Our reporters are already near the end of their editing, and are grabbing a quick bite to eat. Here’s Kate busy editing her weather report:
Here’s David and Christopher, filming Alex in front of our green screen for their Budget report.
Here’s Alicia at Marden planning her weather report.
Marden is acting as a Hub school, feeding information from other schools to the BBC vis our website. Ryburn School are currently working on their stories, here is what they’ve been getting up to:
We are full flow and our newsroom is very busy.
We are reporting today on:
1) School Events- including a visit from our Director of Children’s and Young People’s Services.
2) The new Orange Box Centre for young people.
3) What’s in our Food.
Our reporters are in full swing, here’s Theo and Thomas presenting their Sport report:
Our reporters are underway interviewing and getting footage for their news stories, which include:
1) The Young Americans recent Newcastle tour.
2) The recent budget.
3) Marden news – changing rooms in the school and Mindfulness…
4) A Science report on the Higgs Boson.
5) Sport – Six nations review and Callum McManaman’s horror challenge on Newcastle’s Massadio Haidara.
6) Weather report
BBC News Day is up and running, with an early start this morning as our Year 8s had their editorial meeting this morning with breakfast in the cafe.
Breakfast meeting in the cafe
Our reporters decide on the stories to cover
After several Practice News Days this year, our Year 8 team of reporters assembled this Thursday for the BBC News School Report Day proper.
Alex using the green screen that transported him to the Houses of Parliament for his Budget Report.
Recently, Year 11s have attended Mindfulness coaching sessions by Jill Cox; a series of discussions, exercises and breathing techniques designed to help control stress and recognise worry in the build up to exams. The BBC have taken a great interest in this unique experiment at Marden and visited us at today’s session.
Follow this link to view BBC Look North’s report about the impact of Mindfulness at Marden:
Mindfulness at Marden – Look North segment
Follow this link to hear Mr. Morris’ Radio Newcastle interview on Wednesday morning:
Mindfulness at Marden – Radio Newcastle interview
Marden High – 1 : 7 – John Spence
Match Report.
In a repeat of last season’s scoreline, the U13s lost 7-1 to local rivals John Spence on Friday afternoon in their final league game of the season.
After a slow start, Marden could not get going and were losing heavily by half time, Spence scoring 5 without reply. The second half saw a major improvement though, with pacey substitutes Will Kelly and Jack Ashworth asking questions down both flanks. Jack went close himself when his effort was tipped onto the post, before Will pulled a goal back with his second of the season, slotting home coolly after being put through by Theo Riley.
John Spence rallied again and forced captain Thomas Stoetzel to put through his own net before rounding off the scoring themselves with a seventh late on. Marden still fought to reduce the scoreline, Sam Allonby putting in a fantastic cross for Will Kelly to head home, only for the ‘keeper to claw it back from the line.
Although it was a disappointing end to the league season, it was a battling second half performance, and the Year 8s have improved on last season’s Year 7 campaign, winning four of their six games this year.
