DECEMBER 2019 ISSUE 39 www.gms.bucks.sch.uk

MESSAGE FROM THE HEADTEACHER

Welcome to this Christmas edition of ‘The Voice’, which signals the IMPORTANT REMINDER end of the first full term of this academic year. ABOUT DATES IN THE WINTER TERM During the course of the first two weeks of this term, I spoke with all students in their first assemblies to remind them of the vision Term will end with final assemblies on Thursday 19th for Great Marlow School, which is to be ‘a high quality learning December; buses have been environment that inspires students, staff and the community to booked for 1.00pm. be compassionate, successful and resilient contributors to a better The new term starts, for all society’. In order to deliver on this vision, my commitment to them pupils, on Monday 6th January was to restate my belief in GMS as a place ‘where opportunities are 2020. created, potential is realised and excellence is achieved’.

Please note all our At the end of September I reiterated this nominated students every Friday important dates and vision and commitment to the parents afternoon, who have demonstrated events, including Parents’ Evenings and of future GMS students during my Open the very best qualities of the 6Rs. Examination Timetables, Evening speech. I explained that we are plus all letters sent I am certain that as you read this edition certain we can deliver on, and achieve, out, are available on of ‘The Voice’, which showcases some the website and are this vision, because we are committed to of the school activities and events that regularly updated. developing the confidence of every child: have occurred over the course of this celebrating all their successes whether 15 week term, you will also conclude they be in music, art, drama, mathematics that what we offer in the curriculum or sport. Later in the speech I highlighted and in the substantial extra curricular that ‘My Personal Best’ is a key initiative programme is broad, diverse and rich. that we focus on to develop confidence However, this is just a flavour of the and build up the knowledge and skills multitude of reports and pictures that are of students. The initiative is focused on our school website, so do, please, make on the 6Rs, namely Respect, Readiness, sure you take time to browse regularly. Reflection, Responsibility, Resourcefulness and Resilience. All members of the A key feature of every autumn term school community are being increasingly is the charity work that students, in recognised for displaying these attributes. all year groups, become involved Don’t forget to view the online gallery for photographs I have thoroughly enjoyed meeting in. This term we have raised relating to many of the between 40 and 50 Headteacher Award money, or collected items, on articles in this newsletter. behalf of a number of local, national and international Porter. You can read more about the successes of hockey ART DEPARTMENT GETS BRILLIANT GCSE RESULTS A BIG THANK YOU & Design Art charities, including Save the Children; Children in Need; on the PE and Sports pages in this edition of The Voice. Kat Joseph-Stewart, Nicky and Becca The GMS Art and Design department made an incredibly and the One Can Trust, to name a few. At the beginning of Plumridge and Elaine Rooney would This term saw the enrolment of the largest sixth form in the successful return to school life after the summer break, armed like to say a big thank you to Mrs December, the annual week of fundraising to sponsor two history of the school. The students in the sixth form play a with a healthy set of data for our 2019 GCSE results. With 74.4% of Mary Cadogan for giving up her time children in a Tanzanian school took place. I would like to students achieving grades 9-4, and 62.8% of students achieving after school recently to help us make powerful part in supporting younger students, especially and decorate our Christmas cakes. thank the students and staff, who worked hard, in creative grades 9-5, we were delighted to report an improvement of the Senior Prefect Team led by the Head Girl and Head Boy. ways, to raise money for all the charities we support. 6.6% and 15% respectively against last year’s grade brackets, Her knowledge and expertise This group of senior students are an essential link between is much appreciated and we Everyone concerned demonstrated their readiness to and in turn, celebrate results falling in line with national figures. the adults and all other students. They lead through hope the cakes are enjoyed as support people who are less fortunate than we are. I much as we did in creating them! the student councils, which is the all-important ‘student Following this success, our Year 11 cohort has been working hard to would also like to thank the parents and carers who gave voice’ in the school. In addition, they have recently been establish and develop the second components of their GCSE coursework generously to these worthwhile causes. Again, details of trained by experts from Bucks MIND, a charitable trust, as unit, ready to complete just after the Christmas break. This project, all our charitable work can be found on the school website designed to promote independent learning and autonomy, comes as part ‘peer mentors’ for the students with and as articles in this edition of of a re-structure of our GCSE course, and gives the students complete self esteem and confidence issues. ‘The Voice’. We finished the term control over their themes, ideas and outcomes. With techniques, processes When I watch our senior students, and disciplines ranging from exciting digital experimentation, sculpture, with our Christmas-themed non- senior prefects, Head Girl, Head textiles and surface design and Ian Murphy inspired mixed-media uniform day on Thursday 19th Boy, and their deputies in action, workshops, we have great hopes for more of the high quality outcomes we December, this time requesting have come to expect from our talented group of students. The three classes I know we are producing young a donation for the One Can Trust will collate all coursework throughout lessons in January, before embarking people who are compassionate, rather than a monetary donation. on the ever-exciting externally set paper in early February of next term. Kat Joseph-Stewart successful and resilient contributors, There is one event that I wish who will create a better society. A similar picture is unfolding at Key Stage 5, where students are really pushing themselves with some of the most thought-provoking and to particularly highlight in this So I would like to take this culturally-aware topics we’ve seen to date for their A level component edition of ‘The Voice’ and that opportunity to thank our sixth form 1 projects. Their ideas, which include outcomes based on all manner of is the recent school production students for the integral part they starting points such as sustainability and the environment, Grimm’s dark of ‘Bugsy Malone’ that saw, once again, the combined play in delivering the vision of the school. and menacing fairy tales, and Scandinavian laser-cut architecture, will be efforts of the Drama Department, the Music Department supported by a theoretical and reflective critical study which the students This term the Friends of Great Marlow (FoGMS) has will begin early next year. As with our younger students, we are pleased and students from Years 7-12, who came together to continued to offer their own personalised brand of and proud at the amount of time and effort demonstrated with their deliver two evenings of outstanding entertainment. The fundraising, which has substantially improved the facilities work, and are looking forward to seeing and assessing these portfolios. Rooney Elaine quality of the acting and singing was excellent along for the children of GMS. I thank them all for the hard work with the comedic performances, which had the audience Behind the scenes, we’ve been stretching our cross-curricular legs that goes into the planning and execution of each and elsewhere in the school, with some of our staff members spending long laughing relentlessly throughout. I am always in awe every fund-raising event. I would like to particularly express evenings assisting the Performing Arts in their Christmas production of of the students in these performances, in particular my thanks to Amanda Leach, Georgia McCarthy and Jean ‘Bugsy Malone’. With the challenge of making seven 1.5 metre high and their readiness to take on the responsibility, alongside wide light-up marquee letters before her, Head of Art Mrs Joseph-Stewart Senior, who finished their years of excellent service to developing a resilience to navigate their way through the spent the latter half of November and beginning of January cutting, the group with their final event, the highly successful challenging rehearsal and performance schedule. Once glueing and assembling huge amounts of cardboard kindly gifted to the Christmas Market, which took place at the end of November. school by A.H. Tripp and Son LTD removals firm, based in Beaconsfield. again, these performances were only possible because With the help of hundreds of battery-operated festoon bulbs and the Nicky and Becca Plumridge of the dedication of the staff, who demonstrated their I would like to take this opportunity to publically thank my expert parcel taping techniques of own resilience and resourcefulness. I just hope that after hardworking staff for their effort and commitment during the Mrs Rooney and Jade Moyse, Art Mrs Chenery has reflected on this year’s performance course of this term and I hope they have a restful festive break. and Design technician, the finished she is ready to direct another, next Christmas! products made for an incredible set. Finally, may I take this opportunity to wish you all The showcase went ahead as planned The students of GMS continue to show their very best a very Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year. in the penultimate week of term, and in the arena of sport and particularly in hockey, which Kind Regards was an event greatly enjoyed by all. has gone from strength to strength over the past few Mr Kevin Ford As we move towards the end of a Headteacher years. Teams both indoors and outdoors are competing very busy term, the Art department successfully in county and regional events, and GMS is would like to wish both the students and parents a very happy and restful being recognised as a real force in the south of England Christmas. Here’s to a creative and successful new year ahead of us. hockey circuit, through the leadership and coaching of Miss By Mrs K Joseph-Stewart Citizenship Music climate change. climate act to students on younger these inspire to hope also We our banner displaying change by climate against their own Dominic our MP as writing to as well in the school hall, change. on climate his statement get to Grieve in has resulted the world Inaction around of governments of people across the human rights damage to devastating in that states the IPCC by released Research the globe. must we global warming, catastrophic prevent to order we pre-industrial and yet above 1.5°C levels, not exceed being of no-return the point for approaching rapidly are gas and greenhouse global temperatures decrease able to levels. be inevitable, and this will Our human rights will be abused, we is why This and act together NOW. can come unless we so people involved, get young to it is so pivotal believe in their future. a say they can have that 12 By SaskiaYear Lablans 10 Year Gianaceese Soomal 10 Year Molly Lines 10 Year Amelia Hunter Brass: Roxanne Russell Yr12, Conner Conner Yr12, Russell Roxanne Brass: 8, Felix Yr Millburn Alex 7, Yr Quinn Yr 8 Yr8, Bowers Tennant Jamie 11, Yr Wratten Nimish Woodwind: Yr Stringer 11, Saffron Yr Talbot Izzy Yr Moss 7, Ruby Yr Penfold 11 Aiden 11 Yr Ellison 10 Matthew 8. Yr Bass: Arthur McDonald By Mr L Beveridge of Music Head AN UPDATE FROM THE AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL YOUTH GROUP AT GREAT MARLOW SCHOOL MARLOW GREAT AT GROUP YOUTH AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL THE FROM UPDATE AN Marlow’s Xmas lights Xmas Marlow’s Every term for the past two years we have have we years two the past for term Every on campaign issue to rights chosen a human or bringing awareness raising with the aim of but also nationally our school, about change at and internationally. participated once we of a campaign example An this Throughout Rights”. for “Write was in engaged with a younger we campaign, stand in solidarity to with two group year individuals who had been subjected human to abuses. rights our local to letters several also written have we a group, As ask to were These Dominic Grieve. Member of Parliament, the his opinion and support e.g. for issues, on various to continue would laws EU ensure Bill to EU withdrawal made the profit as protesting function as well after Brexit, a ridiculous at children to selling British citizenship from a supporting reply. received In both cases we price. on the campaign chosen to have we this term Moreover, Our group change and human rights. issue of climate grand SOS’, ‘Climate declaringbanner a large a produced have students from 300 signatures around have which we for taken a photograph have We the school. and staff across will they and it nearlyas signed them of all 7s, Year the of of consequences be the most impacted the drastic by On Thursday 5th December 5th December Thursday On joined were GMS from musicians the local primary from children by night kickschools to off the late Town in Marlow shopping event Center. and festive It an incredibly was filled with carols evening joyful Huge and all things Christmas. musicians all the to congratulations in involved who were and singers this such a wonderfulmake event. helping the students understand and have knowledgeof and have understand the students helping She answered this aspect incalculable. was of the course aspects, including gestational questions on many pre-eclampsia,diabetes, post-natal depression, post-natal and newborn top-to-toe screening. psychosis, distressing a more her stories: by fascinated was Everyone mother a to a baby delivering of experience her was one being removed in her baby resulting who had used drugs, afterwards, and witnessing the baby’s immediately experience. withdrawal in her bad days she has honest in admitting that She was dealing with the for but she outlined some strategies job, difficult times. more By Mrs N Pendlebury of Department Head GMS BUSINESS STUDENTS IMPRESS AT YOUNG ENTERPRISE EVENT ENTERPRISE YOUNG AT IMPRESS STUDENTS BUSINESS GMS introduction a evening, attended students Business High GMS 10 School, Wycombe At of which was the aim participated game, a business simulation in They on 9th October. as possible. much profit as make to Part the of events. at candles on selling decorative based was simulation The to in order data, research market interpret to the students challenged stimulation decide the make-up had to They of their business model. elements decide on key they price products what be made; and at should many how market; of the target which was team, being most improved for a prize of 10 won group The should be sold. had happened, on what reflected on they as the game went that as it meant excellent, particularly was This were they as pleasing resilient. were and mistakes from learned area. the local from schools and grammar private against many competing The GMS Childcare, Level 3 3 Level GMS Childcare, The Care Diploma in Child Technical course Sixthand Education Form working in for students prepares is one of which careers, several pleasure, It a great was midwifery.

