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

• A rainbow of hope and peace

  Tue 31 Mar 2020 Mr Wallis

  Rainbows are used as a symbol of peace and hope as they often appear when the sun follows a heavy rainfall. Children all over the country have been putting rainbows on their house windows to cheer up passers by and offer hope for the future.

   

  Today our Walkley staff have been working with our key worker pupils to make a large rainbow on the school gates. It's fantastic, take a look. 

   

  

• Walkley Primary School new build update 27/03/20

  Fri 27 Mar 2020 Mr Wallis

  Hi everyone

   

  The builders have still been on site this week, working safely to continue with the new build. Having completed the steel structure last week they have been working to install the first floor to the building. You can see the progress through these pictures. It's very exciting to think that when we do come back together, we will have this to look forward to.

   

  In other news, the time capsules arrived at school today, ready for filling with your wonderful ideas. We will keep you posted on this in the coming weeks.

   

  Take care of each other everyone. Thanks so much for your kind messages and well wishes, we do miss you.

  

• ZEST - Community Support for the holidays

  Fri 27 Mar 2020 Mr Wallis

  Dear parents of Walkley Primary School

   

  During the current situation Zest is doing its best to provide a variety of support for our local community. As a Community Hub they are organising a number of services that can be accessed by those in need of some help. Go to their website for more information www.zestcommunity.co.uk

   

  Find out more here

• Letter from Greg Fell, Public Health Director – Covid-19 Advice for Parents/Carers keeping your children safe

  Thu 26 Mar 2020 Mr Wallis

  Dear parents / carers

   

  Please find attached information from our Sheffield Public Health Director, Greg Fell about social distancing as a family and keeping healthy during these uncertain times.

  SD guidance for parents and carers March 2020.pdf

  Healthy Minds Leaflet for Parents.pdf

• Home Learning update for parents 26th March 2020

  Thu 26 Mar 2020 Mr Wallis

  Hello Walkley families,

   

  We hope you are keeping well. The children have been provided with a daily diet timetable, a Lockdown Learning Log or EYFS Lockdown Learning Log and teaching opportunities on the Class Blog.

   

  Updates on the Class Blogs will cease on Friday 27^th March, therefore, work will not be provided over the Easter holidays. Rest assured they will reappear on Tuesday 14th April. I would like my staff to rest where possible as we continue to provide childcare to our key worker families over the Easter break, although requested places have reduced significantly.

   

  Hopefully with a bit of recuperation, we will be back online on the 14^th April offering more entertaining and quality education through the Class Blogs. Until then, if you are struggling to keep your children entertained over the 2 week break, here are some helpful suggestions:

   

  100 things to do indoors

   

  Fun things to do at home with your kids

   

  There cannot be a prouder Headteacher in the country of this amazing and close knit team who rise together in the face of adversity and are part of such a strong and supportive community.

   

  Thank you for your overwhelming messages of support that keep us going and keep our morale high. We miss you too. As every day passes we become another step nearer to meeting up again. Take care

   

  Big Hugs

  Mrs Sian and the Walkley team

• Dazzle Dance at home with Amy

  Wed 25 Mar 2020 Mr Wallis

  In these strange times when we're being asked to stay indoors, it's important that we keep exercising. Amy from Dazzle Dance is a self employed friend of Walkley Primary School and has been delivering Cheerleading and Dance classes in school and running lunchtime and after school clubs for many years, working with Walkley pupils to put on shows and competitions. 

   

  Amy is unable to come into school to deliver her classes whilst school is closed to pupils. She has however, developed Dazzle Dance routines that you can do at home. Take a look at her video here.

  

• Weekly deliveries for our families

  Wed 25 Mar 2020 Mr Wallis
  Today our team of Walkley staff volunteers delivered the first weekly hampers to our families. This will continue weekly on Wednesdays until further notice.  Thank you so much for your kind messages.

• Operation Walkley Deliveries

  Tue 24 Mar 2020 Mr Wallis
  From tomorrow our wonderful team of Walkley staff volunteers will be delivering weekly packs to our Free School Meal Families. Thank you for your kind messages, they do mean a lot.

  

• Daily Diet timetable for the Lockdown Learning Log

  Tue 24 Mar 2020 Mr Wallis

  If you’re wondering how to incorporate the Lockdown Learning Log and how it could fit into your child’s daily routine; here’s an example of how it could be used. The Daily Diet timetable is available here.

   

  Most importantly, try a range of things, don’t put too much pressure on it and remember we’re always here to help. 

   

  Contact us at enquiries@walkley.sheffield.sch.uk

• Thank you parents

  Mon 23 Mar 2020 Mrs Sian
  To our wonderful parents and carers,

   

  Thank you for your overwhelming support and constant email messages of your love, gratitude and concern for our welfare. Our thanks especially to  those parents who are key workers who are doing everything in their power to find ways of keeping our precious children at home. The numbers of required places are reducing considerably. The message to stay home is being taken extremely seriously to reduce risk to our families and to Walkley staff. Our aim is for us all to stay safe and for our Walkley family to reunite in its entirety when the time is right. Your support and efforts will be remembered always.

   

  Forever - Your Walkley Team

   

  Val Sian

   

  Headteacher