Transition
We would like to remind you that Tuesday is Transition Day. All children will find out which class they will be in next year and spend the morning with their new teachers. We will send home a slip on Tuesday which will show you which class your child will be in.
Class mixes
Reception to Year 1
When the Reception children move to Year 1 in September, they will be in new class groups. At the end of their Reception year, we take the opportunity to mix children from Ants and Bees to create 2 new classes: Butterflies and Ladybirds. This is to enable us to balance the classes using our in-depth knowledge of the children, something that we didn't have last July.
Year 1 to Year 2
The mix of children in Year 1 will not be changed for their move to Year 2.
Year 2 to Holy Trinity
Year 2 children who are going to Holy Trinity Junior School will be mixed and put into 3 class groups ready for their move. Again, we will use our in-depth knowledge of the children to make as balanced a mix as possible. Holy Trinity will then add children from other schools starting with them in September to the 3 groups. They may not, however, have met their class teacher during the morning.
Our new Reception intake
On Tuesday morning, we will also welcome our new Reception children to spend some time in their new classes and meet their teachers and make some new friends.
Transition activities
Yesterday, Year 2 visited Holy Trinity in the afternoon. They visited the classrooms and played games outside with the Trinity staff.
In June, we took part in 30 Days Wild. Thank you to all the children who brought in items to include in our display in the hall. You still have time to send something in or send in a picture of your child taking part in one of the 30 Days Wild activities (see the challenge sheet that was sent home at the beginning of June which can also be found on your child's Google Classroom) if you haven't done so already. There are some activities for week 4 of the challenge here. We also have a nature table that we would love to see full of items from nature.
Open Afternoon
- Date: Wednesday 3rd July, 4.00pm-6.00pm
Open Afternoon is a chance for your family to come in to see the school building, grounds and classrooms in a very relaxed, social way after the school day.
Each year group is working on a short performance, a dance or a song, which they will give during the afternoon and the Maypole and Sandygate Singers will also perform. The timings below are rough ones, but the events will take place in this order:
- 4.00pm – Looking around classrooms
- 4.30pm – Maypole club
- 4.45pm – Reception performance
- 5.00pm – Year 1 performance
- 5.15pm – Sandyate Singers
- 5.30pm – Year 2 performance
Please note that families are still welcome to look round the classrooms after 4.30pm, but the teachers may not be in their rooms after this time.
Praise in the Park
Praise in the Park is where church schools in Marlow gather together to sing and retell bible stories through dance. This year we are being joined by Holy Trinity School, Little Marlow School and Saint Peter's School. The event will be held in Higginson Park on Thursday 4th July from 1.30pm-2.30pm.
Parents, carers, grandparents are invited to join us as it's a whole community event.
We would like to give families the option to either collect your child at 3.15pm from school, or from Higginson Park, at 2.30pm after the event has finished. Please let us know which option you would prefer.
What an incredible silent auction!! Congratulations to the successful bidders and thank you; all physical prizes can be collected from the school office. A massive thank you to Year 1 parent Charlotte Thomson, who arranged the whole auction and raised an impressive £2,400. We are incredibly grateful to the families and local businesses who donated prizes.
There are still some pitches left for this year's camp night. Join us for a relaxed and fun camping experience like no other.
The PFA AGM will take place Thursday 18th July at 7pm at school. This is a shorter meeting than usual, legally required to take place each year.
