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THE MAYNARD NEWS
SCHOOL NEWS SUMMER 2014
ISSUE 14
Welcome to the Summer
2014 edition of the
Maynard News.
The main event this term was The Maynard Chamber Choir
being invited to perform at Powderham Castle in support of the
Devon Historic Churches Trust, in the presence of Their Royal
Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex. The Maynard was
honoured to be the only school invited to perform, and it was a
very memorable evening for everyone involved!
There have been a variety of residential visits and trips taking
place, including our annual trip to Osmington Bay in June and
the time honoured tradition of the Sixth Form Stratford trip.
Other exciting activities have taken place such as our first ever
Grandparents Day, Food and Nutrition holding a series of Great
Bake Off Challenges and a Football World Cup Day.
As always, our students continue to celebrate some excellent
achievements; we achieved great results in an Athletics
competition held at Blundell’s with our teams coming first in a
series of events, and many girls achieving outstanding individual
results for both sporting and musical activities.
We hope you all have a lovely break and enjoy the summer
holidays!
The Maynard Chamber Choir performs for
Their Royal Highnesses The Earl
and Countess of Wessex
The students and music staff were honoured when
they were personally thanked and congratulated by
the Earl and Countess of Wessex who spoke to the
girls after they finished their performances, which
was one of the many highlights of the evening.
Following the performances, students Maddie
Whitehall and Naomi Gillies were delighted to present
bouquets of flowers to the Countess of Wessex and
Countess of Devon in honour of the spectacular
evening. Following this, the students and staff
enjoyed some refreshments with the other guests
before saying goodbye to Their Royal Highnesses
in the garden, bringing the evening to a successful
close.
The Maynard School Chamber Choir was honoured
to be invited to perform at Powderham Castle on
Tuesday 10 June, in support of the Devon Historic
Churches Trust in the presence of Their Royal
Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex.
On arrival at the historic Powderham Castle, the choir
accompanied by Ms Hughes and other members of
staff were escorted to the magnificent music room
where they took their positions ready to perform
for the esteemed guests. The girls sang beautiful
renditions of Schubert’s ‘The Lord is My Shepherd’
before transitioning into the traditional ‘The Water
of Tyne’ and finished with two songs that have
suggested links to Devon, ‘All Things Bright and
Beautiful’ and ‘Bridge over Troubled Waters’. The
grandeur of the room enhanced the acoustics of
the girls’ flawless performance which received great
applause from the audience.
Congratulations to all the students and staff who took
part in this prestigious event and for all the hard work
they put in to their performances and representing
The Maynard School. Our warmest thanks also
go out to the Devon Historic Churches Trust and
Powderham Castle for hosting the event.
The Maynard Feature
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Vikings invade
The Maynard!
On Tuesday 6 May Year 3 took part in a Viking invasion!
Guthrum the Viking played by Greg Martin, set up camp
for an action-packed afternoon of Viking activities. As
well as learning about the Viking lifestyle and the Viking
attack on Exeter, the girls chose new Viking names,
examined various artefacts and tried on helmets and
chainmail. They then finished the afternoon by reenacting a battle between Saxons and Vikings!
The Fire Service
visits The Maynard
Junior School
The Fire Service visited The Maynard Junior School
on Monday 19 May and led interactive sessions about
fire safety to Years 3, 4 and 5. The girls learnt about the
services firefighters provide, what to do in the event of
a fire and how to call 999. Volunteers were chosen to
try on a firefighter’s uniform which included a fireproof
jacket, trousers and a hard hat and they had great fun
trying to put it all on in less than a minute, just as real
firefighters have to do in emergencies.
Everyone really enjoyed taking part and left with some
important fire safety messages. Thank you very much
to the Fire Service for visiting!
Year 6’s live
performance of
Hammy Hamlet
Earlier this year, Year 6 held their annual drama
evening. The audience were treated to a film of the
pupils’ adverts they had been working on as part of
their English lessons.
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The adverts as always were full of humour and sharp
ideas, alongside a stunning performance of an
adapted script of Shakespeare’s iconic Hamlet. Daisy
Batchelor took the lead and shone as the ill-fated
Dane, with the rest of the cast performing beautifully
much to the audience’s delight!
Year 4 get creative in their Print Workshop
Year 4 took part in a print workshop on Thursday 22
May that was run by renowned local artist Simon Ripley,
who works with the local art company, Double Elephant
Print Workshop. The day was themed around the Year
4 science topic of ‘habitats’ where girls were given the
opportunity to try several different types of printing.
The pupils first created monoprints using leaves,
flowers and their own drawings to make a single print
on to paper, followed by collagraph prints, which
consisted of multiple prints of the same design on to
fabric using a variety of colourful inks. They had great
fun designing their prints and experimenting with
different textures and layering techniques. Everyone
had a great day and produced some fantastic work!
Year 6 enjoy a
morning of Life
Skills
Year 6 enjoyed a morning of Life
Skills with Devon and Cornwall
Police on Wednesday 11 June. They
were given the opportunity to talk
to a variety of emergency services
including the police, fire service
and lifeguards. They recreated
different scenarios that the girls
might encounter in an emergency,
providing them with vital knowledge
and skills that will allow them
to make sensible and informed
decisions in challenging situations.
Year 6 spend the day as
Ancient Greeks
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In June, as part of their studies on Ancient Greece, Year
6 took a step back in time and spent the day discovering
what life was really like for an Ancient Greek. Donned in
togas, pupils re-enacted some classical Greek myths such
as Theseus and the Minotaur and Daedalus and Icarus,
before tucking into a delicious picnic of Greek food such as
hummus, traditional Greek salad and delicious pitta breads. It
was a fascinating day where History was brought to life and
both teachers and pupils thoroughly enjoyed themselves!
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BBC News School Report
Upper 3 students took part in
the BBC News School Report on
Thursday 27 March, a nationwide
initiative that gives students
the chance to make their own
news reports for a real audience,
simultaneously creating video, audio
and text-based news reports, and
publishing them onto the school
website
http://schoolreport.maynard.co.uk.
team to then select which ones
would be presented in the broadcast.
The students were required to
work efficiently as a team to create
a comprehensive report that
included the five ‘W’s and one ‘H’ of
journalism that covered Who is it
about? What happened? When did it
take place? Where did it take place?
Why did it happen? and How did it
happen?
The girls were given the challenging
task of becoming journalists for the
day; they had to prepare a news
broadcast on a tight deadline of 2pm
that day. They got straight to work in
the morning and began researching
stories for the editorial
Not only did the report require
excellent written skills, the girls had
to put the interview techniques they
had been learning about to the test
to ensure all the requirements of the
task were met.
After some strenuous proof reading,
writing and editing the girls had
some final rehearsal time to practice
their scripts before going live
with the broadcast. The girls did
tremendously well being filmed
presenting their reports to the panel
of judges and received some great
feedback.
Overall the day was a great success
and well done to Upper 3 for all their
hard work.
Lower 4 Geographers take a fascinating trip
to Lulworth cove
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Lower 4 enjoyed glorious weather on their Geography
field trip to the Jurassic Coast on Monday 9 June. After a
long bus journey, the group visited the education centre
at Lulworth to watch an engaging presentation about the
Geology and landforms of the stretch of coastline. They
heard about the formation of the sedimentary rocks
along the Jurassic coast, and the role of plate tectonics
tilting the layers of rock to create features such as the
famous ‘Lulworth crumple’.
