World Book Day Thursday 4th March

 

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Happy World Book Day! We are delighted to celebrate this year with you, with some extra special FREE digital events. And what an amazing line-up it is too. You can watch them LIVE , or our YouTube channel – and they’ll remain on YouTube for you to watch back time and time again!

Look forward to a star-studded cast of authors, illustrators and hosts – all here to help you celebrate the most exciting booky day of the year!

Our exciting line-up includes:

Wednesday 3rd March, 10.30am – Books that Make you LOL!
Starring: Humza Arshad, Alex Bellos & Ben Lyttleton (Football School), Jonny Duddle and Zanib Mian
Hosted by Kenny Baraka, motivational speaker

Thursday 4th March, 10.30am – World Book Day special – Bringing Reading to Life
Starring: Joseph Coelho & Fiona Lumbers, Tom Fletcher and Lydia Monks and special guest Rob Biddulph
Hosted by Nigel Clarke, TV presenter

Friday 5th March, 10.30am  – Books and the Real World
Starring: Sita Brahmachari, Jess French and Katherine Rundell
Hosted by Jessie Cave, actor and podcaster

Each event will last approximately 30 minutes. You can find out more about each event at the links here Click Here

World Book Day vouchers will be handed out next week when the children return.

World Book Day - Tomorrow

Don't forget to post your World Book Day photos on Purple Mash- the best ones will appear on the blog tomorrow!

Year 2 Home Learning :- Description for an alien hotel

 

Breakfast and Afterschool Club

If you need a breakfast or after-school club place next week, please do not forget to book in advance. 

Please phone Linda Homer on 

07827  225678

 or call the school office 01474 543540

 

 

 

Virtual Assembly WB 1st March

Story: The Coca-Cola drinks company are testing a new paper bottle as part of a strategy to remove plastic from its packaging. 

Question: Should we choose products based on their packaging?

Virtual Assembly: Click Here

E- Safety Advice For Parents

 

 

 

Home Learning WB 1st March

 

Click here to direct you to the school website home learning page.

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Staff Email addresses  

Mr Nouri          Nursery@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk    

Mrs Shaxted/Miss Hawes  YearRS@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Mrs Bhathal     YearRB@wrotham-road.kent.sch.u

Miss McIntosh Year1M@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Mrs Chappell / Mrs Taffs  Year1CT@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Miss Butt       Year2B@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Miss Stone     Year2S@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Mrs Foord      Year3F@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Miss Anwar    Year3A@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Mrs Evans      Year4E@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Miss Tan        Year4T@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Mr Alderson   Year5A@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Miss Stenson Year5S@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Mr Smith       Year6S@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Miss Karim    Year6K@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Have a lovely weekend!

 

 

Welcome back!

 Dear Parent and Carers,

Welcome back and I hope you all were able to have a restful half term. Following the Government’s announcement this week, we are very happy to confirm we will be welcoming all our pupils back to school on Monday 8^th March.

 

As you know, operating a staggered start and end to our school day helps to avoid large groups gathering and keeps everyone safe. Please drop your children off on time and collect them promptly, leaving the school site as soon as possible. Arrangements remain the same as they were before lockdown:

 

Nursery: (AM) Drop off 8.30 Pick up 11.30.  (PM) Drop off 12.45 - 1.00. Pick up 3.45

 

Reception: Drop off 8.45       Pick up 3.00- Front playground (via front Reception gate).

 

Year 1: Drop off 9.00              Pick up 3.30 - Middle playground (via front Office gate).

 

Year 2: Drop off 8.45              Pick up 3.15 - Middle playground (via front Office gate).

 

Year 3: Drop off 8.30              Pick up 3.00 - Middle playground (via front Office gate).

 

Year 4: Drop off 9.00              Pick up 3.30 - Top playground (via back Sheppy Place gate).

 

Year 5: Drop off 8.45              Pick up 3.15 - Top playground (via back Sheppy Place gate).

 

Year 6: Drop off 8.30              Pick up 3.00 - Top playground (via back Sheppy Place gate).

 

Social distancing: 

We shall ask you to continue to maintain social distancing when bringing/collecting your child at school and that you also leave the site as swiftly as possible. Please ensure you wear a mask at all times while on the site. Routines in school will continue to minimize movement around the rooms and corridors and there will be no whole school gatherings in the hall. You must stick closely to the staggered start and finish times for the different year groups, as it is difficult for staff to remain at the entrances for prolonged periods. 

 

School office:

The office will remain closed - unless you have a pre-arranged appointment. Please continue to use the telephone and email system for communication at this time.  

Phone: 01474 534540                Email: office@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

 

Catching up

For the first few weeks, our main priority will be to settle all our children back into the routines of school life. This will also be a period of information gathering to find out where gaps in knowledge lie and then we will make plans to address these. However, we will continue to offer our full, ambitious curriculum throughout.

 

Healthy and Safety:

Over the last few weeks all staff have undergone regular Lateral flow testing to help minimise the transmission risk in school and to help maintain the two class bubbles. This process has provided both reassurance for individual staff members and for the school in its efforts to reduce transmissions and to provide our community with the safest possible environment for work and study. 

