FRIENDS
OF MARLWOOD
Friends of
Marlwood will be holding a quiz night to raise money for items for the school
on Friday 11th May 2018.
Please
follow the link for more information: -
CHILD
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
On
Thursday 12th April I held a whole school assembly so I was able to
speak to students on the subject of Child Sexual Exploitation. Students will also be shown the presentation
I used in their tutor groups and it will also be added to their PSHE Programme.
To find
out more about CSE please visit: -
Please
follow the link for the assembly powerpoint presentation: -
FOOTBALL SEASON
Here are the
results so far. Year 11 have one last match to play.
|
Year/School
|
Chipping Sodbury
|
Yate
|
Castle
|
Brimsham Green
|
Points total
|
|
7
|
Drew 4-4
|
Won 3-0
|
Lost 1-0
|
Won 3-2
|
7
|
|
8
|
Drew 2-2
|
Won 3-0
|
Lost 4-0
|
Won 6-2
|
7
|
|
9
|
Lost 1-0
|
Won 1-0
|
Lost 3-1
|
Lost 7-1
|
3
|
|
11
|
Lost 3-2
|
TBC
|
Won 5-2
|
Won 3-1
|
6 (so far)
|
It is not
confirmed yet but Year 7, 8 and 11 have a good chance of progressing to the
next round.
Fantastic
results from the Marlwood football teams
Well done to
all involved
YEAR 11 PRIDE
As you are well aware Year 11 students are working hard in
preparation towards their next set of Pre-Public Examinations in March. As we have been around lessons, students are
engaged in their learning and focused on what they need to improve in order to
be successful as possible in the summer exams.
I would like to ask you to help motivate the students further by
taking part in a venture inspired by British Olympians. In 2016, parents
of British Olympians wrote to their children to give them an extra boost prior
to taking part in the 2016 Olympics. The idea was to inspire, motivate
and celebrate the child just before they undertook the most monumental event in
their life. Please could I ask you to write a ‘Pride Letter’ to your
child to give them that extra support that we all need at challenging points in
our lives? The letters will be given to the students in school in the week
before the start of their first GCSE exams. Examples of Olympian Pride Letters
can be found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/37006489.
Please could I have your ‘Pride Letter’ in a clearly marked
envelope addressed to your child to be handed into reception, or via email to theschool@marlwood.net FAO Mr Emery (with your
child’s name in the subject line), by Friday 27th April.
The PPE2 March timetable as well as a copy of the Y11 parents
support evening presentation can be found on the exams section of the schools
website. The provisional GCSE timetable can also be found here.
ATTENDANCE LETTER
Please follow
the link below for a letter regarding attendance which has been email home
today.
Attendance Letter
OFSTED
HMI MONITORING VISIT
On Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th
of January 2018, Marlwood School will host a visit from Ofsted HMI. This is the first of the monitoring visits
that are part of the support given to a school in Special Measures.
It will be an opportunity for the school to
demonstrate how it has and is tracking the areas for improvement identified in
last year’s inspection.
If you are a registered parent/carer of a
student at Marlwood School you can complete the Parent View Survey at www.parentview.ofsted.gov.uk
WINTER
WARMER CHALLENGE
We were overwhelmed by all of your generous donations for our Winter Warmer House Challenge. A representative from the Julian Trust Night Shelter came to receive our gifts just before Christmas and filled her car to the max and had to return later with a van!
We were overwhelmed by all of your generous donations for our Winter Warmer House Challenge. A representative from the Julian Trust Night Shelter came to receive our gifts just before Christmas and filled her car to the max and had to return later with a van!
She told
us about her experiences there and why she volunteers and how daily many are
turned away through lack of beds. The students asked mature and thought
provoking question and made us very proud. They also wrote anonymous words to
comfort to pop into pockets and gloves.
Our
special thanks go to families for supporting students in this challenge and to
the 5 overall winners from Houses for bringing in the most bags of winter
warmers, several who had collected in from their extended families and
villages!
Thank you and well done!
IN THE EVENT OF BAD WEATHER
We have been fortunate in the recent
batch of bad weather that we did not need to close the school.
You will know that many school
nationally did decide to close and I thought it might be useful to explain the
factors schools consider when making what can be a very difficult decision.
- Can
staff safely travel to the school site?
Many staff travel a significant distance to get to work. If they are unable to travel safely then
they often have to make the difficult decision themselves not to travel to
work. This reduces the ability of
the school to supervise students safely.