After the presentation the girls sat in the sunshine and
produced field sketches of Stair Hole whilst admiring
the fabulous views over Lulworth cove itself. Later they
walked up the steep footpath towards Durdle Door where
they witnessed the footpath that had been fenced
off from recent coastal erosion. Exhausted, everyone
was then able to enjoy their lunch at the top of the hill
overlooking Man O War Cove and Durdle Door.
After their examinations, Upper
3 took part in cross-curricular
days on Monday 9 and Tuesday 10
June to celebrate ‘What it means
to be British’. Several departments
collaborated for the activities and
the girls had great fun exploring all
things British.
Upper 3 explore
what it means to
be British
Students discovered how the
language we speak today is
actually the end product of waves
of immigration and conquest
through the centuries; they
also tried their hand at some
calligraphy. They baked scones
and learned about the history and
etiquette of the British tea before
discovering the history that lies
beneath their feet as they walked
around Exeter and questioned a
Roman legionary and a Norman
Sheriff. The girls looked at some
aspects of Exeter’s multi-cultural
history; they were most interested
and shocked to discover about the
segregation of black American G.I.s
in St Thomas. Finally, they had the
chance to explore the experience
and contribution of some of the
different immigrant groups who
came to the country in the 20th
century by trying to argue their
way past a rather intimidating
immigration officer!
Maynard Science takes a trip to
the Salters’ Festival of Chemistry
On Thursday 24 April, Eve Stevens, Jess Carr, Alice Sara
and Gaia Clark Nevola from Lower 4 participated in
the Salters’ Festival of Chemistry, hosted by Plymouth
University. They spoke to us about the fun and
challenging day and here is what they had to say:
“The day started with an hour long drive in Mr Flower’s
Land Rover. At Plymouth University we found ourselves
participating in a bit of challenging orienteering before
we found our way to the Davy building, where we were
due to spend our day. On arrival to the building we
were welcomed with a short speech, then at 10:15am
we started our first challenge. This was a ‘Forensic
Mystery’ which we solved using chromatography and
identifying a variety of inorganic compounds. We split
into pairs and carried out both sets of experiments
to solve the crime. Our team was being judged on:
health and safety, team work and accuracy. After Gaia
extensively experimented with the taps in the laboratory
we eventually identified the correct criminal and wrote
a conclusion.
After an incredible and slightly blinding talk on
combustion (i.e. ‘blowing stuff up’), we rounded off the
day with prize giving and a couple more biscuits. Much
to our surprise, we were delighted to discover that we
had won first prize in the Forensic Challenge.”
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We then returned to the lecture theatre where we ate
our packed lunches, and took full advantage of the
wide variety of biscuits provided. Eve and Jess went
on to practice their problem solving skills by trying to
extract hot water from a thermos flask. It’s harder than
it sounds! Then we all headed off for the ‘University
Challenge’. In this challenge we attempted to make
six colours from three colourless substances and one
green one. We displayed incredible dexterity skills by
knocking over every chemical we encountered! Taking
it in turns, we asked a very patient lab technician for
countless replacements. Despite the chaos and our now
violently red, acidic universal indicator, we produced all
of the colours – though of a pastel shade.
We were then asked to reproduce a perfect yellow
(the hardest to make) in front of the judges and other
competing schools. The pressure was on Eve as she was
the only one who had got anything resembling a yellow
and had neglected to write down the scientific method
(‘recipe’) she used. Nevertheless out of our lab we were
the only group to achieve yellow. We then had to relay
this information to Mr Flower who had not been present
in the challenge. When he asked how we could have
managed to knock over so many things Eve promptly
demonstrated the group’s abilities by immediately
knocking over her water bottle onto the row in front.
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Science Week Essay Competition
All students in Lower 4 and Upper 4 took part in a
science essay competition which kicked off Science
Week on Monday 17 March. The girls were given the
task to investigate a science topic that had been in
the news, write an essay on their topic and to create
a poster to present their work. A great range of topics
were investigated and the girls produced excellent
work.
Congratulations to Jess Carr who investigated the
Higgs-Boson and won the Lower 4 prize and Jasmine
Reay who investigated bionic prosthetic legs and won
the Upper 4 prize! Well done to everyone involved!
Junior Mathematics Challenge 2014
On Thursday 1 May, Upper 3 and Lower
4 took part in the United Kingdom
Mathematical Challenge. Well done to all
the girls who have achieved certificates.
Particular congratulations to Alexandra
Pavic in Lower 4 for achieving the best
result in the school and to Hannah Kidner
and Clemency Little for the highest score
in the Upper 3.
Gold:
Lower 4: Alexandra Pavic (best in school)
Silver:
Lower 4: Alice Brion, Ellen Brion, Katherine Byles,
Jessica Carr, Gigi Hetherington, Elizabeth MidwinterCooke, Gaia Clark Nevola, Jessica Page, Eve Stevens,
Georgina Ward, Isobel Yeoman
Bronze:
Lower 4: Daisy Birkin, Daisy Gordon, Bella Pallett,
Alice Sara, Eleanor Strahan
Upper 3: Eleanor Garrity, Madeline Grief, Hannah
Kidner (best in year), Clemency Little (best in year),
Tilly Tomlinson
The Skin
Lower 5 Art Trip
Angels visit The to Topsham
Maynard School
In March Exeter’s Skin Angels gave an enlightening
talk to Lower 5 students on how they can protect
and care for their skin. The engaging talk explored
the consequences that come from excessive sun
exposure, such as premature skin ageing and the
elevated risk of skin cancer. Although the talk was
informative on the risks of sun damage, the girls were
taught how they can enjoy the sun safely and how it is
a vital source of Vitamin D for us.
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Easy tips such as wearing foundations containing
SPF’s, cleansing your skin regularly and applying sun
cream every hour to prevent sun burn can all maintain
skin health. The girls came away feeling positive about
how they can care for their skin now and in the future,
and are looking forward to safely enjoying the sun
when Summer arrives!
On Wednesday 2 April, Lower
5 GCSE Art & Design students
went to see an exhibition of
the landscape painter Philip
Clayton at the Art Room
Gallery, Topsham as part of
their coursework project.
The artist was at the gallery
during the visit and the
students were treated to a very interesting talk about
his work, giving them great insight into his ideas as
an artist. They listened to his explanation of how he
chooses his subject, how he approaches a new piece of
work and the painting process itself. It was a fascinating
experience to be surrounded by his paintings and it
was wonderful that the girls were able to ask questions
to him directly. Following the session in the gallery, the
girls went outside and produced their own watercolour
study of the view over the estuary, with Philip working
on his own oil sketch alongside them.
An adrenalin filled
weekend at Osmington Bay
To celebrate the end of their examinations, Lower 4
accompanied by Head of Year Mrs Kerrane and Form
Tutors Mr Ryder and Mr O’Neill set off on the morning of
Friday 6 June to Osmington Bay, near Weymouth.
On arrival at the holiday camp there were gasps from
the back of the coach. The view overlooking Weymouth
Bay was simply spectacular in the sunshine, and staff
and pupils alike looked in nervous anticipation at the
activities awaiting them.
Before settling into their luxurious chalets, they took
a stroll down to the beach to take in the sea air and
beautiful scenery. After lunch, they made themselves at
home in the chalets and set off for an adrenaline filled
afternoon of activities, which included a huge zip wire
and a game of aeroball where Mrs Kerrane’s hidden
talents came in handy.
Saturday morning was then spent on the water. At the
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy,
home to the sailing for the Olympic Games, they
skimmed through the water in two dragon boats. After
some fairly intensive training in the paddle-tap rhythm
and the Haka like chants needed to generate more power,
they held a series of races between the two tutor groups.
