Whitehouse Weekly Bulletin 127

Friday 28th February 2020

Message from Mrs Hall

Welcome back to a new, busy half-term at Whitehouse! This week you should have received the class newsletters and curriculum maps detailing the exciting learning planned. Curriculum maps can also be found on our school website: https://www.whcps.org/our-enquiry-based-curriculum/ In addition, please ensure you check the school calendar as there are lots of opportunities for parents/carers to visit the school.  Finally, it is very important that we have the most up to date phone numbers for parents, should we need to contact you in an emergency. If you change your phone number please let the office know as soon as possible. Thank you for your continued support.

Attendance for the last week of Spring 1

Classes with the Best Punctuality – Seahorses, Starfish, Elephants, Giraffes, Lions, Dragons and Owls

Class that needs to improve their Attendance – Elephants (89.6%)

Classes that need to improve their Punctuality – Puffins, Frogs, Foxes and Hedgehogs

Assemblies

The theme of our assemblies for next will be: World Book Day: How well do we know our English authors?  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.

Wet Weather

Can we please remind parents/carers to help their children avoid walking in the muddy areas of the school site on their way into school in the mornings.  As you can imagine this can make the classrooms rather muddy for the rest of the day!

House Points

A massive well done to all of the Houses!  Since Christmas, so many tokens have been handed out to children that we ran out of them!  The winning house for Spring 1 was Emerald, once again, with an incredible 1,393 tokens.  Second place went to Diamond with 964 and they were closely followed by Sapphire with 949 tokens.  In fourth place were Ruby, who had 770 tokens.  As a reward, all children in Emerald House will have a non-uniform day on Monday 2^nd March. 

EYFS:

Key Stage 1:

Lower Key Stage 2:

Upper Key Stage 2:

Construction Day – Follow Up

Many of our Year 6 enjoyed a Construction Day last term and Lenny enjoyed it so much that he took up the offer of some extra training by Eastern Region Roof Training over the weekend. Lenny had a wonderful day where he was able to build a bird box.  He also received a tour of the premises, a toolbox full of tools just the right size for Lenny to use and a booklet about apprenticeships in the future.  This was perfect for Lenny who would like to be a carpenter when he leaves school.

Parking Restrictions

Please be aware that notices have been placed near the Waterford Road entrance to school in which Suffolk County Council have proposed to place yellow lines on the road which leads into school past the Whitehouse Baptist Church.  Please refer to the notices which give information on where the proposed plans can be viewed if desired.

Year 4 – Art Lesson

Our Year 4 children had a lovely treat in their art lesson just before half term. Mr Hobhouse was able to bring in an original wood printing block which had been carved by William Morris himself!  The block dates back to 1887.  The children really enjoyed being able to see such an interesting piece.

Advance Notice: Family Cooking Session

The children who are currently attending the after-school Cooking Club would like to invite an adult to come and make pizza with them on Tuesday 24^th March from 3.10pm to 4.15pm.  An invitation letter will be sent to parents/carers nearer the date.  We hope you will be able to join us.

Time to Talk Coffee Morning

A reminder that we are holding a Coffee Morning on Wednesday 4^th March at 9.00am for parents/carers of children in Reception.  The focus will be to discover fun ways to support your child’s speech and language at home through fun, interactive games.  Please watch out for a letter which is being sent home today which will give more information.

Year 1 Easter Parent/Carer Session

On Wednesday 1^st April Year 1 would like to invite parents/carers to come into school at 2.30pm to spend some time with the children designing Easter Eggs.  We hope you will be able to join us!

World Book Day Competition

‘Eats Catering’, who run our kitchen, are sponsoring a World Book Day Competition which is open to all children in school.  They are invited to write a short story with the theme ‘Our Planet!’  Entries need to be handed in to the Head of Kitchen, Mrs Bradshaw, by Friday 13^th March and 10 lucky winners across their schools will each win £10 worth of book vouchers.

Animation Workshop

On Monday 24^th February, Year 1 enjoyed the opportunity to work with Signals charity to create a short animated film. Super work.

Visit from the Mayor of Ipswich – Councillor Jan Parry

On Tuesday 25^th February, the Mayor of Ipswich, Jan Parry visited the school for a tour. During her visit she was able to see the super work that is happening across the school. She was very impressed with the behaviour of the children and the calm and purposeful learning environment.

World Book Day Dessert

To celebrate World Book Day on Thursday 5^th March we will be having a special dessert. ‘Willy Wonka’s Scrumdiddlyumptious Chocolate Crunch and Chocolate Custard’.

Coronavirus

The school is routinely monitoring the advice provided by Public Health England (PHE) regarding coronavirus to ensure the health of our pupils, staff and visitors while they are on our site.  We are reminding the children that they should frequently be washing their hands with soap and water, and ask that you encourage them to do the same at home.  Further guidance is available on the PHE website and following links: 

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/866771/Coronavirus_advice_for_education_settings_poster.pdf

Dates for the Diary

Monday 2^nd March – Non-Uniform Day for Emerald House

Wednesday 4^th March – Coffee Morning for Reception Parents/Carers – 9.00am

Thursday 5^th March – World Book Day (Dress up as your favourite book character)

Thursday 5^th March - Parents/Carers’ Evening - 3.20 pm -5.30 pm

Friday 6^th March – Grandparents Lunch – Year R

Monday 9^th – Friday 13^th March – Year 6 Mock SATs week

Wednesday 11^th March- Parents/Carers’ Evening - 3.30 pm – 6.30 pm

Thursday 19^th March – Whole School Science Day

Tuesday 24^th March – Cooking After-School Club – Parent/Carer invited

Thursday 26^th March – Flavours of Europe – Year 3 Parent/Carer Session – 2.15pm

Tuesday 31^st March – Fairtrade – Year 5 Parent/Carer Session – 2.15pm

Wednesday 1^st April – Designing Easter Eggs – Year 1 Parent/Carer Session

Friday 3^rd April to Friday 17^th April – Easter Holidays

Friday 8^th May – May Bank Holiday

Friday 22^nd May – PD Day – School Closed to children

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

Friday 26^th June Sports Day (Morning) - Reception, Year 1 and Year 2

 Friday 26^th June Sports Day (Afternoon) - Year 3 and Year 4

Friday 3^rd July Sports Day (Afternoon) - Year 5 and Year 6

Wednesday 8th July – High School Transition Day

Thursday 9^th July – High School Transition Day

Wednesday 22^nd July – PD Day – School Closed to Children

Thursday 23^rd July – First Day of the Summer Holiday