Newsletters

I hope you all had a joyful half-term break.  As we leave the cold and dark days of February behind us, there are longer and brighter days ahead. 

Our Year 11 pupils have been engaged in their second set of trial examinations which continue for a further week; we continue to wish them well. It is great to see them so focussed, with an eye on their future aspirations.

In the week ahead, I look forward to meeting Year 9 parents at the options evening. This is an exciting time for Year 9 as they start the process of choosing their GCSE options subjects. 

Please enjoy reading below about some of our students' recent successes. We are always keen to celebrate and share when our students do well, so please do keep us informed of anything your child achieves outside of school. Details can be sent to info@medina.iow.sch.uk. 

Have a lovely weekend. 

Kam Bains
Headteacher

Bright future ahead for chess star, Riley!
Year 8 student, Riley, recently competed in the 3 Blitz international
Chess events (5 minute games plus 3 seconds per move). Riley won 6 games over the 3-day event, which was a fantastic achievement as he was playing against highly experienced and professional players! The photo shows him playing against Arena Grandmaster, Sam Coates, who said Riley was a solid player with a very promising future ahead of him in chess.

Year 7 & 8 Indoor Football
The Medina College Year 7 & 8 lunchtime indoor football competition came to a close at the end of last half-term. In the final, holders ABC United were playing Tall and Small. In a closely fought contest in front of a big crowd, it finished 2-2 after full-time. The game went to penalties, in which ABC United ended up winning. Well done to all the players who took part. The tournament was really fun and played in great spirits.

U13 Indoor Cricket
The U13 boys indoor cricket team have reached the finals of the indoor competition! They had excellent games against Christ the King College and The Island Free School, both going down to the wire but managing to keep composure and get the wins. Well played boys! We look forward to the finals which will be played in March.