Weekly News - 22 June 2018

Prize winners at Schools’ Art Exhibition

We’re delighted to announce that a number of Myton students have won prizes for their artwork exhibited in the Schools’ Art Exhibition at St Mary’s Church in Warwick.

The following students won prizes and gift vouchers: (more…)

Carnegie Shadowing Book Group

On Monday 18 June, the Carnegie Shadowing Book Group watched the live announcement of the winners for the CILIP Carnegie Medal and Amnesty CILIP Honours Awards. The group have read eight shortlisted books, attended discussion sessions and written reviews which were posted on the CILIP Carnegie website. The winner of the Amnesty Honour was The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas and the Carnegie Award went to Where the World Ends by Geraldine McCaughrean.

Construction Plant Hire Careers Event

Last week we took a group of Year 7 and Year 8 students to a rather unusual careers event in Meriden. The event was aimed at exploring the career opportunities that exist within the specialised area of construction plant hire.

The students got to sit on diggers and cranes and see all kinds of plant hire equipment. They had the opportunity to interact with young people who have embarked on their own careers in the industry and talk to them about their experiences. They also got to use some virtual reality kit and see how it is being used to train staff.

It certainly opened up the students’ eyes to some new opportunities and they all came back saying how much they enjoyed the event.

Young  People’s Midsummer Concert

On Tuesday 19 June, Rebecca Jeffries, Devon Reed and India Gosai represented Myton in the Young People’s Midsummer Concert at St Mary’s Church in Warwick, where schools from across Warwick took part to showcase and celebrate their musical talent. Rebecca and Devon performed two flute duets and India performed a very challenging and fast piano piece that impressed the audience. All the money raised goes back into music in schools. (more…)

Year 12 students get a taste of studying languages

Our Year 12 A level language students attended a language conference at Aston University on Wednesday 20 June.

They had seminars in French, German and Spanish and also did taster sessions in beginners Arabic, Russian and translation skills for subtitling. It was a great day. Thanks to Mr Stone for making it possible and driving the minibus!

Dance trip to Hairspray the musical

Our Year 9 and 10 Dance students had the fantastic opportunity of watching Hairspray the musical at the New Oxford Theatre on Wednesday 20 June. This was part of their BTEC examination dance course and the trip was thoroughly enjoyed by staff and students alike! Thanks to Mrs Bayley for organising the trip.

Summer Volunteering Opportunities at Market Hall Museum

There are just three spaces left on the summer volunteering scheme at Market Hall Museum in Warwick. They are open to young people aged 15+ – please see the Heritage and Culture website for more details.

New Sixth Form Senate appointed

We’re delighted to announce that our new Sixth Form Senate has been appointed. Standing for Senate is a great opportunity for personal development and gives students the chance to represent the school, and also to gain some valuable organisation skills, working with staff to deliver whole-school events like the Year 6 Induction Day. (more…)

Year 9 students compete in STEM competition

Five students from Year 9 have taken part in a STEM competition called Go4set. They had to work on a project over 10 weeks with the help of a mentor from industry and produce a report, give a presentation and make a model. The students showed great commitment and enthusiasm and worked very closely with the allocated mentor from Warwick University. The team chose recycling as their project and the reason was because they thought this would benefit the school. (more…)