therefore, to invite a practicing midwife, Anna Anna a practicing midwife, invite to therefore, talk to of a member of staff, daughter Humphreys, 12s. Year the to She came to the school on Wednesday 20th November. 20th November. Wednesday the school on She came to which was topic, Her visit tied in with the syllabus course birth and checks made on mothers during pregnancy, to contribution Her invaluable period. in the post natal MIDWIFE VISITS CHILDCARE DEPARTMENT VISITS MIDWIFE By Mr S Wilson By Mr S of Business Head Details of the event and future trade fairs can be found on their website which is www. be found on their website can fairs trade Details and future of the event marlowpotsandplants.co.uk The team make unique plant pots made from recycled materials such as old such as old materials recycled pots made from unique plant make team The setting them in a by team the mad by pots are unique plant These towels. Late Marlow pieces. of unique range a make them to and dying solution concrete pots and therefore fair with their plant first trade the teams was Shopping Night buy to be prepared on whether the public would be test the acid to prove would and of their stock selling 2/3rds with the team evening them. It a successful was the pleasing was £500. In addition, and perhaps more of over revenue generating the plant unique and innovative public on how the general made by comments professional and how were the team mannered well polite, but also how pots were team The members of the public. approached when they was their business pitch others in attend to plan fair and now trade with their first happy extremely were further. boost to the local their revenue area Marlow Late Night Shopping is a big event in the Young Enterprise calendar as it as it calendar Enterprise in the Young Night Shopping is a big event Late Marlow sell their products run and to busy affair the chance offering teams is a well the to Pots Marlow team is called Enterprise School Great Marlow This years Young public. and Plants. Young Enterprise students have a busy night at Marlow’s Marlow’s at night a busy have students Enterprise Young late-night shopping event Business Child Development Classics & Political Sciences DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS AND POLITICAL Classics & Political Sciences SCIENCES - EXAMINATION TRIUMPHS 2019 STUDENT SUBJECT MODULE GRADE

Congratulations to all our students who achieved excellent exam results in their A-levels this Stephanie MONKS Law Tort Law B summer. Stephanie MONKS Law Human Rights Law B Here are some of the most impressive modular results by students completing A-Level courses in 2019. Charlie RADWELL Law Criminal Law A By Mr S Pugsley - Head of Department Maria RANA Law Tort Law A

Maria RANA Law Criminal Law B STUDENT SUBJECT MODULE GRADE

Ben ROBINSON Law Criminal Law B Daniel BESWICK Law Criminal Law A

James ROUSE Ancient History Athens and Sparta A Daniel BESWICK Law Human Rights Law A

James ROUSE Ancient History Roman Emperors A Daniel BESWICK Law Tort Law B

James ROUSE Law Human Rights Law A* Jodie-May DALY Law Criminal Law B

James ROUSE Law Criminal Law A Jodie-May DALY Law Tort Law B

James ROUSE Law Tort Law B Jodie-May DALY Law Human Rights Law B

James ROUSE Politics UK Government A Devon De WINNAAR Law Human Rights Law B

James ROUSE Politics UK Politics B Lauren FOSTER Law Tort Law A

Mia TAYLOR Law Human Rights Law A Lauren FOSTER Law Criminal Law B

Mia TAYLOR Law Criminal Law B Lauren FOSTER Law Human Rights Law B

Mia TAYLOR Law Tort Law B Sam HEARMON Law Human Rights Law B

Mia TAYLOR Politics UK Government A Sam HEARMON Politics UK Government B

Mia TAYLOR Politics UK Politics B Nick HILLS Ancient History Athens and Sparta B

Molly WRATTEN Law Criminal Law B Nick HILLS Ancient History Roman Emperors B

Molly WRATTEN Law Tort Law B Jordan LOCK Law Criminal Law A

Molly WRATTEN Law Human Rights Law B Jordan LOCK Law Human Rights Law A

Kasib YASIN Law Human Rights Law A Jordan LOCK Law Tort Law B

Kasib YASIN Law Criminal Law B Kyle McKNIGHT Law Criminal Law B

Kasib YASIN Law Tort Law B Ryan MINIHANE Ancient History Athens and Sparta B

Ryan MINIHANE Ancient History Roman Emperors B D&T Drama BUGSY MALONE CAST PUT ON A D&T Students represent Textile students visit Mary BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE GMS at Rotary Club Quant exhibition at the V&A Great Marlow School’s production of Alan Parker’s Technology Tournament On Tuesday 26th November, the Textiles departments “Bugsy Malone” inally opened its curtains to the took a group of Textiles Enthusiasts from year 9 to On Thursday 15th November Design & Technology took public on 11th and 12th December. THere were three teams to John Hampden Grammar school to partake 13 out to the V&A for a creative fashion and textiles many long hours after school, during lunch breaks, in the annual Rotary Club Technology Tournament. experience. holidays and weekends, the cast got the opportunity A total of 30 teams entered from schools all around the The students got to visit the exhibition to display the amount of hard work they have put in county. The competition challenged the students to of the British iconic Fashion Designer, since September. grapple with a surprise task presented to them on arrival. Mary Quant, who launched a fashion It involved a whole day creating a working solution to the revolution on the British high street with The musical is based in 1929 with a city divided challenge and presenting a portfolio of evidence to show by gang warfare. On one side, Dandy Dan’s mob the development of their product. her famous miniskirts and terrorise the district, taking out those they turn hot pants to vibrant tights against with their new splurge guns. On the other The task this year was ‘Beacon’. GMS entered teams into and makeup. Then using that side, Dandy Dan’s rival, Fat Sam runs his successful each of the categories; Foundation, Intermediate, and as an inspiration to produce Grand Slam Speakeasy. Year 7 to 13 wowed their Advanced. They could only use the materials provided to audience with a variety of songs, dances and lots design and construct a mechanical way of making a light a creative piece of wearable of comedy. The audience especially enjoyed the flash (in various ways depending on the team category). fashion product that was unique and had a twist mobility scooters car chase! An amazing band, The light needed to be positioned atop a frame and the from other ideas taken out from the V&A ceramic who performed famous songs such as ‘Bad Guys’ whole product needed to be branded to give it aesthetic collections. and ‘My Name is Tallulah’ supported the show appeal. Teams also submitted port folios to show their perfectly. We even had a student of Great Marlow team work, thought processes, and the development of School run the lighting desk. The show ended on the solution. both nights with a huge splurge fight with every member of the cast. Although the stage was very Students worked tirelessly throughout the day and all of messy, the cast had the best time, Mr Beveridge teams produced fantastic solutions that were seen to work found himself being splurged by Bugsy himself! remarkably well. Although not a winner this year the students thoroughly The show was a great success with the cast enjoyed the experience and gained confidence in their receiving some great feedback. abilities; the standard of their work has improved from being in competition against the other schools in the area. Thank you to all those involved and for parents and carers who supported their very talented children DT very much look forward to next year’s competition! throughout the rehearsals. The day was outstanding, with the students fully GMS congratulate all our participants and their teachers engaged and creative; surprising the workshop By Mrs D Chenery for supporting this enterprise: well done. leaders with their enthusiasm, collaborative work, Head Of Drama Foundation (KS3) resourcefulness and outcomes. They were in fact a

D&T great credit to the school and the department. WESTFIELD OUTING FOR FOOD & Rhys Sandalls All of this irst-hand information is invaluable, as it NUTRITION GCSE STUDENTS Charlie Rhymer allows students to achieve high marks in their NEA On Friday 29th November, Year 11 Food Preparation Emmalene Gentry and exams by using ‘the work of others’ and the and Nutrition visited West London to experience Ed Drummond impact of ‘iconic designers’ on today’s fashion and the culinary delights that Westfield had to offer. textiles industry which is a big part of strand 1 in the NEA task at both GCSE and A-Level. The purpose of the day was to conduct primary research Intermediate (KS4) required for their GCSE NEA (non-examined assessment). Persia Dance Thanks for your support. The students researched menu offers taken from a wide variety of multicultural culinary outlets. They had prepared Hasnat Khan a series of questions related to their GCSE tasks, which they Martin Bignall By Miss Agbozo directed towards customers eating within the venues. Just as Monty Avery importantly, they also experienced and reviewed their own sit- Head of Food and Textiles. down three-course meal.

