Congratulations to this week’s top workers; Luke, Harry, Elise, Joshua, Libby B, Jay, Kieron, Michael, Alex, Katie, Thomas, Libby H, Poppy, Charlie, Jessica and Samiul!
Massive congratulations are due to Eve McArdle and Amy Middleton, both in Year 7, who have medalled in the recent Taekwondo November Championships at the Walker Activity Dome.
Eve won two Golds in the 9 – 11 category, including an award for Special Technique, whilst Amy won a Bronze and a Silver in the 15-18 category, a tremendous achievement fighting against girls above her age group.
Well done girls. Kick on!
Some of our Year 9 students were invited to a tree planting ceremony on Wednesday 22 November, to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Marden Quarry being opened to the public as a wildlife reserve.
Oscar, Evie, Nicole and Jack all helped our Mayor, Norma Redfearn, with the planting which will ensure sustainability into the future.
Great to see our students involved in looking after the local community.
Well done to those Cabinet members who braved the rain and took part.
On Friday 17th November a number of students took part in the Cross Country Championships at Churchill Playing Fields. Well done to those who qualified for the next stage, the County Championships.
QUALIFIERS: Katie Joslyn, Owen Baldwin, Alex Courage, Josh Blevins, Holly Waugh, Tom Weightman, Anna Sheasby, Rhys Durrant, Jessica Lockhart, Emma Jardine, Callum Jones and Adam Oloare.
A great achievement by a range of age groups involved. Congratulations to all the students below who took part:
| Yr7 girls | Yr7 boys | |
| Katie Joslyn | Harrison Caie | |
| Katie Forster | Jacob German | |
| Poppy Arnold | Owen Baldwin | |
| Lydia Currie | Ben Murphy | |
| Belle Hutchins | Josh Orton | |
| Aaliah Simpson | Alex Courage | |
| Yr8 girls | Yr8 boys | |
| Sophie Corcoran | Josh Blevins | |
| Holly Waugh | Tom Weightman | |
| Florence Springle | Ernie Noble | |
| Skye Ross | ||
| Yr9 girls | Yr9 boys | |
| Anna Sheasby | Ryhs Durrant | |
| Martha Topping | Tom McKean | |
| Lucy Wesley | Harrison Sutherland | |
| Yr10 girls | Yr10 boys | Yr 11 boys |
| Georgina Pain | Tom Lea | Adam Oloare |
| Jessica Lockhart | Callum Jones | Beau White |
| Emma Jardine |
GCSE Computer Science students from Year 10 and a select few Year 9 students took part in a Bima Digital Day on the 14th November. Here are a few photos of the event, in which the students had to plan and pitch an innovative new digital design with a STEM theme.
Shortlisted for the National Competition were: Joel Campbell, Alex Robson, Lewis Aldous, Tom Lea, Reece Maddison, Jamie Roll, Nathan Lough, Jack Gibson, Tyler Scott Lepan, Natalia Potts, Woody Martin and Aaron Hughes.
Well done to all who took part!
Congratulations to Year 9 student Libby Brown, who came second in the Tyne and Wear Trampolining Championships last Wednesday.
Well done Libby!
Marden’s Parent-Teacher Association are holding a Grand Christmas Raffle at the end of this term. Each student has been issued with a book of five raffle tickets to take home. If you would like to buy a raffle ticket, please fill in your details on the stubs and return to the school reception with your money. Tickets are £1 each. Alternatively, if you do not want to take part, please return any unused stubs.
The draw will be made on the 15th of December, with some great prizes on offer:
1st: Close House Golf for 4 (worth approx. £400)
2nd: Bed & Breakfast for 2 at the Village Hotel
3rd: Luxury Christmas Hamper (worth over £100)
Other prizes include a Mr Woods voucher, Nicholson’s Butchers Voucher, Lego Bundle, Board Games Bundle, Mini Hampers, Wine and Toiletries. All proceeds from ticket sales will go to Marden High PTA.
Good luck and thank you in advance for your support.
Marden PTA.
Our grand total for Children in Need is….. £831.59
Well done all
Elizabeth Clarke came the closest to guess the sweets in the jar with her guess of 174. The number of sweets in the jar was 189.
Thanks to everyone who took part in all activities!
A reminder to all students that this Friday is Children in Need. Here is a breakdown of activities taking place during the day, and as usual we are having a non-uniform day for £1. Wristbands will be available on the school gate.
