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11th July 2025

In school this week

On Tuesday this week, Year 2 went to Holy Trinity to watch their Year 6 production. It was magnificent, and the children loved the whole show.

Yesterday, we took part in the wonderful Praise in the Park. We managed to find a nice shady spot, so didn't get too hot. This morning in school worship, we talked about what we enjoyed about the event. There were lots of wonderful thoughts. One child said that they liked watching all the stories from the Bible. Someone else mentioned that they loved the music and another child said their favourite thing was taking part in our dance. I would like to thank Mrs Downing for her skilful choreography of the performance, designing something that all the children in the school could participate in.

Next week, we will be sending out our school reports for each child. They will be sent out via email. Within the email there is a link for you to use to let us know that you have received the report and to give any feedback about your child's year at school. 

Mrs S Reynolds

At a glance

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Whole school

  • Library & reading books are being collected next week. See below for details
  • Final Lexia sessions next week

Year 2

  • End of Year Service - Book here

Weekly awards

Sandygate Star

  • Ant – Ant Class for being so sensible and trying their best for Praise in the Park
  • Bee – Bea for being so sensible while representing the school
  • Butterfly – Sydney for working so hard with her keywords
  • Ladybird – Mia for always showing dedication to her work
  • Dragonfly – Hannah For working hard and staying focused
  • Grasshopper – Rayan for working hard on her memory box poem

Value Award – Service

  • Ant – Agnes for finding ways to help others
  • Bee – Eliza for helping her classmates without being asked. 
  • Butterfly – Connie for helping her friend find her place
  • Ladybird – India-Rose for always helping others
  • Dragonfly – Macy for always helping her friends
  • Grasshopper – Chloe for understanding that service makes others feel good
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Habits of Mind – Finding Humour

  • Ant – Alice
  • Bee – Amelie
  • Butterfly – Liam
  • Ladybird – Ivy
  • Dragonfly – Lottie
  • Grasshopper – Harrison

Latest news

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School calendar

Grasshopper - Act of Service
9:00am – 11:00am
16
July
Dragonfly - Act of Service
9:00am – 11:00am
17
July
Reception - Act of Service
9:30am – 11:30am
17
July
FGB Meeting
7:00pm – 9:00pm
17
July
Year 2 Teddy Bear Picnic
All Day
22
July
End of year service
9:15am – 10:15am
23
July
End of school year
1:15pm – 1:15pm
23
July
INSET day
All Day
03
September
Start of Autumn 1
8:45am – 8:45am
04
September
Full Governing Body Meeting
7:00pm – 8:30pm
25
September

To see the full calendar click here

General news & reminders

Whole school news

Clubs

Next week will be the final week for our school-run clubs, with the exception of Maypole and Bible Bricks, which have already concluded.

Library & Reading Books

This week has been the last library session of the school year, so next week we will be collecting in the library books in order to do an audit. We will also keep the Reception and Year 1 library bags in school over the summer.

Home readers will be collected in as follows next week:

  • Reception – Tuesday
  • Year 1 & 2 – Friday

Phonics readers will be collected in on Thursday next week.

Carrier Bag

Please could all children bring in a named carrier bag on Monday 21st July, so that they can bring home their work books and creations the following day.

Lexia - REMINDER

Children who attend morning Lexia sessions, their last sessions of the academic year are: 

  • Year 1: Tuesday 15th 
  • Year 2: Thursday 17th 

Year 2 news

 

Act of Service - REMINDER

  • Dates: Wednesday 16th & Thursday 17th July

Both Year 2 classes will be walking to May Balfour Gardens to perform their Act of Service. Grasshopper class will go on Wednesday and Dragonfly class on Thursday.

We will be leaving school around 9am, walking to May Balfour Gardens, litter picking, planting bulbs and washing the sundial for the community to benefit from. We plan to return to school at around 11am. If your child has a litter pick and would like to bring it in to help, that would be much appreciated.

We are still looking for 4 parent volunteers to join us from Dragonfly class. If you could accompany us:

Please let us know here

End of Year Service

  • Date: Wednesday 23rd July, 9.15am –10.15am

The End of Year Service is always a lovely, emotional time as we say goodbye to our Year 2 children and wish them well for the next step in their learning journey. They will share some memories of their time at Marlow Infants and sing some of their favourite worship songs.

Year 2 parents can book a ticket for this special service below.

Book your ticket here

End of Year Celebration

  • Date: Tuesday 22nd July

Year 2 are invited to bring in their favourite teddy/cuddly toy to school on Tuesday 22nd July. They will be having a day of outdoor games and a teddy bear picnic!

Year 1 news

 

Poetry

Year 1 have been enjoying listening to seaside poetry this week, and they created their own class poem.

Ladybird class are very proud to share their poem:

Reception news

 

Act of Service - REMINDER

  • Date: Thursday 17th July

During the morning, the Reception children will be walking to All Saints Church to perform their Act of Service.

We will be leaving school at 9.30am, walking to the church, tidying the churchyard and then heading to Higginson park for a (surprise) treat and a play in the park. We plan to return to school at around 11.30am.

Thank you to the parents who have signed up.

PFA news

Harrow & Hope Wine Tasting 

 

Big thank you to Kaye and Henry for a wonderful evening of wine tasting and tour of the winery. We learned about the process, from planting the vines and harvesting the grapes, to tasting and making the perfect wine.

The event made a fantastic £628 for the school funds.

Treat Days

 

Thank you to everyone who joined us today for another treat day on Friday.

Special thanks to those parents who have helped out to make this possible. We'll be back next Friday 18th July and again on the last day of term! 

First day of school memento for Year 2 Leavers

 

Year 2 parents are now able to order a JPEG of their child's first day at school on ParentPay for £4. It is a lovely memento of your child's time at Sandygate. You won't believe how much they've grown!

Thank you to Katie Fallows and her helpers who have organised this lovely little fundraiser.

Please note: if your child wasn’t there on the first day / started later during the school year, unfortunately there won’t be a photo - thank you for your understanding.

Camp Night

 

  • Date: Saturday 19th - Sunday 20th July

Pizzas are now available to buy via ParentPay.

If you wish to pre-order pizza for the Camp Night then please indicate in the notes your choice from - Margherita, Vegetarian or Pepperoni. Gluten-free option is also available. The pizzas are all large, £15 each. Estimated delivery 5.30pm on Saturday.

Dates for your diary

 
  • AGM Meeting: Wednesday 16th July
  • Camp Night: Saturday 19th July
  • End of term treats: Wednesday 23rd July 
  • Back to school BBQ: Saturday 27th September 

Other news

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