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.

• Activity Day 2014

  Wed 16 Jul 2014

  Wednesday 16th July - Activity day.

  All pupils to wear white school t-shirts/ polo shirts and PE shorts/joggers and trainers. Please bring a sun hat, sun cream and a water bottle.

  Lots of activities to try including "duck racing" and the "great egg challenge"!

  You might even get wet!!

   

• Sawley Living Museum - Friday 11th July

  Wed 25 Jun 2014 A Burton

  Sawley Junior School is 50 years old! We’d love you to join us on our Sawley Living Museum Day On Friday 11th July Come and join us any time between 1pm and 3pm We’ve had a hugely positive response from all the children as we have progressed through our 50 year anniversary celebrations.   On each of our ‘Decade Days’, the children have embraced the request to dress up either in the fashion of the era or as a famous person from the decade. Already this year we’ve welcomed into school Margaret Thatcher, Neil Armstrong, Darth Vader, Mr Benn, Madonna, Olivia Newton-John &  John Travolta, John Lennon and Audrey Hepburn to name but a few!   I must say a huge thank you to the parents for supporting us with this; it has really helped to bring the learning alive for the children. Decade Days have involved the children in creating art work for our Living Museum Day in July. I won’t say too much about what you might see in the Living Museum, but walking around school to see what the children have been doing has been fascinating and a real step back in time for me having been born in the 1960s. Some of us ‘more experienced’ members of staff have thoroughly enjoyed educating our children as well as our younger colleagues!   We will be sharing all our work with you on  Living Museum Day on Friday 11th July when  we will be inviting the whole community into school to celebrate the children’s work and our anniversary.   We have invited many old friends to join us for the afternoon – Mr Blockley will be returning for a second visit along with Mr Armitt, Mr Breakwell, Mr Mackinney, Mrs Gent, Mrs Turnbull, Mrs Devenport (Mrs Burton the 1st!), Miss Williams and Mrs Wragg to name but a few! We are still waiting for confirmation from many more.   Mr Armitt has kindly provided us with some cine film from 1980/81 where he recorded a year in the life of Sawley Junior School. We are currently having this transferred onto DVD and will hopefully be showing it on the day.   Please come and join us!

• Conversion to Academy

  Thu 01 May 2014 A Burton

   

   

  As you will be aware from my letter dated 31^st March, 2014, the Governing Bodies of Dovedale Primary School, Shardlow Primary School, Sawley Junior School and Sawley Infants & Nursery School are proposing to establish a Multi-Academy Trust and we are currently undergoing consultation.

   

  It was lovely to see so many parents at the consultation evening last night and we thank you for your continued support.

   

  Please click here to access all the documentation we have shared – the original letter, a parent information leaflet and PowerPoint highlighting similarities and differences between LA schools and academy schools.

   

  Although the final decision regarding conversion rests with the Governing Body, any views raised by parents are valued and will be considered.

  Our consultation completes on 9^th May, 2014; if you have any questions or comments regarding the conversion of Sawley Junior School to an academy, please write to the Chair Of Governors Councillor Daniel Walton via the school email address.

• Upgraded Website!

  Thu 01 May 2014 A Burton

  You may notice our website has changed slightly - but everything is still here!

   

  The main changes:-

  • Policies & Documents are now separate.
    • Policies e.g. Charging Policy
    • Documents - here you will find uniform information, cycle permit applications etc.
  • On the children tab you will now find -
    • Sawley Sports Stars - for all our sporting triumphs
    • Extras - cooking, gardening, a weekly puzzle and club news

   

  As always, let us know if you have any comments.

• Swimming

  Fri 11 Apr 2014

  Swimming lessons – Summer term 2014

   

  We plan to start swimming lessons on Monday 28^th April until 10^th July. 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; your child’s teacher will tell them which weeks to bring their kits.

   

  All children will need a one piece costume, towel and swim hat every week and all earrings must be removed. 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	4WH	3B
  Tuesday	4H	3/4T	5/6S
  Wednesday	5B	Beginners	Beginners
  Thursday	6S	6 O’C	5TC

   

   

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

• Sawley Sporting Champions!!

  Fri 28 Mar 2014

  Sawley Sporting Champions!! - Fri 28 Mar 2014

  A huge ‘Well Done!’ to two of our sports teams who are all deserved champions!

   

  Last week. Our Year 4 team won the Erewash Futsal Tournament. Results were:-

   

  Sawley v Scargill                   drew 2-2

                v Dovedale              won 2-0

                v Shardlow              won 1-0

                v Grangemount       won 2-0

   

  Final positions

  1 Sawley                      18 points

  2 Scargill                     16 points

  3 Shardlow                  14 points

  4 Dovedale                  6 points

  5 Grangemount           6 points

   

   

  On Wednesday 26^th March, the Year 6 team won the Erewash Netball Tournament at the Long Eaton School. Results were:-

  
  1st Sawley                   20 points
  2nd Grangemount       14 points
  3rd Chaucer                14 points
  4th Grange                  6 points
  5^th Draycott                 6 points
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

   

  Sawley won all games scoring a total of 23 goals and only conceding 1 goal in the game against Grangemount 2-1! All that practice paid off guys!!

   

  Sawley will now go on to represent Erewash in the Derbyshire County finals in May.

   

  A huge thank you to the parents who came along to support the children, they really appreciate it and so do we.

   

  And as always, a huge thank you to Mrs Lacey whose dedication to sports and our children is second to none.

  

• Ofsted Data Dashboard

  Tue 25 Mar 2014
  The Ofsted Data dashboard summarises each schools attainment in Year 6 and compares this performance to schools nationally and to schools similar to ours. The dashboard also contains the school's performance over a 3 year trend. Click here to see the current dashboard for Sawley Junior School.

• Planned teacher's strike action - school open as normal

  Mon 24 Mar 2014
  Planned teachers’ strike action 26.04.14. Sawley Junior School will be open as normal

• Sport Relief 2014

  Mon 17 Mar 2014

  The School Council have decided to support Sport Relief on Friday 21^st March.

  All pupils will be walking or running a mile around the field during the day and are asked to donate £1 towards the charity. Pupils may if they wish gain additional sponsors.

  Please ensure your child brings their trainers into school on Friday. (Please note normal school uniform to be worn on Friday)

• Basketball - The Final!!

  Fri 07 Mar 2014

  Basketball - The Final!! - Fri 07 Mar 2014

  Sawley pupils really did the school proud at the basketball yesterday. They came =3rd in their section with 7 points but placed 4th on goal difference.
   

  Three schools had 7 points overall, so joint 5th with two other schools out of the 10 schools there and we were told that was out of the 400 schools in Derbyshire!
   

  They did really well after only two practices plus the four short games at the tournament!

  I've never seen anything like it in 35 years teaching. It was so competitive!  I was totally exhausted by the end! Four pupils had parents with them and they were thrilled by their performance and experience.
   
  So results as I know so far -

  1 William Gilbert - 15 points

  2 Dronfield Stonelow - 13 points

  3 Osmaston - 12 Points

  4 Fairmeadowe - 11 points

  (The above played two more games which is why their points are a bit higher)

  5 St Albans, Sawley Junior Oakwood Junior  - 7 points

  8. Bolsover C of E  - 6 points           

  9. Harpur Hill - 5 points

  10. Brampton Primary - 4 points
  
  Goal differences may affect the final placings - but hey, =5th out of 400 schools - WOW!
  
  Well done to all of you
  Mrs Lacey