W Sandiway Primary School Newsletter
Newsletter 30 Wednesday 8th June 2022 Summer Term 2022
www.sandiway.cheshire.sch.uk admin@sandiway.cheshire.sch.uk
…to the final half term of
the school year. We have
so much to look forward
to! Plans are in full swing
for our sports afternoon,
Y6 residential to Keswick,
Y6 production, Summer Fair, class visits, a camp over and
much more. It always seems even busier in the run up to the
summer!
School Behaviour Policy
Over the course of this academic year, I have been working
with school staff through a 'Trauma Informed Practice’ to
support children in school. This is a practice that is becoming
more embedded throughout Cheshire West and Chester and
the schools within the Borough. It's a practice that recognises
that we all experience trauma to some degree and this can
affect our behaviours and interactions. If you think about
yourself and your own family, for a moment: trauma can be
something that makes you feel cross when you experience
road rage, when a sibling takes the last of the cereal at
breakfast time, the death of a pet, the breakdown of a
relationship or loss of a family member - we all experience it
in a vast spectrum and we are all able to manage it with
different degrees of success.
Sometimes the trauma overlaps into our school where
children can show behaviours which are not acceptable. This
behaviour could have been the tipping point for a child who
has reached crisis point and something bubbles over - a
physical reaction is sometimes made, or an unkind word to a
friend.
The last
thing that
this
person
needs at
this point is more trauma. For someone to be shouted at
when they are already at this crisis point will make them feel
worse. To have their name on the board as someone who
has shown inappropriate behaviour is not going to help. To
have their picture moved to the red traffic light will only
cause more anger and trauma.
As staff, we have been working together to support
children with restorative questioning: conversations where
the behaviour can be discussed. We have been thinking
about the impact it has had on them and the people around
them - we have considered what could have been done
differently.
As a school, we are continuing the journey of trauma
informed practice through the Summer Term and into the
new school year. We will continue to use team points to
celebrate great attitude and Headteacher's awards will
continue to promote the school values and school vision.
From after the half term holiday, we will no longer be using
the 'traffic light' system in our classes, which we have used
less and less this year as our trauma informed practice
becomes embedded.
Some parents may be worried about the seeming lack of a
system to manage behaviour and discipline - both are vital in
schools to achieve and for us to be responsible citizens of the
future. Please be assured that we will maintain our high
levels of expectations, but in a way that increases
understanding for the reasons for behaviour.
Over the course of the next weeks, we will continue to
modify our behaviour policy to reflect the changes that we
are making. I will also be working with children in the coming
weeks to explore these changes and to take their views.
Staff emails
We are a
school that
publishes the
email
addresses of
our teachers
and teaching
assistants. We
understand that a quick email from a busy parent is an
effective way to address a query of concern. I respectfully
ask that the contents of emails remain kind to our school
staff; we will not tolerate nor reply to messages that are in
any way abusive or personally attack. Please also be mindful
of the wellbeing of staff when sending emails later at night - I
do not expect staff to be replying to messages at this time of
the day.
Holidays During Term Time
We are seeing an increase in
the number of requests for
leave during term time
related to family holidays. I
am mindful that some of
these are still as a result of
changes in bookings due to
COVID. As Headteacher of the school, I have a duty devolved
to me by Government to ensure good attendance at school.
Our policy states that only leave due to ‘exceptional
circumstances’ will be authorised, with each request looked
at on a case-by-case basis. More information and the Policy
can be found on our school website:
http://www.sandiway.cheshire.sch.uk/page/attenda
nceillness/7584
Staffing
Mrs Dimblylow who in our SEN lead is currently absent from
school due to illness. If you have any SEN queries please
direct them to myself or Mrs Harvey.
Summer Events  If anybody would like to host their own stall for their
business, please get in contact with Liz at
admin@sandiway.cheshire.sch.uk. There is a charge
of £15 per table.

 If anybody is able to donate a prize to our raffle, no

Further to my email on the last day before half term, Camp
Over tickets are now on sale for 9th July, with a limit on
availability to ensure that we all have enough space and we
can follow safety guidelines. If you would like to reserve
your spot please do so by emailing
admin@sandiway.cheshire.sch.uk.
As a reminder if anybody can support us with our events, we
would be most grateful. For the Summer Fair, here are the
various things to get involved in, including:
 Help on the day
 Setting up and closing down
 Running a stall
 Running the bar
 BBQ and hot drinks tent
 Hot drinks tent
matter how big or small, we would very much
welcome any donations.
 Finally, we have spaces in our brochure for
advertising purposes. If anybody wishes to advertise
their business or similar you can do so by emailing
Liz at admin@sandiway.cheshire.sch.uk. There is a
£50 charge for an A5 (full-page) advert and £25 for
an A6 (full page).
Club bookings
Our summer term clubs have started this week. If you would
like to book any places please do so via School Gateway.
Schools Baton Relay
We are taking part in
the School Baton
Relay pledging our
support of the
Commonwealth
Games. A group of
children from Year 5
and 6 will receive the Baton from Cuddington School and run
with it to Whitegate School. This will be taking place on
Tuesday 11th July with more details about the event to
follow, which will include a ceremony too.

 hosting a 5-a-side mini football competition and And finally…

much more! If you are interested in joining our Midday team, please get
in touch with Mrs Segrott in the office who will be happy to
 We will be running a second hand used toy and help you.
dressing up clothes stall on the day. If you have any
donations, which you could kindly send in we would Chris Priddey
very much appreciate it. Please could you bring
them in on Monday 4th July (Sports Day)? 10, 17, 24 June Reception and Y6 Forest School
14 June Reception visit to Blue Planet Aquarium
 We will be holding a non-uniform day on 24th June, 15 June New starters evening – Reception 2022
in exchange for a donation to our tombola. Please 16 and 17 June Y6 transition days for St Nicholas Catholic High
could Reception/KS1 bring in a School.
chocolate donation and KS2 a 22 June Northwich Sings (Y5 only)
24 June Y1 visit to Manchester Airport
bottle? If you could check items are 24 June Non-uniform day
new and in date please. 28 Jun – 1 July Y6 at Keswick Residential
30 June Y5 visit to Safety Central
30 June End of consultation for changes to school day
w/c 4th July Commonwealth Games week
4 Jul Sports Day **1pm arrival for parents**
4 Jul Second hand toy donations
5 July – 8 July Y6 transition week for Weaverham High School
9 Jul Summer Fair and Camp Over
11 Jul Reserve Sports Day
11 Jul School Baton Relay
13 July Cricket Finals
 The choir will be singing during the day (approx. 3.30 14 Jul Euros Football day with Andy Ault
15 July Year 5 and 6 Cross Country finals *Cancelled*
-4pm) so we would love as many of our choir 19 Jul ‘Open House’ to look at books
members to be there with us. 20 July Children break up for summer