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Friday 26 November

What a week – which added to what an end to last week! When I last wrote my blog, we had not yet seen the Girls who had gone to play in the County Championship Finals come back because they had made the finals. What an incredible achievement! They drew in the final (it was a very tense game I hear) but sadly, at the last post, were beaten on penalties. An amazing day was had by all though – and we definitely deserved our Silver medals for being the runners up. A very well done to Abi, Courtney, Sophia, Hettie, Zahra, Constance, Millie and Emily – you are all stars.

I wrote last week to tell you about our entries into the Cornish Winter Fair and I am delighted to let you know that our Big Nursery entry of a Father Christmas Collage won FIRST PRIZE! Hurrah! Please see the picture attached – you can definitely see why it won as it is spectacular.

All Year Groups are now practising for our Christmas Festivities and we are really looking forward to welcoming parents into school for our first show (Reception and Years 1 and 2) on Tuesday 7th December. We are very excited and we know that you are going to absolutely LOVE it. There are naughty sheep in it and everything…

Next week sees the arrival of December (how did this happen?), and we are delighted to start welcoming Christmas Cards from pupils to other pupils and staff into school on Wednesday 1 December. All cards need to be in by Friday 10 December please, so that we can let them rest before sorting them and hand-delivering them to their intended classrooms (not sure how else we were going to deliver them, but it sounds good). Wednesday 1 December also sees our Reception, Year One and Two Cinema Trip to see Croods 2. Please make sure that you have paid your £2.50 into your child’s ParentPay account in order for your child to attend. Thank you!

Shining Stars this week were for excellent topic work. We had some absolutely superstars up to collect their certificates today and as ever, it is so lovely to see just how much enjoyment so many get out of their learning. Staff Shining Stars were awarded to Mrs Young in Year 3 for her constant and invaluable support to everyone, for being, here, there and everywhere with a smile on her face and for her determination that every child in Year 3 will succeed. She really is second to none and we are so grateful that she is part of our WPA Team. Mrs Clayson was nominated by lots of pupils and staff this week for her constant cheerfulness, her manner and helpfulness to everyone and for always being excellent. She really is a vital part of the whole school team and is much loved.

We also had a very exciting event this week – Wadebridge Primary Academy turned 30 this year and we celebrated by having a tea party for the present and past staff. We have three, yes, three members of staff who started with the school still working with us and it was SO lovely to be able to celebrate both their time here and the school’s 30-year milestone. A huge well done to Mrs Berridge, Miss Divall and Mrs Buckingham for looking SO good after 30 years of service. What a great team that we have; we are VERY lucky.

A couple of reminders and notices to finish with:

FOWPA CHRISTMAS RAFFLE

The FOWPA Christmas Raffle tickets are now in circulation. If you have not seen the raffle prize list, please do look on Facebook (it will be on the website soon too), but do know that it is actually terrific and is still growing! If you would like any extra tickets, please contact the school office and please return the ticket stubs (with your name and telephone number on them) and money in an envelope to the school office no later than Monday 7th December in order for your tickets to be entered into the raffle. This enables all of the raffle tickets to be sorted and put into the tombola for the draw on Friday 10th December.

WRITE TO FATHER CHRISTMAS

We were sent this reminder by a parent who works in the Post Office and we just thought it was worth sharing:

Write To Santa | Christmas Letter | Post Office

Send your letter or card to Santa by Friday 10 December

Things are heating up at the North Pole! It’s Santa’s busy time, of course, and if you want to get your presents onto the sleigh in time then you’ll need to post your letter to Father Christmas by 10 December 2021.

With the elves busy making toys, the reindeer limbering up for the big night and Father Christmas buying a new belt in preparation for all those mince pies, now’s the perfect time to have a good think about what you want and get your letter to his candy cane post box in plenty of time.

When you’ve written your letter, just post it to:

Santa Claus/Father Christmas

Santa’s Grotto

Reindeerland

XM4 5HQ

Remember to:

• Write the address on the envelope clearly and pop a stamp on it

• Put your full name and address in your letter so Santa knows where to send his reply

• Pop it in your nearest post box before Friday 10 December

LEISURE CENTRE CLOSURE PROTEST

The second public protest against the closure of Wadebridge Leisure Centre takes place on Tuesday 30 November. Please see my email of yesterday of what to do if you would like to take your child to the protest and make sure that you let us know so that we can mark your absence accordingly. If you do attend, please remember to be back in school by lunchtime at the latest for afternoon school.

