As a part of enrichment programs in the Library some of our students have participated in the RBG Poetry Competition.

Eniola’s poem “Other” stood out to many of the judging panels for its emotion and powerful use of repetition to challenge attitudes effectively. The use of questions also added to the overall effect.

As a result poem “Other” by Eniola Oladimeji 10AOU is the runner up in the whole KS4 in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

As part of our Enrichment programme in the Library, students had an opportunity to represent SMM among other schools in our first virtual Royal Borough of Greenwich Literature Quiz. Students had an exciting chance to test their literature knowledge.

Today we had the pleasure of being visited by a string quartet who played Pachelbel's Canon to Year 8 and Bach's Badinerie to Year 11 Music GCSE. Students have been studying these pieces this term. Cordae Elie requested a string quartet to perform to students as part of his Jack Petchey prize money 

All students at St Mary Magdalene had a chance to take part in the library competition where they had the opportunity to win a book of their choice. We are excited to announce that we have delivered to almost 100 students a new book. 

It was a thrilling week where all pupils could share their joy and love for reading and had a chance to hear about all the benefits of reading from each other.

Free meals for kids during school holidays

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is ensuring that regular meals are provided for children and young people within the borough during the school holidays.

Meals are served at multiple locations across the borough, meaning that nutritious meals are readily available and families continue to receive support outside of school term time.

Holiday Meals is commissioned by Royal Greenwich and delivered by Greenwich Co-operative Development Agency (GCDA), supported by partners GS Plus, Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT)  and Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL).

Year 11s were invited to listen to a talk by Mr Francesco Guerrera, a renowned finance and business journalist and Head of EMEA at Dow Jones Media Group. Francesco was able to give our students insight into not only his career but also the world of media and journalism, giving specific advice for our students including:

• Failing to prepare is preparing to fail
• Always be authentically yourself
• Be kind and helpful to others as you progress in your career
• There are no silly questions in journalism
• Often the simplest questions get the most detailed and interesting responses