Welcome to our penultimate newsletter of the academic year. There are a few notices for parents and carers. There is also lots happening in the last few weeks of school so please have a look at the photos of recent events including Sports Day and make a note of everything that is going on until the end of term. This includes school trips, a request for second-hand uniform (and therefore hopefully a uniform sale before the end of term), the PTA Friends of West Hill Summer Fair and a secondary school open day for Year 5.
Entry to the school
Please note that the new gate is now in operation on Merton Road. The school entrance on Broomhill Road will now only be open between 8.40am and 8.50am. After this time you must now enter through the main pedestrian gate on Merton Road. Pupils attending Early Birds must use the Merton Road entrance. Thank you.
Hot weather precautions
We are now entering a period of much warmer weather. When it is hot please can you make sure that you apply sun cream to your child's face and ears before coming to school and that they have a sunhat and water bottle (both labelled with your child's name) to use during the school day. Thank you.
Attendance and Punctuality
It is really important that your child is in school every day and on time. School starts at 8.50am so children need to arrive before then to be in their classroom on time.
100% Attendence
Congratulations to those pupils who achieved 100% attendance last half term and who celebrated with a special tea party. They were:
Aila, Aayan, Aaron, Chloe, Sienna, Amirah, Janelle, Artem, Noah, Ellie-Rose, Testimony, Delfina, Kamil, Maryama, Kane, Rayan, Layla, Jibril, Alex, Zahra, Sasha, Ermia, Madeeha, Abdulhakim, Tyler, Kael, Helen, Haris, Kharell, Blossom, Taliah, Tarlia, Savannah, Esmanur, Jonathan, Bethany, Calleja, Jibril, Daniia, Noman, Kartez, Aurora, Tiana, Freya-Mai, Nermine, Jacob, Rahmah, Ayah, Divyanshi, Adam, Aroush, Alexis, Alyan, Jabir, Rayan, Zakaria, Naser, Manahil, Reuben, Jariyyullah, Salman, Alessandro, Chayce, Nasri, Asmir, Casey, Noor, Macy, Lola, Omer, Duni, Fatima, Raissa, Adam, Rafaella, Sabrina.
Paying for school lunches
Please pay for your child's school lunches in advance. If a lunch account is in debt the school budget has to pay for their child’s meals. This means that money which should be spent on the children’s education is being used to pay for parent debts instead.
If your child has LUNCH DEBT please make sure you pay and if you cannot pay the then you will need to provide your child with a packed lunch going forward until the debt is paid.
Your child's school money account should be in CREDIT at the beginning of each week, so that there is enough money to cover their school lunches for the week. Lunches are £2.60 each day, that is £13 for a week.
Thank you for your co-operation.
Summer Fair Friday 8th July
The PTA desperately need help with the summer fair. If you can help in any way, however small, please come along to the PTA meeting on Friday at 2.45pm in the lower hall.
Second-hand Uniform Donations
We would like to hold a second-hand uniform sale before the end of the summer term. Do you have any school uniform that your child has grown out of that you could donate to the school? We are looking for –
- New logo sweatshirts and cardigans
- New logo book bag
- Sports shorts
- Plain navy gym bag
- School skirts, dresses, trousers
- Plain pale blue polo tops
No old logo uniform please and items must be clean and in good condition.
If you have anything you would like to donate please bring items to the school office at drop off in the morning between Monday 20th – Friday 24th June (next week).
Summer Reading Challenge
The Summer Reading Challenge is back! This year, in partnership with The Reading Agency and the Science Museum libraries are celebrating the science, engineering and innovation all around us, and – of course – reading! They are back with a bang this year running Gadgeteers in all our libraries.
Read 6 books, collect prizes, and be an innovator!
The Summer Reading Challenge is completed in 4 visits to the library:
- Visit 1, Start 9th July: Register for the Challenge and select some books to take home.
- Visits 2 and 3: Come back to the library to collect your prizes and on each visit, select more books to read.
- Visit 4, by 10th September: Come back with your completed Gadgeteers folder, and earn your final prizes!
Ernest Bevin - Open Day for Year 5 students next week
School Trips
Jubilee Celebrations
We also had a lovely time celebrating the Jubilee on the last Friday of the half term. The children spent the morning doing all sorts of creative work for the Jubilee and getting ready for the picnic with parents in the playground. It was a lovely end to the half term. The Assistant Director for Education for Wandsworth visited in the morning to see what we were doing and loved what she saw.
Book Share Event
Thank you very much to all our parents and carers who were able to attend our Book Share events in the week before half term. We have had very positive feedback from you about your children's books and it is clearly a valuable exercise for you and your children. We will be holding the book share event again next year.
Sports Day
Wandsworth Food Bank and Crisis Assistance
If your income is too low to afford food and essentials, the Wandsworth Food Bank is there to help you. Please click here for more information and please contact Mrs Healy or Mrs Carmen who can complete a referral form on your behalf.
We are also lucky to work with local charity Dons Local Action who may be able to support you with food boxes if you are in need of help. Please contact Mrs Healy or Mrs Carmen if you would like to be referred to their service.
Discretionary support grants are also available from Wandsworth Council for those in need. This includes emergency crisis assistance for food and fuel. Please click here to apply.
If you need urgent mental health support please call the NHS crisis line 0800 028 8000. Lines are open 24 hours a day, every day.
Support for children, parents and carers can be found on our Support for children, parents and carers page . Here you will find lots of information about local services that can help you.
Thursday 23rd June AM - Year 1 & 2 Singing Concert at Wandsworth Civic Suite
Thursday 23rd June 7pm - Year 4 Group 64 drama performance at Wandsworth Civic Suite
Thursday 7th July - Year 3 & 4 Trumpet and Recorder Concert
Friday 1st July - Year 2 Trip to the Tower of London.
Tuesday 5th July - Transition Day & Secondary Transfer Day.
Tuesday 5th July 9.30am - Nursery and Reception Welcome Sessions.
Wednesday 6th July - Early Years (Nursery & Reception) Sports Day.
Friday 8th July after school - 'Westonbury' Summer Fair.
Monday 11th to Friday 15th July - Disovery Week
Wednesday 13th July - Year 4 Trip to the Southbank Centre
Friday 15th July - Annual reports issued to parents and carers
Friday 15th July 2pm - Year 6 Leavers' show
Tuesday 19th July 3.30pm - Year 6 class party (Year 6 will be holding a sale to raise money for the party)
Thursday 21st July - Last day for children. School finishes at 2pm