All of this first hand information is invaluable, as it allows Advanced (KS5) students to achieve high marks in their NEA. Everyone had a Amantha Kulasekara fantastic day and were perfect ambassadors for Great Marlow School. Ellie Braint By Miss Agbozo Rowan Baxter

Head of Food and Textiles. Billy McCloud English GMS Students enter National Poetry competition CONGRATULATIONS TO HEAD GIRL HELEN WINDSOR AchievementsExtra-Curricular Over last summer Helen Windsor became the European Youth Hockey Leader For the first time at Great Marlow we are taking part in the national Poetry by Heart of the Year. To give a bit of background about the award, there were 43 Young competition. The competition is open to all school students from KS2 to KS5, culminates Leaders from across Europe, who attended a Youth Hockey Conference in in a final, in London in March for those who have been successful within their school and Antwerp. It was the biggest youth hockey festival in history, which has been running for 50 years, and Helen was the second youngest of all leaders to regionally. attend. All the competitors need do is learn and recite two poems of their own choice, from a collection of Helen attended a number of workshops whilst in Antwerp, and also had to poems dating from 1000 BCE to the present day. deliver a presentation to the President of the International Hockey Federation, The initial public performance heat takes place in school, when a judging panel, using precise among a number of other people. Helen’s presentation was about the Young Helen Windsor, criteria, considers voice, accuracy, meaning and interpretation. Leader Programme, which she took part in at Marlow Hockey Club, explaining how it has helped to promote and develop hockey. It was this presentation that won her the 2nd right, For those studying GCSE Literature there is the opportunity to learn one of their GCSE poems and award. commit it to memory. Something which would be incredibly useful for the exam. All students interested in participating are invited to join Mrs Legerton and Mrs Sadd in E3 on Wednesday Helen is now on the European Youth Hockey Panel and has a meeting with CEO of UK Sport, in lunchtimes. This is an opportunity for students of all ages to work on the same task and be marked order to set up England’s first ever Youth Hockey Panel. against the same standards. In fact the competition has a category for staff too, although I expect that the wobbly recitation of Invictus I’m currently working on will be far exceeded by the students’ YEAR 8 STUDENT WINS GOLD MEDAL AT efforts. SYNCHRO ICE SKATING COMPETITION TALENTED FOOTBALL PLAYER To reach a regional final, let alone the national one, would be an incredible achievement given our Congratulations to Tim Richardson Yr 8, who won a gold A talented Year 8 student, Emma Vigolo, has lack of experience in the competition, but we are confident the Great Marlow students will rise to medal at the synchro ice skating competitions recently this new challenge. with Team SPICE. been selected for the prestigious England FA National Talent Camp. She is one of just 24 SPICE stands for Special People on ICE. The aim of the players selected for the camp from across the By Mrs C Sadd group, formed in 2013, is to teach children and young adults with additional needs to ice skate in a calm and whole country. Already, at each of the two caring environment. camps attended, third one early December, she Renowned writer visits GMS has had the unique opportunity to participate Since that beginning, Team SPICE has had opportunities On November 18th the librarians at GMS welcomed author Mr Tony Lee back to the school for the second to skate at the fantastic British Synchronised Skating in high level football training sessions, with time. He is a New York Times Best Selling Author of comics, screenplays and audio drama - including championship held in Nottingham, England as well as highly skilled coaches. Alongside those she has both the Tenth and Eleventh Doctor Who series. In 2011 his graphic novel Hope Falls was optioned for to open several other local events. attended important tactical and communication sessions. Girls film through Future Films, with Tony writing the screenplay. In the same year his graphic novel Danger are selected for the camps from many different football clubs, Academy was announced as being developed into a television series in the USA. His film The Mild The team performs a program to music including Bunch is at present being shot with DLT Entertainment and his web series GODFather was released in specified elements and step sequences. Synchronized from around the country, so to build a team spirit, a series of team skating uses the same judging system as singles, pairs 2014. In 2016 it was announced that Tony Lee would take on script writing duties for a futuristic take on building activities are arranged to raise the camaraderie of the the Robin Hood legend backed by Hollywood producers responsible for such films as 300. and ice dance. camp members.

Mr Lee hated reading as a child until he discovered comic books and now passionately believes children Emma’s experience playing at Oxford United, has lent expertise to should be allowed to access reading by any means that works for them. By Mrs L Richardson the GMS U13 squad, which has qualified for the semi finals of the He spoke to the whole of Yr 7 and Yr 8 in the main hall about his job and how he started his career as a County Cup this term: there are just four teams in the playoff, so writer, ending with a short story that made the students jump out of their seats. there is a very real possibility of being a winner in this tournament.

After break, Tony ran a workshop for a group of Year 8 students in the library. He began by explaining to Altogether, GMS are delighted to report the success of this the students they were going to create their own story, and how they had to really think carefully about talented Year 8, well done. the plot. Tony started the storyline with the idea that there was a Zombie Apocalypse at the school and the students were then asked to collaboratively develop their ideas on how they would not only Darts star - player of the match the pressure of everyone watching the performance. Leo threw escape, but survive until the next morning. This excellently and won his match 3-0 (One dart average of 18:11.) encouraged the students to come up with some One of GMS’s stars is Leo Beechey, a Year Buckinghamshire won substantially, by 10 matches to 5. widely imaginative scenarios and showed them 11, who loves the sporting game of darts. At the presentation award, Leo was named Player of the Match, Just recently he was selected to play for for a second consecutive time. He is ranked 148 in the whole of how to then weave a plot and create an interesting Buckinghamshire under 18s team. story. England for U18s and has the ambition to go higher, as his run Mr Ross went to watch the game and he of form and dedication to the sport continues. Once again GMS were grateful to Tony for taking wrote this report for the website. I thoroughly enjoyed the match and was very proud of the way the time to speak to the students and to prove that “Buckinghamshire were playing against Leo handled the pressure and his dedication to do succeed reading and writing could be fun! Hertfordshire. On arrival, I was most im- both for the team and for himself. I was very proud that Great pressed with the way the competition was organised and par- Marlow has a County player, in this underrated sport. By Mrs A Fisher and Mrs S Joyce ticularly how well Leo focused to ready himself for his match. Keep Going Leo! When Leo went on stage, it was very clear that being in the competition was not only about throwing darts but handling By Mr S Ross Extra-Curricular AchievementsExtra-Curricular GMS STUDENT WINS BUCKS COLLEGE SCIENCE CLUB IS GOING FROM STRENGTH TO JAMIE RAISES MONEY FOR YEAR 12 STUDENT RUNS FOR CHARITY IN FundraisingExtra-Curricular YOUNG STUDENT OF THE YEAR STRENGTH PREMATURE BABY UNIT THE GREAT SOUTH RUN At Great Marlow School we offer a wide range of GMS is delighted to announce In September, Jamie On the 19th October 2019 Ben Pease, a sixth form student, extra curricular activities. A particular favourite of completed a 10 mile run for the Motor Neuron Disease, that the Young Leader of students lower down the school is Science Club run Tennant, one of our Year International Charity. The charity raises awareness, the Year (Sponsored by by Miss Westie. 8 students, decided to provides support and informs people globally about the Buckinghamshire College The club offers a fabulous opportunity to enjoy raise money for Bliss, the disease. A specific quality of the charity is their many fundraising events, which keeps the condition in the Group) is Natalie Beckett. science in a different way than students can in premature baby charity. lessons with experiments such as homemade lava forefront of people’s minds. Natalie is a Year 11 student, It may surprise many lamps,elephant’s toothpaste demo and making bath The recent event Ben took part in led to him raising an who was nominated by her bombs. Exciting experiments like these encourage that this charity provides amazing £709.05: an outstanding figure. When asked Rugby Club, High Wycombe students to plan experiments, make observations life saving equipment about his success he explained that he was running and then proceed to carry out the theory in RUFC, for an award at the that has saved the lives for his uncle, who had been a, “massive runner taking practicals. Bucks & MK Sports Awards recently, and won! part in many events” before he was ill and, sadly, died of many premature babies across the country. last September with the disease. Ben explained that he The club is open to all Year 7, 8 & 9 students. did it for all those who were suffering, which is a very “Natalie has an infectious enthusiasm for Rugby and has Currently, there are 15 Year 7 students and five Year Jamie wishes to “give something back” to the charity admirable and kind thing to do, I think you’d agree. 8 students attending. assisted in coaching sessions at both Great Marlow School and that helped him as a premature baby. He was 362 High Wycombe Rugby Club. Ben said that, “The run was definitely hard, but I One student said, “I enjoyed making lava lamps and days in hospital after he was born, So to represent was helped by the amount of support that I had mentos, and coke was great because there was a lot She has completed the England Rugby Referee Award and the time spent in hospital, he decided to walk for from everyone. People were so supportive and the of suspense, also it keeps me busy” atmosphere was incredible.” is now a fully-qualified match official. Natalie is putting her 362 minutes (just over 6 hours) from Marlow to Another student said, “I had a chance to meet new new-found skills into practice and refereed matches between Henley and back again. Charitable events such as these must not go unnoticed, people and it’s nice to do science and a take a break so congratulations to Ben and his extremely dedicated adult teams at the club’s Touch Rugby Tournament. from homework but still be learning.” team for all their hard work in raising awareness for a Congratulations to Jamie who has raised over cause that must be heard. Natalie’s determination and enthusiasm rubs off on her peers; From this feedback it is clear to see how enjoyable £2,223, and well done for “giving something back. she is well respected in her club and school communities be- the experience is and the Science Department would Ben looks forward to another event in June, when he will run a half marathon; he hopes to continue to raise cause of these traits.” be more than happy to welcome new members to the club on Mondays: it runs from 3pm -3.45pm. awareness by completing many runs in the future.

