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MARRIOTTS NEWS ISSUE 12

JULY 2014

Headteacher: Ms Bethany Honnor

Marriotts School, Brittain Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG2 8UT

Email: [email protected] Tel: 01438 726999 Fax: 01438 318560 Web: www.marriotts.herts.sch.uk

Dear parents, carers, students and staff

What a Year! Thank you so

much to all members of our

Marriotts school family:

students, parents, carers and

staff. We’ve had an

incredible time over the last

12 months and the school has moved forward

significantly. These successes include being

oversubscribed in Year 7 for next year, doubling

our Sixth Form numbers, recruiting some great

candidates to add to our fantastic staff team,

significant improvements in teaching and

learning, in raising attainment, in attendance and

punctuality and behaviour for learning, plus the

provision of many more trip, rewards and

opportunities for our students. As well as the

great support we received from you, our families

and students we’ve also formed some great

partnerships with the Humanutopia group,

Stevenage Football Club and the Meller

Educational Trust. Thank you also, as ever, to the

Local Authority and our Governing Body for

advice and help.

As you can see from this newsletter there has

been a lot going on over the last half term:

brilliant sporting events, with several students

breaking records or winning medals at County

and District Championships as well as students

being complimented on their excellent behaviour

and conduct when representing the school. We

have had excellent concerts and performing arts

productions including Marriotts winning a

national award for staging in the Rock Challenge

competition. Marriotts students led a

Humanutopia event for Hertfordshire schools

held at the University of Hertfordshire and we

launched our Student Athlete Programme with

Stevenage Football Club.

Our Back to Zero initiative gave lots of students

the chance to improve their conduct and make a

fresh start and many students have made

significant progress. Attendance and lateness

have improved dramatically due to our new

attendance team and I know you will support this

by ensuring that next year your child will attend

school, on time, every day. More and more

students are receiving good and outstanding MTL

grades and it is great to see so many people doing

well. It was also wonderful to see so many of our

students receive awards at Presentation Evening,

awarded by the Mayor of Stevenage.

I would like to pass on my personal thanks to all

of our teachers and support staff for their

incredible work this year and in particular would

like to pass on our heartfelt gratitude to those

staff that are leaving at the end of the year. Some

of our lovely Canadian teachers are moving back

home and I would like to thank them for

everything they have contributed to this school.

Several of our Maths team are moving on to

pastures new and we wish them the best of luck.

Mr Christian Williams is going travelling to

Canada and we are sure he will have a fantastic

trip. Finally we would like to thank Mrs Stafford,

Mrs Ingle and Mr Greenacre for their long service

to the school and we hope that they have a

fulfilling retirement. Mr Greenacre deserves a

special mention following 30 years of

commitment to Marriotts School.

Can I please draw all parents’ attention to the

end of term and start of term arrangements

outlined on page 2 and to our Year 6 Open

Evening event which will take place on Tuesday

30th September. Please encourage friends and

family to come along and see the new Marriotts.

We expect to be full again next year.

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I hope that all of our students enjoy a safe, happy

and restful summer break and that they come

back refreshed and ready to learn in September. I

would like to thank you all for the role you’ve

played at Marriotts this academic year. My first

year as Headteacher has been incredibly

enjoyable and I feel privileged to lead such a

vibrant, growing and improving school. I know

that next year will see us move on to even

greater success as we continue to strive to be the

best school that we can for our students.

Aim high. Work hard. Be kind and enjoy your

holiday!

Beth Honnor

Headteacher

ACCELERATED READER The number of students who have read over a million words is now at eleven. Three of these have broken the three million mark, well done to: Abbie Cowan 3,375,880 Zuha Ahmed 3, 359,633 Katy Nichols 3,083,540 Stanley Revell-Hough 1,688,176 Holly Palfrey 1,655,907 Anna Barrowclough 1,574,267 Gabe Marshall 1,420,506 Katie Moore 1,318,445 Millie Cook 1,276,588 Jasmine Lambert 1,228,987 Flavia Corallini 1,192,249 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 2013-14 End of Term Arrangements Friday 18th July Normal Lessons periods 1 and 2 Break at 10:55 to 11:15 Students with Form Tutors at 11:15 Students dismissed at 12:00 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 2014-15 Academic Year 2014-15 Start of Term arrangements

Monday 1st September Inset Day 1 – school closed to students Tuesday 2nd September Inset Day 2 – school closed to students Wednesday 3rd September Students in Years 7, 12 and 13 only Thursday 4th September Normal school day – all years to attend ROCK CHALLENGE

On Monday 24th February Marriotts School were involved in an annual event called ‘Rock Challenge’ where

schools across the county compete against each other in a dance and drama performance. Marriotts School won the Open Award for Stage Use. Well done all who took part. WORK EXPERIENCE During week beginning 30th June Year 10 were out of school taking part in Work Experience. The vast majority of students had a very positive experience with some securing part-time positions when they receive their National Insurance cards. All staff who visited the students were delighted to be given positive feedback and compliments for our students. PRESENTATION EVENING

Presentation Evening

took place on Tuesday

15th

July. Over 180 students

were nominated for this

across all subjects for both achievement and

effort. Several students were nominated for Head

of Year – Marriotts Community Prize, for being

hard working, polite, responsible, dedicated and

involvement in Extra Curricular Activities.




