PARENTS

On Tuesday 1st November Year 5 went to the Ironbridge Museum on a History trip, where they learned about the Industrial Revolution.

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The Choir Tour - a report by Elizabeth Rees, Year 11
After arriving in Paris and getting to grips with the metro, we went for an evening boat trip on the River Seine.

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Model United Nations Conference at Cheadle Hulme School
MSJ sent its largest ever delegation to a Model United Nations Conference in October.

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Latest Sports News from Toria Jackson, Sports Prefect
Sports Report: 8^th November 2011 Hockey Our Yr 7 team faced St Marys Worcester last Tuesday.

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MSJ Expressive Arts Newsletter
To read the latest news from the Expressive Arts Department, please click here.

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Murder at the Imperial Hotel
An atmosphere of pre-war intrigue was created at Malvern St James, reconverted for the evening into its former guise as the Imperial Hotel, when staff and parents gathered in period costume to solve “An Imperial Engagement”.

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There's never a dull moment at Batsford House!
Our Batsford boarders have enjoyed a very busy half term.

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MSJ Students Compete in Maths Team Challenge
24 maths students from Years 12 and 13 took part in a Senior Team Maths Challenge to select the team which would represent MSJ in a friendly inter-school competition against Malvern College.

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Evie Designs Cars for Mars!
Space-mad Evie Sambrook, Year 5, has won a high-profile national competition to create a design for a future Mars Rover vehicle.

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MSJ Lacrosse Team Victorious Again!
After our triumph at the Welsh Rally, the 1^st team had to step up to a higher calibre of competition when they took part in the Midlands Schools Tournament.

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Shakespeare Schools' Festival

This year, Malvern St James was excited to be performing ‘The Comedy of Errors’ in the Shakespeare Schools’ Festival, at the Courtyard Theatre in Hereford.

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Macmillan Coffee Morning
This year, as always, Malvern St James supported Macmillan Cancer Support by taking part in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning.

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Young Performers' Platform
The first Young Performers' Platform of the new academic year took place on Friday 7th October.

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Food Technology Students Go Organic
The year 10 GCSE Food Technology students made a trip to Over Farm in Gloucester to learn about sustainable farming.

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Mining, Propelling Canal Boats and Chain Making - all in a day's work at MSJ!
Year 9 visited The Black Country Museum as part of their investigation into the Industrial Revolution.

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Weekly Letter from Mrs Wilkinson, Pre-Prep Co-ordinator
To read Mrs Wilkinson's latest letter, please click here.

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Pre-Prep 1 Visit a Veterinary Practice
In order to create a realistic Vet Role Play Area in the classroom, Pre-Prep 1 girls visited the Veterinary Practice in Avenue Road to get some hands-on experience!

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Malvern St James Triumphs at the Welsh Rally!
The MSJ 1^st Lacrosse team are celebrating a fantastic performance at the Welsh Lacrosse Rally, where they were winners for the second year running.

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Sports Tour 2011 - a report by Kellina Gannon
The Sports Tour to Australia and Hong Kong was incredible! We played nine matches in total covering 3 sports - lacrosse, hockey and netball. 

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MSJ Riders in the Ribbons!
Last weekend the MSJ Riders had a successful time during a very busy weekend of competitions.

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Introduction of 'Toddler Tuesday'
The Preparatory Department are delighted to announce the introduction of 'Toddler Tuesday' on the first Tuesday of every month during term time, starting on the 4th October.

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Wine Tasting Society Gets Off to a Fizzing Start!
The Sixth Form Wine Tasting Society got off to a fizzing start this term with a champagne tasting.

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A Busy Start for the Music Department
The Music Department has had a busy start to this term and already the girls have had the opportunity to take part in some exciting musical events.

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Autumn Activity Day
Once again, the Preparatory Department gathered for the Annual Autumnal Activity Day and the sun was shining!

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Going Wild in Wiltshire!
Our Sixth Form students have had tremendous fun on a team building weekend in Wiltshire.

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Careers and Higher Education Fair
The Malvern St James Careers and Higher Education Fair, held on Friday 16 September, was designed to offer Girls in Years 9 -13 a taster of what is available to them in terms of Employment, Higher Education and Gap Year opportunities.

