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Friday 12th July from 2pm
Children will run around a course set up on the sports day field being thrown powder paint to run through. They will also be given a paint bag at the end to throw in a designated ’paint area’.
The entry fee is £5 per child and you will be asked to sign a waiver when purchasing a ticket.
It will be messy! Children must wear old clothes – white T-shirts are suggested so they show up the paint. There will be a mufti day at school on Friday 12th. Children must also bring eye protection such as glasses, sunglasses or swimming goggles. Without this they cannot run.
The paint is safe and it will wash off. Do bring a towel for your journey home.
The event is taking place during school hours. Children must be picked up by a designated parent/carer before they do the run and they can go straight home afterwards.
EYFS children must have a designated parent/carer accompany them during the run (beware you may get messy, so wear old clothes yourself). KS1 and KS2 children must have a designated parent spectating (as they will be leaving school straight after the event). Children are not allowed back into school afterwards.
Children participating in the run will be waiting for their designated parent/carer on the top field in classes. Please come through the main school entrance to collect them. The back entrance to the school will be locked during this event.
You can allocate another parent to be the designated parent/carer of your child during this race. You will need to name them when you sign
Time slots have been allocated as follows:
EYFS 2 – 2.20pm
Year 1 & 2 2.20 – 2.40pm
Year 3 & 4 2.40 – 3.00pm
Year 5 & 6 3.00 – 3.20pm
Please arrive promptly to ensure your children can run with their class mates, and allow a smooth flow for the children.
Chuckles children should please bring a spare change of clothes for afterwards!
Saturday 15th June at 12 – 3pm
This year's theme is The Paris Olympics 2024. Please also check the PTA Facebook page for up to date information and the Summer Fair lowdown letter from the PTA.
Bake-off is back for 2024
This year’s theme is the Great Olympic Bake-off, which gives the children full encouragement to go bold with their designs, colours and flavours!
Categories are:
- Reception – Biscuits
- Years 1 – 2 Cupcakes
- Years 3 – 4 Tray Bake
- Years 5 – 6 Celebration Cake
Entries will be judged on: Theme/Overall Presentation/Texture/Taste All baked items will be judged by Sally Turner and Headteacher Dawn Sage on Friday 14th June, prior to the fair, with the winning entries announced at the Summer Fair on Saturday 15th June. Get your full guidelines here and your entry form here. Happy baking!
Bumper raffle!
There are some fabulous prizes in this year's raffle. Who wouldn’t want to win a new 10.2" iPad or vouchers worth £100s for local attractions, restaurants, shops and services? Tickets are £1 each or £5 for a book. If you need more tickets to sell or buy, please ask at the school office. Please return all raffle tickets, stubs and money to the school office by Friday 14th June. Tickets will still be on sale at the information desk at the fair, and the draw will take place at the end of the fair.
Why not volunteer to help here?
Please click on the below links to volunteer. This is a great opportunity to get involved to help the PTA raise funds that will benefit all of the children at Saltford primary school. Without your help we would not have been able to raise over £22,000.00 last year. If you would like to join the PTA planning team please speak to someone at the info desk.
Reception class Bumblebee: volunteersignup.org/F47WW
Reception class Butterfly: volunteersignup.org/CH9ME
Y1 Apple & Pear: volunteersignup.org/4944F
Y2 Palm: volunteersignup.org/TC3BX
Y2 Cherry: volunteersignup.org/MMDJL
Y3 Sycamore: volunteersignup.org/43HAE
Y3 Maple: volunteersignup.org/PR4LR
Y4 Lime & Willow: volunteersignup.org/EP8EL
Y5 Elm: volunteersignup.org/LKPDE
Y5 Horse Chestnut: volunteersignup.org/PXJLJ
Y6 Oak & Ash: volunteersignup.org/XR47T
Friday 14th June night prep from 3.30 - 7pm: volunteersignup.org/8KT3R
Saturday 15th June pre-fair (10 - 11.30am) and post-fair (3-4pm): volunteersignup.org/9J8RA
Face painting: https://volunteersignup.org/W8DCE
On the day…
Please invite your friends and family and bring plenty of change! There will be a programme of the day, including a map, info about all stalls, events and timings. Vouchers that can be bought for using cards can be purchased at the info desk and bar. These can be redeemed at all school stalls .
Mufti Day Friday 7th June
In exchange for the children wearing their own clothes to school, we ask for donations of bottles and/or chocolate for the tombolas which are always extremely popular. Thank you in anticipation of your generous support.
Drawing competition
Congratulations to Otto whose illustration won this year's colouring competition and Toby who was our runner up.
Monday 10th June
We are holding our rescheduled sports day on Monday 10th June. We hope you can come along and support the children.
EYFS/KS1 begins at approximately 10am and Key Stage 2 begins at 1.30pm. It takes place on the side field adjacent to the public play area.
We expect each event to last up to 2 hours. In all other respects, the school timetable remains the same for before and after school clubs and for usual lunch arrangements.