Natalie, who is just 15 said, “I didn’t think I was going to get It’s worth being a part of this unique experience, so By Miss A Jones, 6th Form Reporter the award. I am really excited.” roll up KS3 students. Well done to Natalie for achieving a very impressive “personal By Miss A Jones, 6th Form Reporter Cake Sale raises money best” here. for Macmillan

At lunchtime, on Friday 27th September, form 70 raised an impressive total of £111.17 for Macmillan ABOVE AND BEYOND Cancer Support. Many individuals among the GMS student All members of 70 worked extremely hard to prepare cohort go an extra mile to support causes for the big day by designing posters to advertise the they believe are worthwhile; the website event around the school site, visiting other forms have reported on many during the year. In the World Restart a Heart Day: during registration and of course, by bringing in lots lead up to Christmas this year, a sixth former, 16 October 2019 of delicious homemade cakes to sell! Amelia Jones, has decided to begin a Cancer Research campaign in order to raise money for The cake sale was a great success! 70 would like to GMS took part today in the World Restart a Heart this important charity Day. Organised by the British Heart Foundation thank all students and members of staff who donated (BHF) and the South Central Ambulance Service to a great cause. She will be selling badges until the end of term. (SCAS), local Marlow Community First Responders, For just £1 our community can help a charity Adam Taylor (teacher at GMS) and Rob Jackson Thanks to their kind donations, the money raised this Christmas by offering to buy a badge. (former GMS pupil) helped to train nearly 100 will help Macmillan to continue the amazing work students across all year groups. The “basic life they do, by supporting individuals who are affected support” training include CPR and the use of a GMS would like to thank all our students, our defibrillator. This initiative will continue to train a by cancer every step of the way from the moment of staff and our community for supporting the further 240 students who have asked to be trained. diagnosis. charitable causes they have this year: the Whilst we all hope it will never be necessary, the money raised has made a difference. training today may help save a life. Well done 70! Year 7 News Year 8 News The main focus of the term YEAR 7 PARENT FOCUS GROUP ITEMS AND ACTIONS Year 8s have had a busy term and have taken on some fantastic has been transition in levels of responsibility. They have worked extremely hard on the A huge number of parents/carers volunteered to join the PFG which displays the relation to Mindfulness. strong relationships being built between the three stakeholders of their child’s Tanzania Charity Week, which ran from Monday 2nd December Students have been taught development. until Friday 6th. They had organised a range of events from methods to be mindful The intention of the first meeting was to receive feedback on the transition process donut bobbing, to funfair games raising in total over £500. I of their surroundings, for the Year 7 cohort to this point. GMS was hugely praised for the support offered YEAR 8 and given for Year 7 students in settling into GMS and the various systems in place want to say a huge well done to the students and thank you ACHIEVEMENT themselves and the to offer quick and effective communication throughout the term. to parents for their support and contributions as well. functions of their brain. POINTS Parents/carers feel that students have settled in very quickly and were surprised Year 8 also had a fantastic opportunity for a career’s detective day at school. They were September 4th to The transition of Year 7 students this by how organised and confident they have become – Comments to say, “Whatever able to interact with around 16 different careers and jobs and were able to ask many December 12th term has been extremely positive. you are doing, keep doing it!” questions. The careers ranged from the police, to a lawyer, a jewellery maker and work in construction. Students worked in their tutor groups, which gave them plenty of Students have settled in well to the G 333 It was shared with Committee members that the school website and the students’ opportunities to ask questions and have meaningful discussions with these careers. secondary environment and are planners also offer a way to find answers about school life. Both the students and the visitors were very complimentary of the process and it has confident in their presence at GMS. T 411 enabled our students to begin to think about the next steps for their success. Parents/Carers were pleased to hear that the extra-curricular timetable has been Behaviour points remain relatively Here are some student responses from the event: M 436 low for the year group and all three planned and will be shared with all to ensure they are aware of all clubs (including non-sports related) to encourage students to take advantage of all opportunities stakeholders, the school, home “Careers day has helped me think about different jobs because many of the jobs were ones I A 398 and the child, continue to work at GMS. hadn’t heard of before. Most importantly I have learnt that hard work pays off and you will together to support the students have a job for a long time so choosing your career carefully is very important” Rebecca Tinnelly R 352 in becoming Resourceful, Resilient, YEAR 7 STUDENT AND PARENTAL FEEDBACK “Careers day has taught me that if you chose the right job you will enjoy Respectful, Reflective, Responsible it. I didn’t know that some of these jobs were real and it has helped me L 483 and Ready learners. Parent Feedback from the Information Evening was excellent with most parents narrow down my options” Charlotte Haddock expressing how welcoming the evening was and much they appreciated the O 498 YEAR 7 COUNCIL ITEMS AND additional opportunity to collate information about their child’s first year at Great “Careers day has made me think about what jobs I like and what I don’t like ACTIONS Marlow School. and that you have to work long hours to be a nurse”. Taylor Green W 292 Parents/Carers found it useful to be The Year 7 council met this term to discuss YEAR 8 COUNCIL ITEMS AND ACTIONS TOTAL: 3203 “Communication is fantastic!” able to identify key members of staff issues raised by the students during their Form involved in their child’s progress The year 8 student council met to discuss issues raised by the students. Students time meetings. “My daughter is thoroughly and the information regarding the would like more tutor times spent on developing life skills, we agreed this could be enjoying GMS- all teachers general structure of a school day. incorporated into their Mind Up sessions as these help students develop many of The main issue raised was that the students felt Keep up the good work!” They were pleased to gain further these life skills anyway. Students felt like they wanted more achievement points from that some of the GMS site was not respected understanding of how progress is teachers, we discussed how students could be proactive themselves with this. by all students. Council members identified “Thank you for support- my measured and monitored and where the toilet facilities on site as being the least son feels he is understood” the behavioural, emotional and YEAR 8 PARENT FOCUS GROUP ITEMS AND ACTIONS respected communal area. academic support comes from within the school. This was a very positive evening, with a great opportunity to meet with Year 8 parents and create stronger communication links between school and home. We discussed The council decided that if students were Parents/Carers noted that they wish to receive more information about extra- a range of items, from the Year 7 transition into secondary school to the use of the educated about the condition in which curricular clubs, which has now been actioned and shared as previously mentioned. school website and apps, such as Show My Homework and Xpressions. Parents were many people in different communities use very complimentary of the school and the discussions had were constructive and will YEAR 8 facilities, they would show more gratitude for be very useful to the monitoring and support given to Year 8s over the next year. ATTENDANCE the conditions they experience themselves. YEAR 7 DISCO YEAR 7 ACHIEVEMENT YEAR 7 Students decided they would like to run a Friends of Great Marlow POINTS ATTENDANCE YEAR 8 STUDENT AND PARENTAL FEEDBACK September 4th to December 12th challenge for students to create posters to raise School organised an exciting September 4th to September 4th to Parental feedback from the Year 8 information evening was extremely positive; parents Disco attended by many awareness of these conditions as an initiative to December 12th December 12th felt that their children had had a very positive start to school life at Great Marlow G 94.1% improve the use of these facilities. year 7 students. The DJ did School. The majority of responses were either agree or strongly agree with regards to not disappoint with year 7 G 583 G 96.1 the quality of the curriculum, the safety of the students and the overall happiness of T 90.3% This is to be implemented after the Christmas competing in a dance off, T 456 T 95.2 their children at Great Marlow School. rap battles and the teachers M 94.6% holidays with incentives for students to enter M 94.8 even busted a groove! M 532 and will be organised by members of the Year 7 A 556 A 94.2 May I take this opportunity to wish parents and students A 96.2% cohort as a GMS community project. Fun was definitely had by all! R 592 R 96.7 R 94.4% a happy and relaxing Christmas holiday – I very much L 578 L 94.3 By Miss J Bawden L 95.6% O 618 O 97.5 look forward to welcoming Year 8 back in January. I wish you a Director of Learning Year 7 O 95.7% W 747 W 96.9 wonderful break W 88.1% and very happy TOTAL: 4662 TOTAL: 93.9% By Mrs S Wheeler New Year. Director of Learning Year 8 TOTAL: 93.7% Year 10 News The students listed listed students The recieved below attitude excellent grades. learning to Jenna Harvey on 8 Excellents her report Yarwood Jonathan on 8 excellents his report Allen Kiera on 7 Excellents her report Maggie Bogie on 7 excellents her report Brown Tilly on 7 excellents her report Greenhalgh Harly on 7 excellents her report ANNABEL MILLWARD and a Happy New Year. Year. New and a Happy an enjoyable Christmas Christmas an enjoyable I would like to wish you all all wish you to like I would CIARA PICKEN CHARLIE RHYMER MATTHEW TAYLOR MATTHEW LEWIS WRAGG By Mr S Wilson Wilson By Mr S Y10 Director for of Learning the world around them and the year groups caring nature. caring nature. groups the year them and around the world which investigated and tutors all reps Off the back of this, activities be charities should be chosen and what would end the money before raise to in order organise to feasible make decided to group the year thought, some After of term. with a little help from decorations personalised Christmas went then forms all from department.D&T the Students these the school selling across groups other form out to have We success. with tremendous personalised decorations distributing and making will be and up lined orders many will money raised All of term. days the last few these over which is a charity Connection, Homeless Wycombe the go to group. within the year a number of students by suggested come have students see the way to been very proud I have such a good cause money for and the way raise to together of compassion the schools values demonstrated they have finalise this project before look to now We and equality. on our next activities. fundraising group deciding as a year I have term. in all it has been a busy and productive All Learning of as Director term opening my enjoyed thoroughly will that successes the many to look forward Y10 and for in the spring term. come AMUEL AMUEL TAYLOR JOHNSTONE JOE LEGERTON FINN MARTIN ANNABEL MILLWARD XANDER ROWLEYXANDER COOMBES MAX SIMPSON FAYE LUCY SCOTTLUCY MARTIN KIYA ALICIA RAY EMMA MERRYEMMA RHYMER CHARLIE UNGAR POPPY TRE JACOBS EGLETON JACK ASHLEIGH BARBER ED DRUMMOND ARTHUR MCDONALD AMELIE SAVAGEAMELIE HUDSON LAUREN DAW MABEL ABBIE STEWART CHARLIE RHYMER SAL DUNN ISAAC GROTTRUPISAAC SANDALLS RHYS ALICIA RAY S assemblies the theme of the new term has been ‘taking opportunities’. ‘taking opportunities’. has been term assemblies the theme of the new to watch students embrace the challenges of their new GCSE courses. In In GCSE courses. of their new the challenges embrace students watch to was a smooth one. I along with the help of form tutors have been helping been helping have tutors with the help of form I along a smooth one. was students to start their GCSE courses positively, it has been a real privilege privilege it has beenreal a start to positively, students their GCSE courses started their options subjects well and that the transition from KS3 to KS4 KS4 KS3 to from started the transition their options subjects and that well It has been a busy but productive term for Y10 who have been adapting well been adapting well Y10 who have It for term has been a busy but productive to life in key stage 4. The first half term’s focus was ensuring that all students all students that ensuring was focus first half term’s The stage 4. in key life to Drama Textiles French Food techFood JOE LEGERTON SEAN SANDALLS SANDALLS RHYS Geography History Graphics Music PE RM RS Spanish Students have had a range of opportunities this term of opportunities had a range this term have Students sporting be in partakingwhether that in the school show, opportunities with the PE department a wide range across and many competitions Technology of sports, the Design and these opportunities embraced with both have Y10 more. hands. focus group the first parents was there this, In addition to their share the school to to and carers parents which invited see a number pleased to really I was issues. on key thoughts part take sign up to in the focus group, and carers of parents have we this is typical and carers supportive of the parents discussed focus first the in were items Many GMS. at here of the new RHSE the value including attendance, group the by home communication of level the and programme of parents the feedback on board take to great It was school. support the school is doing all it can to ensure to and carers will be another There in being successful. the students meeting in the new year. council the first year I also had the privilege of running to representatives two nominated form Each meeting. where is an open forum This part council. take in the year to relating their opinion on matters can give students In this meeting one of the key group. school and their year group a year discuss was to wanted students themes that the opportunity wanted students to The charity partner. this was I thought a charity money for raise of their choice. of awareness real idea and one which showed a very mature YEAR 9 9 YEAR ATTENDANCE 93.9% TOTAL G 95.3 T 93.8 M 95.4 A 92.5 R 93.3 L 93.9 O 94.7 W 92.5 ACHIEVEMENT ACHIEVEMENT POINTS 3,341 TOTAL G 528 T 528 M 378 A 392 R 391 L 327 O 475 W 322 EMILY BOWLES EMILY Christmas and a Happy New Year. New Happy and a Christmas I would like to wish you all a Peaceful all a Peaceful you wish to like I would YEAR 9 STUDENT AND AND STUDENT 9 YEAR FEEDBACK PARENTAL YEAR 9 PARENT FOCUS GROUP GROUP FOCUS PARENT 9 YEAR ACTIONS AND ITEMS Parent Feedback from the Information Evening Evening the Information from Feedback Parent 50 over received comments All excellent. was positive. nothing but were privilege and a real term in all another great All job looking enjoyable after and a thoroughly this cohort. 9 Year - DirectorBy Mr S Ross of Learning We had a Parent Focus Group meeting in in meeting Group Focus a Parent had We on the Carers 20 parents/ over have We October. It exercise useful a really has been committee. help with communication. and can only Some of the Items Discussed : to given information Brenscombe was How students? points. Achievement My Homework, Show a booklet look at to was agenda item main The is because I This ‘KS3 Revision Cracked’. called This should revise. children am often asked how both for tips and can be a tool useful book gives to decided have We use. to children and parents Shop and see 100 and put them on Parent order it will the meeting from I am sure they sell. how be a very help guide students useful addition to in the art of revision. can and Carers Parent all on how details More early next the in given be will book this purchase term. JACK STEWARTJACK MISKELL LUCY KYM TURNER KYM END OF TERM CERTIFICATES - SUMMER 2019 TERM CERTIFICATES END OF MADISON BEDFORDMADISON SARDIE MAV WILL CLAYTON EMMALENE GENTRYEMMALENE QUASHIE MIRIAM LEEPER ZACK CLARISSA TILBURY JEIGH PANKHURST JOHN GIBBONS HOLDER AMELIE JOE LEGERTON HAL DOYLE MILLI GUINNESS RHIANNON FOUNTAIN RHIANNON FOUNTAIN MEEK Subject Effort Progress Merit The main focus for Year 9s is is 9s Year for focus main The be used on a Wednesday during during Wednesday be used on a and things that interest them to them to interest and things that well as look at styles of learning styles as look learning of at well and the exciting task of students students task of exciting and the busily preparing the Students for for the Students busily preparing information about the process, as as about the process, information preparing for the Options process Options the process for preparing help them make informed choices. informed help them make choosing the subjects they wish to choosing subjects the wish to they English Maths Science Art Citizenship Computing Dev in Learning FARLEY DANNY BEN BUTLER an Options help booklet which will an Options help booklet which will lesson for each class. The tutors are are tutors The each class. lesson for continue to study in KS4. In January in KS4. In study January to continue we will have Hods talks and a career Hods talks and a career have will we the Options process we have printed printed have we the Options process Tutor time and will help give general general will help give time and Tutor Congratulations to the students below who received subject certificates at the Year 8 summer 8 summer Year subject the certificates at who received below the students to Congratulations certificate assembly. Otherwise it has been the usual mix of quizzes fun alongside work.and truly luckyam I to I am seeing Group. Year such a wonderfulhave important a really as they reach mature students I have comments The part of their school career. enjoying they are is that students from received feel they also and lessons of the challenge the group Year the improve to about ways to listened There is also excitement about our trip to about our trip to is also excitement There the time of writing this At in January. Westfield article which will the trip letter I am completing this trip will be for date The all the details. give 30th January about Thursday school at leaving 3:30pm Year 9 News also launched our summer residential, have We change the venue decided to have we this year Adventure Outdoor Brenscombe PGL to from left. spaces My still a few are There in Dorset. this attend will students all that always is aim celebratory end of KS 3 trip. Year 11 News Year 11 have made a good start to a very important year. Careers at GMS They have returned to school with a positive mindset and a commitment to the high standards of behaviour and attitude to learning that is expected of them at Great Marlow. Buckingham Careers’ Fair On Friday the 18th of October, Mr Hollyman, Miss Tuddenham and Mrs Southon took 50 lucky Year 11s PREFECTS – OCT 2019 to the Buckingham Careers’ Fair. The event was fully interactive; the only way the companies were allowed to Congratulations to our second tranche of Prefects who began their new roles just have a stall was if they pledged to bring something to show the students that involved them in a practical after October half-term. These students have worked very hard to demonstrate their manner in their companies. All the stall holders were very kind and friendly and if you didn’t know what confident communication and leadership skills. to ask them, they would introduce themselves and the work of their company. I found the event very useful, because it allowed me to know more about how many different skills you need to gain a foothold PJ O’Donovan Tom Hudson Sarah Shepherd into their their profession. It was a great experience for everyone who went to this trip: everyone took Luca Macri Freddie Grant Ella Eichenberger something out of it. One of the mottos that the teachers had was, “If you come out knowing what you Finlay Murton Robert Ing-Simmonds Sophie Hardy The Year 11 team don’t want to do that is as good as coming out knowing what you want to do.” Henry Gavin Zach Libra Annabel Butler wish you a very My friend Abbie and I looked for NHS opportunities, as we are both interested in working for the NHS. Vincent Heminsley Aiden Kelly Katie Mitchell We were directed to many different websites to do with the different roles available. Everyone was very Ellis Delgado Katie Russell Amy Brown Merry Christmas and informative about the different professions we could pursue. The one thing that I came away with was Harry Connor Maisie Godbolt that as soon as possible I should start look around colleges and universities. a Happy New year. INFORMATION EVENING - SEPTEMBER 2019 By Martha Blake Yr 12