Honours were shared between both groups as where L4N
were powerful, L4P were graceful. It was an extremely
enjoyable way to spend a Saturday morning and the sun
had clearly got to Mr Ryder by the end, when he
decided to drench the girls with a hose pipe he had found
amongst the yachts.
Saturday afternoon saw everyone racing quadbikes,
tackling trapezes and swinging high up in the air before
rounding off the day with a team based game of Cluedo
around the site.
Raft building was a more sedate way to end the weekend
as the girls worked together and showed their originality
and design skills when building their rafts. The success
criteria for the challenge was mostly met - nearly all the
girls came away with dry clothes!
All in all it was a wonderful weekend and the ideal way
to relax and let off some steam after the stresses of
examinations. The site, the location, the Osmington
Bay staff – particularly Paul the group leader, the food
and the activities were all brilliant. The girls got involved
in everything with great enthusiasm and thoroughly
enjoyed the adventurous weekend!
World Cup Fever at The Maynard
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To celebrate the upcoming Fifa World Cup, The Maynard’s Upper
4 Cross Curricular Day on Friday 6 June took on a football based
theme to celebrate the beautiful game. The fun and interactive
day began in the classroom where pupils were split into teams
and given an iPad to solve a series of challenging questions based
around football. The tasks covered a multitude of subjects such as
Maths, French, Music and History and required the girls to work in
their teams whilst answering the questions. Throughout the day,
each team created a video of the work they had produced before
taking to the courts to play in a football tournament to determine
the competition winner. Ms Hughes did a fantastic job refereeing
the football matches before presenting the winning team with the
coveted golden pineapple trophy! Overall it was a fantastic day
which got staff and students involved with the football festivities.
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Triumph at the Exeter Food Festival Schools
Bake Off Competition
On Sunday 27 April, four Maynard pupils arrived at the
packed out Exeter Food and Drink Festival to compete in
the Exeter Schools Bake Off Competition.
The competition was held in the Darts Farm Tepee and
was hosted by Glenn Cosby who is famous for being
the last male competitor on last year’s Great British Bake
Off. The brief was to decorate a tiered cake in half an
hour with a “Spring theme”. Gigi Hetherington and Mimi
Dudman took to the challenge and represented Lower
4. They designed and made a beautiful Easter Bonnet
lemon cake decorated with professionally piped yellow
roses, with a yellow brim and trimmed with a lilac bow.
Cecily Hine and Lottie Barker represented Upper 4
with their cross section of a multi-layered flower pot
chocolate cake, which they then covered in chocolate
butter cream, wrapped
in chocolate fondant
and topped with expertly
modelled growing carrots
and burrowing rabbits.
All girls were cool and calm under pressure and
produced superbly decorated cakes. The judges
deliberated, tasted and then discussed at length before
awarding first place to the Easter Bonnet cake!
Congratulations and thanks to all the girls for taking part
in what was a very close competition. Everyone had a
great time and all the competitors received a Darts Farm
Goodie Bag.
Winners of The Maynard
Great Bake-Off Challenge
Throughout the Spring Term Lower 4 have been taking
part in a series of Great Bake-Off Challenges in their Food
and Nutrition lessons, which expanded their culinary
skills through designing and baking their own goods.
From elegantly presented cheese and biscuit boards
to show-stopper cakes, the girls have produced some
extravagant and delicious food throughout the numerous
challenges.
Now that the term is coming to a close, the winners of
the challenge have been chosen! Mimi Dudman, who
baked an intricate purple rose cake, was the overall
winner, and won a beautiful apron as the prize. Well
done also to Gigi Hetherington who was the competition
runner up and impressed the judges by creating a
delicious three layered sponge cake.
The Big Cake Show with Mary Berry
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Lower 5 and Upper 5 Food and Nutrition students had a wonderful
time on Friday 28 March when they visited the Big Cake Show in
Exeter. Throughout the day the girls watched some inspiring cookery
demonstrations where they were given hints and tips on how to make
stunning recipes at home and in their Food and Nutrition lessons. A
highlight of the day was when they met Mary Berry from television series
The Great British Bake Off and asked what some of her favourite recipes
were. It was a fantastic trip and all the girls thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
The Maynard’s
Students
conquer
the Exmoor
Challenge
Bring Your
Grandparents
to School Day
On Tuesday 5 March, grandparents of our Upper
3 students were invited to visit the school to
see what life at The Maynard is really like for
their granddaughters. After a welcome talk and
refreshments, they were taken on tours around the
school by our Sixth Form students and then had the
opportunity to sit in lessons and experience their
granddaughters’ education first-hand. To round
off the morning everyone was treated to some
wonderful musical performances by the Upper 3
students, including solos and a whole year group
performance of a song from Evita.
Sixteen adventurous Upper 4 students completed the
Exmoor Youth Challenge on Saturday 3 May.
The challenge required participants to walk a sixteen
mile route in teams of four, navigating with maps and
compasses which the girls did brilliantly and cheered
each other on during the strenuous day. Well done to all
the girls who took part and many thanks to Mrs Harvey,
Mrs Davey, Mrs Ruddick, Mrs Sanders, Dr Rankin and
Mr Harwood, who helped them to prepare!
It was a very successful morning and thank you to
everyone who visited!
Throughout January to April, The Maynard School
has been taking part in the Alan Turing Cryptography
competition which involves a series of six codes that
get progressively harder to solve. This year, the mystery
challenge was “The Tale of the Lovell Legacy” which
all eight of The Maynard teams who entered worked
independently to solve.
Approximately one thousand teams across the UK took
part in the competition, and one of our teams ‘Enigma’
that consisted of just two of our Lower 4 students
Jess Car and Jess Page, finished in the top 10% of the
challenge. This is a great achievement so well done to
Jess, Jess and all the students and teachers involved!
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The Alan Turing Cryptography
Competition
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Lower 4 combine
Music and
Modern Foreign
Languages
On Tuesday 10 June all girls in Lower 4 were set the
challenge to compose a three minute pop song and film
an accompanying video. Easy you might think. But in
five hours? In a foreign language? Think again!
Needless to say the girls threw themselves into the task
wholeheartedly. It was a demanding day which saw their
creativity and teamwork put to the test not to mention
their iPad video editing skills.
Most groups decided to base their songs around the very
British topic, the weather. After deciding on their topic,
the girls had to think about their German and Spanish in
a different context, and the teachers were very impressed
by the accuracy and ambition of their language skills.
The music varied from breezy summer pop to a harder
edged industrial sound, and was reflected in the
stunning visual effects of the videos the girls created.
Creative flair was in full swing throughout the day, and
the girls worked very well together to produce some
fantastic work.
Lower 5 Geographers visit the River Otter
Lower 5 visited the River Otter to complete their GCSE
Geography fieldwork on Monday 31 March. They were
lucky to have a dry day and the girls were able to learn
new skills and collect all their data needed for their
controlled assessment investigation which examines
how rivers change along their course.
Starting at the source in the Blackdown Hills the girls
measured velocity, pebble size and shape, width and
depth. They also had to measure another aspect of the
river independently. Over the course of the day they took
in six sites as far down as Tipton St John, where the river
was flowing fastest and was the most challenging
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to measure. The girls worked in teams to collect data,
take photographs and record site descriptions. They
were true Geographers and were certainly not afraid to
get stuck in despite getting wet in the river, remaining
cheerful for the whole day. Dani Page was particularly
delighted since she remained dry for the whole day
in her fisherman’s waders! The prize for the soggiest
Geographer goes to Connie Longrigg who managed to
fall over at the last site of the day.
