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12th December 2025

In school this week

We have had a wonderful time in school this week. Children have been finishing off their half-term topics and have been busy practising nativities, ready to perform to you all next week.

Additional Christmas cheer has been shared to the school community this week, through the Reception children singing to the U3A and the whole school singing to grandparents, members of the All Saints Community and local retirement homes. Both these events were uplifting and enjoyed by all.

It was lovely to see all the wonderful Christmas jumpers today. There was such a range of colours, images and decorations on them. Thank you so much for supporting us in school with this. So far we have raised £33 towards our £150 target for Save the Children, so if you haven't donated yet, please do so below.

Mrs Reynolds

At a glance

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All week 

Whole school

  • Don't forget to donate to Save the Children for Christmas Jumper Day by clicking on the link below

Monday

Year 1 & Reception 

  • Each child to bring in a named carrier bag

Friday 

Whole school

  • Last chance to order your Nativity Bundle

Weekly Awards

Sandygate Star

  • Ant - Shania for being brave when saying her nativity lines
  • Bee – Alfie for trying really hard and focusing
  • Butterfly – Amelie for writing very neatly in maths
  • Ladybird – Jude for fabulous performing in the nativities
  • Dragonfly – Gabriel for working hard on his writing
  • Grasshopper – Wren for persevering with her fantastic Christmas poem

Value Award – Kindness

  • Ant – Isabelle for always including others when playing
  • Bee – Barnaby for helping others without being asked
  • Butterfly – Lucas for helping his friends when reading together
  • Ladybird – Alice for always making sure she includes others
  • Dragonfly –  Harry for always being inclusive of others in his play
  • Grasshopper – Summer for always including others in her games
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Habits of Mind – Thinking Interdependently

  • Ant – Penelope
  • Bee – River
  • Butterfly – Willow
  • Ladybird – Mila
  • Dragonfly – Martina
  • Grasshopper – Albie

School calendar

Christmas Jumper Day
All Day
12
December
Big Sing!
10:00am – 11:00am
12
December
Nativity Performance - Reception
9:30am – 10:30am
15
December
Nativity Performance - KS1
2:00pm – 3:00pm
15
December
Nativity Performance - Reception
2:00pm – 3:00pm
16
December
Nativity Performance - KS1
9:30am – 10:30am
17
December
Class Christmas Parties
All Day
18
December

To see the full calendar click here

Latest News

10 Dec 2025
The Big Sing
The Big Sing - Friday 12th December
Read more
10 Dec 2025
Reception children sing to the U3A community
Reception children sing to the U3A community - Thursday 11th December
Read more
10 Dec 2025
Reception Fine Dining Winners
Reception Fine Dining Winners - thursday 11th December
Read more
10 Dec 2025
Year 1 Fine Dining Winner - Butterfly Class
Year 1 Fine Dining Winner Butterfly Class - Friday 12th December
Read more
10 Dec 2025
School Council treat the Midday Supervisors
School Council treat the Midday Supervisors for lunch - Wednesday 10th December
Read more

General news & reminders

Baxter said, ' Our favourite book is Oi Puppies and I like the rhymes, ' while Oliver preferred the bit in the book where the cat and the frog didn't know what all the doggies were called. Aidan said, 'I like the cat. My brither likes the cat too.'

We hope you have enjoyed the book recommendations this half term.

Term Dates

The term dates for 2026–2027 have now been published on our school website and are available to download at the bottom of the page here.

Active Journey Week   

Date: w/c 24th November

Each term we hold an Active Journey week (formerly known as 'Walk to School Week'), the aim of which is to raise awareness for and encourage more sustainable journeys to school.

During active journey week, we encourage parents/carers and children to walk, cycle, scoot to school. If you live further away from school, you can park your car further away from school than usual so that part of the journey can be walked (Park & Stride).

Every day, we ask the children to log how they came to school and during this week we will be trying to increase the number of active journeys. In Celebration Worship on Friday, there will be a trophy awarded to the class with the most active journeys during the week. 

Safety Day

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  •  Date: Tuesday 25th November

As part of our Active Journey week (formerly known as 'Walk to School Week') which takes place during the week of 24th November, we will be holding our annual Safety Day.

As part of the Safety Day, the children will be taking part in a range of activities which principally focus on safety around transport and roads. During the day, the children will all have a Scootability session which will teach them how to ride and use their scooters safely. There is no need to send children's scooters into school. Each child will be provided with a scooter and the necessary safety equipment for their session.

Other sessions include:

  • First Aid (provided by Dr McGurran)
  • Road Safety (provided by teachers)

 

Christmas

 

Nativity memory bundle

We would like to offer families a chance to buy a digital photo of your child/ren dressed in their nativity costume, together with a video link  to their child's nativity performance. This bundle is now available to purchase on ParentPay for £6.00 until 19th December.

We are planning to get the photos and video link  sent to all those who have purchased the bundle during the first 2 weeks of the spring term.

Christmas Parties

Date: Thursday 18th December

Children are welcome to come to school dressed in festive party clothes on this day, as we will be having class Christmas parties!