The Year 11 Information evening was highly successful with approx. 63% of parents GMS Wellbeing and carers attending. Information was given out regarding the timeline for Year 11, motivation and revision strategies, further explanation of the new GCSE grading and School Health Advice Clinic post 16 advice. From January 16th 2020 there will be an expansion of our current EXAM INFORMATION EVENING - NOVEMBER 2019 Health Zone service in to a more comprehensive School Health Advice Clinic, the increased service will be available to students. The Year 11 Exam Information evening was another success with approx. 50% of parents The Advice Clinics will now be held on the first and third Thursday of and carers attending. The presentation included revision tips, strategies and explanation every month in school between 10.00am and 2.00pm. They will be of the wide range of available revision resources ahead of the January mock exams. run by the NHS School Nursing team led by a Specialist Public Health Heads of English, Maths and Science presented subject-specific advice and guidance for JANUARY MOCK Community Nurse (SCPHN). The clinics will provide an opportunity for GCSE exam preparation. There was a particular focus on what parents can do to support EXAMS all students to access confidential support, information and guidance SANTA FUN RUN 2019 and guide their children from home and important emphasis on a positive mindset and on a wide range of health and wellbeing related issues which may health and wellbeing. We now look forward to the January mock exams and affect their progress through school and towards adulthood. formal GCSE examinations YEAR 11 REVISION PROGRAMME – NOVEMBER 2019 The clinics will offer advice on issues such as smoking, exercise, diet, beyond. Our focus as a Year weight, depression, drugs, alcohol, bullying, anxiety and stress, anger 11 team is to positively To ensure students are well supported and prepared for their mock exams, the Key management, relationships and sexual health. Pregnancy tests may encourage and support Stage 4 team have launched the Year 11 Revision Programme. This has included: the be offered if appropriate. Condoms will only be offered to students in our students during a Parent/Carer Exam Information Evening, a Year 11 assembly on exam information and Year 9 and above, if appropriate and with counselling. Year 11 revision seminars during form time led by Miss Tuddenham and Mr Pendlebury. challenging time whilst Year 11 have also been given the valuable opportunity to use the ‘Study Zone’ in the 6th ensuring the motivation The clinic gives students an opportunity to receive impartial information Form Centre Mon-Thurs 3-4:30pm. This will provide students with a calm and purposeful and strategies to succeed. and support on subjects that very often concerns them, and for which revision environment. Aim High, Year 11. they sometimes find difficulty in asking for help. Students have been consulted and representatives agree that an Advice Clinic would be On Sunday the 1st December, the helpful to them. PROGRESS REPORTS – OCTOBER 2019 GMS team reunited for the annual Congratulations to the following Year 11 students who received an Excellent Attitude to Whilst this service is confidential, if there are issues which affect the Marlow Santa Fun Run. Learning in all of their subjects: student’s relationship with the school, every effort will be made to This year there were over 3,000 encourage them to discuss this with relevant school staff. Similarly Santas who lined up at the bottom of BLAKE Martha 11W HOLDSWORTH Abby 11G SPOONER Immy 11W students will be encouraged to talk to their parents/carers about their Marlow High Street on a bright, frosty problems, and if they are under 16, about their sexual activity. BUCKLEY Dan 11G JAHANGIR Aysha 11T TALBOT Isabelle 11O morning. It was great to be part of DE LA BRUYERE Ollie 11L LOWE Mia 11A WINDSOR Katy 11M We hope that you feel that this development will benefit your child/ such a festive community spirit. children by enhancing the holistic care the school offers to students, DIXEY Mia 11T MCCALL Peter 11T WINTER Becky 11T Thank you to the GMS staff for and that you will therefore welcome it. GOFF Max 11O SALINAS Lucia 11R participating and all the parents and If you would like any more information about the clinics please do students that supported us along the HARDY Sophie 11L SMYTH Erin 11G not hesitate to contact Mrs Walker (School Nurse) using the following way. By Miss F Tuddenham email address: [email protected] Director of Learning Year 11 By Mrs E Rooney PE Years 10/11 rugby squad squad rugby 10/11 Years Year 8 at Cokethorpe 8 at Year The county cup this term has seen our team have mixed fortunes. Our year 7s getting 7s getting fortunes. Our year mixed have our team has seen cup this term county The The School. Holmer Green and talented knocked a strong by out in the 2nd round though they dominated 8s unfortunately even being knockedyear John Colet out by certainly clear and block luck was as they managed to The Colet with John the game. the which led to attack on the counter their line and scoring shots from numerous against game thrillinga in round 1st involved were 9’s year The 2-0. finishing score half time but after at an inspirational down 4-0 themselves found They MK Academy. in the game and ended up finishing the game 4-4 which resulted talk they rallied team make to Besnard Theo left penalties it was to some excellent After penalties. going to 10s year The the next in to round. 9s progress see the year to some inspiring saves This term we have focused on the national and county cups across all years. It has It has all years. cups across and county on the national focused have we term This and opportunities of schools experiences against a wide range play to great provided our student’s outside our districtfrom challenge and improve and has helped to in College Bradfield to travel fortunateto were 11s Our year abilities. footballing is like. private renowned well a what and experienced of the national the 2nd round ended up losing 4-2 the students a while in the game, after leading for Unfortunately, On the other side of the will last longer than the result. of match but the experience both being of football nature physically the experienced 8s and 10s, our year scale, selected to and students of range wide a have who schools town inner against drawn most groups Both year the difference. proved of the teams and strength which the size they what into them an insight and gave style the better of football played definitely develop. need to BOYS FOOTBALL BOYS Great at football the end of a very for busy term finally reached have We and some results SchoolMarlow with has seen some very impressive some prestige to It has also seen us travel results. not so impressive schools. inner town schools and some tough private found have They 9s this term. year our from cup has come in the national success Our unbelievable School Little Heath beating results impressive run which includes some on a tremendous themselves Queensbury dominating and completely after being 1-0 down 4-1 in the first round School (Oxford) to and others has seen them progress results These winning 6-1 in the 4th round. (South Bedfordshire) has been success Their the last 64 in the country 1000 schools starting with around the competition. training to commit to plus their dedication and support togetherness shown down have the students every week. their respective positions and this will pay dividends for GCSE PE rugby grading. PE rugby GCSE for dividends will pay and this positions respective their so many having players consistency struggled with due to have 11 team year The stalwartsThe have of the team studies. their academic including commitments their bolstered supportedbeen ably 10 counterparts, who have their year by lost only having strong remained performancesTheir have necessary. when team and tactics of the rules their understanding developed have too They one game. of rugby. level senior a more win at to required will restart the rugby all of the students half term. after February For experiencingthe against our local rivals in are we successes The our position as again cemented has once cup tournaments, county Well in the county. secondary rugby one of the strongest for schools all the players. done to By Mr S Goodright of DepartmentHead Year 9 Football Team 9 Football Year Team 11 Football Year The year 9 team 9 team year The the has shown as most promise been they have superb in their and temperament to commitment They training. have 4 county played YEAR 9, 10, 11 BOYS RUGBY With newly appointed Mr Gilpin having a rugby Mr a rugby newly appointed Gilpin having With the developed have we league background, more have students the ensure to backs play only facet than one dimensional running as the create to use of the forwards The of their game. from, work the backs to for a solid platform with clear and direct communication combined 11 and 10 9, years at teams GMS seen the has in significant more are that opposition out play game play this basic but effective Through size. progressed significantly have the GMS players their understanding of tactics and strategies. there that realise to begun have they Moreover brawn! than just pure rugby to is far more and 4 friendly fixtures and have cup fixtures, top placed now are They undefeated. remained dispatched cup league having of the county SWBGS and Burnham Grammar. off JHGS, CGS, cup semi-final in a county play will now They early Spring against a North which Bucks team decided. be to is yet of has also qualified top 10 team year The one drawn league having cup their county Burnham CGS, fixture with JHGS, but beating a semi- will play too They and SWBGS. Grammar as progressed have They final in early Spring. the importance realised of a and have a team fully The individuals. ethos as opposed to team honed their skills for have players committed These three teams have supported each other this supported each other this have teams three These supportthe to In numbers. up’ ‘year a playing by year 9s when supported year the 8s have the year same vain community helped to has rugby sense of This necessary. all is being used throughout that a style of play develop which is based on getting the simple of the GMS teams, mantra), and this has Woodward things right (Clive in particular us some verybrought good results, with the U14 and U15 county cup competitions. Year 8 and Year 9 rugby squad squad 9 rugby Year 8 and Year The Y7 team opened their their opened team Y7 The campaign with a win of 25 Platt Furze – 20 win over displaying a strong team team a strong displaying performance,hard their work at training had paid training had paid at work A joint MVP for dividends. YEAR 8 BOYS 8 YEAR YEAR 7 BOYS 7 YEAR RUGBY By Mr A Gilpin The year 8 team team 8 year The a strong displayed start their 2019/20 to campaignrugby with a 35 – 30 point win organised a well over School House Thorpe a great displaying and character resilience effort, get the win with a stand team to also had particularlyout performance They James Mason. from where festival rugby performancesstrong the Cokethorpe at of opposition with teams against a high level competed they the team and Oxfordshire, both Buckinghamshire coming from In addition, the cup final. the plate to through progressed the floodlit district success at tournament has had great team as champions with particularlyemerging performances strong also They Smith, Chapman. Ashton Phillips and Leo Jake from the where schools tournament in the emerging competed performances, team outstanding back with to back in put team and trysmultiple interceptions Ashton Phillips and coming from Karam, the team this saw Kyle from influential decision making opposition. finish runners up in a competition with strong The year 7 rugby team has gone from strength to strength during during strength to strength gone from has team 7 rugby year The high through has been achieved This of the season. the first half week. training each at and attendance of commitment levels Ollie Flannerry roles and Henry their pivotal Harbinson due to carry continued to team The within the game. this momentum 6 won in which the team festival rugby the Cokethrope into cup out of their 8 fixtures and finished runners up in the plate performanceswith strong Rudi Chapman Campbell, Jack from form maintained this good team The and Harvey Goldsworthy. performance fixture a dominant team with their next into with with stand out efforts Borlase, William Sir a 40 – 15 win over team The Allen. William and Ralph Fitzjohn Jack Stallwood, from of the second half into form this strong continue to is looking this opportunity take thank Dean to to like the season. I would help invaluable their with Leach Jimmy and Leach Will Whitley, this year. teams with coaching the younger PE PE and 11s were both drawn against tough oppositions and unfortunately the year 10s lost a hard fought organised to ensure the players can put out the strongest team possible, and their PE game 1-0 against Ousedale and year 11s shown excellent discipline to hold AGS 0-0 at half time but resilience in more difficult games get the most from them. they couldn’t keep it up in the 2nd half and unfortunately lost 6-0. Overall, the squad is taking steps in the right direction, playing more progressive This term has been a great experience for all students that have been involved in national and county football and having the confidence to attack, with the next steps being more clinical cup matches. The results might not have been the results we wanted but hopefully moving in to the in the final third. district fixtures after Christmas we see a change in fortune and see each year group challenging for the district titles. By Mr H Magnay

