MESSAGE FROM MRS COLLINS

District Sports Success – 3rd place – 64 Medals Won! 

Our KS2 District Sports Squad did us proud on Wednesday.

They showed so many of our Sandfield values; self-belief, resilience and great teamwork.  Whether it was throwing, jumping or running, every child did their best and every point counted to our total.   This is the first time in Sandfield’s history that the team has come third out of seven schools.  It is a remarkable achievement, as we are the only one form entry school that enters and the only school without a field to practice on.

This success is due to our sports strategy, which is now in its fourth year. Our staggered lunchtimes allow for 15 different sports squads to operate across the school for all year groups. These are taught by our S4Ks coaches.  Every child has the opportunity to access these squads and develop their skills.  A big thank you must go to Coach Mohammed, who has been amazing at leading the coaching and inspiring the team.  Coach Mohammed moves on to a career in the world of finance and we will all miss him very much next year. The District Sports success is for you!

Transition – Moving On

Today we sent out a letter to all parents and carers to let them know who will be teaching their children next year.  There is a four week transition programme in place, as we recognise the importance of building positive relationships between children, parents and all adults in school.

Year Group Class Teacher Support Staff
Year 1 Mrs Payne Mrs Di Marco, Mrs Kelly and Mrs March
Year 2 Miss McIllroy and Mrs Holloway Ms Campbell-Bell and Mrs March
Year 3 Mr Godber Mrs Kelly, Mrs Oliver, Mrs Sherwin and Mr Tozer
Year 4 Mrs Dorman Mrs Kelly, Mrs Oliver, Mrs Sherwin, Mr Tozer and Mrs Perera
Year 5 Mrs Grant Mrs Davey and Mrs Parker
Year 6 Mrs Howard Mrs Davey

Goodbyes

Mrs Mason is Retiring!

We say goodbye at the end of the academic year to Mrs Mason, who is leaving Sandfield after ten years of service to the school.

We thank Mrs Mason for all her hard work and commitment to all the children she has taught.  Mrs Mason has been our champion for our EAL families and she always ensures that these children and their families get the support and resources they need. We wish Mrs Mason all the best for her retirement and she will now be able to book a well-earned holiday in September!  Thank you again.

Mrs Fish

Mrs Fish has decided not to return to Sandfield in September following her maternity leave.  We wish her and her family all the very best, as she enjoys this special family time.

School Uniform Next Week

The temperatures are beginning to cool, so we are all back to school uniform next week, unless you have PE.  Year 6 are very welcome to wear their Year 6 hoodies.

We are looking forward to seeing many of you on Saturday for Sandfest 2023!  It will be a great day – so get your dancing shoes on!

Wishing you all a lovely weekend and see you tomorrow!

Best wishes
Mrs Collins and The Sandfield Team

NEWS FROM THE CLASSROOMS

RECEPTION CLASS

This week we have dove right into our pirates and mermaid topics.

The children have thrown themselves straight into the sea of weird, wild and wonderful pirates. In English, they each created their own pirates, labelled and wrote about them. They even made their own pirate portraits complete with unique pirate names! Many enjoyed making old treasure maps by ripping and tea-staining their maps after drawing and labelling with amazing features! 

YEAR 1 & YEAR 2

This week in Maths, in Year 2, we have started looking at position.

We enjoyed working in pairs, one created a plan and then the other had to use the cubes to make the shape as directed using the language of left, right, above and below. In Year 1, we have been using our science knowledge about materials and carried out an investigation to decide which will be the best material to use and build our paddle boat. Making our boats was great fun and now we can’t wait to try them in water!

REMINDER: P.E days for Year 1 is  Monday and Year 2 is Tuesday.

YEAR 3 & YEAR 4

We’ve had another busy week both inside and out of the classroom.

The children had great fun investigating viscosity of liquids using water, glue and brown sauce! Which liquid won the race and why?! In preparation for our Roman Day next week, we have designed and made shields ready for battle!

Reminders: PE on Wednesday (outside) & Thursday indoors (shorts and t-shirts will also be needed)

Year 4 String Scheme takes place every Friday, please ensure all instruments are in school.

YEAR 5 & Year 6

Year 5 have continued to enjoy reading Floodland to inspire their writing. We have explored the character Dooby and used ‘ hot seating ‘ to ensure we really understand how he thinks and behaves. Some fabulous sentences using relative clauses have been written which will be used in our narrative backstories next week.

