Christmas Newsletter

Dear Parents/Carers,

As the final week of the term comes to a close, I would like to congratulate our pupils for being the best that they can be each and every day. Thank you to our parents/carers and community for your generosity this week - appreciated by all of us. Thank you to all our wonderful staff for their hard work and commitment. Finally, my gratitude also goes out to our army of volunteers in school and those who make FOMBA the dynamic PTA that they are - we are truly blessed.

Christmas Fun!

Christmas at primary school really is special. I am sure parents/carers of our Early Years pupils were bursting with pride watching the nativity performance, which had all the ingredients required to serve up an absolute festive treat. Similarly, KS1's 'Colours of Christmas' really did put a smile on our faces and get us truly into the Christmas spirit!

Christmas Fair

We enjoyed welcoming you to the Christmas Fair last week, which was very popular and raised funds that will contribute to your child's ongoing experiences at our school in the coming year. The choir were great, and I was particularly proud of the Craft Club, who made and sold their Christmas wares too! Thank you again to the FOMBA team and our staff for making it all happen (and for the Christmas tree given to every child this week!)

Bike Shed/Scooters on Yard

The bike shed is up and in action on the junior playground. This was enabled via grant funding accessed by FOMBA 🙂. Please can I ask bikes and scooters are put away straight away (including on the infant yard), this is simply to avoid any accidents before school on the yard. Thanks for your help with this.

Reading for Pleasure

As always, the focus is on reading for pleasure at Marus Bridge and the attached reading newsletter gives a taste of what goes on to encourage a lifelong love of reading. Thanks in advance for reading with your children over Christmas 🙂.
Reading Newsletter Autumn 2 Dec 24.pdf

Primary School Place Applications for September 2025

If you have not already done so and have a child starting school next year, please remember to apply for your child's place (even if you already have a child at our school). If you need any help, then please just call into the office. Please remind friends and family too 🙂. The closing date for applications is 15th January 2025.

Primary school admissions (wigan.gov.uk)

School reopens on Tuesday 7th January

Sending all our very best wishes from the whole team at Marus Bridge - see you in 2025!

Mr Aldridge