By Mr A Higgins HOCKEY U13 Girls Football The 2019/20 hockey season has seen a further increase in the number of Won 6, Drew 1, Lost 1 students participating in hockey at GMS. With three members of staff and The turn-out for Year 7 and 8 Girls Football this term has been fantastic with over 25 girls attending training every Friday afternoon. The girls have been working hard to their first touch, movement off two volunteers now delivering the extra-curricular programme, the sport is the ball, playing the ball out from defence, communication and marking, which has led to a positive thriving more than ever, and since September, GMS have played 56 hockey improvement in their quality and style of play. matches, winning over two thirds of them. The U13 squad have had a fantastic run in the county competition, the first year of entering, finishing top of the ‘South’ group and have qualified for the semi-finals in February. Impressive wins came against Chesham, any nerves being felt by the coaches and spectators, Wycombe High, Sir William Ramsay, DCHS and the girls fought hard but couldn’t find the back of the net in a 0-0 U13 Girls Semi-Final Indoor hockey and the team drew away in the second half with another draw with SWB. Emma Vigolo has been dominate in the centre of midfield and upfront finding the back of the net County Cup Qualifiers on multiple occasions, as well as linking up with Year 7 Rosie McDermott. Becky Tinnelly has shown class on the “This is our year” was the U16 girls’ indoor squad’s motto penalty corner goal from Kiera Allen, enabling them to left wing, and Jess Power and Olivia Letchford has grown in confidence in defence. Rachel Clarke has also proved as they sought to set new standards of achievement. The come away with a 2-0 win, and top the group. to be a force to be reckoned with in goal. The girls are looking forward to the next round after Christmas and will team have been preparing for the England Hockey U16 The team now faced Cranleigh in their semi-final. The girls be training hard in the new year. Schools Indoor competition for three years, but this was the year they’ve been working so hard towards. knew that they were one more win away from qualifying The U13 team also entered the EFL Cup Competition held at Cressex by Wycombe Wanderers Football Club. The for the National Finals, and creating another bit of GMS girls were very unfortunate not to win their first game against Wycombe High School, having 9 shots on goal. The girls have trained every Friday evening, played regular history. As in the previous three games, the girls started However they were unable to find the back of the net and WHS scored during the last couple of minutes of the fixtures against local schools, and enjoyed success in a strongly and played with no fear, which was epitomised by game. The girls easily beat SWR and St Marys, the two other schools in their group and qualified to play in the local league, with notable victories over U18 and adult a crunching block tackle made by Kesia Richardson, which second tier of the competition in the afternoon. Here they significantly dominated and finished the tournament sides. With this sort of preparation, it is no surprise that discovered subsequently caused a hairline fracture to her on the best goal difference conceding only one goal all day. Unfortunately due to the game they lost in the first the team again won their indoor County championship left arm. It is to Kesia’s immense credit that she returned to round, the girls were denied the right to qualify for the next round of the competition. The tournament organisers with ease, winning every match and conceding no goals. the field of play, and put in many similar tackles, despite her undoubtedly painful injury. praised the squad, and were very complementary, saying they had not seen that quality of football played in the Year 7 Girls Football The girls then went forward as County Champions to the tournament in the past 5 years and believed they were the best team but were unlucky on the day. Thank you to regional round, at Wellington College where they played The girls dominated the whole game, winning multiple 6th Form student Ella Boddy for giving up her time to support and coach the girls at this tournament. the hosts, Aylesbury High School (who they’d beaten in penalty corners, but luck was against them. Against the By Miss Muttitt & Mr Goodright the County round) and Kingston Grammar School. Having run of play, Cranleigh managed to win their first penalty been knocked out at this stage in 2018, the team were corner of the game, late in the second half, which resulted under no illusion that this stage of the competition would in a penalty stroke. They netted this to go 1-0 up - the first be easy, but the girls showed that three years of hard work (and only) goal GMS had conceded all day. Undeterred, has paid off. They were comfortably the most technically the GMS team battled back to create further chances and Girls U15/16 Football accomplished and disciplined team there, and played win more penalty corners. Finally, the girls created an controlled and mature hockey to emerge as undefeated outstanding indoor move, with nearly every player on the The senior girls football team have had a mixed start to the year, however the winners. pitch touching the ball on its way up to Zoe Clarke, who overall outcomes has been positive. Within the Central League, the girls have been scored with a fantastic deflection. However, for reasons The next stage was the South finals, which took place at solid at the back, frustrating all the opponents we have faced. Georgie Price has unbeknown to all other players, coaches and spectators, St George’s College on the 1st December. The team were been a monumental obstacle facing the other team, and Persia Dance with her the goal was disallowed, with the game ending in a heart- drawn against St George’s, Godolphin and Latymer and breaking 1-0 defeat. assertive tackling. Throughout the season, the players become more comfortable in King Edwards Southampton, all schools with outstanding possession, and their confidence to attack meant that the likes of Prices Risborough hockey records. The girls started the tournament brightly, Down but certainly not out. Although Nationals and Wycombe High School posed little threat. The team strengthened when Naimh cruising to wins over King Edwards and Godolphin and qualification was now out of the question, the tournament Creighton returned from injury, as she has no issue in taking the ball and dictating Latymer by 3-0 and 2-0 respectively, thanks to well-taken wasn’t over. The girls still had their 3rd/4th playoff to the play in our favour. goals from KT Windsor, Emily Miskell and Zoe Clarke. compete in. This is arguably always the game that nobody The final group game saw the girls face the similarly wants to play in, but the girls were determined to go out For the County League games, there has been some great individual undefeated St George’s. Although both teams had already on a high and take home the bronze medal. The grit and displays. Particularly the performances against St Michaels and Sir qualified for the semi-finals, the team were determined determination that the girls had displayed over the last William Ramsay, where the midfield has been assertive, and move to keep their winning streak going. They team played two years was evident throughout the match. They played the ball wide then into threatening areas. However, there has been with confidence, demonstrating maturity and never once some of the best indoor hockey I have seen from an U16 more challenging times, as the team had suffered a spate of injuries, looking flustered. It took until the stroke of half time for squad, and in a true team performance, Alba Braybrooke unfortunately taking away some influential players such as Katie the GMS pressure to tell, Kiera Allen firing the ball into the scored in the final seconds, to clinch a 1-0 win. Russell and Taryn Lindsay. Consequently, the squad became more top left corner from a penalty corner. This certainly settled PE PE Coaches and spectators from other schools remarked on Next up was a game Girls Active the resilience, skill and positive mental attitude of the against Stowe, who GMS players, and commented on how unlucky they were were a physically The Girls Active Initiative has got off to another great start this year, with four to only come away with 3rd place. As a PE department, we intense squad. are unbelievably proud of the squad’s achievements. To Throughout, GMS of our year 11 and 12 pupils, who have been involved with the initiative since its concede only two goals throughout the entire campaign, battled hard to knock inception at Great Marlow School, taking a lead with the initiative. This began the fewest of any team in the competition, and not finish in the ball into the the top two is tough to take, but their resilience to bounce back of then net but, with leading an assembly to launch Girls Active to the new year 7 pupils. back in the 3rd/4th playoff, is no less than we could have although there were expected from such a talented and hardworking team. opportunities, luck Perhaps this year wasn’t ‘our year’, but there should be no again seemed to be U14 County Finallists regrets, just excitement about how much more there is to against GMS team, and Badminton come from this remarkable and inspiring group of hockey at the final whistle the players. score was a 0-0 draw. Badminton has seen a huge turnout in numbers this year, with 30+ GCSE students committing to U16 Indoor Squad: The final game of the day was truly rewarding. Going into the final round of matches, in order to qualify for the training on a Monday evening, where they hone regional round, GMS needed to win by 8 clear goals against their skills in order to develop for both match KT Windsor, Emily Miskell, Grace Akely Wood and hope that Borlase’s could defeat Stowe. play and GCSE assessment. Kisbee, Kesia Richardson, Kiera GMS did all they could, playing an A-class game and finally The first fixture of the season saw the KS3 and Allen, Zoe Clarke, Alba Braybrooke, managing to find their goal scoring form in abundance, Girls Active takes a long term approach to engaging girls in physical KS4 boys face Bourne End Academy. The KS4 emerging with a 9-0 win. The goals were scored by Lara Immy Spooner, Amelie Fitzpatrick, activity. It puts developing self-confidence at the heart of PE, whilst A team dominated, winning by 8 games to 2, Allen – 2; Collette Fitzpatrick – 2; Becky Tinnelly – 3; Sophie Tilly Brown, Colette Fitzpatrick, largely due to exceptional performances from Apletree – 1; and Faye Simpson – 1. Alas, luck was again not also making it relevant to girls’ lives. The initiative emphasises the Natalie Beckett Leo Beechey and Henry Gavin. The KS3 boys gave smiling on GMS, as Stowe proved too strong for Borlase’s, importance of friendships and social relationships to drive progress. some solid performances, but unfortunately By Miss L Porter thus qualifying for the next round at GMS’s expense. Girls Active recognises that girls’ needs differ and change as they came away with a 3-2 loss. For a squad with mature and the girls themselves are uniquely positioned to promote very limited experience, this was a promising U14 Squad: start to the season. With the students in both physical activity and sport to other girls. Outdoor success of these teams already making significant Colette Fitzpatrick, Mabel Daw, Keziah Watts, Faye Simpson, Ash progress, they look in good stead for their The U14 team have had an emotional first half of a season Barber, Flo Horan, Poppy Ungar, Emz Spooner, Erin Kelly, Rachel The current leaders have all come through the scheme themselves, future games. During their second game of the and have shown true resilience during every game. During Clarke, Lara Allen, Alice Cogram, Becky Tinnelly, Sophie Apletree, developing their leadership skills by becoming more confident and season, the boys had to show resilience when the first round of the County Championships the girls fought they came up against a strong off fierce opposition from Pipers Corner and Aylesbury Annie-May Rodgers independent when leading activities. Another aim of the Girls Active Princess Risborough School High school, winning both group games. This qualified the By Miss I Bateman initiative is to develop role models for the future and empower girls team, who are likely to be the girls for the semi-final, where they faced Wycombe High to design and deliver PE and sport in their own way. Our leaders are toughest team in the Wycombe School, who had qualified for the regional final last