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Aztec Team Building Day
An amazing day was had by Years 3-6 when they went to Aztec Watersports Centre near Pershore last Friday.

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Year 7 Adventure Camp - a report by Miss Cole, Head of Outdoor Pursuits
Last weekend all of the new Year 7 set off on Friday morning to travel to West Malvern for the annual Year 7 camp.

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MSJ Climbs the League Tables
The outstanding results achieved by our A level candidates this year have pushed Malvern St James further up the league tables.

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Malvern St James sporting stars take on the world!
Lottie Van Praag (Yr 12) and Sophy Coombes Roberts (Yr 13) represented Wales at the U19 World Lacrosse Championship held in Hannover, Germany in August.

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Competitive Riding at MSJ
Friday 23 September 7.30pm in York Hall

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Careers and Higher Education Fair
Friday 16th September 2pm - 4pm in York Hall

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Girls fly the flag for MSJ and celebrate record-breaking GCSE results!
Malvern St James celebrated record-breaking GCSE examination results today, marking yet further outstanding academic and personal achievements for the girls this year.

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Malvern St James celebrates outstanding A Level results!
Sixth Formers at Malvern St James Girls’ School celebrated outstanding successes in today’s A Level and AS Level results

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Survive! Seven Lives - One Journey
MSJ parent, Monica Price and Birmingham film producer, Martin Nigel Davey, have created this new stage show in aid of four major UK cancer charities: The Eve Appeal, Macmillan Cancer Support, The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation and Teenage Cancer Trust.

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An Audience with Michael Portillo
The Right Honourable Michael Portillo made a scheduled stop at Malvern St James during the summer break as part of the filming of the next series of ‘Great British Railway Journeys'.

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Congratulations to Lucy Walton
Lucy Walton, Year 7, has been busy over the summer break adding further to her long list of golfing accomplishments.

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Commemoration and Prize Giving
The summer term 2011 ended in style with a moving Commemoration Service in Malvern Priory, followed by a delicious lunch for 1000 guests.

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Outdoor Pursuits Department Summer 2011
Year 9 Adventure Activity Trip – Gilwern All Year 9 girls went on an Adventure Activity Trip to Gilwern outside Abergavenny in June.

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Midsummer Promenade Concert
The Midsummer Promenade Concert was a great success, with the capacity audience participating enthusiastically right up until the very last note.

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The Summer Ball - a report by our new Head Girls
On the last Saturday of term, guests including staff, sixth form girls and their parents were treated to 'A Night in Venice'.

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Art Trip to Cornwall - a report by Ms Wiessberg
Fifteen art GCSE students and three staff travelled to Penzance for the annual Cornwall art trip.

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Young Performers' Platform
An appreciative audience attended the recent Young Performers Platform to hear a mixed programme featuring younger and more senior musicians, accompanied at the piano by Mr Forbes-Peckham and Dr Grobler.

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Years 7 and 8 Experience Roman Life
Year 7 and 8 girls enjoyed a day spent at the Corinium Museum in Cirencester and Chedworth Villa.

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Weekly Letter from Mrs Wilkinson, Years R - 1
To read Mrs Wilkinson's latest letter, please click here.

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MSJ Student to Captain Wales Squad
Frankie White, Year 11, has been chosen to captain the Wales ‘A' Lacrosse squad when they play against Europe's elite later this summer.

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Pirate and Mermaid Party
Eight prospective pupils joined the Year R-1 girls for a fun-filled afternoon of Pirate and Mermaid themed activities!

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Excellent Results for Malvern St James Riders
A team of girls from MSJ performed very well at the recent 2 day event held at Offchurchbury by Princethorpe College.

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Malvern St James Launches Masterchef Competition
The first MSJ Masterchef competition was launched this term and is open to girls in years 7 to 9. The competition encourages girls to demonstrate a range of practical skills as well as originality and creativity in their choice of dishes.

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Trip to the Globe Theatre
The last A2 Drama revision lesson of the term took place at a very exciting location - The Globe Theatre in London.

