Sarratt School Newsletter


Courage   Compassion   Creativity


Dear Families, 

It's nearing the end of the Summer Term, a time to look back on the achievements and progress of the previous academic year. Next week, end of year teacher reports will be shared. This will give an overview of what your child has achieved and how they are performing in each area of the curriculum. There will be time in the final weeks to discuss the report with the teacher. 

The following week, the children will spend time in their new classroom with their teacher for next academic year. Details will be shared with you all on the staffing structure, which is currently being finalised, following successful appointments to our teaching assistant team. 

We have lots to look forward to over the coming weeks - including our School Fair next Saturday! In the meantime, have a lovely weekend. 


Warmest regards,


Nicola O'Hare

Head of School



Gold Book

Reception

Sienna is in the Gold Book for all her independent writing! She is creating beautiful sentences. She is working incredibly hard showing determination and perseverance. 

Gracie has settled into the rhythm of school life with confidence, determination and ease - what a superstar!

Year 1 

Violet is trying so hard with her maths, persevering when problems are more challenging with a fabulous positive attitude! 

Year 2

Freddie is working so hard to do his best handwriting. His hard work is evident in his fabulous English work! 

Year 4

Alex is in the GB for his excellent enthusiasm during sports day and working hard to be his best self! 

Year 5 

Jaiden has been a wonderful role model for the younger children in school - he has been polite, listened carefully and had a great attitude towards learning!

Special Entry

Marley in Year 1 was nominated for a Healthy Hero Award at the Recent Sports Partnership Award Ceremony. Marley is passionate and knowledgeable about healthy and sustainable eating - well done Marley! 

Sporting Spotted in Sarratt!

Y2 computing, an assembly with Mr Masters and a special Wimbledon themed lunch!

Online Safety


Online Safety is an important part of keeping children safe from harm. It has been brought to our attention that children have been accessing inappropriate content at home via their Google Accounts. 


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/

 

Please click on the link below for the latest information from Herts CC for parents supporting online safety.

Dates

Fri 7th July

School Reports 

Sat 8th July

Summer Fair

Thu 13th July

2023/24 Staffing Structure shared

Children to visit new classrooms with new teacher

Wed 19th July 1.30pm

School Closes for Summer 

SPA News

Dear Parents/Carers,


Thanks to your generous donations and support, this academic year Sarratt Parents' Association has helped to fund the Pantomime trip, new football goals, dining room tables, refurbishment of the play therapy/music room, new reading books and Read Write Inc resources, transport for the Electric Umbrella Un-convention, ExploRE workshops and Paul Sturgess's basketball workshops. 


We are excited that Saturday 8th July 11.30-2.30 sees the return of the Summer Fair. BBQ food and refreshments, bouncy castle, craft stalls, glitter tattoos, bottle/chocolate and teddy tombolas and lots more! If driving, please park in the King George V car park so the Cricketers car park is available for their customers.


Please bring cash as the poor WIFI makes the card machine unreliable. 


To help make this event a success, we would appreciate donations (to the office) of the following:


Bottle/chocolate tombola - bring in an item into the office any time next week in exchange for a non-uniform day on Friday 7th July. 


We appreciate that this year more than ever that donations may be too much of a stretch so please do support in any way you can, e.g. coming to the fair and helping out on a stall.


Also, a reminder to use easyfundraising every time you shop online. Over 7,000 brands will donate to us, including all the big names. This means you can raise FREE donations for us no matter what you buy. To date it has raised £2841 for the school.


If you haven’t signed up to support us yet, it’s easy and completely free. There is now a new feature that you can set to remind you when you visit websites registered with easyfundraising.


You can find our easyfundraising page here: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/sarrattprimary/?utm_campaign=raise-more&utm_medium=email&utm_content=rm-en-e2


Thank you again for all your support,

Sarratt Parents' Association



PE Days - Summer Term 2

Reception- Tuesday

Y1 - Wednesday and Friday

Y2 - Monday and Wednesday

Y3 - Monday and Wednesday

Y4 - Tuesday (double session)

Y5 - Monday and Thursday

Y6 - Monday (swimming) and Wednesday

Community News

Community Support in the Dacorum Area 

Church News

The Sarratt Flower Festival was a huge success! The theme this year was, 'Once upon a Time...' and he arrangements certainly did not disappoint! Click on the link below for more information and pictures including our school entry - Hansel and Gretel. 

https://www.holycrossflowerfestival.co.uk/flower-arrangements 


Important Reminders

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. 

If your child needs additional medication, please  fill in this form and drop it into the school office. 

https://sarratt.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/MED-1-Form.pdf

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.

The climbing frames are out of bounds before and after school. 


Communication

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.


Uniform Exchange

One of our wonderful parents has set up a Facebook page to exchange uniform items that are no longer needed. If your child has outgrown their uniform or you are looking for additional items then this is the place for you. click on the link below to go to the page. Please contact the school office for more details. 

Attendance 

DFE advice:

UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) advice remains clear that children can continue to attend as normal unless they are unwell and have a high temperature. Further information on when a child is too ill for school or nursery is available. There is no requirement to be absent from school on a precautionary basis. School staff should continue to maintain their high expectations for face-to-face attendance. 

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 you 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!



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