It looks to be a busy and blustery weekend so please take good care and we look forward to seeing you on Monday.

Kindest regards

Ms Whitlock

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Friday 19 November

Dear Parents and Carers,

Another busy week, but an enjoyable one. This week was Anti-Bullying Week and we started our thinking towards ‘One Kind Word’ on Monday by wearing our odd socks. We had a thought-provoking assembly thinking about how our words can make people feel on Monday and I have heard some super conversations around how we can be the best that we can be. Everyone also looked wonderful today in their spots and stripes in support of Children in Need.

We have Road Safety Week next week – please make sure that if you have designed a poster, it is in on Monday if it is not in already.

The Shining Stars focus this week was being kind and, as ever, it was lovely to see so many super Shining Stars. All of the teachers found it tricky to choose but we had some fabulous winners. This week has also seen our first Reading Karate winners. We have quite a few white reading bands on show – good work to those keen readers and everybody keep up the good work! Staff Shining Stars were awarded to Mrs Callister, who is such a stalwart and super key teacher in the school (she is amazing!) and Mrs Jeffery, who has been nominated many times by pupils (and staff) for her support and kindness in Year Four and her sterling work in the Library. Every single teacher could have been awarded a Shining Star for their hard work and dedication this week, though, and I cannot reiterate just how much we appreciate every one of them.

If you are able to head over to the school’s website, do have a look at the class blogs. Year 3 made Stone Age Fish Traps last week using different materials, one of which was some freshly cut Bamboo from Mr O'Dwyer's Granny's farm! The year 3's compared Stone Age Fishing Traps to modern day fishing techniques and how fishermen use nets and catchers, just like Stone Age people used to. The teamwork between groups was amazing to see and they enjoyed this task immensely.

FOWPA Christmas Raffle message:

We may not be able to have our lovely Christmas Fayre this year, but we can still have our amazing Christmas Raffle! This year, due to the generosity of local businesses we have increased the cash prizes to £250, £150 and £75! We also have loads of fantastic prizes including one night's stay at Chelsea House in Falmouth, a £50 Voucher from the Molesworth Inn, a Bird of Prey Sanctuary Family Ticket, a Woodies Pizza Voucher for 4 Pizzas and over 30 more amazing prizes.

Your child will be bringing home two books of WPA raffle tickets in an envelope on Monday 22nd November. These are for you to buy or to sell to possibly lucky family and friends. If you would like any extra tickets, please contact the school office.

Please return the ticket stubs (with your name and telephone number on them) and money in an envelope to the school office no later than Monday 7th December in order for your tickets to be entered into the raffle. This enables all of the raffle tickets to be sorted and put into the tombola for the draw on Friday 10th December.

We really appreciate your support for the Christmas Raffle; the money raised will really make a difference.

Last thing! I am about to head up to the showground to drop off our entries to the Winter Fair – we have entered illustrated poems, glittery winter wonderlands and two fantastic Nursery Father Christmas collages. I think that they are very worthy winners indeed! Watch this space…

We wish you a wonderful weekend and look forward to seeing you all on Monday.

Kindest regards,

Ms Whitlock

Friday 12 November

Dear Parents and Carers,

We have had another fun filled and jam-packed week. The Pupil Leadership Team and your kind donations have raised a huge amount for the Royal British Legion and we sold almost everything that we were given for Remembrance Day – and the collection tub was so heavy that we could barely lift it! We came together to learn a bit more about Remembrance Day on Thursday morning and to listen to two of the most well-known poems written about the impact of the First World War (For The Fallen and In Flanders Fields), both beautifully read by our Pupil Leaders. We also took part in the two-minute silence at 11am and I was incredibly impressed by every single member of our school. The behaviour was impeccable and I was proud to be a part of it.