In geography, the children have started to create some detailed double-page spreads to explain the features of a river and what is typical at the upper, middle and lower course. I’ve been so impressed with their enthusiasm, creativity and use of geographical vocabulary – another brilliant week everyone!

Year 6 are in full production mode at Sandfield Theatre!  The backdrops are up and the stage has been put together by Mr Osmand!  All we need now is a willing cast of children to sing the songs and bust the grooves!  The children are learning lines and creating comic timing with some classic sketches as I type and Mrs Davey is entirely in her element!  See you at opening night!

SATS PowerPoint Presentation sent out on 25/04/2023

Residential PowerPoint sent out on 25/04/2023

REMINDER: P.E. days for Year 5 is Tuesday and Wednesday and Year 6 is Tuesday & Thursday.

SWIMMING LESSONS for Year 5 & Year 6 is every Thursday morning from Thursday 08/06/2023 to Thursday 13/07/2023

NEWS FROM THE INCLUSION TEAM

If you would like to celebrate an important date in your cultural or religious calendar, please contact me via Studybugs or email parents@sandfield.surrey.sch.uk to discuss any ideas further.  We look forward to hearing from you.

Lucy and Laura

Courses and Workshops for Parents and Carers

At Sandfield, we strive to support all of our families as best we can.

We often run parent workshops or courses and to increase attendance, we would like to hear your views. Please can we ask you to complete this short survey about the best times for parent workshops or courses to run:

https://forms.office.com/e/8uWcDM2vYc

The deadline for completing this survey is Friday 7th July 2023.

Sandfield Padlet – Courses, Workshops and Information for Parents

Our Padlet lists the school’s main digital resources and some recommended resources from the Inclusion and Pastoral team. This is aimed at all our parents and carers and is a live platform that staff will continue to update.

There are also lots of courses and workshops on offer to all parents, carers and families.  To see what is available, including free cookery classes and supporting your child with reading from Surrey Family Learning etc. please look at the Sandfield Padlet, there is lots of information available for everyone along with local events!

Click here for information on Community Links and Media at Sandfield

Inclusion Team Useful Links

Sandfield Padlet >>
Young Carers >>

Families Surrey West Latest Newsletter

Please click here>>

Family Children’s Centre Newsletter

Please click here>> 

MESSAGES FROM THE SANDFIELD PTA

PTA Summer ‘Family’ Event:  ‘SANDFEST’ Saturday 24th June 2023 from 2 to 5pm

Sandfest is tomorrow!!

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the event and the weather still looks great!

You can buy tickets via ScoPay until 11am tomorrow.  You will be able to buy tickets on the entry gate if you have not had the chance to buy in advance.

Many thanks
Your Sandfield PTA

ATTENDANCE THIS WEEK

The school target for this year 2022-2023 has been set by the Surrey County Council Inclusion Team and is 97%.  This week the whole school achieved 95.1%.

To view our Attendance Protocol, please click here>>

Attendance Clock

CELEBRATION ASSEMBLY

Children in Celebration Assembly this week!

Reception: Sadie and Lola

Year 1: Paul and Hope

Year 2: Not in assembly this week due to their Titanic workshop!

Year 3: Hanee and Krrieya

Year 4: Alveena and Kasey

Year 5: Arda and Hillary

Year 6: Ben and Adolfo

Well done everyone!

