Friday Non-Uniform Day: Donations for One Can Trust

This week, on Friday, instead of the usual £1 suggested donation for non-uniform day, GMS would like every student, staff included, bring in a donation for the One Can Trust. As a school we have made a huge difference to those who struggle to place a meal on the table; this summer One Can are trying to prevent summer hunger when families struggle to provide vital necessities over the long stretch of six weeks. Students, staff and the wider community (if possible) are asked to start bringing in...

Posted on 19 Jul, 2019 | Comments Off

Yr8 Hat Show

Johnny Green has written for the website. The Hat Show was a great end of year task for the Year 8s. It brought out confidence, team work and resilience in pupils who are normally shy, as they were allowed to work on a group project with their friends. My job was team leader, as group leader I took control of organising all that needed to be done. Luckily, as there...

Posted on 19 Jul, 2019 | Comments Off

Carnegie Book Club

Harrison Taggart and Joseph Cogan write about participating in the Carnegie Book shadowing. Carnagie was a great way to enjoy reading books that may not necessarily be our type of books. For instance, there were poetry books that no one was really drawn towards, but once they were picked up, no one could stop. One of them even won! Every Tuesday, people from across...

Posted on 18 Jul, 2019 | Comments Off

Winners of FoGMS Raffle

FoGMS wishes to thank everyone who supported the raffle. The lucky winners were drawn at the end of the Celebration of Success Evening; congratulations go to the following: K. Ferber – £100 cash. E. Milne – Wormsley Garden Visit. G. Rolfe – Chapel Salon Voucher and Champagne. E. Eldridge – D and G Travel Voucher. M. Bourne – Redgrave...

Posted on 15 Jul, 2019 | Comments Off

Yr7 Charity Football

Year 7 entertained their spectators with a six-a-side charity football tournament that involved all forms. In the group stage forms GTMA made up one pool, and forms RLOW made up the second pool. In the first stage of team members of opposing pools played against each other. The teams in the finals were the winners of each pool. The runners-up played for the...

Posted on 12 Jul, 2019 | Comments Off

Tennis Triumphs

Mr Magnay reports for the website about tennis in GMS. In Key Stage 3 (U13 Girls) there has been a significant uptake in tennis and as a result there have been more tennis matches with better results than in previous years. Sophie Apletree has demonstrated resilient performances against fierce opposition on court; she used her power and effective movement to dominate...

Posted on 12 Jul, 2019 | Comments Off

Library Book Amnesty

The school library has a book amnesty running at the moment. A request is sent to all students, parents, carers and teachers to search classrooms, homes, bedrooms, lockers and bags for forgotten, mislaid or discarded library books. Outside the library is an amnesty book box for all library books found. The library staff and students will benefit form the return of...

Posted on 11 Jul, 2019 | Comments Off

Fantastic Fundraising

FoGMS are celebrating a fantastic year of fundraising. Friends of Great Marlow School would like to thank everyone who has supported the numerous events that have enabled them to fund: Keyboards for the Music Department. Camcorders for the Media Department. Ground maintenance cost. Ongoing leases for the two minibuses. New spikes and netball kits for the PE...

Posted on 10 Jul, 2019 | Comments Off

OAPs Afternoon Hosted by ...

On Thursday 4th July in lesson 5, the Year 7s hosted a charity afternoon for residents from local care homes. The aim of this afternoon was to join together two generations of people from the local community in a place where they could meet and share tea, coffee and cakes for an afternoon. The students of 7O, 7A and 7G were hosts to the visitors. As part of the...