Thank you to students, parents and staff for their generous donations of Easter eggs, collected yesterday by Reed Employment for distribution to the following local causes: Rainbow Trust; The Children's Trust; Jigsaw Trust and Woking and Sam Beare Hospice.
Bioplastics made from potato starch was how British Science Week started. It ended with students making pledges to replace with environmentally-friendly alternatives or cut down completely on single use plastic.
Through to the County Finals, our Year 7A and B Netball teams after their performances in the District Tournaments. The As won all their pool games apart from one and the Bs finished top in their pool but lost (2-1) in the final. However, they also earned a place in the County finals. They will compete on 23rd March along with ten other top county teams. Best of luck to all of them!
Regional finalists in the British Schools Karting Championship. Our teams came first and third last night in the qualifier and will now go through to the Regional Finals in May at Teamsport Reading. Congratulations all!
Over 50 different organisations and further/higher education establishments are being represented tonight at Gordon's annual Careers Fair. Exhibitors are here from a whole host of businesses. Among those welcomed was Chief Petty Officer Gordonian Sean Garrett from the Royal Navy.
Making plastic from potato starch is how our Year 8s kicked off British Science Week 2020 today. Their bioplastic lesson ties in with a whole school effort to cut down usage of single use plastic and use environmentally friendly alternatives.
A chance to own a piece of rugby memorabilia and help equip the sports hub @gordonsPE. This Flying Fijians rugby shirt has been signed by all the members of the victorious team, who beat the Barbarians at Twickenham in November. To bid for the shirt, click here.
Representing the USA, our MUN team came away with Best Delegation award at NORMAC (Norwich School Model Arctic Council) - the only one in the world. They debated issues such as meteorological co-operation; whaling and the growth of shipping in the region over three days in Norwich.
Congratulations to both the Junior Choir and Semper Fidelis Singers, who won both their classes in the Godalming Music Festival. Semper Fidelis Singers came away with the Haydn Cup for the third year running.
Through to the semi-finals of the HMC Foursomes, the golf team who beat Epsom College two games to one in the regional finals last night at Walton Heath Golf Club. Congratulations and best of luck in the next round.
Top tips for creative writing today from children's author Matt Whyman, as part of Book Week. Mr Whyman's most recent book 'Our Planet - The One Place we all Call Home' is the official book to the Netflix original documentary series.
Smiles all round for their sports shirts, donated by Sandringham House to the children of St Nicholas School in Accra, Ghana.
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