year. doing this in abundance. league. The players put in a fine Winning this game would be a tough ask, but the team effort, but fell short due to the knew they were capable. They built on their previous superior technical experience performances, and What’s next? This year, the leaders are running Girls Active fitness on a Tuesday of the opposition, which our students are still played some very good developing. After Christmas, we turn our attention to 7-aside competitions. The after school, in addition to Girls Active indoor games in the sports hall team and individual hockey, to come year 8 A and B teams have had their fair share of success this term, on a Friday lunchtime. Examples of the activities they are offering The Year 10 & 11 girls played Cressex in their through victorious too. Both teams are undefeated, winning 8/8 games each. The A team during the next half term are badminton, bench-ball, dodgeball, first fixture of the season, which they managed with a 2-0 win. have scored a total of 30 goals, only conceding 2, and the B team volleyball and fitness. The leaders so far have organised competitions, to win, coming away with a score of 3-2 for both have scored 15 goals, only conceding 1. Special mentions should go teams. This is a strong platform for the girls to created games with emphasis on enjoyment, helped the students Winning this semi- to Annie-May Rodgers and Ruby Keyes, who have won ‘Most Valuable continue to develop from, in terms of the quality final qualified the girls Player’ the most times for their respective teams. learn new techniques in different sports and taught how to use of the and range of skills that they demonstrated and for the County Finals, gym equipment safely. the tactical awareness that they showed. No Year 8s undefeated! which were to take This fantastic run of form bodes extremely well for their national doubt their commitment to, and diligence at place at Stowe School. competitions, which begin in February. With Rachel Clarke, Lara training will pay off, and their attacking instinct Alongside their planning and delivery of the different sessions, they First however, the team were faced with a first-round final, Allen, Alice Cogram, Becky Tinnelly, Sophie Apletree and Annie-May will come to fruition. against local rivals Sir William Borlase’s. The game was Rodgers from year 8, all demonstrating their ability to perform well took the initiative to introduce a ‘bring a buddy’ scheme, which tight and finished 1-1, which meant it would need to be KS3 badminton on a Thursday has seen numbers in the age group above, there are high hopes for them progressing offers prizes for people who bring a friend along, to encourage more decided by a penalty flick competition. Sadly the team lost increase week by week, with six key players through to their Regional Final again, as they did in year 7. this by one goal, but were still through to the next round, girls to get involved with different sports, in a fun and supportive emerging from years 7 and 8. The start of the environment. Girls of all ages are welcome, regardless of sporting season saw a strong win for the girls against so not too disheartened. The year 7 hockey team are progressing all the time, with many of experience. We are very much looking forward to seeing more pupils Cressex. This was followed by a close game In very competitive U14 County Finals, the GMS squad the girls having never played hockey before, but already proving that against Wycombe High School, with an end getting involved in the New Year, to develop a positive relationship played expertly throughout their three they can compete against girls with years of experience. I have no score of 3-2. Although this matches. The first was an incredible game, doubt, that if they continue working as hard as they are, with the with physical activity and sport, and potentially work towards result counts as a loss, the actual played against Sir William Borlase, where same brilliant level of enthusiasm, that they will have just as much becoming the new Girls Active leaders in the future. performances shown from the the GMS team had 90% of possession but future success as the older students before them. players to maintain the control were unable to score, losing to a late goal and power of each shot, is a By Miss E Boddy against the run of play. By Miss L Porter and Miss E Boddy more significant aspect. PE PE A notable moment from this term was when Ellen NETBALL Alice Cogram who also represented the U14 team in the comprehensive, grammar and private schools in the area. Browne, a strong year 7 student, demonstrated National Schools competition. Big thank you must also go These games were highly competitive and GMS finished her high level competitiveness, causing Ellenor YEAR 7: WON 8, LOST 6 to Mrs Meek for her coaching and support. 6th on the day. Despite the wet and cold weather, the girls Bossom (year 10) to remark that she was slightly took a lot from the experience and bought home some The numbers have been outstanding for Year 7 netball nervous to double to with her, due to concern hard fought victories. Outstanding performances have club this year with over 35 girls regularly attending about not being able to meet Ellen’s standards! been seen by Isla Griffiths and Izzy Talbot. training each week. The girls have shown fantastic As the players are relatively new to the sport, commitment and excellent teamwork, turning up rain the progress they are making each week is or shine. The progress made by the groups has been outstanding. A special mention must go to exceptional, considering some girls had done very little Jaylan Cross and Sam Attia, who have been able netball before joining GMS. The seeding tournament was to play some exceptional points, and outwitting very successful, with both the A and B squads qualifying their opponent in their shot selection. for the league. The A team also finished in 2nd place out of the 14 teams entered. The girls have begun their After the Christmas break, there will be a whole league campaign with wins over Highcrest, Sir William host of fixtures for the teams to play, including Ramsay and Wycombe High School, however most of the Year 8 A and B Team dedicated fixtures for the year 9 students, who league matches are due to be played after Christmas. The fall between the two age groups. This will give girls have also played a series of friendly matches against YEAR 9: WON 6, DREW 2, LOST 6 them the chance to better the final standings Claires Court, Wycombe Abbey and Pipers Corner. These The Year 9 netball A and B teams have gone from strength Year 10 A/B Netball Squads from last year! matches have allowed for squad rotation, with a large to strength during this first half of the season. The girls number of girls who are involved in training getting have shown true resilience against some hard opposition Bring on 2020! time on court in competitive matches. Outstanding and entered into each game with a positive attitude that SIXTH FORM: WON, 2 LOST 3 performances in the A team go to Erin Anstiss, dominating has been hard to match. The A team have started the as centre and Esme Parr for consistent shooting. In the B season with some great wins, netting 121 shots in seven This year marks the second year of the 6th Form netball team, Emily Phipps for phenomenal progress made as GS games. A few loses have not dulled their spirit and they team entering the district league. The girls have had some and Yasmin Parr for multiple interceptions and strength continue to show why they work so well as a unit. very close fixtures with Wycombe Abbey, Wycombe High bringing the ball down court, resulting in some matchplay School and Sir William Borlase. Outstanding performances On Saturday the 9th of November, the A team joined up for the A team. Special mentions must also go to Amelie this term have been seen by Amy Chandler, Lydia Hawkins with some of the Y8 students to compete in the county Hewson, Mika Turner, Sophie Terrett and Sara Roselli for and Rosie Jones. 100% attendance at training. Thank you to Mrs Wilson, round of the National Schools Tournament. This was a Aimee Smith, Cariad Lucas, Abi Butler, Immy Spooner fantastic opportunity for the team and despite the near and Issy Talbot for their additional coaching and support sub-zero conditions, the girls came together and bought throughout the season. home some hard fought victories. Unfortunately, this was not enough to progress to the next round but the whole team had an enjoyable and memorable day. INDOOR ROWING The B team have committed to every game and training This year the new intake of Year 7s have had a fantastic session with huge levels of enthusiasm, eager to learn and opportunity to take part in 6 weeks of indoor rowing. improve. They have had a mixed bag of results but are on This has been with an aim to develop their rowing the up, growing in confidence and developing as a team. technique and understanding of the activity on the A big thank you to Mrs Merry, who continuously contributes rowing machines, as a way of putting them one step Netball Articles By Miss Muttitt, Miss Bateman & Miss Boddy Year 7 Squad Training Night to training and provides a positive, no-nonsense attitude, ahead and fully preparing them for when they can to the benefit of all of the Year 9 netballers. join the GMS Boat Club. YEAR 8: WON 10, LOST 7 YEAR 10 & 11: WON 8, DREW 3, LOST 7 Over 60 year 7s seized the chance to learn a completely It has been a positive start to the season for the Year 8 The attendance at KS4 netball on a Thursday evening NETBALL DRESSES new activity and become involved in another extra- Netball teams, retaining numbers and interest with many has been very good with students showing dedication, The Year 9, 10, 11 and 6th Form netball girls, wish curricular club, whilst also improving their fitness. of those who played in Year 7 returning for another commitment and a desire to achieve at a higher level, as to thank FOGMS for their very generous donation During the sessions the rowers completed a number season. The girls attitude at training has been fantastic they complete their GCSE PE courses. that was used to purchase 16 netball dresses and of technical drills, fitness exercises and competitions and they have been working hard on their through court two sets of bibs. The girls are extremely grateful against each other. This took place twice a week, play, and different attacking and defensive set plays The Year 10 squad have worked hard this term on that they can now wear the dresses for matches, on a Monday and Friday evening, from September to develop the tactical side of their game. The Year 8A developing their awareness on court and working as and all look very professionally smart when through to the end of October. The rowers achieved team have had a successful start to the season beating units on court as opposed to individuals. Wins have come representing the school around the county. some top scores in the team relays, in addition to Claires Court, Wycombe High, Princes Risborough and against Princes Risborough, Highcrest and Sir William individually in the 500m sprints. Rowing will restart Ramsay, with many more games scheduled in 2020. Wycombe Abbey. The B team have had a tough start By Miss E Boddy over the Easter period and students will have the to the season due to promotion to the A league off the Special mention must go to new addition Saffron Stringer opportunity to row on the water. back of a successful Year 7 campaign, however the girls who has played a pivotal role in defence, and Zoe Clarke have shown fantastic resilience and secured a very close who shows continual drive and resilience as captain. This programme would not have been possible wins against Princes Risborough and Claire’s Court. The Year 11 squad have worked hard this term on without the expert help of two sixth form students, Outstanding performances go to Sophie Apletree and stepping up against harder competition and performing Roxanne Russell and Sandie Stewart, who have been Rachel Clarke for their tenacious gameplay, Lizzie Megson the basics under pressure. Successful wins have come invaluable coaches and leaders and a real asset for and Tilly Hanson for their excellence in the shooting circle against Sir William Ramsay, St Michaels, Amersham School the Year 7 students’ learning and progress. and Abi Forgenie and Poppy Spence for their remarkable and Princes Risborough. The girls also competed in the interceptions. Special mention must also go to Rachel National Schools competition in November, against local By Miss E Boddy and Mr H Magnay Clarke, Sophie Apletree, Alice Cogram, Abi Forgenie and

