Firstly, we would like to say a huge well done and congratulations to the cast and crew of our school production, Bugsy Malone, which took place yesterday evening in the Theatre. It was a fantastic show that showcased all four of our school values. Ambition - they had only been rehearsing since the start of the Autumn term. Courage - performing on stage in front of a live audience is no easy task. Confidence - any nerves were completely hidden! And Kindness - the way everyone supported one another was wonderful to see. Thank you to all the students who took part, and to the staff and supporting adults who made the show possible. It was a true team effort and demonstrated exactly what Medina College can achieve. Thank you, everyone.
It was wonderful to welcome local primary school students to watch the dress rehearsal of Bugsy Malone yesterday afternoon. Thank you for joining us Barton Primary School, Godshill Primary School and Summerfields Primary School – you made a wonderful, attentive audience.
On Wednesday, we held our Christmas Lunch, provided by Chartwells. A big thank you to the whole team for such a lovely meal - complete with crackers and festive hats!
It has also been a busy week for sport. On Wednesday, we hosted the annual indoor girls’ 5-a-side football tournament, took part in the Year 7 Island Netball Tournament, and yesterday we hosted the Year 9 - 13 Cross Country Championships. Thank you to the PE team for organising and supporting these events, and to our fantastic students for taking part.
A special mention goes to Mole Country Stores for donating our Medina College Christmas tree. It is brightening the centre of the school and adding real festive spirit. We also hope you had the chance to see our Medina College Kindness at Christmas tree at IW Pearl as part of the Brighstone Christmas Tree Festival. If not, it can still be viewed between 10am and 3pm until 31 December.
Next Wednesday afternoon, The Island VI Form will be holding a Christmas Fair to raise money for the Mozambique trip, and some of our students will be singing at The Hospice earlier that day. Please also remember our special ‘Comfy Clothes Day’ on Friday, raising funds for the School Pastors. A reminder that school finishes after P3 at 12.45pm on Friday.
Well done to our 'Kindness token' winners this week - Merryn, Freddie, Emily, Kai and Jude - we had another large amount to be able to randomly select winners from! Well done to everyone who was given a token!
Thank you for your ongoing support. We hope you have a lovely weekend.
Mrs Paul, Mrs Mursell and Mrs Sandiford
Executive Headteacher and Co-Heads of School
This week the Year 7 Netball team played in the Island tournament at Cowes Enterprise College. We were drawn in a tough group against Cowes Enterprise College A, Ryde School A, Christ the King College and Carisbrooke College. Despite this, we had some fantastic wins and the games we drew or lost were hard fought. 
Island Schools' Cross Country Championships
