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| Freddie Walton has arrived! |
Mrs Walton finally gave birth to Freddie on the 5th July at 11:56pm. He weighed 7lb 13oz and is gorgeous! I'm sure he'll be in soon for cuddles! ...
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| Let's Get Cooking! |
The Year 3/4 Let's Get Cooking group enjoyed their last cooking session by inviting their parents to come in and sample some of their favourite creations. The children made blueberry muffins, nachos, ...
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| GIFTED AND TALENTED ART DAY |
Harry and Far had lots of fun at Chapel-en-le-Frith High School on Wednesday 30th June.
They spent the day with friends from other local schools and learnt how to improve their drawing. They did some ...
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| It is 'Well Dressing Time!' |
All the children have created really beautiful and exciting designs for this years school well dressing. The theme is 'Nursery Rhymes!' Mrs Bradley and I will be selecting and merging ideas together ...
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| Just a little reminder... |
Just a little reminder to ask everybody to check their childrens' hair frequently for head lice. We have sent texts and letters home to remind everybody to check regulary, what to look for and sugges ...
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| KS1 Area Sports Day Success! |
Hip Hip Hooray!!!
A huge well done to the children who participated in the local sports day at Newmills Pavillion. Some of the children from Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 took part in events such as ...
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| Non uniform day: Friday 18th June |
Don't forget it is non unifrom day tomorrow, so please bring in a bag of sweets for the Summer fair tombola. Leave the 'sweety' prizes with your child's class teacher, they will pass them on to the P ...
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| KS2 Sports Day |
KS2 Sports day will take place on Thursday 17th June 1:30-3:30-weather permitting. Parents are welcome to come and watch! We will keep you updated as to whether sports day will be given the go ahead ...
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| Sports Day |
We are going ahead with our Sports Day today. Fingers crossed for blue skies and sunshine! ...
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| Reception and KS1 Sports Day |
Our Reception/KS1 Sports Day will take place on Thursday 10th June 1:30 onwards, weather permitting! We will keep you updated as to whether sports day will be taking place on our website and on poste ...
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| Our Dinosaur Exhibition |
Stomp, stomp, stomp! Our school hall will be filled with dinosaur sculptures on Wednesday 9th, Thurday 10th and Friday 11th June. These metal sculptures have been created by a local sculptor called ...
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| Let's Get Cooking! |
The 'Let's Get Cooking' group enjoyed their last session, by preparing their favourite recipes for parents and staff members at school. Blueberry muffins, Welsh cakes, a variety of smoothies and dips ...
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| INSET |
There will be an INSET on Friday 30th April, school will be closed.
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| Film Club Bonanza! |
A long awaited road show is coming to entertain us all on Thursday 22nd April at 3:40pm. There will be a screening of a new and exciting film called - 'Duma-Leopard' which is suitable for all ages. It ...
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| Year 6 Lakeside Trip |
Just to remind Year 6 parents that there will be a meeting on Wednesday at 6pm. The meeting will take place in Mrs Green's room and is an opportunity to ask questions about the trip and to be given in ...
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| High Five Netball Tournament |
On Wednesday 3rd March, some of the Year 5 and 6 children went to Chapel High School to take part in a High Five Netball Tournament. The children played brilliantly despite how cold it was outside! ...
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| Change of date |
Please note the change of date for the character assembly, on the calendar it says it's on the Friday, but due to science trips to Chapel High School, we have rearranged the date to Thursday 4th March ...
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| Book Stall |
To coincide with the Book Week, we have the Travelling Book Company coming to school on Wednesday 3rd - Wednesday 10th March. This will be an opportunity to purchase books after school from 3:30-4pm ...
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| Book Week 1st March |
Next week we will be celebrating the annual 'Book Week.' It's a week focused on promoting the joy of reading. We have many exciting activities planned, including a visit from author/illustrator - Stev ...
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| Haiti Fundraiser |
Thank you once again to all the children and adults who supported the worthy appeal. The School Council raised a tremendous £277.10! ...
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| Haiti Bring and Buy sale |
Members of the School Council will be running the stall from 9-10:45am on Wednesday. Each class will have the opportunity to browse and purchase books, toys, DVDs etc. Children can bring in £1 to sup ...
