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• Changes to School Day Timings

  Fri 10 Feb 2023

  In line with the Government’s White Paper recommendation, we are considering extending the length of the school day slightly from September, and are consulting with parents about this. From September we are proposing:

   

  Nursery 9.00am – 12.00pm, and 12.00pm – 3.00pm

  Reception, year 1 and year 2 – 8.50am – 3.20pm

  Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 – 8.40am – 3.10pm

   

  We will be continuing with the staggered start and finish times to support with the safe handover of children, particularly around the years 1 and 4 doors, which would otherwise be overcrowded.

  We still intend to offer a range of after school activities, and information about these would be shared with you at the start of each term, in line with our current practise.

  I appreciate that these changes may have some impact on your current home time arrangements, including childcare or working patterns. If you wish to share your thoughts on these changes, please send your emails to the school office by the 1^st March. office@marlandhill.rochdale.sch.uk

   

• Home Learning

  Fri 10 Feb 2023

  In line with our arrangements to keep parents informed of what their child is learning in school, next week the children will once again be bringing home the knowledge organisers and homework tasks for the next half term.

  We would appreciate your support in ensuring homework tasks are completed, and returned to school. It would also be beneficial to your child if you looked at and discussed the content of the knowledge organiser at intervals across the half term, enabling your child to share with you what they are learning in class.

   

  

• February half term

  Fri 10 Feb 2023

  A reminder that we will breaking up for the February half term next Friday 17th February.

   

• Menu- week commencing 6th Feb

  Mon 06 Feb 2023
  

• Half Term Holiday Fun

  Fri 03 Feb 2023

   

   

  

• Headlice Alert

  Fri 03 Feb 2023

  We have had a number of cases of head lice across the school and would like to encourage you to check your child’s hair regularly. You may have received an email or a letter if your child’s class is affected and this includes all the information you need to treat your child.

   

  If you take your child to a prescribing pharmacy you may be entitled to free treatment or alternatively you can click on the link below for more information:

   

  NHS Minor Ailment Scheme | prescription support - Boots

   

• Year 2 Fire Engines!

  Fri 03 Feb 2023

  Year  2 have been busy In Design Technology, they have been learning all about fire engines, their purpose and their important features. They designed their own fire engines and then spent the day making them.  

  In Computing children have been learning about programming robots using BeeBots.

   

  This week they  have created maps in groups

  and written algorithms to program our BeeBot around the map. For an extra challenge, we put obstacles that the BeeBot couldn't touch on

  our map. Well Done!

   

  

• Weekly 100% Attendance Awards

  Fri 03 Feb 2023

  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	Ella-Louise	2A	Maimoona	5A	Amirah
  RA	Ibrahim	2B	Sultan	5B	Abu
  RB	Rumaysa	3A	Kai	6A	Daniela
  1A	Musa	3B	Sidrah	6B	Theo
  1B	Leaena	4A	Amelia	6C	Aisha
  		4B	Rana

  

• Swimming Reminder

  Fri 03 Feb 2023

  Year 5A– Miss Wright’s class will start their  first swimming session on Tuesday  7th February. Please ensure your child brings in their swimming kit. Thank you.

   

• Recorders

  Fri 03 Feb 2023

  Recorders will recommence on Tuesday 7th February. Thank you.