Thursday 8 October 2020
Friday 2 October 2020
It's the last weekday of the BNF Healthy Eating Week, 'Be Mind Kind'.
Guided meditation to help maintain good mental wellbeing through talk, new hobbies, sleep etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQCnWvwrO8U - guided meditation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBnPlqQFPKs - guided meditation
Thursday 1 October 2020
Black History Week - Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks
In 1955, she refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white person. Her actions changed American history forever.
Find out more about her life, below.
Tuesday 29 September 2020
Wednesday 23 September 2020
Friday 18 September 2020
11+
Kent Test
The Kent Test will take place on Thursday, October 15 for pupils that were registered in July.
Friday 11 September 2020
Year 6 Parents - SCAF Application process 2020
Applications for 2021
Secondary school applications open 1 September 2020 and close at midnight on the evening of 2 November 2020.
If you cannot apply online, please email kentonlineadmissions@kent.gov.uk.
It's important to find out more about schools you're interested in before you apply.
This year Kent parents will be able to name up to 6 secondary school preferences, an increase from 4, to account for the fact that they will not know their child’s Kent Test result before applications need to be submitted on 2 November 2020.
For more information read our guide to secondary school applications (PDF, 1.2 MB).
If you apply online Kent will email you on 1 March 2021 after 4pm to tell you which school you have been offered.
Thursday 10 September 2020
Wednesday 9 September 2020
PE Kits
Children are now able to come to school wearing their PE kit all day (no school uniform needed) on the days they have PE.
(Do not worry if you do not have kit starting this week)
Year 1- Monday and ( 1CT Thursday and 1M on Friday )
Year 2- Thursday and Friday
Year 3- Monday and Wednesday
Year 4- Tuesday and Friday
Year 5- Wednesday and Thursday
Year 6- Thursday and Friday
See information below
PE Kit consists off:-
Trainers
Blue/black shorts or jogging bottoms
White t- shirt
Blue / black Jumper (school jumper or cardigan)
Tuesday 8 September 2020
Purple Mash
All pupils have now been given their logins- please try it at home today.
Weekly work will be set on this platform by your class teacher.
***Reporting your child absent NEW**
Go to the school website Click Here
and click on the "Yellow" report absence icon.
This will direct you to the form you will need to complete.
This will be sent directly to the school office. You will need to complete this daily.
Monday 7 September 2020
Sunday 6 September 2020
Meet the teacher
Unfortunately we will be unable to carry out our "Meet the teacher" meetings, at the start of this term.
Instead each teacher has prepared a powerpoint to introduce themselves to you on the school website.
Knowledge Organisers for this term are also available and an introduction letter to the new IPC topic the term.
Click the link below to direct you to this information.
Click here to go to the school website
Picture News- This Week
Mutual Respect
We are all unique and should respect
and celebrate our own and others’
differences.
Wednesday 2 September 2020
Tuesday 1 September 2020
***NEW UPDATED DROP OFF TIMES ***
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 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).
Monday 31 August 2020
****Tomorrow - Arrival / Departure Times ****
Nursery pupils will arrive/depart by the front Office gate and go to Nursery gate
Reception pupils will arrive/depart by the new front Reception gate and go to Front playground.
Year 1, Y2 and Y3 pupils will arrive/depart by the front Office gate and go to Middle playground.
Year 4, Y5 and Y6 pupils will arrive/depart by the back Sheppy Place gate and go to Top playground.
On arriving at their school playground, apart from Reception children, pupils will have immediate access to their class rooms, there will be NO lining-up. Staff will be at all gates and in all playgrounds to guide your child and support social distancing.
Please see below for further information
Friday 28 August 2020
Monday 24 August 2020
****IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW*** First Day Back Information for Parents Tuesday 1st September
Avoid driving to and parking close to school, particularly Sheppy Place.
The access points to school are narrow and close to traffic. Whilst we have done our best to reduce numbers, there will still be a high volume of children at all gates.
Don’t be late! Bubbles will open and close promptly for health and safeguarding reasons. Multiple year groups will be using the same playground. We have been directed to keep these groups apart. If you have more than one child, arrive at the earliest time.
One parent will enter the school site, via the designated gate, to drop off /pick up each day. This is to comply with government directives regarding social gatherings.
