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• 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.

   

  

• After school clubs

  Fri 03 Apr 2026

  The after school clubs for the Summer term will start the week commencing 20^th April 2026 and will be up until the week before the summer holidays. There will be no after school clubs taking place the week commencing 13^th July. Sessions will run after school until 4.15pm each week.

  The cost will be £11 for the term.

  You will need to log into Parent Mail in order to book.

  For all sessions children will need to come in their PE kit on the day, with suitable trainers or pumps. Children will need to bring in their own water bottles, clearly labelled with their name on.

   

  Club	Day	Start Date	End Date	Year Groups	Cost
  Cricket	Monday	20.04.26	06.07.26	KS2	£10
  Multi Sports	Wednesday	22.04.26	08.04.26	KS2	£11
  Ball Games	Thursday	23.04.26	09.07.26	Reception and KS1	£11

• Easter Egg Competition

  Fri 03 Apr 2026

  Thank you for all your Easter competition entries. We raised a total of £144 for the school fund.           

  Congratulations, the winners are:

  EYFS: Kaisan

  KS1: Edwin

  KS2: Eliza

   

  

• School Dinners

  Fri 03 Apr 2026

  The new school dinners menu will be starting after Easter– see page 5. If you wish to change your child’s meal pattern after the April half term you must email the school office: office@marlandhill.rochdale.sch.uk no later than Thursday 2nd April

   

  Meal patterns are set per half term. School dinners are £3.10 per day and are to be paid on parent mail.

   

• Hollingworth Lake Visit Year 3, 4, 5

  Fri 03 Apr 2026

  Year 3, 4 and 5 children are invited to go to Hollingworth Lake Water Activity Centre to take part in hour long sessions in kayaking and paddle boarding. The dates and times are as follows:

   

  · Year 4 Wednesday 6^th May 2026

  · Year 3 Thursday 7^th May 2026

  · Year 5 Friday 8^th May 2026

   

  The children are to come to school in their PE kit and will need to bring swimwear and a towel, plus old pumps/trainers that can get wet. The activity centre will issue wetsuits and buoyancy aids on the day.

   

  The cost of the visit is heavily subsided by school. We are asking for a voluntary contribution of £3, which is to be paid on Parent Mail by going to  payments/shop. Please complete the consent form on Parent Mail, which can be found in the forms section.

   

• Reading Workshops

  Fri 03 Apr 2026

  After Easter the reading workshops will be as follows:

   

  · Friday 24^th April - Year 5

  · Friday 1^st May - Year 4

  · Friday 8^th May - Year 3

  · Friday 15^th May - Year 2

  · Friday 22^nd May - Year 1

   

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

   

  Tea/Coffee will be provided.

   

  We look forward to seeing you there!

   

   

   

• Menu week commencing 30th March

  Mon 30 Mar 2026
  

• Year Group Focus—Nursery

  Fri 27 Mar 2026

  In Nursery this half term we are learning about animals around the world. For this half term we have our very own Zoo filled with many different animals and the children have been making cages for our zoo.  So far, we have learned about jungle animals, Arctic animals. We have learned lots of interesting facts about all these animals and where they live.

   

  The children have loved playing with the stuffed animal toys as well as the toy puppets which has allowed them to role play as the animal both inside and outside during choosing time. This term we will be learning about minibeasts and will be searching for minibeast in our forest school.

   

  Nursery had a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day!  The children came into school dressed as their favourite characters or in their comfiest clothes.

   

  We explored the story, ‘Going on a Bear Hunt.’ The children joined in with the words and actions while we read the book together.

   

  Their excitement continued the next day when they took part in a series of themed workshops. In one   activity the children created their own paper plate bears, where they stuck on the pieces on by themselves. They also enjoyed a movement workshop where they practiced balancing on a balancing bench and jumped through hoops.