At the end of the day, after pouring out wellies and
ringing out soggy trousers, the girls welcomed a welldeserved hot chocolate and dry pair of socks!
Upper 3 visit Exeter Cathedral
On Tuesday 25 March, Upper 3 girls visited Exeter
Cathedral for a combined History and Art trip.
Students took part in a murder mystery activity,
based on the real life 13th century murder of the
Cathedral Precentor. Groups showed off their
interrogation and analysis skills with some even
getting to the bottom of the intriguing puzzle.
The girls also took part in an Art workshop where
they modelled clay gargoyles, using those around
the Cathedral’s exterior as inspiration. The results
were very professional – and in some cases quite
frightening!
Upper 3’s
Charity Fete
2014
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Congratulations to all the Upper 3 pupils who took
part in this year’s charity fete on Wednesday 26
March. The fete was a roaring success and raised
£131.61 in aid of Plan UK and The Motor Neurone
Disease Association (MNDA). Activities such as splat
the rat, candyfloss making and space hopper races all
helped raise funds for the fantastic causes. Well done
to everyone involved and thanks to all those who
came along and supported the event.
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Success in the BBC Radio 2 Short Story Competition
Seven Maynard girls made it through to the second
round of the BBC Radio 2 Chris Evans ‘500 Words’ short
story writing competition in May for children aged 13
and under. Competition was fierce with over 118,000
entries so huge congratulations to the writers from Y6,
Upper 3 and Lower 4 who made it into the final 3000
entries. Well done to the following girls for all their hard
work:
Kitty Guinness (Y6) for ‘The Dolphins of Beer Beach’
Lily Howe (Y6) for ‘Looking into the eyes of an eagle’
Miri Cooper Wedge (Y6) for ‘Just Like Jake’
Alyssa Gibbons (U3) for ‘Faster’
Jess Page (L4) for ‘Kidnapped, Starved and Humiliated’
Gaia Clark Nevola (L4) for ‘I have played with the sea’
Katie Byles (L4) for ‘Chasing Rabbits’
Chasing Rabbits by Katie Byles
Faster by Alyssa Gibbons
I run, I leap, I jump, I play. The perfect life. I am lying in the
sun looking out onto the rolling hills. I can hear children
playing, laughing, running and skipping. I can see my
mother rounding up the sheep, as she does every evening.
As my stomach starts to make rumbling and borborygmus
noises my nose starts to kick in. The cool, comforting breeze
carries the smells right to me. I am now standing up, my
ears are pricked and I am following the scent around the
farmyard. I have broken into a run and I am identifying the
animals.
I just had to keep running. I kept saying this in my head, but it
made no difference. It was simply imprinted in my brain. The
dense forest was completely silent as I sped over the branching
roots and stumbled every so often. It was useless. My efforts
were…appalling. I was neither a long distance nor a sprint runner.
On the other hand, I didn’t really care how well I ran. I just wanted
to get it over.
Rabbit. My eyes are scanning, but the sun is not on my side.
Luckily I have changed direction; I see it, the white fluffy fur
with a dusting of mud on it. I am homing in; I can feel the
fear in the rabbit’s path. He’s starting to tire, I could get him
now; my stomach wants me to, but my head says no. I start
to look from the rabbit’s point of view; this isn’t a game this
is life or death. I stop. I can’t take a rabbits life, just for a little
snack that won’t fill me up; I don’t have a true reason to kill.
I don’t have a true reason to kill; nobody does. I came home
that evening; I forgot about the rabbit, it was like it had been
erased from my mind. A few weeks later it came back. I no
longer lie in the sun or chase rabbits; I curl up in the trenches
and I run from the enemy. I haven’t heard children playing
since I was at home. I can hardly remember what children
playing and laughing sounds like. I haven’t seen my mother
rounding up sheep since the evening they came, the day
they took me. I’ll never forget my mother or the farm, or the
rabbit.
At night, here in the trenches, we can’t snuggle on our beds
by a nice cosy fire; we have to sit in the cold mud waiting for
a bomb to go off.
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It all started when I was sniffing about, as I normally do, then
I got onto a scent, it wasn’t a normal smell, it was dangerous.
I was getting closer, I could see the bomb and I could see
Tommy. I had to make my decision in a split second. I ran
to the bomb, picked it up, though it was almost slipping out
of my mouth. I sprinted over the barbed wire, dodging the
dead bodies. I dropped the bomb, barked twice, to warn the
soldiers that there was a bomb. I then ran back to Tommy. A
few minutes later we were best friends.
Before I knew it the war was over. I was on a ship back to
England, back to Tommy’s farm. Now back on the farm, I
wouldn’t hurt a fly, not even a tasty rabbit. I might have saved
your granddad’s life.
I honestly didn’t know how I could run for so long. I had no clue
because the forest went on and on. On and on and on. It felt like
it would never end and I would never stop running. But then
again, I couldn’t stop running. My saying was, if I started, I would
definitely finish.
I strived to run faster but it was no good. What was the point?
I knew it would have to end soon. Then it would be fine. I had
never, ever done anything like this before, so I didn’t have any
idea of what it would be like when I finally finished.
The forest was starting to thin out now and was opening out onto
moorland. Nobody was around for miles and I felt truly alone. For
a moment I tricked myself that I could see a house in the distance,
but I knew it was just my eyes. I was so tired, so sick of all this
running. It was then I realised I had been right. It was a house.
I gave a rasping sigh of relief, knowing that it would soon be ok.
Still I kept on running, much faster, but it was so, so hard. So, so
ridiculous. But I was doing it for myself.
I was soon going to stop. I thought I deserved it now. I busied my
mind promising myself that I would never run, ever, ever again.
For a long time, I hoped. Running seemed so easy at the outset
but…it really wasn’t. It was now my foe. Most people could laugh
at that, but they wouldn’t if they did this.
I set my head to positive and continued, speeding forward at an
even faster rate now.
“CUT!” yelled the Director, leaping out of nowhere enthusiastically.
I collapsed in a heap outside the cottage. It was our filming base
for the duration of the lengthy scene. The world seemed to carry
on without me as I silently regained my breath. Nobody bothered
me and I felt like I was in a totally different universe completely.
This scene was the prelude to a massive showdown, and I had
no doubt that the film would be a huge success. As soon as we
touched down back in the US the whole cast would prepare
themselves for one of the biggest movie premieres of their lives.
And I was at the centre of it. That didn’t bother me. I loved it.
I have played with the sea by
Gaia Clark Nevola
Kidnapped, Starved and Humiliated – My
Story By Jess Page
“…It is said that when a sailor plays with the sea and loses,
their spirit turns into a guardian of the ocean, an albatross,”
read the mother from the storybook, smoothing down her
son’s fair hair and smiling at how his ice-blue eyes danced
and glittered in the dim light of his reading lamp. As she
shut the door and bid the little boy goodnight, she heard him
murmur: “When I grow up I shall go to sea and play a game
with the ocean, and I, I shall win.”
I stare out of the cell window. They keep me warm, and that’s
all. There is barely enough food in my stomach to keep me
from death, and that is not always a blessing. Yet, as the rain
thunders down outside, I have a macabre gratefulness for my
situation.
Mountainous seas raged, pounding, like angry fists on the
wheezing wood of the solitary vessel. On the deck, a saltcaked mariner gripped onto the sturdy mast, his snowy white
beard matted and unruly and his hat was askew. He watched
as great walls of water rose up, higher than mountains
around him, and crashed down like the most powerful of
earthquakes. The sea was alive, it was a hungry dog knowing
on the ship, and the captain knew that there was no escape.