Children: children should come to school at the usual time in their red Saltford PE kit. Please make sure they have their water bottle, and well-fitting trainers! Children should also bring sunhats and we encourage you to apply sunscreen before school in line with our usual policy. The children can look forward to their usual lolly treat on the day.
Parents: please arrive from the Manor Road entrance or via the pedestrian paths rather than through the Claverton Road entrance and through the school grounds.
This is a seated event. Seating will be arranged as appropriate for each key stage. We politely request, in the interests of safeguarding, that all visitors STAY SEATED in the Parents Zone and do not enter the areas where the children are competing.
Do bring some change as the PTA will be offering reasonably-priced refreshments throughout the day.
KS2 sports day field plan
Swimming begins Monday 3rd June
Swimming for term 6 will start week commencing 3rd June. The current timetable is here.
Helpers needed for this activity
Volunteers are essential to support this activity and we would be very grateful if you could consider if you are able to help. All volunteers must hold a DBS certificate with this school. For your DBS still to be valid, you must have helped in school in any capacity within the last 3 months. If this is not the case and there has been a gap longer than 3 months, you will need to reapply for your DBS.
If you do not hold a current DBS for this school, it needs to be organised prior to your volunteering. If this applies to you, please contact the school office for an application pack as soon as possible.
If you are signed up to help, or are wondering what is involved with regard to safety, please read the current guidelines for swimming helpers here.
Quick links to helper sign-up sheets
There is an electronic sign-up sheet for each class which shows the number of helpers required and how many spaces are available. When you offer to help you will be asked for your first and last name, email address and phone number. You cannot proceed without this. Personal details are not used for anything other than running the site. Please see more information about volunteersignup and privacy below.
Bumblebees: Mon 10.30–12noon https://volunteersignup.org/DTWBJ
Butterflies: Tue 10.30–12noon https://volunteersignup.org/FTWPP
Apple Class: Weds 1.30–3pm https://volunteersignup.org/T7CEA
Pear Class: Thurs 1.30–3pm https://volunteersignup.org/HFAT3
Palm Class: Tues 1.30–3pm https://volunteersignup.org/XCCWF
Cherry Class: Mon 1.30–3.00pm https://volunteersignup.org/TBHWQ
Sycamore Class: Weds 9.00–10.30am https://volunteersignup.org/QXQTK
Maple Class: Tues 9.00–10.30am https://volunteersignup.org/HXFEE
Lime Class: Weds 10.30–12noon https://volunteersignup.org/99BX8
Willow Class: Mon 9.00–10.30am https://volunteersignup.org/R7E7C
Elm Class: Fri 9.00–10.30am https://volunteersignup.org/FWJDK
Horse Chestnut Class: Fri 10.30–12 noon https://volunteersignup.org/HMED4
Ash Class: Thurs10.30–12.00 noon https://volunteersignup.org/YCMDA
Oak Class: Thurs 9.00–10.30am https://volunteersignup.org/84HCP
Electronic sign-up and privacy
We have used the volunteer sign up website https://volunteersignup.org many times before. When you offer to help you will be asked for your first and last name, email address and phone number. You cannot proceed without this. Personal details are not used for anything other than running the site. The website’s privacy notice is available here: volunteersignup.org/legal/privacy.
Kit reminder
The current timetable is here. Please take note of when your child/children will be swimming to ensure that they have the appropriate clothing available on their swimming day as we do not have the capacity to contact home for forgotten kit with so many children swimming. NB: No jewellery is to be worn. The required kit is:
- A one-piece swimming costume or trunks – no bikinis
- A named towel
- A named swimming hat (use permanent marker to name)
- A waterproof bag to be sent in with the child’s swimming kit weekly
- Goggles are not compulsory but may be worn if preferred. They must be named.
13th – 17th May
From 13-17 May, we will be holding an ‘Eco-Week’, with an emphasis on the outdoor environment and sustainability. This will culminate in the Primary Futura Eco-Summit, which will take place on Friday 17th May, where all Primaries across the Trust will carry out eco-activities and have the opportunity to share what they’ve done.
Our EYFS and KS1 children will have the opportunity to enjoy a carbon neutral, plant based, no single-use plastic school lunch on the Friday. We encourage you to think about the same guidelines for packed lunches also.
For KS2, this day coincides with our Ascension Day walk which will include some eco-themes this year. We encourage our KS2 children to bring an environmentally friendly packed lunch to enjoy at the top of the hill! During the week, there will be a House afternoon (Thursday 16th May), which will include eco-friendly outdoor activities, as well as other eco-friendly lessons across the school. Green Team will share some information about Energy Sparks – an organisation that supports us to use energy in school more efficiently.
Habitat competition
We would also like to encourage the children to think about nature at home and invite them to take part in the Futura Eco Summit Habitat Competition – to create habitats in gardens or on windowsills. See the poster on the right for details and ideas. We look forward to seeing how creative they can be! Send your photos and descriptions to Mrs Spincer by Wednesday 15th May by emailing enquiries@saltfordschool.org.uk.