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Chemistry Students Visit Bristol University
Y12 Chemistry students gained an exciting insight into degree level Chemistry when they visited the University of Bristol recently.

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Race For Life
A team of staff and girls from Malvern St James braved the torrential rain on Sunday morning to take part in the annual Cancer Research UK ‘Race for Life' event at Worcester Race Course.

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Junior Maths Challenge
The Maths Department is celebrating our recent success in the Junior Maths Challenge, in which 30 girls from Years 7 and 8 took part.

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GCSE and A Level Art Exhibition
The Art Department hosted a private view of all GCSE, AS and A2 artwork on Friday 20th May.

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Exciting Activity Days - a report by Years 3 and 4
We left MSJ full of excitement to start our activity days at Aztec Watersports, near Evesham. As we approached the anticipation started to build! When we arrived we were split into 2 groups: one to do climbing, the other archery.

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New Head Girls Announced
We are delighted to announce that Rosie Baker and Jessica Wright have been chosen to succeed Ellie Kirby and Anthea Chung as joint Head Girls.

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Meeting the Animals at Bristol Zoo
A fabulous day was had by all at Bristol Zoo where the Juniors met gorillas and geckos, lions and lemurs, seals and spiders, parrots and penguins... to name a few.

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Einstein Society Summer Party
The Einstein Summer Party took place last Friday evening at beautiful Batsford House. A delicious party tea was enjoyed by a group of boarders and day girls from Years 7, 8 and 9.

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Results of CICERO Competition Announced
The Cicero Competition results have just been announced at the AGM of the Joint Association of Classical Teachers. Vanessa Ebitu, Year 13, did very well in the cultural test on Jason and the Argonauts and was awarded a ‘Special Mention'.

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ARLT Latin Reading Competition
Two girls were chosen from the Year 10 and Year 12 Latin groups to enter the Latin competition organised by the ARLT – The Association for Latin Teaching.

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Stonar School's Independent Schools' Event
On Saturday 14^th and Sunday 15^th May, Livvy Allen and Izzy Lee represented Malvern St James at the Independent Schools' One Day Event at Stonar School.

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The Cardboard Boat
Michelle Fok has completed a rather different Coursework project for her studies in A Level Design and Technology Product Design. The subject requires the student to take on a challenging project, but her choice is perhaps more challenging than most!

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AS Drama Examination - a report by Mrs Fisher
For the A/S Drama Examination each candidate performed a monologue of her own choice for the audience and the external examiner. This year we had another fascinating and exciting range, including Aeschylus, Strindberg, Mercer and Cameron, to name but a few.

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Gambia Expedition - Easter 2011
20 Sixth Formers joined Mrs Newby, Mrs Prophet and Mrs Musgrave on The Gambia 2011 Expedition during the Easter holidays. The girls worked on a number of activities and community projects and, everywhere they went, they were welcomed with smiles and wonderful hospitality.

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Spanish Day in the Junior Department
The Junior Spanish Day was a great success; pupils dressed up in flamenco outfits, Spanish national costume or the colours of the Spanish flag arrived at school on a wave of enthusiasm, ready to get involved in all of the activities.

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Carnegie/Greenaway Book Awards
In what has become an annual tradition, pupils have started to review the books listed for the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals 2011. 

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J'Adore Through to the West Midlands Regional Finals!
A Young Enterprise team from MSJ has won the Herefordshire and Worcestershire strategic final earlier this month – the first time in MSJ's history!

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Royal Wedding Celebrations
There was an air of excited anticipation on the morning of Friday 29th April, as final preparations were made for an MSJ-style celebration of the Royal Wedding.

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Malvern Young Writer Competition
Once again, talented MSJ students have been amongst the prize-winners of the annual Malvern Young Writer Competition.

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MSJ Musicians Play at Showcase Concert
Four of our musicians were delighted to play at the showcase Concert of Young Worcestershire Musicians last week.

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Life on a Submarine - a report by Mrs Cole
At the end of last term Miss Webb, Head of Sixth Form and Mrs Cole, Housemistress of Hatfield, took a very excited group of sixth formers to Plymouth for an exclusive tour of HMS Trenchant, one of our ‘adopted ships'.