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REWARDS FOR SUMMER 1

MTL – Motivation to Learn

The top student in each year group will receive a

voucher.

Year 7 Year 8 Charlotte Jackson Toma Montivilaite

Owen Browning

Year 9 Year 10 Emily Barrett Freya Matthews

The top students in each year will be invited to a

Chip Shop Reward Party

Year 7 Year 8

Samantha Barrett Anna Barrowclough

Stiven Bekteshi Resna Begum

Nadil Bhagaloo Connor Bird

Polly Hatt Kai Clifford

Shannon Jefford Reece Donnelly

Lucy McGeever Emma Jones

Sasha Mole Jasmine Manuel

Dayla May O'Sullivan Katie Mills

Charlie Pugh Holly Palfrey

Lisa Schnapp

Aaron Tute

Rebecca Wood

Year 9 Year 10

Charlotte Ager Inisi Ajazi

Alena Bose Aimee Bailey

Angel Free Marta Baptista

Hannah Jones Shoba Begum

Bradley Pestell Ryan Bourne

Ginger Polo Abbie Cowan

Libbie Portman Sophia Keam

Amy Price Mariusz Kosek

Sophia Thevathasan Katie Moore

Thomas Twigger Lauren Potter

Alia Sarfo

Ellen Turner

Leigh Turner

All students with an average above 4.2 will be

invited to a tea and biscuits afternoon.

