Marish Primary School Newsletter

Issue 4 23 November 2018

Dates to remember:

Monday 26 November

Nasal flu vaccinations-Rec to Y6

Christmas unwrapped(6T & 6G)

Tuesday 27 November

Year 5 Roman Workshop

Black Park Trip-RM & RS

Wednesday 28 November

Resource Base to TVAP

Thursday 29 November

Y6 Christmas unwrapped (6M& 6G)

Y4 Swimming-last session for the term

Tuesday 4 December

KS1 Choir to Windsor 11.30 to 2.20pm

Tuesday 11 December

Christmas Pantomime

Friday 14 December NSPCC Sparkle Day

Wednesday 19 December

Christmas Lunch

Friday 21 December School closes at 1.30pm

Last Thursday, children from year 3 enjoyed a circus workshop lead by Mr.Sensible as part of their curriculum enrichment for this term. He not only taught the children skills, but also demonstrated some spectacular talent. They learnt how to do different tricks such

as balancing peacock feathers, spinning

plates on stick and juggling colourful

scarves. Some even had an opportunity to

try the monocycles and stilts!

They all had a great time!

Y3 Circus Workshop

Meet our School Council Congratulations to all the children who were elected to be School Councillors this year! They have been elected from every KS2 class .This forum gives the children a chance to share their ideas and have their say. They encourage everyone to think of great ideas to help the school. This year the main focus of the

School Council is getting more

equipment for the school

playground. The School Council plans to host a series of fundraisers to gather some funds. We

hope the whole school community will support their efforts.

Meet our Trustees Hello I am Chris Small and many of you especially the children know me as Chrissy.I have been closely associated with the community in Lang-ley and Slough as I served as Deputy Mayor in 2011-12 and then as Mayor in 2012-13.Marish holds a very special place for me as I went to Marish as a pupil in 1954 and later so did my three children. After the death of my husband Adrian, I joined the Marish Academy Trust as a Community governor/Trustee and have been actively involved in vari-ous activities of the school. I am actively involved with the Reading Helper scheme the school runs and I look forward to my Wednesday and Thursdays when I get to be ‘Nanny reader’ to the children. It is my proudest moment when I see a child who has been struggling with reading, achieve his/her goal and is able to read and I get great satisfaction to be a small part in their journey. I want to strongly urge the Grandads and Grannys of Marish and Willow to give their time if they can spare it to become Reading buddies to our children at both schools. I take great pride in the way both schools have been shaped under the able leadership and hard work of the staff and the children getting the right support and encouragement so they can achieve their potential. My best wishes to all for the festive season and the New Year.

Christmas performances Nursery: Tuesday 4 Deceber@10.00am Tuesday 4 December @ 2.00pm Reception: Wednesday 5 December @ 1.30pm Thursday 6 December @ 10.00am Resource Base: Thursday 13 December @ 2.00pm Y1,2 Monday 17 December@ 2.00pm Thursday 20 December @ 9.00am Y3,4 Tuesday 18 December @ 9.00am Wednesday 19 December @ 2.00pm Y5,6 Wednesday 19 December@ 9.00am Thursday 20 December @ 2.00pm

Remembrance Day

More than 800 poppies made from plastic straws and paper plates were planted at Marish on Monday 12th in honour of the centenary of Armistice Day. There was a morning assembly followed by planting of the poppies on a specially made structure where each child laid

their poppy in honour of those who fought and lost their lives. We hope that this permanent memorial that we have built to honour our soldiers will remind children of the importance of Remembrance day.

Road Safety Assembly

Lewis from the Road Safety Team came to talk to our children about keeping themselves safe on the roads. He and his puppet made the session very interactive and engag-ing for the children. Some issues that were tackled in the assembly were about the importance of crossing the road safely, wearing visual aids, pedestrian crossings, in-car safety, safer cycling amongst others.

