Olivia and Mia from Ryburn High, are up and running now and are developing news reports on anti bullying and literacy in schools.

We have been speaking to our reporters about how their getting along with their stories:

Weather – Chloe and Amy have now wrote up their script and are getting ready to go and film the weather report amongst the scenes of Newcastle.

Marden 50 – Lily, Becka and Chloe have now finished most of their filming and are now starting to edit the report.

Help For Heroes – Lucy, Amy and Caitlyn have done 3 interviews and are now finishing up with cutaways and other editing.

OIympic 2012 – Will and Alex are just finishing their interviewing with students and teachers.

English Literacy Results In Primary Schools – Gabrielle, Katie and Francesca have completed their filming and started the editing process.

Afghanistan memorial garden destruction – Jasmine, Anna and Megan have nearly finished their filming and have started editing.

NUFC to Europe – Aidan and Euan have completed their interviews and halfway through the editing process.

BBC School report update: Uplands Community College

Leading up to the day of BBC School Report we will be updating this blog about what we’re working on and how the teams are doing. Over the next few days we will be aiming towards creating articles and features for our website. Groups have been organised for specific jobs on the day and they are currently working together preparing for the event. Everyone is feeling excited yet anxious about whether everything will go to plan.  Time is slowly disappearing and we are all putting the finishing touches to our preparation.

15th March 9am
So today’s the day! You can feel the excitement in the air, as year 9 Gifted and Talented English group get to work. There’s enthusiasm bubbling all around as everyone is currently preparing their articles and presenting their work to the camera! All our crews are getting ready for the busy day ahead.  We will be focusing on different teams throughout the day, to show you what everyone’s been getting up to.

Special Guest: Starring……………….. Tim Everest
We are so lucky to have Tim Everest, the editor and cameraman from the BBC here to help us. More on him later!
All groups are feeling to pressure at the moment and the tension is rising. The editorial team is really working hard and receiving jobs from all the other groups which is keeping them hard at work. Another student, Matt, has now joined the editorial team to help us all create the best possible website. He was a part of the media group so we have confidence that the website, when done, will be at a high standard. Overall, the whole editorial team is working together and most importantly, are enjoying the experience.

Hooray! Marden High School has just been mentioned on the BBC Website.

We’ve just been speaking to Jenna at Our Lady’s Convent High and they were telling us there stories for the report:

• Olympics 2012
• Local Communities
• Old School to New School

Marden has now selected its stories and are hard at work gathering interviews.  Our stories include:

• Marden is 50 – Marden High School is 50 years old this year and we are planning a celebration for the school later this year.
• The Olympic torch coming to the area – Its been going around the country and soon it’s coming to North Tyneside.
• Afghanistan memorial garden destruction – Reaction and comments.
• English literacy results in schools
• NUFC to Europe – Newcastle United European hopes
• Help for Heroes
• and of course, the weather