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Keys, Winds, Strings and Voices - Music Teachers Perform at MSJ
Saturday 18th September
7.30 pm in York Hall
Celebrating the Heritage of Malvern St James
Malvern St James will open its doors to the public on Saturday 11th September between 3pm and 5pm, taking visitors back to its Victorian days as The Imperial Hotel.
Batsford opens its doors at last!
The waiting is over! Batsford finally opens its doors on Monday 6th September after many months of hard work during its conversion from the Bursary to the fantastic junior boarding house for years 3 – 8.
GCSE Celebrations! 92.5% A* to C grades
Following last week's excellent 'A' Level and AS success, Malvern St James is delighted to announce its GCSE results.
81.6% A* to B grades and 26% A*grades for girls at Malvern St James
Malvern St James is celebrating another year of outstanding examination results
Photos of Commemoration and Speech Day
The photos taken during Commemoration and Prizegiving on Friday July 2nd may now be viewed on the website of Chris Downton Photography - http://www.cdphoto.co.uk/ using the event code 020710.
My Daughter Parents' Newletter
To read the July issue of My Daughter Parents' Newsletter, please click here.
Commemoration and Speech Day
At the end of the Summer Term, the School said goodbye to their founding Headmistress, Mrs Rosalind Hayes, who is retiring.
Kite Making
Girls in Years 2 to 4 were able to express their creative flair recently during a kite making day.
Outdoor Pursuits in the Summer Term – a report by Miss Cole
In June Year 9 girls attended an Adventure Activity Trip to Gilwern, near Abergavenny.
A Level and GCSE Music Recital
The recent A-level and GCSE music recital was the culmination of months of outstanding composition and practical work by Year 11 and 13 pupils.
Summer Ball
The theme for this year's Summer Ball was 'The Secret Garden', which was evident in the beautiful decorations in York Hall and throughout The Quad.
Sign Language
Girls at Malvern St James have seized the opportunity to learn a new and valuable skill – sign language.
Book Club Reviews
As in previous years, The Malvern St James Book Club have been reviewing the Greenaway Award for Illustration shortlisted books during their lunchtime meetings and have submitted their thoughts to the official website.
Weston Super Mare Trip – a report by Mrs Wilkinson
Girls and staff from the Junior Department set off for a day in Weston Super Mare last weekend, armed with sun-cream, buckets and spades and a change of clothes... just in case!
HMS Triumph Rededication Ceremony
One of the Ships we have adopted for School competitive events is HMS Triumph, the nuclear submarine, which has spent the last six years being refitted, following active service in Afghanistan.
County Athletics Championships
Congratulations to the girls who took part in the County Athletics Championships at Nunnery Wood in June.
Stretton Grandison Concert
On Saturday 22nd May, three talented young pianists from Malvern St James School performed a concert at St Lawrence's Church, Stretton Grandison, to acknowledge the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederic Chopin.
Outdoor Activity Day
An outdoor activity day at Aztec Watersports Centre gave girls in Years 2 to 4 the opportunity to build their confidence and team spirit, whilst undertaking an exciting challenge.
Year 12 Research Week
“The process, not the product”.
Weekly letter from Mrs Wilkinson (Years R - 1)
To read Mrs Wilkinson's latest letter, please click here.
Arabian Nights
After watching a superb performance of ‘The Arabian Nights' at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Year 7 & 8 Drama Club girls devised their own version, which they performed for parents, teachers and friends.
Smite Farm Science Trip
Year R to 5 pupils had the opportunity to explore an arable farm when they visited Lower Smite Farm near Worcester.
Congratulations! MSJ is awarded the Artsmark Gold Award
This week it has been announced that MSJ has achieved the highest Award offered to schools by the Arts Council, for dedication and commitment to the Arts – the Artsmark Gold.
International Success for Lucy Walton
Lucy Walton, Year 6, continues to astound with her progress on the international Golfing scene.
Congratulations to Katie Cupper
Congratulations to Katie Cupper who has received her brown belt 3rd Kyu in Karate.
Midsummer Madness at Hatfield! A Report from Housemistress, Mrs Cardy
Hatfield held another ‘Midsummer Madness Bonanza' on Friday 11 June in aid of our charity guide dogs for the blind.
Junior History Trip
Girls in Years 4 and 5 were able to experience a taste of life during the Civil War when they visited The Commandery in Worcester.
