Kent Teacher of the Year Award After a challenging year let's recognise the tireless effort and support within the Education sector. Sometimes the exceptional work of individuals may seem to have gone unnoticed, so the Kent Teacher of the Year Award provides an opportunity to publicly recognise the hard work and thank them for all they do. We would appreciate your help in sharing these details to give an exceptional member of staff the recognition they deserve. Anyone can nominate and it's not only teachers who are recognised, these awards celebrate every role in schools. A panel of judges select winners from every district at the awards ceremony. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO NOMINATE. Please visit www.kmcharityteam.co.uk/ktoty and complete the online form.

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Merlin and friends would like to wish all The Malling School family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Sea Cadets First Aid Training Congratulations to Cdt 1st Jess Ritchie, Cdts Toby Summers, Aeddan Day, James Dale, Fin Drake and New Entry Cadet Julia Fedina on passing their Basic First Aid Course last weekend. Apparently Cdt Aeddan was a little camera shy! Cdt 1st Jess and Cdt Aeddan have also been recommended to return for their Intermediate Course.

It is with huge delight that the PE department share with you that our Year 9 rugby team qualified for the Premiership Final by ending last Thursday's tournament unbeaten with three victories from three. The character, determination and resilience shown by these young men was outstanding and we extremely proud of them all. Results: Malling: 15 Rio Bennett, Ben Guest and Toby Robertson St Augustines: 0 Malling: 10 Jackson Berry, Rio Bennett Cornwallis: 5 Malling: 25 Jackson Berry, Henry Parkinson, Jacob Ritchie, Rio Bennett, Ben Guest Maplesden Noakes: 5 Squad: Andre Silva Harrison White Toby Robertson Daniel McRoberts Kai Hayes Alfie Moss Henry Parkinson Jackson Berry Harry Fisher Jacob Ritchie Louis Chatfield Ben Guest Jacob Beadle Rio Bennett

The Malling School Leavers Prom 2022 8th July Mercure Great Danes Hotel Maidstone Tickets are £40 each this includes a three-course meal, disco and venue decorations. As places are limited, a non-refundable deposit of £10 is required by Friday 28th January 2022, together with completion of the letter/code of conduct to confirm a place Please ensure you carefully read both the letter and code of conduct. A final payment of £30 will be due by Friday 25th March 2022 Any enquires please contact helen.cable@themallingschool.kent.sch.uk

FEARLESS WEEK – SAFER COMMUNITIES EVENT – 25th NOVEMBER At The Malling School, we have been working closely with other local schools and Kent Police to ensure that our students are safe and are educated about the potential issues they may face in the local community and wider society. To support the local community and the students within it, The Holmesdale School are hosting a parental engagement workshop on Thursday 25 November 2021. This will take place between 4.45pm and 8pm at The Holmesdale School. There will be several speakers discussing the issues surrounding young people today. There will be representatives from Fearless, Family Matters, 'Restore, Reform, Respect' and the St Giles Trust, as well as representatives from Kent Police. It is hoped that this workshop will provide parents in the community the opportunity to gain an understanding of the issues that young people face today, as well as educating parents on how to support their children as they grow through adolescence. The event is sure to be popular so you will need to book a space via The Holmesdale School office. Simply call (01634 240416) or email the school to book your place (office@holmesdale.kent.sch.uk). If you are emailing, please ensure that your name, school, contact details and number of spaces required are provided. Yours truly, Paul Williams

Sea Cadets Last weekend saw the final course of the year on HMS Cavalier in Chatham Dockyard. Cadet Daisy Cole and New Entry Cadet Julia Fedina undertook the General Naval Knowledge Course completing sessions in Seamanship, Naval History, Marching and Naval life. Both did extremely well, staying overnight onboard HMS Cavalier. Congratulations girls! Excellent role models for TMS.

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Remembrance Sunday Yesterday, 9 of our Sea Cadets turned out on parade for the Remembrance Day Church Service and Act of Remembrance at St James the Great Church in East Malling. This was our first independent Community Engagement. Every Cadet acted in an exemplary manner, displaying not only the Sea Cadet Core Values, but the Malling School Way Values too. Cadets: Toby Summers, Fin Drake, Aeddan Day, James Dale, Daisy Cole, Callum Hill New Entry Cadets: Tyler Ireland, Julia Fedina and Sophie Hall from the Pre-Cadet Club

Booking Extension The booking deadline for the Year 5 Transition Workshop this Saturday 13th November has been extended to 9.00am on Thursday this Thursday. Please visit The Malling School website or Eventbrite to book a place for your year 5 child.

If you missed yesterday's announcement, our school show in July will be, Matilda. To audition for a singing and acting part you will need to: Sing 'When I Grow Up' on your own. Perform a monologue from the audition script. To audition for the chorus you will need to: Sing 'When I Grow Up' in a group. Dates for auditions will be revealed soon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h6TZVSRzOk