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• Menu week commencing 20th April

  Mon 20 Apr 2026
  

• Year Group Focus—Reception

  Fri 03 Apr 2026

  The children had a great time during our visit to Smithills Open Farm on Monday. They enjoyed riding on the donkeys and travelling up the hill on the back of the tractor. At the top of the hill they got to feed the donkeys some bread. The sheep in the barn were very greedy and the children had lots of fun feeding them. They saw lots of baby and adult animals and got to pet and hold some animals in the petting area.

   

  The children said that the rabbits and chicks were very soft. Before setting off back to school they got to see a milking demonstration. The cows were very well behaved. Farmer Carl explained how the cows get milked and showed the children the pipes where the milk goes to get processed. He also told us that the milk we get in school sometimes comes from Smithills Dairy. All in all, everyone had a lovely day and was very tired by the end of the trip.

   

  

• Year Group Focus—Reception

  Fri 03 Apr 2026

  The Reception children have had lots of fun indoors and outdoors during this half term. They have especially enjoyed playing in the mud kitchen making petal soup. They have also loved the stage area, the sand tray and playing on the climbing frame. The children have loved taking on the role of a shop assistant or a customer in the Marland Hill Garden Centre. They have also enjoyed taking on different family roles in the home corner.

   

  The children really enjoyed our walks to Forest School on Tuesday and Friday last week. They enjoyed getting out in the fresh air and looking for signs of spring. They found blossom on the trees, buds and new leaves growing on the trees and small yellow flowers. They also admired the pretty daffodils growing on Roch Valley Way. The liked listening to the birds who were singing very happily in the forest school area.

   

  

• Car Park

  Fri 03 Apr 2026

  A reminder that the car park is for blue badge   holders only. If you have a blue badge then please ensure the school office have a copy for this and display it clearly on your vehicle. The blue badge holder must be present in order to be able to      access the car park.

   

  Thank you.

   

• Sign of the Week

  Fri 03 Apr 2026

  At Marland Hill, we are learning a new sign every week. Why not learn with us at home too!

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

  

• Captain’s Table

  Fri 03 Apr 2026

  Every week children that display good manners are chosen to sit at the Captain’s Table for dinner. Well done to the following children that have been selected to sit at the Captain’s Table.

   

  RA	Haniya	3B	Emma
  RB	Mirha	4A	Zainab
  1A	Noah	4B	Hayyan
  1B	Muaz	5A	Eva-Marie
  2A	Ayaan	5B	Alisha
  2B	Bobo	6A	Malaika
  3A	Qasim	6B	Ayaan

  

• PE Superstars

  Fri 03 Apr 2026

  Every week during PE, coaches will be choosing pupils to be their PE superstars of the week. Well done to the following children who were fantastic in PE last week:

   

  Reception	Alma & Wania
  Year 1	Noah & Ayan
  Year 2	Sophia & Zain
  Year 3	Emaad & Zaki
  Year 4	Amelia & Hamza
  Year 5	Charlotte & Arianna
  Year 6	Vitoria & Isla

  

• Starbooks Reader - Winners!

  Fri 03 Apr 2026

  The following children have been awarded ‘Star Reader’ and enjoyed going to the ‘Starbooks’ cafe in the library to enjoy a drink and a treat as their reward. Fantastic!

   

  RA	Arisha	3B	Imaan
  RB	Mirha	4A	Yahya
  1A	Noah	4B	Yunus
  1B	Aayah	5A	Sumaiya
  2A	Daniel	5B	Oscar
  2B	Hashim	6A	Haidar
  3A	Caleb	6B	Amal

  

• Raffle Prize

  Fri 03 Apr 2026

  Thank you to everyone that purchased the raffle tickets. We raised a total of £161 for the school fund. Thank you to the following organisations for your donations:

   

  · Smithills Farm

  · Lynbrook

  · Educato

  · Aspire People

  · GPD Travel

  · Value Education

  · Hetherington Office Supplies

   

  

• Eco Shop

  Fri 03 Apr 2026

  We would like to thank you parents, carers and staff for your on-going support with our eco shop!  We really appreciate the role you play in protecting our environment!

   

  We would also like to say a HUGE thank you for making our FIRST stationery shop a massive success. As we had such a positive response, we will most definitely be looking to run similar stalls in the future! Do not worry if you missed out this time.