Saxon Way Primary School

Merry Christmas from Saxon Way!

🎄MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM SAXON WAY🎄
Please enjoy this festive video from all the staff at Saxon Way!
We will see you all on Wednesday 4th January!

Merry Christmas from Saxon Way!

🌟🎄CHRISTMAS ENTERPRISE FAIR🎄🌟

Pupils are invited to attend the Christmas Enterprise Fair tomorrow where each year group are selling their homemade items in a bid to raise money for their class reading corner!
Pupils will have the opportunity to purchase cakes, treats and christmas gifts for their loved ones.

Dear Saxon Way families,
The school will be open as normal tomorrow. Please ensure children wear coats, hats & gloves to school as it will still be very cold. Thank you and see you all tomorrow!

❄️SCHOOL CLOSURE DECEMBER 12th❄️
We have assessed the site and have decided to make the decision to close the school for today.

⭐️🌕 A MAGICAL MOONLIT MOMENT🌕⭐️
Saxon Way adds its own constellation as Mars approaches the Moon above the Medway on the night of our first community corroboree.

⭐️🔥🎄COMMUNITY CORROBOREE🎄🔥⭐️
We invited Year 5 and Year 6 parents into school this evening to share their experiences of their learning at Saxon Way. We shared hot chocolate and toasted marshmallows and shared our stories around the firepits.

We hope you all enjoyed our first community curriculum experience and please share your favourite elements of the evening below

⭐️🎵 CHOIR CATHEDRAL CONCERT 🎵⭐️
We have arrived! The pupils are settled and ready in the Cathedral and looking so smart in the front row! Parents coming to see the performance this afternoon, aim for the left hand side by the piano!

⭐🎄CHRISTMAS DINNER - WEDNESDAY 7TH DECEMBER 🎄⭐

Please see information below regarding school dinner menu for Wednesday 7th December. We will also be having our christmas jumper day on the same day!

Reception to Year 2 do not need to pay for their dinner but please order on school food reunited.
Please note that baguettes and jacket potatoes will not be on offer on this day. Therefore, please supply them a packed lunch if they will not want to order a christmas dinner.

⭐️🚀 YEAR 1 - SPACEMAN VISIT 🚀⭐️
Pupils in Year 1 had such a great time meeting the spaceman! They had chance to learn about space and even got to try on an astronaut helmet! The children also enjoyed listening to the fantastic story and get their books signed by the author.
They now all want be ASTRONAUTS! 👨‍🚀 We hope your children enjoyed the day and we will be sharing more photos via Google classroom this week.

I want to go to space: Jessica's adventures

🚀 YEAR 1 - SPACEMAN AUTHOR VISIT🚀

We are very excited for our spaceman visit TODAY!

Year 1 can’t wait to meet the visitor and even wrote letters to him with all their questions!

If you have purchased a book, bring it into school today to have it signed by the author!

If you would still like to purchase the books, the links are below!

I want to go to space: Boy version https://amzn.eu/d/8SyJOdj

I want to go to space: Jessica's adventures https://amzn.eu/d/dViVFE3

I want to go to space: Jessica's adventures I want to go to space: Jessica's adventures

⭐️ 🍰 CHILDREN IN NEED - BAKE OFF 🍰⭐️
Next Friday is Children in Need, which means the return of our Proud Tradition of the Saxon Way Staff Bake Off!!! This year the staff are making tray bakes and there can only be one staff member voted the winner! The children wil vote on Friday and cakes will then be on sale during the afternoon and purchased for 50p each.
We would love for you all to wear your own clothes with spots/pudsey theme! If you are able to a donation of £1 a child is payable through the school money app.

🌺 POPPY APPEAL 2022 🌺
Poppy Appeal items are available to purchase in school this week -
🌺Wristbands&slapbands=£1,
🌺Poppy keyrings&zip pulls=50p.
🌺Normal poppies are any donation

Thank you

🚀 YEAR 1 - SPACEMAN AUTHOR VISIT🚀

We are very excited to announce that we have an author coming to visit our Year 1 on Monday 14th November!

The pupils will learn all about space and listen to a reading of the author’s books.

If you would like to purchase a book before hand, and have it signed on the day by the author, please follow these two links.
Our partner school Lordswood had a great time with the spaceman visit and the book is a great read!

