Marr College Newsletter Marr College Newsletter May 2020 | Page 5

Issue Number 08 | May 2020 Marr College Music Video – Jump! Over 40 members of Marr College staff came together to create a video to bring some cheer during the lockdown. Staff were keen to give students a laugh at their air guitar attempts, costumes and various jumps – all set to Van Halen’s ‘Jump’! We have to say thank you to Mr Baillie for putting together the video and co-ordinating each line of the song – no easy task. To view the video, click on the image below or visit @MarrColOffIcial. example, we have devised a new booklet on transition which will go on Teams as an activity for our new S1. Normally this month we would send down some S1 to do a Q&A session. We are hopeful that we can recruit some S1 to make a video answering some of the P7 questions and for the new S1s to build relations with staff and pupils at Marr. Guidance, subject departments and other staff will be involved in online guides, including videos, pictures, slides and info. More info to come. S3 Geography S3 Geography classes were exploring the theme of The World Outside my Window. They looked at how they were linked to places and how those places have changed. There were some great examples including Daniel who was researching Derby and Josh who was researching Florida as a holiday destination. P7 Transitions Guidance, SFL and Primaries are working together on a virtual transition to support our new S1s. For 4