Monthly Archives: June 2018

Sports Day

Posted: 26th June 2018

Physical activity is a big thing at Stormont, and yesterday’s Sports Day was a celebration of everything that we believe is important on the sporting front: learning new skills, developing and extending existing ones, doing your best, supporting your friends,...

Mrs Morag Johnston Memorial Service

Posted: 15th June 2018

(Headmistress 1993-2013) We learned this week that the memorial service for Morag will take place at St James’s Church, Piccadilly at 2:30pm on Thursday 12th July. Chris Kelly, Morag’s husband, has let us know that she wanted any donations in...

Online Safety for Children

Posted: 7th June 2018

On the way to school this morning I listened to Dr Tanya Byron talking about children and online safety. Ten years ago she was asked by government to look at this important area, and made a number of recommendations. The...

Time to Play and Time to Work

Posted: 7th June 2018

I have always believed that intelligence is not fixed and that every child, given a variety of opportunities and the right environment, can achieve and flourish. Support and challenge at school and at home are fundamental in this, as is...

Residential School Trips

Posted: 7th June 2018

As I write this, Form 4 are about to land back at Stormont after two days and one night away at the Kingswood Centre in Kent. I have heard that they all went to bed on time (!) and so...

Time Out

Posted: 7th June 2018

After another busy week at Stormont I am reflecting on the importance of time out, for girls for staff and parents too. What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. So begins...

Golden Rules

Posted: 6th June 2018

As well as talking to the girls in assembly on Wednesday about how worms can help us to put our Golden Rules into practice (I would love to know if they can remember how I linked these), I have also...