Congratulations to Francesca Baird
Congratulations to Francesca Baird, Year 13, who will have an article published in Iris Magazine.
Duke of Edinburgh's Award
Gold, Silver and Bronze participants of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme took part in several weekend practice expeditions this term.
Year 7 and 8 Geography Field Trip
Year 7 and 8's return to School after the Half Term break began with a Geography Field Trip to Upton-upon-Severn.
AS Drama Examinations
The AS Drama examination consists of two separate parts.
Young Enterprise
Two MSJ companies, Debut and Barcode, performed extremely well this year and reached the Young Enterprise presentation final held at the Police Headquarters in Worcester.
Berlin Trip
A trip to Berlin was organised for students in Years 10 to 13 over the Easter holidays.
Junior Maths Challenge
Girls from Years 6, 7, 8 and 11 took part in the Junior Maths Challenge Competition in May.
Greenslade Tea Party
Sixth form students were able to take a well-earned break from revision at the Greenslade Tea Party last Sunday afternoon.
ARLT Latin Reading Competition
Congratulations to Sarah Carrington, who came third in the junior section of the national ARLT Latin Reading Competition.
Einstein Society Annual Quiz
The Einstein Society's Annual Quiz took place this term.
CICERO International Classics Competition
The results of the 2010 CICERO International Classics competition were announced at the Conference of the Joint Association of Classical Teachers in London and we are delighted that two girls from MSJ received awards.
Leisure Centre for Hylton Road
Millie Chen, Year 13, has designed a Leisure Centre for a derelict site on the Hylton Road in Worcester.
A Uniform Plea from The Friends
If your daughter has grown out of items of uniform which are still in good condition, please do send them through to The Friends.
Malvern Young Writer Competition Awards Evening
MSJ girls did incredibly well in the Malvern Young Writer Competition this year, winning a total of nine prizes.
Butterfly Life Cycle
Girls in Class R-1 have studied the fascinating life cycle of butterflies as part of the Minibeasts science topic.
Manor Adventure
Year 5 and 6 pupils attended an outdoor activities trip to Manor Adventure in Shropshire.
Grass-Boarding
Year 7 pupil, Charlee Sherwood, planned a grass-boarding trip as a fun activity for her year group.
Young Performers' Platform
The first Young Performers' Platform of the Summer Term was a great success and provided a wonderful lunchtime concert for the audience of girls, parents and staff.
GCSE and A Level Art Exhibition
Parents, girls, staff and invited guests enjoyed a private viewing of this summer's A Level, AS and GCSE Art Exhibition.
MSJ looks forward to opening its new Junior Boarding House
Work on Batsford House, the new junior boarding house, is making excellent progress.
Latest Sports News from Laurel Buchanan, Sports Prefect
MSJ sports players have had another busy week:
Imperial War Museum
The English Department organised a trip for all Year 10 girls to the Imperial War Museum in London.
Zoolab Minibeast Visit
Girls in Years R to 3 were joined by Reception girls who will start in September for an exciting Minibeast activity.
Chopin Festival at The Royal Northern College of Music
The Royal Northern College of Music recently held a Chopin Festival where 17 concerts, which included the complete works of Frederic Chopin, were performed to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth.
Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts
Two talented young pianists from Malvern St James achieved great success in the Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts last weekend.
Netball Weekend
On Friday 7th May, twenty-three girls from Years 8 and 9 travelled to the recently opened PGL Centre at Liddington, near Swindon, which was hosting its first ‘Netball and Adventure' weekend.
Mural Painting for Evergreen Children’s Centre
Early in the Summer Term, the Art Department, with the help of volunteers from the Yrs10 and 11 GCSE Art classes, donated paint, girl power and creative expertise in the form of a large scale mural for the Sure Start Evergreen Children's Centre in Malvern Link.
Malvern Well Dressing Competition, a Report by Liberty Wilkinson
Last Friday Year 5 set off to West Malvern to ‘Dress the Well!'
Skydiving for Acorns Hospice
Intrepid Junior Department teacher, Miss Charlotte Kopsch, is taking her life in her hands with a sponsored skydive for Acorns Hospice.
Latest Sports News from Laurel Buchanan, Sports Prefect
This week's report begins with some impressive Tennis results:
Prefect Roles 2010 - 2011
Congratulations to the 2010-2011 Prefect Team.
