Friends of Marner hosted a bouquet-making session for parents during last week's coffee morning. Everyone enjoyed preparing the bouquets and games. A massive thank you to our parents who organised the event. The Summer bouquets looked so beautiful!

What a fantastic day the SHINE children had on Saturday at Gorsfield! Although the weather was very wet and rainy for most of the day, the children took part in every activity with enthusiasm and resilience. The sun even made a brief appearance, which was a lovely bonus!

The children worked brilliantly together in the shelter building activity and created a tent. Their teamwork, communication and problem-solving skills were wonderful to see.

They also learnt khow to build and safely light their own campfire before enjoying toasted marshmallows.

During the cordage activity, the children made necklaces and bracelets using ribbons and wooden beads that they created themselves from elderberry twigs. This activity encouraged creativity and perseverance.

The children also had a great time exploring the adventure park and enjoyed taking part in a friendly football match with Mr Jithu and Mr Ruhul making the most of every opportunity while the sun was out.

We were incredibly proud of how well the children conducted themselves throughout the trip. They were safe, sensible and ready to participate in every activity. They listened carefully to the activity leaders and showed them respect at all times.

Despite the rain, the children had an amazing time and represented our school beautifully.

Well done, everyone!

Shine Team

Marner was an array of colours for their first International Day. The children (and staff) looked wonderful in their outfits. The music added to the spirit of celebrating diversity (Thank you, DJ Laura). The classes got to learn about different countries and produced wonderful displays to show what the countries represented. These will be displayed across the school. Thank you to The Friends of Marner for providing refreshments and for so many parents coming along to support the event and cheering the children on. We particularly loved the group of parents who danced and entertained us at the end of the event, keen to party on!

A massive thank you to Patricia and Mashuda for all their hard work organising everything.

A huge shout-out goes to our amazing Year 6 pupils who continue to host our increasingly popular Marner DJ Fridays Disco each week. It is wonderful to see pupils enjoying a chance to dance, socialise and let loose after a busy week of learning. The atmosphere each Friday is full of positivity, music and smiles and our Year 6 team do a fantastic job leading it.

Thank you, everyone!

Khaleefah Muquith has been awarded 1st Runner-up and Mikel Johnson has been awarded 2nd Runner-up in the 2026 Pollinators Roundel Design Challenge for students with SEND.

This is an incredible achievement and a real celebration of our pupils’ creativity, individuality and talent. The feedback from the judging panel was especially moving, with Khaleefah’s design being described as “visually distinctive, imaginative and suitable for translation into stained glass.” As a result, his design has actually been commissioned and will be brought to life as a completed stained-glass roundel.

Both pupils will also be recognised within the official Gala Programme (City of London), and Khaleefah has been invited to present the completed roundel at the Reflections of The Lord Mayor Gala Evening at Butchers’ Hall in July.

We are incredibly proud of both pupils and what they have achieved. It is lovely to see our children being recognised and celebrated in such a meaningful way beyond the school community. This also highlights the importance of creative opportunities and inclusive provision for our pupils with SEND.