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

• Pride Month - Non-Uniform

  Mon 20 Jun 2022

  1st July -

  Pride Month has taken place across June to celebrate LGBTQ+ communities around the world. On Friday 1st July, to mark the end of this celebration we will be holding a Non-Uniform day. Children are welcome to come into school dressed in the colours of the pride flag -

  Early Years & Year 1 - Red or Orange

  Year 2, 3 & 4 - Yellow or Green or Brown

  Year 5 & 6 - Blue or Purple or Black

  

• Y6 Residential Update 2

  Wed 15 Jun 2022

  Our Year 6's had a fantastic first full day at Kingswood yesterday! Although i'm sure you will agree, it does look rather high. They are so brave!

  

• School Day - Time change from September 2022

  Fri 20 May 2022

  To reflect the Government’s most up to date recommendations, our school day will change slightly from September. The school day will start at 8.45 and end at 3.15pm (with the exception of nursery who will finish at 3.05pm)

• The Queen's Jubilee

  Fri 06 May 2022

  We will be celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee on the last day of this half term (Friday 27th May) with a Royal Garden Party. If the weather allows, we shall be having a Royal Garden Party with lunch on the lawn dressed in our finery. If your child usually has a packed lunch and would like a school meal on this day, please send £2.20 labeled with your child’s name and jubilee lunch or if entitled to free school meals please email the school office.

  Your child is welcome to come into school wearing non-uniform. They may even like to come dressed as a King, Queen, Prince or Princess! The teachers will be planning lots of fun activities for your child across the day too. Thank you in advance to our wonderful PTA members who will be helping us prepare for the day.

• Updated Government Guidance

  Fri 01 Apr 2022

  New government guidance as of 1^st April 2022 –

  Adults with the symptoms of a respiratory infection, and who have a high temperature or feel unwell, should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people until they feel well enough to resume normal activities.

  Children and young people who are unwell and have a high temperature should stay at home and avoid contact with other people. They can go back to school, college or childcare when they no longer have a high temperature, and they are well enough to attend.

  Adults with a positive COVID-19 test result should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 5 days, which is when they are most infectious. For children and young people aged 18 and under, the advice will be 3 days.

  Regular asymptomatic testing is no longer recommended in any education or childcare setting. Settings will no longer be able to order test kits.

• Parent Guide to Tik Tok

  Tue 29 Mar 2022
  

• Mid Term Reports / Parent Consultations

  Mon 28 Mar 2022

  Due to rising COVID cases in children and staff, face to face parent consultations will not go ahead next week as planned. You will receive your child’s mid-term report before the Easter break.

  We appreciate a lot of you are in regular communication with your child’s class teacher via dojo or tapestry but if you would still like to make a telephone appointment to discuss your child’s progress, once you have received your child’s report please message your child’s class teacher on dojo or email the school office.

  Thank You.

• Useful parent links -

  Tue 22 Mar 2022

  22.03.22

   

  Dear Families,

                        Over the last couple of years, we have all felt the impact of price increases on everything from food to energy costs. As we all know, the cost of living is set to increase dramatically in the coming months and this is a worry to us all.

  If you are aware of any charities or organisations that can provide support or advice, please contact the school office with details. If we can gather information of services that we are unaware of, we can create a directory that can be shared across the whole school community.

  Thank you to some of our local advisory board members who have already provided us with details of organisations.

   

  Mrs A. Oliver

  Head Teacher

   

  07/04/22

  See useful links received in relation to the above message.

  1. Details regarding the organisations who are supporting families and children at the moment with increases etc:

  1. 1. Mindstars - https://www.mindstars.co.uk/ - not only do these guys provide support around mental health and wellbeing but they’re also starting to create food parcels which families can access when they need a little extra help, drop in sessions just to chat and have a coffee, and more.  They have lots of resources online and people can follow them on Facebook too.  This is a nice resource that shows we’re all in the same boat!
     2. Clothe and feed - https://clotheandfeed.org.uk/ - this is a charity based in Newcastle which I think is truly amazing.  These guys provide toys, baby essentials, food parcels, clothes and more to families throughout the Northeast.  They also operate school charity clothes which I know we talked about.  Everything is free, no questions asked but it is a service that more and more families are using and also donating to as well.
     3. Newcastle United Foundation - https://www.nufoundation.org.uk/what-we-do - Newcastle United run a lot of community sessions for kids, especially during term times, as well as providing resources to support around mental health and wellbeing.  Their site is the best place to stay up to date and find out what is going on and when.
     4. Sunderland’s Foundation of Light has recently also featured on the news as they’re running a big campaign looking at supporting families with the increase in the cost of living through a number of initiatives.  Yes, not on the doorstep but it could be another one to add to the list:  https://foundationoflight.co.uk/news/foundation-matchday-2022/

• COVID Case's

  Wed 16 Mar 2022

  Dear families,

  Over the last couple of days we’ve had a number of confirmed COVID19 across school. The latest variant appears to be very transmissible. We would advise that if your child is feeling unwell or is displaying COVID symptoms that you arrange for them to be tested.

  Thank you for your continued support.

• Donations for Ukraine

  Fri 04 Mar 2022

  Dear Families,

  I would like to invite you to aid us in supporting the people of Ukraine. I think we are all looking on helplessly and we in school have been thinking of how we can help in some small way. The Polish Centre in Newcastle are accepting donations between 3rd and 13th of March and we would like to drop off a package from the children, families and staff of Walbottle Village. We will be accepting toiletry donations (soap, shampoo, conditioner, moisturiser, sanitary items, deodorant etc) next Monday and Tuesday. If you would like to donate, please send your child into school with no more than ONE ITEM. Staff members will then drop off donations at the centre on Wednesday afternoon. Thank you in advance.

  Mrs Oliver