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Jacqueline Harvey has combined a successful career in education with her love of a good story. She is the author of 14 novels for younger readers and a picture book, THE SOUND OF THE SEA, which was awarded Honour Book in the 2006 Children’s Book Council Awards. Her bestselling Alice-Miranda series centres on the life of Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones, a perpetually positive and determined seven year old who takes herself off to boarding school because it appeals to her sense of adventure. The first book in the series, Alice-Miranda At School was released in Australia in February 2010 with Alice-Miranda On Holiday, Alice-Miranda Takes the Lead, Alice-Miranda At Sea, Alice-Miranda In New York, Alice-Miranda Shows the Way and Alice-Miranda In Paris following at six month intervals. Jacqueline is currently contracted to write 12 Alice-Miranda books. She has a new series for younger readers (5-9 year olds) which launched in Australia in September 2012. Jacqueline is contracted to write eight Clementine-Rose books with Random House Australia. For more information go to www.jacquelineharvey.com.au

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Welcome to Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale - Class Lists are up for 2014

Hello Friends,

I hope you've had a wonderful holiday.  I've just been to Japan and I can't wait for you to read all about it. I'm so glad to be heading back to school and there are lots of new friends joining us.  Thank you to everyone who sent their enrollment form in.  It was really tricky because so many of you wanted to have the same room mate and Miss Grimm suggested that Millie and I share again this year because we get on so well.  But the other girls are all lovely and the new girls are good at so many things - especially being friends.

There have been loads of wonderful suggestions for outings including: riding, shopping, swimming, trips to the beach and a fun park, sewing workshops, a visit to the fair (I'm sure that Miss Grimm will let us do that again this year but hopefully it won't be nearly as dramatic as last time), walks and a visit to a cafe for breakfast or hot chocolate.  Mrs Smith will be busy in the kitchen too making all those new recipes - she's very keen to try Tortellini Boscaiola, some seafood including salmon and of course she'll make lots of roast dinners (which she's very good at).

Brummel Bear is excited to meet all your softies with the cutest names ever - Hariette, Mustard, Peaches Primrose, Piggy, Carlos, Doggie, Fluffy and Framboise.  I think we should have a midnight feast softie picnic!

Lots of you are good at lots of things, but there was definitely a trend that many of you wanted to improve in Science and Maths.  I think Mr Plumpton will have to get busy with his experiments and I've heard that Professor Pluss might be coming over from Fayle to help with some extra Maths lessons.  Miss Reedy is always wonderful offering extra tuition for English too.  Remember when she helped me study for my test when I first arrived.  She was so helpful.

There might be a little bit of confusion with the class groups as some students said that they were going into that year but others didn't specify, so if you're in the wrong class, please let my best grown up friend Jacqueline Harvey know and she will make sure Miss Grimm changes you into the correct year.

It's not too late to get your form in.  Miss Grimm's expanding the school this year so there are still some spots available.

Welcome to Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale.  I can't wait to meet you!

Lots of love,
Alice-Miranda xx

Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale Academy for Proper Young Ladies Class Lists 2014
Surname
First Name
Class
Room Mate
House
Co-Curricular Activities
Signorelli
Phillipa
5
Ashima
Shakespeare
Piano, drama
Ayres
Brianna
7
Jacinta
Bronte
Riding
Bell
Maisy
3
Cara
Bronte
Art, drama, music (percussion)
Bloom
Madeline
7
Danika
Shakespeare
Choir, piano
Covich
Nadia
6
Susannah
Austen
Riding
Dare
Susannah
7
Nadia
Austen
Riding
Divall
Ashima
5
Phillipa
Austen
Choir
Headlington-Bear
Jacinta
7
Brianna
Dickens
Gymnastics, Choir
Hicks
Ivory
5
Molly
Dickens
Tennis
Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones
Alice-Miranda
4
Millie
Bronte
Riding, choir, sailing
Hobbs
Araminta
4
Laura
Shakespeare
Drama
Mallyon
Georgie
8
Imogen Walton
Dickens
Riding
McLaughlin-McTavish-McNoughton-McGill
Millie
5
Alice-Miranda
Bronte
Riding, tennis, choir
O'Brien
Molly
5
Ivory
Shakespeare
Drama, riding
Radford
Caprice
6
Sloane
Austen
Everything
Rigby
Danika
7
Madeline
Bronte
Sailing, choir
Sharry
Cara
3
Maisy
Austen
Choir, piano, drama
Sykes
Sloane
6
Caprice
Shakespeare
Choir, piano, drama
Venn
Laura
4
Araminta
Bronte
Drama
Walton
Imogen
8
Georgie
Dickens
Riding


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