On Monday the PE department brought our Year 10 GCSE group to Newcastle Climbing Centre where they were assessed on their handling of ropes, ability to tie knots, their movement on the rock wall and their use of different holds.
The Year 10s will be going back on Friday for another 2 hour slot where they will be assessed further in order to gain more practical marks for their GCSE.
Congratulations to all our acts who took part in Marden’s Got Talent, and special congratulations to our winner Year 10 Georgia!
MGT winner 2016 Georgia!
There was a variety of great acts, a dance group, some jazz musicians, a circus act, an excerpt of drama performance ‘We Will Rock You’ and even a debut performance by the staff band! All in all, more than £300 were raised for children’s cancer charity CLIC Sargent.
Well done to all who took part!
Marden High School PROM 2016 from Marden High on Vimeo.
Here are some selected photos of our Year 11 Prom at the Village Hotel on Tuesday evening.
Aspiring young tech-wizards can begin their journey with a free club launching at a North Tyneside library next week. Follow this link for more details.
In the meantime, Mrs Parker and Mrs Mackay are now certified Rasberry Pi educators after taking part in a Picademy event (link here).
On Monday, Year 9 RE students visited Samye Ling, a Tibetan Monastery in Scotland, to learn more about Buddhism.
Samye Ling is a monastery and international centre of Buddhist training, known for the authenticity of its teachings and tradition. It offers instruction in Buddhist philosophy and meditation within the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. It is also a centre for the preservation of Tibetan religion, culture, medicine, art, architecture and handicrafts.
The students toured the grounds, visited the temple and practiced some meditation, had lunch and sat in on traditional chanting by Buddhist monks, a short clip of which can be seen below.
https://youtu.be/sx3OFDm_R1g
Marden High School have this week been hosting a ‘Prayer Space In Schools’ event.
All KS3 students have been given the opportunity to use the space to slow down, have time for reflection and be creative in thinking about themselves and some of the challenges they and others face.
They have been asking big questions and taking part in a number of individual and group activities in order to explore their spiritual side.
http://www.prayerspacesinschools.com if you require further details.
It was a special Wednesday this week at Marden, with students and staff all wearing wigs to raise money for CLIC SARGENT, a specialist charity supporting young people with cancer.
As well as a non-uniform day, there was a lunchtime quiz, won by Miss Soulsby’s team! Well done to all staff and students for raising money for this brilliant cause.
Wig Wednesday Quiz!
