Maths Workshop for Year 1 Parents

Parents of Year 1 children should receive a text next week inviting them to a maths workshop with Miss Gallagher. Please could Year 1 parents reply to the text, letting us know whether you plan to attend or not. (if we have less than 5 attendees, we will not run the workshop.) The workshop takes place on Thursday 18h November at 9:10am. As we are in Covid times, the following rules apply:

Wear a mask in school
Remain socially distanced
Do not bring any young children or babies
Sanitise your hands on arrival
Allow us to record your attendance for test and trace purpose
Complete a lateral flow test before arriving, where possible.

In the workshop, parents will have the opportunity to play some Maths Games with your child.

Reception parents will have a similar workshop on Thursday 25th November, more information next week

Reading Workshop for Y3/4/5 Parents

Parents of Years 3,4,5 children should receive a text next week inviting them to a reading workshop with Mrs Claxton. Please could parents reply to the text, letting us know whether you plan to attend or not. (if we have less than 5 attendees, we will not run the workshop.)

The workshop will take place on Wednesday 17th November at 2:30pm; this is a repeat of last week’s workshop, so if you attended last week, you do not need to attend this week.

As we are in Covid times, the following rules apply:

Wear a mask in school
Remain socially distanced
Do not bring any young children or babies
Sanitise your hands on arrival
Allow us to record your attendance for test and trace purpose
Complete a lateral flow test before arriving, where possible.

In the workshop, parents will have the opportunity to read with their child.

Flu Jabs - Parental Consent

If you have children in Reception to Year 6, please complete the online consent form for your child to receive the flu vaccination. More details and the online form can be found on the news pages of the website. You will need a passcode that was texted out to you. Please contact the school office if there are any issues.

Year 5/6 Trip to the Aboretum

Next Friday (19th November) Years 5 and 6 will be visiting the National Aboretum. Please could you ensure that complete payment is made via Parent Pay and that permission slips have been returned to school.

Nursery Places for January and Reception 2022

We are currently organising sessions for our January intake in Nursery. If you would like a place for your child , please collect an admissions pack from the school office. We currently have places for 2 year olds and 3 years olds - if you would like a place (or know someone who does) please return your admission form by the end of November. We will be having another intake in April - you can collect an admissions pack for this date too.

Application for Reception Class 2022 – If your child's fifth birthday is between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023 you can apply for a reception year place for September 2022 from 1st November 2022. All application forms and any supplementary forms must be received by Staffordshire Admissions team by 15 January 2022. All application forms should completed via the Staffordshire Admissions website:

Admission to primary and middle schools September 2022 entry - Staffordshire County Council

Please note: Children attending Winshill Village nursery do not automatically gain admittance into Reception at Winshill Village Primary School and you must apply for a place via the Staffordshire Admissions website.

Prospective parents are more than welcome to visit school for a tour and a look round. Please contact the school office to arrange a mutually convenient time.

Welcome

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Mrs Manlove to the school team. Mrs Manlove is the new Administration Assistant in the office, I am sure many of you will speak to her on the phone or via the hatch over the coming weeks. We have also appointed Mrs Ross-Tomlinson as the new lunchtime supervisor, she will be starting at the end of the month. I look forward to working with them both.

Menu

The catering company that supplies the hot meals in school are having some difficulties with getting all the ingredients for the food that is on the menu. As I am sure you are aware, food supply is a problem nationally at the moment. We are trying to keep to the original menus as much as possible, however if we do have to cook alternatives or swap days around we will let you know as soon as possible via text. Apologies for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

Stars of the Week

Reception: Freddie

Year 1: Thomas

Year 2: Charlotte

Year 3: William

Year 4: Fran

Year 5: Harrison

Year 6: Kayla

Headteacher’s Award: Scarlett

Stay Safe … and help keep others safe

Miss Goodson

Friday 12th November - Update