Newsletter 12 Summer Term

Year 6 Leavers' Church Service 

As our Year 6 pupils approach the end of their time at SASM, they will be enjoying a mixture of events including: the performance of 'We Will Rock You'; the 'Best Day Ever' with a trip to Painshill Park and an evening in the playground with extra games and a formal goodbye at St Andrew's Church.

All Year 6 parents and carers are invited to the Year 6 Leavers' Service, which is dedicated to celebrating the achievements of Year 6 on their last day with us. The service will take place at St Andrew's Church from 9:15-10:15am on Thursday 20th July. 

A win for Jupiter House!

As a reward, for winning the inter house football tournament, members of Jupiter House can come to school next week on Tuesday 18th July, dressed in mufti-clothing! Congratulations and well done! 

Ready, Set, Read!

Get ready for the 2023 Summer Reading Challenge at your local library. Children of all reading abilities and between the ages of 4 and 11 are invited to read six books across the summer from Saturday 8th July. It is free to take part and families can sign up by visiting their local library or by visiting the Summer Reading Challenge website. 

Children set their own personal goals at the beginning of their Reading Challenge and receive either digital incentives or prizes from their library after completing each book. To help our readers along the way, we will be running a programme of FREE events throughout the summer across all of the libraries in Kingston - including Kingston Libraries Sports Day, inspired by this year’s ‘Ready, Set, Read!’ theme!

Keep an eye on what is happening at your local library to take part or contact libraries@kingston.gov.uk

 for more information.

Reminder:  Class Collective Worship

Parents and carers of children in 3R are invited to attend Class Collective Worship this week on Friday 14th July. 

Please enter the school via the playground gate, the hall doors open at 8.45am for a 9.00am start and collective worship will finish at approximately 9.15am.

Volunteer to become a SASM Parent Governor

Would you like to make a difference?  Follow this link to find out more about becoming a Parent Governor. 

Dancing on Ice!

Iriana (6B) has been ice skating since she was 6 years old and now trains four or five times a week at Guildford Spectrum.  She is a member of the Guildford Ice Figure Skating club and has recently started taking part in competitions, most recently in the Oxford Open and the Young Stars.  She has been a cast member of the annual ice-skating pantomime held in Guildford for several years and is looking forward to more festive fun in this year's production of 'Alice in Wonderland'. 

Chip off the old block!

Olivia (4G) has just started learning golf with her sister and mum. Olivia enjoys it as she says… ‘I focus on me getting better rather than competing against others. I’m finding it quite relaxing and can’t wait to play with my dad - who loves playing!

If you and your family are interested, Sandown will have some summer camps and lots of group beginner lessons for kids and adults (especially women).

Chicken Feeding - Free!

If you and your family would like to help with feeding the Forest Schooling chickens over the summer holidays, please follow this link and book now!

Albany Outdoors Summer Activities 2023

Albany Outdoors is an accredited outdoor, adventure and water activity centre by the Thames in Kingston. The centre has a lively atmosphere with activities taking place at the centre and off-site locations. Based on the River Thames between Kingston Bridge and Teddington Lock, the centre is well served by road, rail and public transport. There are courses for adults, children and families at all levels and abilities, from school holidays, adult Saturday courses and even Hampton Court evening river trips.  A range of adapted activities and courses are offered for young people and adults with a learning disability or physical disability.

Albany Outdoors' entire team of instructors are young local and energetic and ensures everyone gets involved. With their multi activity courses, there are different activities every day and there is nowhere better to be in the summer than on the river in a boat.

Bring a packed lunch and a change of clothes a hat and plenty of sunscreen for a great day making new friends and learning new skills and facts about the mighty River Thames. 

Albany Outdoors is approved and licenced by the Adventurous Activities Licencing Authority, the RYA and British Canoeing and all staff hold the National Governing Body instructor awards for the activity they are leading.

For all bookings and further information please click here.

Jungle Book and Buzz - Two free family theatre shows in local parks

Come along and enjoy two fun-packed outdoor theatre shows for children aged 4 to 10 - touring across Kingston from Saturday 1st July to Sunday 9th July. Packed with spectacle award winning puppetry. the Smoking Apples Company present the environmentally-themed Buzz - a brilliant adventure featuring a giant honeycomb set. 

Renowned accessible theatre company Jellyfish, will be taking a playful and inventive retelling of the much loved story, Jungle Book, using integrated sign supported English. See website for times and locations.

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Insect bites and pollen count

As we enjoy the warmer, more of our pupils are wearing short sleeve shirts and shorts. This coincides with an increase in the bug population. Whilst we always monitor our school site with regular health and safety checks, our playground is outdoors.  Pupils will spend more time outside, both when at school and away from school.  Preventative  measures that can be taken at school and elsewhere is to cover exposed skin by wearing long sleeved shirts and long trousers, as well as reminding children to be careful around flowering plants. Similarly, the pollen count is set to increase, particularly for grass, triggering some allergies. 

Here is some more information from the NHS about insect bites and hayfever: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/insect-bites-and-stings/  and  https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hay-fever/