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• Weekly Attendance Winners

  Fri 06 Dec 2024

  This term, every week we will be looking at children’s attendance and all those children who have 100% attendance for the week will be put in to a draw to win 10 Dojos. There will be one random winner from each class.  To ensure your child is entered into this weekly draw, all you have to do is make sure they are in school on time every day.  Thank you for your continued support.

  N	Zahra	2B	Momina	5B	Adam
  RA	Yahya	3A	Zarnab	6A	Sayhan
  RB	Alina	3B	Ibrahim	6B	Ayesha
  1A	Irumachukwu	4A	Sumaiya
  1B	Umr	4B	Abdul-Moeez
  2A	Yusra	5A	Dara

  

• New Nursery and Reception

  Fri 06 Dec 2024

  If any parents are considering applying to our nursery or reception classes next year, and would like to look round school our open day will be Thursday 9th January at 9.30am, if you would like to attend please email the school office: office@marlandhill.rochdale.sch.uk

   

  Thank you.

   

• Congratulations

  Fri 06 Dec 2024

  Congratulations to Mrs Tahir, who has given birth to a baby girl, named Aizah.

   

• Year 6 Residential

  Fri 06 Dec 2024

  The Year 6 residential visit will be to the High Adventure Outdoor Education Centre, Cowling, Keighley, BD22 0AA. This will take place Wednesday 29th January 2025 until Friday 31st January 2025. Those who have completed the consent form and paid the £10  deposit can now pay the balance and are welcome to do this in instalments up to the departure date. Please go to the payment section in payment section in parent mail, then ‘shop’ to make any payments for this.

  Thank you.

   

• Reception Admissions 2025

  Fri 06 Dec 2024

  To apply for a reception place the deadline is Wednesday 15th January 2024. You will need to do an online application form:

   

  rochdale.gov.uk/school-admissions-appeals/apply-primary-school-place

   

  If you have any queries please contact School Admissions services:

  Email: school.admissions@rochdale.gov.uk

  Telephone: Click to call 0300 303 0340

   

   Email: school.admissions@rochdale.gov.uk

   Telephone: Click to call0300 303 0340

   Address: Early Help and Schools
  Floor 4
  Number One Riverside
  Smith Street
  Rochdale OL16 1XU

   

   

   

• Menu week commencing 2nd Dec

  Mon 02 Dec 2024
  

• Grandparents Assembly

  Fri 29 Nov 2024
  

• Primary school applications

  Fri 29 Nov 2024
  

• Parent Page

  Fri 29 Nov 2024

  Child directed play

   

  Playing with your child for 10 – 15 minutes a day is a great way to support your child’s development and build positive relationships with your child. Play is an opportunity for your child to learn, discover and explore. Play improves behaviour. Play develops the basic skills for social interactions i.e. language development, turn taking and expressing feelings appropriately.

  Tips for child directed play.

   

  · Be an attentive and appreciative audience. Turn off the television and put mobile phones away.

  · Follow your child’s lead; let them choose what to play with.

  · Go at your child’s pace, follow do not lead the activity.

  · Do not compete with your child; they will not want to play with you if it is stressful.

  · Engage in pretend or imaginative play/ role-play.

  · Give your child choices and allow them to change their mind.

  · Curb your desire to ask for help, give enough support so your child does not become too frustrated but do not take over.

  · Reward quiet or purposeful play with your attention.

  · Have fun, these times are special.

   

• Year Group Focus: Reception

  Fri 29 Nov 2024

   Our topic this half term has been ‘Machines’ and we have been learning all about different machines and what they do. The children made their own inventions in the outdoor area and at our junk modelling station. They have also been busy fixing lots of broken machines in our role play area. The children have really enjoyed learning about different construction vehicles this week. Talk to your child to see if they can tell you the names of any of the machines that you would see on a building site.

   

   We have also been thinking about things that we like and dislike and how it is ok to like different things. Connecting to this, the children were able to make sandwiches and decided which filling they would like out of three choices: jam, marmalade and soft cheese. The children loved spreading the butter and filling, cutting the sandwich in half and most importantly eating the sandwich.

   

  It is a very exciting time in Reception at the moment as we are getting ready for the Christmas Concert. We are busy rehearsing, by doing lots of dancing and singing and we can’t wait to see you on Tuesday 17^th December to show off our amazing talents.