I want to go to space: Boy version https://amzn.eu/d/8SyJOdj

I want to go to space: Jessica's adventures https://amzn.eu/d/dViVFE3

⭐️ EXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITY ⭐️
Are you looking for a career opportunity?
Here at Saxon Way we believe in life long learning. We are looking for individuals who are committed to seeking new opportunities and new careers within education. Apprenticeships and other training opportunities are available now.

If you are interested, please email us on [email protected]

We are looking forward to greeting all of the pupils back into school this morning! A reminder that Choir and Year 1/2 Clubs will be after school today and KS2 clubs are on tomorrow.

⭐️📰 NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2022 📰⭐️
Please see below the newsletter for this term, which will also be arriving in your email inboxes. Please pay particular attention to the key dates section as we have shared dates of future performances and sharing assemblies, which we will be gladly inviting parents in to watch. We wish you all a safe and restful half term and we will see you all on Monday October 31st!

⭐️🎮 ONLINE SAFETY- FIFA 23 🎮⭐️

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⭐️⚡️YEAR 2 SUPERHERO DAY⚡️⭐️
Year 2 have had a great day dressed as their favourites Superheroes! The children loved taking part and thank you to all the parents for the support. 🦸🏼‍♂️⚡️🦸🏽

⭐️ 🥇GRIFFIN SPORTS FESTIVAL 🥇⭐️
Well done to our team who have scored highly in the games today. We have Aston who achieved a bronze for the 100m and Darci who achieved a gold for the cricket throw!
We are so proud of you all!

⭐️NASAL FLU SPRAY REMINDER - Thursday 13th October ⭐️
The Kent and Medway School Aged Immunisation Service is coming to school next week on Thursday 13th October to carry out Flu Immunisation Programme for pupils in Years R - 6 – don’t forget to consent or decline before the cut-off date via their website Immunisation Team | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (kentcht.nhs.uk) .

You can also phone the team 0300 123 5205, text 07401320923 or use their web chat if you have any questions about your child’s immunisations.”

⭐️ 👏🏻GRIFFIN SPORTS FESTIVAL 👏🏻⭐️
A great first day for our Saxon Way team. Here are some photos of them in action!

⭐️🏃🏻‍♀️GRIFFIN SPORTS FESTIVAL 🏃🏻‍♀️⭐️
Our year 6 pupils had a great first day at the Griffin Sports Festival! They have been been keeping their eyes on the prizes up for grabs!
Go team Saxon Way!

⭐️🍁 HARVEST COMPETITION 🍁⭐️
This year we are holding a special harvest school assembly. We have not asked for harvest donations as it is such a tricky time of year in the current climate for so many of our school community.

However to celebrate the autumn season, and national poetry day, we are holding a harvest poetry competition! Details can be seen below and have been posted on google classroom. The entries can be posted on google classroom or written on paper and brought into class. We look forward to reading them all and sharing the winning entries during our school assembly.

Dear Saxon Way families,
It has been confirmed that Monday 19 September, the date of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral, will be a national bank holiday.

All schools will be closed on this day to allow communities to pay their respects to Her Majesty and commemorate Her reign, while marking the final day of the period of national mourning.

Saxon Way Primary School will be closed to all pupils on 19 September and will re-open on Tuesday 20 September.

We are saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and our thoughts are with her family during this time. Our family of schools will be marking her loyal service over the coming weeks as we enter a national period of mourning. Queen Elizabeth II was a much loved and respected sovereign who reigned for 70 years, longer than any other monarch in British history. She has been a constant in everyone’s lives and her service will not be forgotten.

⭐️👑💜 QUEEN ELIZABETH II 💜👑⭐️
Today, we remember our beloved Queen Elizabeth. The longest reigning monarch in our history and a truly inspirational figurehead for our country and the commonwealth.
We understand some pupils may have questions and we will answer them as best we can and support them through this period in history.
We are thinking of our families and the emotions that may be stirred when we have difficult times of loss.
Please let us know if you need support and we will be there for you all.

⭐️ WELCOME BACK ⭐️

Dear Saxon Way families,

We look forward to welcoming the children back to school tomorrow!
Please see the image below, a map of the school which shows where to pick the children up from their classrooms at the end of the day.
Years R-2 should be picked up at 3.10.
Years 3-6 should be picked up at 3.15.

If you are unsure of anything please contact the school office.

