Amy competed on her horse, Ferdi, at her very first stay away show that was held at Bury Farm Equestrian Centre in Buckinghamshire. She had a very successful event. She jumped 5 classes over the three days, was clear in all 5, and placed everyday, coming 2nd, 7th and 4th. Congratulations Amy!
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Don’t miss out on 23rd January 2020 in the school Canteen!
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The winners for 100 club are:
December: 1st prize – R Bearsby, 2nd prize – A Cahil
January: 1st prize – N Ferrell, 2nd prize – M Grabham
The winner for the win up to £500 was C Williams, with a winning sum of £385.
Please look out for our fantastic Summer draw with a prize of up to £500!
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In November over 200 sixth form students from MGGS and 12 other schools in Kent attended our digital careers events called ‘Aspiration Digital’. The day featured a number of inspirational talks from a range of guest speakers who explained the wide variety of different jobs and paths available in the digital industry. The videos from these talks are now available to watch on Youtube and can be found on the following playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmS4vMCBbD2JJx40PGxeg2-tdJ2rwdsFk
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During the winter months, many students spend their lunchtimes relaxing in the Mary Smith Library at MGGS. Some like to read on our soft seating area and some groups of students have been making use of our games shelf!
We would really like to refresh and update the games we have, so if you have any board or card games you would like to donate to us, we would be very grateful! Many thanks.
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On Tuesday 14th January, 120 Brunswick House Primary School students battled the wind and the rain to visit MGGS to watch the annual Sixth Form Extra Pantomime, ‘Peter Pan’. The Sixth Form cast and crew (joined by one Year 10 student) did a brilliant job of entertaining our young audience. It was fantastic to see and hear the students ‘booing’ and ‘cheering’ our characters, dancing with Smee and even high fiving the crocodile! We’re exceptionally proud of the talent and creativity of our students, and especially their willingness to share this with others. A great afternoon was had by all.
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Required for: September 2020
Salary: L12-L16
Closing date: Noon on Thursday, 13th February 2020
Interviews: Day One: Tuesday, 25th February 2020
Interviews: Day Two for successful candidates: Wednesday, 26th February 2020
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is a very successful selective girls’ school with a mixed sixth form. Ofsted judge us to be outstanding and our examination results reflect this. We are a happy, thriving community, with a long standing tradition of excellence in all that we do. We have been an Advanced Thinking School since 2015 and since September 2019 we have been designated a Computing Hub by DfE. This is an exciting opportunity to work with our outstanding team in an excellent school.
The successful candidate will be quick thinking, articulate, and a creative leader.
We welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate:
Thank you for the interest you have shown in working with us. Please be aware that pre-interview tours are unavailable.
Full details and an application pack are available from the school’s website www.mggs.org Please complete a letter of application (no more than two sides of A4, font size 12 please) together with our application form and return these to Michelle Starns at mstarns@mggs.org.
Closing date: Noon on Thursday, 13th February 2020
Interviews: Day One: Tuesday, 25th February 2020
Interviews: Day Two for successful candidates: Wednesday, 26th February 2020
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.
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The Great Wall of China Food – don’t miss out on 6th February!
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MGGS is looking forward to supporting Safer Internet Day 2020.
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Earlier this week Miss Stanley informed parents and carers that last autumn the school gained outline planning permission to extend the Molly Tipple Sports Hall. The project will include some reconfiguring of current space within the Sports Hall as well as extending the building towards the netball/tennis courts.
This development will provide enhanced changing facilities for girls; a new dedicated changing room for sixth form boys, and a dance studio. It will also include a room that we can use to help facilitate the visits to our Second World War tunnels by local primary schools, with the option of making our tunnels available for other members of the local community to come and visit. We are also hoping to significantly upgrade our provision for our Music department as part of this project.
It is anticipated that this project will start summer 2020 and we hope to share more details directly with students and parents in the weeks and months ahead.
