Archived Weekly News - 1 March 2019

Thomas and Samuel White recognised at Children of Courage awards

Congratulations to Thomas and Samuel White in Year 10, who were both recognised by the Rotary Club Children of Courage Awards 2019. The ceremony took place on Tuesday 5 March in Kenilworth and the guest of honour was Olympic Gold Medallist, David Moorcroft OBE. (more…)

Year 7 Cupcake Challenge a great success

On Friday 8 March our Year 7s took part in a Cupcake Challenge event designed to develop a range of skills including: listening, presenting, problem solving, creativity, staying positive, aiming high, leadership and teamwork.

They were tasked with creating and marketing a new range of cupcakes and packaging for a specific target market. (more…)

French students celebrate Mardi Gras

Mr Stone and his Year 12 language students celebrated Mardi Gras on Tuesday 5 March by making ‘les crêpes’ and writing up their recipes in French. Ooh la la!

The Magic Flute

On Thursday 7 March a group of Myton’s musicians had a fabulous evening watching Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute performed by Welsh National Opera at the Birmingham Hippodrome.

World Book Day 2019

We celebrated World Book Day in style on Thursday 7 March. Thanks to all staff and students who came to school dressed up as a character from a book: originality and creativity abounded. Thanks also for all the donations to the charity, Young People First.

Congratulations to all our prize winners and especially to Tia Sud, who came as Malala, and won the prize for the best dressed Year 7 student. (more…)

Year 11 Food Practicals

Congratulations to the Year 11 Food & Nutrition students who worked so hard on their final practical assessments this week and produced some fantastic food.

Head of Department, Mrs Ross said: “I am so proud of the students. They worked very hard and produced fantastic products demonstrating skills that would even give Gordon Ramsay a run for his money. Well done Year 11 and thanks to the parents for their wonderful support.” (more…)

Rock Night – a great success

On Monday 4 March, we hosted our first ever Rock Night. It was a great night, hopefully the first of many, with performances from students in Years 7-13 featuring music ranging from Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody to the Arctic Monkeys.

Year 7 students Rhiannon Hewitt, Sophie Bradshaw, Rohini Patel and Toby Swan made their band debut with their first ever live performance, while sixth form students closed the night with a set including an original song Stolen.  (more…)

Local author visits Myton

We were privileged to welcome established local author, Lauren James into school on Wednesday 6 March. Lauren, who has a degree in Chemistry and Physics from the University of Nottingham, started writing during her English lessons whilst at secondary school. Her books have sold over 50,000 copies in the UK alone and have been translated into five languages. She gave an inspiring talk about her writing to groups of students from Years 7 to 9 and explained how scientific research has inspired her novels.

Myton Ski Trip 2019

An account of the recent Myton Ski Trip from Charlotte Booth and Faith Tooze:

“During February half term, 40 students across all year groups, along with 5 teachers travelled 26 hours by coach to the ski resort of Ponte di Legno in Italy. Some of the group had skied before, but for most it was their first time on the slopes. (more…)