Issue 21 Thursday 14th February 2019

Dear Parents and Carers, ‘School of Rock’ Production The students have worked hard this term and are ready for We would like to say a massive thank you and well done to the opportunity of having a different focus next week. everyone involved in the school production of ‘School of

Rock’. There were three brilliant performances throughout this For students involved in our school production, School of Rock, this will include some well-deserved sleep as the cast week, with students from Year 7 all the way to Sixth Form involved. have worked tirelessly for many months to bring the standard to the levels reached this week. The event was sold out for three nights and the cast also performed two matinee versions for local primary school pupils. Congratulations to everyone involved, it was excellent!

Year 11 Year 11 should be using their time following their revision plans carefully using two of the three parts of every day now, with two weeks of second mock papers upon their return.

Trips We are fortunate to have staff leading two trips during the break leaving this weekend – one to the ski slopes and another to Spain for our Pamplona exchange. The half-term The cast, crew, orchestra, band and everyone involved blew will be one of learning outside the classroom with long the sold-out crowds away with stunning performances remembered experiences. throughout the week as they welcomed local primary schools

Uniform to before performing in front of the general public on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Uniform was checked today, with a focus on students who are wearing too much makeup in KS4, and this will be repeated evenings. on the students return. KS3 students are not permitted to wear any makeup and students in KS4 may wear “modest” makeup that is not obvious to see. Pictures to illustrate this are regularly shared in assemblies. Thank you for your support in ensuring your child arrives to school with the correct uniform, helping us to maintain the highest standards.

Mrs Pearson, Associate Headteacher Preparation for the performances began back in September

Young Enterprise and the six months of hard work certainly showed and The Young Enterprise teams enjoyed their first ever trade fair everyone can be extremely proud of their efforts. in on Saturday, selling their produce to the shoppers of Shrewsbury in the Darwin Centre. After a long day, the students all went home having sold lots of their products and will now reinvest their profits to create another range ready for Telford on 9th March.

The teams comprised of ‘Grow ‘n’

Co’, who produce grow your own herb kit s for primary school children, ‘Vintology’ who create a range of textile products with vintage themes and ‘ReTuned’ who recycle, reuse and repurpose old musical equipment.

Kimberley Burgess Young Writers’ Award Congratulations to the students who were successful in the Congratulations to Sixth Form student and RFC player Kimberley Burgess who, after five years of playing recent Young Writers’ Award. The students each wrote a rugby, has been selected for the North Midlands RFU Under fascinating story under the title of ‘My Inspiration’.

18s side. Daisy Whitelam and Ella Crowther will be going to the National Finals in the coming weeks. Daisy also won the John Kimberley, who plays in the second Cranwell Trophy, which is the Borderland Rotary Club award. row, will train and play for the side against other regions across on weekend dates during February and March. We would like to wish Kimberley the best of luck as she plays alongside her new teammates from Worcester and Telford.

DT Transition Year 6 pupils from Whittington and Morda Primary Schools visited this week as they took part in a DT Transition day.

The day was aimed at giving Peace Project the pupils a more This week, Year 9 students from the Marches School, along immersive Design with their cross-trust colleagues from Grove School and Sir Technology John Talbot’s School, have combined to participate in a Peace experience than Project. they are able to have in their The project, which has been developed with Rotarians, is prima ry school designed to allow young people to become conscious of their classroom, providing them with the opportunity to use tools responsibilities in the world and will inspire them with confidence in a future of happiness for mankind. and ma chines to build a project. The pupils worked hard to produce a roman catapult as part of a STEM project and they are taking the catapult back to their school to use in science and maths lessons for measuring distance, speed and angles. They had a great day, all worked well and thoroughly enjoyed their time here.

Erasmus+ Trip This week, six students and two members of staff have travelled to Melilla in Spain and they are having a fantastic time. It was particularly exciting for one of our students, who had never been abroad or on a plane before.

