: News items
Youth Connect 5 Parent Course, by Mrs Atkinson
Date: 16th Oct 2024 @ 1:30pm
We are pleased to announce that we are working in partnership with Wigan Council to deliver a parent course in our school. The course runs for 5 weeks and starts on 31st October. Join us from 9.00am for a coffee before the course starts at 9.30 lasting approx until 11.30am. We would love to see as many of our families as possible attending. Please see the attached flyer for more information and email Mrs Bish at k.bish@marusbridge.co.uk to book a place.
Y6 Girls Football Tournament, by Mrs Atkinson
Date: 16th Oct 2024 @ 8:17am
Our Y6 Girls took part in a Football Competition today, They cheered on rival teams, encouraged their own team mates when faced with challenging situations and truly portrayed the Marus Bridge values throughout the whole day!
They came 6th overall - we are so proud of you girls - well done 👏
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Y6 Football Team, by Mrs Atkinson
Date: 16th Oct 2024 @ 8:14am
The Y6 Footballers had a fantastic day representing our school at the Y6 Competitive Football Event! Out of a total of 35 schools, our team finished in 4th place, which is an outstanding achievement. We are so proud of you all!
FOMBA PTA Notices, by Mrs Atkinson
Date: 14th Oct 2024 @ 11:05am
Dear Parents/ Carers,
SCHOOLS OUT DISCO!
Please note this is not a Halloween themed disco, so children do not need to dress up. But they can do if they wish!
CHRISTMAS ART WORK
The children’s Christmas Artwork that came home on Friday, has to be ordered via the website and by 26th October.
This is not organised by school, so please don’t contact the school office.
If you have any queries please message the FOMBA team.
Many Thanks
The FOMBA Team 😊
Wigan Youth Climate Conference, by Mrs Atkinson
Date: 11th Oct 2024 @ 6:02pm
Evie & James accompanied Mrs Bower to the 3rd Wigan Youth Climate Conference this week. What a fun-filled and highly informative day, packed full of innovative ideas for us to use in school.
'Empathy for the Elderly', by Mrs Atkinson
Date: 10th Oct 2024 @ 12:47pm
Youth Connect Parent Workshop, by Mrs Atkinson
Date: 2nd Oct 2024 @ 12:17pm
We have a Youth Connect Parent workshop over 5 weeks. This is a great opportunity for our parents and the community. These sessions start at Marus Bridge Primary School 31st October. Welcome and Coffee 9:00am and the course runs 9:30-11:30. We are hoping lots of the Marus Bridge community will be able to attend. Please email k.bish@marusbridge.co.uk to book a place.
Macmillan Coffee Morning Success, by Mrs Atkinson
Date: 2nd Oct 2024 @ 8:22am
A huge THANKYOU for your support at our Macmillan coffee morning. I'm sure you will agree Mrs West's Y6 class did a great job as budding baristas and servers during the morning.
Another thankyou goes to Mrs Bentham -our cook- who did an incredible job of making cupcakes for every pupil in school and informed us that all the ingredients were very kindly donated by Local Kitchen.
Well done to Dylan T's mum who won the raffle cake! We reaised a fantastic £678.79!!!!!!!!!
#hugethankyou #macmillan #localkitchen
Census Day Menu - 3rd October, by Mrs Jackson
Date: 1st Oct 2024 @ 10:52am
On Thursday 3rd October, we will be offering a special menu for our school census day.
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Pupil Leadership Team 2024-2025, by Mrs Atkinson
Date: 20th Sep 2024 @ 1:11pm
Say Hello to our New Head boy - Freddie & Head Girl - Scarlett accompanied by their deputies - Daniel & Evie. Congratulations!! The pupils were chosen through a whole school vote as part of our work on SMSC and democracy.
Importance of reading, by Mrs Atkinson
Date: 12th Sep 2024 @ 12:55pm
Please see the attached information from our English leads.
Visit our school - Open day, by Mrs Atkinson
Date: 11th Sep 2024 @ 10:41am
Is your child starting school in September 2025 or know someone who is?
Come to Marus Bridge tour day, it will give the opportunity to look around the school, absorb the atmosphere and meet the Headteacher, staff and pupils. It will provide you with an insight into the interaction of staff and pupils and also the relationship between the pupils and their peers at our fabulous school and help you decide that you want your child to start their journey through education with us. We look forward to seeing you.
Support for young people in Wigan, by Mrs Atkinson
Date: 11th Sep 2024 @ 9:51am
Wigan has lots available for young people regarding emotional health and wellbeing for all and support for neuro diverse young people. Please see the attached leaflet below with QR codes to scan to find out what is available to you.
This can also be found in the SEND section of the website.
New and Improved Bridge Builders - Exclusive to Marus Bridge, by Mrs Atkinson
Date: 11th Sep 2024 @ 9:36am
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Newsletter 06.09.24, by Mrs Atkinson
Date: 6th Sep 2024 @ 11:40am
Dear Parents/Carers,
A warm welcome back to the new school year. It has been great to see our children settle back into school-life, being reacquainted with friends, teachers, school routines, whilst looking incredibly smart in their school and PE uniforms too.
Our new starters in Reception have made a wonderful start to school life. I would like to extend a warm Marus Bridge family welcome to our new parents/carers; we are looking forward to getting to know you all!