Year 7

Selma Ajazi Jade Manuel

Reisi Ajazi Gabe Marshall

Luke Ambrose Charlie Mason

Oliver Bushnell Jamie Mincher

Karma Calderon Tino Modise

Casey Davies Eve Newstead

Harry Dempster Orla Newstead

Caitlin Ellis Keira Nichols

Kendall Furr Jack Paul

Travis Gapper Kayleigh Perry

Shahzab Ghulam Abigail Phillips

Anastacia Greed Kaitlyn Robertson

Kelise Harrington Isabelle Rowland

Abbey Hatt Rebecca Sapsford

Sydnee Hepburn Courtney Saunders

Jackson Hipkin Caitlin Smith

Georgia Holford Kieran Smith

Hadley Horlock Jamie Stagg

Emily Jacklin Louie Tang

Roxanne Jackson Jessica Terziyska

Tegan Johnson Sarujan Thevathasan

Lukasz Kosek Kirsty Twigger

Andre Lindsay Carie-Ann Williams

Year 8

Zuha Ahmed Adam Linsdell

Melissa Amott Maisie Main

Maisie Bidwell Lauren Manger

James Brooks Matthew Manning

Sultan Cadir Connor Mawhinney

Nathan Chinn Zoe Moore

Euan Da Rocha James Moore

Charlotte Docwra Emmi Myring

Georgia Docwra Annie Powell

Matthew Dunn Holly Purkiss

Jack Edis Jack Rayner

Imogen Flaherty Lewis Reynolds

Yousaf Ghulam Maddie Ryan

Jake Greenaway Holly Sharpe

Georgina Greenbank Alisha Trodden

Frankie Hancock Reace Wearn

Ehtisham Khurshid Lewis White

Charlie Leggett Ellie Williams




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Year 9

Seda Ayhan Ruta Montvilaite

Daniel Ballard Taylor Mullen

Taneka Bourne Katy Nichols

Kate Brown Daniel Norrington

Jordan Brown Caitlin Norton

Deanna Chandler Susan Osifo

Harley Clarke Alfie Paine

Millie Cook Melissa Parry

Flavia Corallini Sam Perry

Georgie Crerar Cameron Potasnick

Megan Davies Erin Randall

Lewis Davis Lauren Salmon

Lauren Drury Jaydee Smith

Maxine Foley Liam Spraggs

Tayla Furr Klaudia Stefaniak

Kaycie Hawkins Conor Stewart

Robbie Hewitt Jess Sullivan

Denis Howard Billie Tiffney

Josh Hukin Ali Tuhin

Charlotte Jones Max Von-Hogermeer

Weronika Kierzek Aleena Waheed

Katie Lewis Sapstead Terri Ward

Donna Lynskey Lewis Welham

Imogen Mckenzie Rhea Yendell

Jade Mole Arek Zieba

Year 10

Kevin Ahmetay Junior Kotomah

Holly Amott Elliot Leppard

Jess Aplin Lucy Leppard

Kieran Beatty Mart Magdalena

Farjana Begum Keeli Markey

Samuel Carrier Lewis McQueen

Tabitha Case Mollie Mincher

Joseph Churms Chloe Morgan

Chelsea Cogdell Kalem Norris

Megan Collier Ellie Riley

Alkida Dara Jahnel Riley

Jordan Darby Morgan Robertson

Max Gearing Laurel Sheppard

Caitlyn Gee Katie Smith

Regan Gorton Louise Smith

Jessica Grossman Jordan Southern

Billy Hamilton Sophie Swain

Year 10 continued

Autumn Jarman Holly Williams

Lizzie Jones Hannah Wood

LEARNING LEGENDS FOR SUMMER 1

Receive a wristband for access to the first floor

Year 7 Gabe Marshall

Reisi Ajazi Charlie Mason

Selma Ajazi Lucy McGeever

Luke Ambrose Jamie Mincher

Harrison Ballard Tino Modise

Stiven Bekteshi Sasha Mole

Nadil Bhagaloo Toma Montvilaite

Lilyella Broux Densel Moulton

Oliver Bushnell Orla Newstead

Karma Calderon Eve Newstead

Reece Coster Keira Nichols

Casey Davies Dayla May O'Sullivan

Harry Dempster Jack Paul

Linzi Donoghue Kayleigh Perry

Corey Furness Charlie Pugh

Anastacia May Greed Jack Riley

Abbey Hatt Kaitlyn Robertson

Polly Hatt Isabelle Rowland

Jackson Hipkin Rebecca Sapsford

Georgia Holford Courtney Saunders

Hadley Horlock Caitlin Smith

Lily Howell Kieran Smith

Alysha Hughes Jamie Stagg

Emily Jacklin Louie Tang

Charlotte Jackson Jessica Terziyska

Shannon Jefford Sarujan Thevathasan

Tegan Johnson Charlie Todd

Joshua Lee Kirsty Twigger

Andre Lindsay Archie Woolf

Aimee Lunney-Simpson

Gabe Marshall

Year 8

Zuha Ahmed Connor Mawhinney

Ellie Andrews Katie Mills

Katie Barrow Zoe Moore

Anna Barrowclough James Moore

Maisie Bidwell Lauren Morgan

Connor Bird Emmi Myring




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Year 8 continued

James Brooks Mohamed Naseem

Colby Broux Marshal Ndlovu

Owen Browning Charlie Paternoster

Euan Cairns Holly Purkiss

Nathan Chinn Olivia Purkiss

Kai Clifford Jack Rayner

Alex Constantas Lewis Reynolds

Reece Donnelly Maddie Ryan

Jack Edis Lisa Schnapp

Shannon Fitzgerald Holly Sharpe

Imogen Flaherty Harry Smith

Faith Free Lucy Spraggs


Frankie Hancock Hollyann Urwin

Tasha Heath Reace Wearn

Ehtisham Khurshid Lewis White

Charlie Leggett Ellie Williams

Adam Linsdell Charley Winnett

