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MARDEN NEWS Summer Half Ter m Edition May 2019

Featuring This Term

Key Subjects:-

Business Studies

Geography

RE

MFL

Music

Learning Resource Centre News inc Reading Lists

Upcoming Educational Visi ts and Events (Music, RE, Geography, MFL & DT)

Special Highlights:-

Design & Technology (clubs, STEM workshops,engineer ing events & competi tions) Media (inc col laboration w ith STEM)

STEM meets Media

Drone Club - Airgineers

Message from the Headteacher

Marden High School Newsletter May 2019

Com m unit y, Individualit y, Possibil i t y

Fr iday, 24 May 2019

Dear All

We are now two weeks into the GCSE exams and our students have demonstrated the mature and focused approach we were confident they would. They are doing r eally well , and I hope that they al l have a good rest over the half term break in r eadiness for the r emainder of the exams.

Later this term we have an exci ting oppor tuni ty coming up for Year 10 students to tr avel dow n to Cambr idge Univer si ty where they w i l l stay at Jesus College, getting the chance to exper ience univer si ty l i fe. Our students w i l l have the oppor tuni ty to interact and spend time w ith undergraduates and academics from the univer si ty, and, through a r ange of social and academic activi ties, the hope is to broaden students? perspectives and encourage them to r eal ise their potential ahead of their f inal GCSE year.

We received exci ting news this week, that we have 37 nominations for the Nor th Tyneside Star Awards. Due to the unprecedented level of success which we have had, w ith nominations across al l categor ies and al l year groups, we are holding an awards assembly for the nominees on Monday 24th June. Members of Nor th Tyneside Learning Trust w i l l be ar r iving in school that day to award the students. This level of success, w ith students r ecognised for posi tive character istics and behaviours, is a wonder ful r eminder of al l the fantastic students we have at Marden. That the nominations have come from both students and staff at school, alongside outside nominations too, shows how highly our students are thought of in the community. They go over and above expectations so often so these awards are a welcome oppor tuni ty for students to share their successes w ith other s. We w i l l f ind out on the day i f any of the nominees have made i t to the f inal awards night in July. In the past two years we have had f inal ists at these awards therefore hope this year we can make i t three in a row. Well done to al l !

Good luck to al l students taking par t in the Duke of Edinburgh Award walk over the half term. They have been working hard w ith their preparations including Fir st Aid tr aining, and developing their new ski l ls and voluntar y work. The Award is open to Year 9 students each year , and is something our younger students look for ward to getting involved in.



At Marden High School we suppor t students w ith a w ide r ange of medical conditions. We would l ike to r emind parents that students should not be car r ying any medication in school unless by pr ior agreement for those w ith asthma, diabetes and al lergies. Where medication is absolutely necessar y for other conditions e.g. antibiotics, pain r el ief, we have tr ained staff who w i l l make ar rangements for safe storage and administr ation of medication. Parents are r esponsible for br inging medicines into school and we requir e w r i tten consent (form avai lable from Reception). Al l medicines should be in their or iginal packaging and clear ly labelled. Any quer ies please contact Mrs Sonia Thompson, Medications Off icer.

I t is always good to meet parents face to face to discuss how we are developing as a learning community, and so I would l ike to r emind you that our next Parents? Forum is on 20th June at 5.30pm. This is a good oppor tuni ty for parents to come into school to talk general ly about developments in the school. Past topics have included things such as homework which have then been incorporated into our School Development Plan. I f you would l ike to come along, please contact Mrs E. Scott at school.

Well done to al l the Year 7 and 8 athletes who competed at the Tynemouth Schools Competi tion last week. A total of 27 gir ls and 13 boys took par t and we are cur rently waiting for r esults to come through. The students need to be congratulated on their behaviour and atti tude as they proved to be f i r st class ambassadors for the school.

