Our groups are all editing in a frantic finish to try and meet the 2pm deadline…

Our school reporter Amy chats to BBC weather presenter Carol Kirkwood, who rang us to see how we were getting on!

We have selected our stories and are running with these:

• 10 years of BBC School Report at Marden
• Social Media, its effects and pressures for teenagers
• Our new building; moving in September 2016
• Gender in Sport – how girls can get involved
• Football – who will win the Champions League?

…and we are eagerly awaiting a phone call from BBC’s weather reporter Carol Kirkwood!

Our January reports from our school report practice day are ready to view!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpPDxueFPJE&feature=youtu.be

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Here are our finished Year 8 reports from our latest Practice News Day at Marden.

It’s Christmas time, but how do we celebrate here at Marden? What does Christmas mean to you?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-3IE3I2XQk

This report has a Reality TV theme, what do Marden students and staff think following the success of Vicky Pattison in the latest series of ‘I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here’?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg-mXETiYKo

Connor and Darcey worked on this report about the YouTube generation; how new jobs are being created from using social media.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIDUUdyu45s

After the birth of their second child, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s latest choice for a baby name, Saint, raised a few eyebrows. Jess and Amy reported on unusual baby names, and what the Marden staff and students thought of Saint West!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEyruP9QCrs

Our sports team analysed the unpredictability of this season’s Premier League. Chelsea languishing near the bottom, whilst Leicester City fly high, and Newcastle’s unexpected win against a resurgent Liverpool…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoK4qNKnvjM

…and finally, the weather, with Alex, Arran and Tom.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NzlNa5xrWA

Our second news day of the year is next Tuesday, the 8th of December. It is now our 10th year of participating in BBC News School Report. Year 8 students make the news for real, and aim to publish their filmed reports by 4pm. Scroll down to view our reports from previous news days.

Here are our finished reports for our first Practice News Day of the year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsbrM14CBDY&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usmVvRKL7H0&feature=youtu.be

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WcmxGg0Roo&feature=youtu.be

The School Report team have caught up with how we are getting on – Year 8 student Kate chatted to Laura from the school report team about her exciting first news day.

It is the first of our Practice News Day’s today, and our stories are shaping up nicely. Included today are a report on Remembrance Day, a sports report, an entertainment special, a report on punishment in schools and a study about tiredness in schools – should we start school later in the day?

Stay tuned for our completed reports later in the day…