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The Crucible by Arthur Miller (there will be a second production in July for KS3 students). With an intimate cast and crew of 30, Maidstone Grammar School for Girls will transport you to Salem, Massachusetts. It is the year 1692 and all is not well in this strict Puritan community. Witchcraft is suspected…
Based on real events Miller’s classic brings to life the famous Salem Witch Trials where a group of teenage girls start to accuse men and women of witchcraft. The efforts of the court to find out the truth are swayed by the hysteria that the girls create in the courtroom. The judge chooses to believe the girls’ stories, to save the reputation of the court, and this leads to tragic consequences. The Crucible is the GCSE Drama set text so it does deal with some dark themes/subject content; therefore, we would recommend that this show is suitable for Year 10 students upwards.
The production will be performed by students from Years 10 to 12 and will take place on Wednesday, 12th February and Thursday, 13th February in the Main School Hall, starting at 7pm. The PFA will also kindly be selling refreshments on both evenings. Those students involved have been working extremely hard and hope that you will be able to join them on one of the evenings.
A letter about tickets was sent out via ParentMail earlier this week. Tickets are £6 per adult and £4 for concessions. As we are staging the piece in the round seating is limited so we will not be selling tickets ‘on the door’ so order your tickets today!
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The Computing Hub is officially launched! MGGS welcomed 15 primary school teachers from across the county to our first CPD course ‘Teaching and Leading KS1 Computing’. This inspiring course is facilitated by Dave Robinson and is run over two days. On day one, teachers covered musical algorithms, programmable bots, cloud data storage and more. They will be back to complete the course on day two in March.
The next course to be delivered at MGGS is ‘Python programming essentials in GCSE’ on 4th March, part of the Computer Science Accelerator programme. This programme carries a bursary of up to £1,500 on completion of the programme for all eligible state-funded schools and there are many topics to choose from to tailor the CPD training to your needs.
Hub_Course_Programme_Jan-Jun_2020
For details on our future CPD computing courses and other computing events view the programme here www.teachcomputing.org or contact teachcomputing@mggs.org.
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University of Greenwich, Pembroke, Ward Room, Central Ave, Gillingham, Chatham, ME4 4TB
This lecture offers a fantastic opportunity for those interested in a career within Civil Engineering, enabling participants to discover more about this industry.
To book please use this link: https://www.ice.org.uk/events/building-bridges-in-uganda-chatham
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MGGS Careers would like to share the following opportunities from InvestIn Education, available for booking now, including:
Please click on the link for further information: STEM Experiences This Term
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You are warmly invited to join us for our forthcoming 11+ open events
MGGS – A forward-thinking community with a tradition of excellence
Year 5 Taster Day Masterclasses
Year 5: Wednesday 1st or Thursday 2nd July 2020
Arrival 8:45am, finishes at 1:20pm – Booking Required
This taster day is specifically for year 5 girls considering joining us in 2021. Students will have a unique opportunity to discover what life is really like at MGGS by enjoying taster lessons, meeting our Year 7’s, exploring the school during a normal school day and enjoying a school lunch. Parents will also be invited along to share the experience with a talk and tour of MGGS as part of our Open Afternoon.
Masterclasses will be delivered in English, Mathematics, Science and Thinking Skills.
Open Evening, Open Mornings & Afternoons
Visit us at both our Open Evening and one of our Open Mornings or Open Afternoons to find out about the outstanding education we provide.
Open Evening will provide an opportunity to hear the Headteacher’s vision for MGGS students, along with visiting departments and talking directly to our subject specialist teachers including a tour of MGGS with our students.
Open Afternoons are an opportunity to experience MGGS on a normal school day with tours taking place during lesson time, a short presentation from the Headteacher and an opportunity to see the work of our current Year 7 students. – No Booking Required
Summer Open Afternoons
Years 4 & 5: Wednesday 1st or Thursday 2nd July 2020
Arrive for a 1:30pm start, finishes at 3:30pm – No Booking Required
Open Evening
Years 4 & 5 & 6: Tuesday, 13th October 2020
Arrive for a 5pm start, finishes at 8pm – No Booking Required
Headteacher’s Presentation
Miss Deborah Stanley, our Headteacher, will give her presentation, along with the Head of Key Stage 3, Year 7 students who have just joined MGGS and one of our Head Students in the Main Hall three times during the evening.
