Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment...

• Stay & Play sessions - Book & Biscuits

  Sun 23 Mar 2025 Mrs K E Peart

  Our next Stay & Play sessions will be taking place this week in classrooms. We are inviting parents in to enjoy some time enjoying a book and a biscuit with the children.

   

  Please see days and times below:

   

  • Monday 24th March @ 2.30pm - Sunflower, Buttercup & Daisy classes (enter and exit via classroom doors)
  • Wednesday 26th March @ 2.30pm - Rose & Tulip classes (enter and exit via school entrance)
  • Thursday 27th March @ 2.30pm - Bluebell, Poppy & Snowdrop classes (enter and exit via school entrance)

   

  We hope to see lots of you there!

• Comic Relief 2025 - Friday 21st March

  Mon 17 Mar 2025 Mrs K E Peart

  We are going to be raising money for Comic Relief this Friday, 21st March in school! Red Nose Day is 40 years old this year so it is going to be a huge party to celebrate! 

   

  All adults and children will be able to come to school dressed in red OR party clothes for this special event. Please make a donation if you are able to. Suggested donation is £1.

   

  Thank you for your continued support!

  

• Pumps for PE

  Sun 02 Mar 2025 Mrs K E Peart

  Following feedback from parents after our fire drill, we have made the decision that children will wear PE pumps for all PE lessons in the hall, except for when they are doing gymnastics.

   

  Can you please ensure your child has a pair of black pumps in school in their PE bag please. If they do not have any currently, you are able to purchase these from Asda, Tesco etc for only a few pounds.

   

  Thank you.

• Sitwell Infant School Nursery - opening September 2025!

  Sun 02 Mar 2025 Mrs K E Peart

  We are delighted to announce that we have been given approval to open a Nursery class within our school, and this will be open from September 2025. We know many parents are keen for this to happen. Thank you to anyone who completed the consultation online, we appreciate your support!

   

  We are currently in the process of collating the information we have from our interest list on the website. If you have not completed this yet, please do so as soon as possible. We will be in touch shortly if your child is going to be able to be in our first cohort of children in September. This is for children who are already 3 or who turn 3 before the end of August.

   

  Thank you again for your continued support.

• Mobile phones on school property

  Mon 10 Feb 2025 Mrs K E Peart

  We have noticed recently that more and more parents are using mobile phones on the school property. We are a mobile free school, which means that parents are not permitted to use mobile phones on school property. 

   

  Please ensure that when you are dropping children off, picking them up or you are in school for an event, your mobile phone is out of sight and is not being used. Staff will ask parents to put mobile phones away if we see you are using them on school property. 

   

  Thank you for your cooperation.

• Medical Appointments

  Sun 19 Jan 2025 Mrs K E Peart

  The government have recently changed the guidelines regarding attendance and we wanted to share this with you. A change has been made regarding children being absent first thing in the morning for a medical appointment. We are no longer able to change the child's mark from Medical to a present mark, and this means that your child will have an absence marked on this day. This counts in their attendance figures.
  
  Where possible, we are requesting that you do not book appointment for first thing in the morning as this negatively impacts your child's attendance and the school attendance as a whole. Please try to book dentist or doctors appointments after school, or towards the end of the school day as this means your child will have got their marks for the day.
  
  Thank you for your continued support with your child's attendance.

• Positive parenting help on common parenting issues.

  Mon 06 Jan 2025 Mrs K E Peart

  Aimed at parents of children aged 2 – 5 the Triple P Discussion Group Series includes parent discussion groups on commonly encountered problems such as disobedience, fighting and aggression, and managing situations such as shopping with children, mealtimes and bedtime.

   

  The discussion groups are designed to provide an overview of the positive parenting principles for any interested parent. Parents are actively involved throughout the 2-hour small group format discussions.

   

  The sessions will be on the following dates in 2025 at Wickersley Library and Neighbourhood Hub, all sessions take place 9:30am while 11:30am:

  • Tuesday 14 January 2025 – “developing good bedtime routines”
  • Tuesday 28 January 2025 – “managing fighting and aggression”
  • Tuesday 11 February 2025 – “hassle free meals”
  • Tuesday 25 February 2025 – “dealing with disobedience”
  • Tuesday 11 March 2025 – “hassle free shopping with children”

   

  Bookings and Information

  Places are limited. To book a free place at any of the sessions please contact Wickersley Library & Neighbourhood Hub on: 01709 544134. You may attend one discussion group or a number of discussion groups in the series.

  

• Terry Bears Picnic

  Sun 05 Jan 2025 K E Peart

  Our next PTA event will be a Teddy Bears Picnic on Wednesday 22nd January. The event will be straight after school in the hall. Sandwiches, snacks and drinks will be provided and allergies/dietary requirements will be catered for.

   

  Please email or call the school office to book your child a ticket. Places are limited and will be given on a first come, first served basis. Tickets must be ordered by Friday 17th January so that the PTA have enough time to prepare for the event.

   

  If your child attends a club normally on this day, you will only need to pay the difference in cost.

   

  Thank you.

  

• NHS Coffee Morning - Wednesday 11th December

  Thu 05 Dec 2024 Mrs K E Peart

  Our next NHS Coffee Morning will take place on Wednesday 11th December at 9.10am in the Junior School hall. Our School Nurses will be attending and discussing winter illnesses and how best to support your child with these.

   

  Do come along for a cuppa and a chat.

  

• New children's health service app

  Sun 01 Dec 2024 Mrs K E Peart

  The Rotherham Children’s Public Health Nursing Service (previously known as Rotherham 0-19) has a NEW app called TRFT – Children’s Health Service App.

   

  The TRFT – Children's Health Service App is designed for families with children living or studying within Rotherham, providing information and advice on children’s health as well as an insight into their local health visiting and school nursing team.