Shine School started last Saturday and what a wonderful start to our new term.
A very warm welcome to all our Year 4 children and to all the other children joining us. It was so lovely to see everyone settling in, making new friends and getting engaged in their activities.
The children came thriving, smiling and shining brightly, just like the sunshine that welcomed us on our first day!
Shine Team
The Tower Hamlets Cross Country 2026 competition was a fantastic opportunity for 21 children from Marner School to challenge themselves and represent the school.
They were all incredibly valiant, showed great determination, and most importantly, really enjoyed the experience.
We are extremely proud of every single one of them. A special congratulations goes to the four children who achieved very strong personal bests (PBs) and excellent finishing positions for Marner. Their hard work, commitment and perseverance were truly impressive.
Well done to all our 21 children who competed — you represented Marner brilliantly!
We are excited to host a workshop on ‘The Power of Play’. Join us to discover the significance of play and its impact on your child’s learning.
We will share practical ideas and guidance on how to support your child at home.
Date: Thursday 8th October
Time: 9:00 am
Venue: Hall
We look forward to seeing you there.
Black History Month
This year's theme is ‘Honouring Our Communities’, and children can choose a Black community hero they would like to honour.
The competition will be a half-term holiday project, with a deadline of Friday 6th November.
The day started with stacks of cardboard and junk materials and ended with the most wonderful imaginative inventions.
The 'Day of Play' was a huge success and an opportunity for the children to explore ideas and work with a range of materials. The themes covered Future Poplar 2040. There were such a range of fantastic creations, from triple-decker buses with swimming pools, playground designs with slides and swings, rotating pedestrian roundabouts, spinning flower gardens, tree houses, a secret underground library with a trap door. Lots of parents joined us for the event, it was so lovely to see you working together with your children.
Parents said that they loved hearing the interaction between the children and were impressed by how they spoke about their concepts.
A massive thank you to Liber and to all the volunteers who made the day possible.
Marner was part of The Southbank Centre's 'Imagine the future' project.
Pupils across Years 5 and 6 enjoyed workshops delivered by poet educators. This was part of a project to celebrate 75 years since the 'Festival of Britain' (1951), was held at The Southbank Centre. Six pupils from Marner were successful in having their poems published in an anthology that was printed as part of the project.
Poetic lines were taken from children's work and printed on the side of the building. Pupils visited the centre to enjoy a showcase.
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Year 6 pupils took to the stage to perform The Jungle Book for parents, carers and staff, and what an extraordinary performance it was. The acting, singing, dancing, musicianship and even the moments where children simply stood confidently in character were nothing short of exceptional. Every single child played their part with enthusiasm, confidence and professionalism.
A very special thank you also goes to Mr Jithu, whose incredible artistic talent transformed our hall with a breathtaking jungle backdrop. Ms Shamira was a master choreographer as usual and Mr Nick managed the music with precision. Thanks to all the staff who supported the children put on such an exceptional show. It has set the standard for many more creative productions to come!
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A Day of Play led by the Institute of Imagination will take place on Monday 20th July. Let's imagine Poplar in 2040 and build together.
Please send junk, small, clean junk for us to build with. Bottle tops, cardboard tubes and egg cartons are great!
A massive thank you to everyone who supported the success of the Summer Fete. It was all hands on deck, and everyone helped to make it happen. A special thank you to the Bouncy Castle gatekeepers, the ice lolly sellers and a shout-out to Mashuda and Ms Doherty for organising everything.
A huge thank you to Friends of Marner and all the extra volunteers who worked so hard in the heat cooking and organising the food and sweets etc...etc. It was a huge task and is very much appreciated. We really couldn’t have done it without you.
It looks like we have raised a lot for school funds.
The Early Years Sports Day was enjoyed by all. The children had so much fun. So many families were involved this year and were very supportive in cheering on their children. The new 'Curling' station was very popular.
See Highlights section for more photographs.
The Teaching and Learning Celebration Event was a huge success. Parents and Governors gave wonderful feedback and were in awe of all that we provide at Marner. The event is a showcase of our work throughout the year – curriculum, enrichment, learning support provision. The hall was full of the most inspiring work – fantastic year 6 book presentations, creative costumes and artwork. There was a real energy in the room. It's a proud moment for the pupils and staff of Marner to take a moment to reflect on what they have achieved and what we offer our pupils on a daily basis.
See more photos in the Highlights section and on Dojo messaging.
The Wondermaths Grand Final took place at Regents Hall. Marner was in a group of 13 finalists. Unfortunately, we didn't manage to win, but we received a shout-out for the Surprise Challenges Round, which was taken from secondary school competition and was extremely hard. Ana, Ayman, Amima, Issa and Zayd in year 5 competed brilliantly and made the teachers very proud. They returned with medals and certificates each for reaching the final and one for the school. Dr Simon Singh, best-selling maths author and MBE, was a guest speaker at the tournament and presented some of his maths challenges from webinars he runs with Parallel Academy for children in years 6–11 and invited all to join. His webinars are really fun and support students on the path to studying maths, science, engineering or economics at top universities. Ayman took part in some of his webinars already in preparation for the Regional Heat. He took part in May before the Grand Final on the 6th July.
This Monday we are hosting our in-school final tournament for children in years 4 and 5 where they will compete for the Marner Wondermaths trophy in a fun afternoon of maths challenges with the support of our finalists as table judges. Winners will be announced at Friday's assembly.