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Miss Mann Survives the London Marathon
Congratulations to Miss Mann, Head of Geography, who completed the London Marathon in 4 hours and 57 minutes, raising a very impressive £1500 for the British Legion.

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MSJ Creates Best Dressed Well
Year 5 girls recently took part in Malvern's Well Dressing ceremony, the largest event of its type anywhere in the UK.

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Music Department Newsletter
To read the latest news from the Music Department, please click here.

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Spring Croquet at Shrewsbury
Fourteen croquet players from Years 10 to 13 set off for School House, Shrewsbury School as guests of Mr and Mrs Bell for what is becoming an annual social event; playing croquet and chatting over an informal lunch.

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Great Start for Malvern St James History Society
The inaugural meeting of the MSJ History Society took place at the end of last term.

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Malvern St James Hosts the 5th International CICERO Classics Competition
On Saturday 26^th March the Lawnside Room was buzzing with excited Latin students from seven schools, local and not so local, who had gathered to take part in the International Cicero Competition.

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Young Enterprise Success
The South Worcestershire Young Enterprise Area Final took place at Royal Grammar School, Worcester on March 30th.  

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Tabby wins Senior Swimming County Championships
Tabby Monkhouse, Year 10, put in an amazing performance at the recent County Swimming Championships.

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Years 5 to 8 French Tour - a report from the Junior Department
Salute! The refrains of the beautiful French language are currently echoing through the Junior Department and the Senior School, following the return of pupils from Years 5 to 8 on the recent French Tour to Paris and the surrounding region.

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Model United Nations Conference at Haileybury School - a report by Mrs Huntley
Ten nervous and excited girls set off on Friday 25^th March to a Model United Nations Conference at Haileybury School. 600 children from 38 schools here and abroad were representing 115 countries and debating such issues as: children in armed conflicts, the position of Kurds and biodiversity loss.

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Observance for Commonwealth Day 2011
Mrs Prophet, Housemistress of The Mount, The Head Girl, Deputy Head Girl and four Year 10s were most fortunate to be invited to attend the Observance for Commonwealth Day 2011, held in Westminster Abbey in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal HighnessThe Duke of Edinburgh .

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Year 12 Biology Fieldtrip
On a lovely, bright early spring day, thirty year 12 biologists and their three teachers enjoyed a one day fieldtrip to Chaddesley Woods in Worcestershire.

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National Olympiad Science Competitions
Over the past few months, sixth form girls have been taking part in the National Olympiad Competitions in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Our results were exceptional, with several girls achieving commendations and medals.

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Wine Tasting and Scottish Reeling
48 sixth formers got together at School House, Malvern College for a Candlelit Wine Tasting Dinner and Scottish Reeling evening. This is an annual event organised jointly by Jamie Russell, Housemaster of School House, and Rachel Huntley of MSJ.

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Year 7 History Trip
Wearing Monks' cowls, experiencing the ‘no talking at mealtimes' rule and chatting to a Monk were all part of experiencing Monastic life at Worcester Cathedral for the Year 7s.

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Celebrating National Science and Engineering Week
Malvern St James celebrated NSEW by involving staff and students in a variety of activities, including competitions, a lecture and quiz.

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Junior Schools Art Exhibition
York Hall was transformed into an Art Gallery for the annual Junior Schools Art Exhibition, held earlier this month.

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Debating Success at Model United Nations Conference
Last weekend, a team of sixth form girls travelled to Edinburgh as the delegation from Gabon to represent MSJ at a Model United Nations conference.

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Victory For Malvern St James at the National Schools Lacrosse Tournament!
Our 1^st team began day one of the tournament with a convincing victory over Harrogate College, followed by two very hard fought matches, losing 2-3 and 2-4 in close games, which could have gone either way.

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Year 7 Castle Competition
Year 7 Historians were given the challenge to research castle design and construct a castle using any materials to hand.

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Great Results for Mathematicians
It has been a very exciting term for our Maths Department. Last month, 58 pupils from Years 9 to 11 took part in the Intermediate Maths Challenge Competition.

