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Posted on 20 Apr, 2018 | Comments Off

Infants Fascinated by Col...

At the end of the spring term, Great Marlow Science Department introduced Marlow Church of England School to the science of colour. Miss Bawden and Mrs Gosling enthralled the pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 with science that created colour and, more amazingly, made colours change. The pupils were fascinated by the: skittle rainbows, from which they...

Posted on 20 Apr, 2018 | Comments Off

Science Club for Primary ...

A special Science Club brought to spring term to a close at GMS, with a BANG. The students of GMS Science Club offered a unique opportunity for a selection of Year 2 pupils from Marlow Church of England School to be present at their club. The young children arrived at the lab with excitement and intrigue. The teachers informed the Year 2 students how the colours of...

Posted on 19 Apr, 2018 | Comments Off

Children’s Centre V...

Foxes Piece Children’s Centre hosted a visit by GMS Year 12 Childcare Diploma students, on Wednesday 28 March. On this special visit the Level 3 Diploma students learned about the range of activities currently available to families with children under 5; the centre’s central role is to support children’s development and, in doing so, help...

Posted on 18 Apr, 2018 | Comments Off

My Personal Best

In GMS the My Personal Best project has been running all year, it is an initiative that nurtures students into being confident, rounded individuals in school and beyond. Now, it has entered the summer phase promoting resourcefulness and reflection. This whole school project has promoted leadership expertise: an important life skill that ultimately enhances the...

Posted on 18 Apr, 2018 | Comments Off

Time to Run: Marlow 5 Roa...

It’s almost May again and with spring weather warming the air that means the next Friends of Great Marlow School (FoGMS) fund-raising event – the Marlow 5 Road Race – is fast approaching! FoGMS ask the GMS’s wider community to support them with a donation, or, better still, join the ‘The Great Marlow Milers’, a group of...

Posted on 18 Apr, 2018 | Comments Off

Here W’Ergo Fundrai...

Great Marlow School Boat Club (GMSBC) is holding its annual Here W’Ergo fundraising event and auction on Friday the 27th April. There are some fantastic prizes, including hotel stays, meals out, sporting event tickets and a brand new Trek mountain bike. The link to the online auction is: https://e-bid.co.uk/event/Marlow_Boat_Club – To join in please...

Posted on 17 Apr, 2018 | Comments Off

One Can donations

Every year GMS support a local charity based in High Wycombe called One Can Trust They operate a food bank service across south Bucks for people who find themselves going hungry. GMS have a One Can trust charity week twice a year but we are always grateful for donations throughout the year. Should anyone wish to donate a food/item that is in short supply, One Can...

Posted on 12 Apr, 2018 | Comments Off

Online Progress Reports

Following the announcement at the end of last year that GMS would not be renewing SIMS Learning Gateway (SLG), the school has been searching for a suitable alternative. A better product has now been found and purchased: it is, in our view, more user friendly. The new software is a Groupcall product called Emerge. Much research has led GMS to believe that Emerge...