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| YEAR SIX PRODUCTION |
'Grease' was a terrific success! Well done to everyone involved, especially the children for their fantastic performances. You will find photographs of 'Grease' on the Year Six page. ...
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| Charity bike ride |
Huge congratulations and thanks go out to all the staff, pupils and parents who came along and supported the charity bike ride on Sunday at the Tissington bike trail. The weather was beautiful and the ...
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| Centenary well dressing |
As we approach our centenary this September, our children designed the well dressing with a centenary theme. Please click here to see the photo. At the Water Weekend, the Whaley Bridge Well Dressing ...
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| Astronomy day in school on Thursday July 7th |
We have submitted a successful bid to the Royal Institute of Physics, which has secured funding for us to run a special Astronomy day in school on Thursday July 7th. Our aim is to enthuse all of our ...
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| KS2 SPORTS DAY IS CANCELLED |
KS2 Sports Day is cancelled due to the wet and slippery conditions on the field. We have rescheduled Sports Day to next Thursday (23rd June) 1:15pm onwards. Fingers crossed for dry and sunny weather ...
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| Well Dressing |
The design have been created for our school's well dressing! It has a centenary theme and it is going to look great! All the children will have a turn at helping with the well dressing-which means ...
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| KS2 Sports Day |
A decision will be made later this morning as to whether Sports Day will go ahead this afternoon. Keep checking our website for an update and a text message will be sent once a decision has been made ...
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| Brass Band engagement! |
Come and listen to the school band who will be playing at 3.00 pm at the school Summer Fair on Saturday 18th June. See you there! ...
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| SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS |
Just a reminder that it will be school photographs tomorrow morning - Tuesday 14th June. Please can the children remember to bring their lovely smiles with them!
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| KS1 SPORTS DAY IS CANCELLED |
We will reschedule a new afternoon as soon as possible and let you know the date. Keep checking our website for updates.
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| SPORTS DAY |
A decision will be made at 10am as to whether Sports Day will go ahead this afternoon. A text message will be sent to parents just after 10am and our school website wil be updated. Thank you! ...
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| SPORTS DAY |
Don't forget the Reception and KS1 Sports Day is Thursday 9th June from 1:30pm onwards on the back field. Please ensure your child has their full P.E kit in school, including warm clothes such as jog ...
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| Brass Band Appeal - Update |
As you know, the Brass Band was very short of music stands; so a BIG THANK YOU to the school PTA who have now provided the six we so desperately needed. We now not only sound like a proper band, but ...
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| Help for Heroes |
Following their successful 136 mile Coast to Coast cycle ride last year with the Cairns family which raised £460 for Children in Need and a similar amount for Blythe House, Robert [13] Alex [11] Edwa ...
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| Travel Smart Week |
As a school, we are keen to promote walking to school and for many years the children have risen to the challenge! This week is Travel Smart Week, a week where we encourage children to walk, park and ...
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| End of the school day |
If you are collecting your child/ren from school, please could we ask you not to come into the school grounds before 3:20pm. This is due to a number of issues; mainly the safety of your child. As we a ...
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| Governor week and Book week |
This week is Governor week. School governors will be popping into school to get involved with all aspects of school life. It is also Book week, the children will be discussing favourite books and auth ...
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| School Brass Band - Official Engagement |
The Whaley Bridge School Brass Band has been officially requested to play for 20 minutes at the School Fair on Saturday 18th June. They will be playing from 3:00 - 3:20 pm, a programme of six pieces p ...
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| Our Brass Band! |
Pupils from Whaley Bridge ER Primary School made history today when the school’s brass band played together in front of an audience for the first time. Parents, staff and pupils where treated to a s ...
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| Easter Bingo! |
Don't forget to come along to Easter Bingo after school in the hall tomorrow. Hot dogs and squash at half time! Plenty of Easter eggs to win - yum yum! ...
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| KEEP SAFE |
We don't want to be alarmist, but can you all be extra vigilant in dropping off and picking up your children from school. As yesterday at 4pm, a man attempted to grab a year 6 girl on Buxton Road, for ...
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| Brass Band - Update |
The Whaley Brdige School brass band has made a good start with 17 members including our drummer, the one and only whizz kid, Harry Pickford.
There will also be a dynamic guest conductor from Year 6 s ...
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| Day for Climate Change |
WELL DONE EVERYONE!!
I would like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who took part in our Day for Climate Change.
The sponsored fun run was a great success. We have managed to raise a massive am ...
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| Bikeability |
Well done to the group of Year 6 children who passed their Bikebility sessions for the Level 1 and 2 Award! You can now put the skills learnt into action safetly! ...
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| ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL UFA SUPER LEARNER DAY |
Our UFA Super Learner Day 2011 was a big success!
To find out about the UFA and to access the photos of the Super Learner Day - Mind Mapping Magic, click on the Teaching and Learning link. Once on the ...
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| International School Award |
We are delighted to announce that Whaley Bridge Primary School has recently been awarded the highly prestigious Full International School Award. The scheme is managed by the British Council and seeks ...
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| Privacy Notice |
Privacy Notice for Pupils in Primary Schools, Early Years Settings, Alternative Provision and Pupil Referral Units
Privacy Notice - Data Protection Act 1998
We Whaley Bridge Primary School are the D ...