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| Parent Questionnaires |
Thank you very much to all the parents who have already completed the annual parent questionnaire. If you haven't returned your questionnaire yet, the last day is this Friday. ...
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| Year 2 Harvest Production 'Tattybogle' |
Our performances are on Wednesday 21st October at 2:30pm and 6:30pm. We cannot wait to show you! Collect your tickets from Miss Worsley after school on Monday! Your child/ren need to be dropped of ...
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| SATs meeting |
Just a reminder that there will be a KS2 SATs meeting for Y6 parents on Monday 5th October at 3:45pm in Mr Hepworth's classroom. On Tuesday 6th October, a briefing will be held in Miss Worsley's class ...
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| Lights Camera Action |
The latest film from the Lights Camera Action crew is now available for viewing on the school website or by clicking the link below. I t has been a fantastic effort and a remarkable achievement from a ...
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| Ask the School a Question |
We the staff and governors of Whaley Bridge Primary School have launched this new frequently asked questions site as part of the schools ongoing commitment to keeping you informed. Please use it to as ...
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| KS2 SPORTS DAY |
We will be making a decision to whether KS2 Sports Day will be on at 12pm Let's hope the rain clouds pass us by...
Please call the office before you make your way to school.
Sorry for any inconvenien ...
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| KS2 SPORTS DAY CANCELLED |
We will make the decision to whether KS2 Sports Day is going ahead at 12pm. Fingers crossed the rain clouds are not in our direction!! Please call the office to check.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
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| Concert with Whaley Bridge Brass Band |
The choir will be singing at the Uniting Church Whaley Bridge on March 21st at 7.15pm.
We are joining the Whaley Bridge Band for this event and tickets are now available from the school office or F ...
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| Questionnaire |
Thank you to the parents who responded to the annual questionnaire. The results are analysed and fed into our school improvement cycle. Your comments are crucial to this cycle and form the targets for ...
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| Pancake Day |
This year part of our Pancake Day celebrations will take place on Monday 23rd February to help the ‘Let’s Get Cooking’ film crew work with Y5 and Y6. Our ‘Pancakes for the Community Event ...
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| Operation Christmas Child |
Please note that the last day to bring in your boxes for Operation Christmas Child is 24th November. The boxes will be collected late morning on that day.
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| Data Protection Policy – Fair Processing Policy |
Layer One of this policy will be sent out to parents on Thursday 13th November. If you would like to access Layer Two of the Data Protection Policy – Use of Personal Data, this has been includ ...
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| New Parent Governor's Elected |
I am delighted to announce that after the recent election for Parent Governor's, Mr Chris Arthur and Mr Steven Woodward-Ankrett have been duly elected to serve on the Governing Body; their period of o ...
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| Year 2 Harvest Production |
Don't forget you are all invited to "the greatest show on earth", Year 2's Production 2:30 pm & 6:30 pm - Wednesday 22nd October. ...
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| WELCOME BACK |
The new term will begin on Tuesday 9th September. See you all then!
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| School Meals Price Increase |
We have just been informed that there is to be an increase in the cost of school meals from September 2008. Meals will increase by 10p per day to £1.80 per day (£9.00 per week). Please could you ...
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| Well dressing 2008 |
Thank you to everyone who took part in the creation of the Well dressing. Well done Ellie Kerr yr5, for the winning design. Click here to see a photo of the 2008 Well Dressing and last years Well dres ...
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| KWIK CRICKET |
Nine of the Year 6 boys and girls took part in a kwik cricket tournament at Disley Cricket Club on Friday 13th June. They did a magnificent job of representing the school and made it to the final, whe ...
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| CALCULATIONS POLICY |
We are pleased to announce that our new calculations policy has now been finalised. This document sets out the progression in teaching and learning across all four calculations in Mathematics. To read ...
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| Sports Day |
Sports day for KS2 children will take place on Thursday 12th June between 1:30 and 3:30 (weather permitting). Let's hope it's as big a success as the infant sports day, which took place on Thursday 5 ...
