One area of focus in our reading curriculum is to promote the love of reading and there are many ways in which we do this in school. From reading class stories, to visiting the library in school to spending time reading and choosing books, modelling reading skills, discussing texts, to children sharing their love of reading through the recommending of books to their peers.  

This week, it was the turn of Ladybird Class.

They chose one of the several Guinness World Record books that they have in their classroom. They like the world record books because they have lots of interesting facts in them and this one, in particular, because it is shiny and gold.

 

Otis said that he liked all the records and facts about Volcanoes and Oliver liked the penguin facts. He liked the Macaroni penguin the best because of the yellow feathers it has around its face. 

 

Volunteer training

• Dates: Tuesday 14^th October & Thursday 16^th October

Mums, dads, carers and grandparents are all very welcome in school as helpers. Thank you to those who have offered their help already. We have had family volunteers working on a variety of activities including listening to children read, mounting and displaying work and helping with sewing and craft activities – the possibilities are endless. The school operates a policy whereby parents need to attend a short training session before helping out in class. This training will be held in the school hall. We are offering two sessions, 2.30pm-3.00pm Tuesday 14^th October or 9.00am-9.30am Thursday 16^th October.

If you are interested in becoming a regular helper, please click here to read the Confidentiality Policy and here to read the Child Protection Policy. Then click here to complete the form.

Holy Trinity C of E Junior School Prospective Parent Tours

• Dates: Tuesday 7th October 2.00pm-3.00pm & Thursday 9th October 5.00pm -7.00pm

Holy Trinity will be holding two sessions for prospective families. They will showcase the journey of moving up from KS1 to KS2, and it is an opportunity for parents/carers interested in applying to their school to see and find out more about our linked Junior School. Parents/Carers with children already at Marlow Infants can attend. For more information, please contact Holy Trinity.

On Tuesday 7th October there will be tours of the school in the afternoon and on Thursday 9th October there will be a presentation at 5.00pm followed by tours.

There is more detail in the leaflet at the bottom of the newsletter.

 

Coats & other outdoor clothing

At this time of the year, the weather can be very unpredictable and can change over the course of the day.

Please ensure that your child has a coat in school every day. We try to get the children outside during playtime and lunchtime as much as we can and, with the current changeable weather, a waterproof coat is essential. 

Please remember to check that all coats are clearly named.

Parent consultations

• Dates: Tuesday 21st & Wednesday 22nd October, between 4pm-7pm

Parent consultation slots are now live.

Please book your slot by the end of next week (10th October)

Harvest Festival

• Date: Thursday 9th October

We still have tickets available for the 2.30pm service, so if you would like to join us, please book using the link below. If you have tickets for the morning service and find that you are unable to come along, please let the school office know.

The service will be led by Year 2 worship leaders and each year group will be singing a song as part of the service.

One Can Trust

Harvest time is all about being thankful for what we have, and we will be talking to the children about this in school. Helping and sharing with others is a good way of showing how thankful we are, and so we will be supporting One Can Trust (High Wycombe) over the Harvest period. 

We will be collecting items for One Can Trust from Monday 6th October for our Harvest offering.

There will be boxes out at drop-off and pick-up all week.

Their priority items are:

• UHT Milk
• Cooking Sauces
• Tinned Meat Meals
• Tinned Vegetables (not tomatoes)
• Toiletries (shampoo, deodorant, razors and toothbrushes)

Pick up time

Once Reception parents & carers have picked up their children at the end of the school day, they should make sure that they make their way to the front of school to leave the school site. Children should not be running around on the field at this point in the day. 

Curriculum Information Session

Thank you to the parents who attended the Year 2 curriculum session on Wednesday. The positive feedback was appreciated by the Year 2 team. The presentation is now on the Year 2 class home pages for those who were unable to attend.