Well done Badge

October 2024

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1
  • Morning Club
  • Year 5 Individual Violin & Cello Lessons
  • Year 4 String Scheme
  • Year 5 Orchestra
  • Ahora Spanish Club Years 1 to 6
  • Home Club with Planet Soccer - Yrs 1 to 6
  • KS2 Street Football with Planet Soccer
  • Reception Class After School Club
2
  • Morning Club
  • Home Club with Planet Soccer Yrs 1 to 6
  • Reception Class After School Club
3
  • Morning Club
  • Tae Kwon-Do Club - Years 2 to 6
  • Rock Steady Music Lessons
  • Boogie Pumps Dance Club for Years R, 1 & 2
  • Home Club with Planet Soccer - Yrs 1 to 6
  • Home Club with Planet Soccer -Yr R to 6
  • Year 5 & Year 6 Cross Country Competition
4
  • Morning Club
  • Boogie Pumps Dance Club for Years 3 to 6
  • Home Club with Planet Soccer - Yr R to 6
  • STEMgineers Club KS2
5
6
7
  • Donations in for Harvest
  • Individual and Sibling Photos
  • Morning Club
  • Home Club with Planet Soccer - Yrs 1 to 6
  • Reception Class After School Club
8
  • Donations in for Harvest
  • Morning Club
  • Year 5 Individual Violin & Cello Lessons
  • Year 4 String Scheme
  • Year 5 Orchestra
  • Ahora Spanish Club Years 1 to 6
  • Home Club with Planet Soccer - Yrs 1 to 6
  • KS2 Street Football with Planet Soccer
  • Reception Class After School Club
9
  • Donations in for Harvest
  • Morning Club
  • Harvest Assembly
  • Home Club with Planet Soccer Yrs 1 to 6
  • Reception Class After School Club
10
  • Morning Club
  • Tae Kwon-Do Club - Years 2 to 6
  • Rock Steady Music Lessons
  • Boogie Pumps Dance Club for Years R, 1 & 2
  • Home Club with Planet Soccer - Yrs 1 to 6
  • Home Club with Planet Soccer -Yr R to 6
11
  • Morning Club
  • Surrey Police in to visit Year 3 & Year 4
  • Boogie Pumps Dance Club for Years 3 to 6
  • Home Club with Planet Soccer - Yr R to 6
  • STEMgineers Club KS2
12
13
14
  • Morning Club
  • Year 3 & Year 4 Trip TBC
  • Home Club with Planet Soccer - Yrs 1 to 6
  • Reception Class After School Club
15
  • YR6 - Height & Weight
  • Morning Club
  • Year 5 Individual Violin & Cello Lessons
  • Year 4 String Scheme
  • Year 6 Height & Weights Measures with the Surrey Nursing Team
  • Year 5 Orchestra
  • Ahora Spanish Club Years 1 to 6
  • Home Club with Planet Soccer - Yrs 1 to 6
  • KS2 Street Football with Planet Soccer
  • Reception Class After School Club
  • Parent Teacher Meetings
16
  • Morning Club
  • Home Club with Planet Soccer Yrs 1 to 6
  • Reception Class After School Club
  • Parent Teacher Meetings for Year 3 Only
17
  • Morning Club
  • Tae Kwon-Do Club - Years 2 to 6
  • Rock Steady Music Lessons
  • Boogie Pumps Dance Club for Years R, 1 & 2
  • Home Club with Planet Soccer - Yrs 1 to 6
  • Home Club with Planet Soccer -Yr R to 6
  • Parent Teacher Meetings
  • Parent Teacher Meetings Year 3 Only
18
  • Morning Club
  • Boogie Pumps Dance Club for Years 3 to 6
  • Home Club with Planet Soccer - Yr R to 6
  • STEMgineers Club KS2
19
20
21
  • FLU Immunisations Today
  • Morning Club
  • Home Club with Planet Soccer - Yrs 1 to 6
  • Reception Class After School Club
22
  • Morning Club
  • Year 5 Individual Violin & Cello Lessons
  • Year 4 String Scheme
  • Open Day Tours
  • Year 5 Orchestra
  • Ahora Spanish Club Years 1 to 6
  • Home Club with Planet Soccer - Yrs 1 to 6
  • KS2 Street Football with Planet Soccer
  • Reception Class After School Club
23
  • Morning Club
  • Open Day Tours
  • Home Club with Planet Soccer Yrs 1 to 6
  • Reception Class After School Club
24
  • Morning Club
  • Tae Kwon-Do Club - Years 2 to 6
  • Year 1 & Year 2 Alice in Wonderland Guildford Walk
  • Rock Steady Music Lessons
  • Boogie Pumps Dance Club for Years R, 1 & 2
  • Home Club with Planet Soccer - Yrs 1 to 6
  • Home Club with Planet Soccer -Yr R to 6
25
  • INSET Day - School is closed to all pupils
26
27
28
  • Half Term - School is closed to all pupils
29
  • Half Term - School is closed to all pupils
30
  • Half Term - School is closed to all pupils
31
  • Half Term - School is closed to all pupils
  • Deadline for Secondary School Applications