The Bay Foodbank

By J Ranson1st December 2017
This year our Christmas appeal will be collection of items for the Bay Foodbank. There is no obligation for anyone to bring anything in but for those who would like to we will be collecting between now and Monday 18th December. Watch this video for more information.
The items on the wish list are: long life milk, tinned goods, assorted snacks, sugar, cooking sauces and anything which has a long shelf life. This slide show will tell you a bit more about the project:

Raffle Tickets Still Available!

By J Ranson30th November 2017
If you haven’t yet entered Marden’s Parent-Teacher Association Grand Christmas Raffle at the end of this term, there is still time! Here’s a slideshow of just some of the great prizes on offer, for just £1 a ticket!
Tickets are still available up until the day of the draw, which will be made at lunchtime on the 15th of December. Here’s a reminder of the top 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.

Work of the Week (20th – 24th Nov)

By J Ranson29th November 2017

Congratulations to this week’s nominees for Work of the Week:

Joseph, Year 8, Geography

Japharna, Year 11, Maths and Science

Luca S, Year 10, Media Studies

James, Year 8, Art

Steven, Year 11, English

Paige, Year 10, Drama

Luca A, Year 8, IT

Lauren, Year 10, Business Studies

Samuel, Year 7, PD

Emily, Year 8, Design Technology

Marc, Year 9, French

Holly, Year 8, German

Ben, Billy and Jake, Year 7, Music

Olivia, Year 7, Geography

Matthew, Year 8, RE

Taekwondo Success!

By J Ranson27th November 2017

Congratulations to Isabelle Hutchins of Year 7, who at the weekend competed at the 2017 British Open ITF Taekwondo Championships in Crawley.

Belle won a silver medal for sparring against competitors from England,
Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal and Norway.

Well done Belle!

High Borrans Trip For Year 7

By Mr M Moynihan24th November 2017
Due to the high level of interest shown in the trip, we feel that there is a good possibility it will be oversubscribed. In the interests of fairness, if there is over subscription we will draw names out of a hat on the 8th of December, which was the original deadline for deposits, and students will be informed if they have a place. A reserves list will also be created.
As such, ParentPay will not open until that date for students who get a place. Any cheques handed in by students who don’t get a place will be returned uncashed.
Thank you.

Remembering Olly

By J Ranson24th November 2017

Yesterday afternoon we had a moment of quiet reflection to officially open our Memorial Garden at the front of our new school building, and to celebrate what Olly Bilcliffe brought to our community.

Father Adrian Hughes said a few words, flanked by Olly’s friends and family. The Memorial Garden is a place for quiet reflection and peace and includes an inscription remembering Olly.

 

Congratulations Class of 2017!

By J Ranson24th November 2017

Bringing the curtain down on five years at Marden, last night we celebrated with our Year 11 leavers’ awards evening.

We enjoyed a great atmosphere and Maurice Duffy, our guest speaker, left us with some truly memorable ideas from his keynote speech.

Thank you to everybody who supported the students with their attendance, and for one final time, congratulations to the Class of 2017!

Here is the full list of award winners:

 

  The Marden Cup for Academic Achievement Priya Mann
  Academic Progress Jasmine Stephenson
  The Shields Cup for Service Lucy Crossland
  The Ray Lycett Cup for Endeavour Laurie Robson
  The Eleanor Dennison Trophy for Performing Arts Hollyanne Soulsby
  Newcastle College Award for Performance Freya O’Bennett-Brien
  The Rachel Smith Award for Music Ailsa Critten
  Marden High School Sporting Achievement Rachel Foreman
  The Malcolm Denham Cup for Sporting Endeavour Lucas Sutherland
  Lieutenant Colonel Gareth Collett Cup for Leadership Laurie Robson
  North Tyneside EBP Award for Enterprise Georgia Penn
  Art Award Lucy Cox
  The Olly Bilcliffe Memorial Award Alex Atkinson

 

  MFL Award Daniel Hornby
  Marden High School Media Award Caroline Ambrose Taylor
  English Award Georgia Montgomery
  Maths Award Daniel Ritchie
  Science Award George Grainger
  Furniture Maker Guild Award Kate Ritchie

This Week’s Work of the Week

By J Ranson23rd November 2017

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!

Taekwondo Success for Year 7 Girls

By J Ranson23rd November 2017

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!

Year 9 Involved in Tree Planting Ceremony

By J Ranson22nd November 2017

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.