I am excited to inform you, that next week at Sunny Bank Primary School we are going to be running our Community Spirit Week!

 

This is a great opportunity for our children to develop a sense of community responsibility, a strong moral purpose and to give back to the community and make a positive impact. They will learn about the importance of taking care of our environment, the value of teamwork and community involvement and the importance of taking care of our community. 

 

Throughout the week, there will be various activities for our children to participate in. 

 

On Monday, September 30th, Oak class will be visiting Murston Heart (Church) where they will be helping with litter picking in the Heart grounds/area. We encourage our children to participate in these activities and learn about the importance of giving back to our community. 

 

On Tuesday, 1st October, Hawthorn and Juniper class will be doing some litter picking around the local church grounds and cleaning inside. Litter picking introduces children to the concept of environmental responsibility and keeping their surroundings clean and preserving nature. 

 

On Wednesday, 2nd October, Birch class will be litter picking outside the school grounds in small groups throughout the day. 

 

On Thursday 3rd October, Cedar and Elm classes will be litter picking and cleaning at the local church. 

 

In addition, the classes will be making homemade cards for the Demelza charity to sell in their shop. On Thursday/Friday the School Parliament will deliver these cards to the charity shop. 

 

Our Wellbeing warriors will also be delivering Harvest food to the food bank on Thursday/Friday. 

 

For those children that are taking part in litter picking and gardening, please can you ensure your child has suitable clothing; warm clothes and coat, wellington boots and hat/gloves if possible. 

 

Throughout the activities, our children will be in small groups and will be fully supervised by school adults at all times. For those that are litter picking, we have the correct equipment and as always will ensure that all activities are safe. 

 

For such local visits, we do not ask for parents to sign a separate consent form, as this permission is already granted when parents complete their child’s initial application form on starting school. We encourage our children to participate in these activities and learn about the importance of giving back to our community. If, however, for any reason you feel your child should not take part in the visit, please speak to the class teacher or member of SLT. 

 

Please ensure that medical or other personal information currently provided by you and held by the school, with respect to your son/daughter, is kept up to date. 

 

This will be a great opportunity for our children and as always, I thank you for your continued support as partners in the education of our children. 

 

Mr Allen 

Head of School