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| It's a boy! |
Mrs Bull has given birth to a beautiful baby boy. He was born on Saturday 17th May. They have finally decided on a name - James Alexander Thomas Bull.I am sure they will both come and visit school soo ...
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| We are the Champions! |
Our Y6 rounders team were victorious at the local tournament.
Well done to: Daniel, Holly, Maddy, Ben, Rose, Craig, Jack, Alice and Adam. You represented the school magnificently. ...
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| Cross Country Relays |
Well done to Jye, Colby, Maddy, James, Jazz, Jade, Josh and Jessica! You did a superb job of representing the school at the local cross country event. Our two teams finished in second and fourth place ...
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| Football Tournament |
A group of children from years 5 and 6 took part in a local football tournament and played in matches against other primary schools. We are pleased to announce that the girls finished in second place ...
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| QUESTIONNAIRES! |
Thank you to all the pupils and parents who contributed to the questionnaires! I am analysing the results and will send you the outcomes after the Easter weekend. ...
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| Film Club 2008 |
Congratulations to Charlotte Minter, George Hill, Kayleigh Simmonite and Nick Murray.
Having fought with the technology and having shown enormous dedication, they have produced the first films o ...
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| PUPIL & PARENT QUESTIONNAIRES |
Don't forget parent and pupil questionnaires must be handed in tomorrow - Friday.
Thank you to all those parents and children who have already handed theirs in. ...
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BASIC SKILLS AWARD
This week we have gained our 3rd Quality Mark for the Basic Skills Award! We are assessed against set criteria which looks at our provision for Literacy and Numeracy. The assessor ...
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| Mission Impossible |
Our annual UFA Super Learner Day (Mission Impossible) was a huge success.
Visit the UFA page to find out all about it. You will find this by clicking on the Teaching and Learning link. ...
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| Tesco Sports Vouchers |
Thank you for the many Tesco sports vouchers already received.
Our order will be sent off on Friday 11th January.
Please make sure that if you still have any outstanding vouchers that you would like ...
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| Christmas Cards |
The Christmas Card Post Box is in the library and the cards will all be handed out. Please make sure that surnames are included on the envelope as well as the class number. ...
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| Anti-bullying - Questionnaire |
To help us find out about the extent and nature of bullying in our school community we would like you to complete our questionnaire. Please follow the link to access it, complete it and return it Mrs ...
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| Poppy Appeal |
The school collected £93.56 in this year’s Poppy Appeal. ...
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| Fair Processing Layer 3 |
DATA PROTECTION ACT
Schools, Local Authorities (LAs), the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA), Ofsted, the Learning and Skills Co ...
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| Fair Processing Layer 2 |
This notice gives additional information to the notice sent to you ON 9TH November 2007and provides further information about the processing of pupils’ personal data by the other organisations me ...
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| Anti-bullying Week 2007 Event - Wed 21st November |
This year’s Anti Bullying Week is about bullying in the community. The title will be Safer Together Safer Wherever.
In addition to the activities being held in school we would like to invite you t ...
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| School Crossing Patrol - Cover Needed |
The School Crossing Patrol operating at Reservoir Road/Whaley Lane next to the railway station will be absent from duty from beginning of December 2007 to the end of February 2008. A Deputy School C ...
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| Name Labels |
We have some order forms in the office from a company that makes Iron-on and sew-on labels. A contribution from each sale will go to the school. Please call in to the office for a form if you are ...
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| Collecting Cards |
I have received a number of requests from parents to help deal with a niggling problem with “collecting cards” that has now become a serious problem in the playground. It appears that the tradi ...
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| KS Tymbark are coming |
Footballers from Tymbark are comingto Whaley Bridge from the 13th to the 20th of September and hosts are still desperately needed. Please let us know if you can help (Donna Hodgson, 1 Paddock Lane, ...
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| School Meals Price Increase |
We have just been informed that there is to be an increase in the cost of school meals from September 2007. Meals will increase to £1.70 per day (£8.50 per week).
Please could you ensure that di ...
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| Urgent Security Warning |
We have received a message from New Mills Primary School, informing us of an incident which occurred yesterday just outside their school gates. A pupil was approached by an adult male who tried to ...