Lauren Manger Rebecca Wood

Year 9

Charlotte Ager Katie Lewis Sapstead

Abdul-Aziz Ahmed Imogen Mackenzie

Tuhin Ali Chloe Marlor

Seda Ayhan Amber McClatchley

Callum Baker Jade Mole

Daniel Ballard Rute Montvilaite

Kate Brown Taylor Mullen

Alena Bose Katy Nichols

Taneka Bourne Daniel Norrington

Jordan Brown Caitlin Norton

Kate Brown Eimantas Orantas

Maggie Burges Susan Osifo

Farrukh Butt Melissa Parry

Harley Clarke Sam Perry

Millie Cook Ginger Polo

Flavia Corallini Libbie Portman

Lewis Davis Amy Price

Lucy Day Casey Rolls

Lauren Elliott Lauren Salmon

Maxine Foley Liam Spraggs

Angel Free Jasmine Lambert

Year 9 continued

Taylor Furr Luca Stalham

Ryan Gardner Sophia Thevathasan

Keeley Giddings Thomas Twigger

Denis Howard Kieran Tyler

Josh Hukin Adam Waterfield

Charlotte Jones Lewis Welham

Weronika Kierzek Ella Williamson

Year 10

Kevin Ahmetay Mart Magdalena

Inisi Ajazi Keeli Markey

Jess Aplin Freya Matthews

Fajana Begum Kelly McArdle

Shoba Begum Mollie Mincher

Ryan Bourne Katie Moore

Sam Carrier Chloe Morgan

Joseph Churms Grant Purkiss

Chelsea Cogdell Ellie Riley

Megan Collier Jahnel Riley

Jordan Darby Alia Sarfo

Max Gearing Katie Smith

Caitlyn Gee Sophie Swain

Harry Gillespie Ellen Turner

Jessica Grossman Leigh Turner

Lizzie Jones Georgina Webber

Junior Kotomah Holly Williams

Lucy Leppard Hannah Wood 100% ATTENDANCE OVER SUMMER 1

Year 7

Luke Ambrose Benjamin Lanisquot

Mahnoor Anjum Joshua Lee

Harrison Ballard Andre Lindsay

Samantha Barrett Jade Manuel

Jake Beech Gabe Marshall

Stiven Bekteshi Lucy McGeever

Nadil Bhagaloo Jamie Mincher

Mistry Broadbent Tino Modise

Lilyella Broux Toma Montvilaite

Oliver Bushnell Eve Newstead

Karma Calderon Keira Nichols

Zara Clarkson Dayla May O’Sullivan

Emily Cooper Jack Paul

Antonio Corallini Thomas Peebles




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Year 7 continued

Reece Coster Kayleigh Perry

Ryan Davis Mark Phillipps

Harry Dempster Charlie Pugh

Curtis Edwards Daniel Rees

Kendall Furr Kaitlyn Robertson

Georgia Gough-Katrani Isabelle Rowland

Anastacia Greed Rebecca Sapsford

Kelise Harrington Courtney Saunders

Abbey Hatt Caitlin Smith

Polly Hatt Kieran Smith

Jackson Hipkin Mason Taylor

Georgia Holford Sarujan Thevathasan

Alysha Hughes Bradley Toynton

Emily Jacklin Kirsty Twigger

Charlotte Jackson Raymond Vu

Tegan Johnson Archie Woolf

Year 8

Maisie Bidwell Zoe Moore

Connor Bird Lauren Morgan

Colby Broux Callum Myles

Sam Byrne Emmi Myring

Nathan Chinn Mohammed Naseem

Jordan Coleman Kyle Neale

Alex Constantas Brandon Newman

Euan Da Rocha Chloe Pearce

Lloyd Dawkins Callum Perry Cox

Charlotte Docwra Jake Pickard

Georgia Docwra Annie Powell

Reece Donnelly Ryan Priestley

Ethan Dorken Holly Purkiss

Matthew Dunn Olivia Purkiss

Jack Edis Lewis Reynolds

Keanon Edwards Lisa Schnapp

Morgan Ferrari Holly Sharpe

Shannon Fitzgerald Joseph Smyth

Imogen Flaherty Euan Southern

Faith Free Daniela Tovar-Fernandes


Frankie Hancock Reace Wearn

Rhys Jackman Nathan Weston

Jasmine Manuel Lewis White

Connor Mawhinney Andrew Williams

James Moore

Year 9

Charlotte Ager Jasmine Lambert

Abdul-Aziz Ahmed Katie Lawrence

Seda Ayhan Katie Lewis-Sapstead

Callum Baker Imogen Mackenzie

Emily Barrett Chloe Marlor

Lewis Bennett Amber McClatchey

Alena Bose Katy Nichols

Kate Brown Daniel Norrington

Magenta Burges Caitlin Norton

Farrukh Butt Eimantas Orantas

Deanna Chandler Melissa Page

Declan Chell Melissa Parry

Lewis Church Sam Perry

Harley Clarke David Potter

Millie Cook Amy Price

Megan Davies Casey Rolls

Lewis Davis Lauren Salmon

Lucy Day Jaydee Smith

Lauren Drury Ethan Southern

Kenny Finch Liam Spraggs

Maxine Foley Luca Stalham

Angel Free Jess Sullivan

Tayla Furr Sophia Thevathasan

Ryan Gardner Sophie Toynton

Keeley Giddings Thomas Twigger

Luke Gray Max Van-Hogermeet

Mitchell Gregory Aleena Waheed

Kaycie Hawkins Shane Ward

Bentley Hills Ella Williamson

Charlotte Jones

Well done to the following students who were invited to lunch on 27 June 2014 in recognition of their efforts and marked improvement in their studies: Year 7 Year 8 Shannon Jefford Faith Free Andre Lindsay Jake Pickard Year 9 Year 10 Brandon James Kieron Harrington Emily Barrett Lucy Leppard




