Watling Weekly

24th February 2025

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a great half term break and with the longer days and even some sunshine, it is starting to feel much more spring-like. As we know, the British weather can still play tricks on us so please ensure that your child still comes with a coat. When the sun goes away, it is still cold and the rain is always a possibility.

Attendance

Well done to Hedgehogs and Foxes who both achieved over 97% attendance for the last week before the half term holiday. Hedgehogs just pipped them with 97.7% with Foxes on 97.3%. Grasshoppers were very close behond with 96.7%.

Parents / Carers Evening

Parent / Carer consultations are taking place this week for Years 1 - 4. Hopefully you have made your appointment to see your child's class teacher already. If not, please speak to a member of staff or email the school office. It is a really important time as we pass the mid-point of the academic year and gives you and the teacher a chance to have a valuable discussion about your child's progress and their next steps.

Year 1, 2 and 4 are holding their consultation days on Wednesday and Thursday this week.

Year 3 consultation days are Wednesday 26th February and Wednesday 5th March.

Mastering Number Parent Sessions

We have our Year 1 Mastering Number Parent sessions coming up on Wednesday this week for Hedgehogs Class. Hopefully every child will have an adult who is attending with them on the day. The workshops start at 9am in the school hall and should last about an hour.

The other workshops are scheduled for:

Wednesday 5th March- Year R

Please complete this google form to confirm the name of the attending adult for your child's session. Each session is specific to that year group, so those with siblings will need to attend both sessions. Due to the nature of the workshop, we will unfortunately not be able to accommodate younger siblings.

These workshops have been successfully run at schools nationally so we how effective they can be in supporting parents to help their children.

Friends of Watling - Sponsored Pancake Flip - Tuesday 4th March

Next week is our first Friends of Watling event, a sponsored pancake race. Hopefully everyone has been busy filling up their sponsor forms ready for the day.