Sarratt School Newsletter
Courage Compassion Creativity
Courage Compassion Creativity
Yesterday, we celebrated International Women's Day with 'The Biggest Girls Football Session' promoted by The Youth Sports Trust. Girls in Y1-6 had the opportunity to partake in football sessions during the day led by Stewart at Apex Sports. As you can see from the pictures below the girls all had a wonderful time! Please see flyer at the end of the newsletter for the their Wildcats Girls Football sessions from 6-7 Tuesdays at Kings Langley Secondary for girls age 5-11. To find out more about Apex Sports and the clubs and activities that are available in the Dacorum Area visit https://apex360.co.uk/ .
Next Friday, we will be combing World Down Syndrome Day and Red Nose Day into an opportunity to show our wonderfully unique selves! As always, we encourage everyone to wear something that makes them smiles for Comic Relief (a favourite outfit, comfy sweats, sparkles...) but this year we will be incorporating bold and colourful socks in support of the World Down Syndrome Lots of Socks Campaign! We encourage everyone to take part and donate https://donorbox.org/dsi-donate-today
We'll share all the photos of the fun in next week's newsletter. Until then, have a wondeful weekend!
Warmest regards,
Nicola O'Hare
Head Teacher
PS: Check out our Instagram Account for Updates on the School.
Elliana is a super writer! She is also really kind, supportive and helpful towards her carpet companion and wider classmates!
Ayda has made excellent progress in her learning and willingness to try new things. She's always kind and supportive to her classmates too.
Alfie has been busy doing incredible independent writing using sounds mats and resources to assist him in making his work accurate. Amazing Alfie!
Madelyn absolutely smashed her arithmetic assessment this week - she even managed to smile all the way through it! Go Madelyn!
Harry has made enthusiastic contributions in science - sharing his impressive knowledge of the sun. You really lit up the room, Harry!
Helena is a wonderful role model to her classmates - working hard, eager to contribute, quick to offer support and always kind to her peers!
Florence takes so much care and pride in her writing. Not only this she has such a wonderful, funny energy that we love having her in our classroom!
Well done to all our KS2 Cross Country runners who took part in an event at York House School last Friday. They all did a wonderful job with determined individual and team performances. A big congratulations and well done goes to Orla who came in first!
Cross Country at our school seems to be going from strength to strength - if it's something your child is interested in, Cross Country Club takes place each Monday afternoon after school.
In a hectic week of excitement, it's great to have a little CHIL time with our friends and let our creativity flow. Well that's exactly what our youngest learners in Reception have been doing. With huge rolls of white paper, donated by Kim Whitewood, the children got busy creating a huge piece of collaborative artwork! The end piece was stunning - as as unique and special as its creators!
We are excited to launch our Sarratt School PTA Lottery with Parentkind, The Parents Lottery. Sarratt School Lottery
Each £1 ticket also gives you the chance to win £25,000 every Friday along with a selection of other prizes.
The Parents Lottery is a simple yet powerful way for parents, grandparents, friends and neighbours to come together to support our school. We are currently fundraising to purchase the remaining Smart Board Screens needed in school along with an additional set of Chromebooks for the school so more of our children can benefit from high quality regular access to digital technology.
Thank you so much for your ongoing support - it is very much appreciated.
Fri 21st March World Down Syndrome Day and Comic Relief (non-uniform with stand-out socks!)
Sun 23rd March Hertfordshire Music Gala @ Royal Albert Hall
Wk Beg. 31st March School and PTA Easter Discos
Fri 4th April School Closes for Easter Break 1.30pm
For all term dates, please visit: https://sarratt.herts.sch.uk/news-dates/
Reception - Fridays
Year 1 - Monday and Wednesday
Year 2 - Tuesdays
Year 3 - Monday and Wednesday (Swimming on Wednesdays)
Year 4 - Tuesday and Thursday
Year 5 - Tuesday and Wednesday
Year 6 - Monday and Thursday
The Staff recently had a wonderful support session around Menopause from Anna Allerton, parent of Bonnie and Emmy.
Anna Allerton is the founder of Allerton Consulting and a leading Business Consultant and Executive Coach. With multi-sector experience, Anna specialises in workplace transformation, culture change and retention of female talent in the workplace, specifically around the perimenopause and menopause.
Should you or your workplace be interested in the services of Anna, you can find out more at https://www.allertoncoaching.com/
Please also follow Dacorum DSPL social media pages for the most recent updates:
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dspl_dacorum/
Click on the link to find out the latest news and what's happening at Holy Cross and St Paul's...