We have had a lot going on in other parts of the school this week and we are close to getting everything in place for the lead up to Christmas. We have our Parents’ Evenings next week – in person and in school (hurrah!), but please do wear a mask for your appointment. We ask that you arrive at school as close to your appointment time as possible, and do pay attention to the bell that will chime every 10 minutes!

The Shining Stars focus this week was Progress in Reading and it is very apparent that Reading Karate is proving incredibly popular! Some pupils are close to their first band already – after only two weeks! Staff Shining Stars were awarded to Miss Warren, who is flying in her first year of teaching and coping extremely well with everything that is thrown at her and Mrs May for being the beating heart and vital part of the WPA team. She is a superstar in every sense.

Next week sees two other events – Monday 15 November is Odd Socks Day, where we are asking pupils to come into school with odd socks to show their individuality and uniqueness. We are taking part in Anti-Bullying Week and the theme this year is ‘One Kind Word’. Friday 19th November is Children in Need day and we are celebrating this by dressing in spots and stripes and bringing in a £1. We can’t wait!

Good luck to all who are in the quiz tonight – may the best team win!

We wish you a wonderful weekend and look forward to seeing you all on Monday in your odd socks.

As ever, thank you very much for your support,

Kindest regards,

Ms Whitlock

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Friday 5 November

Dear Parents and Carers,

We have had a lovely week, which ended in fine style as the school dressed up in their brightest and most sparkly clothing to raise funds for the fantastic FOWPA today. I could not even begin to say who wore their brightest the best as there were just so many wonderfully dressed and decorated pupils and staff. 5W were lucky enough to have Mrs Bryant painting some amazing firework patterns on the pupils and staff faces (they looked pretty swish!) and all of year 5 also went up to the firepit this afternoon to make actual fire! Year 2 also started their Year 2 Wild Tribe lessons and Year 1 spent some really high-quality time outdoors working together to make the most of our school grounds.

And that was just today….

Reception and Nursery celebrated Diwali this week too and if you go onto Tapestry you will some of the most magical memories being made. We are SO lucky to have such dedicated and talented practitioners in all of our classes.

Wadebridge Food Bank came to collect our Harvest Donations yesterday too – THANK YOU so very much to all who donated – your kindness will help many families.

Moving on to next week; the Pupil Leadership Team will be accepting donations for poppies and other remembrance items on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in the Hall – so do please bring in a donation if you would like to support the British Legion and the Poppy Appeal.

The Wadebridge Leisure Centre consultation is now closed and we are waiting to hear the outcome of it, but a very big thank you to all families who wrote to their local MP; who completed the questionnaire; who went to County Hall to protest against the closure and who filled in the youth questionnaire. My fingers are firmly crossed in the hope that we made a positive difference.

The Shining Stars focus this week was Teacher’s Choice, which is a fantastic opportunity for teachers to be able to award certificates for whatever wonderful things that have happened in the week. All of our winners were extremely deserving – and we once again had a family where all three siblings received a shining star in the same week. You would not believe how often this happens – completely randomly! Teacher Shining Stars were awarded to Mrs Orme, who was nominated by her class for ‘making every day a lovely day’ and Mrs Cleave for being a Shining Star in every sense; every day. Well done to all who were awarded certificates today.

Last thing! Don’t forget that FOWPA are running a quiz next Friday night (12 November), at The Falcon. I was lucky enough to preview some of the prizes last night and I am *really* looking forward to it. There are only a few tables left so do please get a table together and buy your tickets via this link:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fowpa-quiz-night-tickets-195088243187

I look forward to seeing you there.

We wish you a wonderful weekend and look forward to seeing you all on Monday. Year 4 – don’t forget that your PE day has changed to Monday.

Thank you for your support,

Kindest regards,

Ms Whitlock

Friday 22 October

Dear Parents and Carers,

We made it! Half term is upon us and whilst we are going to miss you very much next week, we are really looking forward to the rest. We hope that you have a really lovely week and we can’t wait to see you back on Tuesday 2 November at the normal start time (0825 gates open). We have an INSET day on Monday 1 November, so the school is closed to all pupils.

We are delighted that our Harvest pile has grown again this week and we will be contacting Wadebridge Foodbank to come and collect soon after the holiday. I am excited to see how much food we have donated so a GIANT thank you to all who have.