We have registered to r un a Unicef UK Playground Challenge for Year 7 students dur ing the summer term. Our new Year 10 Spor ts Prefects w i l l be devising a course and students w i l l donate money to take par t. A number of key pr izes w i l l be avai lable for the most successful attempts. More information to fol low on the website.

I hope al l our students have an enjoyable holiday, and we look for ward to seeing ever yone back r ested and rar ing to go on Monday 3rd June.

Thank you for your continued suppor t.

Mr M. Snape

Head Teacher



Flying High inDesign & Technology

There w i l l be an intr a school competi tion between the attending teams and the w inning team w i l l r epresent Marden at a r egional tournament at Nissan in Washington on Wednesday 3rd July.

Fellow teams w i l l also attend the event to suppor t their club mates at the event which w i l l see 20 teams from the Nor th East compete in both head to head races and capture the f lag r aces.

Drone Club

As par t of the schools STEM ini tiative there is an after

school Drone club on Wednesdays, where year 9

and 10 students are learning to bui ld, modify and f ly FPV

drones as par t of the Airgineers programme.

Club photos from Wednesday 22 May

on next page



Drone Club

Wednesday 22 May

Taken by Louis Auld



There w i l l also be a Tomor row 's Engineers Energy Quest Day, funded by Shell , here at Marden on

Monday 8 July 2019.

Event Poster on next page

Tomor row 's Engineers Energy Quest Day

There w i l l be one engineer ing workshop in the morning and one in the afternoon, which w i l l accommodate up to 60 KS3 students per session.

The workshops w i l l encourage students to explore topics that affect our ever y day l i fe from energy generation, sustainabi l i ty and technologies.





Mr Mushen

In October next academic student from Marden w i l l be attending "Br ing i t On" the biggest celebration of Engineer ing in the Nor th East, at the Beacon of Light in Sunder land.

The event w i l l be spl i t into 6 exci ting zones, show ing the diver se r ange of engineer ing oppor tuni ties: -

1 Subsea, Oi l & Gas, Renewables, Energy, 2 Civi l , Str uctural, Construction, 3 Automotive, Rai l , Aerospace, 4 Chemical, Biotech, Pharmaceutical, 5 Creative, Digi tal, Technology and 6 Big Bang Competi tion (see below ).

In addition to the main exhibi tion, Br ing It On w i l l host the Nor th East Regional Heat of the ?Big Bang? national competi tion which aims, amongst other things, to r aise awareness of the

r ange of STEM careers avai lable to young people and the routes into those careers.

Beacon of Light - Sunder land

Celebration of Engineer ing in the Nor th East

'Big Bang'

National Competi tion

http://www.bringitonne.co.uk/big-bang-competition/






Media Studies Studio

Year 10 Media Studies students have begun research and planning for the Non-Exam Assessment component of their GCSE (30% of their f inal grade). Students w i l l have to create a product using iMovie or Photoshop, fulf i l l ing one of the fol low ing four br iefs aimed at 16-24 year olds: f i lm promotion for new teenage f i lm, a new f i tness or fashion magazine, the opening to a new TV documentar y or an indie music video. Year 10 are f inding the project ver y interesting and we are pleased w ith the outstanding level of matur i ty and independent study that they have under taken so far. The deadline for student?s work is 12 July 2019.

Meanwhi le, Year 11 Media Studies students have been working hard in the r un up to their exams, working on analysis of media language and representation in our set texts, and expanding their know ledge of media industr ies (including si tcom, app gaming and radio drama) and audiences. We w ish them the best of luck and know that their effor ts w i l l pay off on r esults day!

Marden Media!

iPhone: Open ?wallet? app > ?Scan Code?

Andr oid: Open ?QR code? app



STEM & Media

Cross-Cur r icular Project

This year , a group of Year 7s are involved in a cross-cur r icular project between the Technology and Media depar tments; working in small teams on a carousel, their task was to create a digi tal media marketing campaign promoting careers in STEM.

