Marriotts Weekly News Aim high. Work hard. Be kind. 29th March 2019

Dear Parents, Carers, Students and Families What a busy week it has been for our students. On Thursday 28th we hosted the fantastic Healthy Living Festival organised and delivered by Marriotts and Lonsdale students. You can read the full report later within this newsletter. Many thanks to Miss Livingstone for her fantastic work in heading this up and particularly to our impressive student Champions for their amazing leadership. On Wednesday and Thursday evenings Year 11 put on their fantastic end of course concerts and we were really impressed by their talent and commitment. Thank you to Mr Waddell and his team for their brilliant leadership for these events and to Mr Etienne for his work as sound engineer. On Thursday night students took part in our Gym and Dance display. The event was a huge success and was very well supported by parents. The performances were really impressive and we will share photographs and reports about this event in next week’s Newsletter. Congratulations to Year 10 students this week who have had fantastic results in the PE BTECs and continued praise is due to Year 11, 12 and 13 to their diligent approach to learning at this stressful time. This week’s assemblies were led by Ms Slade and myself and were focused on British Values and specifically the value of tolerance. Ms Slade spoke to students about the recent events in Christchurch, New Zealand and the unity and love demonstrated by the community in its wake. I am sure our thoughts are with all those in New Zealand at this difficult time. Thank you for your continued care and support of our students. Have a restful weekend. Kind regards Ms B Honnor Headteacher

Fundraising We are delighted to announce that the school has raised a fantastic £1,000 in total following last week’s fundraising activities. The money will be split equally between the Downs Syndrome Association and Comic Relief. We would like to thank everyone for their kind donations.

Word of the Week As part of the school's drive to advance the reading skills of every student we are focusing on broadening vocabulary by teaching key academic words explicitly in class. To support this, we have introduced a 'Word of the Week' (WOW) that features key, high-frequency words used by all faculties across the school. The aim is to use these words as much as possible to ensure that the precise meaning is embedded to allow students to use these words accuracy in academic writing and talk in their subjects. Please support your child and the school by using this word at home and challenging your child to use it accurately. The WOW for w/c 1st April is: symbol

A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract

Example: A red light is a symbol that we should stop.

Healthy Lifestyle Festival – Marriotts School

On Thursday 28th March a Healthy Lifestyle Festival was held at Marriotts School for KS3 pupils from Marriotts and Barnwell Schools in order to raise engagement in sport and healthy living. The aim of the festival was to ll improve students’ behaviour, attitude to learning and personal traits such as self-esteem, confidence and commitment to sport and daily life. This festival incorporated a range of interactive events and was run and organised by Year 9 students from Marriotts and Lonsdale Schools. In November the students attended a conference in Birmingham with the Youth Sports Trust. The Conference informed students that our younger generation are estimated to have their lifespan cut short by 5 years due to the rise of inactivity and disengagement with physical activity. Students were trained to become ‘Healthy Lifestyle Champions’ and were tasked with organising the Healthy Lifestyle Festival to have an impact on reducing this risk for our local population. The festival was a massive success with 50 students attending from Marriotts and Barnwell, the Headteachers of Marriotts and Lonsdale, as well as the Mayor and Mayoress of Stevenage. Each individual participated in a range of events such as mindfulness, healthy eating and lifestyle, boxing, archery, speed stacking and hoola hooping. The Healthy Lifestyle Champions will now run extracurricular activities based on the events from the festival during the summer term at Marriotts and Barnwell Schools. “I was incredibly proud today to attend the Healthy Lifestyle Festival held at Marriotts School. Healthy lifestyles are so important in today’s, sometimes, stressful society and it’s great to see Marriotts and Lonsdale’s students leading on this area of work and acting as Healthy Lifestyles Champions. I was particularly proud of our Champions today, for the great initiative they have led and developed and the incredible quality of the workshops they have put on.” Ms Honnor

Miss Livingstone

Hertfordshire Road Safety Partnership and Active and Safer Travel Most people do wear their seatbelts but still nearly ten per cent choose not to – help them make the right decision for themselves and others. If you have friends or family, who still do not realise how important it is to belt up, have that conversation and make sure they know how much you value their safety, and everyone else’s in the vehicle. Please make sure children are secured in the most appropriate car seat for their age and height. For more on seatbelts and car seats go to www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/seatbelts

The Hertfordshire Road Safety Partnership is supporting the seatbelt campaign run by Roads Policing, raising awareness about the importance of wearing your seatbelt. You can receive a fine of up to £500 if you are caught not wearing your seatbelt. We would be delighted if you were able to be involved and support the campaign – thank you.

Rewards and Recognition Teachers regularly issue Achievement Points to students who are Aiming High, Working Hard or Being Kind. Rewards and recognition of achievement are given out through Achievement Points, which are given each week we would like to congratulate the following students who have received Green slips. Green Slips We would like to congratulate the following students who have received a Green Slip up to 29th March.

Ryan 7A

Lauren 7B

Danielle 8B

Aksana 9A

Lorenc 10A

Clemmie 7A

Oliver 7C

Kayleigh 8D

Callum 9A

Endi 10A

Rhianna 7A

Kyah 7C

Mark 8E

Roxana 9A

Justin 10B

Brooke 7A

Eloise 7C

Phillip 8F

Daniel 9A

Karen 10C

Freddie 7A

Alissa 7C

Jamie 8F

Nourhan 9A

Francis 10D

Demari 7A

Freddie 7C

Jamie 8G

Marcus 9B

Felicia 10H

Abbie 7A

Mollie 7C

Elliott 8H

Lily 9C

Jesse 7A

Bailey-Rae 7C

Janay 8H

Kane 9C

Ella 7A

William 7C

Shirley 8H

Grace 9C

Chris 7A

Makenzie 7C

Dylan 9C

Bradley 11A

Albert 7A

Mitchal 7C

Freya 9C

Crystalline 7A

Bradley 7D

Tamsin 9C

Sydney 7A

Emmie 7F

Owen 9C

Tegan 7A

Ronnie 7F

Lucy 9D

Lucian 7A

Casey-Rose

7F

Destin 9D

Holly 7A

Lola 7F

Samantha 9D

Marrissa 7A

Holly 7F

Sophie 9E

Jesse 7A

Patrycja 7F

Emily 9E

Kyle 7A

Kristi 7F

Junya 9F

Kaden 7A

Jasmine 7G

Billy 9G

Hollie 7B

Hendrik 7G

Archie 9H

Ashley 7B

Ebony 7G

Josh 9H

Aidan 7B

Joshua 7H

Joshua 9XXX

Emily 7H

Courses for Parents/Carers We would like to draw your attention to a number of courses that are running for parents and carers from ADD-vanc, and Families in Focus. If you would like to book a place. please email the organisations directly via their email address (see further details on next page)

Dates for your Diary 2018/19 Tuesday 2 April – Rock Challenge Event, Gordon Craig Theatre Friday 5 April – last day of term, normal school day Easter holiday: Monday 8 April – Monday 22 April 2019 Tuesday 23 April – First day of term (Week 2) Thursday 2 May – Year 10 Parents’ Evening Monday 6 May – Bank Holiday – school closed Half term holiday: Monday 27 May 2019 – Friday 31 May 2019 Monday 3 – Friday 7 June – Year 10 Work Experience Thursday 20 June – Year 9 Parents’ Evening Thursday 4 July – Year 11 Prom, Knebworth Barns Monday 8 July – Year 6 Transition Evening, 6-8pm Thursday 11 July – Year 6 Transition Day Friday 12 July – Sports Day Monday 15 July – Presentation Evening, 6-8pm Friday 19 July – last day of term