MALVERN TIMES1 MARCH 2020 The Chamber Choir at the Barnardo’s National Choral Competition, Royal Festival Hall IN THIS ISSUE Dear Parents, Chapel Prefect 2 We are ending this term in a way that nobody could possibly have imagined. The sun is shining, the grounds are looking beautiful, the pitches ready to be played on and lessons are ongoing, but the campus is strangely quiet. With Covid-19 utterly transforming people’s lives across the Parent Portal 2 globe, we have all had to rapidly adapt the way we undertake our usual routines. Thanks to an advanced IT set-up and some excellent foresight, teachers and pupils were already set up with Academic News 3 Microsoft Teams so that the switch to remote online learning has been (almost!) seamless. The aims of retaining a sense of structure and normality, as well as maintaining ongoing opportunities to develop intellectually and personally, seem to have worked well, but no doubt there will Sport 4 be some refinements to be made as we prepare for what is likely to be a continuation of the model well into the summer term. In addition to the academic programme we are developing a Music 7 growing number of co-curricular activities that we hope pupils will engage with to ensure that they stay healthy in mind and body and continue to collaborate just as they would if they were Drama 8 here in the shadow of the hills. For now, I hope that you will enjoy reading a brief round-up of recent events. The Science Photography Competition 9 Outdoor Pursuits 9 Keith Metcalfe Headmaster Resilience | Self-awareness | Open-mindedness | Kindness | Collaboration Our Qualities Risk-taking | Curiosity | Ambition | Independence | Integrity | Humility MALVERN TIMES 2 Chapel Prefects 2020 - 2021 The following have been invited to become Chapel Prefects for the year 2020 - 2021 Banita Dodhia (House 6), Tom Hughes (House 5), Shea John (House 2), Jacob Perry (School House), Amani Priddy (Ellerslie House) and Georgina Wood (House 3). Decisions about specific roles and responsibilities, including that of Senior Chapel Prefect(s), will be made once pupils have returned to normal College life. Parent Portal With the end of term happening virtually, and with so many of us social distancing or in isolation in one form or another, we have been aware that for some they have missed the sense of community, which is such a strong part of Malvern’s ethos. Therefore we have created a section in the Parent Portal of the website to keep you up-to-date and to store all the information that you might want to access to keep you in touch with all things Malvern: www malverncollege org.uk/ parent-portal/easter-2020.html On here you will find: what would have been my end of term Chapel Notices – this includes information regarding planned Parent Portal teaching for next term for all year groups including: Hundred and Pre Sixth; Upper Sixth: A level and IB; as well as announcing sporting awards for the term, so do take a look. You will also find Reverend David’s reflections in Chaplain’s Podcast, the latest Malvern View from this term, a new pastoral bulletin along with various video messages. We have also included a section from Malvern College Sports team for lots of sporting programmes, activities and challenges. We will continue to put information here so please do keep checking in. Don’t forget to send in your videos of any new activities you are trying while you are away from school. Email any videos to [email protected] Online Learning with Dan Eglin, Head of Academic IT MALVERN TIMES 3 Academic News Academic Colours Hundred: Floris Tjan, Josi Jebens, Emilio Dorai Raj, Kitty Holroyd, Clemens Tuczka, Lara Wilson, Robin de Plaa, Louisa Academic Colours are awarded to those pupils who have been Marsden-Smedley, Morgann McGee, Tarush Agrawal, on the Honour Roll four times. The pupils that have qualified for Sophie Roberts, Harriet Carpenter, Lucy Marriott, Konrad this award this term are: Harmer, Nayanna Sira, Lea-Marie Nusser, Heather Harris, Upper sixth: Jessica Biddle, Harvey Gearon and Jack Bedford, Angus Catto, Bella Cole, Rehaan Edavalath, Annabel Slater Megan Smyth, Georgia Zhang, Lucy Leicher, Gloria Chan, Jessica Vickers, William Waterhouse, Ned Norbury, Coco Lower Sixth: Chioma Anazodo, Jan Olschewski and Anderson and Zachary Watson. Charlotte Welge Remove: Oliver Beer, Thomas Bourne, Lily Brown, Samuel Hundred: Ruby Chen, Oli Doherty, Alice Gudkova, Cook, Joel Cox, Lexi Darby, Emily Guo, Laya Hoyos, Sam Rory Upton, Johnny Wan Ingram, Evelyn Kenrick, George Kidson, Oliver Kidson, Eve Remove: Amelia Scott and Alek van Dam Leslie, Kevin Liu, Chloe MacKellar, Clara Marinescu, Khaya Ntuli, Abi Polack, Max Rosam, Sam Shardlow, Harriet Honour Roll Sneyd, Lucy Underwood, Josephine Von der Linden, Libby The Academic Honour Roll is announced and the criteria for Wharrad, Nicholas Wilson, Adina Yertayeva and Jessica Zhai. inclusion on this termly roll are reflective of a