We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow!

⭐️🔭 FREE STEM ACTIVITIES 🔭⭐️
The STEM Hub South East are providing a FREE opportunity for families within the Kent area over the summer.

Children living within the KENT area can earn a CREST science award as part of Kent County Council's Reconnect Programme.

Parents and carers can register for a free resource pack full of different science investigations that can be done easily at home, along with a passport.

To register they should visit The STEM Hub’s CREST Webpage. https://thestemhub.org.uk/crest-awards.

Once the child/young person has completed any of the investigations, parents/carers can then register them on the website to receive their CREST Award.

Let us know in September if you have completed the CREST award and we will celebrate pupils in assembly!
Enjoy 😊

⭐️🎮💻SUMMER ONLINE SAFETY 💻🎮⭐️

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⭐️☀️THANK YOUS AND GOODBYES ☀️⭐️
What a day full of emotions! We say a fond farewell to our Year 6s who we celebrated in the leavers assembly this morning. They have been ‘resilient legends’ as Mrs Sandow would say! There have been class parties and celebrations this week and now the pupils all deserve a well earned rest.
Thank you all for your support this year. We hope you all have a restful summer and we will see you on Wednesday September 7th!

🎉🥳 YEAR 6 PROM 🥳🎉
We are ready for you Year 6! See you at 5pm!

Update- We’ve had such a wonderful evening with the Year 6 pupils. The children looked amazing and danced all night. Teachers will share information with you soon regarding photos.
We will see them all again in the morning for their last day at Saxon Way!

⭐ NEARLY NEW UNIFORM SALE ⭐
Today before school and after school we have a uniform sale- 4 items for £1! There are some jumpers and T Shirts brand new and some nearly new, which are ideal for spares.
We have lots of smaller sizes in jumpers and cardigans and there will also second hand coats and hoodies. It will be held by the side gate from 8.40am until 9am and 3.05-3.30pm.
Please bring a bag with you as we don't have enough for all! Thank you.

⭐️🎭🎉 GAF PARADE 2022 🎉🎭⭐️
Thank you for spending time with us during our Griffin Arts Festival Parade and Showcase. It was lovely to see so many of you, your support means a lot to us here at Saxon Way.

We will share more photos and videos shortly once we have checked photo permissions.
If you have missed the arts exhibition, it will be open after school in the STEM room, Monday July 11th until 3.45pm.

Please note: your child’s personal belongings such as T-shirts, water bottles etc left in school due to the parade, will be sent home on Monday.

Once again, a massive thank you!

⭐️📚🏅SUMMER READING CHALLENGE 🏅📚⭐️
Join us at Medway Libraries for our free Summer Reading Challenge for 4-11 year olds! This year’s fun science theme is Gadgeteers! You will be able to discover the amazing science and innovation behind the world around you, including some of your favourite things! It’s time to unlock your imaginations to endless possibilities…

The challenge is to read 6 books between Saturday 9th July and Saturday 10th September, and for every book you read you'll receive a prize. The final prize is a certificate and shiny gold medal! All library books count towards the challenge; books with stories, books with facts, e-books, graphic novels, comics, and
audiobooks- the main thing is to read books you enjoy!

It's quick and easy to sign up; just visit any Medway library and don’t forget to bring your certificate in to your class teacher in September for an extra prize!

⭐️🇬🇧🎭 GAF 2022 -LONDON DAY 3 🎭🇬🇧⭐️

Pupils travelled to Shakespeare's Globe and across the millennium bridge where we saw art left by an artist who uses old chewing gum to paint pictures.
At the globe, the children had a talk about the globe, the plays and the building. They watched a one man play and took part in a drama workshop!
They then moved onto Haywards gallery to look at 'In the Black fantastic' exhibition.
Finally they had dressed in their finery and had a beautiful night at the proms hosted at patchwork. We’re sure they are having such a wonderful time that they may not be ready to come home today!

⭐️🇬🇧🎭 GAF 2022 -LONDON DAY 2🎭🇬🇧⭐️

The pupils travelled to the Royal college of music, where they enjoyed a workshop on how to create music and had the opportunity to compose their own piece of music.

They had lunch at Royal Albert memorial and then on to the Apollo Victoria to see ‘Wicked’!

💻📱ONLINE SAFETY - MINECRAFT📱💻

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