Advice for parents about Group A Streptococcus (GAS)/Scarlet Fever
The government have issued advice for schools and parents following the recent increase in number of Group A Streptococcus cases in the UK. It’s important to remember that most Group A Streptococcus illnesses are relatively mild, with symptoms including a sore throat (“strep throat”), scarlet fever or a skin infection such as impetigo. However, on […]
INSET Day this Friday
Don’t forget, this Friday is an INSET for parent consultations so children are not in school.
Book Fair (Wed-Fri)
Mrs Dunstan from the library will be running a Scholastic Book Fair after school in the KS2 playground on Wednesday 23rd , Thursday 24th and Friday 25th November and at the school Christmas Fair on Saturday 26th. You could celebrate the Icelandic tradition of Jolabokaflod (literally ‘Christmas book flood’) which involves giving books as presents on Christmas Eve, and […]
KS2 Wednesday Assemblies
Wednesday assemblies for KS2 this year have twin themes. Theme One is getting the massed audience to learn and sing along to ‘classic’ or topical tunes. To mark the change of monarch, we learned ‘Sing’ – the Commonwealth song by Gary Barlow and Andrew Lloyd Webber, and to mark Black History Month the children learned […]
Children in Need
This year we have decided not to do anything special for Children in Need on Friday, instead children have been taking part in game-a-thons with their class throughout the week. If you are able to make a donation for Children in Need we will have collection buckets at the school entrances. To find out more: […]
PTA Christmas Fair
Sonning Common Primary School invite you to join us at our Christmas Fair on Saturday 26th November from 12 till 3pm. We’d love as many children as possible to enter the Hanging Christmas Tree Decoration competition, it’s free to enter just create a Chrsitmas tree decoration and bring it into school before the fair (or […]
Cyber-bullying advice for parents
Anti-Bullying Week 2022 is coordinated in England and Wales by the Anti-Bullying Alliance. It will take place from 14 to 18 November 2022 and has the theme Reach Out. The week will kick off with Odd Socks Day on Monday 14th November, where adults and children wear odd socks to celebrate what makes us all […]
Black History Month
Black History Month We are pleased to report that there has been a variety of activities in school to mark Black History Month. We have embraced a range of opportunities to educate our pupils and broaden their minds. Activities have included learning about inspirational characters, an ongoing project on slavery, a mathematical study of key […]
Dyslexia parent guide
Last week was Dyslexia Awareness Week, and Nessy (advocates for children with dyslexia) have sent details of a free resource available for October to help parents understand dyslexia. Here’s the link if you are interested : Understanding Dyslexia for parents
Harvest Festival
On Tuesday 4th October we will be celebrating Harvest Festival, and to help our pupils appreciate the value of having food on their tables we are collecting for the local Foodbank at Springwater Church in the village. Please donate any non-perishable food items by leaving in the box in the school reception any time until […]
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