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Keep up to date with all the latest Sunny Bank news!
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Harvest Festival
Tue 10 Oct 2023This year to celebrate harvest festival we will be collecting for Swale Foodbank.
We want to give the children the opportunity to give back to the community, so we are asking children and parents to donate food items from home if they are able. We are not expecting anyone to go and buy something extra, just anything that you may be able to spare, it doesn’t matter how small.
Families in our communities use the foodbank so it would be nice to pull together and to celebrate this in the spirit of harvest.
We will be holding a celebration assembly on Friday 3rd November and talking to the children about our community and the work of charities.
Please can we have any donations brought into class with your child by Friday 3rd November. Please ensure there are no fresh items, fridge items, bread, anything alcoholic or anything that will spoil quickly. Please see the list of items needed by swale foodbank below:
Swale Foodbank
URGENTLY NEEDED FOOD ITEMS
- long-life milk
- tinned meats
- tinned fish
- tinned fruit
- custard
- biscuits
- chocolate
- jars of coffee
- baby food
WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF
- beans
- pasta
- rice
- soups
- tinned tomatoes
Thank you in advance for supporting the school and the children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
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Parent Open Afternoon
Tue 03 Oct 2023
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Subscribe to our Calendar!
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NEW After School Clubs!
Fri 29 Sep 2023This year we are investing in our clubs offer and have organised some exciting clubs for our children! Here are the clubs for Term 2.
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Read our latest Newsletter
Fri 29 Sep 2023Read about all the latest news and happenings HERE
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Yearly planner 2023-2024
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Reception Starters 2024 - Open Days and Stay and Play Dates
Thu 28 Sep 2023The 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.
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AR Super Challenge!
Sat 23 Sep 2023It'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!
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Term 1 - information
Tue 12 Sep 2023We 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
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New AR website
Thu 07 Sep 2023Please 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.
