Sandiway Primary School Newsletter

Newsletter 7
Wednesday 16th October 2016
Autumn Term 2016
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We Love Reading!
Year Two children are thoroughly enjoying
their new look reading area. A recent
survey completed in school shows a very
positive picture of childrens attitudes to
reading with many enjoying reading a rich
and diverse range of texts and genres
from adventures, myths and action stories
to newspapers, comics and websites.
This week our Spiritual, Moral, Social and
Cultural focus is:

payment by Friday 28th October at the

latest, to guarantee your place.

Being The Best You Can Be

LUNCHTIME EXPERIENCE
We are in the process of changing our menus
to give a greater choice. However, alongside
the food, we aim to provide our children with
a positive and happy lunchtime experience.
This includes talking about manners, attitudes
to food, discussing the food that the children
eat and where the food has come from. We
PARENTS EVENINGS
continue to encourage our children to make
Our first Parents Evenings of this
sensible choices when deciding on their meals
at the beginning of the day and the children
academic year are approaching. This
are supported by staff where necessary. We
will give us and you the opportunity to
are, however, finding a number of children are
discuss how your children have settled
having school dinners but they are then telling
into their new year groups and the
us that they dont like what they have chosen
progress they have made so far. An
which can make lunchtime a struggle. As you
online wiki has been set up for you to
can imagine, the midday assistants job then
make ten minute appointments on
becomes increasingly challenging as they are
either the 16th or 17th November. If you constantly encouraging the children to eat
cant make these dates please see your
enough to give them energy for the afternoon
childs class teacher to make alternative ahead. We very much appreciate the
discussions you have at home regarding the
arrangements. The Wiki will go live for
childrens choices for meals that day to ensure
you to book on Friday 21st at 9am. To
access the Wiki, you should log on to the they are choosing food they will eat and
enjoy.
website using your childs login details.
THEMED LUNCHES
There will be specially selected themed
PTA 100 CLUB
th
lunches for Halloween on Friday 28 October
The PTA are pleased to announce a new and Bonfire Night on Tuesday 8th November.
fundraising initiative, the 100 club.
See adverts in school for menu options.

We are striving to put our best effort into

everything we do this week, challenging
ourselves with a can do attitude. We were
inspired by the Olympic and Paralympic
athletes and their determination,
independence and resilience.

Invitations to become members came

out in your child's book bags this week.
Anyone with a connection to Sandiway
Primary School can enter the 100 club.
This is a simple way of supporting the
work of the PTA and provides you with a
chance of winning a cash prize.
Membership is limited to the first 100
applicants. Please return your forms and

FOOTBALL KIT
If you have any old football kits that have
been issued by school at any point in the past,
please return to school (no matter how long
you have had the kit).
If there is any information you would like
included on newsletters please do get in
touch, I am more than happy to take requests!

Dates for your diary

24/10/16 Share the Learning
for Reception parents 8:4510:30am (info to follow)
25/10/16Individual school
photos
26/10/16 Halloween Discos
KS1 5:30-6:30pm
KS2 6:45- 7:45pm
28/10/16- PTA 100 club
application deadline
28/10/16 Break up for half
term holiday
8/11/16 Children return to
school following half term
holiday.
10/11/16 Y3&Y4 class visit to
Cadburys World
16 & 17/11/16- Book Fair in
school
16/11/16- Parents Evening
3:30pm to 7pm (details to
follow)
17/11/16- Parents Evening 4pm
to 7:30pm (details to follow)
25/11/16 Y5 class visit to
Techniquest
29/11/16 Brass Performance for
Y5 parents @ 1:30pm
Further dates will be added each
week. More dates are displayed
on the school website.