CBSO Concert
Years R to 4 travelled to the Symphony Hall, Birmingham to hear the CBSO ‘Around the World' concert.
Girls with Political Goals
Election fever hit MSJ this week as the girls took part in the Mock Elections.
Malvern Young Writers Competition
Girls from years 9 to 13 performed particularly well at this year's Malvern Young Writers Competition.
Sixth Form Hill Walk
Girls from Poulton and Greenslade Houses, joined by Mrs Drake and Miss Turnbull, took an evening stroll up the Worcestershire Beacon to watch the sun set over the hills.
'Fabulous French Day'
The ‘Fabulous French Day', for girls in years R to 3, was a day of French themed activities including songs, stories, art, cookery and food tasting, fact finding and playground games.
Romeo and Juliet, Stratford upon Avon – A Report by Mrs Fisher
The Drama Department organised a trip for Year 12 and 13 students to see Romeo and Juliet.
UKMT Maths Challenge – A Report by Saphia Soros-White, Year 8
4 girls, 1 day, 4 giant maths problems: this was The UKMT Maths Challenge 2010.
National Youth Theatre Success
Congratulations to Elizabeth Lewis (Year 13) and Jodie Coates (Year 10) who successfully auditioned in Birmingham during the Easter holidays for the National Youth Theatre.
Summer Concert in Stretton Grandison
St Lawrence Church, Stretton Grandison
Saturday 22nd May at 7.30pm
Music Department Summer Newsletter
For the latest news from the Music Department, please click here
Croquet Match at Shrewsbury School
The Croquet Society set off to Shrewsbury School last Sunday, armed with the marvellous Croquet set donated by the Friends of MSJ.
Triple Distinction for Francesca Hill
Francesca Hill, Year 13, is celebrating this week, having attained Distinction at Grade 8 for Percussion, French Horn and Singing.
National Lacrosse Excellence for Lottie and Sophie
Lottie Van-Praag, Year 10, and Sophie Coombes-Roberts, Year 11, represented Wales in the Women's U19 Lacrosse Home International Championship at Cardiff University in March.
New Croquet Set Arrives at Malvern St James
Thanks to the generosity of The Friends of MSJ, there was huge excitement at the Croquet Society's first meeting of the summer term.
Mr Tebbett reports on the Visit from Shukutoko Yono Senior School
During March, Malvern St James welcomed girls for the tenth year from the Shukutoko Yono Senior School in Tokyo.
Congratulations to Lucy Walton
Lucy Walton, Year 6, is gathering an impressive list of golfing achievements.
Easter Bonnet Parade
Easter came early this week as the Junior Department pupils displayed bonnets they had designed and decorated.
Model United Nations Conference in Edinburgh
Miss Mann and Mrs Huntley escorted 11 girls from Years 10 to 13 to the Model United Conference which was held at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
ESO Side by Side Concert
MSJ welcomed a number of young musicians to join the girls for 'Side by Side', a musical workshop event run by local professionals from the English Symphony Orchestra in conjunction with the Music Department.
Wine Society Scottish Reeling
Head Girl, Alice Porter and Henry Bridge, Head Boy of Malvern College arranged a Scottish Reeling Evening with dinner and a wine quiz.
Black Country Museum
Junior pupils and staff visited The Black Country Living Museum in Dudley.
GCSE Drama Practical Examination
Girls in Year 11 performed two plays for their GCSE Drama Practical Examination this term.
More Swimming Success for Tabitha
Tabitha Monkhouse continued her successful season with an excellent performance at the Worcester County Swimming Championships.
Latest Sports News from Laurel Buchanan, Sports Prefect
Despite the fact the term is coming to an end, numerous sports events have been taking place, particularly in Netball.
National Science Week – Space Odyssey
Eighty children from visiting schools took part in the Junior Schools' Science Morning.
Sixth Form Lecture ‘Geography of Health’
Geography students from Malvern College were invited to join our girls for a lecture on the ‘Geography of Health' from Dan Wellings, a Public Health researcher at MORI.
African Sanctus
The MSJ Singers joined the Elgar Chorale for a spectacular performance of Dr David Fanshawe's ‘African Sanctus'.
Success in Intermediate Maths Challenge
This year Malvern St James achieved record results in the Intermediate Maths Challenge.
Young Performers' Platform
The Young Performers' Platform last week featured a wonderful variety of music with contrasting dynamics and tone – from Irish folk tunes to Mozart.