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HISTORY BATTLEFIELDS TRIP 11th - 12th JULY 2014

On Friday 11th and Saturday 12th July 32 Year 9 and 10 students embarked on a trip to Belgium to visit the battlefields of the First World War. The party of historians left Marriotts at 5am and arrived

at Ypres mid-morning and began with a visit to the Flanders Museum. This focused on the causes of war and had many fascinating exhibits showing the weapons and tactics used and the impact it had on the soldiers. This was followed by a visit to Hill 62 - Sanctuary Woods where students were able to see surviving trenches dug during the war itself. The evening allowed time for dinner and a visit to the Menin Gate at Ypres where our students joined with a further 5000 people and watched the moving "Last Post Ceremony" to commemorate the memory of the soldiers killed during the War. Incredibly this has taken place everyday since Ypres was reconstructed in the late 1920s. Day 2 commenced with a visit to the open Museum at Passchendaele where students were able to see reconstructed trenches and dugouts and experience the conditions soldiers endured. Students were then able to pay their respect to British and German soldiers by visiting the cemeteries at Tyne Cot and Langemark and by listening to a poetry reading of "In Flanders Fields" at the cemetery at Essex Farm. Students returned at 11pm on Saturday night. Tired but interested and enthused about the visit they certainly felt that the trip had them understanding better the impact of what was known as "The Great War". HUMANUTOPIA

Students from Marriotts School played a leading part in an event for over 200 people at the University of Hertfordshire under the

leadership of Humanutopia. The event was on Wednesday 11th June and The Leys Primary

School were also invited to join the session. All of the schools that participated have a link with the Meller Educational Trust. In preparation for the event Marriotts students had worked with Humanutopia to train young people to become the best leaders possible. Lynn Gadd, Chief Executive with the Meller Educational Trust said “I was incredibly impressed with the leadership skills that the Marriotts students displayed at the event at the University of Hertfordshire. They were delightfully confident and not in the least phased by working with a very wide age range of young people. I have no doubt that they will continue to use their excellent skills at school, university and the world of work”

SKY SPORTS LIVING FOR SPORT WORKING IN

CONJUNCTION WITH MARRIOTTS AIM HIGHER

PROJECT.

Twelve Year 9

students were

chosen to take

part in the Sky

Sports Living

for Sports

project earlier

this term to boost their motivation and to set

them up for working to a higher standard in Year

10. We were really excited to see Hannah Beharry

(Olympian Boxing Champion) and Tim Pendergast

(Paralympic gold medallist in the 800m, Athens

2004). We also have worked closely with

Stevenage Amateur Boxing Club with Jock Stanley

taking the lead in the delivery of the ASDAN

course for the six Aim Higher students. These six

students have taken part in an extended course

over the last half term.

During the sessions students have been taught

different skills e.g. mental agility, social and

communication skills and breaking barriers to

achieve.

All students have enjoyed the course and we

hope to see their skills being used to improve




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their motivation for the future. Six of the

students in the Aim Higher project will receive a

qualification at the end of the programme and we

hope to see them develop their skills to become

mentors themselves.

Mr J McCaffery

‘IN HINDSIGHT’

On Friday 20th June

all Year 9 and 10

students had the

opportunity to

attend an

educational

workshop which

was presented by upcoming band, ‘In Hindsight’,

as part of their Life Skills and Drug Education

themed school tour. The band have been

travelling to various areas around the UK and

visited 40 schools in June. As well as a

performance for the students the band delivered

a Drug Education and Life Skills educational

message, supporting the D.A.R.E (Drug Abuse

Resistance Education) programmes developed by

Life Skills Education C.I.C. ‘In Hindsight’ are a

young 3 piece pop/rock band from Nottingham,

consisting of brothers Michael (17 – vocals/bass)

Daniel (16 – drums/bvox), and Isaac (18 –

guitar/bvox). The band produce a polished pop

sound with influences drawn from mainstream

rock, allowing the band to maintain an interesting

edge making them accessible to all sorts of music

fans. Since forming in 2011, the band has played

all over the UK, including 2 full UK tours over

February 2013 and December 2013, supporting

acts such as FutureProof, The Wanted and James

Arthur along the way. They recently performed

on ITV’s This Morning.

SAINSBURY’S VOUCHERS Thank you to everyone who sent in their Sainsbury’s Active Kids vouchers. This year we collected a fantastic 3404 vouchers. We have added this to the 2317 we had banked from last

year and ordered a team basketball kit and a set of water bottles.

YEAR 5 SPORTS AND SCIENCE AFTERNOON

On 3rd July the children from Year 5 at Peartree

Spring Junior School enjoyed an afternoon of

Sports and Science with us to help them with

their secondary transition. 72 children came and

enjoyed street surf, table tennis and gym

supported by our Marriotts Sports centre staff.

