Swinton Queen Primary School Newsletter 11th February 2022

Contents

1. Note from Mr Higginbottom
2. Kixx After School Clubs
3. School Meals
4. Online Safety - Checking in
5. Forthcoming events/term dates

Hello! Thanks so much for supporting Children's Mental Health Week by encouraging children to 'dress to express' on Monday! They looked fabulous! Mental health is so important and we want to ensure that children know that they can talk to any of the adults in school if they would like to - please support your child to be able to reach out for support.

Speaking of looking fabulous, please ensure that children follow our uniform expectations at all times in school. Details can be found on our website if you're not sure.

Miss Edwards, our Relationships and Health Education subject leader, has written a new relationships and health policy. She would like to seek your opinions on what we are proposing to teach in all classes, so we would be grateful if you could view the policy here and email enquiries@sqp.wwpat.org with any comments you would like to make before Friday 4th March. Thank you.

Our sports providers, Kixx, will be running two after school clubs, starting after half term. Please see the details below, including how to book a place for your child.

Parents of Y6 children - please look out for a letter about booster classes starting after half term.

You might have spotted that the gates to the playground now close at 8:55AM because children should be starting lessons at 8:50. Thank you very much for ensuring that your child is at school on time and ready to learn.

Just a reminder that school breaks up for half term next Friday (18th February) and children return to school on Tuesday 1st March.

Well done to Class Y1/2P with 99.6% attendance this week - that's amazing!

Please note that on Monday, pizza will be served instead of sausages and on Tuesday, sausages will served instead of pizza. This is due to delivery issues.

Mrs Bateman, our school cook, has asked that if you order a school meal and your child is then unable to attend school, it would be very helpful if you could cancel the order for that day. Thank you.

Monday 28th February 2022 will be an INSET (staff training) day.

Please note that we have an additional ONE INSET day to be taken during the rest of the academic year which is yet to be decided. We will inform you of this with plenty of notice.

The school photographer is in school on Wednesday 2nd March 2022.

SPRING HALF TERM Holidays starts - Monday 21 February 2022 Back to school - Tuesday 1st March 2022 (Monday 28th February is an INSET day).

EASTER Holiday starts - Monday 11 April 2022 Back to school - Monday 25 April 2022

SUMMER HALF TERM Holiday starts - Monday 30 May 2022 Back to school - Monday 6 June 2022

Y6 Residential Visit (proposed) to Kingswood Friday 10th June 2022 to Sunday 12th June 2022

SUMMER Holiday starts 21 July 2022, children will return to school on either the 1st or 2nd September 2022 (though this is subject to change once INSET days are decided).

For the super organised, holidays for next year can be found here: https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/schools-schooling/school-term-dates-holidays/3

Music and Drama Key Dates:

Saturday 25th June 9:30-4 Dress Rehearsal

Friday 1st July 1:30 - Performance to the school. 7:00 Evening Performance

Saturday 2nd July 2:00 - Matinee Performance. 7:00 Evening Performance

Thank you for your continued support of our school and for supporting your child by ensuring they're at school on time and they read at least 4 times each week. If you would like to discuss any aspect of your child's time in school you can email enquiries@sqp.wwpat.org, find me on ClassDojo or chat to me at the start or end of the school day.

At Swinton Queen Primary School, children are aspirational, courageous and inquisitive; respectful of all.