He steely, ice-blue eyes hardened; he was neither afraid
nor alarmed. And then out of the troubled clouds a single
albatross sailed into view, and with this image in his mind,
the sailor felt a sense of peace wash over him. With a last
respectful nod at the sea, he accepted his fate.
The rose dawn swept over the placid waves, tingeing every
crest with molten sunlight as the wind slept on. Above the
drowsy ships, a single, snowy white albatross soared through
the cloudless sky. Every shade of grey adorned his incredible
wings, forming the most intricate of patterns. Saffron yellow,
his beak gleamed in the shimmering light. On either side of
his bill, two ice-blue eyes danced and glittered, so that from
up close they seemed almost like miniature kaleidoscopes.
It is said that the myths that circle the albatross are all sailors’
irrational superstitions bred from near escapes from deadly
storms, or long, long months stuck on the ocean-desert
with not enough to eat. But I know better. I remember every
untouched horizon of indigo; every wave streaked with
molten rays of sun; every sickle moon with its reflection in
the look glass sea; every storm and every drowned sailor lost
at sea. I am the albatross. I am the guardian of each gust of
wind, each ripple in each tranquil cove. Like so many others
before me, I have played a game with the sea and gambled
with my life. And she, she has won.
I was hunting big game, crouched and ready when they
captured me. They threw me into a tiny, tiny cell, amidst my
shouts. As they marched on, scaring the prize I had in mind off;
I saw red.
I screamed and clawed at the cell wall, my fingers slipping
through gaps to gore people. They cursed, shaking my cell.
Panicked, I hung on tight, all bravado extinguished. I don’t
know how long I quaked – it seemed forever.
When they stopped and threw me out, I ran as fast as I could,
up a tree. They laughed and pointed, commenting in tongues
unbeknown to me. One grabbed me from the safety of the
foliage and dropped me to the ground, along with some food.
I wolfed it down and ran to the confines of their encampment.
They left me be after that. Food was placed in the same spot
every day; not exactly gourmet living. Water too, grotesquely
flavoured. It is a hard life, and I cannot see the sun or sky any
more.
Running from clan-people is hard work. I need to sleep
after the extra effort. The clan-men are determined, very
determined, that I enjoy it here. I am determined I won’t. It is a
rather fascinating dilemma.
They give me fluffy gifts – ornate designs to demonstrate their
“hospitable” side. I won’t admit it to them, but they’re lovely.
They have this beautiful smell…I can’t help biting into them and
eating the herb. Colours are intensified, I can taste smells! It’s
beautiful, but sometimes a little embarrassing.
I gradually realised I needed their cooperation. I came when
asked, sat and looked lovingly also when needed. I sat with
them and learnt their language. Once, they invited some other
clan-people to enjoy a delicious meal. “Hello,” they would all
exclaim. I might add that this is a type of greeting among them.
Then they would pick me up and cradle me. “This is our latest
addition to our family”, they would say. This means a new clan
member. “His name is Alex”, they add. Then they coo over me,
and I meow and purr happily. It is only a small gesture but it
puts me in favour, it seems.
And so this brings us full-circle, with me staring out of the cell
window once more, gazing out lazily. What they do not know
makes me laugh.
Clan people are awfully dense.
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They love me dearly. But what I wouldn’t give for freedom, for
my paws to feel grass beneath them again; for my mouth to
enjoy a juicy jay or a flavoursome fish. I may look feline, but I
am a killing machine; a trait the clan-people do not know.
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The Maynard Sixth Form explores Berlin
Berlin was the destination for The Maynard’s Sixth Form
History students during the Easter holiday. Setting off
on Monday 7 April, 15 girls from Lower and Upper 6
explored the beautiful and fascinating city. Throughout
the trip they discovered Berlin is steeped in history, from
the reign of the Kaisers to the devastation of the Second
World War and the drawn out conflict of the Cold War, it
was a perfect destination for the keen historians.
As well as having an opportunity to take in some of
the spectacular sites the city has to offer, the Berlin trip
which is now in its third year, enables students to soak up
the atmosphere and rich culture of the pivotal European
capital whilst expanding their History knowledge.
Staff and students alike returned home reminiscing about
the beautiful city and all wished they could return to see
even more of the sights in the future.
Highlights of the visit included a tour of the Reichstag,
Berlin’s parliament building, Potsdam, where the future
of Germany was decided by the Allies, the famous
Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie and remnants of
the Berlin Wall and a nuclear bunker. Students also had
the opportunity to visit Sachsenhausen, a concentration
camp on the outskirts of the city which was an extremely
thought-provoking destination.
Success
at the
Biology
Olympiad
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This year our Upper Sixth Biology students achieved
excellent results in the British Biology Olympiad. The
students had to take an extremely challenging exam
and achieved The Maynard’s best results for five years.
The British Biology Olympiad challenges and stimulates
students with an interest in Biology to expand and
extend their talents. Congratulations to Katie Sanders
who won a silver medal and to Rachael Ball who won a
bronze medal. Well done to everyone who took part!
Lower 6 History Residential Study
Trip to London.
In March Lower 6 students travelled up to London for a history residential trip.
Student Abby Caunter spoke to us about what they got up to during their visit.
”
On Sunday 2 March the L6 History group accompanied
by Mr Tabb and Miss Fulton travelled to London to see
a series of lectures relevant to our Unit 1 Stalin’s Russia
course and a cultural visit to the theatre to get a flavor of
life in the 1950’s.
Upon arriving in London at Waterloo we walked to the
embankment where we would be seeing ‘A Taste of
Honey’ at the National Theatre. The play depicted the life
of a working-class family living in Salford in the 1950’s
and the challenges faced by hardship and domestic life.
‘A Taste of Honey’ displayed the attitude of the 1950’s
towards race as the mother abandons her daughter after
discovering she is pregnant with a black sailor’s child.
The play is a mixture of comedy and love and thoroughly
enjoyable to watch as well as being relevant to our Unit
2 Britain course. In the evening we went out for a meal
before going back to our accommodation near Oxford
Street. We then had an early start on Monday morning to
get to our lectures.
They revolved around one of our key topics in our L6
History course, Stalin and his control over Russia.
Each of the four lectures tackled a different aspect of the
course and was presented by some of the best authorities
on the period. This not only deepened our understanding
of the period but also provided us with key knowledge
to enhance our essay writing skills where precise
knowledge is of the utmost importance.
After the morning of lectures we headed back to Waterloo
and began the journey back to Exeter, reflecting on our
historically fuelled trip.
We would like to thank Mr Tabb and Miss Fulton for
giving up their weekend to take us to London for an
informative and enjoyable weekend.
“
‘This Writer’s Life’
Day at The Maynard
The Maynard Sixth Form
In June, Sixth Formers taking part in the ESP programme spent the day with a variety of different
writers, learning where they draw their inspiration from and getting hints and tips on how
to produce some phenomenal writing. Guests included Maynard parent Kathryn Aalto, BBC
Correspondent and Fiction Writer Simon Hall, Performance Poet Robert Garnham and Singer
Songwriter Alex Hart. The creative and inspirational day was a great success and students are
looking forward to putting what they learnt into practice.
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Stratford casts its spell once more…
As soon as the last AS exam had finished, the Lower Sixth
immediately scrambled into the trusty blue minibus, and
off we set for the yearly Maynard pilgrimage to Stratford.
It is the most magical experience for the girls – each
year, they drive up knowing a little bit about Shakespeare
and his world, and four days later return to school as full
Shakespeare aficionados, bursting with knowledge of
his life, period and plays which they have harvested not
just from the atmosphere of the town itself, but firsthand from actors, directors, guides and the wonderful
specialist academic lecturers at the Shakespeare
Birthplace Trust in Henley Street.
