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Newsletter 28 Wednesday 18th May 2022 Summer Term 2022

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Year 6 and/or tablet. Their use was discussed in some
A massive well classes and with some children.
done to Year 6 who Please visit the school website’s ‘Safeguarding’
completed their page where you will find the school’s policy as well as
SATS assessments further information that I hope is useful. Can I please
last week. The remind you of the multiple help sheets I have
whole Sandiway uploaded here to support your family in their online
school community life. You will also see information regarding
and I are so Operation Encompass – a letter will follow shortly to
all parents to explain this in more detail.
Thank you again for your support and partnership
ensuring that children are happy and safe in our joint
care. As I said last week, please speak to a member of
the school staff team if you have any concerns – they
will be followed up.

Family Picnic – 27/5/22 Parents are welcome to

immensely proud of each one school from 11.50am where you will be invited to
of them for ALL their find a spot on the
achievements, in and out of the classroom. Post field. Please bring
SATS fun was, well, a little wet but lots of good fun!! your own blanket
and food.
Safeguarding Audit Children will be
Some parents may have seen two visitors at school collecting their
last Thursday – these were two Safeguarding Officers special picnic lunch from the hall and will come out to
from Cheshire West and Chester’s Safeguarding find you. Donna has planned a lovely picnic, which I
Team who I invited to our school to undertake an encourage children to have – although I am sure you
inspection of our safeguarding arrangements. The will also be sharing your own picnic. We would like
Officers looked at site security, scrutinised school the children to come in non-uniform – wearing
procedures, leadership/management of red/white/blue would be amazing! In the event of
safeguarding, staff training, recruitment procedures, wet weather, we will hold picnics in classrooms and
record keeping/follow ups and policies. Importantly, the hall.
they spoke to parents, staff and children (chosen at Parents are asked to leave at 1.00pm, when lessons
random) to test the systems. They also recognised will resume for the children. The school day finishes
that robust conversations occur between home and at normal times, ready for the half term holiday.
school where there are concerns about a child’s
welfare. Sports Day – 4/7/22 Parents are welcome to school
I am proud to say that the school performed very from 1.15pm. The
well during the audit – the voice of the child was sports activities will
consistently clear throughout all areas of the school be on the school field
that children are happy, feel safe, know who to speak and will finish around
to and are aware of dangers they may come into 3.00pm. The
contact with. Staff and children were highly activities rotate
complemented on being very confident in answering around different
questions to test school procedures. sports, so parents are able to follow their children
The Officers were surprised by the number of around the field. We will finish with some exciting
children who had access to their own smart phone running races on the track.
Sandiway Summer Festival – 9/7/22 This will start at have experience of for so many reasons and this
12.30pm on the Saturday with lots of activities and dream has come a big step closer. We will be
stalls set up on the playground and hall. In the event ordering the coup and have
of wet weather, we will set the fair up in the school. some work to do to prepare
Camp Over the area.
tickets will be With the lifting of
on sale straight restrictions of bird flu in
after the half recent weeks, we can now
term holiday plan for the arrival of some
with limited new members of the school.
pitches available – camps can be set up from 9am on
the same day. The fayre will finish at 4.30pm, with After school clubs
the camp over continuing after this. We will shortly be sharing all after school clubs with
you for our final summer half term. Please find
Thanks attached two letters from Andy Ault and Catherine
I would like to extend a big Alvin who will be offering clubs, which you can book
thank you to Thomas directly with them.
Smith’s dad (Rob) who
gained support from his Holiday Club
Barclays colleagues as well as a good sum of money, FunFest will be once again running their holiday club.
meaning they were able to tidy up and re-bark the Please see attached their details of how you can book
quiet a place.
area
Chris Priddey

17 May Head of Year 7 WHS visit to Year 6 children

19 May 9-10am Reception parents to school
19 May Special Census Day menu
23 May Year 6 Quad Kids Athletics competition
24 May Year 6 Cricket Competition (invites will be sent
later today).
27 May Family Picnic 11.50am – 1pm
27 May Non- Uniform Day – Red, White and/or blue
27 May Visit to Sandiway Library (more to follow)
27 May Year 5 and 6 Cross Country finals (invites will
including repainting the furniture. The children can be sent later today).
now use this area again – it’s already being enjoyed 27 May Break up for half term – normal time
6 June Extra ‘Bank Holiday’
with children (Queen’s Platinum Jubilee)
able to sit and 7 June Children & staff return
chat as well as 10, 17, 24 June Reception and Y6 Forest School
14 June Reception visit to Blue Planet Aquarium
look through 15 June New starters evening – Reception 2022
their football 16 and 17 June Y6 transition days for St Nicholas Catholic High
cards! School.
22 June Northwich Sings (Y5 only)
24 June Y1 visit to Manchester Airport
I would also 28 Jun – 1 July Y6 at Keswick Residential
like to extend 30 June End of consultation for changes to school day
w/c 4th July Commonwealth Games week
a thank you to 4 Jul Sports Day
one of our 5 July – 8 July Y6 transition week for Weaverham High School
families who 14 Jul Euros Football day with Andy Ault
11 Jul Reserve Sports Day
has kindly 9 Jul Summer Fair and Camp Over
donated 19 Jul ‘Open House’ to look at children’s books
enough 20 July Children break up for summer

money to the
PTA to be able
to purchase a chicken coup. You may be aware that
this is something that I really wanted the children to