Newsletter 1 Autumn Term 25th September 2017

www.sunnyfields primary.co.uk

Dear Parents and Carers, I hope that you all enjoyed the summer break and that you and your children are now fully settled back into the school routine. Having spoken with several parents last term we have made the decision to send home a paper newsletter to all parents. These will be less frequent as the cost in time and resources in considerably high. Please continue to check your text messages and email accounts for information that we may send you. Aiming High at Sunnyfields! The term has got off to an excellent start. Children are working really hard and we are all aiming high because we want to achieve as well, or even better, than last year. You will remember that last year’s results showed our Reception Class, KS1 and KS2 were above or in line with the national average for Reading, Writing, Maths, SPAG and Phonics. We were very proud of the achievements of the children and we always appreciate the continued support that parents have shown.

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Sunnyfields Wall of Achievement

Y1 Maple

Y2 Cherry

Y3 Birch

Y4 Beech

Y5 Ash

Y6 Oak

Writer of the

Week Shervin Wesam Mya Mehnaz Nick Wajidullah

RRSA

Postcards Rana Richard Marlon Rana Lisa Anastasia

House Points

Attendance Cup

*** Classes Beech and Cherry shared the award with 98.62% ***

Punctuality Cup

*** Classes Cherry and Ash shared the award with 1 late arrival ***

Special Awards Anastasia, Wajidullah, Mara, Lee & Jinmi passed grade 1 for clarinet! Sophia, George, Toby, Antonia, Claire & Adelina gained copper and grade 1 for

piano!

eSafety Award Protecting our children with online safety

Siver Heathy School Helping our children to live heathy lives.

Science Educating our children to high standards in Science

Gold Stars Practicing a safe and healthy travel plan.

Have you seen some of our most recent awards? …...

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! New Zebra Crossing proposed for Greyhound Hill

You may recall that we have been campaigning hard over the last few years for a safe crossing for our children. We are delighted that, as a result, Barnet Council are considering installing a new zebra crossing on Greyhound Hill and we need your help to support the proposal. The official letter sent to local residents and the proposal are displayed on the parent noticeboard and the window of the medical room. We would like to ask everyone to write a letter supporting the proposal to:

Traffic & Development Department London Borough Barnet Barnet House 11th Floor Highways, 1255 High Road, Whetstone, London N20 0EJ *Please quote reference number BC/001031-09

Alternatively you can call in to the school office to sign a statement that we will submit to the council by 19th October.

Sunnyfields on Monday 2nd October at 8.50am in the Hall We are asking everyone to donate cakes to raise funds for this very worthy charity who provide a wide range of support for cancer sufferers and their families. Parents and children are all invited to join us in the hall for coffee, cake and a chance to Guess the Height of the Tallest Cake. We will ask everyone to donate money for their coffee and cake and it will cost 50p per child to guess the height of our tallest cake. Find out more about Macmillan at:

https://coffee.macmillan.org.uk/about/why/

Your chance

to keep our

children safe!

Everyone is Challenged to Walk, Cycle or Scoot to School! We are pleased to announce that we are joining Living Streets’ Walk to School campaign during the 2017/18 academic year. Your child will be taking part in WOW, the year-round walk to school challenge. Pupils log their daily journeys to school each day on the WOW Travel Tracker that they will bring home today. Those that walk, cycle or scoot to school at least once a week for a month earn a WOW badge, with 11 to collect across the year. To find out more visit :

https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/what-we-do/projects/wow

Saying Hello Mrs Ronchetti joined us last term and she is available, along with Mrs Barber, to help you in the school office from Wednesday to Friday. This term we have welcomed Miss O’Donnell who is our new Reception Class teacher. We have also welcomed our new caretaker, Mr Boyce, who will see around the school premises every day. Attendance and Punctuality We have introduced a new punctuality monitoring system and will be sending texts to parents each Friday. It is important that children arrived punctually each day in order to access the full curriculum and to avoid disturbing the rest of the class. Yours sincerely, Ms L Meyer Headteacher

SUNNYFIELDS DIARY

September 2017 Tues 26th Year 4 Road Safety Training October 2017 Mon 2nd MacMillan Tallest Coffee Morning at 8.50am in the hall Thurs 5th Sunnyfields host Barnet Young Gardeners Competition Fri 6th FOSA AGM at 8.55am. All parents are welcome to attend Tues 10th Nasal flu vaccination for Yrs 1, 2, 4 and 4 Fri 13th Year 4 visit Verulamium Museum Mon 16th Golden Lock Award Week Wed 18th Parent Consultation Evening Thurs 19th Parent Consultation Evening Bikers Breakfast Fri 20th Years R & 6 Height and Weight Program Break up for Half term holiday at 3.25pm November 2017 Thurs 2nd Year 3 visit Museum of London TAG Rugby at Allianz Park Yrs 5 and 6 Wed 29th Y2 visit London Zoo December 2017 Fri 1st Cheerleading Festival at Allianz Park Yrs 3 & 4 Tues 5th Bling Your Bike Tues 12th Christmas Performance Nursery and Reception Class Wed 13th Christmas Performance Years 4, 5 and 6 Thurs 14th Christmas Performance Years Years 1, 2 and 3 Fri 15th Pathways Assembly Mon 18th Christmas Lunch Christmas Pantomime Tues 19th Christmas Disco Wed 20th Break up for Christmas Holiday at 1.00pm January 2018 Mon 8th Return to school Years R to 6

Repeating Lessons Tuesday AM Brass Instrument Tuesday PM Clarinet Wednesday AM Piano Thursday PM Year 4 Ukelele Friday PM Yrs 5 & 6 Swimming

Year 6 PGL May 2018

Please make your regular payments on ParentPay or with PayPoint.

PE Kit Please remember to send in black shorts, house tee

shirt and plimsolls or trainers in a PE kit bag (Sunnyfields PE bag

available from the office for £2.50). All items should be

clearly labelled and kit

School Lunch Payments Years 3, 4, 5 & 6

Please be sure to pay in advance for your child’s school meals with ParentPay or PayPoint.

Thank you.

If you have any queries regarding your child’s school uniform please feel free to talk with staff or visit our web page for information: http://www.sunnyfieldsprimary.co.uk/Uniform

If you have to drive to school, please show consideration for our neighbours and do not block their drives. Thank you.