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Over the four days the girls climbed the teetering
new tower to see the old streets glittering in the sun,
immediately followed by a backstage tour of both
theatres (we even met an Old Maynardian on the same
tour, re-tracing her own Maynard Stratford experience
of several years ago with her husband); they saw four
plays, attended several different lectures on their set text
‘Othello’ and on the plays they had seen, and interviewed
Joshua Richards, a most inspiring and engaging actor
who played both Bardolph and Glendower in both ‘Henry’
plays. They also enjoyed a hilarious wig and makeup
session in which Claudia, wearing special bloodreleasing gadgets, was stabbed to death by her friends;
they learnt how to gouge out eyes on stage, and cuddled
a vile severed head.
Their introduction to ‘Othello’ was reinforced by a very
active RSC workshop run by a very active indeed RSC
actor; they explored issues from the play in a handson working environment and learned a lot about the
text and its implications. A calmer activity was the visit
to Shakespeare’s grave, where the girls viewed the
famous slab and its curse, and looked reverently at the
contemporary Bible and the town’s entries recording
Shakespeare’s birth and death. As well as all this, they
visited all five Shakespeare properties in Stratford; and
best of all, they were initiated into the infamous Maynard
Tradition, which is now in its 26th year and has never
been divulged to anyone outside The Chosen. (There
are many red-herring rumours circulating – but haha! you’ll never know the truth!)
The days were packed indeed – we started lectures each
morning at 9.15am, and didn’t return to our guest house
till after 11 most nights, as it was so interesting chatting
to the actors after the performances and asking for their
autographs. Everyone we met was so friendly and eager
to talk about their own experience and interpretation
of Shakespeare and his plays; the girls heard so many
ideas, encountered so many people and learnt so much.
Nobody wanted to leave, but now we are back at school,
we have a treasurehouse of knowledge to tap throughout
our A2 coursework – what a wonderful introduction it
has been to the joys of studying Shakespeare next year!
A Review by Anastasia Bruce-Jones
“To play without passion is inexcusable!”
- Ludwig Van Beethoven.
The concert which opened the summer term was
refreshing for both performers and audience alike.
Not only did the venue, the Mint Methodist Church,
allow the much-rehearsed performances to feel
newly exciting for their musicians, but the diverse
range of genres covered, from Disney’s latest hit
to the classical mastery of Haydn, meant that the
youngest siblings and oldest grandparents in the
audience all had something to look forward to.
One of the highlights was the senior choir’s
performance of a medley from the musical ‘Les
Miserables’, which, rumour has it, inspired the
Britain’s Got Talent winning Collabro. One audience
member found the harmonies “spine-tingling” and
the rousing close of the performance could not fail
to leave listeners feeling uplifted.
The orchestra performed a deliciously atmospheric
rendition of Hamish MacCunn’s ‘The Land of the
Mountain and the Flood’, which resulted in one mum
feeling she had “fallen in love with the Scottish lands”
despite her never having seen them herself.
A pinnacle of the evening came with two virtuoso
performances from Ruth Tresidder on violin and
Naomi Gillies on the clarinet, accompanied by
the Chamber Orchestra. The Sixth Formers played
Accolay’s Violin Concerto No.1 and Finzi’s Fughetta
respectively and left listeners in awe of their talent,
made even more extraordinary by the proximity of
the concert to the start of their all-important A-Level
exams.
However stressful the pulls on their time, everyone
had an opportunity to ‘Let it Go’ as the orchestra
and choirs came together in a magical performance
of the song from the film Frozen, with the rare
assembling of so much of the school’s musical talent
into one ensemble helping to make the concert such
a thrilling occasion.
The most moving moment of the night was the
Chamber Choir’s haunting rendition of ‘Bridge Over
Troubled Water’, with the painfully beautiful chorus
of voices causing more than one eye to moisten.
The poignancy of the concert was particularly
tangible since it was the last for the outgoing Upper
Sixth, some of whom have been musicians at the
school for more than a decade. Their dedication and
talent was more than enough to earn a standing
ovation, as they were each presented with a flower,
bringing the evening to a touching close.
It goes without saying that without the tireless efforts
of Miss Blackwell and Mr Woodford there would have
been no concert, and that their direction was the
means by which such passionate and truly excellent
performances could be enjoyed. From all of us who
had a marvellous evening: thank you.
Written by Anastasia Bruce-Jones
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Emily Eveling competes in the
Devon County Championships
Swimmer Emily Eveling has recently
taken part in a number of swimming
events; where in some races she
has set new county records. She has
spoken to us about her successes and
future events she will be competing in.
“On Saturday 15 February through to Sunday 16 March,
I competed in the Devon County Championships. I
competed in ten events and won ten medals. In four
events I qualified for the National British Championships
which is in July at Ponds Forge, Sheffield. I qualified for
the 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke, 200m individual
medley and 400m individual medley for nationals.”
Throughout the competition I received:Gold Medal – 200m Backstroke (Won by 6 seconds)
Silver Medal – 100m Backstroke
Silver Medal – 200m Freestyle
Bronze Medal – 100m Freestyle
Silver Medal – 200m Individual Medley
Silver Medal – 100m Individual Medley
Gold Medal – 200m Butterfly
Gold Medal – 100m Butterfly
Bronze Medal – 100m Breaststroke
Silver Medal – 400m Individual Medley
(County Record)
Congratulations on your fantastic achievements Emily!
Gymnast Flo
Evans achieves
Women’s Artistic
National Grade 7
Congratulations to Year 5 pupil Flo
Evans who gained a distinction for
her gymnastics when she competed
in the Women’s Artistic National
competition in April. The Women’s
Artistic National is a highly competitive
area for aspiring young gymnasts, so
congratulations to Flo who achieved a
grade 7 award. Flo trains competitively
during the week and is now looking
forward to competing in Malta in July
where she will be representing Exeter
Gymnastics Club at the Gymstars
International competition.
Well done Flo!
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Maynard athletes qualify for
County Championships
Several athletes from The Maynard took part in the qualifying competition for Exeter and East Devon at Yeovil.
Congratulations to the following girls who were selected to represent the Exeter & East Devon area at the County
Championships which will be taking place on Saturday 14 June at Braunton:
Inter girls:
Senior girls:
Chloe Jarman – Shot Put (best performance: 9.18m, 3kg)
Georgina Rutter - Shot Put (selected on last year’s best
performance of: 9.26m, 4kg)
Sophie Inglis – 80m Hurdles (best performance: 13.3
seconds), 200m (best performance 27.7 seconds) and
relay.
We wish the girls every success at the County
Championships and look forward to hearing how they
get on in their events!
Maynard Students impress at
Blundell’s Athletics Experience
They also won the 4 X 100m relay and were overall Joint
Winners with Blundell’s Prep!
Minor girls (Year 5) Team: Charlotte Goodridge, Minnie
Conibear, Livia Singer, Flo Evans, Isobel Rutter.
Livia came 2nd in 200m.
Minnie came 5th in 800m.
Charlotte came 5th in 75m Sprint.
Flo came 4th in Long Jump.
Issy came 4th in Ball throw
They too won the 4 X 100m relay!
The Minis (Year 4) Team: Vickie Browne, Louisa
Thomson, Xanthe Baylis, Florrie Thomson-Glover,
Natalie Charity.
Pupils from the Junior School enjoyed competing at the
Blundell’s Prep School Athletics Experience on Friday 6
June. All the girls performed really well alongside teams
from Blundell’s, Mount House, St Peter’s, Exeter Cathedral
and Stover and they finished with some brilliant results:
India won the High Jump & came 2nd in the Long Jump,
Alex came 2nd in 800m.
