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• Packed lunches

  Fri 27 Feb 2026

  Please can we remind parents/carers that children who bring a packed lunch should not bring in hot foods that require warming up such as rice, burgers etc.

   

  Thank you for your continued support with this.

   

• Reading Afternoon’s

  Fri 27 Feb 2026

  The next reading workshop will be as follows:

   

  · Friday 6^th March- Year 5

  · Friday 13^th March- Year 3

  · Friday 27^th March -Year 2

   

  They will be taking place in the school hall  2.30pm-3pm.

   

  Tea/Coffee will be provided.

   

  We look forward to seeing you there!

   

• Breakfast Club

  Fri 27 Feb 2026

  Well done to Isla and Sophia for being chosen as Breakfast Club Superstars!

   

  

• Menu week commencing 23rd Feb

  Mon 23 Feb 2026
  

• Parent Page— Tips for talking to your child about safer strangers

  Fri 13 Feb 2026

  Try saying things like:

   

  · When you are outside of your house there are lots of people. People you do not know are called strangers. Not all strangers are nice and you cannot tell if somebody is nice by how they look.

   

  · If somebody you are not expecting to asks you to go with them never go and tell an adult.

   

  · If you are lost or scared look for a safer adult stranger.

   

  · Who is a safer adult stranger? A parent/ carer, a police officer, a doctor, a teacher are all examples of safer strangers

   

  · If you cannot find a safer stranger look for a safer building you can go in to which may have safer adult strangers inside.

   

  · What is a safer building? A church, a mosque, a police station, a local shop such as Tesco.

   

  · If you are worried about any conversations or behaviours of strangers tell your safer people who can help.

   

  More information and resources can be found at www.clevernevergoes.org  

   

• Year Group Focus—Year 3

  Fri 13 Feb 2026

  Year 3

   

  Throughout the term, we have been working hard studying the ancient Egyptians and as part of our work in Art we have created some spectacular pieces of foil art. To do this, we firstly designed our very own Egyptian style god or goddess to be the focal point of our final product. We then used what we have learned about the artist Friedensreich Huddertwasser to design and decorate the background. We think the final results are pretty amazing! What do you think? 

   

  Through our work in History and English, we have looked at the process of mummification and considered why the ancient Egyptians mummified their dead. To help us to understand the different stages of this incredible process we ‘mummified’ our own salad tomatoes using salt and baking soda instead of   natron salt. The results were, as predicted, surprising as the tomatoes that we had preserved came out of the salt looking almost brand new. Whereas the   tomato that wasn’t preserved was left as a slimy, horrible mess in the bottom of the container.

   

  

• Sign of the Week

  Fri 13 Feb 2026

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

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

  

• Captain’s Table

  Fri 13 Feb 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	Vyga	3B	Imaan
  RB	Laith	4A	Izaan
  1A	Haniya	4B	Lana
  1B	Ayla	5A	Zoya
  2A	Daniel	5B	Hayder
  2B	Sophia	6A	Momin
  3A	Albi	6B	Hamaad

  

• PE Superstars

  Fri 13 Feb 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	Fatima. F & Primrose
  Year 1	Yusuf & Ibrahim
  Year 2	Maryam & Ella
  Year 3	Mahad & Albi
  Year 4	Toby & Musa
  Year 5	Aroush & Arfa
  Year 6	Vitoria & Ayaan

  

• Starbooks Reader - Winners!

  Fri 13 Feb 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	Zayan	3B	Inaaya
  RB	Evie	4A	Sikemi
  1A	Francy	4B	Yunus
  1B	Aayah	5A	Abel
  2A	Kayden	5B	Noor
  2B	Olly	6A	Connor
  3A	Dawud	6B	Amal