PE PE Handball SWIMMING

Handball has started to become more and more popular at GMS with the introduction of it This term we have had the opportunity to compete against Pipers Corner into the PE curriculum at year 9 and a high number of students opting to choice to do it as in a swimming gala, allowing students with a more hidden talent to one of their GCSE sports. shine. The junior category had a large pool of swimmers to choose from. The swimmers all showed outstanding effort in their individual events to This half term saw the start of year 10 and year 11 handball club. Both years have shown hold off strong competition from the Pipers Corner swimmers. Ethan Wills some good commitment throughout the term and have some excellent progress. The year showed his epic talents, dominating everything freestyle. The intermediate 10s had the opportunity to play in the county tournament held at Amersham School. With and senior swimmers showed resourcefulness to field the best team, and little training they shown excellent discipline and organisation in defence which made exceptional performances from Becky Hayward in her individual 50m it difficult for the other schools to score and were unlucky not to convert more of their Butterfly, and Raph Quinn being a hero for the team and do as much as he attacking opportunities. With the short game format the year 10s finished the tournament can. Each swimmer displayed readiness to enter any event when required, winning 1, draw 2 and losing 1. The loss came against a strong St Michael’s team that reached with the exception of Collette who forgot her swimming costume! the national finals last year. Having led for the majority of the game it was unfortunate to Into the next term, there will be more events for the swimmers of GMS to concede two late goals to lose the game 2-1. This result and others should give the boys compete at, against a variety of opponents and different challenges. confidence as we move in to the new term and for the future fixtures coming up. The year 11s will be having 5 fixtures in the New Year so hopefully we will see their hard work pay off and be able to produce some excellent performances and results. 6th Form Body worlds Trip By Mr A Higgins The Yr 12 students studying PE, BTEC Sport and Psychology had attended a trip to the Body Worlds exhibition in London. This is a fantastic experience displaying real life anatomical parts of the body, through a process called plastination. The students wan- dered through the different displays, showing muscle dissections, musculoskeletal in- juries and lifestyle factors affecting the respiratory system to name a few. Throughout Table Tennis the trip there were a number innovative activities to for the pupils to discover their own individual physiology, for example their muscle content for each limb, metabolic On Tuesday the 26th of November, we took a group of Year 10 age and the effect of relaxation on their mood. Overall it serves a great purpose to visu- and 11 students to the District Table Tennis Tournament, which Boys Fitness alise the anatomy and physiology of their own body, and give some more context to a took place at John Hampden Grammar School. The tournament traditionally more classroom based curriculum. gave the students invaluable game play experience, enabling Boys fitness has been an extremely By Mr H Magnay them to practice the core and advanced skills required for their GCSE non-exam assessment, in addition to supporting them popular club with regular numbers in developing of over 40 each Friday after school. their tactical understanding This year has seen key stage 4 make IZB BASKETBALL and knowledge good progress during the first term of rules, another On Thursday 21st November the GMS IZB basketball team important GCSE at Great Marlow, where they have requirement. The used compound lifting taught in travelled to Aldershot Garrison to compete in the South students enjoyed East Regional competition. some good rallies their core PE lessons, within their and games, which sessions. The key stage 3 pupils Inclusive Zone Basketball is a growing sport where the court is split provided them into 3 zones, 2 runners on either side and 4 wheelchair ballers using with an enjoyable have been following a strength and the middle section of the court. Each player must remain in their own and enriching day conditioning programme that saw the zone and the ball must pass through each zone before a shot can be out. taken on offence. It was developed to enable able-bodied and disabled pupils develop their understanding students to compete on the same team, and is fully supported by British Squash of training methods, lifting technique Wheelchair Basketball who provide the venues, table officials and referees. and recovery. The boy’s fitness club On Tuesday the 10th December, we took two boys to the GMS have competed for the last 2 years and have always narrowly missed Bucks School Games Squash Tournament, which took place has been a great opportunity for the top spot and progression to the National Finals. This year they won at a Wycombe Squash & Racketball Club. The students pupils to socialise whilst sharing the all but 1 of their pool games, which got them through to the final. Yet again they faced St Crispin’s School who have a strong basketball team played some fantastic games, demonstrating a strong level same interest of health and fitness. and a talented GB Academy player in their squad. The game started with of skill, and won a total of nine out of twelve matches. All of The club is continuing in the New Year St Crispin’s taking an early lead with 3 baskets going unanswered. GMS the boys represented Great Marlow School fantastically well, kept their heads and brought the score level just before half time. The is looking to continue with its strong showing great sportsmanship and teamwork throughout second half continued with the score going basket for basket for each team, with 5 minutes to go GMS decided they’d had enough of coming the day, in addition to demonstrating great responsibility, numbers each Friday. 2nd and upped the pace and the pressure. The final score was 17-23 to by scoring for the other teams during their matches off. Well By Miss I Bateman GMS. The team now progress to the National Finals at the University of done, boys! Nottingham in February 2020.

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