Emily came 3rd in Cricket ball throw.
Harriet came 4th in 100m and 3rd in 200m.
Everyone did brilliantly and most importantly, had a great
time too. Well done, girls!
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The Junior girls (Year 6) Team: India Leetham, Emily
Williams, Alex Dean, Harriet Chambers.
The team were excellent, racing and competing
well, often against boys, gaining good places in their
respective events and were particularly impressive in
the sprints. Stand out results were Xanthe who came
2nd overall in sprint and Vickie Browne who came 4th
in Ball Throw and all of the girls really enjoyed their first
experience of athletics!
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Upper 5’s complete their Sports
Leadership Awards
This year, sixteen of our Upper 5 students took part in the Sports Leadership Award Scheme.
Gemma Stitson (U5Q) spoke to us about her experience of the scheme:
As there were only two or three sports leaders per ten
children, every leader had a chance to work one on one
with the children and improve our leadership skills,
as well as the children’s understanding and abilities in
sports.
Throughout the scheme, all the leaders’ confidence grew
and we learnt how to handle more difficult situations.
At the end of the ten weeks, all our knowledge and hard
work went into planning a sports festival for all sixty
children, held at our school.
Unfortunately on the day of the festival, it rained but we
had prepared for this by having an indoor plan as well as
an outdoor plan and all the children enjoyed the festival
despite not being out in the sun.
“In the Autumn Term of our Upper 5 Year, we were
offered the chance to take part in the Sport Leadership
Level 2 Award. We spent the first term learning about
how to motivate children and teach them certain sports
but made sure the activities were suitable for anyone,
including those with a disability. We went on to use these
techniques and skills to teach children aged 7-8 for ten
weeks at a local primary school.
Even with some challenging situations, we really liked
working with the children, enhancing our knowledge
and earning our Sports Leadership Award. We would
definitely recommend it to anyone if the opportunity
arose.”
Tilly Carpenter-Hansson
reaches the National Hockey Finals
Upper 3 student Tilly CarpenterHansson played in the National
Hockey Finals as part of the
Under 12 Exe Hockey Team,
who are now ranked 10th in
the country. Tilly, who was
also Vice Captain and the top
goal scorer for her team told us
about her fantastic experience:
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“After winning the Devon tournament in March, our
team from Exe Hockey Club were through to the West
finals. The day was extremely hot but we won the first 4
matches which took us through to the semi-finals. The
semi-final match came to a 1-1 draw so we had to do
penalty flicks. None of us had done this properly before
and our goalie had never played in goal before but I
managed to shoot my penalty flick in and so did my
other team mate. The other team only scored one so we
won and made it through to the nationals!
We travelled up to the nationals in Cannock the night
before and stayed in the local Premier Inn, where we met
up with the rest of the team and took full advantage of
the chocolate dispenser which was a highlight of the trip!
The following morning we arrived at the hockey arena at
10am to warm up for our first match at 12:15pm. We were
all nervous as there were nine other teams playing and
some had amazing skills.
We played our first match which was difficult but we
pulled it together and had a 2-2 draw. Unfortunately
in the second match one of our top players was hit on
the head, another had a nose bleed and I was hit in the
collar bone so it meant our team had to play with some
disadvantages. Although this meant we then lost our next
4 matches, we had a cracking team day and are proud to
be the 10th best team in England!”
Tilly and Hazel
qualify for
National Dressage
Championships
On a warm and sunny Sunday 15 June, students
Tilly-Hutchinson Field and Hazel McCorriston set
off to represent The Maynard at the NSEA dressage
qualifiers at Millfield. Notwithstanding the heat,
large classes and very tough competition, the girls
kept their cool and rode straight to success. Having
come second in the warm-up class on her grey
gelding, Basil, Tilly scored 70% in the Preliminary
qualifier, earning her an impressive 5th place in
a field of forty-five. Despite some naughty antics
from her young mare, Edna, Hazel managed to
score 67% in the Novice qualifier, earning her 5th
place in a field of twenty-four.
Hazel and Edna then went on to score a fantastic
74% in the Preliminary qualifier, earning them 2nd
place and a qualification for the NSEA National
Dressage Championships in October.
Congratulations to both girls on a magnificent
performance!
Year 5 pupils take
part in the Devon
Games to Inspire
Congratulations to pupils Bethan Graves, Isobel Rutter,
Dulcie Fraser, Claudia Riley and Katie Pile who were
selected to play netball for Exeter and East Devon in
the Devon Games to Inspire. All the girls played very
well and thoroughly enjoyed the day and the team
building experience. Congratulations also go to Bethan
Graves who was awarded a medal for the overall most
determined player through the competition, alongside
gaining a medal from the West Ex Netball Club where
she trains.
Alice Edmonds Equestrian
Badminton success for Maynard
students
Alice has had a fantastic time here in
Barcelona. She qualified for the final
which was a freestyle to music, which
she and her trainer choreographed
and came third out of the fifteen
qualifiers! Needless to say we were
delighted with this result.
Congratulations to Lower 4 students Dodie Bowman and Katie Byles
who competed in the 6th Torbay Junior Badminton Open earlier
this year. The competition was tough with competitors coming
from all over Devon and the surrounding counties. After some
challenging matches Katie and Dowdie came out triumphant as they
won the Under 13 Doubles tournament, with Dodie also winning
the Under 13 singles tournament. The girls were thrilled with their
results after all the hard work they put into their training.
Congratulations also go to Lower 5 student Robyn Bowman who
came third in the Under 15 singles competition, and second in the
Under 15 doubles tournament.
Well done girls!!