'Charlie and Lola' Theatre Trip
Girls from Reception and Year 1 thoroughly enjoyed a trip to Malvern Theatres to see ‘Charlie and Lola'.
Hatfield Shopping Trip
Girls from Years 6 to 13 had a fun trip hunting for bargains at Bicester Village Shopping Outlet.
Art and Spanish Trip to Barcelona - a report by Tamsin Elsey
During the February half term, a group of Year 11 and Sixth Form students went on the Art and Spanish trip to Barcelona.
‘Red and The Fitness Fairy’ – Year 9 Production
Girls in Year 9 rose to the challenge and devised a play suitable for performance to Years 4 to 6.
Oxford 'Medea' Trip
Classics and Drama students from Years 11 to 13 travelled to the Oxford Playhouse to watch ‘Medea' and listen to a pre-production talk by the producer.
Russia – Revolution and Totalitarianism
A Level History students attended the History Live conference on ‘Russia, Revolution and Totalitarianism' at the Logan Hall in London.
Spanish Study Day
Year 11 Spanish students travelled to Birmingham University for a GCSE Study Day.
World Maths Day
1,133,246 students and 56,082 schools from 235 countries united to set a new world record by correctly answering 479,732,613 questions as they took part in World Maths Day in March.
Latest Sports News from Laurel Buchanan, Sports Prefect
Last week was busy for sports players with numerous Netball matches being played, the U19 National School Lacrosse tournament and several individual achievements.
African Theme
There has been a strong African theme throughout the work produced by the Junior Department.
Cross Country Success for Emily
Emily Merrick has competed at the Midlands Cross Country Championships at Stafford Common.
Murder Mystery Play
Year 7 and 8 Drama Club performed their devised murder mystery play to a large audience of pupils, teachers and parents.
'Springing to Life' - a report from Reverend Anne Lanyon-Hogg
The “Springing to Life” Christian witness team visit MSJ every Spring and their arrival is as eagerly awaited as the longer days and warmer weather.
Croquet Society
The Inaugural Meeting of the MSJ Croquet Society was held in the snowy quad in freezing temperatures.
Trip to Malvern Priory - a report by Frances Clifford
We are finding out about local history and the Priory seemed like a good place to start – especially as Malvern would not be here without it!
Success at Latin Reading Competition
Congratulations to Jackie Koh, who has won first prize in the Senior Latin Verse section of the Gloucestershire Classical Association Reading competition held at Cheltenham Ladies College.
WineTasting Evening at Shrewsbury School
A small party of Sixth Form girls attended a wine tasting Dinner Party at Churchill's Hall – one of the boys' Houses at Shrewsbury School.
University Challenge Comes to Malvern!
Malvern St James was delighted to host a heat as part of the Junior Schools Challenge Competition.
Radio Recordings Inspire Geographers
Girls in Year 12 have studied a Health Issues topic as part of their AS Geography course.
Latest Sports News from Laurel Buchanan, Sports Prefect
MSJ has had some more impressive results in Netball.
Girls from The Mount support Haiti Disaster Fund
Success for Robyn
Robyn Maxtone, accompanied by Mrs Winwood from the Maths Department, recently competed in the Tewkesbury Aquathlon Series Race 1.
Drama Club Trip to Arabian Nights
A Level Drama students joined Drama Club members from Years 7, 8 and 9 to see a production of ‘The Arabian Nights' at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford.
Spanish Fashion Show
The Spanish Department devised a fun way to help the girls expand their vocabulary when they organised a Fashion Show for the Year 9 students.
Badminton Victory
Malvern St James Girls School is celebrating another sporting victory.
Science Trip to Techniquest
The Junior Department discovered that the Techniquest Science Museum in Cardiff is a really exciting place to explore and investigate science in action.
Spelling Bee
The Junior Department held a Spelling Bee competition to promote spelling and literacy as being both fun and praiseworthy.
The Arts Awards - Congratulations to Years 8 and 9 from Head of Drama, Mrs Fisher
Congratulations go to all members of Year 8 and 9 for achieving their Bronze Arts Award
Holocaust Memorial Day
Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) is commemorated internationally on 27th January each year.
Latest Sports News from Laurel Buchanan, Sports Prefect
MSJ has had several successes at the District Cross-Country Championships. It was held at Malvern College and 6 schools were taking part.