Following this they were shown some fantastic

chemistry experiments by Mr George and the

Science team. The Year 5 children thoroughly

enjoyed themselves and gave great indications

that it had helped them to look forward to

coming to secondary school. They all left to

return to their primary school with a Marriotts

Pencil case and happy faces!

YEAR 6 WEEK

What a fantastic week it has been for our new

year group joining us in September. On Monday

7thJuly we had the opportunity to meet our new

cohort of parents and students and the night was

extremely busy!

On Thursday 10th July we held the taster day, not

to be put off by strike day, staff were fully on

board to deliver a great, fun filled day. The Year 6

students enjoyed PE, Science and Drama, had a

fish and chip lunch, met lots of staff at the

assembly, received a goody bag for September

and even performed the Aim high. Work hard. Be

kind. Rap!

On Saturday 12th July we held a funday at the

Sports Centre for all new parents, we had a great

day with lovely weather and saw many students

and parent/carers enjoying the activities with

their children including table tennis and

basketball and some fitness sessions. We plan to

hold another funday session again soon.




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END OF YEAR 11 Examinations Students have really risen to the challenges presented to them in Year 11 and have worked incredibly hard to ensure they get the results they need to move on. This has prompted a very high number of applications to the 6th Form at Marriotts and we are confident that the results in August will reflect the incredible effort students have made. Leavers' Assembly

The atmosphere in the Leavers' Assembly on July 4th was amazing. Staff and students were seen with tears in their eyes as we signed

shirts, said farewell to some and wished others a great summer holiday until we see them again in September. While giggling at the photos of our leavers when they were in year 7 we all had a chance to reflect on just how much they have changed and grown in such a short time.

Yr 11 Prom at Knebworth Barns

The photos of our Year 11 Prom capture the glamour and sparkle of the night beautifully; however it is very difficult to convey the atmosphere in a picture. Year 11 2014 came together to enjoy the event as a

year group. The event ran seamlessly with music and dancing all the way through the evening, teachers' awards as voted for by the students and protests at the end when we finally had to call an end to the evening. The 2014 Prom was the perfect send of for an incredible year group! GCSE results day – Thursday 21st August 9.00am

YEAR 12 UCAS FAIR As a part of our aim to raise aspirations in the Sixth Form we constantly strive to keep our curriculum and activities exciting and engaging for all students. Recently the whole of Year 12 were lucky enough to be given the opportunity to attend the UCAS Fair at Alexandra Palace in North London. Here there were stalls set up by Universities from all over the country which gave our students the chance to talk to current University students, class teachers and other Sixth Form students about University. It was an inspiring day for all as many students filled bags with prospectuses and students who beforehand had turned their noses up at the idea of University seemed to leave with a more positive and inspired attitude. On entering the fair memories from my time at University came flooding back and I was more than happy to talk with students explaining how amazing a University experience can be. I won’t lie, I was a little jealous... YEAR 12 INDUCTION WEEK The new year 12's are in! We have recently had the pleasure of inducting our newest recruits to the Sixth Form and starting them on their journey towards Higher Education and employment. We have had a staggering 100% increase in the total amount of students as the Sixth Form grows in popularity. Now in our new bespoke area




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students are privileged to have their own Sixth Form block to study, socialise, revise and focus. A thousand mile journey begins with one step and last week we took that first step together. Students were welcomed in to the Sixth Form with tea, biscuits and refreshments before being delivered inspirational assemblies from Mr Illingworth, Head of Sixth Form, and Mr Winter, Assistant Headteacher. Students were engaged and seemed enthused to be part of a Sixth Form that is on the up. Over the week students were introduced to study skills, had the opportunity to participate in taster sessions, speak with subject teachers and get advice on what would best suit their career aspirations. We were also lucky enough to have guest speakers and visit Bedfordshire University for a tour, talks and a better look at what a students life may be like with the aim of raising aspirations again. Finally at the end of the week, students participated in the "Wise Up" event at Barnwell School. As part of a Sixth Form consortium we worked with the other Heads of Sixth Form to create a day of fun, problem solving and team bonding activities. Here students from all 4 schools had the opportunity to work together and get to know one another. It was a great week for all and we are very excited for September! Goodbye year 11, welcome year 12... GCE results day – Thursday 14th August 8.30am TEEN BOUNDARIES On Monday 14th July Year 10 spent the day with an outside group called ‘Teen Boundaries’. They discussed topics such as sexual health, cyber bullying and relationships. TRUGS - TEACH READING USING GAMES

TRUGS is a phonics reading programme. We invited some of the parents of pupils who

currently have TRUGS in the mornings or who have a lower reading age to come in and play the games with the owner and designer of the company, Joanna Jeffrey (MBE). Following the evening parents were able to order 'home packs' to take home for the holidays.

