Whitehouse Weekly Bulletin 168

Friday 15th October 2021

Message from Mrs Hall

We very much appreciate your efforts in ensuring the children come to school looking so smart and tidy in their school uniforms and PE kits (article 3: best interests of the child). Despite our best efforts, we sometimes struggle to get them home in the same condition but our learning is often outdoors and fun! In addition, occasionally coats and jumpers go missing, these items are usually found (if they are clearly labelled with your child’s name and class) so, please try not to worry. For safety reasons, please can I also remind you that children should only wear stud earrings to school due to the multiple activities they take part in. If you have any concerns please don’t hesitate to email parents@whcps.org Thank you for your continued support.

Attendance for the Previous Week

Classes with the Best Attendance – Ocelots (99%)

Assemblies

The theme of our assemblies for next week will be: Why are our House Captains?  What exciting plans do they have for us this year?  UNRC Link: Article 12: I have the right to an opinion and for it to be listened to and taken seriously.  Resources related to this assembly will soon be available on our website.  To access them, simply go to Learning and click on our Enquiry Based Assemblies.

Purple Man Reading Competition

The winners this week were Hedgehogs (LKS2) and Ocelots (UKS2).  Well done to both classes.  Ocelots had an amazing average of 160 minutes this week which is an amazing effort!

Library Activities

Just a quick reminder that there is one more week to see how much you know about Roald Dahl with the chance of winning one of his books.  Also, to celebrate Black History Month, in the KS2 library there are some great word searches to complete.  Why not have a go and you may win a bookmark!

Free School Meal Vouchers

We are pleased to let you know the Suffolk County Council are again providing food vouchers, for the value of £15 per child, for each of our children who are entitled to Free School Meals, to cover the Half Term holiday.  The voucher code will be sent to parents via email as in previous holidays and should reach you on Friday 22^nd October.  Should you not receive your code please email the office on parents@whcps.org. 

Awards

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Reading Recommendations

Please see below the latest recommendations for books to read to help the children to widen their book choices.  There will be rewards for any children who read and quiz on these books.  This week’s recommendations are: 

Under 11’s Girls 7x7 Football

Last Thursday eight pupils from Year 5 and 6 attended the Ipswich and South Suffolk School Games U11’s Girls 7x7 Football event, which took place at Whitton Sports Centre.  This was the first Level 2 (Inter-school) event since the pandemic and the girls were extremely excited to be able to represent Whitehouse and play sport against other schools once again. A total of sixteen schools took part in the event.  Our team were drawn to play in League 1 and faced tough opposition from Cliff Lane, Colneis, Gorseland, Shotley and Causton Primary Schools.  The girls showed excellent teamwork and real perseverance throughout each of their matches.  The team played four matches, drawing two and losing two.  Mr Jordan and Mrs Reddington were extremely proud of the girls’ behaviour and effort throughout the event.  A special mention goes to Kaci for receiving the ‘Fair Play Award’ voted by the young leaders at the event.

Football Success for Logan

A massive well done to Logan in Giraffes, who has confirmation that following his successful trial he is now part of the Under 7’s ITFC Elite Player Development Centre.  Well done Logan, this is an amazing opportunity and we are all extremely proud of your achievement.  We cannot wait to hear of many more successes to come!

Under 11’s Primary Panathlon Event

Last Friday Mr Jordan and Ms Salmon took three pupils to Ipswich School Sports Centre in Rushmere to take part in the U11 Primary Panathlon event for the very first time.  The Primary Panathlon is a skills-based competition, in which each team rotates around a carousel of fun and inclusive fundamental skills that include sending and receiving activities and striking skills. Each activity lasted seven minutes in duration, and during this time each team aimed to score as many points as possible for their team.  Each score from the six different activities were added together to give each team an overall score.  The pupils had lots of fun completing each of the activities and as a result of their hard work and perseverance the team finished the event as runners up!  An amazing and well-deserved achievement, well done!

Flu Jabs

The School Immunisation Team will be in school on Wednesday 20^th October to do the Flu Vaccinations for our children (except Year 5 who have Greek Day).  If you have not yet returned your consent form, please ensure you do so as soon as possible.  The team will also return to Whitehouse on Thursday 25^th November to immunise Year 5 and any children who were not completed.  Further information about the vaccine, including a copy of the consent form, can be found on our website at the following link: https://www.whcps.org/22-09-2021-flu-immunisations/.

PE Kit Reminder

A polite reminder that as we enter the colder and wetter weather, please could you ensure that your child has the appropriate clothing to take part during their PE lessons. Where possible PE lessons are taught outside, therefore a reminder that our WHCPS PE kit consists of the following items:

• Red WHCPS logo PE top
• Plain black shorts
• Plimsolls/Trainers (no plimsolls for KS2 Outdoor PE)
• Black WHCPS logo PE jumper or fleece (optional)
• Plain black tracksuit bottoms, top and jumper (Outdoor PE)
• No jewellery (Please ensure that earrings are not worn on PE days)

National Apple Day

Our Nursery children will be celebrating National Apple Day next week on Thursday 21^st October.  The children will have a chance to do lots of activities, all based around apples!  We look forward to seeing some of what they get up to!

Sickness

At this time of the year there are lots of bugs around.  Can we please remind parents/carers that if your child is sick or has an upset stomach, you need to keep them off school for 48 hours from the last sickness episode.  This will help us ensure this does not pass around to other children.  Thank you for your cooperation.

Dates for the Diary

Wednesday 20^th October – Flu Immunisations

Wednesday 20^th October – Greek Day – Year 5 Classes

Friday 22^nd October – PD Day (School Closed to Children)

Monday 25^th to Friday 29^th October – Half Term Holiday

Thursday 18^th November – Parents Evening (remote)

Friday 19^th November – Children in Need (Non-uniform day)

Monday 22^nd November – Ipswich Museum – Year 6 Ocelots and Chameleons

Tuesday 23^rd November – Ipswich Museum – Year 6 Tigers and Toucans

Wednesday 24^th November – Parents Evening (remote)

Thursday 25^th November – Flu Immunisation (Year 5 and Catch up Session)

Friday 26^th November – RRSA Whole School Day

Friday 17^th December – Last Day of Autumn Term

Monday 20^th December to Monday 3^rd January – Christmas Holiday

Tuesday 4^th January – PD Day (School Closed to Children)

Monday 21^st February to Friday 25^th February – Half Term Holiday

Monday 28^th February – PD Day (School Closed to Children)