Issue 1096: 26th September 2025 – Sweyne Park School

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Parking Outside William Harvey Surgery

Can I kindly ask all parents and carers to avoid parking outside the William Harvey Doctors’ surgery when dropping off or collecting their children.

Parking in this area can cause obstruction to patients and staff, and may create unnecessary inconvenience or safety risks.

We are very proud of the good relationships we share with our community neighbours and so would be grateful for your support in terms of using designated parking areas or alternative safe spots for drop-off and pick-up.

Uniform (Autumn)

Now that it seems we are starting to truly enter the Autumn months, I wanted to take the opportunity to ask you to please remind your child(ren) of our expectations around uniform.

Pupils are expected to wear full school uniform, including a school jumper. Hoodies are not permitted nor should sweatshirts or coats be worn anywhere inside the school building, but rather stored away in lockers or bags.

Finally, a reminder that pupils should not wear white socks, any knee length socks, non-stud earrings or rings. Please click here to view our school Uniform Policy in full.

Updating Personal Details

If you have recently changed any personal contact details including your phone numbers, postal address and/or your email, please can you let Pupil Services have this information.

This will allow us to guarantee that we have the most up-to-date details on our database, which in turn will mean that we can ensure effective communication with you on whole school matters, on an individual basis and in the case of emergency.

Please email any new contact information to us via pupilservices@sweynepark.com.

And Finally....

Enjoy your weekend.

Ella Shines at Her First Show!

Ella C. had an incredible debut at her first show with one of our ponies, Emmy.

She brought home an impressive haul — three 1st places, a 2nd, a 3rd, and was awarded Reserve Champion! Huge congratulations to Ella and Emmy on a fantastic start to their showing journey.

What do you do when you're not in school?

We would love to hear about your hobbies, interests and achievements...

If you have any stories and/or photos that you would like to share, please contact us at pupilservices@sweynepark.com

Isla-Rose Gymnastics Competition

Bronze Age 14+ Colchester 2025

Vault 2nd🥈

Bars champion 🥇

Beam 3rd 🥉

Floor 4th 🏵️

Overall 3rd place 🥉

Isla-Rose now goes through to the regional finals on the 28th September in Ipswich.

Catering tariff for September

Due to increases in food costs, minimum wage, and national insurance contributions, please click here to view the updated catering tariff for September.

The meal deal option always offers the best value in terms of cost and nutrition.

The cost of healthier foods such as fruit, vegetables and mineral water are protected to promote healthy choices with those items having no price increase compared to the more unhealthy items.

If you would like to check your eligibility for free school meals (FSM), please follow the link below:-

https://www.essex.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools/free-school-meals

September 2025 Price Tariff

Next week, the Caterlink menu will be ‘Week 2’.

Click here to see the menu.

South East School Age Community Drop-in

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW)
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Home Energy Advice

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