19th May 2023

The May Fayre was a huge success last Saturday and the event ran smoothly and was well attended. It was lovely to see so many families enjoying the wide range of activities.

In school this week, the Year 1 children have been busy making their bug hotels and learning about how they can be more environmentally friendly. Yesterday, they had a visitor from the Greatmoor Recycling Plant who talked to them about what happens to rubbish and how to prevent it from polluting the earth.

Year 2 of course visited Mop End on Wednesday and were blessed with some sunny and dry weather. This was a welcome break from their SATs which are now halfway through.

In Reception, it has been a week of Ladybirds! The children have been learning about biodiversity and have been exploring the Wild World to see what insects they can find.

Earlier in the week, Reverend Dave came in to school to lead collective worship, and he talked to the children about Ascension - we have been learning about the timeline which started with Shrove Tuesday and will end with Pentecost. We will be holding a Pentecost service after half-term, there are details about this below.

Mrs S Reynolds

Next Week's 'Learning at a Glance'

Milk Tops – Whole school

We are trying to finish an art project where we are using milk tops to create a map of the world. If anyone has any blue bottle tops or green bottle tops please can they bring them in.  We particularly need lots of blue tops for the sea!

Creative Week – Whole school

We are having a creative week next half-term between 10^th–14^th July. At the end of creative week we will be running an exhibition (14^th July) to showcase art made by the children and sell off a piece of their art. We would love some helpers to help run the set-up and take down of the exhibition (details about the actual exhibition will be to come). Please let the office know if you are able to help.

Pentecost Service – Whole school

On Thursday 8^th June, the Year 2 Worship Leaders will tell us the story of Pentecost and the Holy Spirit. Pentecost takes place 50 days after Easter and the word 'Pentecost' means 50. We would like to invite parents/carers to this special service, spaces are limited. Please click here to book a ticket. The service will be at 9am for 20 minutes. 

Wild World – Whole School

We have our next session coming up, which is on Monday 3^rd July, 9am–12noon. Thank you to those who have volunteered already. If you have an interest in gardening and would like to join our team please contact the office.

Singing in the Park – Year 1

Year 1 have been invited to sing at Higginson Park on Sunday 11^th June between 12pm – 1pm for the Marlow Regatta, other schools will also be participating. We would love to see as many Year 1 children as possible. Thank you to all the Year 1's who have registered already. Year 1 children have been practising some songs with Mrs Phillips and Sheila Wilson already. If you would like your child to attend, please sign up here. We kindly ask that children wear their red school jumper/cardigan.

Sharing Your Views – Whole school

As part of their commitment to the continuous cycle of school improvement, the Governors of Marlow C of E Infant school are reviewing the process for pupils starting school in Reception. This will cover everything from open days, admissions and induction. We’re looking for parents to take part in a focus group, in particular families who are new to the school, but any parent is welcome! It will just be a one-hour session with a daytime or evening option depending on what works best for you.

This is a great chance to provide feedback to the school and have an input on shaping the future admissions and induction process.

There will be 2 sessions which will take place on Thursday 25th May as follows:

1. 11am–12noon
2. 7.30pm–8.30pm

Please click here if you are interested in participating.

Dig In Day – Saturday 10^th June

We have a few jobs around the school that we need to do and would like to ask families to "dig in" and help with a few of them. Some of these jobs include: fence painting, gardening and jet washing. We are happy for children to come with you as long as they are supervised. We will provide refreshments! Please contact the office if you are able to help.

End of half-term ice pops – Friday 26^th May

Next Friday the PFA will be selling ice pops at pickup to celebrate the last day of half-term. Please bring along some change and buy an ice pop or two (donation only, no specific charge) – hopefully the sun will be shining! 

Midsummer Dinner Dance – Saturday 17^th June

There are still tickets available for our first Sandygate parents Midsummer Dinner Dance event which will be held at Temple Golf Club on Saturday June 17^th 7.30pm. Dust off your dancing shoes and join us for a fun evening of dinner and dancing with a live band. Tickets are £55pp and are available on ParentPay and include a welcome drink, 2-course dinner, band, raffle and photo-booth. We have the band 'An Absolute Shambles' providing live music, and it's set to be a great night. It is planned to be a relaxed and fun evening; there is no table plan/specific seating so no need to worry about finding a group to come with – everyone is welcome (limited to the maximum tickets available), so please join us and support this new event!

May Fayre – Thank you!

A big THANK YOU to everyone for all your help with the May Fayre last Saturday and to everyone for coming along to join in the fun and support this lovely school community event. Despite it being overcast, we all had a great day and made around £4000 profit which all goes back into our fabulous school. Thank you.

Camp Night 2023

A reminder that the PFA will be running a school camp night; planned for Saturday 8^th July. Information and tickets will be available soon, so please keep an eye out for communication regarding this and put the date in your diary! 

Bird Box

Our school bird box now has a live stream on the school website. There are four chicks in the nest and the parents are busy finding food for them. You can watch the comings and goings of the bird box here here.

Backing Patches – Whole School

Our uniform supplier, Different Class, have sent us 10 backing patches to iron to the back of the embroidered logo, inside the PE t-shirts. It protects the skin from irritation or scratching. These are in the office and free – first come serve.

If you would like to purchase some, you can buy them here. Supplied in packs of 10 squares with instructions.