Don't hang around. As difficult as it is, we need to clear the site of adults as quick as possible to ensure bubbles remain as isolated as possible whilst on the school site
Packed lunches will stay with the children; they will take them to their classroom. All packed lunches will be eaten in classrooms to reduce the number of children using the canteen.
School dinners are back The menu is available on the school website - or see the information below. Daily cost is £2.30
Water bottles should be brought in by every child – there are no water fountains available.
Think about not bringing a bag; each child will keep bags and coats in the classroom. Your child will be provided with all the equipment they need. PE will be done in school uniforms.
Wear trainers / or school shoes but... it will be an active school day. There will be an outside break in both the morning and afternoon sessions as well as lunch break and regular PE.
The school office is closed to those who have not made an appointment via email/ phone. Facemasks will not be worn in school. We have adopted a number of measures from regular cleaning to class bubbles to the arrangement of furniture to reduce risk. If you feel there is a risk your child may be displaying symptoms, DO NOT SEND THEM TO SCHOOL.
Breakfast and Afterschool Club is available to limited numbers. You must book.
Please fill out the relevant form below and send to the school office: office@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk
Payment needs to be received via ParentPay before you child can attend.
Breakfast Club:
Afterschool Club:
ParentPay:
Friday 14 August 2020
**New School Dinner Menu**
Click here for the new school dinner menu.
Cost has increased to £2.30 per meal.
£11.50 for the week
If you wish your child to have school dinners please pay in advance and put the money in an envelope with your child's name and class on the front.
Do not take to the office please give to your child to hand to their class teacher.
Thursday 23 July 2020
11+ Parents Information - Year 5 Parents
The Cabinet Member for Education and Skills today approved plans to delay the Kent Test by around one month as a result of the impact of Covid-19 on schools and pupils. The test will now take place on 15 October for pupils who attend a Kent school and 17 October for all other students. Kent parents will also be offered two additional preferences on their child’s Secondary school application this year, an increase from four to six, to account for the later release of Kent Test results.
This is still subject to change and you will need to keep an eye on the KCC website for updates.
Parent Q and A from Kent
Why test at all? Why not use school recommendations and existing evidence?
We need a way of assessing nearly 17,000 children who have registered, wherever they are at school, or even if they are not in a school. If everyone takes the same set of tests, it provides consistent, up-to-date information which can be processed quite quickly.
All Kent’s grammar schools use results from the Kent Test. Some of them have published admission criteria which use aggregated test scores to prioritise candidates for admission, so the transfer process will run more smoothly if everyone has a set of test scores.
If we can’t test children because of national or local lockdown in October, we will have to use a different method, but the practical difficulties mean it is something we hope to avoid.
Why delay the Kent Test?
We think that schools and their pupils will find it easier to settle back in the new school year if they are not required to deal with the Kent Test as soon as they return. Schools and test centres will have time to establish routines which respect Covid safety, and children can get used to being back in the classroom and start to catch up on work they have missed. Most of our schools have welcomed the delay.
Couldn’t you test in September as usual?
Following the disruption of classroom teaching since March, we felt that an October date was in the interests of children and schools this year. With so many children taking part, we also felt delays and restrictions related to Covid-19 meant testing in early September and getting the results out in mid-October as usual would not be practicable.
Why delay only by a month? Why not test much later?
The government sets the national timetable for the secondary admissions process, so that all Local Authorities can share information to make sure that every Year 6 child can be offered a school place at the beginning of March. If Kent tests too late, this process will be put at risk, because grammar schools will not know who they can offer places to. We also want to avoid testing in colder weather.
Why can’t Kent set a later closing date for applying to secondary schools, so that parents have the 11+ results before they name their preferred schools?
The government sets the 31 October closing date for the Secondary Common Application Form (SCAF) and has not given us permission to change it. Instead, we have increased the number of preferences you can name on the SCAF, which means naming schools before you have the results is less of a problem.
How will more preferences on the SCAF help?
