W Sandiway Primary School Newsletter

Newsletter 35 Wednesday 13th July 2022 Summer Term 2022

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Summer Fair and Family Camp
Thank you to all who From the PTA….
attended the Summer We at the PTA would like to say a massive thank you to all
Fair on Saturday – the those that attended, supported and helped out at the
weather certainly helped Summer Fair and camp over on Saturday. It was a fantastic
to make the day a day and lots of fun was had. Final amount is still being
special one. It was calculated, but we look to have raised a great sum to
wonderful to get the reinvest into our school.
support of our families and, of course, the money you spent Raffle winners
at the fair, which the 1st - Alfie Roberts
PTA will reinvest in 2nd - Sophie Riley
the school for the 3rd - Vincent Clydia (Smallworld)
benefit of your 4th - Alison Hamilton
children. 5th – Ava Rogers
The fun continued
with evening guests Football Fun
staying at school, Tomorrow, all children in the school will be involved in a
enjoying treats from a football festival in school time. Mr Ault is keen to recognise
dessert van and the UEFA Women’s EURO
musical entertainment. Further fun was had as 23 families 2022 by organising teams to
camped over on the school field and enjoyed a cooked play against each other. Can
breakfast the next all children please come to
morning. school in their PE kit
When I wasn’t WEARING THEIR TEAMS
cooking on the BBQ, I COLOUR FOR THEIR T-SHIRT,
spent time to stand with a water bottle and with
and watch – it was sun cream applied.
wonderful to see our
families coming Baton Relay
together and enjoying Yesterday afternoon, runners
themselves. The from Cuddington Primary
evening fun was also great to see School were greeted by our
– children playing out until they children as they brought the
could only just see each other as Commonwealth Games baton
the sun set! to our school. After pledging
The weekend would not have our support for the Games, 18
been possible without the hard children, Mrs Bright, Mrs
work put in by the PTA team and Rogers and myself started our run of 3 miles over to
by the staff team. Whitegate Primary School to hand the baton on to the next
There are too many part of the journey. This continues to the Anderton Boat Lift
names to mention, where it will meet the
but you know who Queen’s official baton in
you are! However, I preparation for Games this
have to mention summer in Birmingham.
Alison Hamilton in Our children were amazing
particular, who has on the
worked so hard to run –
make the day happen. many
She has been supported by Sarah Parker-Belshaw and Abbie were
McNair. On behalf of staff and parents – thank you! I also challenged with the heat and distance,
have to mention Liz Segrott, who not only runs our school but all achieved the amazing goal of
office with amazing efficiency, put much time into supporting reaching the end. Thank you to the
the PTA team – thank you. support of some Year 5 parents who
encouraged us on our way!
Summer Fun Macmillan donations
There are lots of events planned in the local area, many Donna our Catering supervisor will be running a car boot
advertised in the Primary Times that came home this week. I over the summer to raise funds for Macmillan – any
have been asked by a parent to share the following donations will gratefully be received.
information – sounds great fun!
Viking Life! 5th August 10.30am-12noon or 1pm-3.30pm. The Year 6 Leavers
Old Hall, Tatton Park is holding a truly memorable event Next Wednesday evening, Year
where you can experience Viking life (if you’re brave enough!) 6 families are invited into
Join Viking Warlord and Harald Bloodaxe to discover Viking school to watch a production
history and way of life through an engaging workshop and they have been working on, as
series of hands-on activities in the atmospheric Old Hall. well as sharing some memories
Suitable for age 6+. £12pp including Park entry. (Book online of the 7 years they have spent
at www.tattonpark.org.uk) at Sandiway Primary School,
which will be their final year 6
Holiday Club ‘assembly’. There are a number
Fun Fest will be of families for whom this will
running a holiday be their final year at our school; the family of Oscar Bailey,
club in school over Billy Buckley, Imogen German, Victoria Gillett, Martin
the summer Hajdinjak, Lucas Hewit, Eloise Hibbert-Green, Ellie Hill, Oliver
holidays – places are Jones, Mattis Kennerley, Nathaniel Kirkby, Ben Mackie, Chloe
still available and Petrie, Oliver Rich, Max Roberts, Maiya Rowlands, Eva
can be booked Taylor-Goulden and Evie Worthington. Thank you for your
directly with the support over the years – we wish your families well.
team at https://fun-fest.co.uk/sandiway/. The team have a Our final whole school assembly on Wednesday afternoon
mixture of theme days, indoor and outdoor activities. will be just for the children and staff as we wish each other
Children who have previously attended have really enjoyed well for the Summer Holidays. The school will finish at the
the days which also represent really good value for money. normal time on the last day of term.
School benefits from an income from Fun Fest, which is
reinvested in the school for the benefit of your children. Time for the holiday (a
pun…!)
Andy Ault’s Summer Club At the last Parent
There are still spaces available in Andy’s Summer Club. Partnership meeting, it was
Please contact him directly for more information suggested that the
07775728850 and see attached for further information. document that we
previously sent home about
Open afternoon – sharing our TIME could be resent to look
work at over the summer holiday.
Next Tuesday afternoon, we We previously sent this out to recognise that this was a gap
would like to invite parents and in the maths curriculum due to COVID. We have now taught
other relatives into school to time through the school, but any extra work at home would
celebrate all the work that is in greatly benefit the children. This topic lends itself to being
the children’s books. We have part of everyday conversation really well. Please find the
worked hard this year to refine sheets attached to the newsletter email. Please focus on
the curriculum offer for our their previous year, but you can also start to look at the
children – this has involved forming questions for each topic current year if you feel the children are ready for this.
area within discrete subjects. The expectations of work has
also been raised and there has been a strong emphasis on Chris Priddey
the technical vocabulary associated with the themes.
I hope you will be able to see the amazing quality of work
14 Jul Euros Football day with Andy Ault
in their books – please also ask the children about what they 15 July Year 5 and 6 Cross Country finals
have learnt – we have worked hard to make sure the 18 Jul Transition day Reception – Year 1
learning is ‘sticky’ so each year can build on the previous. 18 Jul Fun Day with inflatables for Year 6
I think you may need to spend quite a bit of time with your 19 Jul Second transition day for Rec – Y5
children, but if you would like to, and are able to, you may 19 Jul ‘Open House’ to look at books
take them home before the end of the school day to save the 19 Jul Y6 performance and Leavers evening 7pm
20 July Children break up for summer
journey back (trying to be time and environmentally 5th Sept Return to school
efficient!). Equally, if you are needing to go back to work,
children can stay and The Club after school is running as
normal.