STAFF CHANGES We would like to say goodbye to the following staff: Andrew Dixon - left in July to return to Ireland Ewan Brady – left in July for another position Martin Greenacre – retiring after 30 years’ service Gill Ingle – retiring Vicky Jackson – promotion Lakhdip Khaira – new role David Morey – returning to Australia Linda Stafford – retiring Shelby Steward – returning to Canada Kirsty Taylor – new role John Vann – new role Dave Vavala – returning to Canada Christian Williams – travelling to Canada We would like to welcome the new staff: Tanya Brennan – English Luay Charmokly – Science Rachael Christodoulou – Year 7 Co-ordinator Charles Cusymano – Science Barbara Delprete – Maths Tiffany Demetriou – English Miranda Dillsworth – Food Technology Tom Faulkner – History Courtney Fisher – Maths Sam Haley - HLTA Ben Hooson-Jones – HLTA Debbie James – English Carly Jones – Geography Sylvester Juwe – Maths Francesca Malone – Head of World Studies Darren Neely – Maths Karina Nguyen – Science Stathios Nokas – Maths Loveth Osedeme – Science Simon Page – Business/IT Gemma Reid - TA Daniel Reshat – Year Leader Carol Smith – Music Alice Wagstaff-Sherwood – English Joseph Whittaker – Head of Maths THORPE PARK On Monday 14th July and Wednesday 16th July over 100 students visited Thorpe Park. Fortunately the weather was good and everyone enjoyed themselves immensely.




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RACE FOR LIFE

The re-arranged

Marriotts Race for life

took place in the

morning of Friday18 th

July. Students from Years 7,8 and 9 thoroughly

enjoyed the event raising over £500 for the Cancer

Research UK Charity. The race was again supported

by the Marriotts Sport Centre staff and

representatives from the Fairlands Valley Spartans

Running Club who were on hand to start and finish

the race and cheer on the Marriotts Students.

Winners of the 2014 Marriotts Race for Life were

Adam Branch for the Boys and Jess Sullivan for the

Girls.

A massive well done to all involved.

SPORTS WEEK AND SPORTS DAY During the week beginning 30th June Marriotts PE Department invited all students in Years 7, 8 and 9 to take part in a variety of sports and compete in inter-form matches. The results from this were added to the results from Sports Day to give overall winners as shown below. SPORTS DAY ACHIEVEMENTS

Caitlin Smith set a new Year 7 school record in Shot, achieving 7.95m. The record had been held by J Fletcher since 1989. This also sets the Overall girls record for Shot.

Leon Okuboyejo set a new school record in 100m running 11.9 seconds. The record was held by R Woods since 1975. Leon now holds the records for 100m in Year 7, 8 and 9. A Hazell has held the

overall record since 1981 with a time of 11.6 seconds. SPORTS WEEK RESULTS 7A 1st 8A 1st 9A 1st 7B 3rd 8B 5th 9B 6th 7C 2nd 8C 3rd 9C 4th 7D 4th 8D 4th 9D 5th 8E 2nd 9E 2nd 8F 6th 9F 3rd OVERALL RESULTS Year 7, 8 and 9 A 1st Year 8 and 9 E 2nd Year 7, 8 and 9 D 3rd Year 7, 8 and 9 C 4th Year 7, 8 and 9 B 5th Year 8 and 9 F 6th

COUNTY ATHLETICS CHAMPIONS Nathan Gardner is Hertfordshire County Champion in Pole Vault Siobhan Rapacchi is Hertfordshire County Champion in Javelin DISTRICT ATHLETICS CHAMPIONS Leon Okuboyejo is North Herts District Champion in 100m Erin Randall is North Herts District Champion in 100m




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SPORTS AWARDS A large number of students were presented with awards by the PE faculty on Thursday 17th July for their many achievements.