Two more preferences will allow you to name grammar schools and other types of school without disadvantage. Every Local Authority must operate an “Equal Preference” system, and schools do not know where you have put them on your list. If the school you name first can’t offer a place, it doesn’t make it less likely that you will get a school lower down the list, because each school must consider everyone who has applied. If you name grammar schools at the top of your SCAF and your child does not qualify for grammar school, your other preferences will be used. If more than one school can offer a place, the Council will use your SCAF to make sure that it offers whichever one you ranked highest, so make sure you put the schools you want in your true order of preference, and we will make you the best offer we can.
Still not sure six preferences will work? Try this experiment…
Think which four schools you might have put on the SCAF once you knew the 11+ results. Maybe all non-selective schools, or all grammar schools, or a mixture of both.
If you put those same four schools at the top of the SCAF, this year you will still have two spaces left. All your applications will be considered fairly.
Depending on where you live, and how confident you are that your child will be assessed suitable for grammar school, you could name as many as four grammar schools and still have space for two non-selective schools – or you could name two grammar schools and four non-selective schools, or three of each. Remember that the Council will use the order you put them in to make you the best offer it can.
Wednesday 22 July 2020
Happy Holiday!
Have a wonderful summer break! We look forward to welcoming you back on the 1st September.
Saturday 18 July 2020
Dear Parent/Carers,
As yet another school year comes to a close under very exceptional circumstances, I am writing to thank you for your loyalty, support and encouragement over these very difficult few months. I would also like to thank all the staff of the school for being so flexible in adapting so quickly to support me with the running of the school in such an uncertain situation.
At the end of this term we will be saying a fond farewell to Mrs Smith (Reception) and Miss Downes (Y3). Both have worked at the school for a many number of years and have a significant impact on life at Wrotham Road School in their time with us. I also want to thank Miss Brady, one of our Year 4 TA’s, who will also be leaving us at the end of this term. I wish them all well in their future careers.
New Classes for September 2020:
Year | Teacher | |
Nursery | Mr Nouri | |
Reception | RB: Mrs Bhathal | RS: Mrs Shaxted & Mrs Strevens |
:
Year 1 | 1M: RBH go to Miss McIntosh | 1CT: RBS go to Mrs Chappell & Mrs Taffs |
Year 2 | 2S: 1CT go to Miss Stone | 2B: 1S go to Miss Butt |
Year 3 | 3F: 2E go to Mrs Foord | 3A: 2M go to Miss Anwar |
Year 4 | 4T: 3F go to Miss Tan | 4E: 3D go to Mrs Evans |
Year 5 | 5A: 4S go to Mr Alderson | 5S: 4A go to Miss Stenson |
Year 6 | 6K: 5S go to Miss Karim | 6S: 5K go to Mr Smith |
This year, in order to support the return to school life, pupils will stay in their present class groupings as they move up.
Leadership Structure for September |
| |
Deputy Headteacher - Mr Bennett | EYFS Leader – Mrs Bhathal | |
SEND & Inclusion Leader - Mrs Catlow | Phase Leader Year 1/2 – Miss Butt | |
| Phase Leader Year 3/4 – Mrs Evans | |
| Phase Leader Year 5/6 – Mr Smith | |
We will break up on Wednesday 22nd July. Please note the change of date.
Sadly, we did not get the opportunity to say any sort of traditional farewell to our Year 6 pupils; we know that they will all achieve great success as they move on to secondary school. We all wish them luck and hopefully we will see them all again in the not too distant future.
All that remains is for me to wish you all a wonderful summer. Enjoy the break and see you all in September.
PLEASE REMEMBER, WE RETURN TO SCHOOL ON Tuesday 1st September 2020
NEW Staggered Arrival and Departure Times:
The government has directed us to ensure that adults do not gather on our site. In order to comply with this, we are staggering our arrival and departure times and using as many access points as we can.
Access Points:
Nursery pupils will arrive/depart by the front Office gate and go to Nursery gate
Reception pupils will arrive/depart by the new front Reception gate and go to Front playground.
Year 1, Y2 and Y3 pupils will arrive/depart by the front Office gate and go to Middle playground.
Year 4, Y5 and Y6 pupils will arrive/depart by the back Sheppy Place gate and go to Top playground.
On arriving at their school playground, apart from Reception children, pupils will have immediate access to their class rooms, there will be NO lining-up. Staff will be at all gates and in all playgrounds to guide your child and support social distancing.
