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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Comments

Kayla

 

An a girl named kayla or Rachel go to Winchester downsfordvale

September 29, 2014 at 9:02 pm

ruth

 

Hi! Big fan of your work! can you sometime in 2015 organize a day to come to Knox City’s Dymocks In Melbourne?

January 8, 2015 at 10:40 am

Bella

 

I love your work
Are you going to wright a new book?

May 10, 2015 at 4:44 pm

    Jacqueline Harvey

     

    Hi Bella,

    I am just about to start writing the 13th Alice-Miranda book. I’ve just finished the draft and am working on the editing for the 12th book which is called Alice-Miranda in the Alps. I can’t tell you exactly what the next one is about yet as it’s still brewing in my head! I’ve also just finished Clementine Rose and the Birthday Emergency which will be out on the 1st July and I will be starting a new Clemmie soon too.

    Best wishes,
    Jacqueline

    May 11, 2015 at 8:37 am

Hannah

 

Will I be able to enroll for Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale Academy for Proper Young Ladies in 2015? I was looking through my diary from last year and read that you could enroll here, but when I got on the website I couldn’t do it any more!

September 3, 2015 at 4:23 pm

    Jacqueline Harvey

     

    Hi Hannah,

    I’m hoping that we can make a new feature on the website an enrollment again but at this stage we don’t have that as a facility. However, we are developing some fabulous new things for the website for 2016. So, watch this space and hopefully there will be something soon.

    Best wishes,
    Jacqueline

    September 5, 2015 at 9:36 am

    Chelsea

     

    Hi Hannah
    Hannah are you Hannah Dent because I can see that followed by your message there is Lara and Darcey and Darcey is Hannah Dent’s little brother and Lara is Hannah Dent’s cousin.

    October 5, 2017 at 4:55 pm

Katharine MacEwan Wright

 

Hi,
I would like to have an enrollment place for Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale academy for proper young ladies. If I can convince my mum to let me go. Also when is the knew 13th book coming out? I heard about it from my friend. I want to write books to at school I always win competitions against my class. I also want to be a sailor I can’t decide between the 2. I have got ideas blossoming in my mind at this second that I write to you. I would love to follow in your footsteps. In fact that is my greatest wish! You are an awesome writer and I think you were an awesome teacher considering my opinion on your books. I can help you with some ideas or inspiration if you like. Also it would be a big help if you could explain the whole enrollment situation to my mum at annamasik@hotmail.com.
Best wishes,
Katharine

September 13, 2015 at 6:00 pm

Rebekah

 

I’m in Grade 9 and would love to go to the school, but it’s only up to Year 8’s 🙁

September 23, 2015 at 5:22 pm

    Jacqueline Harvey

     

    Hi Rebekah,

    Sorry 🙁 I wish you could go there too.

    Best wishes,
    Jacqueline

    PS Maybe you could become a teacher there soon

    September 23, 2015 at 8:33 pm

Darcey

 

HI I love your Alice Miranda books so much im making a little diorama of the Boarding School.

February 28, 2016 at 11:31 am

Lara

 

Hi Jacqueline Harvey ,
Where is Winchesterfield Downsfordale Academy For Proper Young Ladies I would like to make an enrollment for that school.

February 28, 2016 at 8:04 pm

Timna Shushan

 

Hi Jacqueline!
Just a few questions…
1. Is this for real?
2. What is this for?
3. What is this (in general)?
4. Can you do a 2016 one?

Thank you so much for writing the Alice-Miranda and Clementine Rose series! I love reading them so much!

Best Wishes,
Timna S.

March 14, 2016 at 10:33 pm

    Jacqueline Harvey

     

    Hi Timna,

    It was something fun that we did when we launched the website. I’m afraid that I haven’t updated it for ages and I don’t have time to at the moment – but you’ve given me an idea for 2017 which I will talk with my publishers about.

    Glad you’re enjoying the books. It was so good to see you and your mum and sister the other week in Melbourne. Hope you have a restful school holidays.

