Sandiway Primary School Newsletter
Newsletter 14 Wednesday 12th January 2022 Spring Term 2022
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Happy New Year
In my first newsletter of 2022, I would like to wish you all
a very Happy New Year. Personally, it is not the start I had
hoped for with my family succumbing to the latest variant
of COVID, but we are all now well and ready to make a
positive start to the year with all the promises of
excitement ahead of us.
COVID updates
Thank you for taking the time to read the email sent out at
the beginning of the term. The arrangements at the
beginning and end of the school day are working well for
everyone. As we are now securing our school site a little
earlier, I respectfully ask that you vacate the playground
after drop off to prevent anyone being locked in.
Can I ask that you drive VERY SLOWLY as you enter the
school site off the road, this route is now shared more by
pedestrians as well as cars. We have put cones to help the
separation.
We do have a couple of staff still absent from school and
I am grateful for members of the school community
stepping in to support us.
PTA News
I have been asked to remind parents that all raffle stubs
and money need to be returned to the school office by
next Wednesday, please.
Mrs Forsyth, her team and the PTA are working hard
with the final arrangements for the much very exciting
‘Gin and Quiz’ night, which is planned for next Friday –
21st January. Please contact Mrs Forsyth
(cforsyth@sandiway.cheshire.sch.uk) with any
questions/queries. Ticket money can now be brought to
the school office for ticket allocation – payment by 14th
January, please. We will also be in touch again next week
with guidance to ensure that the event can run within
COVID times to ensure that all participants are as safe as
possible.
School Photos
Tempest are booked in on Monday 24th January for both
individual and family portrait photos. Please send children
into school this day in school uniform, with PE kit in a bag
if this is a normal PE day.
Applying for places for Reception for Sept 2022
Final reminder: the closing date is January 15 th 2022. If
you have a child who is due to start school in September,
or you know of someone, please let them know that the
deadline is approaching. Applications should be made on
CWaC’s website.
Around the school…
As we start the term off, the children are excited to be
studying new books, new themes and new projects.
In Year 6, the children are enjoying their new English
text ‘The Selfish Giant’ and will be studying the Amazon
rainforest in their geography work for the next few weeks.
Year 5 are studying ‘Arthur and the Golden Rope’ – lovely
Norse myth to stimulate their writing. They are also
focussing on geography this half term, exploring The Alps.
Year 4 are reading ‘Escape from Pompeii’ – starting to
think careful about character description and plot of the
story. Linked really well is their history work on the
invasion of the Romans.
Year 3 have just started to study ‘Stone Age Boy’, which
links really well with their history work last term on the
Stone Age and this half-term on the Iron and Bronze Ages,
including some primitive art work – they will be experts!
Year 2 have started reading ‘The Dragon Machine’ and
will be writing very exciting pieces soon. Their geography
work is exploring where our food comes from – expect
lots of questions at meal times.
Year 1 are reading ‘The Lion Inside’, which links really
well with their geography work looking at the continents
of the world and also with their science looking at humans
and animals.
Reception have been very excited to be reading ‘The
Naughty Bus’ which has taken them on a visit to London –
they have enjoyed making models, travelling on a bus and
seeing the sights.
More information can be seen on the class pages of the
school website.
Chris Priddey
Events and Dates
21 Jan Gin and Quiz evening
8 Feb 6pm Y5 Conway visit Information
Meeting
8 Feb Parent Partnership Meeting
18 Feb Break up for half term
28 Feb Children return to school
2 Mar Dental check-up for 5 year olds
2-4 Mar Y5 on Conway Residential
29-30 Mar Y2 on Fox Howl Residential
1 Apr Break up for Easter holiday