IMPORTANT INFORMATION

We no longer use this page.

What you will find below is historic news of events and activities here at Sawley.

From June 2019, most of our celebration news has been posted on ClassDojo or Twitter.

• Parents'Evening

  Mon 29 Sep 2014

  Dear Parents/Carers,

   

  We will soon be holding our October Open Evenings. The purpose of these evenings is to meet your child’s class teacher and share your child’s targets for the coming year. 

   

  Open Evenings will be held on Monday 20th between 3.45pm and 6pm and Tuesday 21^st October between 3.45pm and 5pm.

   

  Your child’s work will available for you to see in one of the year group classrooms and year group teachers will be available in the other. Children’s trays, with their work, will be out on the desks and clearly labelled. You may wish to arrive before your appointment time to allow for browsing your child’s work. The teachers will call parents/carers into the classroom for their appointment.

   

  Whilst we strive to stick to appointment times, parents/carers often wish to discuss issues that require more time. If you have something you wish to discuss with your child’s teacher at length, please – don’t wait until Open Evening, contact us to arrange a convenient time.

   

  In the past we have had problems with staff vulnerability and theft so we are therefore kindly requesting in order for the evening to run as smoothly and safely as possible, that you:-

  Enter/exit via the main reception entrance – we wish to keep all other doors closed at all times for safety reasons and so that we can monitor who is in the building;

  Sign in /sign out – registers will be available in the main reception area;

  After viewing your child’s work, please leave the trays tidy.

  Although we request that you try and arrange alternative arrangements for your child’s care, we understand that some parents need their children to accompany them. If you have no alternative but to bring your child to Open Evening, please ensure that they are supervised. There will be no staff available to supervise your children during your appointment.

   

  Finally, please do come along as your interest and support is vital for us to work together. We look forward to meeting with you.

   

  Yours sincerely,

   

   

  Mrs A Burton

  Headteacher

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  Please tick preferred times	3.45-4.30pm	4.30pm-5pm	5pm-6pm
  Monday 20th October
  Tuesday 21st October			N/A

   

  Child’s Name ______________________________ Class _________________

   

  I/We also have a child in other classes­_________________________________

   

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• Academy Conversion Update

  Tue 23 Sep 2014 Mrs A Burton

  You may recall that back in May, we consulted parents and the wider community on our conversion to academy status. The proposal was to become a primary, multi-academy trust (MAT) with Sawley Infant & Nursery School, Dovedale Primary School and Shardlow Primary school.       

  We are excited to announce that following a positive consultation, the conversion is planned to go ahead on Monday 3^rd November, 2014. We will retain our name as Sawley Junior School but will part of Willows Academy Trust. We just await some final bits of paperwork to complete.

  Why Willows? The ground in Sawley was originally covered with sallow willows, ‘salh’ in Anglo-Saxon, they called it 'Salloe' or 'Sallé', meaning the hill with willows, and this eventually became 'Sawley'. There is also a strong connection between the Willow Tree and Shardlow – hence the name – Willows Academy Trust to join the four schools together.

  To remind you, academy conversion:-

  • will give us freedom to agree and establish our own curriculum and share staff expertise across the four schools;
  • will closer develop and embed the current collaboration between the four schools and provide opportunities to develop initiatives which might be too costly or time consuming for an individual school;
  • will give the school access to additional funding which is currently retained by the local authority;
  • Will allow the purchase of services and resources across a group of schools reducing cost and enabling services to be more tailored to our needs.

  The day to day running of the school will continue to remain the same for our pupils. Each school will maintain its unique characteristics and ethos.  There are no plans to:-

  •  make alterations to the school uniform;
  •  change the school name;
  •  alter the employment rights of the staff;
  •  make alterations to the school year or the school day.

  All documentation shared including the full consultation report is available here.

• Jeans for Genes Day

  Thu 18 Sep 2014

  Sawley Junior School will be taking part in this year’s Jeans for Genes Day on Friday 19^th September.

   

  All children and staff are invited to wear their jeans on Friday 19^th September to help Jeans for Genes Day reach its target of £2million.  We’d like everyone to take part so please send your child into school on the Day wearing their jeans on the bottom half and normal school uniform on the top and with a £1 donation.

   

  1 in 25 children has a genetic disorder that makes their life very difficult. That’s one in every class. By wearing our jeans and donating, we will change these children’s lives. If you’d like to find out more about how our support will help, please visit their website at jeansforgenes.org

   

  Thank you,

   

  Organised by the School Council

• Swimming details

  Tue 09 Sep 2014

  Autumn term 2014 lessons

   

  We plan to start swimming lessons on Monday 15^th September until 23^rd October. All children will be expected to take part.

   

  Please note: Not every child in each class will be able to swim every week due to limited space in the pool, however, please send them with one in case a space becomes available.

   

  All children will need a one piece costume, towel and swim hat every week and all earrings must be removed. Any children with long hair must make sure they have it tied back for their lesson. Swim hats are available to purchase from the office at £1 each.

   

  Day	Class 12.45-1.35pm	Class  1.30pm-2.25pm	Class 2.20pm- 3.15pm
  Monday	3R	3B	6S
  Tuesday	5/6S	6OC	4WH
  Wednesday	4H	Booster Group	Booster Group
  Thursday	5TW	5B	3/4T

   

  If your child is in a booster group they will be individually informed.

   

  If you have any concerns or questions please do not hesitate to see your child’s teacher.