Class-led Worship

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We have been holding class-led worships over the last few weeks. Each class is basing their worship on their class value, and we would like to invite parents/carers to join in with the worship. Each class worship will be from 9am-9.30am. We are limiting 2 tickets per family. Please book your tickets below if you haven't already.

Ladybird Class: Perserverence – Thursday 12^th February  Book Tickets

Bee Class: Thankfulness – Thursday 12^th March  Book Tickets

Ant Class: Kindness – Thursday 19^th March  Book Tickets

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Please book your parent consultation slots via our school website if you haven't done so already. We are holding these over two evenings between 4pm-7pm. 

• Wednesday 25^th February
• Thursday 26^th February

The office will be contacting those parents/carers yet to book their appointment next week. 

Big Schools Birdwatch

We will be taking part in the Big Schools' Birdwatch the week commencing 9th February. This is being run by the RSPB and every class will be spending time outside, observing and counting the different species of birds that our school grounds attract. We will then submit our results to the RSPB, and this will help them understand the bird population in the country.

School term dates 2025/26

We would like to remind you that the term dates for the next academic year can be found on our school website here.

Safer Internet Day – Whole school

On Tuesday 10^th February it is Safer Internet Day. This will give us the opportunity to have an even sharper focus on internet safety. As well as online safety lessons in class, the children will learn about being SMART (Safe, Meet, Accept, Reliable, Tell) in collective worship on Wednesday. You can find out more information about the meaning behind the acronym here.

The theme for Safer Internet Day this year is ‘Too good to be true? Protecting yourself and others from scams online'. Children aged between 3 and 7 are at the beginning of their journey through life with technology. It’s through these formative years that they learn to understand what they can access online, how they can access it and how it can benefit them, so it's essential parents take an active interest in their children’s safety online. By starting conversations at a young age, children become accustomed to having them as they grow up. ChildNet has some useful resources for parents and carers. Their toolkit can be found here.

As you may be aware, we use a range of sources to teach children about online safety. National College provides us with some resources that we use in lessons, and we use the platform for training staff about online safety. They offer parents and carers who have children at Marlow Infants access to free training and updates about staying safe online. This takes the form of webinars and #WakeUpWednesday guides. There is a particularly useful webinar entitled Online Safety for parents & carers of children aged 3-7. You can access it via the web address:

https://nationalcollege.com/enrol/marlow-c-of-e-infant-school

You will need to set up an account first and then search for the webinar. 

Each week the #WakeUpWednesday guides are shared on the National Online Safety Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn profiles. The guides provide expert advice on the latest platforms and online risks that parents and carers need to know about – a brand-new guide every Wednesday. We have included this week's guide for you below.

World Book Day

• Date: Thursday 5th March 

Dressing up

As you may know, World Book Day is just around the corner. We are thrilled to celebrate this special day and encourage all children to join in the fun by dressing up as a character from a book they love.

Making the day meaningful

We kindly ask that children bring along a copy of the book featuring their chosen character, if possible. This will give them the chance to share the story behind their costume with their classmates.

Children will have the opportunity to:

• Share who they’ve dressed up as and explain why they chose that character.
• Show their book to a friend and discuss their favourite parts.

We hope this day sparks creativity, inspires a love of reading and brings stories to life in a fun and engaging way!

Thank you for your support, and we can’t wait to see the wonderful characters brought to life on World Book Day!

Click here for costume inspiration

PE Day Changes

There will be changes to PE days starting after half-term, for spring 2 only.  Please see below the amended PE days when your child will be required to come to school in their PE kit.

Reception: Tuesdays

Year 1: Mondays and Wednesdays

Year 2: Thursdays and Fridays

Polite notices 

• When waiting at the start and end of the day, please ensure your child is close to you and not running around the car park or on the grass in front of the house. The bungalow is somebody's home, and we need to be respectful of their privacy and land. 

• We understand that children can be late into school on some occasions. Please ensure that if you arrive later than 08.55 please accompany your child into the school office and sign them in, giving a reason for the late arrival. Please do not expect your child to sign in. 

Thank you for your understanding!

Library visits

We are off to Marlow Library this half-term! Grasshopper and Dragonfly class will each spend an hour there before they return to school. 

• Dragonfly Class - 9.30am on Thursday 12^th February
• Grasshopper Class – 10.15am on Thursday 12^th February

Batik Art Project 

• Date: 9th-13th March

Next half-term, Year 1 will be learning about Batik in their art lessons. We will be creating a final project where we will be using hot wax in the traditional way to produce Batik art. We would really like 6 parent helpers to work with the children to start to create these projects and prevent any burns! Please click on the link below if you would be available to help for a morning during this week.

Volunteer to help here  

• Half term donuts!: Friday 13th February @ Pick up
• Readathon: 13th to 27th February
• Preloved uniform sale: 27th February @ Drop off & Pick up
• Golf Tournament: 24th April

Date: Friday 13^th February @ Pick up

Date: 13th to 27th February

 

The Readathon is fast approaching! 

We're delighted to announce that our school Readathon will take place over February half-term. It's a wonderful opportunity to inspire your children through reading with an added incentive to keep them motivated through half-term, and to start getting excited for World Book Day in March!

We will share full details in next week's newsletter, so keep your eyes peeled!

Date: Friday 27th February @ Drop Off & Pick Up

Make sure to check your child's uniform over half-term, as the next Preloved School Uniform Sale is back on Friday 27th February at drop off and pick up! If your child has outgrown their uniform, we have lots of good quality uniform at very reasonable prices!

If you have any urgent requests for school uniform, please do email us at pfa@marlowinfant.uk, and we will try our best to get you sorted sooner!