Home Learning: 

The staff and I have been very impressed with the efforts of pupils in their remote learning and we are aware that this work is underpinned by the unwavering support of parents. We recognise that this period has been far from easy and we thank you for your commitment to making this period of online learning as successful as possible. 

 

Staffing:

We will sadly be saying goodbye to Mrs Nicky Catlow, our SENCO, at the end of this term. She has decided to move on to a new school in Bexley and we wish her all the best in her new position. In the meantime, Mrs Phillips who has been amazing over the last year supporting our families will be working alongside Mr Bennett and I to take on the SENCO role until we find a replacement.

 

World Book Day: 

We will be celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 4^th March and it is certainly going to look a little different this year.  It is strange to think that World Book Day 2020 was when we started heading in to the first school closure! Now that we have Vimeo, teachers will be reading their favourite book to you and if you want to dress up and post your photos to the Purple Mash blog - please do so! 

 

Just a reminder that the school website is www.wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk which has all the relevant letters and information you will need to know. Our blog address is wrpsblog.blogspot.co.uk and is updated weekly 

 

Finally, but very importantly, if anyone in your household demonstrates symptoms of Covid-19, your family must follow current guidelines on isolation. Anyone exhibiting symptoms will not be allowed to enter school. Full guidance can be found on the Government website https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus.

 

Many thanks for all your support and the many positive comments over the last week. Stay safe as we look forward to a successful start to the term.

 

 

Kind Regards,

 

Sarah Jack

Headteacher

Another delivery!

 Thank you again for another delivery from the same group of parents! The staff are so grateful!

Thank you!

Thank you to all the parents that contributed to this lovely gift that arrived for the staff this morning!

Mrs Jack

Year 2- Introduced our new IPC topic: Forces with a game of Tug of War!

 

Virtual Assembly WB 22nd February

Story: The Egyptian authorities have built a 22-mile long wall around the resort of Sharm El-Sheikh to encourage more tourists to visit.

Question: Do walls divide us or protect us? 

Virtual Assembly: Click Here

Go or a walk..

 

Mrs Jack has a weekend walk. Here are her photos!

E- Safety

 

Home Learning WB 22nd February

Click here to direct you to the school website home learning page.

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We would like to send our very best wishes to all of you at this very difficult time, we understand how challenging this period will be for all of us.  

Keep reading, exercise, do the best you can with the work supplied and stay safe.

Mrs Jack

Staff Email addresses 

Mr Nouri          Nursery@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk    

Mrs Shaxted/Miss Hawes  YearRS@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Mrs Bhathal     YearRB@wrotham-road.kent.sch.u

Miss McIntosh Year1M@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Mrs Chappell / Mrs Taffs  Year1CT@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Miss Butt       Year2B@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Miss Stone     Year2S@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Mrs Foord      Year3F@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Miss Anwar    Year3A@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Mrs Evans      Year4E@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Miss Tan        Year4T@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Mr Alderson   Year5A@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Miss Stenson Year5S@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Mr Smith       Year6S@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Miss Karim    Year6K@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Book Bundle Collections - Monday 22nd February

Please collect at the times indicated below

9.30am: Reception - collect from the Reception playground via the Reception gate 

9.30am:Year 6 - collect from the top playground via the back gate

11am: Year 1  - collect from the Reception playground via the Reception gate 

11am: Year 5 - collect from the top playground via the back gate 

1.30pm: Year 2 - collect from the Reception playground via the Reception gate 

1.30pm: Year 4 - collect from the top playground via the back gate  

2.30pm: Year 3 - collect from the top playground via the back gate

(Please contact your class teacher via their email if you wish to collect a sibling book pack)

Mrs Shaxted and Miss Hawes         YearRS@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Mrs Bhathal YearRB@wrotham-road.kent.sch.u

Miss McIntosh Year1M@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Mrs Chappell and Mrs Taffs Year1CT@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Miss Butt Year2B@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Miss Stone Year2S@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Mrs Foord Year3F@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Miss Anwar Year3A@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Mrs Evans Year4E@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Miss Tan Year4T@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Mr Alderson        Year5A@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Miss Stenson Year5S@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Mr Smith Year6S@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Miss Karim Year6K@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Sooooo Close! Well done everyone!

 

 

Come on Wrotham Road - Key Stage 2 Children you sill have time!

 We have until 7pm tonight!

 

            Log in Here!- Click Here

It is very close for 1st place in the Times Table Rock Star competition!

HALF TERM

Have a wonderful break!

We will be closed over half term and will reopen for Key Workers on Monday 22nd February.  

We postponed the book bundle collection until we return after half term.

The new collection day will be Monday 22nd February. 

9.30am: Reception - collect from the Reception playground via the Reception gate 

9.30am:Year 6 - collect from the top playground via the back gate

11am: Year 1  - collect from the Reception playground via the Reception gate 

11am: Year 5 - collect from the top playground via the back gate 

1.30pm: Year 2 - collect from the Reception playground via the Reception gate 

1.30pm: Year 4 - collect from the top playground via the back gate  

2.30pm: Year 3 - collect from the top playground via the back gate

(Please contact your class teacher via their email if you wish to collect a sibling book pack)