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Latest Sports News from Gigi Hensher, Sports Prefect
Sports Report: 15^th March 2011 Lacrosse: Last week, the U15 lacrosse team went to London to compete in the National Schools Tournament.

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Churchill's Society Dinner Party
The second meeting of the Churchill's Society took place last month. This is an annual joint dinner party at Churchill's Hall, with sixth formers from MSJ and boys from Shrewsbury School.

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Lucy's Winning Week!
Lucy Walton, Year 7, had a wonderful week over half term and has added further to her impressive list of victories.

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Latest Sports News from Gigi Hensher, Sports Prefect
Sports Report: 9^th March 2011 Hockey: The Y10s travelled to Stourport last Tuesday to play in the Key Stage 4 tournament.

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Year 9 Classics Trip
Year 9 visited the Roman Baths in Bath, an important social and religious site.

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World Book Day - a report by Mrs Wilkinson
World Book Day in the Junior Department was a great success.

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Safer Internet Day
MSJ marked Safer Internet Day with a series of exciting activities organised by Mrs Greer, Head of ICT, with assistance from Dr Jones in the Library.

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Batsford Boogie!
The recent Batsford disco was a huge success. 

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MSJ Students Win Awards for Business Skills
J'adore, a Young Enterprise Company from Malvern St James, are celebrating after being named ‘Overall Winner' at the South Worcestershire Spring Trade Fair last Saturday.

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Batsford Sleepover - a report by Years 5 and 6
It was a much anticipated event, and some enormous bags and suitcases greeted the Junior Department on Friday morning!

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Girls' Schools Still Have So Much To Offer
Mrs Woodhouse recently had the opportunity to put forward the case for girls' schools during an interview broadcast on Radio Wyvern. 

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Einstein Society 3D Challenge
The first Spring Term meeting of the Einstein Society was an intriguing 3D challenge: to build a bridge made of plastic straws using minimal sellotape and string.

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Latest Sports News from Gigi Hensher, Sports Prefect
Sports Report: 9^th February 2011 On Saturday, the 1^st Netball team faced gale force winds when they played in a Netball tournament held here at MSJ.

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Cool Britannia Supper
Students from Year 12 were treated to a celebration of all things British at the recent ‘Cool Britannia' supper and quiz.

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A Report from our Chaplain, Reverend Anne Lanyon-Hogg
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY The Holocaust Memorial Service was truly unique.

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Equestrian News
MSJ sent teams and individuals from Years 9 and 10 to the Southam College Show Jumping event at Moreton Morrell last weekend and were rewarded with some wonderful results.

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Latest Sports News from Gigi Hensher, Sports Prefect
Sports Report: 1^st February 2011

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Trip to Eastnor Castle - a Report by Year R/1
We had a fabulous day! The sun shone and the frost glittered as we set off in the minibus with our packed lunches, cameras and winter woollies.

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Batsford Trip to 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'
Mr and Mrs Woodhouse and Housemistress Mrs Cardy escorted the Batsford girls to Malvern Theatres to see the fantastic production of Joseph.

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MSJ Student wins Place at Prestigious Music College
Charlotte Mason a talented singer who completed her A' levels last summer, has won a prestigious place to study singing at The Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.

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Three Cheers For Malvern St James!
Last week Malvern St James hosted the Cheerleading and Sports Dance Festival. The event took place in our Sports Centre and was attended by 14 schools from Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

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Mandarin Chinese Speaking Competition
Six girls from Years 9 and 12 represented Malvern St James at the HSBC/British Council Mandarin Chinese Speaking Competition, held at the London School of Economics in December.

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Oxbridge Success for MSJ!
Seven girls from Malvern St James are celebrating after receiving the offer of places at Oxford and Cambridge Universities.

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Colorado Ski Trip - a report by Mrs Bevan, Head of PE
Twenty two girls from Years 8 - 12 travelled to Copper Mountain in Colorado for the annual school ski trip in December.

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Politics Society Welcomes Harriet Baldwin MP
Politics Society members enjoyed a relaxed and informative evening with Harriet Baldwin, MP for West Worcestershire. 

