Newsletter
24.06.22
Principal's Message
This week I have enjoyed spending the majority of the week being in and out of learning across the school day. I am really proud of the broad and balanced curriculum on offer here at Marden Primary Academy. The PYP curriculum offers the opportunity for children to understand concepts deeply and explore avenues not predetermined by their teacher. In the past year, teaching and learning have come a long way and the outcomes produced by your children are ever improving. Please have a look through the tabs of other year groups as well as your child's to see what learning experiences our children are having. This of course has been exemplified by the year 6 restaurant this week. It really was fantastic to see them cooking, preparing menus and serving their parents. These experiences mean children understand the value of hard work and money, although I feel some of the children may have slightly overcharged for their service!
I look forward to seeing you at the One Stop Shop at Marden on Wednesday, it is going to be a fantastic community event.
Mr N Dosad
Wednesday 29th June - One Stop Shop @ Marden
Thursday 30th June - 5R Open Assembly Violins 2.35pm
Friday 1st July - LAT Charity Cricket Festival @ Bexley (selected pupils only)
Monday 4th July - Year 6 Kent Police Open Day
Wednesday 6th July - Sports Day (timings below)
Friday 8th July - Year 6 Leavers' Party & Camping
Thursday 14th July - Year 2 Camping Experience (details to follow)
Friday 15th July - Reports Sent Home
Monday 18th July - LAT Primary Sports Day @ Dartford (selected pupils only)
Monday 18th July - Open Afternoon 2.00-3.30pm (parents invited in)
Wednesday 20th July - Summer Fair 3-6pm
Friday 22nd July - Year 6 Leaver's Assembly
Friday 22nd July - Last Day of Term 6
Holiday Activities and Food Programme
The summer holiday is the next HAF Programme delivery point. This will enable children receiving benefits-related free school meals to access free holiday provision for 16 hours a week, for four weeks. Vouchers will be emailed to parents on Monday 27th June 2022.
Office Messages
PE Kits
Please can we remind all parents that PE kits should be in school at all times. We will no longer be ringing parents if a child has left their PE kit at home.
Additionally, children will need them more frequently in the lead-up to Sports Day and will not be able to participate in races if they do not have the correct kit, this includes having a PE top (with logo) in their allocated house colour.
One Stop Shop @ Marden
Everyone is welcome - this is an event for all families within the Marden Community. At Marden Primary Academy we recognise that life is hard and there are many struggles taking place within the community. As Marden is a rural village it can be hard to access the services you need, be it a friendly face to talk to, mental health worries or general community concerns.
This is why we are hoping that the ‘One Stop Shop’ can help. We are bringing a range of services to your doorstep in the hope that we can support all our families in whatever they need. This event will be in the form of a coffee morning and will be very informal, there will also be biscuits and cakes available. In addition, there will be a small arts and crafts activity available for those attending with small children; as we say everyone is welcome.
This will be the first of what we hope to be many of these events and we are hoping it will grow once we know where the main worries and concerns are.
National Online Safety
Twitch is a livestreaming service which tends to focus on gaming. Users can publicly broadcast their gameplay and commentary online for other users to watch.
It's a community-driven platform where viewers can support their favourite streamers’ channels through PayPal donations, "Bits" and more. Each streamer or group creates their own community for fans to interact with each other. Twitch has more than 15 million daily active users and includes non-gaming topics such as music, cooking and art. Anyone can create a channel to livestream or watch videos.
In the guide, you'll find tips on a number of potential risks such as inappropriate content, private chat rooms and strangers.
Times Tables Rock Stars
A big congratulations goes to this weeks winners of the class Rockstars competition who are 3/4D. They win Ringo the Rockstar Teddy for the week!
The individual class winners are:
1/2S: George M
2D: Damian D
3B: Holly P
3/4D: Adam B
4WB: Eleanor A
5DK: Arthur M
5R: Lewis M
6WCK: Kacper W
High scores league table
Each week we will be celebrate the class and individuals who achieve the highest scores throughout the week. Make sure that you practise regularly.
Class league table: A big congratulations goes to the winning class: 4WB
The individual class winners are:3B:
1/2S: Vera D
2D: Damian D
3B: Prabhnoor S
3/4D: Adam B
4WB: Philip I
5DK: Alex M
5A: Alexander E
6CK: Adam S