Harvest Assembly– Join us on Wednesday 9th October at 2pm.

Our topic for this year is the origins of food, which includes the appreciation of the processes involved in producing items that we enjoy and take for granted. Please donate food items such as dry packaged foods or tinned goods and check the sell-by date. On the day, entrance will be through the middle hall doors only. Parking will be available in the junior playground from 1.45pm. You can collect your child immediately after the festival form their classroom doors .

Homework Club—launching Tuesday 8th October 3.30pm Whether you are stuck with a method or need to use our computers to log on to Mathletics or Times Table Rockstars, parents and children of all ages are invited to come along on Tuesdays after school, in the junior hall .

Times Table Rock Stars! At our maths presentation in September, you were informed that log-ins for Times Table Rock Star would be given to pupils. These were sent out on 24th September. Please encourage your child to log into the website at home as often as possible as this will help them become fluent in their times table.

Book Fair Book Fair will be open on the following dates and times: 16th October 3.15-7.00pm

17th October 3.15-5.00pm

18th October 3.15-3.45pm A variety of books will be available on our stalls for you and your child to choose from. It is an opportunity to develop the love of reading in your child.

Parents’ Evenings 16th & 17th October - book your appointment via ParentMail This is a reminder about the Parents’ Evenings coming up on the dates above. This is an opportunity for your child’s teacher to update you on their progress so far this academic year. Appointments will be sent through ParentMail. If you are yet to activate your ParentMail account, it is important that you do so in order to book your appointment. Contact the school office if you need assistance. Alternatively come along to our ‘ParentMail support session’ for parents on Thursday 3rd October 3.15pm in the junior hall, enter through the middle hall doors once you have collected your child. Don’t forget to bring your device/mobile phone.

Individual and family Photos 29th October The first photograph session for this year will take place of 29th October 2019 in the infant hall. Family photographs will take in between 8.30am and 9.00am in the morning and 3.15-3.45pm in the afternoon. A reminder will be sent home closer to the date.

School meals - information for parents Juniper Ventures are the catering suppliers for Maryland School. They create the weekly school menus which are always uploaded to Maryland’s website so parents can view the choices available. Maryland pupils have a range of dietary requirements that Juniper attempt to cater for across the week. For example: vegetable samosa with dhal (vegan option), roast beef and yorkshire pudding (halal) and some items that are not necessarily published on the menus such as ham sandwiches (non-halal). There is a choice of 4 mains each day including a daily fish dish and sandwiches. If your child has a particular dietary requirement please do not hesitate to contact the school– your questions will be passed on to Juniper which helps to inform any future menu changes that may be made.

Meet The Teacher Evening—How to make your child a Maths Genius! Thank you to the 200 (approximately) parents that attended the meeting on Thursday 19th September to meet their child’s new teacher and finding out about the curriculum and the expectations for the year ahead. Members of the school leadership team gave a presentation on how Maryland tries to instil the love of maths in our pupils. Parents were given copies of our calculation policy, which you can also find on our website.

FairPlay House - what a unique experience! Our Year 6 pupils had a fabulous time at their residential trip to Fairplay House in Essex . The children took part in a range of exciting land and water based activities that not only helped to develop skills such as teamwork, but also gave them unique challenges to overcome. Our Deputy Head Girl who attended said “It was an amazing experience, one I will never forget, it really helped us to become more independent!”

MARYLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL OCTOBER 2019 NEWSLETTER

Gurney Road, Stratford, E15 1SL www.maryland.newham.sch.uk

020 8534 8135

Fax: 020 8534 4426 E-mail: info@maryland.newham.sch.uk

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Message from Mrs Jackson

Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers, I hope you have had a great start to the year. Here are some updates:

Staffing: - We say goodbye to Mrs. Islam, our

cover teacher, who is taking a year’s

career break from October half term.

- Congratulations to Mrs. Gajowska,

technical and admin manager in the

office, who will be going on maternity

leave in January. The advert to fill her

vacancy and Mrs. Islam’s position are

advertised on the school website.

