SANDIWAY PRIMARY SCHOOLNEWSLETTER

WELCOME BACKI hope you have had a lovely Easter Break with your families. The teachers are looking forward to the last term of the year with lots of lovely activities planned. They will shortly be putting information about the curriculum for the term on their class pages.

WEB SITEYou may notice that we have password protected some of the pages on the school website. During the next week, some of the information about the classes will be available to the general public (School Tour) and some areas will have restricted access. We are trying to achieve a balance of sharing lots of images about what the children do in school with maintaining their privacy and protecting their identity. It is important that we are able to share some information to everyone as our website is often the first point of contact for new parents and visitors.

It is a sad fact that we need to take these precautions, but I would rather be safe than sorry. You will shortly receive a text with a password to access areas where you can celebrate the work that takes place and read the class blogs. I ask that this password is restricted to family members only. We will change this on a regular basis and keep you updated as necessary.

CLUBSClubs start next week. Please sign up on the school website by logging in as your child and viewing the Wiki. Please contact the school office if you need any help with this.

SUN SAFEWe have all enjoyed the lovely sunny weather during the holiday and I hope there is more to come in the following weeks. We are increasingly aware of the health issues with too much exposure to the sun in the form of premature damage and skin cancers, but we need to maintain a common-sense approach to enjoy the health benefits that being in the sun can give us, both physically and emotionally.

I would like to share with you the precautions that we will take during the summer weather and I ask that you can support us.

Please apply sun cream (SPF 15 or more is recommended) before children come to school.

You may send sun cream into school (named) that the children can apply themselves during the day.

We will provide the children with regular sun breaks if they are outside (during PE lessons, for example)

We will talk to the children about the health risks and benefits of sun exposure

Children may wear sun hats/caps and sun glasses for when they are outside.

We are able to sell baseball caps/legionnaire caps that have the school logo on - these will be available from the school office for just 4. These are machine washable and look great!

If your child is fair skinned, has fair or ginger hair, they are at greater risk of sun burn. Please speak to class teachers if you have any concerns over exposure to the sun.

Please make sure that all children have a clean water bottle (named) in school everyday and that you encourage them to drink from it. We will make sure that these bottles are freely available to the children and that they can top them up during the school day.

Further information can be found at: http://www.sunsmart.org.uk/schools/schools-and-sun-protection

The Sun Safety Policy will shortly be available on the school website.

NUMBER 24 / SUMMER TERM 2015 / WEDNESDAY 22ND APRIL 2015

SCHOOL EVENTSTues 21st April!! Children RETURN TO SCHOOLMon 4th May! ! BANK HOLIDAYTues 5th May! ! Class photographs (afternoon)Fri 8th May! ! Year 6 Science Workshop Day; Chemistry with CabbagesMon 11th May! ! Year 6 SATS Week (statutory testing for all Year 6 children)Thurs 21st May! Children BREAK UP for half termFri 22nd May! ! INSET Day (Staff training)

Mon 1st June! ! Children and staff RETURN TO SCHOOLMon 8th June! ! Year 6 start their 2 night/3 day residential to LondonTues 9th June! ! Reception Parent LunchSat 13th June! ! Cuddington/Sandiway Gala DayMon 15th June!! Year 1 Phonics testing week (statutory testing for all Year 1 children)Tues 16th June! Welcome evening for new Reception Parents (7.00pm)Fri 19th June! ! Sports Afternoon (from 1.15pm)Wed 1st July! ! Full Governors Meeting (4.00-6.00pm)Fri 10th July! ! Open afternoon (all family members are welcome to visit school)Sat 11th July! ! PTA Summer Fair/Sandfest NB: CHANGE OF DATEWed 15th July! ! KS2 Performance (7.00pm)Thurs 16th July ! KS2 Performance (7.00pm)Mon 20th July! ! Year 6 Leavers EveningTues 21st July! ! Final assembly of the year (1.30pm)! ! ! BREAK UP for Summer holidays

Tues 1st Sept! ! INSET Day (Staff training)Wed 2nd Sept ! ! Children RETURN TO SCHOOL

CUDDINGTON AND SANDIWAY GALA DAYMessage from the committee: The Gala Royalty selection will take place this weekend on Sunday afternoon, April 26th at the Village Hall.

We ask that children arrive from 1:30pm to get ready for a 2:00pm start. We expect to be done by around 3:00 or 3:30pm at the latest.

HOLIDAY DATESWe have had some requests for school holiday dates. These are available from the school office and on the school website as a downloadable file: http://www.sandiway.cheshire.sch.uk/page/school-termholiday-dates/7678

Selections for this years Queen, Princess, Prince and

Royal Retinue will take place On

Sunday 26th April 2015, 1.30pm registration & 2.00pm start

At

The Village Hall on Norley Road

Admission: Children entering the competition 1.00 Adults accompanying children, free

Smart Day Wear to be Worn

Entrants are required for the following sections;

Community Queen Princess Prince

Retinue

Crowning will be held on Gala Day, Saturday 13th June 2015 after a walking parade through the village

Entrants must live or attend one of the primary schools within the parish boundary

For more information contact Jan on 01606 301 579