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Embroidered uniforms are available to order

from ‘Tesco’. You can order on-line and get

them delivered to an address of your choice.

Ordering is simple:-

1. Go to www.tesco.com/ues

2. Search for Willington Primary School -

You will see the customised items you

can buy.

3. Choose the quantity and sizes you would

like to purchase

4. Add them to your basket

5. Pay with a debit or credit card at the

check out

If you are unable to order on-line please

contact the school office. Thank you.

Don’t Forget To Order Uniform

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) invited every school in the UK to join the RSC Dream Team

to mark Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary. The invitation was part of the Company’s special production

of Midsummer Nights Dream. The RSC have been working with a

cluster of schools from the North East in the classroom and two

children from our school were lucky enough to travel to Stratford

upon Avon in July to perform in Shakespeare’s birthplace. Rebecca and

Lois from year 4 accompanied by Mrs Lamb made the long trip to

Stratford upon Avon to perform in The Dell, the RSC’s outdoor

theatre. They had a very busy itinerary over their time there including

a tour of Stratford, seeing the house in which William Shakespeare was

born, meeting RSC staff and actors and of course performing their

section of Midsummer Night’s Dream in front of an audience. Mrs

Lamb said ‘Their many rehearsals and

hard work paid off! Rebecca and Lois

were fantastic and the performance

was incredible. I was proud to have them as my pupils’. Head of

Young Peoples

Programmes for RSC

Education said ‘We have

been blown away by the

imagination, energy and

shear quality of the

work. The project has

generated a lot of fun

and creative expression’.

Royal Shakespeare Dream Team

From Tuesday 6th September a primary and

nursery school meal price will increase to £2.00

per day per child (£10 per week). We are pleased

to let you know that the Universal Infant Free

School Meal (UIFSM) government scheme for

children in reception, year 1 and year 2 will

continue throughout the new school year 2016/17.

If you think you may be eligible for free school

meals and you require further information please

visit the school office and we will be happy to help.

On your child’s return in September they will

receive our new winter choice menu to take home

to enable you to discuss and

choose meal options. This

new menu will start week

commencing 3rd October.

School Meals Update

18th July 2016

Issue 16

Page 1 The Willington Primary

Gazette

Goodbye and Good Luck Year 6

Once again I find it hard to believe that

this is the last week of the school year

and the final week in Willington Primary

for Year 6! With the changes to the

curriculum and the much harder tests,

this academic year has certainly been

challenging for both staff and pupils.

However, our Year 6 children certainly

rose to the occasion and the progress

they have all made has been remarkable.

Under the expert guidance of Miss Jones

and Mrs Jacob, Year 6 have become an

extremely effective group of mature,

responsible, self-confident and

hardworking young people who are a real credit to our school. Throughout this

year they have set an excellent example for the rest of the children, showing real pride in their school

and in their learning. They have exceeded my expectations with their attainment and shown that they

have the skills and qualities to be very successful as they move to secondary school.

The children have now outgrown primary school and are

ready for the exciting opportunities that secondary

school can provide. As they leave, the greatest gift the

children can give us is to make sure they get off to a good

start in September, working hard and having the

confidence to get involved in the many exciting activities

that Parkside will offer. On behalf of all the staff and

children at Willington Primary I would like to wish our

Year 6 children every success for the future.

Staff Changes!

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In July we welcomed back Miss Kenny and Mrs Harker following their periods of maternity leave. Mrs

Wilkinson will leave our school this week to take up a new post at Burnhope Primary and Miss Kenny

will slot back into Year 1 in September. However, Miss Kenny will change into Mrs Wallace as she is

getting married in August. We hope she has a fantastic day and look forward to seeing the photos! We

wish Mrs Wilkinson well for the future and thank her for the super job she has done with our Year 1

pupils – particularly the outstanding phonic test results!

Mrs Heslop will also leave us in July after teaching Year 5 during 2015/16. Mrs Heslop’s role enabled

Miss Fenn to be released from class to take on the role of deputy head in Mrs Harker’s absence. Mrs

Heslop has certainly put in the hours getting to grips with the challenges of Year 5 and is one of only

two members of staff with a 100% attendance record! We thank her for the contribution she has made

to our school and wish her well for the future.

Miss Fenn has done a fantastic job as acting deputy during Mrs Harker’s absence and we are very

grateful for the effort and dedication she has applied to the role, ensuring our school has continued to

push forward. Our new Year 5 class in September will benefit from her outstanding teaching skills.

Mrs Harker will return to her position of deputy head in September and we look forward to her

expertise further developing teaching and learning throughout the school.

Last but certainly not least, I come to Mrs Melville. She

is leaving our school office to take up a new and

exciting challenge. I know she be a real asset in her

new position just as she has been for us, here at

Willington Primary. We wish her well for the future

and thank her for the dedication she has shown to our

school.

Summer Fun at the Fayre!

A fun time was had by all (apart from Mr Littlefair who

volunteered to be in the stocks for the afternoon) who joined

us at our Summer Fayre on 8th July. There were fairground

rides, games, stalls, raffles, face painting and a fire engine to

explore to name a few! As always on these occasions we had

an excellent turn out and we would like to thank you all for

helping us raise a huge £1,046 for extra curricular activities in

school. A special thank you goes to our hardworking and

creative ‘Friends of the School’ and staff who organise such

wonderful events.

Mrs Wilkinson Mrs Heslop Mrs Melville

Congratulations to the following children who

have achieved 100% attendance throughout the

school year. They are:- Rebecca Christie, Laura

Smith, Ebony Abbott, Daniel Archer, Robbie Lambe,

Cameron Abbott, Darcy Bond, Gemma Clarkson,

Liam Lincoln, Amy Davison, Harrison Davison, Caden

Kidd, Adam Graves, Charlie Spooner, Mia Walton,

Holly Blenkiron, Olivia Clarkson, Alesha Colley,

Niamh Patterson and Lucy Pickering. Well done

and keep up the good work!

Attendance Matters!

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Parents and carers joined us for our reception class Graduation

Ceremony last week to celebrate their hard work and achievements

throughout their first year in primary school. The children sang a

wonderful rendition of ‘One more step along the world I go’ looking

very smart in their mortarboards.

Parents and carers watched an emotional slideshow of the class

throughout the year followed by party food in the classroom.

Miss McCartney, Mrs Allison and Mrs Patterson were extremely

proud of the children. Miss McCartney said “It was a successful end

to a wonderful year, good luck in year 1!”

The children were

enthralled and Parkside

staff were suitably

impressed with their

existing knowledge of

the subject.

In their spring topic on World War II, year 6

were particularly interested in Anne Frank- a

young girl who wrote a diary which

documents her life in hiding during the

German occupation. They were so inspired a

couple of children even dressed up as her on World Book Day. This month they were lucky

enough to be invited to an Anne Frank

exhibition at Parkside School.

Reception Class Graduation

Year 6 Visit Exhibition