Whitehill Primary School

Class Information

Class Dojo

Class Dojo is a new way for teachers to encourage pupils and contact parents about their child's progress in class.  It can be used online or downloaded as an app on iOS/Android.  (Please ask if you require a copy of your log in).  We will be using this in class alongside our Good to be Green system.  We will discuss the ways in which points are gained or lost during circle times to ensure that it fits in with our behaviour policy. Children can access at home to personalise their avatars.
If you need to pass on a message, this can be done through Class Dojo.  If you have concerns or need a chat, then send a message through Dojo or the school office and I will phone you when I can.

Homework

The children will be given homework tasks each Friday. The homework will be used to consolidate the children’s knowledge of what has been covered in class. There may also be tasks asking the children to find out information for a topic. It is very important that the children complete these homework tasks to the best of their ability. If they are having difficulty, please ask them to inform me and I will be happy to explain it again. The homework is due in on the following Tuesday. If homework is not completed there is the consequence of missing break times the following day until it is completed. 

A weekly spelling assignment, linked to the weekly spelling pattern, will also be put on Ed Shed (Spelling Shed) for the children to complete.  In addition, we ask that children keep practising their times tables regularly on Times Tables Rock Stars.  The more your child practices their spelling and times tables, the better they will become at both.

Click on the links below to access Ed Shed (Spelling Shed) and Times Tables Rock Stars:

Ed Shed (Spelling Shed) https://www.edshed.com/en-gb/login

Times Tables Rock Stars https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/29148

PE

Indoor P.E. - Thursday 

Outdoor P.E. - Friday

Please could the children have a PE kit in school all week as there are times when the timetable changes and our PE lessons move to another day. We will be having indoor PE sessions on a Thursday morning and outdoor PE sessions will be taking place on Friday afternoons.  If a PE kit has not been brought in, there is the consequence of missing break time.

The P.E Kit should include black shorts, joggers/leggings, white t-shirt, zip up jumper and pumps/trainers. 

Please note that jewellery, should not be worn to school to prevent injury in P.E. Children with long hair will need a hair tie for P.E. 

If an incorrect PE kit has been brought in, a kit warning will be issued. Two consecutive kit warnings will result in a consequence of missing break time.

The children are encouraged to keep a roll on deodorant in their locker so that they can apply it when needed. 

Forest School

There has been a slight change this year. We will be taking part in Forest School sessions on Monday afternoon during Autumn Term 1, Spring Term 1 and Summer Term 1.   

Children are to come into school in their Forest School kit on the day they are doing Forest School along with their school black trainers in a bag to change into.  Can you please make sure that your child is wearing a long-sleeved top and pants that cover the whole of their legs.  For footwear children can wear wellies or an old pair of trainers.  Please remember that children must wear clothes that you don't mind getting dirty.

READING

At Whitehill, we want children to develop a love of reading.  You can help at home by listening to your child read and encouraging them to read every night.  The more they read, the more they will become confident and fluent at reading.  Boom Reader is a digital reading record which allows you to log your child's reading activity.

Click on the link to access Boom Reader: https://go-read.co.uk/parents/