We have had another fabulous week – Year 6 have had a wonderful week swimming with all pupils delighted with both their progress and the opportunity to swim with their friends. Year 1 baked some Autumn Cakes that smelled truly delicious and Year 2 had their people who help us WOW day, which saw some absolutely lovely costumes. My favourite was a boy who came dressed as his Dad (T-Shirt and Jeans), who said that his Dad was his hero as he helped people by visiting their houses to help them get better.

The Pupil Leadership Team visited new County Hall in Truro on Tuesday morning too, to protest against the proposed closure of Wadebridge Leisure Centre. They had made some very effective placards over the weekend, which looked AMAZING. We left school at 8 o’clock and on the way there made up a chant that, as it happens, all of the protesters chanted with us! It was a very worthwhile and humbling experience for all who went – it showed that we were prepared to stand up for what we believe to be the right thing, even if it meant that we were a bit uncomfortable at first as we did not know what to expect, and we were very clear on why we think that keeping the Leisure Centre open is the right thing and really the only option. Those that went also worked really hard in their break times and lunchtimes all of this week to catch up on any work missed, which I was really proud of.

There is still time for you to put your views across regarding the closure of the Leisure Centre – please click on the link below to complete the survey or please write to leisureconsultation@cornwall.gov.uk to let your views on the closure known.

The link to the survey is: https://letstalk.cornwall.gov.uk/leisure?fbclid=IwAR2puQiwW_xo6icJu-D2i30fnhn[1]3VGjxQd7sL_uNb4jSU5BjrIgn_5jDzM

We have also been asked to share two links regarding two things in the Wadebridge Community. We would be really grateful if you could click on the link below regarding the use of Egloshayle Church: Rev Steve Payne says: The survey will help us in our plans to re-order the church to make sure we continue to serve the community for future generations

Here is the link - - https://mailchi.mp/32826d71313c/community-survey

The second link is for Pro20, who are organising Half Term Roadshows for Pro20 Football, particularly looking for U9 and U10 potential players (both boys and girls.

Here is the link to pro20: https://www.pro20sports.com/bookings-checkout/4-oct-ht-2-day-course-wadebridge-fc?referral=service_list_widget

We celebrated pupils’ dedication to our WPA Learning Characters again this week and we again had some fabulous examples of excellent learners. Staff Shining Stars this week were awarded to Miss Divall for her Bridge Kids and Nursery work (she is a force to be reckoned with) and Mrs Lee-Elkins for quite frankly, just being brilliant.

Please don’t forget that information on FOWPA’s 100 Club will be out during the week of 1 November and that there is a parent, staff and community Quiz, run by FOWPA to raise funds for FOWPA, happening on Friday 12 November at the Falcon, Wadebridge. Do come along and try and beat us teachers.

Last but definitely not least, please be very aware of where you are parking if you are not using the school car park in the afternoon or the stop and drop lanes. PSCO Sobye, who is our local PCSO says:

Wadebridge Police have been contacted by a concerned resident regarding the parking habits of drivers who collect children from either of the two schools.

Their concern is that those dropping off and picking up, park close to junctions in and around the Gonvena and St Giles area, just off Gonvena Hill below the school. This is of concern as people coming and going have to use the wrong side of the road on the junction. Children using Gonvena Hill are often met with a car, where they are not expected to be. Please could parents not to park so close to junctions and driveways; reducing the risk to students; improving visibility for drivers and therefore reducing community tension.

Phew! Thank you for reading.

We hope that you have a calm and enjoyable half term break and we thank you so much for all of your support. It is hugely appreciated. See you on the 2^nd!

Kindest regards,

Ms Whitlock

Friday 15 October

Dear Parents and Carers,

Thank you so very much for all of your Harvest donations so far – we are doing really well. We are not finished yet so please do keep the donations coming in – every single item is appreciated.

We have had a lovely week in school. It has been lovely to see Years 5 and 6 back; they were very excited to share all that they had done at home or in school last week and have settled back in very well indeed. Reception have made apple crumbles in the kitchen for their autumn topic and they looked dee-licious. Yum! All year groups are working really hard and making the most of their learning, which has meant that it was quite difficult to choose our shining stars this week too.

