Children In Need this year will be on Friday 15th November. We invite the children and staff to come in wearing spots/ pyjamas. Please can you ensure children wear appropriate clothing for the weather and for school and we ask that they do not come in slippers. Thank you.

We are asking for £1 per child donation which is to be given to the class teacher on the day. Thank you.

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:

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!

Pupils from our School Council paid their respects to the fallen with their own special remembrance   tribute at Rochdale Cenotaph yesterday.

The pupils, who were joined by local veterans and armed forces lead member, Councillor Janet Emsley: laid a wreath, read poetry and paused for a minute’s silence.

The pupils took the time to ask veterans about their time in the forces, what Remembrance Sunday means to them, and life after service.

Councillor Emsley said: “It was a lovely and poignant gesture from Marland Hill Community Primary School to walk from their school to the cenotaph, and take a moment to reflect and remember. The    pupils were a credit to the school through their moving poetry, beautifully designed wreath and interesting and informative questions. Lest we forget.”

The children also visited Rochdale Memorial Gardens to pay their respects.

Over the course of this academic year, staff will be running a number of sessions for parents. These sessions will be designed to support parents with different aspects of their child’s education, and will be aimed at the relevant year groups each time. The sessions will cover areas such as maths, phonics and school readiness. We will also continue to run our weekly parent reading workshops, which we really appreciate your support and participation in.

Sessions will be shared in advance via the newsletter, so please keep an eye out. We look forward to seeing you!

Well done to Sonny and Arlo for being chosen Breakfast Club Superstars!

For those who celebrated Diwali in the holidays Happy Diwali and we hope you enjoyed your       celebrations.

The next reading afternoon workshop will be as follows:

· Monday 11th November—Year 2

We hope to see as many parents as possible.

Thank you for your continued support.

Year 3, 4 , 5 and 6 have been invited to the cinema. The details are as follows:

· Year 3: Thursday 28^th November  The Reel Cinema in Rochdale to watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. The film is rated PG

· Year 4: Wednesday 20^th November The Odeon Cinema in Rochdale to watch Migration. The film is rated U.

· Year 5: Wednesday 27^th November  The Odeon Cinema in Rochdale to watch Ozi: Voice of the Forest. The film is rated PG.

· Year 6: Tuesday 26^th November The Odeon Cinema in Rochdale to watch Despicable Me 4. The film is rated U.

Please go to parent mail to complete the consent form, which can be found in the forms section. Thank you.

Odd Socks Day this year is on Tuesday 12th November and marks the start of Anti-Bullying Week.

We invite children and staff to come to school wearing odd socks! Our odd socks celebrate that we are all unique and show our stance against bullying.