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| Just a little reminder... |
Just a little reminder to ask everybody to check their childrens' hair frequently for head lice. We have sent texts and letters home to remind everybody to check regulary, what to look for and sugges ...
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| After School Club - external funding award |
The After School/ Holiday Club was awarded £984 from the Derbyshire Community Foundation to buy equipment and resources for a 'quiet area' within the Club. We have already purchased 4 large bean bag ...
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For the latest details on school news and events, please click on the buttons on the left had side or look at the site "home page"...
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| Ask the School a Question |
We the staff and governors of Whaley Bridge Primary School have launched this new frequently asked questions site as part of the schools ongoing commitment to keeping you informed. Please use it to as ...
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For the latest pictures of school events, please click on the gallery below.
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| Data Protection Policy – Fair Processing Policy |
Layer One of this policy will be sent out to parents on Thursday 13th November. If you would like to access Layer Two of the Data Protection Policy – Use of Personal Data, this has been includ ...
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| QUESTIONNAIRES! |
Thank you to all the pupils and parents who contributed to the questionnaires! I am analysing the results and will send you the outcomes after the Easter weekend. ...
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BASIC SKILLS AWARD
This week we have gained our 3rd Quality Mark for the Basic Skills Award! We are assessed against set criteria which looks at our provision for Literacy and Numeracy. The assessor ...
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| Fair Processing Layer 3 |
DATA PROTECTION ACT
Schools, Local Authorities (LAs), the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA), Ofsted, the Learning and Skills Co ...
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| Fair Processing Layer 2 |
This notice gives additional information to the notice sent to you ON 9TH November 2007and provides further information about the processing of pupils’ personal data by the other organisations me ...
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| School Crossing Patrol - Cover Needed |
The School Crossing Patrol operating at Reservoir Road/Whaley Lane next to the railway station will be absent from duty from beginning of December 2007 to the end of February 2008. A Deputy School C ...
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| Name Labels |
We have some order forms in the office from a company that makes Iron-on and sew-on labels. A contribution from each sale will go to the school. Please call in to the office for a form if you are ...
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| Collecting Cards |
I have received a number of requests from parents to help deal with a niggling problem with “collecting cards” that has now become a serious problem in the playground. It appears that the tradi ...
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| Urgent Security Warning |
We have received a message from New Mills Primary School, informing us of an incident which occurred yesterday just outside their school gates. A pupil was approached by an adult male who tried to ...
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| Health & Safety at School |
Whilst we do have an active Health & Safety Committee as part of the Governing Body and run regular inspections throughout the year, we are not in school as regularly as many of the other stakehold ...
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| School Crossing Patrol |
Our crossing patrol which operates at the bottom of Reservoir Road/Whaley Lane next to the railway station will be absent on sick leave from 1st December to 28th February. Total cover cannot be ...
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| School Travel Plan |
A Travel Plan meeting will be held in Mr Heys’ Office at 9.00 am on Thursday 26th April. Any interested parents can attend. ...
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| Your Opinion Counts |
Last spring we sent home a Pupil and Parent Questionnaire, which proved to be a valuable and positive experience. We analysed the results and produced a set of targets for the School’s Improvement P ...
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| HEAD LICE |
When a child has head lice or nits, a headlice information pack is sent to all members of the class. The pack is self explanatory and involves the child or children in no embarrassment or censure. ...
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| Live Updates by E-Mail |
If you would like to receive automatic email updates of news and events items that are published on the school website, then please can you send an email with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line to webmast ...
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| School Travel Plan |
Following the previous success of the Travel Plan Working Group, the school would like to resume meetings with a group of interested parents. If you are interested in helping out at the occasional t ...
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| Headmaster's Blog |
I never thought I would find myself writing this, but .....my name's Rick Heys and apparently now I'm a blogger!
The weblog (accessed from the icon on the Home Page and as a Quick Link in the Head Te ...
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| SATs 2007 |
For those of you who missed the recent Key Stage 2 SATS Meeting or for those of you who want a refresher of the content, please see the downloadable presentation on Mrs Green's and Mrs McPherson's w ...
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| Rocket Workshops |
As you may be aware, Chapel-en-le-Frith High School recently hosted a parents’ evening aimed at raising awareness of boys’ achievement issues.
As part of the ‘Raising Boys’ Achievement’ pro ...
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| Applications for Reception Places |
Applications for Reception Places 2007/2008
Please note that the Local Authority Admission packs will be available from the school office from 31st October 2006 ...
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| Your Chance to Improve the Website |
As we are now starting to get more familiar with getting things onto the website, we thought it would be good idea to get your views on what else you would like to see on here in the future.
To that ...
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| School Choir |
The time of year has arrived when we write to all of our Year 4 children to ask if they would like to join the school choir. Rehearsals form a vital part of our preparation and a commitment to atten ...
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| New Web Site |
Please note, the web address for the new school website is wbps.org.uk and not as printed in the current version of the school newsletter.
The website will continue to be updated and new content adde ...
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| Annual Report to Parents |
We have received notificationfrom the DfES that we are no longer required to produce an annual report to Parents or hold and annual meeting. Instead in conjunction with the DfES we will produce a sch ...
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| Health & Safety at School |
We have received guidance from the LEA regarding the wearing of jewellery in school. We already have a code regarding pierced ears and the wearing of earrings. If your child wishes to wear earrings t ...
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