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Sailing Nationals – Burton Week 2023

Posted on 27 Sep, 2023 in 6Form Reporter, 6th Form, About GMS, Events, Extra Curricular, General News, Trips

Burton Week is the National Sailing Championships for the National 12 Dinghy Class. This competition happens every year at a host of different clubs around the country. This year it was a 4-day event at Brixham Yacht Club in Torbay, “the English Riviera”, promising some sketchy conditions and tight...

Bag2School

Posted on 26 Sep, 2023 in About GMS, Eco-School, Events, Friends of Great Marlow, General News

FoGMS thanks everyone for supporting the Bag2School Collection on Wednesday 27th September . If you are interested in supporting this enterprise in the future, Bag2School donations are collected by FoGMS to raise funds for GMS. Bags of items are dropped at school on designated days that are announced...

House Competition: Remembrance Day

Posted on 26 Sep, 2023 in About GMS, Eco-School, Events, Extra Curricular, General News, House News

For Remembrance Day 2023, a House competition is being launched to collect plastic bottles: both 500 ml and 2 litres. Every bottle counts towards the House total, so students and staff are being encouraged to start collecting and depositing them in their designated House recycling banks, and bags located in...

Meet the Author:Yr7

Posted on 20 Sep, 2023 in About GMS, English, Events, Friends of Great Marlow, General News, Key Stage 3

This summer, our new Year 7 students were given a reading book of their own to keep: The Chime Seekers by Ross Montgomery. This was generously funded by FoGMS in their support of the 7thR (Reading) at Great Marlow. On Friday 15th, Ross Montgomery was live via Zoom to over 100 schools across the country...

Y7 Upcycling Competition

Posted on 20 Sep, 2023 in About GMS, Eco-School, Events, General News, Key Stage 3

GMS are dedicated to the eco-friendly way of living. To that end, the Florence Nightingale Charity are coming into the school to educate Year 7 on the impact of ‘Fast Fashion’. They promote visiting charity shops and searching for second hand goods as a means to replace fast fashion. In school,...