Congratulations to Mrs Parker and Mrs Eastlake, who took part in the Newcastle Stampede on Saturday 23rd October and raised £350 for the British Heart Foundation!
Wear red on Friday 21st October to show your support for Show Racism The Red Card. All students can pay £1 for a wristband from the LRC or during form time, and wear red to school.
Wear Red Day 2016, on Friday 21st October, is a national day of action which encourages schools, businesses & individuals to wear red and donate £1 to help facilitate the delivery of anti-racism education for young people & adults throughout England, Scotland & Wales. For just £5, SRtRC can educate one child for a whole day.
Inspired by some former pupils at our open day, pupils coming to Marden in September photographed lots of interesting details of our current school during a Transition lesson.
Each group had a specific area of the school to focus on and photographed: walls, ceilings, floors, furniture, fixtures and fittings.
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.
On Saturday, nine Year 10 GCSE Computer Science students visited Hewlett Packard to compete in Codewars 2016.
They had 23 problems set and they had to work together as 3 teams to code solutions, competing against different schools from the North East.
In keeping with our strong relationship with St. George’s Church in Cullercoats, Year 10 Graphics Products students are preparing invitations to an event to showcase weddings that have been celebrated at St. George’s Church over the last 130 years.
Catherine Pollock and Father Adrian Hughes
The fundraising event is also looking to connect the church and the community, and all Year 10 Graphics students are entering, with the deadline for judging for the best invitation design on Friday 12th March.
Good luck!
Marden High School’s History Detectives would like to invite members of the local community to St George’s Church in Cullercoats this Sunday 8th November at 9.30am for a dedication service for the new memorial to the fallen WW1 soldiers of Cullercoats.
A non-uniform day and bake sale arranged by Year 11 student Lauren Rowley and the School Cabinet today has raised £822.87 so far for Macmillan Cancer Support. Well done to everyone who took part!
Yr11 student Lauren sells cakes to raise money for Macmillan.