You are invited to arrive in the hall a little early to ensure a seat.
Presentation 1 : Starts at 5.15pm
Presentation 2 : Starts at 6.00pm
Presentation 3 : Starts at 6.45pm
Autumn Open Morning
Years 5 & 6: Tuesday 20th October 2020
Arrive for 9am start, finishes at 11am – No Booking Required
Autumn Open Afternoon
Years 5 & 6: Wednesday 21st October 2020
Arrive for a 1:30pm start, finishes at 3:30pm – No Booking Required
We look forward to welcoming you to MGGS.
Please also see the other Primary Events we are offering Year 5 girls.
View our school prospectus and curriculum information booklet.
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MGGS Year 5 Taster Lessons – Available to Book
This taster lesson in Computing will give girls an introduction to high-level programming. It is a practical session held in one of our dedicated IT suites where students will learn the basics of the Python language to create a number of solutions to meet real-world problems.
“My daughter couldn’t stop talking about what a fantastic time she’d had!”
Parent and Carer bookings available at https://bookings.mggs.org/
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MGGS Year 5 Taster Lessons – Available to Book
We are running several identical Primary Maths Challenge taster sessions. These are aimed at students in Year 5 who have a passion for mathematics and problem-solving. Girls will work together with other students to solve challenges and enrich their understanding of mathematics. Activities are designed to broaden students mathematical understanding. Places are limited therefore we can only accept one booking per student for the various dates.
“It was fun and educational.”
Parent and Carer bookings available at https://bookings.mggs.org/
NB: Please note that we are holding three identical session for this event, due to demand. Therefore, please ensure you do not book your daughter on all sessions. Thank you.
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MGGS Year 5 Taster Lessons – Available to Book
This taster lesson covers History. The MGGS forensic and archeology team have discovered an unidentified skeleton. Do you have what it takes to join the team? Can you use the clues to solve the History mystery?
“My daughter really enjoyed it and said it was very interactive.”
Parent and Carer bookings available at https://bookings.mggs.org/
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Following their success at the regional heat in November, some of our MGGS girls who dance at Hilton Hall Dance Academy (HHDA) attended the Semi Final and Grand Final of the VAD Dance Inspirations competition in Blackpool last weekend. During the past 12 months, over 2000 acts entered the competition from across the UK and Ireland. This culminated in 50 Grand Final acts comprising of solos, duets, trios and group dances across all dance genres from ballet through to musical theatre and hip hop.
Of these 50 Grand Final acts, the HHDA girls (a team of only 15) gained 10 places (eight of which included our girls from MGGS). The team took two group ballet dances through; Tayla took a trio, duet and solo; Lydia a duet and solo and Maisie a duet.
As well as the Grand Final, the judges ran a number of optional Masterclasses and Challenges. Tayla won the ‘Mark Hindle Ballet Challenge’ and Amelia was one of three rewarded in Mark’s ‘Ballet Masterclass’. The top 10 Grand Final acts were announced on stage (amid lots of celebratory music and pyrotechnics) where they were awarded their trophies.
We’re so thrilled to let you know that, along with her dance partner, Lydia K was awarded 10th place for her lyrical duet, and that ‘Tranquillity’ (one of the ballet group dances) was awarded 9th. Lydia K was then awarded second place for her tap solo and the team were crowned first place champions for their ‘Golden Buzzer’ ballet group dance, ‘Ring O Roses’! This is such a huge achievement based on the 2000+ original regional entries and the incredibly high standard of dancing throughout.
On top of that, Hilton Hall was named the top dance school in the UK and Ireland and ‘Team England’ was crowned top country!
The MGGS/HHDA Grand Final winning team consisted of: Tayla H (13S1), Lydia K (11G), Emily L (10N), Tanzie H (10N), Amelia H (9C), Brogan W (9A) and Maisie C (8N).
Huge congratulations from everyone at MGGS and… keep dancing!
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