Saturday 23 July 2016

Year 6 Leaver's Trip 2016 @Pleasure_Beach

Yesterday was a day of mixed feelings here at Marton. We had a smashing time at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, but we also had to say goodbye to our Year 6s as they move on to the start of their new lives at high school. Yesterday was a celebration of all their hard work and effort at Marton over the years and we wish them all every success for the future!



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Friday 15 July 2016

Year 6 'Fiver Challenge' raises over £1000 for local charity! @TennerFiverYE @BrianHouseCH @trinity_hospice ‪#‎fiverchallenge‬ #youngenterprise

Today in assembly, our Year 6 children were proud to hand over a cheque for £1105 to Brian House Children's Hospice (part of Trinity Hospice).

















This was the culmination of a month of hard work in which the children had to set up and run their own small business. Each child was loaned £5 by Richard Branson's Virgin Money company which, of course, they had to pay back at the end of the project. The Fiver Challenge ran from 6th June-1st July.  It has helped pupils to develop vital employability skills, such as team work, creative thinking, problem solving and communication, as well as encouraging them to handle money.

The children's 'mini companies' ranged from cake and smoothie sales, to hand painted rocks, cupcakes, donuts and we even had a fancy dress photo booth! You can see more photos and videos on our school's Twitter feed and Fiver Challenge on Facebook.

Well done to all the children involved and a big thank you to all our sponsors of this project!



Friday 8 July 2016

Chess on the lawn anyone? @ChessKidcom #lovechess

Today we were blessed with the weather here in Marton, so it was the perfect time to get out the giant chess set (albeit one or two pieces seem to have "walked" off!). Anyway, we had a great turnout today with the added twist of playing this excellent game: OUTSIDE!





Check out the fastest chess set ever to be set up!



A big thank you to all the children who came along to chess club this year. There will be a prize for the child with the top attendance, announced next week. Chess club will return in the Autumn term!