We celebrated pupils’ dedication to our WPA Learning Characters this week and we again had some fabulous examples of excellent learners. Pupils were awarded Shining Stars for being Keep Going Koalas and Don’t Stop Darwins; Find Out Flamingoes and Curious Curies; Have a Go Hippos and ‘Ave a Go Alexanders; Ideas Iguanas and Ideas Einsteins and Team Work Turtles and Work Together Winstons. All pupils were expertly chosen and we are so proud of them all. Staff Shining Stars this week were awarded to Mrs Giles and Mrs Harris for their sterling work in BridgeKids. They really do a fantastic job and we are very grateful.

I have sent an email to all parents today regarding the consultation regarding the proposed closure of Wadebridge Leisure Centre. Please do complete the linked questionnaire and please, if you can, write to this address to make your views known: leisureconsultation@cornwall.gov.uk

You will also have received a communication saying that FOWPA are postponing our Autumn Discos – we will fix another date as soon as we feel that it will be safe but thank you for your understanding with this.

FOWPA have also asked that we send out the information below re the 100 Club. It could be YOU that wins the £100.00 (or more), but please remember that you have to be in it to win it.

WPA 100 Club

This is one of the FOWPA’s fundraising ventures. It is easy to join, involves a one-off £10 payment and then you can sit back and see if you win in any of the 3 draws that will take place throughout the year. The more members, the more prize money and the more money we make to help students at Wadebridge Primary Academy. It has started out as a ‘100 Club’, but with wonderful support it could easily be a ‘200 Club’

It is all very simple and we invite you to recruit as many neighbours, family, and friends as you can…and, of course, yourselves to continue making the Club such a success. Our children will benefit from the money raised - they will always be the REAL winners!

It is easy to join. Each player (who must be over 16 years old) pays a single payment of £10 to have a membership number for the whole year. A payment of £20 will buy two different membership numbers etc.

Each year half of the prize fund goes to the FOWPA fund, the other half is shared out as prizes. The more members there are the better the prizes get! It is simple – just pay £10 then wait to see if you have won each term. We will let you know if you win and your cash prize can be picked up from the school office.

Application forms will be sent out with children during the week of 1st November 2021

Don’t forget that Year 6 are swimming next week – every day. Hurrah!

Next Friday sees the last day before half term – we are battling on to normal time though, and clubs will run as usual. Please also know that the first day back after Half Term: Monday 1 November, is an INSET day and there are no pupils in school. Phew. Tuesday 2 November is a normal day and will start at the normal time. Phew.

We hope that you have a calm and enjoyable weekend and we thank you so much for all of your support. It is hugely appreciated.

Kindest regards,

Ms Whitlock

Friday 8 October

Dear Parents and Carers,

It has been another very busy week and we even have some exciting news! The Nursery Climbing Frame is back in use! We had to take it out of use last February due to the flooring finally giving up the ghost. Whilst a replacement was ordered at that time, we have had a really long wait due to manpower and materials issues but this week we have finally been able to use it. The Nursery are all delighted and would play on it all day, given half the chance!

We celebrated pupils’ presentation and handwriting in our Shining Stars assembly this week and I saw some pretty impressive books today. I love seeing the wide smiles and joy at getting a Shining Star and today was no exception – well done to all. Staff Shining Stars this week were awarded to Mrs Bryant in Year 5 for being magnificent this week in every way and Caroline in the office for her heroic efforts in keeping the office going and for being approachable, helpful and friendly to everyone, no matter how much the challenge! She also does a mean line in buttons, for which I am eternally grateful.

Year 3 have had a very exciting day today. This afternoon, as a part of their Stone Age Topic, they went onto the field to hunt, gather and cook. They hunted a woolly mammoth (Mr O’Dwyer) with (pretend) stones; they hunted a cheetah pack (in the style of stuck in the mud) and they gathered berries that they found in trees (strawberries, blueberries and blackberries in clear, individual plastic compostable bags). They then made fires with flintstones and had a generally wonderful time. Do please look at their blog when you get a minute as it sounded very exciting indeed.

