Posted on: 1/04/2021YEAR 9 SIX NATIONS COMPETITION To add some excitement to this year’s Six Nations Competition year 9 were set a challenge to predict the winner of all 15 games. After week 1, it was very apparent that this year’s tournament was going to be hard one to predict with a few surprise results. Friday saw Scotland beat France and Wales crowned Six Nation’s Champions which made Mr Parcel, Miss Pacey, Miss Driscoll and Mr Neal very happy. Well done to Archie Collier who correctly predicted 12/15, Ben Street 11/15 and Jamie Bizzill 11/15. Well done to everybody who took part in the challenge.
Posted on: 1/04/2021YEAR 9 VIRTUAL OPTIONS DAYThis year, we weren’t able to be in school on options day due to Covid-19. So, instead of leaving us to worry about what we should take for GCSE’s, our teachers put on an amazing virtual options day! It took place on teams and lasted all day, with sessions from all of the teachers of optional subjects for GCSE. In each session, we were walked through the topics and what the next two years will look like if you were to take that subject. We were also informed about what exams and coursework each subject would involve. And finally, any questions we had about the subject were answered. These sessions gave us a huge amount of information about the subjects available to us, leaving it almost impossible for us to not know what subjects were right for us. I particularly found the RE and Citizenship sessions very helpful as I had already known that I wanted to do these subjects for a while. The sessions not only helped me to understand what the subjects would involve but how they could improve skills that would be useful in other subjects. This gave me a good idea of what combination of subjects would work well together. Overall, I found the virtual options day extremely helpful in choosing my options and making my understanding of the options that I had already chosen even better. It was a great day and I’m sure it helped many of my peers to make a well-informed decision that will impact the next two years of their lives. Article written by Rebekah Cloake (Year 9)
Posted on: 1/04/2021YEAR 7 WORLD BOOK DAY COMPETITIONIn a regular year, SMS celebrates World Book Day in style! From simple class quizzes, to tutor group competitions, to whole-day-fancy-dress-readathons, we take the opportunity to get together, celebrate our favourite books and raise money for charity. Last year, we raised an amazing £1,555 for Read for Good and we can’t wait to top it next year! Although this year’s celebrations have had to take a back seat, we still managed to run our quizzes and lessons remotely. Students in KS3 had the opportunity to take part and share teachers’ favourite stories. Through the World Book Day organisation’s live streams, they also had the chance to learn all about becoming successful authors and creating their own fantastic characters. All of this is just in time for our own Creative Writing competition which runs until the 1st April. Watch this space for the winners! Many congratulations to Jeevan Sond, Alfie Canning and Jack Rice (pictured) for coming top of the pops in the World Book Day Quiz. Super proud of these boys for their efforts and enthusiasm. Enjoy your prizes!