Newsletter
19.04.24
Principal's Message
Welcome back to term 5, I hope you all had a lovely break.
Thank you to those of you who attended our open event on Wednesday after school. We hope you enjoyed the opportunity to have a look at your child's work and to find out what the children will be learning over the next few weeks. We hope you also had the chance to see the children's homework. I would like to say well done to all of the children for this, the effort they put in was fantastic!
The children started the week by reflecting on their learning from the last module. Some photos and examples of their reflections have been put together to form class reflection sites. We hope you will enjoy looking at these.
Mrs H Penning
Monday 22nd April 2024 - Whole School Rugbytots Workshop
Wednesday 24th April 2024 - 1SPRUCE Marden Heritage Centre Visit
Wednesday 30th April 2024 - 3BEECH Marden village walk
Thursday 2nd May 2024 - 3/4ELM & 4ACACIA Living Land Trip - details to follow
Wednesday 1st May 2024 - Year 1 Library Visit
Wednesday 1st May 2024 - 3BEECH Village Walk
Monday 6th May 2024 - Early May Bank Holiday
Tuesday 7th May - EYFS Church Visit
Monday 13th May 2024 - Friday 17th May 2024 - Year 6 SATs Week
Wednesday 22nd May 2024 - EYFS Bring Someone You Love Picnic (TBC)
Friday 24th May 2024 - Last Day of Term 5
Monday 3rd June 2024 - First Day of Term 6
Tuesday 11th June 2024 - Sports Day
Wednesday 12th June 2024 - 6ASPEN Safety In Action Trip, Maidstone Barracks
Office Messages
After School Clubs
A reminder that After School Clubs start next week. If you have not done so already, please ensure you book your child onto clubs via the My Child At School (MCAS) app.
Children in receipt of pupil premium are entitled to 1 free club per term. If you would like to take advantage of this offer, please contact the school office and we will add your child to their preferred club.
REMINDER: Class Photo Orders
The online cut-off date for class photo orders to be placed for free postage back to the school is Monday 22nd April 2024.
The website for orders is www.getphotos.co.uk
If by chance you have not received your proofcard or it has been lost, you can call Vancols Parent Line on 01206 273711 or email the school office.
REMINDER: Year 6 Leavers' Hoodies
If you have not done so already, please make sure you order your Year 6 leavers' hoodies by the deadline of Sunday 21st April 2024. Orders will not be accepted after this time.
The website for orders is: https://shop.fizz-group.co.uk/
Unique ID: J08476YR6
Sports Stars
Joel & Zachary G
Joel and Zachary wanted to share their recent achievements at Karate. They both took part in their grading ceremony in March, and moved to green belt.
They also took part in the Kent Interclub Championships on 7th April and Zachary came 1st in jumping kicks and Joel came 3rd in hand drills and also 10 kick combos. Well done boys!
Sophie S
A HUGE well done to Sophie who was awarded “Star of the Month” for her tennis for demonstrating great concentration and real improvement this term. She has also been selected to play in a tournament next Saturday.
We wish you the best of luck with your tournament Sophie!
Edith & Flora D
Edith and Flora have just finished with the under 6’s hockey team and are moving up to the under 8’s team for Marden Russet Hockey Club.
We are super proud of you both!
Finley W
Well done to Finley who was awarded Player of the Week by Football Five Star on Monday.
This is a fantastic achievement!
Upcoming Events
Marden Library will be starting a homework club for the children of Marden Primary Academy on Thursdays, starting from 25th April. It will run from 3:30-4:30pm.
Parents and carers need to attend with their child to support and supervise them.
We have worked with the brilliant team at the library to share the home learning menus that are now live on Google Classroom and explain how our home learning works.
The team have lots of books to help the children with their learning and we can't wait to see their fantastic work!
National Online Safety
A free online safety guide on group chats.
Occurring through messaging apps, on social media and in online games, group chats are among the most popular ways that young people engage with their peers online. Involving, by definition, three or more individuals, these groups allow users to send messages, images and videos to everyone in one place. While they are useful for helping friends, people with shared interests or members of a club to communicate and coordinate activities, they can also leave young people feeling excluded and bullied – as well as providing opportunities for inappropriate content to be shared and viewed.
In the guide, you'll find tips on a number of potential risks such as bullying, inappropriate content and unknown members.
