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.

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!

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.

At Marland Hill, we are learning a new sign every week. Why not learn with us at home too!

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

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!

Well done to Zayan and Ruby-Sue for being chosen as Breakfast Club Superstars!