Marden ValeC E Academy

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Our Tadpole children have been busy building their number confidence this week with some hands-on maths! Using these interactive "five-frames," the children have been practicing their subitising skillslearning to recognise groups of objects without needing to count them one by one. It was wonderful to see their focus as they placed their counters, matching the patterns and exploring different ways to make five. Developing these early number sense skills is such a vital foundation for their future maths journey. Well done!

A huge well done to our wonderful Year children who have been tackling their Mock SATs this week. We are incredibly proud of the focus, resilience, and "can-do" attitudes they've shown in the classroom. We know how hard they've been working, so we've made sure to balance the brainwork with plenty of time outdoors to recharge, run around, and reset.

Safety first! We could not be more proud of our amazing Year 3 pupils, who showed such excellent listening and looking skills during their Walk Safe practical session

Music to our ears! Year 2 are enjoying weekly ukulele lessons this term There were lots of smiles as they explored the strings and worked on their chords!

Super writing from Dragonfly Class They've been working hard to spot the clever techniques authors use to help bring a location to life The classroom was full of incredible descriptions!

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Great focus from Otter Class during their Maths lesson - what superstars!

Young Voices UPDATE The arrival time back at school is slightly earlier Coach should be back at 11:45.

Young Voices UPDATE The children and staff have had a wonderful time at Young Voices today. They have left Birmingham but road works are slowing up their journey. They are aiming to be back at Midnight. If the arrival time changes, then we will update you

YOUNG VOICES TRIP UPDATE The children have arrived safely in Birmingham for Young Voices! The coach is due back between 10:30 and 11:00 this evening, but please keep an eye on our school Facebook page for updates on timings

Year 5 have been diving deep into the world of fractions, learning that you can't compare halves and eighths until they speak the same language By finding common denominators, our pupils are unlocking the secrets to more complex calculations

Great work by our Year 6 Kingfisher Class! Their focus and engagement during their class reading session was fantastic It was lovely to see them working together to explore the author's choice of language and delve into deeper meanings

Our Bumblebees absolutely loved their ukulele lesson this week - what a lovely way to start the new term!

WEATHER UPDATE Dear Parents / Carers, The weather has been bitterly cold this week and I appreciate you all sending the children in to school in appropriate clothing. We are currently keeping a close eye on the forecast for tomorrow. We are concerned that there is a chance of snow, however, different forecasts are showing different scenarios. If there were to be snow overnight, we need to consider everyone's ability to be able to travel safely both to and from school as well as site safety. We may be faced with the scenario of not being able to open the school. Any updates will be put on Facebook but please spread the word through any messenger groups that you have set up to ensure that everyone receives the message. In the event of closure, we will also send a text message to all parents and carers. Any decision to close the school will be made by 7.45am, so if you haven't heard anything by then, please assume that we are open as normal. I sincerely hope that these plans won't be necessary; however, forewarned is forearmed. Thank you for your support, Mrs Scrivens Head Teacher