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Xpressions Parent App

Posted on 10 Dec, 2019 in About GMS, Events, Featured, News/Events

Xpressions Parent App

Ever striving for better communication with our school community, GMS uses Xpressions which offers parents and carers immediate accessibility to their child(s) school online information. This includes access to achievement points, behaviour points, student timetables, attendance, progress reports and school messages. Availability is on many platforms including web browser, mobile phone and tablet on either Android or Apple iOS devices. The product boosts the ability for GMS to communicate important...

Posted on 13 Jan, 2020 | Comments Off

100 Club-December Draw

Congratulations goes to Michelle Brownlie, who won the December 100 Club draw. A cheque for £150 was sent before Christmas. This was the final draw in 2019. The Friends of Great Marlow, thanks all those who have joined the 100 Club because all the money raised is invaluable in helping to improve the facilities for children. FoGMS is a dedicated group of people,...

Posted on 13 Jan, 2020 | Comments Off

Marlow 5 Road Race: Marlo...

Help towards FOGMS fundraising by putting a pair of running shoes on to race in the 2020 Marlow 5 Road Race, for, despite being in May, it’s fast approaching. It’s that time of year when many people are feeling motivated to become fit, if that is you why not have a goal in mind for your new year resolution! FoGMS are co-ordinating a group of runners of...

Posted on 13 Jan, 2020 | Comments Off

Ice Skating Reward

Ice Skating Reward

As a reward for attendance and good sportsmanship at the Thursday lunchtime Sports Club, some of our Key Stage 3 students were delighted to be selected to attend the end of term reward trip. 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...

Posted on 13 Jan, 2020 | Comments Off

School Health Advice Clin...

School Health Advice Clinic

From the 16th January students in GMS will have access to a comprehensive, confidential, appointment only School Health Advice Clinic, run by the NHS School Nursing team led by a Specialist Public Health Community Nurse (SCPHN). Students have been consulted about this and representatives have agreed that an Advice Clinic would be helpful to them. Therefore, on...

Posted on 13 Jan, 2020 | Comments Off

KS3 Revision Guide

KS3 Revision Guide

A letter has been despatched to KS3 parents and carers, by Mr Ross, about a new revision guide called “Revision Cracked”. Staff at GMS are often asked about how a student can convert their learning in lessons to success in assessments, which is a valid question for it is important that a child’s potential is converted into outcomes that reflect their...

Posted on 8 Jan, 2020 | Comments Off

Peter Pan: 23rd Jan, E10-...

Peter Pan: 23rd Jan, E10-3pm

The KS3 Summer Production is the famous classic, Peter Pan. Mr Ross and his experienced team of loyal teachers are geared up for the start of the process by preparing for auditions on 23rd January. After a hugely successful initial registration process on 9th January, the next stage is auditions in E10 after school at 3pm, on January 23rd. All aspects of the play...

Posted on 30 Dec, 2019 | Comments Off

Christmas Fair Update

Amelia Jones, the Sixth Form correspondent, writes to give an update on the Christmas Fair. At the end of November the FoGMS organisation hosted their annual Christmas Fair to raise money for the organisation to help them with their endeavours to improve our GMS community. There were 59 stalls from various businesses based in and around the local Marlow area, selling...

Posted on 11 Dec, 2019 | Comments Off

Progress Report Guides

GMS would like to remind parent/carers that the Progress Report Guides are available on the school website. These can be located under the menu headings; ‘Parents & Carers’ –> ‘Progress Report Guides’. The Progress Report Guides are invaluable. For KS3 a chart shows the following: Working At Standard (WAS) – used by the...