Congratulations! We are extremely proud that Sensei Basil of Moberly Stars judoka was selected as the Talent coach for Judo this year by the British Judo Association. Sensei Basil has been associated with Marish for the past 5 years and our children have greatly benefitted

from this association. Moberly Stars has been running a judo club after school at Marish and is one of our validated CU Learning destinations. He will be back with judo again in the spring term. Club details will be sent out to parents shortly.

Children in Need Many thanks to everyone who contributed to this year’s Children in Need. We raised a whopping £468 at

Marish. It is great to know that we contribute to a charity that provide grants to projects in the UK ,which

focus on children and young people who are disadvantaged. Children & staff came dressed in their pyjamas

to raise awareness of this great cause.

Year 1 Weather Day In Year 1 we have been learning about different types of weather in geography. To create an immersive experience for the children, we held a weather themed costume day. The children thoroughly enjoyed this experience and their cos-tumes provided a lot of opportunities for them to talk about their experiences of different types of weather. To complete the day- we even saw a real rainbow in the sky! Thank you to the parents for your support with the children's fantastic costumes.

Y2 Special projects As part of their curriculum this term, Year 2 children were asked to present a special project about where they came from. This Geography project would enable children to understand about where we live, the United Kingdom and the world. The projects submitted by children were diverse and showed a lot of insight. Here are a few we picked to share with you.

Our Contact details: Marish Primary School

Swabey Road,Langley SL3 8NZ Tel:01753 819900

Email: post@marishandwillow.co.uk Web: marish.marishacademytrust.co.uk

School office closes at 16.30. Calls should be made to Meerkats after that time.

For after school Meerkats club please ring 07719 341389

English for Parents ( WEA)

This course will enable you to learn the English you need to talk to teachers and communicate with your child’s school. The course will include speaking, listening, reading and writing.

The course is being held at the following venue:

This course is FREE & Spaces are still available! For further enquiries or to book onto the course please leave your

name and mobile number at Yew Tree Road Children’s Centre or

contact the WEA Slough Office on 01753 554456 / 0787190135 / email

slough@wea.org.uk

Romsey Close Children Centre Slough SL3 8PE

Start: 02/11/2018

Finish: 25/01/2019

Fridays 12.30pm – 14.30pm

20 hrs

COLD WEATHER Now that the cold weather is here please ensure

children wear warm coats ,gloves and hats to school

Important Reminders 1.School Dinners: All new ParentPay accounts must be activated. Please remember to pre-order your child’s lunch on ParentPay. If you do not pre-order a lunch, you must provide your child with a packed lunch for that day. The cost of a meal is £2.20. Although children in Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 receive universal free school meals, you must still pre-order a meal via ParentPay. 2.Medication: If your child suffers from any medical condition e.g. asthma, allergies, you will need to collect a form from the office. You must complete and return the form to the school office along with the medication to be administered. If these forms are not com-pleted your child may be at risk as we will be unable to administer appropriate medication. Please remember children must not bring any medication to school. 3.Contact Details: Please can you ensure that all your up to date contact details are held by the school especially your telephone and email as we will be texting and emailing you reminders. Home school agreements, Emergency Contact forms must be returned to school office asap. 4.Attendance: Full attendance and punctuality at school is essential in ensuring your child gets the very best education they can. Please use our absence email address: marish-attendance@marishandwillow.co.uk to inform us of any absence. As part of our target to improve attendance we will not be authorising any leave during term time in line with local authority guidance. 5.Children in Years 5 & 6 may walk home alone. You must provide a signed letter giving your permission. 6.Mobile phones are not allowed in school; children must hand it in as soon as they arrive. If your child is found to have one it will be confiscated and only returned to you. 7.We are no longer using mySchoolapp. Please delete it.

Important: For up-to-date Term dates, letters and school calendar please visit www.marish.marishacademytrust.co.uk

What’s on The Curve, Slough and HA Events Ltd are delighted to announce this years pantomime, Beauty and The Beast - A pantomime for all the family 15-24 Dec Various per-formances CF Off peak: £12, Other dates: Child £13

Adult £16 Family £52 B Book your seats online www.sloughpanto.co.uk Telephone 0333 666 3366 Address :The Curve , William Street Slough SL1 1XY