1st April 2022

History Day today has been a great success, and it was a thrill to see so many historical figures arriving at school today. Families have really gone to town and entered to the spirit of the day. The creating of items to be buried in time capsules in the school grounds has caused great excitement as well as the different history activities in each year group. Thank you to Mr Creese (otherwise known as Henry VIII today) for organising this enrichment.

You may have noticed that we have been a little short-staffed of late. We have been struggling with staff illness, but I am so proud of how the team have pulled together to ensure the children continue to have a quality education in school. There have been moments when I thought we may have to move to remote learning for some classes but so far we have managed to avoid this. We still have a week to go of the term and I always appreciate how supportive our parent body are but your continued understanding and prayers for the return to good health for the team are definitely needed.

We are looking forward to our Easter Service at All Saints on Thursday afternoon next week and I do hope that you can join us there. The Year 2 worship leaders have been busy planning and practising. We will need volunteers to walk down with us and we are asking parents and carers to sign up if they are attending. Please see the article below for details.

Wishing you a restful weekend.

Mrs Reynolds

Report from School Council/RRSA/Eco Warriors/Arts Council

The School Council led worship this week and shared the new school prayer which they have been working on. The School Council were asked by Mrs Reynolds to create a new school prayer and in doing so the thought about

• what the school means to you
• as a school who do need to say thank you too
• what is important to you and the school.

The prayer they have created is:

Dear God,

Thank you for our friends and families.

Thank you for the school and everyone in it.

Thank you for the outdoor areas and our classrooms.

Please help us to show understanding and respect for each other and we ask, that you help us to persevere with our learning.

Thank you for filling us with kindness, so we can share it with others.

Please help us to forgive others even when it is tricky.

Thank you for our school values, so that we can share them around the world.

Amen.   

If you would like to print this out to put up at home then you can download it here

Maypole Club - Cancelled

There will be no Maypole Club next week.

Easter Service Thursday 7th April 2pm

All Saints Church 

We will be holding an Easter Service on Thursday at All Saints Church to which all parents and friends are invited. The children will be walking down to the church after lunch, and we expect that the service will start at 2pm and last about 30 minutes. After the service the children will walk back to school for collection at 3.15pm as usual.

If you are planning to attend the service please register using the link below to give us an idea of numbers.

We will need some parents to walk with us to the church and back to school again. If you can walk with us then please sign up below, this cannot be done if you have other children with you . We will be leaving school at 1.30pm. 

Sign up here  https://forms.gle/YMdMynY1NY783V3C9

Please do not attend the service if you have any COVID symptoms.

Easter Competitions

We hope that you have been having fun completing your entries for the Easter competitions. Please bring them all into school on Wednesday 6th April and make sure that they are clearly named. We will have an Easter Parade in school on Friday when all the winners will be announced. This is for children only and will not be open to parents. 

COVID Guidance

As you will be aware the Government have today made a 'next steps for living with COVID' announcement. The impact on children in school is that the Exclusion table for children with infectious diseases (this can be seen here) has been updated to show:

Respiratory infections including coronavirus (COVID19)

Exclusion period: Children and young people should not attend if they have a high temperature and are unwell. Children and young people who have a positive test result for COVID-19 should not attend the setting for 3 days after the day of the test.

Comments: Children with mild symptoms such as runny nose, and headache who are otherwise well can continue to attend school.

Any significant outbreak will be dealt with under the normal Emergency planning and response procedures in consultation with the UKHSA health protection team. 

Summer Term Clubs

Most of the clubs that were runnning this term will continue during the summer term, however you will need to register for the term with the relevant provider. Some of the clubs have changed or added sessions so please check. 

There are a number of lunchtime clubs run by school staff  for Year 1  and 2. To register for any of these please log in to the Class Home Pages on the school website and complete the Summer Term Club Form

Existing Maypole members will continue until the end of the summer term.

All of the information and flyers are also available on the school website /page/?title=Clubs+%26amp%3B+Activities&pid=26

Youth Moves - Dance & Fitness Classes for Year 1 & 2. Monday 3.15pm - 4.00pm. 10 week term. Flyer is here

Playball - multi-sport and movement Reception & Year 1. Monday lunchtime (Year 1), Wednesday after school (Reception - full), Thursday after school (Reception). Flyer here

Smart Raspberry - cookery club for Year 1 & Year 2. Wednesday and Thursday 3.15pm - 4.15pm. Flyer is here

First Soccer - football for Year 1 & Year 2. Wednesday lunchtime. Book online here https://firstsoccer.class4kids.co.uk/info/171

USports - multisports for Year 2 (Tuesday 3.20pm to 4.20pm) and Year 1 (Wednesday 3.20pm to 4.20pm) Flyer here

Scrumys - tag rugby fitness for all year groups. Monday 3.15pm - 4.15pm. Flyer here and letter about Scrumys here

Bilingua Sing - Spanish language club for Reception on Thursday lunchtime and Year 1 & 2 on Friday lunchtime. Flyer for Reception here and for Year 1 & 2 here

Sandygate Stars - 'Messy Church' style club run by volunteers from All Saints Church for Year 1 & Year 2. Sign up via the class home pages on the school website here

French will continue on the same days and a link for booking will be sent by them next week. 

School Lunches

Can we please ask parents to cancel lunches if your child is absent from school for any reason. We are charged for meals ordered and not taken. 