Juniors Trip to CBSO
Year 5 and 6 girls had a chance to enjoy first hand some of the music for which Malvern is famous, when they attended an exclusive schools performance of Elgar's Enigma Variations by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
The Hatfield boarders enjoyed a trip to see ‘Joseph' at Malvern Theatres, accompanied by Mrs Cardy and Mrs Hayes.
Body Shop Evening
Greenslade House organised a hugely popular Body Shop Evening.
Latest Sports News from Laurel Buchanan, Sports Prefect
To start the first sports report of the term I am going to talk about successes that MSJ girls have had over the Christmas holiday.
Natural Hazards Competition
Year 8 Geographers faced up to the challenge of making their own natural hazard after studying the topic last term.
Best Schools
Malvern St James has been ranked as one of the top 25 all-girls' boarding schools in the country, on the basis of its 2009 examination results, as published by best-schools.co.uk at http://www.best-schools.co.uk/best-schools.aspx
Clothes Show Live
A trip to the Clothes Show Live in Birmingham last month stimulated the interest of girls in Year 9 for their forthcoming geography topic, ‘Global Fashion'.
Year 12 Geography Fieldtrip
Year 12 Geographers braved the elements to brush up their geographical skills in preparation for the AS exam this month.
Music Department Spring Newsletter
For the latest news from the Music Department, please click here
Mathematicians at Malvern St James are amongst the Best in Britain
A team of talented mathematicians from Malvern St James has taken part in the first round of the British Mathematics Olympiad.
Congratulations to Mimi Thompson
Congratulations to Mimi Thompson, year 11, who took part in the Mandarin Chinese Speaking Competition in December.
Council Announce the Appointment of New Headmistress
We are delighted to announce the appointment of our new Headmistress for September 2010, Mrs Patricia Woodhouse.
Wine Tasting Society
Sixth Form girls were joined by 22 boys from Malvern College and Richard Milsom from Ledbury Wine Cellar to participate in a Wine Tasting Guest Evening.
Twelfth Night
Year 9 girls spent a day in Stratford recently as a conclusion to their study of the play ‘Twelfth Night'.
Praise for Young Enterprise Companies
The Sixth Form Young Enterprise companies Barcode, Bittersweet, Debut, For You and H2O faced the public at the Worcester Cathedral Cloisters Fair recently.
More Public Speaking Success
The Year 11 Team taking part in the English-Speaking Union Public Speaking Competition have won their heat and will now go through to the county final at the end of January.
It’s Official! We are OUTSTANDING!
Malvern St James Girls' School is celebrating after receiving a fantastic Ofsted report - achieving OUTSTANDING in all categories concerned with the well-being of the children.
Mirrors of the Mind
Year 13 Drama students have created and performed their play for Unit 3 of the A level examination.
Navy trip to Malvern St James is a Triumph
The long association of Ships and Malvern St James was re-invigorated this term with a visit from HMS Triumph.
Congratulations to Emily Hawkins
Year 5 pupil, Emily Hawkins (age 10) swept the board at the Regional British Pony Awards Ceremony a fortnight ago.
Dido and Aeneas School Production
The Music Department are celebrating this week following the success of their production of Dido and Aeneas.
Latest Sports News from Laurel Buchanan, Sports Prefect
There were a large number of matches last week.
Senior Team Mathematics Challenge
Following on from our success at the friendly competition at Malvern College, our top team went forward to the Regional Final of the Team Challenge at Worcester Sixth Form College.
Biology Field Trip
This term Miss Evans, Miss Webb and 12 Upper Sixth Biolgists spent a delightful weekend at Nettlecombe Hall in Devon on their A2 fieldtrip.
Girls Successful in County and Midland Lacrosse Trials
The Sports Department is celebrating after 24 girls were successful in being selected for the Worcestershire County Lacrosse Squads.
Choir Tour of Prague and Vienna - a report by Malcolm MacLeod
We gathered at midnight for a night-time coach ride and early flight to Prague.
Autumn Term Open Morning
The Autumn Term Open Morning proved to be a great success as the School welcomed many new and current parents.
Making a Drama out of a ........Treasure Hunt
The Annual Einstein Society Treasure Hunt proved to be a very successful evening.
Sixth Form Classical Civilisation Study Day
Classical Civilisation and Latin students took part in this annual event held at Monmouth Haberdashers' School for Girls.