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A Master Class with Julian Lloyd Webber
Epiphany Poon, Year 10, was one of the lucky cellists selected to play for Julian Lloyd Webber's recent Master Class.

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Debating Success for MSJ Girls
Congratulations to Chloe Moore and Anna Baird, both in Year 11, who have successfully made it through to the final round of the Taylor Trophy. This is the principal debating competition in the Midlands for pre-sixth form students.

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Action Packed Visit from HMS Triumph
We were delighted to receive another visit from Officers and Crew of HMS Triumph on Wednesday December 1st. Following their first visit last year and our presence at the HMS Triumph's Rededication in April, it is nice to report how our links are becoming stronger.

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Junior Department - Highlights of the Autumn Term
Rainbow Day: Pupils from the Junior department paid £2 each to dress in vibrant rainbow colours to raise money for the Junior's chosen charity. The day was a huge success and contributed to the final sum raised for the Batsford & Gambia Swings.

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A Christmas Recipe from the Food Technology Department
Chocolate Christmas Bombes

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Christmas Report from the Head Girl
With the end of term tantalisingly over the horizon, Christmas and all its festivities are fast upon us!

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A Midsummer Night's Dream - a review by Mrs Fisher
“Dangerously Funny!” “I loved it!” “Everyone was Amazing!” The show opened with the familiar strains of ‘The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies' and, sure enough, a group of quiet, timid ballerina fairies danced onto the stage waking everyone from their slumbers.

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Natural Hazards Competition
Year 8 have been learning about Natural Hazards this term and relished the opportunity to create one of their own!

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Excellent Results for MSJ Mathematicians
In November, 65 members of the Sixth form attempted the UK Senior Maths Challenge. Despite a range of very challenging questions, our girls did very well – turning in an even better performance than previous years.

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Biology Fieldtrip - a report by Miss Evans
Earlier this term, the Upper Sixth Biologists, Miss Evans and Dr. Price all enjoyed a weekend fieldtrip to beautiful Nettlecombe court, near Taunton in Devon.

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Outdoor Pursuits in the Autumn Term - a report by Miss Cole
The Outdoor Pursuits Department tries to cram as many outdoor activities as possible into the first part of the Autumn Term, before the nights start drawing in and the weather becomes colder and wetter.

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Hoist The Colours
This term the A2 Drama group performed their devised play, ‘Hoist The Colours', to a packed audience in the Drama Centre.

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Visit from HMS Trenchant
On Monday 15^th November, MSJ was honoured to have The Commanding Officer of HMS Trenchant, Irvine Lindsay and his Logistics Officer, Lt Matt Rees pay a visit to School. MSJ is affiliated to four ships, of which HMS Trenchant is one.

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Swim For Cash - a report by Mrs Winwood
On the evening of Saturday 13^th November, 21 girls from Malvern St James met at The Splash to take part in a Swim For Cash event.

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Einstein Society Meeting - Invent A Game
On Friday evening, a group of Einsteiners brainstormed the qualities of a successful board game.

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Hindu Temple Visit
In the week leading up to Diwali, girls in years R to 3 were able to visit a Hindu Temple in Cheltenham to reinforce their topic work on Hinduism.

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Open Morning
The full school Open day took place on Saturday 6^th November.

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Languages Morning
This term MSJ opened its doors to several Prep Schools to celebrate Languages and the art of communication.

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Gambia Gala Night
This term an exciting evening event was held in the York Hall to raise funds for the MSJ educational projects which continue to run in The Gambia. 

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Challenge The Chancellor Competition
We are delighted to announce that a team of Economics students from the Upper Sixth has been placed as runner-up in this year's national Challenge the Chancellor Competition.

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Textile Trip and Workshop
Year 11, AS and A2 Textiles students travelled to Alexandra Palace in London recently to visit the prestigious Twisted Threads Textile Show.

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Theatre Trip to ‘Lysistrata’
Pupils from Years 11 to 13 studying Classical Civilisation, Drama and Latin enjoyed a performance of ‘Lysistrata', a Greek comedy by Aristophanes.

