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A huge well done to Marston Football team who won their league against four teams putting them through to the final in the year 5/6 Football Tournament held on Thursday, 19th October 2023 at The King's School sports field.
They came 2nd overall!!

Do you have any spare Lego?

Would you be willing to donate it to the school?

Staff in school have recently recived training on Lego Based Therapy which is a fantastic intervention which will be used to support children across the school.

To deliver this effectively, we need as much Lego as possible!

Ideally, small sets with matching instructions cards are perfect but any Lego is welcomed!

Please drop any donations into the school office for the attention of Mrs Richardson.

Thank you for your continued support of the school.

We are celebrating National Poetry Day in school on Thursday 5^th October 2023.

The theme this year is refuge.

As part of our celebration, we are inviting all children to take part in the Lincolnshire Schools Poetry Competition 2023. Please see attached image for further information including the amazing prizes and opportunities on offer for the winners.

Please can all entries be returned to the school office by Monday 9^th October so we can return all entries before the competition’s closing date.

The children will bring home an A5 piece of paper today. This is for them to enter the Harvest Festival Competition.

To be in with a chance of winning, all they need to do is draw a picture that represents Harvest on the piece of paper and return it to school.

The lucky winner’s picture will be featured on the front cover of our Harvest Festival’s order of service.

Please return any completed entries to the school office by Tuesday 26^th September 2023.

Please note, the winning picture will need to photocopied so please only use pencil crayons or felt tips.

We look forward to seeing all of your amazing Harvest Pictures.

Good luck!

Uniform

A reminder that children should wear full normal school uniform comprising white polo shirts, jumpers and grey trousers/skirts/shorts or a red gingham school dress with school socks and shoes. They do not need to have branded items – they can have plain red jumpers or cardigans which are entirely acceptable. They need to bring a full PE kit to change into on the appropriate days – black shorts/jogging bottoms, plain white  t-shirts, a plain jumper/tracksuit top and trainers/plimsolls. Provision will be made for the older children to change in separate areas in the school for PE lessons and clubs after school. They will be expected to change back after PE lessons and after clubs before leaving school. PE kits can remain in school.

Water Bottles

Children need to bring a water bottle into school everyday. This can contain plain water or weak squash. They are not to bring fizzy drinks, sports drinks or energy drinks of any kind.  Any fizzy, sports or energy drinks will be removed from children and handed back at the end of the day. Please can children not bring ‘Prime’ bottles, even if these contain water or squash so that we don’t need to check contents.

School Trips

One of the areas school staff have been working on during the two training days is the planning of school trips. We are aware that often these all seem to come at the end of the summer term making it a very expensive time for families. We have tried hard to spread these out during the coming year while ensuring that they are still related to learning outcomes in the classes. We do understand how difficult it can be to afford these little extras during times when money is tight. However, school budgets are similarly challenged and last year we were on the verge of cancelling several trips as we had not had the funds from parents to cover the costs. We are not able – and nor would be want to – bar children from attending the trip due to parents not being able to pay for it, however, if we are not able to cover the costs, we will be forced to cancel the trip for everyone. The letter regarding trips is always worded as ‘a voluntary contribution’, we would appreciate it hugely if parents could make at least part payment towards the costs.

Many thanks for your co-operation and continued support. 

Please find an information sheet about WhatsApp on our Online Safety Webpage that is really useful. It reminds use all about the safe and appropriate use of the app and the potential dangers. At school, we regularly discuss the appropriate use of social media and remind children about our expectations which include the use of appropriate language and always being respectful and kind to others. We ask that you please continue to do the same.

Thank you for your ongoing support with this matter.

Many thanks

Today is the start of Rail Safety Week.

The Rail Forum team are delighted to be running a colouring competition for children aged between 4-8 years old that reside in the UK and a word search competition for ages 8-11.

There two age categories for the colouring competition: 4-6 years and 7-8 years.  The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes for both age categories are outlined below.

1^st place: £30 Waterstones voucher
2^nd place: £20 Waterstones voucher
3^rd place: £15 Waterstones voucher

For the word search, there is one absolutely fantastic prize for this competition, a railway Lego set sponsored by Babcock International.

The winner will also receive a signed copy of Arlo’s Adventures courtesy of Community Rail Education Network.

Colouring and wordsearch sheets will come home with your child today. Please send any completed entries into the school office. Please ensure that you include the name and age of the entrant and an email address for contacting any prize winners.

Thank you and Good Luck

FOMS run our Pre-Loved School Uniform Shop

FOMS now have a dedicated email for pre-loved uniform.

fomsuniformsale@gmail.com

Details on how to order and stock are available on the FOMS Webpage or the School Uniform Webpage.

If you have any items that require a new home please pop them into the school office and they will be passed to  FOMS for you.

Thank you

The latest Online Safety newsletter is available to download from our Online Safety webpage, please click here.

We are holding an Active Spelling Open Morning for all parents/carers with children in Year 2 and above on Monday 26th June 2023 at 9am - 11am.

Active Spelling is the programme that we use in school to help teach children to spell. At the open morning, you will learn more about how your child learns to spell in school and then you will have the opportunity to join an Active Spelling lesson with your child in their classroom.

Please see ParentMail for more information or contact the school office.