Keep up to date with all the latest Sunny Bank news!

• NEW After School Clubs!

  Fri 29 Sep 2023

   

  This year we are investing in our clubs offer and have organised some exciting clubs for our children! Here are the clubs for Term 2.

  BOOK HERE

  

• Read our latest Newsletter

  Fri 29 Sep 2023

  Read about all the latest news and happenings HERE

  

• Yearly planner 2023-2024

  Thu 28 Sep 2023

   

  Our yearly planner is HERE

  

• Reception Starters 2024 - Open Days and Stay and Play Dates

  Thu 28 Sep 2023

   

  The opening date to apply for Reception 2024 places is nearly upon us. Applications are made on-line from Friday 3 November 2023 and close on Monday 15 January 2024.

   

  If you or anyone you know will be looking for Nursery places (children from age 3) or Reception places from September 2024 for their children - please signpost them to this leaflet. This gives details of all of our up-coming Nursery and Reception tours and stay and plays.

   

  Hear about our engaging exciting curriculum during a personalised tour with the Head of School, visit our modern purpose built school and facilities. Meet our amazing children!

   

  We currently have free breakfast club from 7:30 to 8:20 and some exciting after school clubs in the pipeline.

   

  Please pass the message on. Leaflets are also available in the school office reception area.

  

• AR Super Challenge!

  Sat 23 Sep 2023

   

  It's on! We've just launched our first AR Super Challenge! Are your classes ready to go head-to-head? Who will get the highest word count? The winning class will get a tub of delicious chocolates! Get ready to battle for those sweet rewards!

   

  Challenge 1 - Juniper Vs Oak Good luck!

  

• Term 1 - information

  Tue 12 Sep 2023

   

  We hope you have all had a great Summer break and the children have settled into learning wonderfully. Just to touch base and remind you all with some key points within Sunny Bank School.

   

  Start and end of the day 

  Children will enter and the leave the school via the side gate on Gorse Road/Thistle walk. We are a school in the heart of our community so please can parents and carers be mindful and respectful of the residents that live close to the school during the drop off and pick up times.  

   

  Timings of the day 

  Drop off  

  All entrance gates will be open at 08:30am every morning and the children will be welcomed by Mrs Loughnane, Mrs Newbury and a member of SLT.  

  Nursery and Reception 

  Nursery and Year R doors will open at 8:45am for the children to enter the nursery and Year R. Children can enter this way until 8:55am when the gates will be closed. Parents of children in nursery and reception can accompany the children to the nursery and Year R door. If children arrive after 8:55am they will need to enter the school through the Main Reception gate at the front of the school where they will be signed in and will be marked as late if after 9am.  

  Year 1 to Year 6 

  Parents of children in Year 1 – 6 can drop the children off at the gate in the morning between 8:30am and 8:45am. Parents are not permitted onto the playground in the morning. These gates will be closed at 8:45am. If children arrive after 8:45am they will need to enter the school through the Main Reception gate at the front of the school where they will be signed in. Children arriving after 9pm will be marked as Late.

   

  Any children arriving after 9.10 will be marked as unauthorised late. This is a statutory regulation from DFE.

   

  Every moment a child is late = missed learning. Children that are on time start the day settled, relaxed and ready to learn. Children that arrive late are often stressed and embarrassed and take a while to settle into their day. Late arrivals cause disruption within the class which has an effect on everyone.

   

  Pick up  

  The gates will be opened at 3:10pm.  

  Nursery and Reception 

  Nursery and reception children will be dismissed at 3:10 from the same drop off point. 

  Year 1 to Year 6  

  Children in Year 1 to Year 6 will be dismissed at 3:15pm. At drop off time parents can enter via the gate on Gorse road/Thistle way and make their way to the playground. The teachers will bring their classes to the playground and dismiss the children straight to their parents. There are lots of children to dismiss. In order to do this safely and effectively, please can I ask that parents stay back on the playground until their children are dismissed to them. If parents wish to speak to the teacher at the end of the day, please can I ask that they wait until the teacher has dismissed all of the children.  

  If you have any questions about this, please can you email the office.

   

  Breakfast club and after school club 

  We offer a free breakfast and after school club for children from Reception to Year 6. If you wish for your children to attend either of these, please can you complete a form which can be collected from the office. Times of these clubs are as follows: 

  Breakfast Club – 7.30am start 

  Activity & Sports after school clubs – finish at 4.15pm 

  Creativity after school club - finishes 5pm 

   

  Paying for school dinners 

  We have an online system for parents to pay for school dinners. The school is now cashless so all payments will now need to be made using the Arbor system. Please remember to pay in advance for your child’s school dinners, and not occur a debt.

   

  If you have any questions about anything, please do send a message via dojo to your child’s class teacher or to the school office. 

   

  We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support.

   

   

  Yours Sincerely  

   

  Mr Allen  

  Head of School  

   

• New AR website

  Thu 07 Sep 2023

   

  Please note that the new AR website requires pupils to enter their password in lowercase. No passwords have been changed. Please message your child's teacher on Class Dojo if you require further assistance.

   

   

  

• Sunny Bank Medieval Graffiti Tiles on display at Murston Heart event

  Thu 07 Sep 2023

   

  As part of this event you can see the Sunny Bank Medieval Graffiti Tiles. Sunny Bank pupils and their families will be able to see their tiles on display in the beautiful Chancel Exhibition Space. There will also be a number of other craft activities for children to have a go at - including stone carving with a real stone mason! The New Church will also have their doors open between 11am - 3pm.

  

• Term 1

  Thu 07 Sep 2023

   

  The start of the new term at Sunny Bank has been AWESOME! Our pupils have come back with such enthusiasm and a real can-do attitude. Click HERE for a sneak peek at all the amazing things they will be learning in Term 1!

   

  

• National Read a Book Day

  Wed 06 Sep 2023

   

  Today is National Read a Book Day! It is an annual awareness day that encourages all of us to take a break and get reading, either curled up on the sofa or with family and friends.