NEW PRAYER GROUP
A new Prayer Group is starting in Sarratt on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. The first one will be on Wednesday, 19 March, at 7.30pm. We will be meeting in Holy Cross and praying specifically for our Church, the wider Benefice and the community. All are very welcome.
Hair
Long Hair (below shoulder length) must be tied up for school (i.e. in a ponytail, bun or plait). Any hair decoration must be discrete and in school colours.
Jewellery
Jewellery is limited to a watch and small ear studs only. Earrings must be removed on PE days.
Make-up
Make-up and Nail Varnish are not permitted.
Punctuality
The beginning of the day is an important time in school. Please ensure that children are in school by 8.45am when the gates close.
Snacks and Water
Make sure your child comes to school with a water bottle each day. Children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are provided with a snack in the morning. Children in KS2 can bring a fruit or vegetable snack to school for playtime.
Medication
If your child needs additional medication, please fill in this form and drop it into the school office.
Request for school to administer medication form
Health and Safety
The climbing frames are out of bounds before and after school. When entering the school via the main gates, please use the path to the side of the carpark. Please park considerately and turn-engines off when dropping off and picking up.
We would like to politely remind all to not walk through the school staff car park at any time. For safety reasons please use the designated side pavement, it is a working car park and can therefore be potentially dangerous
Please do not let children run or play in the school car park.
Uniform
On non-PE days, children must come to school in full uniform including black school shoes or boots (not UGG Boots). On wet/ icy days, children can bring a change of footwear for school if necessary. Please ensure your child has an outdoor jacket everyday. We always aim to have the children outside as much as possible during playtime and lunchtime.
School Shoes
We have noticed an increasing number of children wearing trainers to school. While we do permit shoe style all black trainers as we recognise these can be a more affordable option, we do not permit black trainers such as baseball or running trainers. See images below for clarification.
Online Safety is an important part of keeping children safe from harm.
We have security measures in place in school, which are constantly reviewed, to help safeguard pupils from any potential dangers. Online Safety is taught to all pupils explaining and demonstrating how to stay safe and behave appropriately online.
We can only be successful in keeping children safe online if we work with you to ensure the e-safety message is consistent. Your help is needed to talk to your children about how they can keep safe and behave appropriately online.
Children are accessing a greater amount of content online, than we were ever exposed to in our childhood. Children can accidently or deliberately be exposed to unwanted or unpleasant content or comments online and there are steps you can take at home to minimise this risk.
The NSPCC provide guidance on how to protect children online for parents including setting controls, talking to your child and how to report concerns.
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
New Statutory Guidance regarding unauthorised absence and Penalty Notice Fines.
Good attendance starts at primary school - children who have attendance of 97% or above achieve better outcomes in school and have the best opportunities in their adult life.
If your child misses school regularly, this will affect friendships as well as academic outcomes. It can be hard for a child who misses lots of school to form and maintain relationships with their classmates.
Being on time is also vital. Arriving late at school can be very disruptive for your child, their teacher and the other children in the class.
Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow!
We have always prided ourselves on being an open and approachable school and believe that good communication with our families is important to the success of our school.
Class Whatsapp groups are a valuable platform for parents to share information, particularly for those families who are new to the school and have limited opportunities to interact in the playground. If you have any questions or concerns regarding any area of school life or would like to share important information regarding your child, we would ask you to speak to the school directly. There are very clear channels available for doing this, outlined on the parent information pages of our website. We are always here to listen and will endeavour to address any issues quickly and effectively.
Below is the link to the list of who to contact should you need any information about a specific area of school life. Should you wish to raise any questions or concerns directly regarding your child, the class teacher is always the first point of contact. If you have spoken to the class teacher but feel the issue is not resolved or should you require further information, then please make an appointment to see the Phase Leader – Mrs Whittaker for Reception and KS1 children and Mrs Serby for KS2 children.
We are teaming up again with the wonderful storyteller, Danyah Miller. She is back in school at the end of the Spring term, working with different year groups to create spontaneous stories.
In addition, we have the wonderful opportunity to see her brand new show - The Mystery Of The Old Town Hall... when it comes to The Old Town Hall in Hemel Hempsted on Saturday 12th April at 2pm. With a 20% discount, there is no reason not to go and see this amazing performance. Mrs Serby has seen it twice already and both shows were completely unique! There is plenty of audience participation and the mystery can only be solved with your help.
To claim 20% off, bookers just need to enter the promo code 'MYSTERY' at the check out when buying tickets via The Old Town Hall's website: https://oldtownhall.co.uk/events/the-mystery-of-the-old-town-hall