Guide Dogs inspire Hatfield Girls
The Hatfield charity this year is Guide Dogs for The Blind and the girls have been finding out more about these wonderful animals.
Halloween Party by Georgina Hobden
On Thursday 22nd October the Junior Department enjoyed a Fancy Dress (ie Halloween!) party.
Disco Divas
A social evening at Shrewsbury School attended by Malvern St James and Moreton Hall was a great success.
Duke of Edinburgh's Award - Bronze Level Expeditions
Twenty Year 10 girls enrolled onto the D of E programme last spring.
Classics Cruise 2009 - a report by Dr Jones
Mrs Baird, Dr Jones and 13 students from Year 8 to Yr 12 stepped aboard the ship Discovery on October 26th for the first time ready to experience a week of Mediterranean sailing and sight-seeing.
Latest Sports News from Laurel Buchanan, Sports Prefect
To start off this week's sports report we have success in Hockey:
Printmaking Workshop with Adrienne Craddock
Adrienne Craddock is a specialist fine art printmaker producing unique, limited edition, hand coloured, drypoint and collagraph prints.
Tabitha gains place in Swimming Nationals after 4 years of training
Fours years of training for fourteen hours per week has finally paid off for Tabitha Monkhouse.
Lucy Walton - more golfing success!
Congratulations to Lucy Walton, Year 6, who recently won three trophies at the Worcestershire Golf Club Ladies Section 2009 Awards.
Latest Sports News from Laurel Buchanan - County Lacrosse Success
MSJ has had brilliant success in Lacrosse with an astounding number of girls being selected for Worcestershire County Lacrosse teams.
Textiles Workshop
Following on from their visit to the London textile event, Years 11 and 12 Art students had the opportunity to work with professional Textile Artist Angie Hughes.
Madam Butterfly - a review by Rachel Thompson
The recent music department trip to see Madam Butterfly was an amazing experience.
Art Students inspired by London Galleries
Art students from Years 11 to 13 were inspired by visits to a selection of London galleries, including the Tate Modern, the Saatchi, The Twisted Threads Textile Show, The Royal Academy and the Cork Street Galleries.
Intership Lacrosse - a report by Laurel Buchanan
It was brilliant to see so many girls on the Lacrosse Pitches last Thursday, as the Intership Teams battled it out trying to win and get as many ships points as possible.
Malvern St James girls win first prize in Prestigious National Competition
Girls from Malvern St James are celebrating having won the Challenge the Chancellor Competition for the third time.
Latest Sports News from Laurel Buchanan, Sports Prefect
Last week we were successful on the hockey pitch.
Girls Outnumber The Opposition!
A ‘friendly' Team Maths Challenge against Malvern College was organised as a practice for the UKMT Senior Mathematics Challenge to be held at Worcester Sixth Form College in November.
Coco Avant Chanel by Rhiannon Allen
Beautiful in its simplicity, ‘Coco Avant Chanel' relates the moving biography of ‘Coco' before she becomes the fashion designer ‘Chanel.'
Sixth Form Experience
All of the girls in Year 11 had a taste of things to come when they took part in the MSJ Sixth Form Experience.
Autumn Activity Day
Autumn was welcomed in the Junior Department with an Activity Day, comprising a pottery session, campfire cookery and a scavenger hunt.
Latest Sports News from Laurel Buchanan, Sports Prefect
The U16s carried on their winning streak in Hockey last week against Prince Henry's winning 2-0, with two fantastic goals scored by Phoebe and Lianna.
It's off to 'Easy Street' for Hatfield Girls!
The girls from Hatfield enjoyed the heart-warming rags-to-riches story of Annie at their recent trip to Malvern Theatre.
Malvern St James Scoops All The Prizes
Rhiannon Allen and Lucy Darling defeated all other challengers at the Eyres-Monsell Debating Competition, held at The Chase recently.
Actions Stations Day Hailed a Great Success
Malvern St James opened its doors to over 100 students from schools across the county last week for a dedicated day of sports, specifically designed to introduce the children to a broad range of activities.
Students Tread the Boards for the Most Famous Bard of All
Budding actresses from Malvern St James, followed in the footsteps of Gwyneth Paltrow and Dame Judy Dench, when they performed their special take on ‘The Tempest' as part of this year's Shakespeare Schools Festival (SSF).
