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

• WVPS Foodbank

  Tue 23 Apr 2024

  You may have seen our recent post RE us looking for ways in which we can support families struggling with the cost of living crisis and setting up our own foodbank. We have decided that we would like to be able to give to ANY family in need without any restrictions being imposed. (Some food banks are restricted to families entitled to benefits and require a referral.)

   

  We have therefore decided we are going to try and coordinate this in school for our own families. Further information will follow on how you can request help from us.

   

  If the donations continue to come in – we will also look to donating to local community food banks such as CDW Foodbank in West Denton, who only require proof of address but initially we will be collecting for school families only.

  If this changes and donations will be given to CDW we will communicate this clearly with our families.

   

  We know that donations may be minimal as we are all feeling the pinch - If you are in a position to make a donation now or in the future, please send any donations into school with your child.

• Is having a diagnosis of learning disability and/or autism important for you as a family?

  Thu 18 Apr 2024
  

• Nursery Places - September 2024

  Tue 26 Mar 2024
  

• Paste Egg Competition

  Fri 22 Mar 2024

  We will be holding our annual paste egg competition on the last day of term, 28th March. If your child would like to decorate an egg, please send this into school on the morning of the 28th. Education Network have kindly donated the prizes this year. We do like to see entries where the children have designed and made their creations themselves. If you cannot help but get involved, parents can submit your own work of art as we will have a parent competition too!

  

• Parent Questionnaire

  Fri 22 Mar 2024

  If you did not attend Parent Consultations or an SEN Review and wish to complete a parent questionnaire please complete the below by Tuesday 26th March. 

   

  Thank You 

  

• SEND Meeting

  Wed 20 Mar 2024

  Have your say!

  Question and Answer session with Deanne Taylor, Head of SEND, Newcastle Council on teams:

  Click here to join the meeting

  Thursday 17 April 2024

  The parents/carer forum will group your questions into themes: Please e-mail your questions to contact@newcastlepcf.co.uk by 28 March.

   

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• World Down Syndrome Day

  Tue 19 Mar 2024

  We will be celebrating World Down Syndrome Day this Thursday 21st March - We would like to invite all children (And adults!) across school to wear mismatched socks to help raise awareness!

  Our Early Years Team will also be taking part in the 'Sunflower Challenge' where they are planting sunflower seeds and watching them change and grow! 

  

• Parent Consultations

  Fri 08 Mar 2024

  Parent consultations will take place on Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th March after school.
  
  Appointments are available across the two days for all year groups apart from reception and year 1. Appointments for reception & year 1 will take place on the Wednesday only. You can make an appointment by contacting the school office from Monday 11th March. Can we kindly request that you wait until after 10am if calling to make an appointment to allow Mrs Cullen to get through the early morning rush?

• Red Nose Day - 15th March

  Fri 08 Mar 2024

  Children are welcome to attend school in non-uniform next Friday 15th March to celebrate Red Nose Day. Please make any donations directly to the charity, this can be done so via their website –

  https://donation.comicrelief.com/

  Please ensure your child has suitable shoes with them for PE.

• Goodbye for now Miss Sewell

  Fri 09 Feb 2024

  We would like to say a big thank you to Miss Sewell, who has been covering Miss Wilmshurst’s maternity leave. She will be leaving us for a little while when Miss Wilmshurst returns. We say ‘goodbye for now’ to Miss Sewell next Friday but look forward to welcoming her back after Easter when she will be coming back to teach year 5 (initially alongside Mrs Ingles and then as year 5 class teacher when Mrs ingles goes off to have her baby). We are so fortunate that Miss Sewell has agreed to stay on with us as she has become such a valued member of our team