    Best wishes,
    Jacqueline

    March 26, 2016 at 11:17 am

Olivia Groves

 

i love your books, I’m such a big fan of Alice Miranda and Clementine Rose

September 18, 2016 at 12:37 pm

    Olivia Groves

     

    I want to meet you one day. I’m your biggest fan

    September 18, 2016 at 12:38 pm

    Jacqueline Harvey

     

    Hi Olivia,

    Thank you for your kind words; I’m so pleased that you are enjoying the stories.

    Keep an eye on the Events tab on my website, as I am often out and about at School and public events. I look forward to meeting you somewhere, sometime too.

    Best wishes,

    Jacqueline

    September 22, 2016 at 11:40 am

Eve

 

Hello Jacqueline,
I know it’s a bit late to enrol but i’d still like to know if i can join in 2017. I really like your books and would love to see the 16th book come out.

July 25, 2017 at 3:57 pm

    Jacqueline Harvey

     

    Hi Eve,

    So glad that you are keen to enrol- we may think about opening up the enrolments for 2018- thanks for the idea:).

    Alice-Miranda in Hollywood will be officially released on 1 September; however, I suspect you may see it in bookshops before this date-not long now!

    Best wishes,

    Jacqueline

    July 27, 2017 at 10:19 am

Nancy

 

Hello Jacqueline,
It’s so nice to see another book come out and I’m very keen to read it. I think it’s a awesome idea to put real places in some of your books, especialy other countries because it gives girls and readers an idea about other peoples lives. Also, I think in future other girls will be inspired by Alice-Miranda and yourself because of the interesting role models you are.

Thank you, and please continue to write these wonderful books.

August 8, 2017 at 3:42 pm

    Jacqueline Harvey

     

    Thank you for your kind words, Nancy!

    I will write lots more stories – as long as I still enjoy writing them then why stop!

    Best wishes,

    Jacqueline

    August 10, 2017 at 12:27 pm

Chelsea

 

Hi Jacqueline Harvey
I have just started reading your books and they are stunning! Although I do think the Clementine Rose books are a bit too girly for me just by looking at the front cover and reading the blurb. Alice Miranda is perfect though and I love the name you made for her. Alice Miranda Highton Smith Kennington Jones. Its the perfect name. And I love the name you made for the academy. Winchester Downsfordale Academy. Its perfect too. Anyway, that’s just my opinion about your books and I hope you don’t feel bad about it. Can you come to Dymocks Chadstone Melbourne again? When you went last time I didn’t have time and I got very upset about it. If only you don’t mind. If you don’t want to you don’t have to.

October 5, 2017 at 4:51 pm

    Jacqueline Harvey

     

    Hi Chelsea,

    I’m pleased that you’re enjoying Alice-Miranda. I don’t think Clemmie is really girly at all – she’s a bit of a tomboy too but only you can decide if they’re books you’d enjoy. I loved visiting Chadstone and I’m thinking about coming back for another signing later in the year if I can. Not sure about dates yet though. If it’s not this year I’ll definitely be back early next year.

    Thanks for writing.

    Best wishes,
    Jacqueline

    October 6, 2017 at 7:56 am

      Chelsea

       

      Hi Jaqueline Harvey

      I am so sorry that what I said about Clementine Rose offensive. I had a think about it and it is definitely because its not really me. I had a talk to my friend Jasmine who is also a fan of you and she agrees too. Please forgive me. You might be getting a new fan soon because last week I went to Costco bought collection of Alice-Miranda books and it included Alice-Miranda at school and I already had it so I bought it and kept the new one in case someone might want it. Then yesterday at school I was talking to this girl called Alisha and she read my story based on Alice-Miranda, I didn’t really understand because she doesn’t read your books but she was very interested. I asked her if she would like to have my new Alice-Miranda at school book and she said she was happy to have it. I was supposed to give it to her today but I forgot, I will give it to her tomorrow though. I mum has agreed to buy me the whole collection if I want. I was pretty surprised because she never says things like that. I guess it is because when we were coming back from Sydney because we went on a cruise in Sydney, my friend’s mum let my friend buy heaps of books and said’ If its books, I encourage you’ and with that my mum’s expression changed as if she thought she should encourage me that much on books too. My school library had Clementine Rose in the Junior school section but Alice-Miranda isn’t which quite upset me but luckily it is in the middle school section which means I will be able to borrow it next year. My school library has all of the books of Alice-Miranda except for Alice-Miranda in Hollywood which is quite funny because I have it!