Malvern St James Hosts 3 Counties Lacrosse Club
Malvern St James is delighted to be the host of 3 Counties Lacrosse
Roman Malvern Invades Australia (via Africa)!
The fortifications of British Camp on the Malvern Hills were not enough to keep the Romans out of Worcestershire, so continuing this tradition of sharing our European Roman heritage, Saturday 17th October saw Italian,French and British organisers of the CICERO Classics competition revisiting the ancient site as part of their first international conference.
The Black Country Museum - A Report by Harmony Chan, Year 9
The Black Country Museum in Dudley is in an area called the Black Country because of the pollution caused by all the mines and factories.
Young Performers' Platform
‘Inspirational!' ‘Astounding!' Wow!' – were just some of the words exclaimed by the appreciative audience of the first Young Performers' Platform of the term.
'Remember, remember - Fame!'
The Hatfield boarders had a wonderful time when they went to see the movie ‘Fame' in Worcester recently.
Pyjamas and Popcorn
For one night only, the Hex in Hatfield was transformed into a jumble of fluffy slippers, multi-coloured duvets and mattresses for the annual Junior Department “Pyjamas and Popcorn” party.
Great Witley Concert
Singers and instrumentalists from MSJ performed to a large and appreciative audience as they gave the final concert of the Great Witley Concert Series for 2009.
Year 11 Geography Field Trip
Year 11 Geographers spent a day in Worcester collecting data for their GCSE coursework.
Model United Nations Conference
600 delegates from 31 schools convened at Cheadle Hulme School, Manchester, for the Model United Nations Conference.
The Malverns by Moonlight
A group of 23 Sixth Form students and staff joined 600 women to walk the Malvern Hills by Moonlight in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
Years 7 to 9 Ships' Challenge
The Ships' Challenge gave the girls in Years 7-9 an opportunity to get to know their ship mates better and to have some fun competing in a variety of races and games.
'An Awesome Start to the Term!'
Girls from Years 6 to 13 had a fun-filled trip to Alton Towers to start the term.
Latest Sports News from Laurel Buchanan, Sports Prefect
We have had another busy week in the sports department with Lacrosse and Netball matches taking place.
Mrs Lindner reports on the Choral Workshop with William Coleman
We had the pleasure of welcoming singer William Coleman to the School recently, when he ran a singing workshop.
Malvern St James and Macmillan Cancer Support:The Perfect Blend
In championing the Macmillan Cancer Support ‘World's Biggest Coffee Morning' initiative, Malvern St James has added a further £660 to the £2400 total it has already raised for the charity through various fund-raising activities.
Malvern Big Band Concert
On Friday 11 September, the York Hall was filled with the sounds of the Malvern Big Band, in an evening of jazz and swing.
Survivorship - To Cancer and Beyond!
The MSJ Singers had the wonderful opportunity to perform alongside a professional cast when they provided the music for ‘Survivorship – To Cancer and Beyond!' at the Solihull Arts Complex.
Aztec Watersports Day
To begin the new term with a splash, girls in years 3 to 6 set off to Aztec Watersports for the day.
A Great Start – Mrs Wilkinson reports on the first two weeks in R-1
We are delighted to welcome our new starters into Class R-1.
Malvern St James hosts ‘History at Oxford’ evening for students throughout the region
In a bid to dispel popular ‘reading History at Oxford' myths, Malvern St James hosted a dedicated evening, including dinner and lecture, for students across the region.
New Girls Enjoy Adventure Experience
Year 7 pupils started the term with two days of activities at The Malvern Hills Outdoor Education Centre.
Heritage Day
Visitors to Malvern St James were taken back in time to the elegant days of Victorian England thanks to the School marking National Heritage Day last week and celebrating the 90 years since the Imperial Hotel became the girls' school in 1919.
Pony Club Dressage Championships 2009
Congratulations to Georgie Wood for achieving third place at the Pony Club Dressage Championships.
Showjumping Success for Sophie
Earlier this month, having qualified at the prestigious Cardigan County Show, Sophie Stratton, Year 9, competed in the National Championships held at the BSJA Scope Festival of Show Jumping at Staffordshire County Showground.
Going for Gold Strategic Plan
Following an extensive period of research, which included current and prospective parents, current pupils and a review of the independent sector as a whole, we are very pleased to publish ‘Going for Gold', our Strategic Plan 2009–2012.
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