Year 6 students from Cullercoats Primary School enjoyed their first visit to Marden on Friday, taking part in Maths lessons before visiting the Cafe and LRC.
Hi, my name is Caitlin McPartlan; I’m in year 9 and my mum has a neurological condition called Chiari Malformation…
After campaigning to do a fundraiser for nearly a year, finally, it had happened! Marden did a non-uniform day to raise money for the Ann Conroy Trust.
To do this I had to first, go through the people on the school cabinet and explain to them what the Ann Conroy Trust is and how it helps people with Chiari. When I had convinced the Cabinet to support me, the hardest part still wasn’t over. I had to convince the rest of the school to help too. This meant talking in assembly to years 7 & 8 then 9 & 10 and then year 11. This was really hard because public speaking isn’t what I’m best at. I hate speaking in front of people but I knew if I didn’t do it one of the teachers would speak and not do the charity justice.
Here’s Adam and Jake’s report on our fundraising efforts on Friday…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bOZYOi_6gg&feature=youtu.be
Newcastle Eagles coach Fabulous Flournoy visited Marden on Tuesday to talk about his upbringing, his basketball career, and to give a motivational as part of our ongoing plan to raise achievement amongst Year 9 and Year 10 boys. Fab was entertaining throughout, and stayed to sign autographs and pose for photographs after the session.
Last week Year 8 students attended the final day of the British National Science Festival, hosted by Newcastle University, where they attended lectures and took part in a flash mob at Grey’s Monument in Newcastle City Centre.
Marden were visited by Chinese headteachers today, who dropped in to lessons all morning and took in a talk from the school cabinet.
Photo Montage from the Class of 2013 Prom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkr2DucstLA&feature=youtu.be
Year 6 students from Cullercoats Primary School have been at Marden all day enjoying lessons and getting to know the building. Here they are writing on the learning wall in the English department before setting off on a Marden Treasure Trail – Year 8 guides helped them with a Photography project, taking photos of different areas of the school.
On Tuesday four Marden students competed in the Salters Festival of Chemistry. This was in the Chemistry School at the University of Newcastle. In the morning the students analysed salts to solve a murder mystery.
Year 6 students visited Marden today, firstly taking in a tour of the school…