This could promote STEM in school or STEM careers and also give Year 7 the oppor tuni ty to take par t in some practical Media Studies lessons and learn about the wor ld of media marketing.

The latest group learned about brand identi ty and the impor tance of a strong logo; then they spl i t into two teams for an ?Apprentice? style task, chosing team names and designing logos.

The f i r st team named themselves StemTrain, a name chosen as a symbol of r elentlessness, w ith i ts symbol being a tr ain that powered for ward.

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Well done to all the Year 7s that have taken part in this project throughout the year!

They then presented to their peers as well as a staff panel, descr ibing what they had learned about marketing, brand identi ty, synergy and the effect of media campaigns, and also working to a tight deadline.

Both teams uti l ised their new logos on sleek poster designs, and one thing this group of Year 7s r eal ly excelled at was their excellent photography ski l ls.

With just a couple of lessons left, both teams f i lmed and edi ted promotional videos, show ing off their campaigns and descr ibing what STEM means to them.

Meanwhi le, the other team name was ini tial ly Diversity, w ith an emphasis on inclusivi ty and focusing on STEM jobs for al l , and although their r hetor ic r emained the same, they eventually changed their name to Different Perspective and adapted their logo design accordingly.

Mr Ranson



Ms Wallace

Year 10 business students have been thinking l ike managers and entrepreneurs this term w ith a var iety of problem-solving activi ties. Now that the students are bui lding their business know ledge and ski l ls, they are increasingly able to analyse a business problem and offer advice on the pros and cons of each possible course of action.

Making Good Business Sense

Hom ewor k club on a Monday luncht im e is now running ever y week.

This is an oppor tuni ty to complete homework independently w ith

special ist help from Miss Wallace on hand. I t?s a great way to make sure

learning from lessons is consolidated, students? questions are answered and business homework is handed in on

time.

Students also gave f inancial advice to a f icti tious character having problems w ith her cash f low and created a business plan for a stal l at the Jesmond Dene Food Market.

Know ledge and understanding of the

factor s that might affect the location of a business

culminated in an exercise to f ind sui table

locations online for a gi f t shop and a takeaway

pizza enterpr ise.



The w inners of each round w i l l enter the f inal, where they w i l l only have f ive minutes preparation time before taking the f loor.

The w inning team for the ini tial rounds w i l l walk away w ith 1000 merits for their house, w ith the overal l w inners gaining an additional 1500 merits!

The Marden Debate Club has i t 's biggest event of the year approaching. In July, House Teams w i l l be going head to head in a House Debate Competi tion.

Alnw ick and Dunstanburgh w i l l be debating the proposi tion that 'Feminism is no longer r equir ed in the UK in 2019'.

Bamburgh and Warkwor th are debating the proposi tion that 'democracy isn't the best form of government'.

Each team has a Year 9 student leader and an attached member of staff to help them prepare their arguments and anticipate what the opposi te side might say.

House Debate Competi tionEarn House Points!

Ms Arnold

They'l l be facing a ful l audi tor ium of spectator s, and w i l l have to f ield questions from the f loor after their speeches. I 'm sure you'l l agree that this w i l l be a daunting

exper ience, but one that our superb debater s are looking for ward to.

It will certainly be interesting to see the debate results!



Geography Wor ld

This term has been a busy one for the GCSE geographers. They have taken to their preparation ver y well and we w ish them

the best of luck w ith their exams.

Year 7 have turned their attention to plastic pol lution this term and there have been some great ideas about how to prevent fur ther plastic waste enter ing the ocean.

We have many budding environmental ists w ithin our school community and I have been par ticular ly impressed w ith how keen they are to get on top of their r ecycl ing.

This Term

Year 10 students deliver ing an assembly about cl imate action




Last term our year 8 students entered a competi tion w ith Save The Chi ldren to r aise awareness of the str uggles faced by Yemeni Chi ldren caught up in the confl ict there.