Christmas Jumper Day

Date: Friday 12th December 

What a fantastic Christmas Jumper Day we had today! You can read more in the News Story above. 

Our fundraising target is £150, and we were asking for donations of £1 for every child participating. If you have not donated yet, please do so below.

Donate here

Whole School News

 

Admissions Policy Consultation

In line with the Schools Admissions Code, the School is consulting on our Admissions Policy 2027-28, which can be viewed on our school website here: Draft Admissions Policy 2027-2028

Our consultation is running from Tuesday 9th December 2025 to Tuesday 27th January 2026.

Please send any comments to: office@marlowinfant.uk for the attention of Daphne Howarth, Chair of the Admissions & Promotions Committee by Tuesday 27th January 2026.

Reception News

 

End of term preparations

Please could all children bring in a named carrier bag by Friday 12th December. This will be used for the children to bring home their Christmas creations towards the end of term.

Mindful Colouring Club

This club is now full for next term. The Office will be in contact shortly to confirm if your child has a place.

Year 1 News

 

Spring term clubs

There's still time to register your interest in our Key Stage 1 school-run clubs for next half-term. Bible Bricks attendees will automatically continue next half-term. If your child doesn't already go to Bible Bricks, they can join the others by signing up below.

All clubs run during lunchtime. Places are limited, therefore we will let you know if your child is offered a place. We will try to offer at least one club per child from their choices. If your child was not offered a club this term, they will automatically have joined the waiting list for next half-term, and will therefore be the first to have a place offered. Please do sign up, to request for your child to continue attending a club that they have attended this half term.

Monday

  • Tidy Up Team (Mr Creese)

Tuesday

  • Sandygate Singers (Miss Cubbage & Mrs Mitchell)

Wednesday

  • Science & Art (Mrs Browning) - This club is now full for next term.

Thursday

  • Bible Bricks (Laura Anne & Mrs Howarth) - Just 1 place remaining!

Friday

  • Book Club (Mrs Guinness)
Click here to sign up

End of term preparations

Please could all children bring in a named carrier bag by Monday 15th December. This will be used by the children to bring home their Christmas creations towards the end of term.

Please click here to volunteer

 

Please click here to volunteer

Year 2 News

 

Spring term clubs

There's still time to register your interest in our Key Stage 1 school-run clubs for next half-term. Bible Bricks attendees will automatically continue next half-term. If your child doesn't already go to Bible Bricks, they can join the others by signing up below.

All clubs run during lunchtime. Places are limited, therefore we will let you know if your child is offered a place. We will try to offer at least one club per child from their choices. If your child was not offered a club this term, they will automatically have joined the waiting list for next half-term, and will therefore be the first to have a place offered. Please do sign up, to request for your child to continue attending a club that they have attended this half term.

Monday

  • Tidy Up Team (Mr Creese)

Tuesday

  • Sandygate Singers (Miss Cubbage & Mrs Mitchell)

Wednesday

  • Science & Art (Mrs Browning)

Thursday

  • Bible Bricks (Laura Anne & Mrs Howarth)

Friday

  • Book Club (Mrs Guinness)
Click here to sign up

PFA news

Dates for your Diary

 

  • LEGO workshop: Saturday 17th January @ 3pm

  • PFA Fundraising Meeting: Wednesday 21st January @ 7.30pm

LEGO Workshop

 

LEGO Workshop

Date: Saturday 17th January 2026 @ 3pm

Calling all Lego enthusiasts - an immersive Lego adventure awaits you!

Our Masterbuilders LEGO event promises to be full of icebreakers and fun games, followed by a story led workshop with built in brick challenges - let your child's imagination run wild! 

Coming to Sandygate on Saturday 17th January 2026,

Tickets are £15 and available on ParentPay today!

Wreath Making Workshop - THANK YOU!

 

Sandygate's 5th Annual Wreath Making workshop took place last Thursday, and it was a lovely, buzzy evening of chatter and creativity! All the wreaths looked fantastic, each one completely unique! 

Thank you to all those who attended and enjoyed the evening with us, and to those who kindly donated foliage or helped forage plenty of material to make the evening and the wreaths so special!

 

 
 

Key Christmas Dates New-sletter

 

Christmas Key Dates NEW-SLETTER

This year, during the lead up to Christmas we will be sending out a weekly key dates newsletter to try and make life a bit easier during the end of term madness!! 

This will go out on year WhatsApp groups, Instagram and Facebook, and will include all necessary school-related dates for your diaries, along with key things to remember for them. 

We really hope these are useful to you, and many thanks goes to our wonderful volunteer Jenna who has created these for us! 

 

PFA Social Media Plea

 

PFA Social Media plea

We would really like to reach the wider local community with our fundraising goals for the school, and we would really appreciate it if you would be able to follow our social media pages – we hope that this support will really help us to achieve this. It is also another handy place to see all our events and updates!

Our new Instagram page is linked here and our Facebook page is linked here

Thank you!

 

 

 

Other News

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Link for booking Bilingua Sing 

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