Arrival and Departure Times:
Nursery: (AM) Drop off 8.30 - 8.45. Pick up 11.30. (PM) Drop off 12.45 - 1.00. Pick up 3.45
Reception: Drop off 8.45 - 9.00. Pick up 3.00 - 3.15 – Front playground (via front Reception gate).
Year 1: Drop off 9.00 - 9.15. Pick up 3.30 – Middle playground (via front Office gate).
Year 2: Drop off 8.45 - 9.00. Pick up 3.15 – Middle playground (via front Office gate).
Year 3: Drop off 8.30 - 8.45. Pick up 3.00 – Middle playground (via front Office gate).
Year 4: Drop off 9.00 - 9.15. Pick up 3.30 – Top playground (via back Sheppy Place gate).
Year 5: Drop off 8.45 - 9.00. Pick up 3.15 – Top playground (via back Sheppy Place gate).
Year 6: Drop off 8.30 - 8.45. Pick up 3.00 – Top playground (via back Sheppy Place gate).
If you have more than one child at school, please drop off the youngest child and your older children will be allowed to walk through the school site to access their entrance. Only one adult per family is permitted on site.
Parking in Sheppy Place: Please avoid driving into this very narrow street directly behind the school, as there will be an increase in the number of pedestrians in this area. It is a resident only parking area.
As you can imagine, the logistics behind all of the above is mind-boggling and there are bound to be teething problems. Our prime concerns are the safeguarding of our children and the health of our community. I am sure you will be patient.
Packed lunches: These will no longer be kept in the canteen. Your child will take it with them into the classroom.
More detailed information will be provided on the blog a few weeks before the first day of term.
Please ensure the school office have any new contacts details for you so we can inform you via text of any updates (01474 534540)
Kind regards,
Mrs Sarah Jack
Reception 2019
On your first day, you were so small
But you put on your brave boots and stepped into school.
You travelled to space and found buried treasure
Had outdoor fun, in windy and rainy weather
And then Lockdown came, you sailed on through
Always trying your best - I’m so proud of you
From writing, to counting, painting and more
You can do anything and that is for sure
Sadly I won’t be there to see you along the way
But know that I will be thinking of you all each day.
After 14 years and many memories made
It’s time to move schools but the memories won’t fade
Thank you Reception, I have had so much fun
It’s now time to sparkle and shine in Year 1!
From Mrs Smith
Dear Class 3D,
It fills me with great sadness to tell you that I am leaving Wrotham Road Primary School at the end of this year. I wanted to write to you, as I won’t get chance to say goodbye properly before the Summer.
I taught some of you in Year 2, and some of you have been new faces for me this year. I have really enjoyed teaching each and every one of you and will miss you all very much. You are funny, intelligent, talented, kind young people who I truly believe have the potential to do so well. You all work hard, you persevere when things don’t go your way the first time and you are incredibly resilient when things get tough. I’ve also enjoyed the laughs we’ve had during our time together. I like the jokes you tell me, I like the cheekiness that you put into your writing, and I love that you each have your own personalities.
As for me, I’ll be moving to the brand new St. George’s Primary School just down the road, near Woodlands Park. I’ll be teaching Year 1 which I’m incredibly excited about but very nervous! I’m looking forward to the new challenges and opportunities that will come my way.
For now, though, it’s a goodbye from me. I hope to see you all very soon for a proper goodbye and a cuddle! I hope you’ve all been staying safe and healthy during the pandemic and that you have a wonderful Summer break.
Best Wishes,
Miss Downes
Thursday 16 July 2020
Tuesday 14 July 2020
Booked - Year 2, 3 and 4 Information
Year 4: Wednesday 15th July - 10am to 12pm
Year 3: Thursday 16th July - 10am to 12pm
Year 2: Friday 17th July - 10am to 12pm
As you can imagine a lot of organising has had to go into this and we will only be able to offer the day and time allocated if you responded “YES” on the register on Monday 13th July.
- Children should be dropped off and picked up via the back gate. (One parent to drop off and pick up)
- Please be on time and do not be late and this will affect the rest of the school’s timetable
- Wait on the Year 5 and 6 playground and please follow social distancing rules
- School uniform is not required
- No school bags or food please
- Children should bring a water bottle as there will be no other way of providing water.
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