      Kind Regards

      Chelsea

      October 25, 2017 at 5:30 pm

        Jacqueline Harvey

         

        Hi Chelsea,

        Please don’t think I was offended at all. I completely understand that different people like different things. That’s what makes the world go around. You’re very sweet but you need not apologise. I’m glad you’ll be able to read the Alice-Miranda books in your middle school library next year (and I hope you’ll read Kensy and Max too when it comes out in March). I’m so excited – I can’t wait for everyone to meet them! How kind to give your friend an Alice-Miranda book too. I hope she enjoys it. Please tell Jasmine I said hello as well. Have a great rest of the week. I’m flat out working on the second Kensy and Max adventure then I’ll be leaping in the next Alice-Miranda story and then another Clemmie – it’s going to be a busy time!

        Best wishes,
        Jacqueline

        October 25, 2017 at 5:51 pm

          Chelsea

           

          Hi Jacqueline,

          Thank you. What you said about you were not offended made me feel much better. I will tell Jasmine you hello on Wednesday since it is now the Melbourne Cup holidays. My friend came back saying she really enjoyed reading the book so far and is looking forward to another one. How long does it take to write a book? It take you months to finish what you are planning up there in the letter above.

          Kind Regards,

          Chelsea

          November 6, 2017 at 5:57 pm

          Jacqueline Harvey

           

          Hi Chelsea,

          It takes me about 2-3 months to write the draft for an Alice-Miranda book and only about 3 weeks to a month for Clemmie but then there is lots of editing and going back and forth with my editor and publisher. It usually takes about 8 months for a book to be published but that’s very fast in the world of publishing.

          Best wishes,
          Jacqueline

          November 13, 2017 at 5:49 pm

Noa

 

maybe you could make a movie about Alice Miranda. I really want to see one.

October 25, 2017 at 7:45 am

Raya

 

Hi Jacqueline,
I know it’s way too late to enrol but do you think you might be able to do it again.I was looking through my 2014 diary and realised you could enrol online, so I came on too look, but I couldn’t do it anymore. Please do it again, and I love your Alice-Miranda books, but I have never had the chance to read the Clementine Rose books.

Best Wishes
Raya E

November 17, 2017 at 7:21 pm

    Jacqueline Harvey

     

    Hi Raya,

    Thank you, I know that being able to enrol was lots of fun! We may look at the idea of Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale enrolments in the next little while, but all of the Kensy and Max excitement is gathering momentum and is a big priority. Watch this space, as who knows what brilliant ideas my wonderful publishing team will come up with in 2018!

    I’m delighted that you are enjoying Alice-Miranda and hope that you will be able to enjoy Clemmie and, of course, the new Kensy and Max series which will be released in March 2018.

    Best wishes,

    Jacqueline

    November 23, 2017 at 12:10 pm

Chelsea

 

Dear Jacqueline Harvey

It sounds like Clementine Rose might be way too young for me to read. Just 2 questions. In the chart above when it says houses does it mean house colour in sports or does it mean house as in what boarding house, and in when it says class, does it mean class as in which class she is in or what year she is in? Boarding school sounds really fun by the way. My family friend Daniel Huang is going to Geelong Grammar and he is going to sleep in the school for weekdays and will come back on the weekends and holidays which is a bit like boarding school but just that you get to see your parents more often. I’m a bit jealous Although I would prefer normal boarding school more because you get to spend weekends with your friends. I probably ask him about it when we meet some time or on We Chat. I wonder if I won’t go to places all the time together anymore? I don’t really think so because we usually do those things on holidays or weekends.

Kind regards

Chelsea

January 3, 2018 at 3:47 pm

    Jacqueline Harvey

     

    Hi Chelsea,

    The houses are like sporting and cultural houses. Class means year group. That sounds exciting about your friend going to be a Weekly Boarder at Geelong Grammar. I’ve visited that school and it’s lovely. He should have a great time. It sounds like you’ll still be able to see him quite a bit because he’s going to be home on the weekends.

    Enjoy the rest of your holidays and all the best for a great New Year.

