28^th June 2022

WHCPS Sports Day

Dear Parents/Carers

As you will be aware from the weekly news bulletins, our planned sports days take place next week. Each year group has again been allocated their own sports day event on the following days and times:

Please ensure that that your child comes into school wearing their WHCPS PE kit on the day of their sports day event. This includes their red WHCPS PE top, black shorts and appropriate footwear, ideally training shoes.

We are delighted to also invite parents/carers to come along to support and spectate their children. All sport day events will be held on the KS2 field. To ensure that each sports day event runs smoothly, please could we ask all parents /carers to be aware of the following:

• Entry to sports day should be punctual and via the Marlow Road gate (next to the High School). Adults will leave via this exit also. The gate will be opened 5 minutes before the start of each event.

• Each class will carry out their events in carousel around the field. Parents/carers can follow and watch them from behind the designated area around the outside of the field.

• For safety, we are unable to provide seating but adults are welcome to bring their own camping chair or blanket to sit on in the designated spectator area around the outside of the field.  

• Adults must not approach their child, before, during or after the event.  Should there be a need for medical help/comfort at any time we will invite you to a safe space to see your child.

• There will be no toilets available to visitors (children or adults). School children will be able to access toilets supervised by staff.

• As with all school events, please remember dogs are not allowed on site, smoking or vaping is not permitted and no alcohol is to be brought on to site.

• Should any visitor become injured on site this can be reported to the school office on 01473 741249, where you will need to give the affected person’s name and location and a member of the school’s First Aid team will be deployed to assist.

• Parents/Carers may take photos of their child, but this must be for their own personal use and not be posted on social media if it contains any other child or adult.

• Once sports day has finished, visitors are asked to leave the site promptly and not to approach their child. As the event is taking part during the school day, your child will remain with their class teacher and be dismissed in the usual way at the end of the school day.

• We are hoping for sunshine so please ensure your child has sunscreen applied before they come to school and that they have a named hat and water bottle.  The children need to come into school in their PE kit on their allocated sports day.

In addition to the children representing their houses, this year’s sports day will also take on a Commonwealth Games theme. To promote and celebrate the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, each class has been allocated a Commonwealth country to represent. At the beginning of their sports day, each class will walk to the field celebrating their country with flags, banners etc. We would love to as many of our parents/cares and spectators also getting involved in the Commonwealth Games theme, and celebrating your child’s allocated country. Maybe you could wear the country’s colours, or make a small flag? The allocated Commonwealth countries are as follows:

We look forward to seeing many of you next week and thank you for your continued support.

Kind regards

Mr L Jordan