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| SPORTS DAY |
Due to the bad weather over these last few weeks, Sports Day has had to be cancelled completely this year.
Today (Tuesday) was our last available day and as I write, the rain is STILL coming down and ...
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| SPORTS DAY (KS2) |
Our new date for KS2 Sports Day is Friday 13th July at 1:30pm.
Our contingency plan, if the weather is bad on Friday, is to hold the sports day on Tuesday 17th July at 9:30am.
Should the weather be b ...
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| Health & Safety at School |
Whilst we do have an active Health & Safety Committee as part of the Governing Body and run regular inspections throughout the year, we are not in school as regularly as many of the other stakehold ...
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| It's Raining Again :-( |
KS2 Sports Day has been cancelled for the third time! This is due, again, to the weather.
We will let you know the new date ASAP. ...
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| School Crossing Patrol |
Our crossing patrol which operates at the bottom of Reservoir Road/Whaley Lane next to the railway station will be absent on sick leave from 1st December to 28th February. Total cover cannot be ...
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| The New Library |
As you will know we are currently totally redesigning and equipping our library in order to improve many facets of school life and your child’s education. It is something that has been asked for b ...
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| KS2 Sports Day |
Unfortunately, KS2 Sports Day has been postponed again. This is due to the wet weather.
The new date is Wednesday 4th July (1:30-3:30).
Let's keep our fingers crossed once again for good weather! ...
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| KS1 Area Sports Day at Chinley Primary School |
On Tuesday 19th June, a selection of children from years Rec, 1 & 2 took part in an area sports day held at Chinley Primary School.
They took part in events such as sack races, running races, fun race ...
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| KS2 Sports Day |
Due to the inclement weather, KS2 Sports Day was postponed.
The new date is the afternoon of Tuesday 26th June.
Let's keep our fingers crossed for good weather! ...
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| Chinley Sports Day |
On Tuesday 12th June some of the children from years 3, 4, 5 and 6 took part in an area sports day at Chinley Primary School.
A fun day was had by all. The children were good sports and their behavio ...
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| Rounders |
Our rounders team entered the local tournament on 22nd May at Chapel-en-le-frith High School.
We had a fantastic morning and finished in third place.
Well done to all of the players. ...
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| School Travel Plan |
A Travel Plan meeting will be held in Mr Heys’ Office at 9.00 am on Thursday 26th April. Any interested parents can attend. ...
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| Sponsored Swim |
We are holding a Sponsored Swim to raise funds for our new library in the week beginning April 30th.
The children will swim during their usual lesson time. They can swim lengths or widths and use wha ...
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| PARENT PUPIL QUESTIONNAIRE |
Thank you to everyone who completed the questionnaire. A letter will go out next week with the results.
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| EASTER EGG BINGO |
Tuesday March 27th 3.30 to 5pm
12 Games £2
Hot Dog and Drink £1 ...
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| Bloo the Gnu - Competition |
Do you know what a GNU is?
The Gnu is also called the Wildebeest and inhabits the plains and woodlands of Africa, especially the Serengeti. The Gnu can walk for miles and miles without food and wate ...
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| Your Opinion Counts |
Last spring we sent home a Pupil and Parent Questionnaire, which proved to be a valuable and positive experience. We analysed the results and produced a set of targets for the School’s Improvement P ...
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| EGYPTIAN ACTIVITY BOX |
We are making an activity box on Egypt for Years 4, 5 and 6. This will not only link in with the national curriculum but will also be informative and fun for the children.
If anybody has anythin ...
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| HEAD LICE |
When a child has head lice or nits, a headlice information pack is sent to all members of the class. The pack is self explanatory and involves the child or children in no embarrassment or censure. ...
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| Live Updates by E-Mail |
If you would like to receive automatic email updates of news and events items that are published on the school website, then please can you send an email with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line to webmast ...
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| School Travel Plan |
Following the previous success of the Travel Plan Working Group, the school would like to resume meetings with a group of interested parents. If you are interested in helping out at the occasional t ...
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| Headmaster's Blog |
I never thought I would find myself writing this, but .....my name's Rick Heys and apparently now I'm a blogger!
The weblog (accessed from the icon on the Home Page and as a Quick Link in the Head Te ...
