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

• Coronavirus update for parents 13/03/20

  Fri 13 Mar 2020 Mr Wallis

  Here is the latest guidance from Public Health England regarding what steps to take to minimise the risk of spreading Coronavirus. 

   

  BBC News - What should I do?

   

  We ask that if children develop a fever, high temperature and persistent cough, they stay off school for at least 7 days.

• Walkley Primary School new build update 13/03/20

  Fri 13 Mar 2020 Mr Wallis
  As promised, there has been plenty of action on the former all weather pitch this week for the pupils, parents and staff to eagerly watch. 2 rough terrain cranes have been on site to lift into place the steel structure. It has been pieced together so quickly. We can really see it taking shape.

  

• 100% Attendance in 2 classes 02/03/20 to 06/03/20

  Fri 13 Mar 2020 Mr Wallis

  Congratulations to the Anansi Class and the Charlies Class for achieving 100% Attendance, Amazing!!

   

  Brilliant news! Every class with 100% attendance wins a balloon and a new book for their class reading corner! 

  

• Walkley Primary School new build update

  Mon 09 Mar 2020 Mr Wallis
  With the imminent arrival of the steel structure on site, Interserve and their partnering sub-contractors have been continuing their preparations for the ground surface works and foundations for the new school. On Monday 9th March the steel will be arriving on site with the expectation for lots of visible developments on site.  We look forward to what's around the corner.

  

• World Book Day 2020

  Mon 09 Mar 2020 Mr Wallis

  Thanks everyone for getting involved with World Book Day. You all looked brilliant in your outfits. As always a great deal of thought went into it. Enjoy using your tokens to claim your free books or save £1 on the book of your choice.

   

  Here are some pictures from Thursday:

   

  

• Hallé Orchestra Trip to Sheffield City Hall

  Fri 06 Mar 2020 Mr Wallis

  What a truly amazing trip KS2 had the chance to participate in today. We travelled to Sheffield City Hall to hear the Hallé Orchestra perform 10 pieces of music. It was truly inspirational and so cleverly put together. Each piece of music Hallé included in their set was accompanied by a picture or illustration that matched the mood of the music. 

   

  During the set, the pupils from Walkley and all the other schools in attendance joined the orchestra to sing Believe by Lin Marsh. Wow, amazing. Here is a snippet:

  Believe Performance with Hallé Orchestra

   

  As always, the pupils were fabulously behaved and everyone had a great time.

  

• Golden Award Winners 06/03/20

  Fri 06 Mar 2020 Mr Wallis

  Golden Citizens

  Seashells: Isabelle T

  Hungry Caterpillars: Noah M 

  Anansi: Harley G

  Smartest Giants: Faisal A 

  Gruffalos: Amelia H

  Storm Whales: Rose P

  Aslans: Thomas L

  Charlies: Lucy G

  Fantastic Foxes: Joe V

  Skywalkers: Jaber A

  Varjak Paws: Rawan H

  Kensukes: Lacie F

   

  Whizzy Worker

  Seashells: Abdulrahman A

  Hugry Caterpillars: Aiman K

  Anansi: Mohammed Q

  Smartest Giants: Effie A 

  Gruffalos: Linus N

  Storm Whales: Kacie W

  Aslans: Heidi H

  Charlies: George M

  Fantastic Foxes: Yorsalim B

  Skywalkers: Josiah S and Evie W

  Varjak Paws: Esther L

  Kensukes: Katie H

  
  Behaviour Superstar

  Seashells: Amirah M

  Hungry Caterpillars: Dilsan D

  Anansi: Sirine L

  Smartest Giants: Amy W 

  Gruffalos: Evie G

  Storm Whales: Pola A

  Aslans: Leah N

  Charlies: Wentworth H

  Fantastic Foxes: Ilyas M

  Skywalkers: Yaseen I

  Varjak Paws: Logan DC

  Kensukes: Ethan L

   

  Attendance Award Winners

  EYFS/KS1 winner for week 24/02/20 to 28/02/20 is Smartest Giants with 99.3%

  KS2 winner for week 24/02/20 to 28/02/20 is Skywalkers with 98.6%

• 100% Attendance

  Fri 28 Feb 2020 Mr Wallis

  Congratulations to the Anansi Class for achieving 100% Attendance, Amazing!!

   

  Brilliant news! don't worry your balloon is on its way! 100% attendance winners will receive:

  

• Golden Award Winners 28/02/20

  Fri 28 Feb 2020 Mr Wallis

  Golden Citizens

  Seashells: Eva W

  Hungry Caterpillars: Prentice O 

  Anansi: Hannan M

  Smartest Giants: Jake Y 

  Gruffalos: Rares M

  Storm Whales: Samuel M

  Aslans: Thomas D

  Charlies: Hayden L

  Fantastic Foxes: Bedih K

  Skywalkers: Max F

  Varjak Paws: Leila J

  Kensukes: Alex F

   

  Whizzy Worker

  Seashells: Agatha C

  Hugry Caterpillars: Elliott C

  Anansi: Elsie-Mae C

  Smartest Giants: Noah B 

  Gruffalos: Blake J

  Storm Whales: Ibrahem GO

  Aslans: Leo W

  Charlies: Wareef A

  Fantastic Foxes: Courtney H

  Skywalkers: Yaseen I

  Varjak Paws: Clay W

  Kensukes: Abdullah Z

  
  Behaviour Superstar

  Seashells: Hugo H

  Hungry Caterpillars: Jessica C

  Anansi: Aidan J

  Smartest Giants: Frank S 

  Gruffalos: Laurel M

  Storm Whales: Daisy H

  Aslans: Skye C

  Charlies: Brooke B

  Fantastic Foxes: Hannah M

  Skywalkers: Arijus S

  Varjak Paws: Kaiden B

  Kensukes: Sol J

   

  Headteacher Award

  Maria J for showing incredible kindness to the other children whilst on residential

   

  Attendance Award Winners

  EYFS/KS1 winner for week 10/02/20 to 14/02/20 is Anansi with 100%

  KS2 winner for week 10/02/20 to 14/02/20 is Charlies with 98.0%

• Walkley Primary School new build update 14/02/20

  Fri 14 Feb 2020 Mr Wallis

  We continue to see excellent progress this week with the completion of the haulage road, the commencement of piling foundations and the completion of the site compound.

   

  On site you will have seen a very impressive piling rig. This construction machine is being used for piling in foundation engineering. Installing a bored pile starts with drilling a vertical hole into the soil in the all-weather pitch, using a bored piling machine. Once the hole is drilled, a structure of reinforcing steel, which has been made off site, will be lowered into the hole, then the hole is filled with concrete. Altogether there are 101 piling holes to drill and fill with steel and concrete to hold up the new school building. Interserve's sub-contractors have already drilled 17 this week.

   

  Interserve have established their site compound for the construction team so there will be some changes forthcoming at the top of the haulage road over the coming weeks. It will be interesting to see how the site has developed over the half term holiday.

   

  Once again, thank you for your patience during the construction of our new school. If you have comments, queries or concerns, do please contact Interserve directly at jack.broomhead@interserve.com or alternatively you can contact us at enquiries@walkley.sheffield.sch.uk to pass on your messages. 

   

  Here are some pictures of the developments this week.