Whitehouse Common Primary -

Language Awards - Summer 2018

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The Whitehouse Common Language Leaders have been keeping their eyes peeled for examples of good language learning all term. As a group they decided that they were looking for perseverance, a growth mindset, enthusiasm, resilience, participation and teamwork. Last week they awarded certificates, stickers and prizes to the children that they had spotted displaying these attributes.

Congratulations to Tevish, Poppy, Jessica, Thomas, Ananya, Callum, Thomas, Hollie, Olivia, Lucas, Sam and Aliya who were chosen. We hope that the Y6s will carry these skills forward into their new schools as they learn new languages, and that they will continue to be cheerful, enthusiastic, risk taking language learners.

Happy Hometime Club July 2018 News and Information

hhtc sign2 We have several bits of news to share this week:

- Our new Booking Form is out for September 2018 - feel free to download it by [clicking here].

- We are holding two drop-in sessions for those starting in September. Read the newsletter for more info - just [click here]!

- Lastly, we are holding our end of year party on Wednesday 18 July from 3.20pm – 5.00pm. If you attend HHC but don’t normally attend on a Wednesday you are very welcome to join in our fun! Play until 4.20pm at a cost of £4. Or play until 5.00pm at a cost of £6. Please arrange a place with Mrs Ruffle.

Run 4 School 2018

Have you and your family signed up for the 2018 Run 4 School yet? Run 4 School is a family-friendly 5K event where you can choose to walk, jog, skip, run or sprint around Sutton Park! Many schools from all over Sutton Coldfield are taking part. Not only is this a brilliant way to get active and spend time with your family and friends, it helps raise money for both our school and a very deserving charity, The Norman Laud Foundation.

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Tomorrow (Saturday 7th July) is the deadline for signing up. We currently have an impressive 113 people already coming along from Whitehouse Common, the second-highest number of participants from one school so far! If you'd like to sign up, the event is on Sunday 15th July and it starts at 11am.

For more information, including how to sign up, visit 'http://www.run4school.co.uk/'! Can we reach our goal of signing up 150 people before the deadline tomorrow? I think so!

newsletter 2nd July

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Health Week

We have had a fantastic Healthy Lifestyles Week. We have really enjoyed learning about so many different ways to keep our bodies and minds heallthy.

It was a tough task to choose a winner from the many fabulous tasty creations sent in from KS2.

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KS1 really enjoyed their visits to the Life Bus and inspired them to make their own healthy smoothies and fruit salads.

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We had many visitors over the week, including dentists, optometrists, yoga instructors, tennis coaches and Mr Horne who helped Foundation learn about personal hygiene. A big THANK YOU to our parent volunteers.

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Happy Hometime Club June 2018 Newsletter

hhtc sign2 The Happy Hometime Club June Newsletter is now available to open. Please [click here] to view.

Dazzling DT Day at Bishop Vesey

Yesterday, a group of pupils from our Year 5 and 6 cohort were given the opportunity to attend a pioneer DT day at Bishop Vesey Grammar School. The day was set up to forge links between a DT secondary provision and our primary approach to the design-make-evaluate process. The children were guided through the design procedure by Mr. Brown, the head of Design Technology at BVGS. From here the pupils used new technologies and techniques including; CAD design, laser cutting, using acrylic plastic, lining-up of layers and tapping of the holes. The building process was fantastic, with the end project being professional and well-constructed. The children experienced a secondary setting and were fantastically behaved and a credit to the school. Mr. Brown allowed the school to experience hands-on DT using specialist equipment. A wonderful opportunity!

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Newsletter 15th June

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Year 5 Cricket Champions

We are very proud and thrilled that the year 5 cricket team won the tournament last night against 6 local schools.Despite their worries about the tough competition, the team worked extremely well together to beat the opposition! As a result, the team are now through to the regionals held in July.

It was great to see some past pupils there too, offering coaching and tips!

Thank you also to the year 6 pupils who played in a separate cricket match last night too. The team worked well together and should be proud to have represented our school!

The children were praised for their behaviour and sportsmanship!

Many thanks to all the parents who attended to support the children.