‘Head’lines (Miss Lisa Roberts, Headteacher)

Please note that, from September, we will be offering 30 hour places at Sandridge Nursery. A flyer is currently being produced in order to begin advertising this across St Albans and in

local press publications, over the next few months. With Breakfast Club starting at 7:30a.m and a more significant number of hours being on offer, an extended provision for Nursery children will be available from the start of the Autumn term. If you think you might be eligible for the funding (or know someone else who might be) please

log on to www.childcarechoices.co.uk to apply. Places for children whose parents are not eligible but who wish to pay may be available but

priority will be given to those that are. Please look out for the flyer and adverts over the next few weeks and publicise this with friends

and family. Our numbers have dropped over the last few years due to 15 hours a week no longer being adequate for working parents. Hopefully, this will ensure our Nursery is full and

numbers increase across the school.

Please can I remind you that scooters and bikes are meant to be walked in and out of the playground before and after school. Children should not be riding or scooting around the

playground at the start or end of the day. Children should also not be helping themselves to toys and equipment from the storage units in either playground or bringing their own balls in to play with. Several staff have asked children not to do this many times over the last few weeks –

and, in front of their parents – and they have simply been ignored. Thank you.

Have a good weekend

SANDRIDGE WEEKLY NEWS Friday 6th March 2020

The attendance winners for this week are

Reception with 96.8%

Number of lates in each class this week:

Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 1 late Year 1, Year 3 2 lates Reception 3 lates

Year 2 5 lates

School Absence Procedure

If your child is unwell and is unable to attend school, please contact the school office with a specific reason for absence by 9am on the first day of absence and keep us regularly

informed of their progress and expected return date.

A message can be left on the school absence line (01727 850576, opt 1) at any time or an email may be sent to admin@sandridge.herts.sch.uk.

Children with diarrhoea or vomiting should stay away from school for 2 days after their symptoms have gone. For further advice on whether to keep a child away from school and

for how long, please see the NHS guidelines (linked below):

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/

Holidays taken in term time will not be authorised. Requests for leave can only be granted in exceptional circumstances – a holiday is not considered exceptional.

World Book Day

We loved seeing all the different book characters that children and staff had dressed up as on Thursday. Our resident World Book Day photographers, Freya and Leo, did a wonderful job of

taking photos in each class, some of which you can see below.

Thank you all for your lovely book donations. We had enough for all children to take a “new” book home and to keep some for the classrooms. Thank you to Mrs Black and Mrs Murphy for

organising this again this year – it is very much appreciated!

We will be having a book fair on Thursday 24th to Friday 27th March. Books will be on display to view and buy before and after school on these dates.

Stonehenge – with a difference!

For homework this week, Year 3 were tasked with building or drawing a model of Stonehenge. We had some very creative responses with a range of different materials being used including

Lego, biscuits, jenga blocks, clay, play dough, cardboard and sugar cubes.

This week’s awards for Star Writer go to:

Phenomenal Phonics awards this week go to:

Year 2: James Year 1: Spencer Recep: Isla Mai

Year 6: Max Year 5: Aimee Year 4: Sophie Year 3: Jasmine

Year 2: Max E Year 1: Charlie

Recep: Oliver

Individual Points Children with 25 points receive a pencil:

Chloe S, Luke, Freya, Max, Adam K, Cassie

Rapid Fire Cricket

On Wednesday, eight children from Year 4 took part in a rapid fire cricket event at Beaumont School, along with seven other schools. When we got there, all the schools split up into three

pitches. In the first game, we were fielding first. As the six matches went on, we were improving match by match. While we were fielding, two people from the other team hit three balls off a cone each. Once the balls had been hit, the fielding team collected all the balls up

and put them back on a cone. After we had played the six matches, we all sat down to have a well-deserved rest and hear the results. Sandridge came joint second. We came back to

school happy after a fun afternoon of sport.

By Lucia and Phoenix

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Certificates of Merit

Nursery Superstar Award for communicating confidently and more freely in class: Aras

For being kind and thoughtful: Lizzy

Showing expression in his voice during Guided Reading sessions: Kai

Fantastic knowledge about plants in science this week: Olivia H

For showing great enthusiasm when learning about Iron Age Hill Forts this week – especially

about their toilets! Hugh

Excellent results in his times tables tests and moving up to Times Table Challenge +1: Toby

Having a positive week in and out of the classroom: Lyndon

Supporting others in the class and encouraging them to achieve – both inside and outside the

classroom: George

Sporting Certificates

Using the ropes and large climbing frame so confidently in gym this week: Orla

Showing a variety of skills when travelling along the bench in gym this week: Mollie-Mae

Becoming more confident climbing the ropes in gymnastics: Alex H

Showing great skill in tennis and having good control of the racket and ball: Elsie T

Making great progress with his swimming strokes on his back and front: James B

Showing he has a good serve and return in tennis: Kayden

Demonstrating excellent ball control in tennis this week: Oscar

REPS Certificates (Respect, Equality, Perseverance, Self-belief)

Demonstrating tremendous perseverance in all her adult learning tasks to achieve

great results: Emily

Being kind and respectful when welcoming Nursery children into the classroom and reading to

them on Book Day: Albert

Understanding how important it is to persevere and have self-belief: Katie

Showing fantastic perseverance in tennis when learning a new skill: Serin

Persevering with learning her spellings and achieving full marks two weeks in a row: Molly B

Having more self-belief in Maths this week: Oliver P

Consistently demonstrating our school values and trying hard to grow every day. You are an

asset to the class – well done! Martha