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• Marland ecoMart

  Fri 31 Jan 2025

  We wanted to start off by saying a HUGE thank you to all the parents/carers and staff who took their time to support the launch of our eco shop, Marland ecoMart. It was very successful, we managed to save 52 containers from waste.

   

  Councillor Tricia Ayrton (deputy leader and cabinet member for climate change, and environment) and Councillor Rachel Massey attended our launch and even refilled some of their very own plastic containers with our wonderful household products.

   

  Nigel Goulding, Environmental Educational Officer, awarded the children with their very own ‘Environmental Champion’ badges. We are super grateful and proud!

   

  Rochdale Council have posted about the launch on their    social media.

   

  We have received some lovely, positive reviews of the products which we will share with you soon.

   

  Marland ecoMart looks forward to welcoming you next month, for now, please save your 500ml containers!

   

  School Council

   

  

• Parent Page

  Fri 31 Jan 2025

  Supporting your child with conflict resolution

   

  Bickering, arguing and falling out between children is a normal part of growing up. Parents are often unhappy about this as they see this as their child being unhappy. However through the experience of disagreeing with each other children learn resilience, how to express their feelings and defend their rights. Parents who rush to mediate arguments or try to resolve disputes for their children are often inadvertently denying their child the opportunity to learn important communication and conflict resolution skills.

   

  What you can do to support your child’s social resilience:

  · Ignore minor squabbles. Resolving their own difficulties helps children develop the skills they need to communicate and resolve issues within friendship groups or with siblings. Undoubtedly there will be times that your child wants to discuss difficulties with friends or siblings, discuss these incidents but ask children for their ideas on how to resolve the conflict.

  · Give limited attention to constant tale telling over small matters. Try to reward   conflict resolution with your attention rather than giving the attention to unwanted behaviours. Encourage your child to speak about positive   interactions with others as much as possible i.e. notice when your child is interacting well with their peers or siblings and praise that behaviour.

  · If children feel unable to deal with peer conflict in school encourage them to speak to an adult who can help resolve difficulties. If staff are aware of issues as they occur it is much easier to find a resolution. Looking at incidents that have occurred the previous day is very difficult to manage.

  · Do not encourage your child to retaliate, this could lead to your child getting hurt or getting in to trouble themselves.

  · Remember that arguments between siblings and friends is normal. Don’t moan loudly about your children always fighting as children will likely live up to your perception of them.

   

• Captain’s Table

  Fri 31 Jan 2025

  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	Tahira	3B	Alisha
  RB	Ahmad	4A	Zunaira
  1A	Ayaan	4B	Anaya
  1B	Daniel. G	5A	Zayan
  2A	Harun	5B	Hibah
  2B	Mila	6A	Amina
  3A	Joshua	6B	Alisha

  

• PE Superstars

  Fri 31 Jan 2025

  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	Minaal, Khalil, George, Amaal
  Year 1	Ella, Nusaybah, Umar
  Year 2	Albi, George, Safaa
  Year 3	Aizah, Yunus, Alektra, Nathan
  Year 4	Freddie, Willow, Alice, Charlotte
  Year 5	Aatikah, Aliyan, Mehvish, Hussain
  Year 6	Manahil, Aizah. A, Ayesha

  

• Breakfast Club

  Fri 31 Jan 2025

  Well done to Philipe and Marwah for being chosen as Breakfast Club Superstars!

   

  

• Starbooks Reader - Winners!

  Fri 31 Jan 2025

  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	Hussain. G	3B	Yaran
  RB	Mia. S	4A	Azbah
  1A	Abubakar	4B	Yahya
  1B	Jesse	5A	Jezreel
  2A	Aadam	5B	Roshaan
  2B	Ayat	6A	*
  3A	Amara	6B	*

  

• Handmade Colouring Books

  Fri 31 Jan 2025

  School Council are selling their handmade colouring books in school from Monday 3rd February.

  These will be priced at £1 per booklet.

  All proceeds will be going to a local charity many of you will know, Springhill Hospice.

  Please support the children with their fundraising efforts!

   

• Weather Conditions

  Fri 31 Jan 2025

  Please can we ask parents/carers to ensure that children come into school with their coat/jackets, gloves/hat/scarf suitable for the weather. Please ensure your child’s name is clearly labelled on items of clothing. Thank you.

   

• Free Schools meals

  Fri 31 Jan 2025

  If you circumstances have changed at home and you may be entitled to free school meals you can apply for this on the Rochdale Council website. Please speak to Sue in the office if you need any help with this.

  Thank you.

   

• Medical Appointments

  Fri 31 Jan 2025

  Please can we remind parents/carers that any routine appointments for your child, such as  dentist or opticians should be made outside of school hours. Thank you.