The whole school had a great day on Wednesday 13^th December, wearing their Christmas jumpers and having a Christmas lunch.

WOW! How amazing was our EYFS/KS1 nativity?

It blew us all away!

Huge thank you to all of the children, staff, community and families for all the hard work in the lead up. It was definitely worth all the work!

We invite parents/carers and members of the community to join us for

Carols by Candlelight

on

Tuesday 19^th December

at

6pm in St Mary's Church, Marston

This will be an extravaganza of all the amazing musical talent that Marston has to offer!

Please remember to bring some pennies if you would like take part in the raffle.

If your child would like to perform individually (singing or instrumental) please send an email to Amy Richardson – amy.richardson@gvsf.school.

All KS2 children will perform with their class, the choir will also be taking part. 

The date of our school Christmas Lunch this year is Wednesday 13th December.

If you would like to order Christmas Lunch for your child, please order through Farm Kitchen by 3pm Tuesday 5th December.

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