On Friday 13th March, we will be holding a ‘Wear Your Colours’ Day. The children can come to school in their own clothes representing their house colour, to celebrate their house achievements. On this day,  children will also receive double house points.  EYFS can wear non-uniform.

The House Colours are as follows:

Water - Blue             Air - Yellow                      Fire - Red                        Earth - Green 

Neurodivergent support

 The Neurodiversity Hub

· The NDH supports families and children who are neurodivergent, or who have communication differences, to work together with professionals to problem solve issues that are affecting them. It is based on needs and not a diagnosis. You can contact them on 0785 868 5131.

Umbrella Sessions

·  Umbrella Sessions provide support for parents with a child who may be        presenting with a neurodiversity. They aim to deliver sessions for parents on sensory challenging strategies, sleep and wellbeing and neurodiversity at school. There is no cost to participants. You can contact them on 07901 854741. Their website is https://rochdaleparentcarersvoice.co.uk/umbrella-sessions/

SHINE

· SHINE is a 10 week intervention for parents/carers of primary school aged    children who have social and communication needs. There are range of topics such as communication, play, sleep, celebrating your child's gifts and talents and who else can support. Website https://www.barnardos.org.uk/get-support/services/shine. Contact details: 01706 769634 and rochdale.services@barnardos.org.uk

Children’s Occupational Therapy

· Children’s OT (HMR) Community aim to help a child to minimise the impact of their difficulties and improve their ability to participate in their daily occupations by finding ways to overcome any problems they experience. They see children with sensory difficulties impacting on their function and occupational               performance. Contact 0161 206 0606.

Spectrum Gaming

· Spectrum gaming is an autistic led UK based charity that supports autistic    people. They provide a space where autistic children can feel safe and create belonging with peers who share similar experiences. They have online services where young people can be supervised by adults to explore and connect with others. Contact details: https://www.spectrumgaming.net/about-us and            info@spectrumgaming.ne

This week in Year 5, we have been looking at why the moon appears to be different shapes over the month. The children experiemented using torches and ball to represent the Earth, Moon and Sun. The children loved seeing this change in real life and can’t wait to look at the moon tonight!

Last term, the children were studying the different forms of graffiti art and were able to design their own name tags. We looked into the ethics of this art and whether it is considered to be vandalism or not. The children loved creating their massive graffiti wall out which was stuck up in the hall for all to see! The children also perfected their origami skills and made a piece focused on rotational symmetry.

In computing, we have been looking at Crumble kits and how to programme a light (sparkle) and motor to follow our commands. The children loved experimenting with this and created some very impressive pieces of coding! This term, we are looking at data bases and how to sort and order large pieces of information. The children will be able to hunt through large data sets and find what they need quickly!

In DT, the children have tasted different flavours of scones and decided they hate them all!! Despite this, the children have started to design their cheese scones and we will be making them in the last week of term!

In English, the children have just began writing their first draft all about mountains! They have found loads of interesting information about mountains across the world and have made a fantastic start on their information page. At the end of this term, the children will be heading down to year 2 to teach them all about what they have learned!

We are very proud to announce that Freddie and Rania have won our poetry competition and have been invited to perform their poems at Rochdale's Poet Laureate ceremony. We are so proud of them and have loved hearing them perform their poems to the school in our assembly!

Please can we remind parents that Toys from home are not allowed in school.

Thank you.

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!

Dear Parents and Carers,

At Marland Hill Community Primary School, we are committed to supporting our local community. We know that many families face challenges, and we want to do our part to help those in need.       Rochdale Foodbank has reported a high demand for food support which is why we are asking for donations of cans, bottles and dried food on  Thursday 12th March.

We understand not everyone will be in a position to donate, but we appreciate any donations we      receive.

Please send in any donations with your child to their classroom on Thursday 12th March.

Thank you in advance for your kindness.

School Council.  

On Monday 30^th March, our Reception classes will be visiting Smithills Farm in Bolton where they will be looking at animal families and the changes they go through as they grow. The children will have the opportunity to handle and feed many of the   animals and as a special treat they will be able to ride on a donkey and travel around the farm on a tractor trailer.

All children must wear school uniform on the school trip and please ensure your child is wearing  appropriate shoes, coat, hat, sun cream etc. according to the weather.

The cost of the trip will be £12 per child. This is a voluntary contribution towards the cost of the visit and transport, however if there is not enough money collected the trip will be cancelled.  This cost of the trip has been heavily subsidised by school. 

Please go to parent mail and complete the consent form (found in the forms section) and please pay for the visit (payments/then shop)