- Staff
child care arrangements: Many staff
have young children of their own and may be in a position where their
child care provider or children’s primary school is closed
- Site
Safety: This can be the most
challenging factor. Can the school
site be made safe for students and staff?
Slippery pathways are a real challenge. Students will also want to take
advantage of snowy conditions and have snowball fights, whilst the grit
previously laid can result in injury.
- Student
transport to and from school: Many
of our students catch buses and public transport. These companies themselves have to make
decisions on whether they can operate a full service. Parents will also have to decide if it
is safe to transport their children to school – this can be especially
difficult when police advise only to make essential journeys.
- Students
walking in can also be dangerous.
Please be assured that in deciding to
close the school, all of these factors will have been considered. We are aware of the difficulty this can
create for parents of younger children who may need to miss work themselves.
If at all possible we will give the
earliest indication as to whether we will close or if possible open later to
facilitate travel. Please look out for
messages on the school website, on twitter, the South Gloucestershire school
status list (http://essential.southglos.gov.uk/schoolstatus/)
and a text will be sent home.
I sincerely hope this will be our only
period of difficult conditions this year
SUBJECT PARENTS' EVENING - YEARS 7 - 11
On
Thursday 11th January, we are holding a subject evening between
4.30-7.00pm. The aim for this evening is
for students along with parents/carers to have an opportunity to meet with
subject teachers to discuss specific questions around students’ progress and to
seek advice on how to improve. The evening has been arranged in response to
parental feedback and is an additional event to the Parental Consultation days
which are scheduled for Tuesday 6th March and Wednesday, 11th July.
This
evening will take place in the Drama Hall and students can make appointments
directly with their teachers. The evening will in particular be a great
opportunity for students in Years 11 to 9 to discuss the first round of
pre-public examinations that took place during Term 2.
We look
forward to seeing you on the 11th and trust that this evening will prove
valuable in ensuring your son’s/daughter’s continuing progress.
CHRISTMAS
CONCERT
Well done
to the PEPA for organising a wonderful Christmas Extravaganza on Wednesday
which both staff and students thoroughly enjoyed.
Many
parents attended the event and we have received very positive feedback such as
-
‘I just wanted to say well done to
everyone involved in the concert today. It can't have been easy for the
students having to perform in front of the TV cameras as well as their peers,
but I thought they did very well.
I was really impressed with how respectful
the students in the audience were when the soloists were performing. It was
brave to have adults and the school together but it was lovely to see the
students supporting their friends’
Well done
to everyone involved!
ACCELERATED
READER
Key Stage
3 students all participate in the Accelerated Reader scheme to help improve
their reading ages. Each student reads a book and takes a quiz on
it. Students should aim to achieve 85% or higher in each quiz.
At last night’s Christmas Fayre a draw was held for the Year 7 students.
For each book a student achieved 100%, their name was written on a star.
The pot was full to the top, with many students achieving multiple stars.
The lucky winners of the selection boxes given out were:- Josh Field,
Michael Cash, Maddie Lewis, Ashley Land, Arian Askari, Charlie Atkinson, Ellie
Kemp, April Witchard, Laura Evans, Ella Bush, Cobey Pope, Tyler Hoskins, Finley
Nelmes.
Very well
done to all of you!!
We now
start collecting stars for the Easter draw. Students in Year 7 have
collectively read an impressive 38 million words between them since the
beginning of September.
FIRST TWO
GOLD MILLIONAIRES
At the
very end of Term 1 Samuel Kitson became the first Marlwood student ever to
achieve a Gold Word Millionaire badge. He was shortly followed by Caleb
Jefferis at the beginning of Term 2. Sam has achieved his badge by
becoming a Word Millionaire for 4 consecutive years, starting when he was in
Year 6. Caleb is the current school record holder, having read 7,096,605
in a single year (2015).
Well Done!
STUDENT
COUNCIL
The
Student Council have been busy all day today working on their Christmas
Compliments scheme. This will ensure
that every student and member of staff receives a compliment this Christmas. They have been working tirelessly and are
really becoming a strong group of student leaders and a force to be reckoned
with - especially when you try to ‘help’ them eat their chocolate supply!
Well done
to Student Council Members – I am very proud of you.
TEENAGE
CANCER TRUST
Please see
a letter via the link below with regards to a recent visit from the Teenage
Cancer Trust to Marlwood School. The
students found the presentations informative and compassionate on a sensitive
subject.
Thank you
to the Teenage Cancer Trust for coming in to speak with our students.
