Whitehouse Weekly Bulletin 351

Friday 5th June 2026

A Message from Miss Siddall: 

It has been a wonderfully busy first week back in school. Today, we have a very special day focused on 'thinking about thinking', which we hope the children will thoroughly enjoy and find really engaging.  As I am sure you are aware, this time of year is always so busy in school. Unfortunately, we've had to postpone a couple of events due to the recent bad weather. Our sports days have been rescheduled for 16^th and 17^th June and the Year 3 Rabbits trip has also been postponed. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding with these changes.  Do check the dates section of this newsletter so that you or your children do not miss out on all the planned activities. We look forward to seeing many of you at our rescheduled sports day events.  Thank you again for your continued support.     

Attendance: Top 3 classes with the best attendance for week ending 22^nd May 2026

Toucans (99%)  Starfish (98%)  Frogs (98%)

Whole School Attendance: 95%

A Message from Mrs Sharkey, our Attendance Officer.

A huge congratulations to Alaina-Hope in Ocelots, who has won a £20 Amazon voucher for achieving 100% attendance during Summer Term 1.  Well done!

The Kiosk is Back! Over the next two weeks, the Kiosk will be open for children to spend their passport stamps. 

Attendance Reminder

If your child is unable to attend school, please contact us before 8.55am. 

Telephone: 01473 741249.  Please leave a voicemail with as much details as possible, including your child’s full name, class and reason for their absence.

Email: parents@whcps.org.  Please include your child’s full name, class and a detailed reason for their absence. 

Please note we may need to call you to discuss the child’s absence further.  Thank you for your continued support in helping us maintain excellent attendance.

Awards

As you may be aware, the children are encouraged to follow ‘The Whitehouse Way’ in school to help them in their learning and in becoming good citizens. Our ‘Wonderful Week’ awards this year will be given as a recognition that the children have worked very hard in one of these areas:  Courage, Perseverance, Reflection or Responsibility.  This will be shown in the colour coded lists below. Well done to you all.

Key Stage 1:

Lower Key Stage 2:

Upper Key Stage 2:

Attendance: Duck Race Winners

Well done to the winners of our Duck Races the week before half term:

Summer 1 Project Showcase

We are very pleased to share with you the winners of the Spring 2 Project Showcase.  As you can see from the photos below, as always, we had some wonderful work completed by the children in every class. 

Well done everyone, we love seeing your homework projects and are excited to see what you are working on this half term!

Accelerated Reader

A big well done to all the children below who have recently received certificates for their reading.

Word Millionaires

Congratulations to our first four children who have become Word Millionaires this year: Erik (Lizards), Aro (Pandas), Khadija (Pandas) and Sara (Jaguars).  They have each received a certificate and one of the very prized Word Millionaire pin badges.  Wear your badges with pride, this is an excellent achievement!

Year 3: DT Curriculum

Our classes in Year 3 have been enjoying their DT learning during Summer 1 as they were able to taste some delicious dishes from a number of different European countries. Their last lesson was about Denmark and as you can see they had loved designing and making Danish sandwiches called smørrebrød.

New Uniform Policy:

We are pleased to confirm we have introduced a new Uniform Policy which can be viewed on our website: https://www.whcps.org/whcps-policies/.  Please note there has not been any change to the current uniform.

Upcoming Events (School)

Thank you to all those parents/carers who came along to our PFA Summer Fair meeting last week. Ms Salmon is thrilled to announce with all the help offered the summer fair will be going ahead after school on Friday 3^rd July.  We are in need of raffle prizes, so if you would like to kindly donate a prize, or have any contacts with local companies who would be willing to donate, please let Ms Salmon or the school office know.  This would be very gratefully received.

If anyone else would like to be involved in the planning or helping on the day, it is not too late, just let the school office know so we can put you in touch with Ms Salmon.

Local Community Farm Visits

A number of our year groups have been studying an element of farming as part of their curriculum this year, including where food comes from, or a look at the various animals who live there.  So, we thought you might be interested in a couple of local farming events taking place.  Shimpling Farm, where our Year 2 children visited, are holding a ‘Soil to Feast’ event this weekend (Saturday 6^th June), more details are on the poster below. Please be aware there is a cost to attend this event. Meanwhile, closer to home Oak House Farm in Sproughton will also be holding an event this weekend (Sunday 7^th June) which is offering free entry.  Both have a range of activities on offer for all the family. 

Suffolk Local SEND Reforms – Survey

The Government is proposing changes to the SEND system and are seeking the views of parents/carers.  If you would like to share your thoughts, views and ideas please complete the survey which can be accessed via the QR code.  For additional information about the reforms please see the following link:

https://www.suffolklocaloffer.org.uk/news-and-developments/send-reforms

Dates for the Diary

Monday 8^th June 2026 – Family Breakfast 8.00am

Monday 8^th June 2026 – Y6 Residential Information Meeting – 3.20pm (Waterford Hall)

Wednesday 10^th June 2026 – Year 6 Crucial Crew

Thursday 11^th June 2026 – Year 3 River Deben Trip – Owls Class

Monday 15^th June 2026 – Family Breakfast 8.00am

Tuesday 16^th June 2026 – Nursery Sports Day - 9.00am to 9.30am

Tuesday 16^th June 2026 – Reception Sports Day – 9.45am to 10.45am

Tuesday 16^th June 2026 – Years 1 and 2 Sports Day – 11.00am to 12.00pm

Tuesday 16^th June 2026 – Year 3 Sports Day – 2.00pm to 3.00pm

Wednesday 17^th June 2026 – Year 4 Sports Day – 9.45am to 10.45am

Wednesday 17^th June 2026 – Year 5 Sports Day – 11,00am to 12.00pm

Wednesday 17^th June 2026 – Year 6 Sports Day – 2.00pm to 3.00pm

Thursday 18^th June 2026 – Year 3 River Deben Trip – Badgers Class

Thursday 18^th June 2026 – Helping Hands (pm)

Monday 22^nd June 2026 - Family Breakfast 8.00am

Monday 22^nd June to Tuesday 23^rd June 2026 – Year 6 Residential Trip to Mersea

Wednesday 24^th June 2026 – Transition afternoon

Thursday 25^th June 2026 – Transition morning

Monday 29^th June 2026 - Family Breakfast 8.00am

Tuesday 20^th June 2026 – Year 4 Victorian School – Squirrels Class

Thursday 2^nd July 2026 – Year 4 Victorian School – Hedgehogs Class

Thursday 2^nd July 2026 - Helping Hands (pm)

Friday 3^rd July 2026 – School Summer Fair – 3.30pm

Monday 6^th July 2026 - Family Breakfast 8.00am

Monday 6^th July 2026 – Year 5 Ipswich Tudor Walk

Thursday 9^th July 2026 – Year 4 Victorian School – Foxes Class

Friday 10^th July 2026 – Reports home to parents

Monday 13^th July 2026 - Family Breakfast 8.00am

Tuesday 14th July 2026 – Year 6 Production- 9.30am and 6.00pm

Thursday 16^th July 2026 - Helping Hands (pm)

Friday 17th July 2026 – Year 6 Leavers Picnic and Assembly – 1.50pm

Friday 17^th July 2026 – Last day of the Summer Term for the children

Monday 20^th July 2006 – PD Day (School closed to the children)

Tuesday 1^st September 2026 – PD Day (School closed to the children)

Wednesday 2^nd September 2026 – PD Day (School closed to the children)

Thursday 3^rd September 2026 – First day of Autumn Term for the children