Also, please do not order a lunch for a day when your child is on a school trip. Packed lunches from Dolce are ordered separately from the SchoolGrid system. 

Footsteps Training

It is an alarming fact that in 2020 around 7,000 pedestrians were killed in Great Britain and around 1,500 of those were children aged between 0 and 15 years. As a school we have tried to reduce this over the years by teaching Road Safety to our children through a programme called Footsteps.

Footsteps is a practical pedestrian training scheme aimed at children aged between 4 and 7.  It involves taking the children to the roadside and teaching them how to behave around traffic, what to look for, how to find safe places to cross the road and how to cross roads safely. 

This programme had been delivered to children in Year 2 for many years up until 2020 when the pandemic hit. We would like to start delivering the programme again this year but in order to do so we need some parents to volunteer as Footsteps Trainers.

To be a Footsteps Trainer you will not need to commit much of your time. Afteran initial training session (online) which will take about an hour and a half you will then be involved in training the children once a week for 1 hour. In total you should only have to come into school 5 or 6 times during the summer term - obviously the more volunteers we have the less time it will take for each of you. 

If you are interested in finding out more about being a Footsteps Trainer then please register here  https://forms.gle/GN2kusmnMo5dRhjy6 and then we will contact you to explain in more detail and let you know when the training will take place. 

Ukraine Appeal Update

We are still collecting items to be taken to URC Christchurch for delivery to Poland to support Ukrainian Refugees. The updated list is:

• Instant Food
• Long-life food (tinned meat, instant soups/food, pasta, rice, biscuits, sweets for children)
• Blankets (new or washed) - these will be sent straight to Ukraine for soldiers
• Batteries, torches, candles (when they have no electricity in Ukraine they use candles)
• Thermos flasks - small ones for soldiers that they can quickly grab and go)
• First Aid Kits - bandages, plasters etc
• Toiletries for women and children (toothpaste & brushes, shampoo, soap etc)
• Nappies- size 5 but all sizes are good, wet wipes, formula milk, new bottles for babies, long life food for babies
• Cleaning products eg washing up liquid, washing powder
• New children's and ladies socks
• New children's and ladies underwear

A very special well done to Jasper in Year 2 who helped his mum and sisters last weekend running a bake and toy sale. They raised over £1,700 for the Ukrainian Appeal. Well done Jasper!

Thank You

A massive thank you to all the parent helpers that were present at the disco on Saturday.  We hope you agree that the children had a great time, but we couldn’t run the events without you, so THANK YOU.

Quiz Night

The Quiz Masters are all set and ready to deliver a fun evening of questions and games on Saturday.  Doors open at 19:15 with a glass of fizz on arrival.  We have a licenced bar serving drinks and snacks and also a game of “heads or tails” so do remember to bring along some cash.  We look forward to seeing you all there.

Easter Trail

Packs are available to order via ParentPay until this evening and will be sent home with your child next Friday at the end of the school day.  Remember the early finish at 13:15

Please Note: If you’re purchasing an Easter Egg Hunt pack, please could you let the PFA know if your child has any sweetie allergies (Haribo-type) by emailing the PFA on marlowcofepga@gmail.com

Donut Day

Donuts will be on sale at pick up on Friday 8^th April at 13:15 for a small donation please.

Dates for your diary:

PFA meeting 3^rd May 8pm

Summer Fayre – Saturday 21^st May 11am-2pm

Camp Night – Saturday 9^th July 4pm onwards

Smart Raspberry Easter Camps

Jordan's Village Hall (5-10 year olds)

Tuesday 12th April - Malt Loaf, Hot Cross Cookies & Sausage Pasta Bake (veg
option available)

Wednesday 13th April - Carrot Cupcakes, Traditional Easter Biscuits, Cheese
& Ham Frittata

Tuesday 19th April - Mini Egg Cheesecake, Chocolate Nest Cakes & Pizza

Wednesday 20th April - Spring Lamb Cupcakes, Creme Egg Brownies & Cheese,
Onion & Potato Pasties

All camps run from 10.00-15.00. For more information and to book on CLICK
HERE <https://portal.smartraspberry.com/Classes/Venue+Details/?id=244> 

Swish Easter Competition.

Download a template here  and then go into the Marlow Swish Hub (opposite Boots) 6-6a Market Street, SL7 1DA, Marlow.

All entries will receive an Egg for taking part, with the winners of the competition taking home a larger prize.

This competition will run throughout the whole two week Easter Holidays (excluding Sundays and Bank Holidays).

There is also a free treasure hunt, various activities in the Hub (such as Air Hockey, Arts and Crafts and Giant Jenga) and other competitions.

Fairy & Poetry Trail

As the Chiltern Arts Festival draws closer, the magic and mystery of this season’s theme extends into the high streets of Great Missenden, Old Amersham, Marlow, Henley, Princes Risborough, Wendover and Berkhamsted with a family-friendly Fairy and Poetry Trail, in place throughout April and May. Showcasing the winning entries of the Chiltern Arts Colouring and Poetry competitions, the Fairy and Poetry Trail features ten fairies paired with magic-themed poetry appearing in windows along high streets. All ten fairies appear in all of the locations mentioned above, and you can download a Fairy Checklist and Quiz at chilternarts.com/fairy-trail-quiz. Why not take the kids out and see how many you can spot this Easter?