Thank you to everyone who has brought back their Christmas Card designs – if you have a child in Years 5 and 6, you still have until Monday, but please do make sure that you bring them in on Monday as they are being collected by the Cauliflower Card people on Tuesday.

If you can, please also feel free to bring in a donation for the Wadebridge Food Bank for our Harvest Festival – we are hoping to beat or at least match last year’s total weight, which was epic!

We are also really looking forward to seeing all of Year 5 and 6 back in school on Monday (unless they are unwell, of course) – we have missed you terribly and can’t wait to see your smiling faces.

We hope that you have a calm and enjoyable weekend and we thank you so much for all of your support. It is hugely appreciated.

Kindest regards,

Ms Whitlock

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Friday 1 October

Dear Parents and Carers,

It has been a busy week and we have so appreciated your support in, frankly, quite trying times. There are a lot of coughs, colds and bugs going around in addition to Covid 19 and we are grateful to every single pupil for their efforts in washing hands and keeping their distance from others where they can. We are definitely feeling the colder weather now here in school too, so please do remember a coat (do you remember the days where it didn’t rain….they seem like a distant memory).

We celebrated pupils being safe in our Shining Stars assembly this week and the best thing about it was hearing about pupils keep each other safe both mentally and physically. Staff Shining Stars this week were awarded to Mrs Keat in Year 2 (Mrs Jana Keat TA not Mrs Janet Keat Teacher…) for being just amazing and to Miss Bishop, for her determination and enthusiasm and for smiling through all manner of tricky situations!

Year 3 have loved their swimming lessons this week and the most AMAZING thing happened today. You will of course know that Calum Jarvis, the Olympic swimmer, comes from Wadebridge. Well, today, he was on his way to the pool to meet with the Wadebridge Mayor to talk about the possible closure of Wadebridge Leisure Centre and thought he would pop in to say hello as he was a bit early. We were extremely surprised and very delighted (to say the least). He met briefly with Mr O’Dwyer’s class (who were on their way to the pool) and with the Year 4s (whose best question, according to Calum was ‘what is the best fish that you have ever seen’), but as he only had a short time and we do not have all of our Year 5 and 6 in, he said that when he was next down in Wadebridge, he would come back and meet with them. It was very exciting to see him in the flesh (he really is very tall…) and we were so very grateful that he took the time to visit us. Watch this space for his return visit.

Please remember to bring your Christmas card designs back to school on Monday as we are very excited to see them and to raise some much-needed funding for FOWPA.

We will also properly start our collecting for the Harvest Festival next week. I will email with all of the details on Monday, but in a nutshell, we will be collecting for Wadebridge Food Bank, in order to help those who are in need. All donations will be VERY welcome.

We also have some news from the Fowey Festival. Mrs (Janet!) Keat, our Art and DT coordinator, has written the below in response to the fantastic news that we had not one, but two winners this year.

Fowey Festival Awards for young writers and artists.

Poetry and art have always been important to Wadebridge Primary Academy so when it’s time for the popular ‘Fowey Festival’ our school is always very excited to enter the competition.

This year, we were very proud to find out that Thea was the winner in the Key Stage 2 category with her multi-media painting entitled ‘Stepping Through the Door’ and Ruby was awarded as runner-up!

The judges said that both artists had produced some carefully thought-out work. They liked Thea’s use of multi-media and thought that Ruby’s use of accurate perspective led the eye nicely into her painting.

Both Thea and Ruby attended the Fowey Festival presentation ceremony on Saturday 25 September 2021 at The Fowey Hall Hotel. They were presented with their well-earned certificates and book tokens and their artwork had been framed and was presented to them during the prize giving.

Both artists are an inspiration for us all and I’m sure their success will inspire others to take up their brushes and pencils and have a go at producing some of their own art work. Well done, Thea and Ruby!

Whoop! Well done to all who entered too – we had lots of runners up and very highly commended entries, which was lovely to see.

We hope that you have a calm and enjoyable weekend and we thank you so much for all of your support. It is hugely appreciated.

