18.11.22 Principal's Message

This week we hosted our Early Years Open Evening and I was filled with pride. Not only did the Early Years team put on a great event to showcase the best of our school, but they were also supported by our Year 6 chaperones. I had a number of positive comments on the day but we were also sent emails from prospective new parents explaining how well they conducted themselves. Thank you to all of you who volunteered to help; you made Marden proud.

Today, we had Children in Need and raised £258.64. This is a great cause and I appreciate that giving any money away at this moment in time can be challenging. It is going to a great charity and thank you again for your support.

Mr N Dosad

*New dates in red

Monday 21st November - LKS2 Road Safety Workshops

Tuesday 22nd November - LAT Primary Swimming Gala (selected pupils only)

Thursday 24th November 3.30-4.30pm - UKS2 Football Marden v Headcorn

Saturday 26th November 11.00am - 1.00pm - PTA Christmas Fair

Monday 5th December - LKS2 Dodgeball Tournament @ Tree Tops

Tuesday 6th December - Year 5 trip to the Tate Modern

Wednesday 7th December 5.30-6.30pm - KS2 Christmas Concert @ Marden Church TBC

Wednesday 14th December 1.30pm - 6.00pm - Parent Consultations

Wednesday 14th December - Christmas Lunch

Wednesday 14th December - Christmas Jumper Day

Thursday 15th December 10.00am EYFS & KS1 Christmas Morning Performance

Thursday 15th December 2.00pm - EYFS & KS1 Christmas Afternoon Performance

PTA Christmas Fair

Christmas HAF Vouchers

The Christmas holiday is the next Holiday Activities and Food Programme delivery point. This will enable children receiving benefits-related free school meals to access free holiday provision for 16 hours a week, for one week. Vouchers will be issued to parents on Monday 21st November 2022 via the usual online EVoucher system so please look out for this email on Monday. More information on the programme below.

National Online Safety

A free online safety guide on FIFA 23.

FIFA 23, like its many predecessors, is a massively popular football simulator featuring lifelike recreations of thousands of real-world players, drawn from teams around the globe. While the gameplay is subtly improved year on year, the publisher EA’s focus remains firmly on FIFA Ultimate Team – a mode in the game that can tempt players of all ages to spend actual money on recruiting better players for their side. With each new release of FIFA comes a host of new players to unlock – meaning that youngsters can feel pressured to keep buying to compete with their friends.

In the guide, you'll find tips on a number of potential risks such as age-inappropriate chat, scammers and addiction.