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Posted on 21 Oct, 2019 | Comments Off

Theatre Production: Count...

GMS have actively engaged with the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, who recently recommended inviting Applied Theatre specialists AlterEgo Creative Solutions into school to perform their highly innovative production, ‘County Lines’. The criminal activity called “County Lines” has been much in the news. As a result of its raised profile,...

Posted on 21 Oct, 2019 | 0 comments

FOGMS Christmas Market 20...

On Wednesday 27th November, FOGMS are holding their annual Christmas Market in the school hall. There will be a wide variety of stalls with inspiring Christmas present ideas, as well as festive food and drink to evoke the spirit of Christmas. FOGMS are raising money for various projects at GMS, so please come along to support them while having an enjoyable...

Posted on 16 Oct, 2019 | Comments Off

World Restart a Heart Day

GMS took part in the World Restart a Heart Day. Organised by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and the South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS), local Marlow Community First Responders, Adam Taylor (teacher at GMS) and Rob Jackson (former GMS pupil) helped to train nearly 100 students across all year groups. The “basic life support” training included CPR...

Posted on 15 Oct, 2019 | Comments Off

Yr 7 Disco: 24th Oct

Last chance to buy tickets for the Annual Year 7 Disco on Thursday 24th October The popular annual will take place in the school hall between 7pm and 9pm. Local DJ, John Johnny, is back by popular demand to entertain again this year. This fantastic evening is a great way for the Year 7 students to get to know each other and celebrate their start at secondary...

Posted on 15 Oct, 2019 | Comments Off

FoGMS Easy Fundraising

Friends of Great Marlow School (FoGMS), as an organisation, has pledged to help the school raise much needed funds to help enrich the children’s educational experience. There is recognition that some people can’t come along to big fundraiser events, so Easy Fundraising is an easy way to support the school at minimal extra effort and absolutely zero cost. The...

Posted on 12 Oct, 2019 | Comments Off

U14 County Hockey Champio...

In a very close U14 County Hockey Championship Final, the GMS squad played expertly, and were only defeated by last minute luck going the opponents’ way. Three games were played in total. The first was an incredible game, played against Sir Wiliam Borlaise, where our team had 90% of possession: until just the last 2 minutes the score was 0-0. Then,...

Posted on 10 Oct, 2019 | Comments Off

Prize Winning Young Enter...

At Wycombe High School, 10 GMS Business students attended a introduction evening, on 9th October. They participated in a business simulation game, the aim of which was to make as much profit as possible. The simulation was based on selling decorative candles at events. Part of the stimulation challenged the students to interpret market research data, in order to...

Posted on 9 Oct, 2019 | Comments Off

U13 Girls’ Football...

Girls’ football is very popular in GMS, so when the girls’ U13 team played Richmond Park School in the National Cup, there was much excitement, especially as Richmond was a team who, just a year ago, made it through to the end stages of the competition. As it was GMS’s first time, it was difficult to know what to expect. This may have been...

Posted on 9 Oct, 2019 | Comments Off

FoGMS Xmas Market: Book y...

FoGMS – Christmas Market will be on Wednesday 27th November 6pm – 8.30pm. Last year more people came through the doors than ever before. The atmosphere was vibrant, and the stalls were full of fabulous crafts and treats. If you would like to join us in making this another fabulous year, we are now taking bookings for stalls. The cost is £25 per 6ft...

Posted on 9 Oct, 2019 | Comments Off

Book Fair in the School L...

Book Fair in the library 8th October to 22nd October. The Scholastic book company are coming to the library for 2 weeks with a selection of books for the students to peruse. It is a good opportunity for the children to get together and talk about books, swap recommendations and buy something to take home. Prices range from £2.99 for ‘Goodnight Mr Tom’ by...