The PTA are currently planning our Christmas Fair which takes place on Saturday 11th December.

One of our most popular stalls is the Silent Auction and we are now looking for donations. Do you run a local business? Are you able to donate a product or service to help us? Do you have a particular talent that you would like to donate as a prize? Do you have a caravan, glamping or holiday property you would be willing to offer for a weekend break?

We are looking for a wide variety of prizes and would be so grateful if you could help us out. Please email mardenpta@outlook.com with any ideas or donations.

Could you help at the Christmas Fair? We'd really appreciate some extra help to man a stall at the fair. It's really rewarding to raise funds for the school and as one of our biggest fundraising events of the year, we need as many volunteers as possible to help on the day.

So if you are free on Saturday 11th December please talk to Kirstie Hilton who is chairing the Christmas sub-committee or email mardenpta@outlook.com to be added to the helpers list.

We would also really appreciate some help setting up before the fair.

Please save your empty screw-top wine bottles and their lids for our popular 'Water and Wine' stall. Bottles should be bought to the school office.

We also need donations of newspapers (broadsheets) for wrapping them.

The PTA are in need of any old/unwanted Christmas decorations or fairy lights that can be used to decorate the Grotto ahead of Father Christmas's visit at the Christmas Fair on Saturday 11th December.

Donations would need to be brought in to school by Wednesday 8th December.

If you have anything at home that you no longer use and you would be happy to donate to the Academy, please email Vikki at vikki.holness@mardenprimaryacademy.org.uk

Would you be interested in running our after school club? We're looking for someone who has a genuine passion for helping children and is willing to support our team in providing excellent provisions outside of the classroom. Experience is preferred, but not essential as full training will be given.

16.25 hours a week. Term Time only. Enhanced DBS check will be made.

Please email Vikki Holness vikki.holness@mardenprimaryacademy.org.uk for more information.

Olive Dining is looking to recruit a Cook Manager to run our busy kitchen from January 2022.

Duties to include preparing and cooking food, being responsible for portion control and food cost management, organising and supervising the food service, ordering of food, cleaning equipment and materials, producing work rotas etc.

35 hours per week. Term Time only. Uniform provided. Enhanced DBS check will be made.

Please email Shena Middleton shena.middleton@olivedining.co.uk for more information.

Boo has a great understanding of what makes her happy, demonstrating balance. During child initiated learning time she said: "Making Art makes me feel happy." Boo carefully reflected on the colours she likes before creating her masterpiece. I was so impressed with Boo's personal reflection.

Erwin loves learning! He is always keen to explore and engage with new resources in the learning environment. This week, he has used his inquiry skills to explore different smells and textures before combining them to make a new scent.

Ronnie has been very knowledgeable this week. He has been using his sounds to read and write CVC words. Ronnie has also demonstrated his knowledge of tricky words by reading and writing the words that we have learnt so far. Well done Ronnie, we are so proud of you!

Jacob has been a great thinker this week. He is using his thinking skills to link together phonemes and graphemes in order to be able to have a go at writing lots of words. Jacob has also become a lot more confident when joining in during phonics sessions. Well done Jacob!

Daisy for being very knowledgeable this week about Hansel and Gretel. She has listened well in class and she can recall what she already knows.

George was very kind and caring to another child when they were upset this week. He is a very caring child and always does the right thing.

Lily has been a super inquirer this week. She has been curious to find out more in our science lessons. Keep up the great work Lily!

It has been great to hear Kristielee talking about her ideas in science and sharing her thoughts with others. She has been a great communicator this week. Well done!

You have been a great communicator Bill-John and should be proud of how you are developing your language, especially with your mathematical explanations. Well done!

You have been a really reflective worker this week Jasper and I have been so impressed with the steps you have taken in all your learning. You should be proud of all you have achieved this week!

Oskar has shown brilliant inquiry work this week. He has shown great knowledge and confidence in his research. Oskar has clearly presented his findings, taking care with his presentation.

Well done Oskar, keep up the good work.

Finley has been a reflective worker. He has been improving upon each prior piece of work and taking great pride in his presentation.

Well done Finley, keep up the hard work.

Amber continuously demonstrates herself to be a risk-taker in all of her work and is growing everyday in confidence. She particularly worked hard in her maths this week following all instructions skillfully. Well done, Amber.

Marco wrote a fantastic piece of descriptive writing based on the meaning of his name ( Roman God of War) this week, he demonstrated himself to be a knowledgeable thinker and his writing was clever and creative. Well done, Marco.

Jesse worked hard in science, dissecting the flower and understanding the different parts. He then produced scientific art work inspired by Carl Linnaeus. Well done, Jesse.

This week, Liam dissected a plant with confidence, working together with his team to identify the different parts of a flower. He then used art work inspired by Carl Linnaeus to showcase his understanding. Well done, Liam.

Alexander is a hard worker in the class. He ensures that his work is up to a high standard before presenting it to the teacher. He takes time to go over his work and edit mistakes that he has made and is able to improve his work. Well done Alexander for being a thinker!

Kiera has put in a huge amount of effort into her inquiry this week. She has gone above and beyond to find out and learn about the different art forms and how music is an art form. Well done Kiera for being an inquirer!

William has been a reflective learner this week. In class, we have been covering some tricky maths concepts (the dreaded fractions) and he has persevered through his learning, taking his time to develop a good understanding of his maths. Well done, William.

Riley has been a really positive communicator this week. He has worked well in the groups and pairs he has worked in, communicating effectively as a peer support and to articulate himself with evidence-based answers in reading. Keep it up, Riley.