Whitehouse Weekly Bulletin 198

Friday 1st July 2022

Message from Mrs Hall

I am immensely proud of the quality of the curriculum and the exciting learning opportunities that we provide for the children here at Whitehouse.  Last Friday I am delighted that we were able to enrich our curriculum even further with a wonderful Careers Day where 34 visitors attended school to talk to the children about their job roles. The day was made even more special by the number of Whitehouse parents and carers that came into school to speak to the children. Thank you so much for your support, we truly appreciate the time that all our visitors gave to enthuse and inspire the children.   Mme Godet will be sharing a detailed report about the day very soon, so please look out for this update. We do hope to see lots more parents and carers in school next week for our sports days. Thank you for your continued support.  

Attendance for the previous week

Class with the best attendance: Frogs (98.5%)

Assemblies

The theme of our assemblies for next week will be: Moving Up, New Beginnings: How can I conquer my fears of moving to a new class and look forward to new beginnings? UNRC Link: Article 3: All adults should always do what is best for me and Article 5: I have the right to be given guidance by my parents/carers and family.  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.

GB Athlete Visit

A reminder that on Monday 4^th July we have Steve Frew, a GB athlete, coming to visit the children!  He will be working with the children throughout the day so please can ALL children wear PE kit.  We look forward to sharing the events of the day with you.

Multi Skills Programme: Free 3-day Pass

As you will be aware, the children at Whitehouse have a chance to participate in Multi Sports as part of their PE lessons and in our after-school clubs.  Ipswich Borough Council have kindly offered each child who attends school in Ipswich the opportunity to have a free 3-day pass which will entitle them to take part in a variety of activities during the summer holiday. The venues include sports centres (Gainsborough, Northgate and Whitton) and swimming pools (Crown Pools and Fore Street).  Information has been emailed to parents/carers this week, however the quickest way to sign up is to go to the following link:  https://www.ipswichfit.co.uk/memberships/.  

If you have any questions please email icard.enquiries@Ipswich.gov.uk or call them on 01473 433655.

Awards

Key Stage 1:

Lower Key Stage 2:

Upper Key Stage 2:

School Uniform Shop: PMG Ipswich

Please note the School Uniform Shop, PMG Ipswich, has asked us to share the following information with you.  They will be running an appointment system again over the summer this year as it has proved popular in recent years.  From 1^st July 2022, all parents/carers who wish to visit their shop can book an appointment by visiting www.pmgschoolwear.co.uk and clicking on the link at the top of the page.  Please note parents/carers are encouraged to shop early for uniform items. The cut-off date this year will be 12^th August 2022. 

Return of Library Books

Please note ALL books need to be returned to the school libraries by Thursday 14^th July.  If your child has a long book, please could you encourage them to read it, as it would be a shame not to complete it before the cut-off date.  Also, can we ask that you please check at home (bookshelves, cupboards, under beds etc), for any books which belong to school.  Thank you for your help!

Purple Man Reading Competition

Well done to last week’s winners:  Badgers (Year 3), Hedgehogs (Year 4), Lizards (Year 5) and Chameleons (Year 6).

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. 

Kentwell Hall Visit

On Tuesday, our Year 5 pupils travelled back in time to the Tudor period of 1549, when they visited Kentwell Hall, one of the finest moated houses in England.  The children fully immersed themselves in costume and enjoyed a wide range of recreations to gain a deeper understanding of how people lived in those days and what they used to do. The children particularly enjoyed visiting the kitchen, medicine room and alchemist.  The school house proved very interesting too!

Online Safety: Update for Parents/Carers on WhatsApp

Ephemeral data is data that only exists for a short period of time and is often referred to as “self-destructing” or “disappearing” messages.  WhatsApp has now introduced ‘view once’ which, as it states, is an image or video which will be auto-deleted once it has been viewed, or within 14 days if it’s not viewed.  Below is a link to an article, written by Wayne Denner, which goes in to more detail about how this feature works and the concerns around it. It also includes a short video which you may find helpful to watch: https://www.waynedenner.com/blog/whatsapp-view-once-gets-rolled-out/

House Captain Elections

The children at Whitehouse have recently been voting for the new House Captain.  All of the candidates did exceptionally well to present a speech that was shared via video for the whole school to see.  The votes have finally been counted and the results are in.  The elected captains are as follows:

Well done to everyone who put themselves forward and to those who were elected.

Dates for the Diary

Monday 4^th July to Wednesday 6^th July Year 6 Mersea Residential Trip

Monday 4^th July – GB Athlete Visit (All children to come in PE Kit)

Wednesday 6^th July – Year 1 Sports Day – 10.00am to 11.00am

Wednesday 6^th July – Year 2 Sports Day – 11.15am to 12.15pm

Wednesday 6^th July – Year 3 Sports Day – 2.00pm to 3.00pm

Thursday 7^th July – Year 6 Sports Day – 10.00am to 11.00am

Thursday 7^th July – Year 5 Sports Day – 11.15am to 12.15pm

Thursday 7^th July – Year 4 Sports Day – 2.00pm to 3.00pm

Friday 8^th July – Nursery Sports Day – 9.15am to 10.15am

Friday 8^th July – Reception Sports Day – 10.30am to 11.30am

Tuesday 12^th July – Year 1 Felixstowe Trip

Tuesday 12^th July – Parent/Carer Online Safety Workshop

Wednesday 13^th July – Thursday 14^th July – Transition Mornings at Whitehouse

Friday 15^th July – Reports home to Parents

Friday 15^th July – Whitehouse Summer Fair – 3.15pm to 5.15pm

Monday 18^th July – Year 6 Production (Cast 1)

Monday 18^th July – Year 5 Bikeability

Tuesday 19^th July – Year 6 Production (Cast 2)

Tuesday 19^th July – Year 5 Bikeability

Thursday 21^st July – Leavers Assembly

Friday 22^nd July 2022 – First day of the Summer Holiday