Sonning Common Primary School

Space to learn, grow and be inspired

General

Welcome Back

Welcome back We are pleased to see everyone back looking so happy and healthy and we are working hard to settle children quickly into their new classes. Teachers and PTA have planned some great events and activities for the year ahead, which we look forward to telling you more about in the coming weeks. The […]

Enjoy your summer

We have had a great year, with lots of achievements in all subjects including several sporting successes. Our thanks to all staff, governors, parents and pupils for making our school such a great place to be! We say a sad goodbye to Mrs Matthews, Mrs Green, Mrs Fraser, Mrs Kemp, Mrs Miskuf and Miss Martin. […]

Activities in the library for Summer 2023

Children across Oxfordshire are invited to join this year’s sport-themed Summer Reading Challenge at Oxfordshire Libraries this summer (until 9th September).  The free challenge is open to children aged 4 to 11 to sign up to read six books this summer, and visit the library at least 3 times, as part of the exciting, sporty and […]

Piano concert

Our talented pianists gave a small concert in June. With thanks to all the performers and to Sandy Hubble for her patient tuition.

Support for families over the summer

Hello everyone! This time of year, many parents/ carers are trying to figure out how they will cover childcare over the long summer holiday. Asking grandparents and other relatives to help sounds like the perfect solution, but differences in parenting approaches can make it a challenging time for everyone. There is a new Quick Read […]

Non Uniform Day Friday 30th June

Just a reminder that tomorrow is non-uniform day, to support the PTA summer fair on Saturday 1st July. Your children are invited to come to school in non-uniform for a donation (collected at the entrance tomorrow) which can include: Bottles for the bottle tombola, Jam jar filled with sweets or pocket money toys for the […]

PTA Auction

Dear parents & friends of the school, Bidding has started on the PTA auction, with an amazing 40 lots you can bid anytime from now until the end of the School Fair on Saturday 1st July. Money raised will be used to replace and update maths resources within the school. To bid in advance please […]

National Education Union – Teacher Strike Days

Teacher members of the National Education Union (NEU) in England and Wales, and support staff members in Wales, have voted to go on strike on Wednesday 5th and Friday 7th July. The strikes are in response to the erosion of real-terms staff pay over many years, and the increasing pressures on school budgets. The nature […]

Sports Day (Tuesday 27th)

We’re all very excited about Sports Day tomorrow and we hope you are too. Just a quick reminder about how it works on the day for KS2 (in the morning) and KS1 (in the afternoon). Given the hot weather, it is essential that your child brings a named water bottle with water inside. As our […]

Parenting resources

At SCPS, we want to help our parents and carers understand their children’s behaviour better. There are a number of free resources we recommend for parents and carers: My Family Coach is a free website written by behaviour experts with 20 years’ experience working with over 5,000 schools. My Family Coach can support you through […]