Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School
Love, Learn, Care, Share
http://whittleprimary.com
SCHOOL NEWSLETTER NO 22
DATE: Friday 17th March 2017
Love, Learn, Share, Care - We are God’s children doing God’s work
Our Christian Value for this half term is Forgiveness
The 12 March was Commonwealth Day. It is the celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations held on
the second Monday in March. Commonwealth Day is an opportunity for individuals, communities and
organisations to promote values of peace, democracy and equality and to celebrate the association’s rich
diversity.
Today Lord, we pray for the Queen and all the people who are part of the Commonwealth. We are
people who are a mixture of rich and poor and share common values within the diversity of our countries
and cultures. This week we pray particularly for our friends in all the Diocesan family of schools in the
Preston District
Today’s Bible Verse
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Colossians 1:13-14 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into
the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Reports
You should have received your child’s report yesterday. Staff have analysed last year’s Y6 and Y2 SATs results
for our children last year, tracking pupil attainment back through the school. This has given us indications of
children’s attainment measures up to the new expected standard across all year groups. These are
projections and have been given to you now so that if pupils need to step up their efforts at home, in
addition to all the extra interventions that we are providing in school, you have been made aware. Should
you wish to discuss interventions with staff, they keep detailed records of all that we provide and they will
happily share these with you.
Parents Evening Booking
You should have received a booking form for parents evening. Please return this as soon as possible. If you
have not been given a parent’s evening letter, please call into the office or ring and we will ensure you get
one. Thanks
Healthy Snacks
We politely ask parents to ensure that children are given healthy snacks at playtime. There have been a
growing number of occasions when children have come to school with sweets, chocolate biscuits and sugary
items for playtime snack. Children are only allowed to have healthy items at these times. We also do not
allow lolly pops or large boiled sweets at any time as they are a choking hazard. We also ask that parents
ensure lunch boxes provide children with a healthy balanced meal in the middle of the day. Thank you.
On-line School Survey
Within this section of the newsletter, you will find a link to our school website. This link will take you to an
online survey that we would like as many parents to complete as possible. Please ensure that the name of the
person completing the survey is included. Both parents are able to complete the survey form if they wish. A
code has been sent via Parent Mail text. Please use this code as it will identify you as a parent of the school
and therefore your survey form will be processed. Thank you.
https://whittleprimary.com/parentsurvey/
If you wish to complete the survey via Facebook the link to use is given below
https://blippit-social.fbapp.io/whittle-primary-parent-questionnaire
Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School
Love, Learn, Care, Share
http://whittleprimary.com
Term dates for your information
Tue 21 Mar
FS and KS1 Holi theme Day- bring old clothes please for a messy activity outside if weather ok.
Wed 22th Mar Y6 SATS information evening 6pm
PTFA Body Shop party 7pm
23-26 Mar
Real Lives event at St Michael’s High School
Fri 24 Mar
Comic Relief ‘Go Dotty Day’ and cake sale- donations
KS1 Athletics Inclusion Festival
Thur 30 Mar Parents Evening from 2:30pm
Wed 5 April Easter Bingo
Fri 7 April
School Easter Service Y3/Y4 Performing 9.30am
Easter Holiday Monday10 April-Friday 21 April (School closes 1:30pm Friday 7th April)
Week beginning Monday 8 May is KS2 SATs week
Tue 25 April
Clayton Cup competition