Year 7 Awards Selma Ajazi Jamie Mincher

Mahnoor Anjum Tino Modise

Harrison Ballard Owen Mostert

Stiven Bekteshi Eve Newstead

Lilly-ella Broux Orla Newstead

Oliver Bushnell Dayla O'Sullivan

Emily Cooper Jack Paul

Reece Coster Thomas Peebles

Casey Davies Kayleigh Perry

Curtis Edwards Jack Rogers

Kye Faulkner Rebecca Sapsford

Corey Furness Caitlyn Smith

Kendall Furr Louie Tang

Anastacia Greed Mason Taylor

Jackson Hipkin Jess Terziyska

Charlotte Jackson Charlie Todd

Shannon Jefford Raymond Vu

Ben Lansiquot Archie Woolf

Andre Lindsay

Year 8 Awards Zuhu Ahmed Emmi Myring

Archie Arno Mo Naseem

Oliver Arnold Marshall Ndlove

Elise Bell Kyle Neale

Connor Bird Holly Palfrey

Colby Broux Lewis Parry

Year 8 Continued

Owen Browning Jack Rayner

Euan Cairns Aleah Reeves

Charles Chaudhry Lewis Reynolds

Nathan Chinn Taylor Rixon

Reece Donnelly Maddie Ryan

Zak Galatis Lisa Schnapp

Rhys Jackman Holly Sharpe

Charlie Leggitt Wills Sills

Adam Lindsell Harry Smith

Lauren Manger Euan Southern

Conor Mawhinney Rebecca Washington

James Moore Rhys Wearn

George Murrill Rebecca Wood

Year 9 Awards Abdul Ahmed Flavia Corallini

Tuhin Ali Georgie Crerar

Dan Ballard Lewis Day

Lewis Bennett Carmen Delaurentis

Adam Branch Lorelle Delivett

Kate Brown Lauren Elliot

Farukh Butt Tayla Furr

Mitchell Cameron Bentley Hills

Harley Clarke Brandon James

Charlie Cole Jasmine Lambert

Millie Cook

Year 10 Awards Chris Bacchus Keeli Markey

Joe Churms Katie Moore

Dionte Donnelly Jahnel Riley

Caitlin Gee Alia Sarfo

Lukas Gereltauskas Ellen Turner

Callum Jackson Leigh Turner

George Jones Tabitha Weller

Luca Khoury Hayden West

Sam Kiedyk Jamie Weston

Mariusz Kosek Holly Williams

Junior Kotomah Hannah Wood The top awards were won by the following students: Senior Sports Leader Award – Joe Churms

Sports leader Male- Liam Spraggs and Harley

Clarke

Sports leader Female- Jaydee Smith Individual Girl of the year- Erin Randall

Individual Boy of the year- Leon Okuboyejo

Performer of the year- Daniel Ballard

Sporting Achievement- Lily West

Sports Person of the year- Charlie Mason




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KEEP KIDS SAFE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

The following Keep Kids Safe contact numbers may be useful:- Absence Alert Text Number 07624 815175 This is the virtual mobile number from which absence alert SMS text messages are sent to parents/carers. Parents/carers who reply to absence alerts will send their texts to this number. Absence Hotline Number 08442 393197 This is the number parents call to access the automated Keep Kids Safe at School™ absence hotline. This number is quoted in Absence Alerts. Please use the above numbers to report your child’s absence or alternatively you can call the school on 01438 726999 (option 1 for Marriotts, followed by option 2 for the absence line). Group Messaging Text Number 07624 815174 This is the virtual mobile number from which Group SMS text messages are sent to parents/carers and the number to which your reply text will be sent. Keep Kids Safe Communication system

Keep Kids Safe is an automatic system that

generates a text if your child has not registered in

school before 9.15am.

Unfortunately, if you tell someone other than the

attendance officer that your child will be absent,

the message does not always get through before

the texts are sent.

For this reason we have a dedicated telephone

number for you to call 01438 726999 option 1

(Marriotts) and option 2 (absence).

As with any system, errors can be made and the

school apologises in advance if you receive a text

although you have reported your child absent.

EMERGENCY CLOSURE AND BAD WEATHER If we have very bad weather or other emergencies that prevent the school from opening, please listen for announcements on BOB

FM (106.7 and 106.9). InFormation will also be available at www.hertsdirect.org. Please note that although we will continue to notify local radio in the event of an emergency closure and will update the website as soon as we are able, our primary method of communication will be by text to the number identified as the primary parent/carer for each of the students in the school. As a result of this, it is essential that we have your up to date mobile phone number. If you are unsure whether or not you have notified us of your mobile number, please send a note to the school with your contact details and a request for your number to be checked on the system. Please discuss with your child what you would want them to do in the event of any sudden closure during the day, i.e. should they go to a designated friend’s house. This is especially important for students who do not live locally. CONTACT DETAILS It is vital that we have up to date contact inFormation for you on our database. We are sending most correspondence out electronically now, so you are inFormed immediately of current news/events. If we do not hold an email for Contact 1 then any correspondence home will be handed to your child via the register. Please visit the “Contact Us” page on www.marriotts.herts.sch.uk . This is one way of sending your new or updated details and we will amend upon receipt.



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