Whitemoor Newsletter 22.03.24

Welcome to Whitemoor Academy Weekly Newsletter: 3rd May 2024

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School lunches can be booked daily, weekly, monthly or termly on <a href="https://www.parentpay.com/">Parent Pay</a> and cost £2.65. If your child is in Year R, 1 or 2 they are entitled to Universal Free school Meals. If you think you may be entitled to benefits-related <a href="https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/schools-and-education/schools-and-colleges/school-meals/">Free School Meals</a>, check your eligibility before you make an application.

FEB 24 PRIMARY MENU (Trad) (1).pdf

Please book lunches before 8:30am each day via ParentPay. Thank you.

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WHITEMOOR CARNIVAL ROYALTY 2024 29th June 2024

Your child/ren will be coming home with a leaflet containing details regarding this today. There is an applicaton form that will need to be completed and taken with you on the day. Judging for the Fairy Queen/King (Age 5-20) and the Carnival King/Queen (Age 11-16) will take place at Whitemoor Methodist Chapel on 20th April at 2pm

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Hire the hall Did you know that we hire out our school hall and field for parties/events? The prices of this vary depending on date and time e.g a booking straight after school will be cheaper as we do not need to unlock and lock up the building for you, whereas the weekend, we may have to use an outside company to unlock if staff are not unavailable.&nbsp; If this is something you are interested in, please get in touch and we will see what we can do for you.

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May 17th: Year 6 reward morning at Brannel 27th: Half Term (School closed) June 3rd: INSET DAY (School and Nursery closed) 14th: Tempest Photos - Class photos 18th: Sports Day 2th: KS1 Sleepover 25th: Sports Day Backup 26th: Class 3 residential 27th June: Class 4 Golf event at Brannel July 5th: Summer Fair 3pm 12th: Leavers treat. Details to be confirmed 16th : Class 4 Performance 19th: Class 1 Assembly 22nd: Whitemoor's Got Talent 24th: INSET DAY (School and Nursery closed) ENJOY THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS!

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It has been a busy two weeks here at Whitemoor. Last Monday, we welcomed visitors from Aspire Academy Trust for whole school monitoring. The main areas of focus of this visit were: to see how are supporting our SEND children, how the EYFS children are progressing and how pupils are progressing in maths. I am pleased to say that the day went really well and the team felt that the children were well supported to achieve their best. Parents can help us with one of the next steps that were brought up during the day - homework. We have noticed a decline in how many children are reading at home, working on their times tables and completing homework. We understand that life can be very busy but please ask that you help us and your children by spending some time on these home learning activities each week. If you need any support with this, please just let us know.&nbsp; I hope you all enjoy the long weekend, Mrs G Hooper Head of School

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Uniform A reminder to all parents that we do expect children to attend school wearing the correct school uniform. Unfortunately we have noticed a lot of children with jogging bottoms and leggings which is not inline with our policy.&nbsp;

INSET days We are pleased to inform you of our INSET dates for the academic year 2024-25.&nbsp; The school will be closed to children on these days due to staff training. Please see attached the Cornwall term dates for school holidays.&nbsp; Please click the link: <a href="https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/tpjnuh41/2024-25-term-dates.pdf">2024-25-term-dates.pdf (cornwall.gov.uk)</a> 3rd&nbsp;September 20th&nbsp;December 6th&nbsp;January 14th&nbsp;Feb 6th&nbsp;June (TBC)

Reporting Absences If your child is going to be absent from school due to illness, then please inform the office before 9am in the morning, and let us know why your child is going to be absent, and when you expect them to return. You may either phone the office on 01726 822274 and leave a message or alternatively send an email to hello@whitemoor.org.uk When reporting an absence, please leave a message on each day of your child's absence, telling us: - Your child's name -&nbsp;Class name/Year group - Why they are absent (Type of illness e.g sickness, migraine) - When you expect them to return

Please keep personal appointments outside of school hours.

If you are concerned about the physical or mental welfare of a child or young person and you wish to speak to someone about it, you can contact the MARU (Multi-agency Referral Unit) on the following numbers: Monday to Friday, 9am - 6pm: 0300 123 1116 Evenings &amp; weekends: 01208 251300 Police (Non-emergency): 101 Internet Safety If you are searching for support and are worried about this being tracked by an abuser in the home, please use a private or incognito tab when browsing as this will not save on your search history. Domestic Abuse advise - First Light: 0300 777 4777 Support in your area You can walk into a local BOOTS pharmacy and ask for ‘ANI’ ( Say, “I’m asking for Annie”) or ask to access their ‘Safe Spaces’ where you will get support with domestic abuse. There will be a trained member of staff. You can also download and access the Bright Sky app safely. This will give you access to a directory of support agencies and help lines.

Healthy eating This week's assembly focus was on healthy eating and the importance of a balanced diet. We challenged the children to make one healthy swap this week. Can you help them with this challenge?&nbsp; For more information on children’s nutrition, check out this website:&nbsp;<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nutrition.org.uk%2Fnutrition-for%2Fchildren%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1VnZo22r6_2TGLyIDvv2p1IKirRHQcRZZ6xYOAKO3gJVi3IhseTIfIocI_aem_AUSbdQdA9Y4f9kX672rHmkcehUOxreHRHW6sjlnNiRIB7SRDTo90yiFPj71C9HkYUrIwU--a8iBwgxjxnwr6qfpd&amp;data=05%7C02%7Chello%40whitemoor.org.uk%7C63d0c6016aae4a306b2a08dc6aaa0e09%7C199653adc1564a05bad3084c1a30b618%7C0%7C0%7C638502525812563677%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=1g3N96TJugniJGQ%2FhZ5DvQSX5yLewSVe7i5TUeVgbSE%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://www.nutrition.org.uk/nutrition-for/children/</a>

Address: Crown Road, Whitemoor, St Austell, Cornwall PL26 7XH Email: hello@whitemoor.org.uk Phone: 01726 822274

To join the waiting list for nursery for April and September start dates, please follow this link: https://forms.office.com/e/G9P1bEWEAT

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