Free Office 365 For Students

GMS is happy to announce that our students are now eligible to a free version of Microsoft Office 365, which includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint. This can be downloaded and installed on up to five personal devices per user. In order to benefit from this offer, students have to report to the IT Department, at the top of A Block, where a member of the IT team will activate it on their school email account. A guide on how to install the software once it is activated is linked under ‘Student...

Posted on 20 Jan, 2019 | Comments Off

100 Club January Winner

The January FoGMS 100 Club winner is Babette Barns: huge congratulations go to her. A cheque for £139.00 has been sent. FoGMS thank all those who have joined the 100 Club. All the money raised goes towards helping improve the facilities for children. The whole of the GMS community benefit from the funds raised by this dedicated group of people and GMS thanks them...

Posted on 14 Jan, 2019 | Comments Off

To County and Beyond

Three GMS rugby players recently played for Bucks County and were active participants in helping the team win all their matches: their warm up game against Surrey, and against Gloucestershire and Somerset. This is wonderful news for the students, namely, Will Drewitt (second row), Freddie Lewis (outside half), and Will Wright (flanker), but also for our school who...

Posted on 14 Jan, 2019 | Comments Off

Library Competition Notic...

Ms Fisher, the GMS Librarian, keeps abreast of the writing competitions available. There is now an official noticeboard in the library. At present, there are three story writing competitions and one poetry. The closest closing date is the end of January. The latest 500 word competition, The Chris Evans, has only just opened. all who are interested in applying to...

Posted on 13 Jan, 2019 | Comments Off

Yr 10 Parents’ Even...

GMS would like to invite all parents and carers of Year 10 to a Parents’ Evening on Thursday 30th January 2019. The Online Appointment Booking facility allows appointments to be made from 16.30 until 19.30. The school regards this as an important evening that provides parents and carers with the opportunity to meet with subject teachers to discuss their...

Posted on 13 Jan, 2019 | Comments Off

Bronze DofE

Parents and carers have been informed by ParentMail about the Bronze Expedition. The Guide to the Bronze Medal was attached to the letter and is attached below. The guide contains comprehensive information designed to ensure that both parents and participants are prepared for, and informed of, all of the essential details necessary for the students to get the most...

Posted on 13 Jan, 2019 | Comments Off

UK Maths Trust Challenge

On Thursday 7th February, GMS students will be sitting the Intermediate Maths Challenge. The Maths Challenge is the UK’s biggest national maths competitions, and every year thousands of students opt to enter. The questions are brain teasers that require candidates to think in ways that conventional examinations do not. GMS hopes that all our...

Posted on 7 Jan, 2019 | Comments Off

Mock Examinations

Mock examinations for students in Years 11 and 13 start on Monday 7th January and will run until Tuesday 22nd January. All students in Years 11 and 13 have an individual mock examination timetable and have been fully prepared by their subject teachers on the modules that will be examined and the revision resources that are available to support their individual...

Posted on 19 Dec, 2018 | Comments Off

Ice Skating

As a reward for attendance and good sportsmanship at the Thursday lunchtime Sports Club, 22 Key Stage 3 students were delighted to be selected to attend the end of term reward trip yesterday. The Sports Club members (all wearing Christmas jumpers!) were driven by minibus to ‘Windsor on Ice’ at Alexandra Gardens in Windsor. The open-air venue was beautifully...