Anyone who needs to use specific washing powder for allergy reasons can use this one as well.

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).

If you do not name your clothes, 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 term, then borrow a Sharpie from Matron’s office and label your clothes with it. It will save Matron a lot of time trying to sort through unclaimed, unlabelled washing.

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Bedding and towels can be washed centrally each week if you wish. This washing is collected on a Thursday morning and is brought back a few days later. Everyone is asked to strip their beds on a Thursday morning. You can then collect clean bedding from ‘Thelma’s cupboard’ to put back on your bed once it is stripped. Each girl has a labelled shelf in ‘Thelma’s Cupboard’: your clean bedding and towels go on your shelf when they are returned.

Common room and pantry The common room is available for all girls to use at any time in House (apart from during prep). We have TVs in there, and a Wii in the drawing room. Off the common room is a small pantry equipped with a kettle, microwave, toaster and fridge. We provide bread and butter, and girls bring in spreads and snacks to make in the pantry. It is wise to label your food in the fridge, and we operate a system of trust that people do not use each other’s items. We also ask that you clear up after yourselves: if the pantry is left untidy, it is locked the next night. Library L5 must always complete their prep in the prep room. The L6 girls are on a rota to supervise prep, so there will always be at least one L6 girl studying in the prep room between 7.00pm and 8.00pm. 29

Drawing room Our drawing room is on the first floor. This also has a television in it, as well as a Nintendo Wii and a pool/table tennis/air hockey table. The drawing room is open to all girls to use whenever it is free. We use it during the week for year group meetings, coffee, and whole House meetings. It is also where we regularly light the fire.

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 or 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.

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Oxley Sports Centre All girls are automatically members of the Oxley Sports Centre. Many make use of its well-equipped gym. In order to use this, you need to go to the front desk and register. The staff will organise an induction session with one of the Personal Trainers, following which you are free to use the

facilities. 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 Scott first. 31

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 any 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 get 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 up 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, then 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, has a range of snacks available.

Mobile phones are extremely useful, but please use yours with care. All dining rooms and the School Hall are mobile-free zones. 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 also give Mrs Scott your number so that we can contact you if we need to.

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 Cubie – Cubicle (bedroom)

Drawing room – as well as the room itself, meetings that take place there are also 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

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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 may 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 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 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 do not have 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.

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 to 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.

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 that you can also keep precious items in. Matron will give you a key, but please be aware that, if you lose it, you will be charged £15 for a replacement. 41

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 concrete area in front of the science block. 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 that everyone is accounted for.

The optimum time for us to evacuate and account for everyone is two and a half minutes. This isn’t long, so everyone must be sensible and quiet to help it 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 Scott: 01935 818241 Mrs Scott mobile: 07808 775582 House: 01935 818242 House mobile: 07808 775589 E: wingfield@sherborne.com E: k.scott@sherborne.com www.sherborne.com