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Malvern St James v Malvern College in Maths Team Challenge
MSJ mathematicians took part in a ‘friendly' competition against Malvern College in preparation for the Regional Finals of the Senior Maths Team Challenge at the end of this month.

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Trip to Cadbury World
Pupils from Years 5 and 6 were immersed in chocolate heaven during a recent visit to Cadbury World.

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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Friday 26th and Saturday 27th November 7.30pm in York Hall

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Lord Faulkner visits Malvern St James
As part of the ‘Peers in Schools' programme, girls were treated to a visit from Lord Faulkner of Worcester on Friday 15th October.

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Printmaking Workshop with Adrienne Craddock
Adrienne Craddock is a specialist fine art printmaker producing unique, limited edition, hand coloured, drypoint & collagragh prints.

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Official Opening of Batsford House
The Official opening of Batsford House, the new Junior Boarding House for Years 3 to 8, took place on Friday 22nd October.

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More Golfing Success for Lucy Walton
Lucy Walton, Year 7, continues to excel on the golf course.

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Years R to 4 Visit Christ Church
Girls in Years R to 4 enjoyed a visit to our local church as part of their Religious Studies curriculum.

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Young Performers' Platform
The first Young Performers' Platform of the Autumn Term was an ideal opportunity to showcase the talents of our senior musicians.

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Alton Towers Trip - a report by Ms Turnbull
On a chilly September morning, 131 girls from Years 7 - 13 and 12 members of staff piled into 3 coaches and headed for Alton Towers.

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Music Department Newsletter
Please click here to read this term's Music Department newsletter.

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Trip to Warwick Castle - a Report by Naomi Hoggett
At the beginning of term, the Lower 6^th students arrived in Malvern a day earlier than the rest of the school for our induction day.

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Einstein Society Treasure Hunt
Sixteen girls from years 7 through to 9 rushed round the school on Friday night clutching carrier bags. Their mission? To solve the clues to lead them to the treasure.

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Wine Tasting Society Meeting – a Report by Mrs Huntley
The first meeting of the year of the Sixth Form Wine Tasting Society featured a tasting of Champagnes and sparkling wines.

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Croquet Match vs The Old Girls
A friendly croquet match was held at The Mount, with Alice Porter (last year's Head Girl) and Penny Smith representing the Old Girls.

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Macmillan Coffee Morning
Malvern St James hosted another highly successful Coffee Morning on 24^th September as part of the Macmillan Cancer Support World's Largest Coffee Morning campaign.

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Performance Squad Hockey Training for Saska
Congratulations to Saska Ingham, Year 10, who has got off to a flying start this term by playing Hockey in the ‘England Futures Cup',

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Riding Success at The Independent Schools One Day Event
The ISODE took place at Stonar School, Wiltshire on Saturday and Sunday with three of our girls ‘in the ribbons'!

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Year 7 Adventure Camp
The Year 7 Adventure Camp was an ice-breaking, team building event which was held at Croft Farm Water Park near Tewkesbury.

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Malvern St James Lacrosse First Team Wins The Welsh Rally!
The 2010 South Wales Rally was hosted by Haberdashers Monmouth on Saturday 19th September.

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Malvern St James took part in the National Heritage Open Days Scheme for the fifth year running
130 visitors became guests at the Imperial Hotel on the afternoon of September 11^th 2010.

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Concert by Music Teachers
An exciting musical event took place on Saturday in the York Hall, when the music teachers performed a variety of music to pupils, colleagues and parents.

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Macmillan Coffee Morning
Friday 24th September 10.00 to 10.30 am in York Hall

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Tennis Success for Eleanor Hatt
Eleanor Hatt, Year 8, has had an extremely successful summer demonstrating her tennis skills.

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Dr Rebecca Jones - Nominated for Librarian of the Year award
Dr Jones has been nominated for the Librarian of the Year award 2010.

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Swimming Pool Re-Opens on Monday 13th September
With refurbishment works completed, the swimming pool will re-open its doors on Monday 13th September. 

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Batsford opens its doors at last!
The waiting is over! Batsford finally opens its doors on Monday 6^th September after many months of hard work during its conversion from the Bursary to the fantastic junior boarding house for years 3 – 8.

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