END OF TERM 2
Please note
that Marlwood will be closing at 12.20 pm on Friday 15th December
for Christmas. Buses have been arranged
for this time. Monday 18th
December and Tuesday 2nd January are INSET Days and so school will
be closed to students.
Please also
note that Friday 15th December is a normal uniform day.
CELEBRATION
OF SUCCESS
On
Thursday 30th November we held our annual Celebration of Success evening. This is a chance for us to celebrate the
success of our students in academic year 2016 – 2017. We were joined in the Sports Hall by
students, past and present, parents/carers and other family members where it
gave me great pleasure to hand out over 230 awards to students.
WHOLE
SCHOOL ASSEMBLY
On
Thursday 30th November I held a whole school assembly which gave me a chance to
talk to all students about respect and the community. It was also a chance to thank the vast
majority of our students who contribute positively daily to the Marlwood community.
Well done
to the vast majority!
THE WINTER WARMER HOUSE CHALLENGE
The PEPA
House Competition is being run by the Year 9/10 GCSE class.
They are
collecting items for the Julian Shelter in Bristol who look after hundreds of
homeless people over the winter. Points for Houses will be awarded per item. If
you attach your name there will be a prize for most items bought in by an
individual student!
There will
be a box in your House office to put items in over the coming week. Please look
at home and ask family and friends for:
• Hats/gloves/scarves
• Trainers
• Coats
• Jumpers
• Sleeping bags/blankets
• New socks
• All to fit teens up to adults
Thank you
for your help!
FRIENDS OF MARLWOOD SCHOOL
Are you a parent,
carer or grandparent of a child at Marlwood? Would you like to get involved and support the
school?
We are a small group of parents setting up a Friends of Marlwood School PTA. Our aim is to support the school through building a community of parents keen to spread the word about Marlwood as well as fundraising for specific projects.
We are a small group of parents setting up a Friends of Marlwood School PTA. Our aim is to support the school through building a community of parents keen to spread the word about Marlwood as well as fundraising for specific projects.
Our inaugural project
is to raise money for a 3D printer. Our
aim is to raise £5,000 to purchase and run a 3D printer for the DART
(Design, Art & Technology) Faculty to support development of a creative
curriculum and fantastic opportunities for the pupils.
WAYS TO GET INVOLVED
- Join the committee
- Become a Friend of Marlwood School and help out when you can
- Help with fundraising for the 3D Printer
- Offer corporate support – do you know a company who could sponsor the 3D printer project in any way?
- Follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/friendsofmarlwoodschool)
The next meeting is at Marlwood on Monday 4 December at 5pm, please come
along and find out more.
PLEASE JOIN US AND OFFER WHATEVER TIME AND HELP YOU CAN GIVE!
COUNTY CROSS
COUNTRY
Marlwood students are today competing in the South Gloucestershire Cross
Country Races at Blaise Castle organised for all schools by our own Mr
Richards!
Race details for Marlwood are: -
Year 7 boys - 2nd place
Year 8/9 boys 3rd place
Students in Year 7 achieved 5th, 7th, 8th and 10th places
Students in Year 9 achieved 1st, 2nd and 4th places
Students in Year 11 achieved 12th place place
Fantastic results - Well Done!
Year 7 boys - 2nd place
Year 8/9 boys 3rd place
Students in Year 7 achieved 5th, 7th, 8th and 10th places
Students in Year 9 achieved 1st, 2nd and 4th places
Students in Year 11 achieved 12th place place
Fantastic results - Well Done!
Cross Country Update from Mr Richards ………………
Well done to all the students that attended the South Gloucestershire Cross
Country Event 2017 at Blaise Castle. In recent years the weather had been awful
but this year, we couldn’t have asked for better. Marlwood School students
showed the perseverance and resilience needed as there were some tough
competitors in the races but all did a fantastic job.
Races were held in boys and girls
events for Minors (Year 7), Juniors (Year 8 and 9), Inter (Year 10 and 11) and
Seniors (Year 12 and 13). These went really efficiently and we actually
finished ahead of schedule! We are just waiting on the final results. After the
races were completed many of the competitors showed Marlwood’s ethos of “working together for excellence” and all pitched in
to take down the course.
A massive thank you to Mrs Ferguson
and Mr Humphries for becoming team managers at such short notice.
A final thank you to all the marshal’s,
school staff and to Westbury Harriers running club for all your support in
making this event run so smoothly.
Well done to all students and staff for supporting this event!
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