Winners of the Modern Foreign Languages Competition.

On Friday 21^st June 2019, 23 students from Years 7, 8 and 9 took part in the annual MFL Poetry Competition.

Competitors chose their poems in French, German and Spanish in May and were tasked with learning them off by heart. The poems ranged from 4 lines to over one page of A4 text in target language. To make this fair, each poem was given a difficulty rating which was added to each competitor’s final score.

Each student had to take their turn to come up to the front of the audience and in front of the six judges to recite their poem. The judges then scored them on the accuracy and pronunciation of the language as well as their overall performance. The performances were confident and impressive.

The final totals by house were as follows:

Initially it looked like Newton were going to win due to their  overall score as they had the most competitors; however Pankhurst were the winners when the scores were averaged out.

Individually the winners were:

1^st place (joint) – Lynette and Grace (Year 9)

2^nd place – Shpend (Y10)

3^rd place – Jacob (Year 8)

This year we gave out engraved winner’s medals for 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place and we will also be introducing a winner’s shield in the MFL department to display the winner’s name every year.

A huge well done to all those who took part and also to all the teachers (who even gave up some of their free periods!) who helped with the judging. It was another successful competition and we all look forward to seeing some even more accomplished performances next year!

We hope to see even more competitors next year, and also encourage everyone to consider taking part in our other MFL competitions (Great MFL Bake Off in September, design a European Day of Languages themed lunch menu for the canteen and more!).

MFL Department

 

On the afternoon of Thursday 20 June 2019 at 4pm, Rainham Mark Grammar School officially opened its new block which houses two stunning art studios and two other classrooms, along with a large foyer for exhibitions. The block was opened by guest of honour, Keith Brymer Jones. Keith, a potter and ceramic designer, was an expert judge on the hit BBC2 show, “The Great Pottery Throw Down” and works from his studio in Whitstable. He is Head of Design at MAKE International, a leading retailer of designer ceramics, and patron of the National Society for Education in Art and Design.

Guests were able to hear Keith talk about the importance of art and the creative subjects in schools, and Alan Moore, Headteacher, restated his ongoing commitment to promoting the arts and creative subjects at the school. The official opening was followed by a chance to see an exhibition of GCSE and A level art by current students in the foyer and new classrooms, and by a lovely afternoon tea on the grassy terrace outside the new art studios.

The information from the recent new year 7 parent evening can be found here

Thursday 27^th June 2019 - Careers Network Evening, 6pm start welcomes students and parents from RMGS Year 12, Year 11 and Years 5 & 6 from Twydall and Riverside Primary Schools.

Held every two years, this is an informal opportunity for students and parents to hear from Alumni about their career experiences and journey so far. There will be talks on UCAS applications and work experience.

Information relating to September 2019 for current year 11s is in the attachment including the biometric consent form for our catering system.