Premises: Once again I have to write about

fundraising! We are fundraising to

create a new media room to support

our digital learning curriculum. We

have the lights, camera and sound

equipment, including the ‘green

screen’ for projecting film backdrops,

but now need to fund the renovation

of the old ICT suite to create a media

room. We will be holding various

fund raising events e.g. family disco

with the popular DJ, Mr. Bee, on 6th

December so save the date!

The Trampoline: Please note the trampoline is out of bounds before and after school. This is for health and safety reasons. Quiet Area: (outside the middle hall doors) We are still trying to find a contractor who can renovate the area at a reasonable price. If you know someone who could help us with this project (eg. a landscaper) please contact Mr Lock by phoning the school office. Are you making use of the information screens in both playgrounds? Pease check daily for up-to-date information.

Mrs. L. Jackson, Headteacher

Diary October & November

Harvest assembly at 2pm, Junior Hall

Wed 9th Oct

Book Fair 3.15-7.00pm 3.15-5.00pm 3.15-3.45pm

Wed 16th Oct Thurs 17th Oct Fri 18th Oct

Parents’ Evening (progress meeting)

Appointment only 3.30pm– 7pm

3.30pm– 5pm

Wed 16th Oct

Thurs 17th Oct

Half Term Holiday—school closed Mon 21st –

Fri 25th Oct

Educational visits week Mon 28th Oct

School Photographer visit Tues 29th Oct

Maryland United Parent Association

Meeting 3.15-4.15pm

Thurs 28th Nov

Parents’ Coffee Morning at Children’s Centre 9.15am –11.15am

Wed 7th & Mon

19th Nov

Assessment Week Y1-Y6 w/c 18th Nov

Please contact Ms Gajowska, Technical Manager, if you wish

to advertise in our monthly newsletter.

Educational visits week– starting week commencing 28th October 2019

Please ensure that your child is appropriately dressed for the weather with a coat, preferably with

a hood, and suitable foot wear. We will ask for contributions towards some of these visits depend-

ing on what they are and their venue.

What’s New at Maryland!

For the very first time in Maryland history, we have organised a fencing club for Years 5 and 6. Fencing is an exciting sport for young children to develop skills such as agility, alertness, and endurance. This club runs every Monday at 3.30pm.

Before and After school care

SchoolFriend Breakfast and After School club (Ofsted rated us -Good)

We are a flexible, breakfast and after school club committed to supporting families with their child care arrangements .

We offer a range of activities including art , drama music and dance. We supervise children who choose to do their

homework whilst they are in our care. You can book as often as you like- daily, weekly, monthly or termly– these come with sibling

discounts. We accept debit/credit card payments directly on our easy to use online booking platform. We are also registered with various

childcare voucher providers and the government Tax Free Childcare scheme. For more information please visit www.schoolfriendclub.com or

call 0844 272 7158. Email: office@schoolfriendclub.com

Wright Education Academic After School Club—academic support and fun all in one club!

Wright Education Academic breakfast & after school club—academic support and fun all in one club! We offer lessons and activities in a safe, enriching environment that children will enjoy. Booking by text, phone or on line. Time: 7:30 –9.00am & 3:00-6:00pm Cost £14 per day, sibling discount available. Library visit every Monday. Childcare vouchers accepted Contact details: Website : www wrighteducationuk.com. Tel: 07852137462 , Sandra Wright.

King Coaching Holiday Club (Ofsted registered) Monday 21st-Friday 25th October We are running a holiday club this half-term break Your children will enjoy a range of activities for including sports training and strategy games. Cost per day is £18.50 and it includes breakfast and teatime meals. Full week and sibling discounts offer available. Contact Miss King 07960890304.

Local and National News

Maryland becomes a School for Success

Maryland has been selected by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan as a School for Success, because of the fantastic progress pupils make. Maryland is in the top 6% of schools in London for progress! Mrs Jackson and Mrs Morbin attended a prestigious awards ceremony at City Hall on Friday 27th September to collect our certificate. We will be providing advice and support to other schools on how to be successful too.

We were given the Schools for Success award based on our 2018 results. Once again our 2019 results are excellent and we are performing above the national average for progress at KS2 in reading, writing and maths.

We are also above the national average for attainment with 73% of pupils achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and maths compared to 65% nationally!

Above average 1.93 Above average 2.25 Above average 2.57

Reading Writing Maths