Everyone has been given a wonderful welcome by the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Spanish hosts, with students given traditional henna and Over forty Year 10 students travelled to Llanarmon DC on braids with coloured extensions by the Spanish students, an Friday and Saturday as part of their preparation for their Silver interesting and lively debate about immigration and lunch with Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expeditions later this year. The all Erasmus staff and students before a tour of the old and aim of the trip was for students to practice and improve their new towns. navigation skills and teamwork. They made the most of a break in the rain to complete a night walk along the valley on Friday evening and then did a circular walk over some of the hills on Saturday.

Bonington – 1351 Mallory – 1433 Whittaker – 1294 Hargreaves – 1392 Stephens - 1394

Years 7, 8 and 9 Netball Teams vs Welshpool Sport Fixtures – 25th to 1st March th On Tuesday evening, Netball Teams in Years 7, 8 and 9 Thursday 28 February travelled to Welshpool to play their cross-border counterparts. 1:30pm: Various Opponents vs Marches School at Ellesmere All teams played fantastically well. Year 9 were victorious College, Year 7 Girls’ North Netball Tournament winning 18-9, Year 8 performed admirably in a losing effort by 18-8 and Year 7 losing in a closely-fought contest by 29-25. Year 7 North Shropshire Rugby Tournament The Year 7 Rugby Team travelled to St Martins this week to Primary School Gymnastics face St Martins School, Sir John Talbot’s School and Grove On Wednesday, six local primary schools gathered at the School. Marches School for the Annual Gymnastics Competition. All Harry Heard and Charlie White-Jones scored excellent tries in schools performed routines on both the floor and the vault for a 4-1 victory over Grove School, following that up with a 5-0 the title and the all-important trophy. victory over St Martins.

The young leaders were the true organisers of the event; In the final game, the Marches took on Sir John Talbot’s helping pupils with their routines and judging the School. An impressive try from Thomas Edwards was followed performances. Before the results were announced, Lucie up by a quality run from Ben Fletcher, with Charlie White- Calloway, Sophia Haralambous, Sofia Storey, Sophe Goodes, Jones again scoring to help the Marches School to a 5-1 win. Isobel Henson and Holly Nowell showcased their gymnastic After winning this tournament, the Marches have now qualified talents and performed a routine for the primary pupils who for the School Games. watched in awe.

The final results of the competition were: 1st Ellesmere, 2nd Trefonen, 3rd Criftins, 4th Whittington, 5th Woodside, 6th Gobowen

Year 7 Girls’ Cricket This week, we welcomed Tyler from Cricket Shropshire and who ran a session for Year 7 girls to play indoor cricket.

The girls enjoyed playing a new sport, pushing them outside of their comfort zones. Year 8 County Netball Tournament The Year 8 County Netball Tournament took place this week at the Priory School in Shrewsbury, where the Marches School took on the best teams in Shropshire.

A squad of 9 players travelled to play and they were drawn against tough opposition, with , Ludlow School and the group opposition. Year 8 County Cup Rugby The girls impressed in their The Year 8 Boys’ Rugby Team travelled to Wem to begin their games, with a close-fought County Cup Campaign this week. Archie Thomas Brown ran victory over Oswestry 5-3 and the length of the field from the Marches try line, outpacing the a big 12-1 victory over HLC being the highlights. defence to open the scoring. Archie scored the second try after the forwards pushed the opposition off their own ball at a The girls progressed to the quarter-final stage, where they lost scrum. However, the hosts fought back and were soon leading out to Burton Borough. The girls played excellently to reach 15-10. A jinking run from Myles saw the final try of the half and the last 8 of the tournament and every player contributed to the scores were then tied 15-15 at half-time. the overall success of the team.

Great kick-off pressure from the Marches restart saw Ben Year 8 Football Lloyd score from a pick and go, with a superman dive across On an evening where the Year 8 Boys’ Football Team did not the line. Some slick handling saw Myles score his second try perform to the best of their ability and were facing a strong in the corner and the Marches School were ahead. Thomas Belvidere School team, the boys unfortunately lost their Adams looked broken and George Harvey Holmes soon drove County Cup quarter-final 6-0. The man of the match was over to strengthen the lead to end with a win by 30-20. Harry Lloyd.