All classes will be receiving key information from teachers to give you an overview of timetables and what children will be learning this year. You will receive messages from me too throughout the year as well as fortnightly updates such as this one. All statutory information can be found on our website, including key dates, term times and policies.
Reading
As always, teaching children to read, so that they can read to learn and experience the enjoyment in reading, is one of our everyday aims. Thankyou for supporting children with reading at home - don't forget that the books sheds are open everyday to swap age appropriate and varied titles that we know children will enjoy reading.
If any adults are available to give their time to listen to readers, it would be greatly appreciated. Please just pop into the office for further details.
Attendance
Excellent attendance continues to be of the highest priority to the new Government, local authority and to our school . Please read the most recent LA guidance sent out this summer. We really do appreciate your support with this and avoiding holidays in term time this year.
School Lunches
Don’t forget that from Reception (EYFS) to Y2, school lunches are free and from Y3 onwards extremely good value! They are tasty, well-balanced and save a bit of time for us parents too. There is a new menu from which I can definitely recommend the burrito boat! They are definitely worth giving a try - if you have any questions, give the office a call. J
Music Mark
Hot off the press! We have just been awarded the highly coveted Music Mark, awarded to schools for their dedication to delivering high quality education and experiences in music for its pupils. 🙂
FOMBA
Following a successful first year in office, the new FOMBA (Friends of Marus Bridge Association) team are itching to make plans for the coming year. If you wish to be involved, the next meeting is on September 16th
Finally, all the very best to Miss Evans, who begins her maternity leave today.
Hopefully the sunshine will last for the weekend,
Mr Aldridge
Online Safety Hub, by Mrs Atkinson
Date: 28th Aug 2024 @ 11:24am
Dear Parent, Find out how to keep your child safe online. Don’t forget, that the Online Safety Hub is now live! You can access it for free here: https://marusbridge.onlinesafetyhub.uk The Online Safety Hub is a brand-new online resource with lots of expert advice and guidance to help you manage your child's safety online as a parent. It includes information on the latest hot topics when it comes to keeping children safe, such as how to manage your child's screen time, understand the latest gaming platforms, what they mean for your child’s safety and lots more. We’re also offering you as a parent, a free Qustodio account facilitating parental controls on any individual device and free premium access for 30 days. Gain more visibility on what’s going on in your child’s online world. Block dangerous content, introduce screen-free schedules, receive alerts for inappropriate content, keep tabs on their location and more. Follow the link to create your free account https://www.qustodio.com/en/30-days-school-special/?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=OSHub &utm_campaign=marusbridge-uk If you have any questions on any of the above, please get in touch
New Reading Shed for Early Years, by Mrs Atkinson
Date: 24th Jul 2024 @ 3:39pm
Thankyou to our fabulous PTA (FOMBA) for their generous gift of a new reading shd for our Early Years depertment. The new children will love using this from September.
We got GOLD!!!! School Games, by Mrs Atkinson
Date: 19th Jul 2024 @ 11:12am
We have been awared the school games gold award for 2023-2024. Well done to everyone involved.
Online Safety Hub, by Mrs Atkinson
Date: 18th Jul 2024 @ 8:29am
The Hub is better than ever with a new look and new features that make it easier to help parents keep their children safe online and it is now live.
Take a look at the redesign https://marusbridge.onlinesafetyhub.uk/ especially over the summer time when the chidlren will be spending more time on their devices.
MBPS Outstanding Enrichment, by Mrs Atkinson
Date: 17th Jul 2024 @ 9:38am
OUTSTANDING ENRICHMENT
Dear Parents / Guardian
Please find attached a list of Enrichment Activities we have provided this academic year.
Throughout the year there are curriculum related educational visits or school-based workshops so that Marus Bridge’s curriculum remains innovative and meets the needs of every learner by deepening children’s learning experiences.
In addition, we give our pupils the opportunity to experience theatre, life education skills, an enormous variety of sports and activity clubs as well as contributing to the wider community through charitable support.
We appreciate that financially what we offer can be challenging for some families and value the contributions that you make to ensure that the various opportunities can go ahead. Transport costs, insurance and visit/workshop charges soon mount up these days. So, thank you again for your support.
As a school, we subsidise every enrichment activity. This is to try to keep the costs to parents/carers to a minimum and we are grateful to the Friends Of Marus Bridge Association for their considerable financial support in paying towards a number of the enrichment opportunities yearly. If we cannot meet the cost of visits, workshops or experiences then they would not be able to proceed.
We believe that the children of Marus Bridge deserve the best primary school experience possible, and we strive to ensure that their lives are enriched why they are with us. If you have any ideas on what activities, clubs, trips might further enhance our enrichment offer that we do not currently provide, please get in touch and we can look into this for the next academic year.
Thank you again for supporting our vision in providing outstanding opportunities for Marus Bridge Pupils.
Kind Regards
Mrs A. Atkinson & Mrs A. Hurst
Reading ambassador newsletter EOY, by Mrs Atkinson
Date: 17th Jul 2024 @ 9:26am
Please find attached a copy of the end of term reading newsletter, we have done so much this year. Thank you to our reading ambassadors and Mrs Holden.
FOMBA support this year, by Mrs Atkinson
Date: 17th Jul 2024 @ 9:22am
Please find attached a letter regarding the positive impact Friends of Marus Bridge (FOMBA) have made this year. Thank you Mrs Atkinson