pupil’s average effort grade and/or the pupil’s “working at” grade. The criteria Foundation: Lily Angling, Aiza Aziz, Isabel Barrett, Noah is challenging, but it is within the reach of every pupil within the Goryn, Alexander Green, Iona Lapsley, Jialu Li, Charlotte Li, school to be placed on the Honour Roll. Freya Newman, Kipp Norbury, Matilda Pile, Hana Preston, Hongyu Rao, Céline Reuther, Alice Sclater, Constance Upper sixth: Sapphire Anderson, Alexander Baert, William Shardlow, Arabella Shuttleworth, Anna Smyth, Shijia Tan, Baert, Aodren Clemit, Imogen Cole, Cameron Coleman, Isabelle Wilson, Wentian Xiang and Emma Youngs. Chicco Coppola, Ale Coppola, James Dawson, Anna Doroshenko, Evyanne Ewusie, Antonia Fetzer, Georgina Lea-Smith Reading Final Inchbald, Eily Lo, Annabelle Moody, Jasper Penrice, Siima Rukandema, Freya Saxton, Nikki Stonham, Kira Angling, Jock Catto, Bonnie Green, Robbie Hardwick, Georgina Hartley, Olivia Holt, Nicholas Horn, Harrison Hudson, Louise Little, Isobel Lloyd, Gemma Luscombe, Finn Mangham, Harry Smith, Isobel Standen McDougal, Viktoriia Usova and Helen Wu. Lower sixth: Jyothirmay Baldota, Peter Ingram, Tendo Kauma, Jayda Khimji, Anieshka King, Virginia Lawrence, Georgina Macakiage, Fia McDonnell, Agueda Ortiz Flores, th Pia Schmitz, Francesco Totaro, Charlotte Williams, Georgina On Tuesday 17 March, the Lea-Smith Reading Final was held in Big Wood, Feiyang Xu, Wei Tzu Chen, Marleen Collingridge, School. Students read exceptionally well from an incredible variety Banita Dodhia, Emily-Rose Finch, Cecilia Gerber, Missy of pieces: from T.S. Eliot’s ‘Murder in the Cathedral’, to a speech Hingley, Shea John, Lakshya Joshi, Amelia Kold, Ailing by the suffragette Emeline Pankhurst, the (limited) audience was Liu, Charlotte Livesey, Jin Hao Dylan Loh, Amani Priddy, treated to a wealth of literature. In the FY, Hana Preston was the Rhiannon Procktor, Antoine Sclater, Ishbel Spencer-Nairn, worthy winner, in the Remove, it was Eve Leslie who triumphed, Antonia Worrallo and Qirui Wu. in the Hundred, Jonathan Tunstall was awarded victory, in the Lower Sixth, Lottie Williams stormed ahead, and finally, in the Pre 6: Anna-Letizia Attolini, Jovana Bajkovic, Victoria Upper-Sixth Zhiwei Yan ascended to the heady heights of victor. Heymann, Amelie Kantowsky, Vincent Leicher, Salomé Once again, House Three claimed the Lea-Smith cup for their own, Naef and Laura Westhoff. continuing their winning streak. Well done to all involved; the competition was fierce! MALVERN TIMES 4 School Partnership The Quest for the Silver Test Tube Congratulations and thanks also to Ollie Aladegbami, Amelie Our interhouse science competition came to its conclusion on Vegter, Will Gutermann, Arent Riemer, Floris van der 18th March in the physics department. The teams of 4 from each Werff and Melissa Shorter for delivering a hugely exciting and House were tasked with creating a self-propelled vehicle from items interactive lesson on the theme of energy to the Year 6 pupils such as polo mints, cardboard, elastic bands etc. The winners of the of The Wyche Primary school; as this will be the last outing that physics round with the amazing distance covered by the vehicle these Year 6 pupils will have as a class I’m sure that they will of 10.2 m (and still going when it collided with the wall!) was remember it for many years to come. House 9. The Wheeler-Bennett Society As a recap, House 7 won the chemistry round in November, and House 8 won the biology round in February. However, the House The Wheeler-Bennett Society continues to go from strength to with the highest point score due to a strong performance in all the strength with 56 members of the L6 signing up to be members rounds is School House with Houses 7 and 9 runners up on the for 2020-21. In a new departure, the Society will be overseen same point score. Well done to all pupils who were involved in all of by a committee consisting of: President: Peter Urbahns. the rounds: there was a lot of great team-work and experimenting Vice-Presidents: Virginia Lawrence, Felix Olschewski, Jacob going on throughout. Perry, Charlotte Williams. Secretary: Charlotte Livesey. Congratulations but also thanks to them as they take up the oversight of this intellectually stimulating cross-curricular society; we look forward to their tenure in office. Sport Netball Cross Country All the girls’ teams have been brilliant all season but it is safe to Well done to Lottie Livesey, Tom Birley and Emma Youngs say that the 1st VII have led from the front, putting in brilliant who all competed in the National Schools’ Cross Country performances all season. Led by captain Molly Gibbard, the Championships representing Hereford and Worcester County on team have several players who have been playing together since the Saturday of Leave Out in tough conditions with all running in the FY, strengthened by other girls joining at other points, and races with 300+ runners.