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| SATs 2007 |
For those of you who missed the recent Key Stage 2 SATS Meeting or for those of you who want a refresher of the content, please see the downloadable presentation on Mrs Green's and Mrs McPherson's w ...
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| Rocket Workshops |
As you may be aware, Chapel-en-le-Frith High School recently hosted a parents’ evening aimed at raising awareness of boys’ achievement issues.
As part of the ‘Raising Boys’ Achievement’ pro ...
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| Applications for Reception Places |
Applications for Reception Places 2007/2008
Please note that the Local Authority Admission packs will be available from the school office from 31st October 2006 ...
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| A Big Thankyou from OFSTED |
2 October 2006
Dear Pupils
Whaley Bridge Primary School, Buxton Road, Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire, SK23 7HX.
I write to give you a big thank you to all who spoke with us during our visit, especially ...
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| School Choir Concert Cancelled |
As you will have seen from the School Diary, the choir were to perform with the Macclesfield Silk Band at the Art Theatre on November 11th. Unfortunately this event has had to be postponed until a ...
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| School Nurse |
The school nurse for the year will be Ann Goodwin. She will see children in small groups within school and parents no longer need to be present when screening is carried out. ...
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| Shoe Box Appeal |
Please note that all boxes must be returned by 10th November. ...
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| Next Year's Classes |
The final arrangements for next years classes are being put in place. Year 1 will be split into two classes where friendship groups and a gender balance will be taken very much into consideratio ...
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| THE SCHOOL SUMMER FAIR |
Don't forget the annual Summer Fair on Sunday 11th June. Lots of fantastic stalls, plenty of games to entertain the children, bouncy castle, beat the goalie, the Whaley Bridge fire fighters and many ...
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| SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS |
The school photographer will be coming in on Thursday 8th June. Class and individual shots will be taken, so don't forget to look smart, comb your hair and smile for the camera! ...
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| SPORTS DAY |
Infant Sports Day will be on Wednesday 7th June at 1:15pm
The Junior Sports Day will be the following week on Thursday 15th June.
Everyone's invited to come along and support the children. Don't fo ...
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| STORYSACK UPDATE |
Following the recent success of the storysack workshop three have been completed. These are now in use at school with Reception having The Runaway Train, Year 1 having At the Farm and Year 2 hav ...
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| Report update |
Recently the staff have discussed how to improve the way in which we report to parents. Taking on board your views gathered from the questionnaire, we have decided on a new format. We will now be sen ...
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| Your Chance to Improve the Website |
As we are now starting to get more familiar with getting things onto the website, we thought it would be good idea to get your views on what else you would like to see on here in the future.
To that ...
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| Living Willow Construction |
Congratulations to David Abbott, Claire Farrell and all their merry band of helpers, children and adults, who braved the weather to construct the willow fence, tunnel and dome in the Environmental ...
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| School Newsletter 31 - 17th February |
The latest edition of the school newsletter has been published. Please read it to find out what has been going on recently and to highlight some dates for your diary for the rest of this Spring term. ...
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| Midday Assistants Required |
We are curently recruiting for Midday Assistants. If you or anyone you know would be interested in joining our team, please speak to Mrs Wilde in the office. ...
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| EMBC Learning Platform |
You will notice an EMBC logo in the left hand pane. By clicking on this users will be able to logon to the EMBC learning platform. This is a platform that offers a wealth of curriculum "stuff" - one ...
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| School Choir |
The time of year has arrived when we write to all of our Year 4 children to ask if they would like to join the school choir. Rehearsals form a vital part of our preparation and a commitment to atten ...
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| New Web Site |
Please note, the web address for the new school website is wbps.org.uk and not as printed in the current version of the school newsletter.
The website will continue to be updated and new content adde ...
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| Annual Report to Parents |
We have received notificationfrom the DfES that we are no longer required to produce an annual report to Parents or hold and annual meeting. Instead in conjunction with the DfES we will produce a sch ...
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| Health & Safety at School |
We have received guidance from the LEA regarding the wearing of jewellery in school. We already have a code regarding pierced ears and the wearing of earrings. If your child wishes to wear earrings t ...
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