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

• PUNCTUALITY WEEK - 12th to 16th MARCH 2018

  Fri 09 Mar 2018 Mr Wallis

  Punctuality Week

  12^TH – 16^TH March 2018

  Next week is Punctuality Week at Walkley Primary School. Every punctual day, next week, your child will receive a sticker towards completing their Punctuality Booklet. A completed booklet will guarantee every 'punctual pupil' a treat at the end of the week. Let's access every moment of learning.

   

  Tips for Getting To School On Time:

  Get your uniform and shoes ready the night before

   

  Set your alarm to give you plenty of time to get ready in the morning

   

  Get a good night’s sleep

   

  Get up when your alarm goes off or when you are told to

   

  Follow adult instructions

   

  Allow yourself plenty of time to get to school for 8:45am

   

  Come straight to school, do not hang around outside school premises waiting for friends

    

  Reasons to be early

  You will have time to chat to friends and make new ones

   

  You will be organised and prepared to start your school day promptly

   

  You will not get a late mark in the register

   

  You will not miss any school work

   

  You will feel confident coming into the classroom

   

  You will be doing the right thing

   

  8.40am. an adult will be on duty on Tennyson Yard

  8.50am. doors open in Burnaby Building 

   

  School starts at 8.50am. 

   

   

   

   

• 100% Attendance in 4 classes

  Fri 09 Mar 2018 Mr Wallis

  Wow! Amazing! For the first time we celebrate 4 classes with 100% attendance.

   

  For week commencing 12/2/18 to 16/2/18 Fantastic Foxes achieved 100% attendance and they did it again last week, along with the Anansi Class and Kensukes.

   

  Brilliant news! All classes achieving 100% attendance receive:

   

   

   

   

  

• Golden Award Winners 02/03/18

  Fri 09 Mar 2018 Mr Wallis

  Golden Citizens

  Seashells: Sanaa K

  Hungry Caterpillars: Amelia H

  Anansi: Subhaan K

  Smartest Giants: Sotirios B

  Gruffalos: Bedhi K

  Aslans: Shaheer S

  Fantastic Foxes: Adam C

  Charlies: Harrison R

  Skywalkers: Huda A

  Kensukes: Dilan A

   

  Whizzy Worker

  Seashells: Frederick G

  Hungry Caterpillars: Ella D

  Anansi: Kianandra D

  Smartest Giants: Ned M

  Gruffalos: Fahed A

  Aslans: Jonah A

  Fantastic Foxes: Amber G 

  Charlies: Zion S

  Skywalkers: Khalid A

  Kensukes: Liam F

   

  Behaviour Superstar

  Seashells: Ammar A

  Hungry Caterpillars: Mahdi A 

  Anansi: Ella B

  Smartest Giants: Brooke B

  Gruffalos: Nicoleta B

  Aslans: Omar MS

  Fantastic Foxes: Henry H

  Charlies: Minnas F

  Skywalkers: Lazea A

  Kensukes: Ellie B

   

  Attendance Awards

  EYFS/KS1: Smartest Giants 97.2%

  KS2: Fantastic Foxes with 100%

• Open as usual today - Thursday 8th March

  Thu 08 Mar 2018 Mr Wallis
  There's been snow over night and into the morning but we expect to open as normal for Breakfast Club at 8am and School at 8.50am. Please take care on your way to school this morning.

• World Book Day rearranged for Thursday 15th March

  Tue 06 Mar 2018 Mr Wallis

  World Book Day was due to take place on Thursday 1^st March 2018, but unfortunately the celebration fell afoul of the adverse weather. Following the cancellation of World Book Day at Walkley we have rearranged the event for Thursday 15th March. Therefore, we invite the children and staff to come to school dressed as a character from a book. It can be a character from any book you wish. We would also like your child to bring in their favourite book into school on that day so they can share it with the other children in the class.

  World Book Day celebrates the joy and value of books and reading, especially for children. To help get them started on their reading journey, every child will receive a £1 World Book Day Book Token.

  The World Book Day book tokens are valid from Monday 26 February–Sunday 25 March 2018 and will be handed out in class on World Book Day Dress-up Day.

  You can find out more about the books at worldbookday.com/books.

• We Are Open Today - Monday 5th March

  Mon 05 Mar 2018 Mr Wallis

  Dear parents/carers

   

  We are open. Please take care on your way to school this morning, the pavements particularly, are icy and slippy. We are looking forward to seeing you all soon.

• SCHOOL TO OPEN AS USUAL - Monday 5th March

  Sun 04 Mar 2018 Mr Wallis

  Dear parents and carers,

  It appears, thankfully, that the thaw has begun. This afternoon, Mr Butler has been at school assessing the site and preparing for opening tomorrow. We have also received information from staff and parents living nearby school and are confident that we can welcome staff and pupils back to school tomorrow. We appreciate how frustrating the school closure on Thursday and Friday must have been, and thank you for your support and understanding of the decision. 

  We look forward to seeing you tomorrow.

  Any unexpected change overnight will be reported in the usual way through text message, email, twitter, the school website, Local Authority website and local media.

  If you did not receive texts or emails from school regarding the school closures last week, please inform us at the school office so we can check your details against the school SIMS database system.

   

  Thanks once again.

  

• SCHOOL CLOSURE UPDATE - CLOSED FRIDAY 2nd MARCH

  Thu 01 Mar 2018 Mr Wallis

  School closure Friday 2nd March

  CLOSURE UPDATE

  We’ve assessed the site this afternoon and while we’re aware that the main roads are open, the combination of poor conditions on the side roads, footpaths and the state of the school site itself mean we will have to stay closed tomorrow.  Again, I’m sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

  On the school site, there is pack ice under the snow that we cannot make safe. The forecast is for heavy snow overnight and into the morning tomorrow. This along with the continued strong winds (which are predicted to carry on blowing between 40-50mph overnight and tomorrow) are creating snow drifts and the continued sub zero temperatures mean conditions are too severe to have any meaningful impact when trying to secure the site. The updated Yellow Warning from the Met Office for South Yorkshire means we can’t declare the site safe for children and staff.

   

  General side roads around Walkley Primary School are reportedly difficult to pass and will make travelling to school potentially treacherous for our families. The picture across the city is similar, and the poor conditions on side roads and footpaths mean that staff will find travelling longer journeys difficult also.

   

  As a result of all of this, we’ll have to reluctantly close tomorrow, Friday 2nd March - and I’d rather take this decision now to allow families to plan for tomorrow.

  Thank you again for all of your continued support.

• SCHOOL IS CLOSED TODAY - Thursday 1st March

  Thu 01 Mar 2018 Mr Wallis

  School closed today - Thursday 1st March

  With huge apologies, after much consideration, we have regretfully decided to close school today, Thursday 1st March 2018 on health and safety grounds.

  The school site is currently unsafe for both pupils and staff and weather conditions are not expected to improve today - further snowfall is expected early in the morning along with high winds and freezing temperatures. The roads approaching school are increasingly hazardous. 

  We apologise for the inconvenience that this will cause. We will also rearrange World Book Day and will be in contact separately. 

  Thank you again for your understanding and support.