On Wednesday 17th December we will be having our Christmas dinner.

Children on school dinners will have this on the day.

For those children on packed lunches if you wish your child to have the Christmas dinner on this day you will need to email the school office: office@marlandhill.rochdale.sch.uk no later than Monday 1st December so that school can put the order in time.

What an exciting day we had in nursery when the farm came to visit us this week. We had a go at milking a cow, spent time stroking the sheep and using our senses to explore different things you can find on a farm. We learnt about all the different animals on the farm and all the jobs that need to be done. A big thank you to Alison and Farmer Philip for   coming to nursery.

A polite reminder to ensure your child brings their water bottle into school with their name clearly labelled. No juice is allowed, just water.

Thank you.

A reminder for children to please not bring in their own footballs into school. Thank you.

This week in English, Year 6 have been looking at persuasive writing. The children were split into groups and each given an endangered animal. Their task was to persuade Mrs Pridgeon that their animal was the one that should be adopted by the class. All the children worked extremely hard on researching their animals and                              producing persuasive posters and speeches.                 

Mrs Pridgeon found it a very hard task to judge but the winners were:

Miss Bingham's class— the rhino group

Miss Moulton’s class – the rhino group

On Sunday Charlie attended Rochdale’s remembrance parade with cubs,  well done Charlie!

Thank you to all who have donated– we will share the total donation soon.

Thank you.

This year’s parents’ meetings will be once again be taking place after the end of the school day and will be held in the School Hall. In order to book an     appointment, you will need to go to parent mail/parents’ evening to book a timeslot. Each            appointment will last 10 minutes.

Parents’ meetings will be held on the following dates:

· Nursery: Monday 17^th November, Tuesday 18^th November and Wednesday 19^th           November.

· Reception, Year 1 and Year 2: Monday 17^th November and Tuesday 18^th November.

· Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5: Wednesday 19^th November and Thursday 20^th November.

· Year 6: Tuesday 18^th November and  Wednesday 19^th November.

You will need to book on Parent Mail by going to Parents; evening. Thank you.

There will be no after school clubs taking place this week.

Below are the weekly attendance winners for each class. Please help support this achievement by  reminding our winners and parents that they are to look after the prizes and they must be returned to school on Monday.

Today is Becky’s last day. We wish her all the best and thank her for her incredible work as our family support worker for the past 12 years! She has made a huge difference to our community. Thank you!

Thank you so much for all your kind donations for Children In Need. The children all looked fabulous in their pyjamas. We will update you next week on how much money we have raised for this very worthy cause.