This work is now being show n on the poetr y board and I would encourage students to have a look at the br i l l iant and compassionate w r i ting on display.

Last Term




The summer term sees the ar r ival of year 10 GCSE f ieldwork.

We w i l l be visi ting Blyth Beach to assess the effectiveness of the coastal management str ategies before moving onto Whitley Bay to investigate the impact of the Spanish City r edevelopment.

This is a great oppor tuni ty for our students to see the concepts they have been learning in class come to l i fe.

Next Half Term

Mr Blakey

Save The Chi ldren - Yemen



REBr inging Learning to Li fe

This term in RE we have two upcoming tr ips planned for GCSE option groups...

Our cur rent year 10 students w i l l be visi ting Holy Island to explore the ideas of pi lgr image and worship in Chr istiani ty. This w i l l help them to consolidate their learning on Chr istian beliefs and practices, which they are completing a mock exam on dur ing exam week in June. Needless to say we are al l looking for ward to this, and i t w i l l be a much deser ved tr eat for them after al l of their hard work and focus this year.

The new GCSE option group who are cur rently in year 9 w i l l be given the oppor tuni ty to visi t Kagyu Samye Ling which is a Tibetan Buddhist temple in the Scottish borders. They w i l l be given a tour around the temple, explor ing meditation, worship and key beliefs. They w i l l also have the oppor tuni ty to exper ience Tibetan Buddhist chanting. This w i l l compliment the Buddhism aspect of the GCSE course where they have to learn about Buddhist bel iefs and practices.

Ms McLeod

These tr ips al low our students to dir ectly exper ience aspects of r el igious l i festyles and are impor tant in br inging their learning to l i fe.

Kagyu Samye Ling

Holy Island



Year 7 have been involved in a great project to r ecreate the book Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell into French.

Our topic has been around animals and descr iptions and this book lends i tself br i l l iantly to consolidate these.

We have had some exceptional creations including small books, animations and videos.

The students have researched a var iety of di f ferent animals and adjectives and also worked on the grammar point for adjectival agreements (masculine and feminine).

Well done to all!

Cher Zoo

MFL The Love of Language Learning

Animation created by Mikey Sproat Year 7



The Year 10s are taking par t once again in the MFL week at King Edwards Pr imar y.

They w i l l be prepar ing and deliver ing a lesson to al l year groups in the Pr imar y school, including Reception, in French, German and Russian.

This is the thir d year we have been involved and i t has been a great success for al l the students, improving confidence and the love of language learning.

Y10 students become teachers for a day

A group of Year 9 pupi ls have been involved in w r i ting a letter about themselves to German pupi ls at the Kant Gymnasium High School, in Ber l in.

This is an exci ting oppor tuni ty which w i l l al low them to develop their language ski l ls and raise their cultural awareness.

Marden pupi ls w rote the ini tial letter s in German and have received a r esponse in English from the German pupi ls.

Some of our pupi ls have decided to w r i te back in English and asked their 'penfr iend' to r espond in German, so that they are able to put their German reading ski l ls into practice.

Penpals for Year 9

Our Russian students have once again been out and about, putting their speaking ski l ls to good use.

Mrs Lymar took the group to a local r estaurant where the students chatted to the waiter s and ordered their food and dr ink in the target language.

This was a great oppor tuni ty for the group to broaden their vocabular y and develop l istening ski l ls too.

Russian r estaurant tr ip

Ms Mulvenney



Musical NotesThe music depar tment has been a hive of activi ty over the past term. Many talented students

contr ibuted fantastic per formances to the Spr ing Concer t where we were tr eated to music from vocal duets to f lute duets to a ukulele ver sion of ?Seven Nation Army?.

Well done to all the students who performed!

Make sure you al l keep Thursday 11th July in your diar y for the next instalment of enter tainment.

