6th January 2023

Welcome back to school! I hope that you all had a restful, yet exciting break over the holidays. 

The first few days have been focusing on our school vision and values, you can see from the news below some of the activities that the children have been busy working on. This afternoon, we held a 'sharing' assembly, when the children showed the rest of the school some of the outcomes of the days. 

Before Christmas, I mentioned that Ms Gastineau would be leaving us and today is her last day. I am pleased to say that we have appointed Mrs Lauren Wright to the post of Communications Officer, and she has been in school for the last few days familiarising herself with the office routines. I am sure that you will join me in welcoming Mrs Wright to the school family, as well as wishing Ms Gastineau well for her new role.

Mrs Reynolds

Sent on behalf of Dan Flecknoe: Consultant in Public Health

Following simple steps can help protect children, minimise the spread of illness in education and childcare settings and protect wider communities.
Flu and coronavirus (COVID-19) are currently circulating at high levels and are likely to continue to increase in coming weeks. High numbers of scarlet fever, which is caused by group A streptococcus, also continue to be reported.

Professor Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical Adviser at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), said:

•        It’s important to minimise the spread of infection in schools and other education and childcare settings as much as possible. If your child is unwell and has a fever, they should stay home from school or nursery until they feel better and the fever has resolved.

•        Helping children to learn about the importance of good hand hygiene is also key, so practice regular handwashing at home with soap and warm water. Catching coughs and sneezes in tissues then binning them is another simple way to help stop illness from spreading.

•        Adults should also try to stay home when unwell and if you do have to go out, wear a face covering. When unwell don’t visit healthcare settings or visit vulnerable people unless urgent.

Remember that flu vaccination is still available for all eligible groups and is the best protection against the virus. We have seen good uptake in older age groups but vaccination among young children remains low. Flu can be very unpleasant and in some cases can lead to more serious illness. Getting your child vaccinated protects them and others they come into contact with, and it’s still not too late.

Eligible children include:
•        those aged 2 and 3 on 31 August 2022
•        all primary school-aged children
•        some secondary school-aged children

You can get more information getting your child vaccinated against flu on NHS.UK.

Tissues Donations

It's this time of the year when we go through a lot of tissues in school, and we would be most grateful for donations of tissue boxes from parents please. Thank you!

Hot Dinners

We have had a few children who have not had any hot dinners ordered this week. Can we please remind all parents/carers to make sure your child(ren)'s hot dinners are ordered via SchoolGrid as there is now very limited extra food available from Dolce.

Recorder Club - Year 2

If your child wishes to take part in the free Recorder Club this term, please register your interest here. 

This Club is for Year 2 pupils on Tuesday lunchtime, and we will allocate spaces giving priority to children who didn't get a space last term.

Playball, Dance and Spanish Clubs

There are still some spaces available for the Playball, Dance and Spanish Clubs,  and the providers are opening the remaining spaces to Reception pupils.

See below flyers if you are interested in your child taking part, and please contact the provider directly for booking.

PFA meeting Thursday 12th January 8pm 

Our next meeting is on Thursday 12th January at 8pm in school. It'd be great to see as many people as possible there. We are looking for more people to help with events and also join our organising committee. The more people we have involved the more we are able to do! For more information, please feel free to get in touch with us via the email address pfa@marlow-infant.bucks.sch.uk or talk to a member of the current PFA committee (Rachel Bourdillon, Lauren King, Caro Robinson or Jo Snell).

PFA dates for your diary

We thought it might be helpful to provide a list of dates for events the PFA are planning. This isn't exhaustive and we're likely to add in more, but to help with forward planning, please see the table below for upcoming events. 

*Saturday 4th March (time TBC) - School disco for all year groups (no siblings)

*Saturday 18th March (evening: time TBC) - Wine tasting quiz evening (adults only) with cheese and chocolate

*Saturday 22nd April 4-6pm - Family bingo

*Saturday 13th May (time TBC) - May/Spring fayre

*Saturday 8th July (time TBC) - Family camp night on school grounds