Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Reception Home Learning

  Wed 30 Sep 2020

  Dear Parents/Carers,

   

  Although we are disappointed that we have had to send Reception children home, we are excited that your children will be learning using Google Classroom.

   

  Your children can access Google Classroom, via the school website, on a laptop, a tablet or modern smartphone.

   

  Google Classroom

   

  Each day there will be learning linked to our topic ’Who do I want to be?’ set by the Reception teachers for your child to complete.

   

  · 9:30am- Morning classroom meet and English

  · 10.30am- Phonics

  · 1pm - Maths

  · 2pm- Story time

   

  How to use Google Classroom and your username and password has been posted to you.

   

  To support the children with some of the activities that will be set, all Reception children will be provided with a pack. This includes:

  · A reading book

  · An exercise book

  · 10 cubes/ counting objects

  · Pencil

   

  Packs will be available for you to collect from the school office from 12:00-3:00 today. Siblings of children in Reception will be provided with a pack to take home. If you are unable to collect the packs yourself between the times stipulated, then please let us know and we will make other arrangements.

   

  You are welcome to log on today for our 2:00pm story time.

  We look forward to seeing you all online.

   

  See you all soon,

   

  Ms Miller

• Information regarding confirmed COVID case in Reception

  Mon 28 Sep 2020

  Following the confirmed COVID case in Reception, we have prepared the following information for parents and carers:

   

  Letter to Reception Parents

  Letter to Whole School Community

  NHS Advice Letter

   

   

• Reintroduction of Music Tuition

  Wed 23 Sep 2020

  After careful consultation with Waltham Forest and examination of the risk assessments for all parties, instrumental lessons on the keyboard and guitar are scheduled to resume next week on Wednesday 30^th September. 

   

  Parents and carers of pupils who have previously had instrumental lessons will be contacted directly this week, followed by the parents and carers of pupils who were placed on the waiting list last year if places now become available.

   

  In accordance with the advice from the Waltham Forest Music Service, the Governing body of Whitehall Primary have agreed that the cost of peripatetic music lessons will be £67.50 per term with immediate effect.

   

  Parents and carers will see this increase reflected in the invoices for the Autumn term which will be raised imminently.  Please note that, despite this increase, parents and carers still do not bear the full cost of music lessons as the school continues to subsidise these from its delegated budget.

   

  The peripatetic teachers are very excited to be able to return to school and resume instrumental lessons.  In the event that we are unable to allow visiting staff into school, contingency plans have been put in place to ensure that the pupils will have access to the lessons that have been paid for.

   

  Thank you for your understanding in this matter. 

• EYFS Provision Photos

  Fri 18 Sep 2020
  We are very pleased to have all of the children in school now as Nursery have also started back. We have been very aware that our new families have not had the opportunity to see the setting and the provision we offer; we have attached pictures to this week’s newsletter for you to see how amazing our EYFS provision is

  

• Place2Be - Place2Talk Service

  Fri 18 Sep 2020

  Dear Parents/Carers,

   

  I am writing to let you know about Whitehall Primary School’s work with Place2Be, a national charity supporting schools to improve the confidence and wellbeing of children and young people.

   

  Place2Be provides emotional and therapeutic support to pupils, families and staff in more than 300 schools nationwide.

  It gives pupils a space to express themselves through talking and creative work, and think about any worries they might have. Place2Be also provides support for parents and staff too.

   

  Place2Talk

  One of the most popular aspects of this service is Place2Talk. It is open to all pupils, and they can make an appointment to spend 15 minutes with a trained counsellor, either by themselves or with a friend. On average, about a third of pupils in Place2Be’s schools take advantage of this service every year. Pupils often talk about friendships or any worries they may have.

   

  Parental consent

  Unless we hear otherwise from you, the school and Place2Be will assume that all pupils have their parent/carers’ permission to come to Place2Talk. We also assume you are happy for the school to tell Place2Be your child’s name, date of birth, year group, gender and ethnicity. This information is stored securely and used solely to evaluate Place2Be’s service.

   

  If would like to find out more, or would prefer that your child does not use this service please email Francesca Johnson (Place2Be School Project Manager) francesca.johnson@place2be.org.uk  or ring 028 529 3813. She is also very happy to answer any further questions you might have.