Kindest regards,

Ms Whitlock

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Friday 24 September

Dear Parents and Carers,

Firstly, a bit more information from Miss Lake: she would like for me to share with you all that Harrison Lee Bone was born on 15 September 2021 at 1919 hrs, weighing 6lb 15oz. Please see the attached picture of Harrison, looking very content indeed. Miss Lake continues to do marvellously well and we can’t wait to see her and to meet Harrison (even if he won’t be starting in the Nursery just yet).

It has been a very busy week; clubs started this Monday and all of those who have attended have said that they had a fantastic time. I saw the Running Club at the end of their session today and they looked very much like they worked super hard – Mrs Smerdon confirmed this and said that she was amazed at the quality of the runners. Go WPA!

We celebrated pupils being responsible in our Shining Stars assembly this week and again, it was lovely to see those who were very rightly chosen for their attitude to the whole of school life in general. Very well done to all the Shining Stars this week – including Mrs Reeve and Mrs Forder; both who are new to the school but who have shone brightly since they started. Mrs Reeve has managed 5 consecutive days of swimming this week – not bad for someone who is now 15 days into her teaching career!

Year 3 are swimming next week – please make sure that if your child is in Year 3 that they bring their kit in every day next week.

There will be an email from FOWPA (Friends of Wadebridge Primary Academy) winging towards you early next week, outlining some key upcoming events and also reminding us of their current projects. They are a huge asset to the school and we are incredibly grateful for all that they do, so please do look out for it.

We will also be collecting for our Harvest Festival from next week. Please do look out for an email with all of the details.

You will hopefully too have seen an email today about the reporting of COVID 19. Please be reassured that we are continuing to be extremely stringent with our cleaning routines, the ventilation of the classrooms and common areas and our hygiene practices. We thought that it might be helpful to draw your attention to the Government’s guidance on Covid 19 in children. The page can be accessed here:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms/coronavirus-in-children/

Please remember that if your child has any of the symptoms of Covid 19, you are encouraged to arrange a PCR test for them.

Thank you so much for all of your support (especially with the continuing roadworks on Gonvena Hill) and we hope that you have a wonderful weekend.

Kindest regards,

Ms Whitlock

Friday 17 September

Dear Parents and Carers,

You wouldn’t believe it: Miss Lake has been safely delivered of her baby boy already! He arrived a week early and Mum and baby are doing very well indeed. It was a good job that she *did* start her maternity leave last Friday!

Miss Miskowicz has also just popped in to say just how proud she is of the new Reception cohort. They have settled in wonderfully and have coped really well with their first full week. They are a joy to be around and I cannot wait to see them shine even more brightly next week.

We have had a lovely week. The weather has been very kind and we are all enjoying being outside and playing together in our year groups with our friends. It is also fantastic to see so many school lunches being eaten – definitely an improvement on meals delivered to classrooms for everyone.

Our new rules of ‘Be Ready, Be Safe and Be Respectful’ are being followed extremely well and today in our Shining Stars assembly we celebrated the rule ‘Be Ready’. Again, we had some wonderful examples of pupils who are always ready to learn, ready to listen and ready to do anything that is asked of them. Please see their photos attached – they are a lovely bunch!

Mrs Wilton and Mr O’Dwyer were also celebrated this week for all that they do for the school and both were thoroughly deserved. They were recommended by other teachers and TAs and were clearly delighted by their Shining Stars certificates. They received HUGE applause, which was lovely to hear!

The Year 5 WOW day was indeed epic, with all pupils completing painting, modelling, researching, playing games and eating Chinese food. Everybody thoroughly enjoyed being totally immersed in Chinese Culture all day.

Next week sees the start of clubs for everyone and swimming for Year 4. Year 4s need to come to school in their school uniform every day but to bring their swimming kit every day and their Forest School clothes on their Forest School days (Tuesday 4B and Thursday 4W).

Next Tuesday also sees PHOTOGRAPHY DAY. Please make sure that your child is wearing FULL WINTER UNIFORM (as in not summer dresses). Year 2 has PE on that day but please come to school in your SCHOOL UNIFORM and bring your PE kit with you.

Thank you again for all of your support (especially with the roadworks in town!) and we hope that you have a wonderful weekend. Let’s hope the forecast rain doesn’t materialise and we look forward to seeing you all on Monday.

Kindest regards,

Ms Whitlock

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