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• Prize Draw!

  Fri 16 Nov 2018
  Thank you to all our parents and carers who took the time to complete a free school meals application form in the last couple of weeks.  For every child whose form was returned, we issued a raffle ticket to win a Kindle Fire HD!  On Monday 12th November, all the raffle tickets were put into a hat and a winning ticket was drawn.  We are happy to announce the winner of the prize was Adam Whelan!  Congratulations to him and thank you everybody for your support.

  

• Year 6 Booster Sessions

  Fri 16 Nov 2018

  Our year 6 teachers will be holding ‘booster’ session classes from next week, in the morning before school starts. If your child can benefit from these classes you will receive a letter home with your child. We encourage parents to allow children to attend these classes, which are designed to boost their confidence in a given subject and help support them in their upcoming SATS examinations. Please return the permission slip to your child’s teacher or to the school office as soon as possible so that your child does not miss out of these lessons.

   

• Children In Need Day

  Fri 09 Nov 2018

  It is Children in Need on Friday 16th November. Children are invited to come to school in spotty clothes or pyjamas for a donation of £1. All money raised will be going to Children in Need.

   

  

• IPLCN Ashworth Valley School Council Day

  Fri 09 Nov 2018

  Our Year 5 school council members took part in an activity day at Ashworth Valley on Wednesday, alongside children from other IPLCN schools. They made tea-lights, and took part in archery, shelter building, go-karting and even had crumpets by a campfire! Great fun was had by everyone.

   

  

• Archery

  Tue 06 Nov 2018

  Well done to the children that took part in the Archery Festival on Tuesday. They cam second overall. Well done!

   

  

• Science Week

  Tue 06 Nov 2018

  Next week, week commencing 12^th November, children at Marland Hill will be undertaking activities for Science Week. During this week your child will be walking to the forest school site, just down the road on Roch Valley Way. They will take part in an outdoor learning session to supplement the class based science session. Your child will need suitable clothing and footwear to be in school all of this week, a waterproof coat, warm jumper, wellies or walking boots. Please can you put wellies/outdoor shoes in a plastic bag with your child’s name clearly labelled. All children will be taking part so this extra footwear is essential as the woods will be very muddy.

   

  On Thursday 15^th and Friday 16^th November children will be taking part in science workshops. We will be visited by real scientists who will work with the children to do hands on science experiments. We are asking parents to contribute £1 per child to help towards the cost of this visit.

   

  Children may get some science homework next week and we encourage children to bring in examples of science experiments/projects to show their class. There will be prizes for the best ones

  

• Revision Books Year 6 and Year 2

  Tue 06 Nov 2018

  We have CGP revision book available from the school office for Year 6 in English, English Grammar, Maths and English and Maths practice papers. We also have CGP revision books available for English, Reading and Maths for Year 2.

   

  All books cost £3 each.

   

• Anti Bullying Week

  Tue 06 Nov 2018

  Next week it is anti bullying week. We have chosen the theme ‘respect’ and we will be having an odd sock day on Monday 12th November, this will help us look at individuality. We are not asking for any donations for this.

   

  Within this weeks computer lesson we will be focussing on cyber bullying and staying safe online through stop speak support. If you want to find out more information please go online to: 

   

  https://www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/

   

  

• Poppy Appeal

  Fri 02 Nov 2018

  Remembrance Sunday falls on 11 November in 2018. We will be selling poppies from Monday 5th November to Friday 9th November. Key Stage 2 children will be able to buy them at break time. School Council members will be selling them near tuck shop. Nursery, Reception and Years 1 and 2 will have the opportunity to buy them too. School Council will come to their class. Please see below for the extra poppy related items that children may also buy. 

  

• Halloween Disco

  Thu 01 Nov 2018

  Thank you to everyone who came to our Halloween disco. We had a 'spook'tacular time with lots of monster dancing. Your costumes were frightfully wonderful. A special thank you goes to the PTA for doing an incredible job for what was their first time in charge. Thanks to those of you who have already fed back to the PTA with ideas and comments. These will, of course, be taken on board for next year. Thank you!