Over the past term twenty-four year 9 students have been par ticipating in the TICE Program (This is Creative Enterpr ise). The aim of the workshops has been to give students an insight into the music industr y. Students through to the Explore stage of the program have so far enjoyed taking par t in a ?cover ver sion? project where they had to change the style of an existing song and per form i t on the stage at Gateshead College - a challenge given the r elatively shor t amount of time they had to complete the task. The next workshop students had talks and got advice from music industr y exper ts l ike Ged Robinson of Generator studios before being taken on a tour of the 02 Academy and Loft Studios. The next stage ?Create? w i l l see students r esponding to a choice of br iefs set by companies l ike Univer sal Publishing and Gothic Storm on to create an enti r ely acoustic per formance w ithout a mic or gui tar pedal in sight or w r i ting a piece of music to pi tch to Virgin Galactic to sel l the new exper ience of space tr avel. The project culminates in a f inal show on 3rd July which we are al l ver y much looking for ward to.

TICE Program

Photos:-

Top: Gateshead College

Middle: Loft Studios

Bottom: O2 Academy



Ms Gibbings

Mar den?s Got Talent Audi t i ons w /c 3rd & 10th June

Students that have signed up w i l l be given an al located audition slot to show off their ski l ls. We have lots of students interested and a huge range of acts offered.

Mar den?s Got Talent Tuesday 2nd July

The big night! Marden students w i l l put on an excellent show and we w i l l f ind out from the judges who w i l l be crow ned Marden?s Got Talent Winner 2019.

TICE Final Show Wednesday 3rd July

Students par ticipating in the Create Stage of TICE w i l l be showcasing their hard work from the program.

Sum m er Concer t and PTA Sum m er Fai r Thursday 11th July

Our f inal concer t of the year where ever yone w i l l be tr eated to a showcase of musical talent from soloists and groups al ike.

This year the event w i l l be combined w ith the f i r st PTA Summer Fair where there w i l l be some musical offer ings before the show as well as a whole host of games, activi ties and fun.

Musical Dates for the Diary

Adver t for PTA Summer Fair

on next page





Reading List

Here are some suggestions of books you might want to r ead over year 7.

(You should be tr ying to r ead at least one of these per half-term)

Reading List



- The Adventures of Sher lock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

- The Hitchhiker?s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

- The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins- After the Fir st Death - Robert Cormier - The Univer se Versus Alex Woods - Gavin

Extance- The Enemy - Charlie Higson- Cosmic - Frank Cottrell Boyce- Car r ie?s War - Nina Bawden- The Foreshadow ing - Marcus Sedgewick- The Nor thern Lights ser ies - Philip

Pullman- Noughts and Crosses - Malorie Blackman- Treasure Island - R.L Stevenson- Mar tyn Pig - Kevin Brooks- The Ruby in the Smoke - Philip Pullman- Small Steps - Louis Sachar- A Chi ld Called ?It? - Dave Pelzer- The Woman in Black - Susan Hill

Want a challenge?

- The Cur ious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon

- Li fe of Pi - Yann Martel- The Help - Kathryn Stockett- Animal Farm - George Orwell - Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte- Lord of the Fl ies - William Golding

- The Enemy - Charlie Higson- Cosmic - Frank Cottrell Boyce- Wonder - R.J Palacio- Treasure Island - R.L Stevenson- The Adventure Ser ies Lee Tony- The Adventure of Huckleber r y Finn

- Mark Twain- Bl i tzcat - Robert Westall- Holes - Louis Sachar- Stormbreaker - Anthony Horowitz- The Hobbit - J R R Tolkien- Madame Doubtf i r e - Anne Fine- The Edge - Alan Gibbons- Mi l l ions - Frank Cottrell Boyce- The Secret Diar y of Adr ian Mole -

Sue Townsend

Want a challenge?

- War Horse - Michael Morpurgo- Great Expectations - Charles

Dickens- The Lord of the Rings Tr i logy - JRR

Tolkien- The Book Thief - Marcus Zusak- The Adventures of Sher lock Holmes

- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle



Reading List



Reading List

Here are some suggestions of books you might want to r ead over year 10 & 11.