    Jacqueline

    January 4, 2018 at 6:49 pm

      Chelsea

       

      Dear Jacqueline Harvey

      Thank you for telling me. I didn’t think you would have visited there. It shall be quite clean there because our chinese teacher said its quite strict there and children who go there and are naughty seem to change quite alot after their first year which is why she told Daniel’s parents they should send him their. I am kind of relieved that he is going there because he always teases me and tricks me into doing bad. I slowly getting used to dodging his tricks though.

      Kind Regards

      Chelsea

      January 8, 2018 at 4:25 pm

Chelsea

 

Dear Jacqueline Harvey

When I wrote there in the start of the letter above I meant “there” as in “Geelong Grammar”.
Just to ensure you.

Kind Regards

Chelsea

January 8, 2018 at 4:28 pm

Tazmeen

 

Hi Mrs Harvey!
I was wondering we can enrol again soon as I didn’t get a chance to.

Thanks,

Tazmeen.

October 1, 2018 at 3:03 pm

Rivana

 

I was just wondering when is the next book coming out.love your books so muvh

January 6, 2020 at 3:27 pm

    Jacqueline Harvey

     

    Hi Rivana,
    Kensy and Max: Freefall has just been released and another Kensy and Max will be out later this year. Alice-Miranda in the Outback will be released in June 🙂
    Happy Reading,
    Jacqueline

    March 16, 2020 at 2:30 pm

stella

 

I’m a little confused, I saw in another comment you said that Millie and Caprice were around the same age but here it says that Caprice is in year 6 and Millie is Year 5??? Or is Millie supposed to be in year 6
also I thought Ivory Hicks was year 7 ?

April 23, 2020 at 10:20 pm

    Jacqueline Harvey

     

    Hi Stella,

    Ivory is a little older but at AM’s school they don’t stick in classes according to age necessarily. I’ve gone for more ‘vertical integration’ according to ability :).

    Best wishes,
    Jacqueline

    July 2, 2020 at 12:23 pm

lmw

 

This is so cool
Can you still do it?

May 7, 2020 at 3:45 pm

    Jacqueline Harvey

     

    Sadly not as I did that about 6 years ago but it was fun at the time. There would be too many students now I think 🙂

    May 9, 2020 at 5:28 pm

Evie

 

Is Winchester Downsfordvale a REAL school and where is it? Also, are these stories real!

May 24, 2020 at 2:06 pm

    Jacqueline Harvey

     

    Hi Evie,

    Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale Academy for Proper Young Ladies is based on snippets of my life as a teacher and is also a mix of schools I have visited over the years.

    Best wishes,

    Jacqueline 🙂

    July 1, 2020 at 10:39 am

    Imogen Sargeant

     

    I’m Imogen. I was looking on google and then I found this. It is very interesting. I also like that chart. I wanted to ask if Winchester field and downsfordvale are real. I have read all the Alice-Miranda books and I love them! I also like clementine rose and Kensy and max. There awesome!

    September 16, 2020 at 2:00 pm

      Jacqueline Harvey

       

      Hi Imogen,

      Thank you for your kind words. Winchesterfield Downsfordvale is not a real school (but there are many elements of real schools incorporated!) 🙂

      Happy reading,

      Jacqueline

      September 16, 2020 at 2:10 pm

Imogen sargeant

 

I’m Imogen. I was looking on google and this came up. I am a bit confused but I think I know what I am doing. I love all your books. I am 8 if you need to know that.

September 16, 2020 at 2:14 pm

Lena

 

Hello Jacqueline

Is Winchesterfield downsfordvale real if it is can i enroll for 2022 or 2023 please

Kind regards
Lena.J

September 30, 2021 at 8:14 pm

Eliana

 

Hi Jaquline,
I am wondering how I can enrol on Winchesterfield Downsfordale

December 31, 2021 at 2:00 pm

    Jacqueline Harvey

     

    Hi Eliana,

    This was a fun activity that I completed a while ago and there is no enrolment into Winchesterfield Downsfordvale activity at the moment, I may do another one in the future!

    Best wishes,

    Jacqueline

    January 5, 2022 at 1:14 pm

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