The Maynard Sport
Today has been a day of training
and the vet’s inspection for the next
competition, which has all gone well,
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Sports Results Roundup
Date
19.3.14
20.3.14
22.3.14
24.3.14
25.3.14
25.3.14
29.4.14
30.4.14
6.5.14
8.5.14
13.5.14
14.5.14
15.5.14
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19.5.14
20.5.14
Team
U12 A/ B Netball
U12 B Netball
U13 A Netball
U9 A Netball
U9 B Netball
U10 A Netball
Maynard U12 A
Maynard U12 B
Maynard U14 A
Maynard U14 B
U15 A Netball
U15 B Netball
U13A Rounders
U14A Rounders
U15 Aegon Tennis
U11A Rounders
U11A Rounders
Swimming Match
Opposition
V Exeter School (A)
V Exeter School
V Exeter School
V Blundells
V Blundell's
Tournament
V Maynard U13 A
V Maynard U13 B
V Maynard U15 A
V Maynard U15B
V Exeter School
V Exeter School
V St Peter's High
V St Peter's High
V Blundell's
V St Peter's
V St Peter's
V Queen's
Winning swims by:
C. Toptani
E. Eveling
J. Dart
S. Bailey
U11A Rounders
V Exeter
U11B Rounders
V Exeter
U12A Rounders
V St Peter's
U12 B Rounders
V St Peter's
Exeter Athletics Trials Juniors selected for area at East
Devon Match
Grace Williams - Discus
Josie Nightingale - High Jump
Inters selected for area at East
Devon Match
Chloe Jarman - Shot Put &
Javelin
Emma Scott - 800m
Rebecca Rutter - 100m & triple
jump
Sophie Inglis - 200m & Hurdles
U13 Swimming
V Exeter
U15 Swimming
V Exeter
U10A Rounders
V Trinity
U11A Rounders
V Blundell's
U11B Rounders
V Blundell's
U11C Rounders
V Blundell's
U9 Rounders Festival
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U13 Aegon Tennis
V Exmouth
U14A Rounders League Cancelled due to weather
U14 B Rounders League Cancelled due to weather
U10A Rounders
V Exeter Cathedral
U10B Rounders
V Exeter Cathedral
Year 10 Aegon Tennis V West Buckland
U12 Swimming
V Wellington
Result
L7 - 22
L1 - 9
L12 - 20
Lost
Lost
Finished 3 in pool
U13 W6 - 4
U13 W
U15 W17 - 12
U15 W14 - 9
L17 - 22
W15 - 14
L4 1/2 - 16
L9 1/2 - 12 1/2
W5 - 1
W14 1/2 - 6 1/2
L10 1/2 - 14 1/2
L125 - 150
W18 1/2 - 14
W15 - 13
L13 1/2 - 18 1/2
W13 - 12
W45 - 44
W52 - 46
W14.5 - 14
W17.5 - 8.5
L3 - 6
L1.5 - 5
L0 - 12
W22.5 - 13
L14.5 - 18
L4 - 8
W46 - 35
Date
21.5.14
3.6.14
5.6.14
Team
U13 Swimming
U15 Swimming
U13 Aegon Tennis
Year 8 Aegon Tennis
Year 10 Aegon Tennis
U12 Rounders
U13 Rounders
6.6.14
Junior Prep School
Athletics
11.6.14
U11 A Rounders
U14 CVL Rounders
U9 Junior Festival
12.6.14
14.6.14
16.6.14
U10 A Rounders
U12 A Rounders
U13 A Rounders
U12 A Rounders
U12 B Rounders
Result
L35 - 45
L54 - 33
0-6
0-6
1-6
0-6
0-6
3-6
L2 - 6, L1-6
W6 - 5, L1 - 6
L4 - 8
L2 - 10
L3.5 - 6
D 6.5 - 6.5
W7 - 2
W5.5 - 3.5
W10 - 1.5
L1.5 - 10
L5 - 5.5
Won
Lost
Won
4th in County
5th in County
4th in County
L8 - 15
W12 - 9
L5.5 - 16.5
D14.5 - 14.5
W17.5 - 16.5
The Maynard Sport
17.6.14
U11 B Rounders
Devon Athletics
Championships
Opposition
V Wellington
V Wellington
V Blundell's Aegon
1. Mimi Dudman
2. Gigi Hetherington
3. Katie Byles
4. Alice Sara
Doubles 1: Mimi Dudman & Gigi
Hetherington
Doubles 2: Katie Byles & Alice
Sara
Friendlies:
Tali Dersley & Daisy Birkin
Charlie Barlow & Jess Carr
V Exeter
V Exeter
V St Peter's High A
V Clyst Vale
V Dawlish
V St Peter's High A
V St Peter's High B
V Clyst Vale
V Dawlish
Junior team were joint winners
with Blundell's
Highlights:
India Leetham - 1st High Jump
Alex Dean - 2nd 800m
Livia Singer - 2nd 200m
Xanthe Baylis - 2nd 75m
Relays:
Junior Relay - 1st
Minor Relay - 1st
Minis Relay - 3rd
V Stoodley Knowle
V St Peter's High
All girls competed really well: no
overall winner
V Stoodley Knowle
Chloe Jarman came 4th in
Devon Inter Girls, in Shot Putt
Sophie Inglis came 5th in Devon
Inter Girls, in 200m and 2nd in
80m Hurdles
Georgina Rutter came 4th in
Devon Senior Girls, in Shot Putt
V Stoodley Knowle
V St Peter's High
V St Peter's High
V Exeter School
V Exeter School
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The Junior School
Sports Day
For the first time this year, The Maynard Junior School Sports
Day took place on our playing field at the Mount Radford Lawn
on Tuesday 17 June. Junior School pupils, staff and parents
enjoyed a lovely day in the sunshine with a wonderful mix of
athletic endeavour and fun traditional activities. All the girls took
part brilliantly and enjoyed a well-deserved ice lolly at the end of
the day!
Congratulations to Goldsmiths who won the day overall, and
to all the houses and their members for showing such great
competitive spirit and camaraderie. A big thank you goes to
Mrs Cameron for organising such an excellent day!
The Maynard Sport
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MPA NEWS:
Well the academic year is coming to a close and the
MPA have had a tremendously successful year. We had
bumper profits this year at our main events with a total
of almost £5,000 at the Christmas Craft Fair and £1,552
at the Quiz night, which was outstanding. So a big thank
you to everyone involved!
Job Vacancy:
The money raised from these fund raising events are
donated to the school and are used to purchase various
items, some of which are listed below.
I hope you all have a lovely summer and don’t forget
to put the following dates in your diaries for the next
academic year.
Donation towards the Evita production
Junior School expenses
Tudor Environment –teak bench
Junior School TV
Four Apple iPads
First aid training for eight parent volunteers for Ten Tors
Large study table for Sixth Form.
Lego starter kit
Hardware keyboards for Upper 3
50% donation towards Sixth Form sofa
The MPA AGM will take place on Friday 19 September
8am for an 8.30am start. The purpose of this meeting
is to review the activities of the MPA over the last 12
months and elect any new committee members and year
representatives. Ms Hughes and the school Governors
will be attending this meeting and will provide an insight
into the main focus of activities for the school in the year
ahead. Everyone is most welcome and we look forward to
meeting you.
As the year comes to an end we are looking to recruit
new faces on the MPA committee. Please see Job
Vacancy details below.
Food and wine evening:
The MPA is looking to recruit a new Chair and the Deputy
Secretary for next term. If you are interested in taking
up the role and joining the MPA, please contact me on:
[email protected]
We will be having an exclusive food and wine evening on
Friday 12 September. Please refer to the invitation on the
next page for more details.
The Christmas Craft Fair will take place on Saturday 29
November
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MAYNARD PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION
Breakfast AGM
Friday 19 September,
8am for an 8.30am start
Main School Hall
The Maynard MPA
Join us at the MPA AGM this
year for breakfast! Enjoy tea,
coffee and croissants from 8am,
with the opportunity for a short
tour of the school following
the meeting. Please confirm your
attendance by emailing
[email protected].
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An evening in association with
The Maynard School’s MPA
DRESS
TO IMPRESS
Luxury Food and Wine Evening
with Top chef Robin Rae of the Rusty Pig
Restaurant and wines matched by
Christopher Piper Wines.
Draw prizes by Sapphire Living Space
This exclusive event is limited to 50 places only.
Tickets cost £30 each and will be allocated on a first
come first served basis. To book your place please
complete and return the booking form below to
Vicky Hutchinson at The Maynard School
7.15pm arrival on Friday 12th September
at Sapphire Living Space
Dart Business Park, Topsham Devon EX3 0QH
bulthaup Exeter
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Name
Number of Tickets
I enclose a cash/cheque made payable to Maynard Parents Association for
(£30 per ticket)
bulthaup Exeter
Contact telephone number
The Maynard MPA
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7.15pm arrival on Friday 12th September
Sapphire Living Space Topsham Devon EX3 0QH
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Coming Up...
Bus Route
There are plenty of spaces
available on the Budleigh
Salterton
(via Exmouth, Lympstone,
Exton) bus route for next term.
Please contact Tina McKinney,
as soon as possible if you
require a place or would like to
receive more information.
Exeter’s alternative careers
fair for girls aged 12-15
Thursday 25 September 2014
4pm – 7.30pm,
The Maynard School, Exeter
01395 444444,
07973 906124,
[email protected]
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