Animal Farm - George Orwell

The Cur ious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon

Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck

The Absolutely True Diar y of a Par t-Time Indian - Sherman Alexie

Looking for Alaska - John Green

Lord of the Fl ies - William Golding

The Help - Kathryn Stockett

Life of Pi - Yann Martel

Angel Blood John Singleton

Tip! Try to get into the habit of reading newspapers too! This will help for your English exam.

Want a challenge?

Wuther ing Heights - Emily Bronte

Junk - Melvin Burgess

1984 - George Orwell

The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger

The Great Gatsby - F.Scott Fitzgerald

The War of the Wor lds - H.G. Wells

1984 - George Orwell

Animal Farm - George Orwell

A Room w ith a View - E.M. Forster

The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

Br ighton Rock - Graham Greene

Catch 22 - Joseph Heller

The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger

The Color Purple - Alice Walker

The Cur ious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon

David Copper f ield - Charles Dickens

East of Eden -John Steinbeck

Frankenstein - Mary Shelley

The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck

The Great Gatsby - F.Scott Fitzgerald

The Help - Kathryn Stockett

I Know Why the Caged Bir d Sings - Maya Angelou

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte

Marden High School Newsletter


The LRC is open to students between 8.30am and 4.00pm, although the space is l imited.

This is a quiet area for students to r ead, r evise and complete homework before school, break, lunchtimes and after school.

There are desks and computer s avai lable to use and many new ly r eleased books and comfor table seating areas in which to r ead

May 2019

Marden's LRC

At Marden high School we suppor t students w ith a w ide r ange of medical conditions.

We?d l ike to r emind parents that students should not be car r ying any medication in school unless by pr ior agreement for those w ith asthma, diabetes and al lergies.

Where medication is absolutely necessar y for other conditions, e.g. antibiotics, pain r el ief, we have tr ained staff who w i l l make ar rangements for safe storage and administr ation of medication. Parents are r esponsible for br inging medicines into school and we requir e w r i tten consent (form avai lable from Reception); al l medicines should be in their or iginal packaging and clear ly labelled.

Any quer ies please contact Mrs Sonia Thompson, Medications Off icer.

Medication in School

Impor tant Notice

Marden High School Newsletter


REMINDER : MOBILE PHONES IN SCHOOL

Mobi le phones are not to be used by students dur ing school times, unless express permission has been given by a teacher for i t to be used for learning purposes. (8.45am - 15.15pm)

Students w i l l have their phones confiscated unti l the end of the day i f caught using them in school.

At Marden High School, we have invested in a Parent Por tal so that you can get accurate, up-to-date information about your chi ld. We provide access to Attendance, Achievement, Behaviour , Exam Dates / Results and Repor ts in r eal-time, and we also use the Parent Por tal to make Parents Evening bookings.

To access the parent por tal, you need to visi t mardenhigh.net, then cl ick on ei ther the Parent Por tal l ink on the r ight, or cl ick on Parents | Parent Por tal. Your username w i l l be your emai l address. I f you haven't given us your emai l address, you can contact off [email protected] to get your emai l address updated. I f you don't want to use

your emai l address, we can generate a username for you and provide you w ith those log on detai ls. I f you have forgotten your password, then you can use the "Don't know your password?" l ink on the Parent Por tal log on page. Passwords can also be r eset by emai l ing off [email protected]

There are some quick guides on how to use the por tal under Parents | Parent Por tal Guides.

Parent Por tal Information

May 2019

Please ensure that al l i tems of clothing are clear ly marked w ith your chi ld?s name.

We have a lost proper ty box in the main off ice where students may search for ?lost? i tems.

The box is emptied at the end of each half term and al l i tems remaining w i l l be r ecycled.

Lost Proper ty

http://mardenhigh.net/

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