For one afternoon only the staff perform 'Think' to the children dressed as the Blues Brothers. Maybe we should stick to the day job......?

After the OFSTED excitement, closely followed by the business of performances and festivities, Walkley prepares for a 'peaceful' two weeks with families and loved ones. Thank you to those parents who have offered their congratulations to the school. We will see you again on Monday 7th January 2013.  Have a fantastic Christmas holiday and a very Happy New Year to all.

Phew......

Well OFSTED have been and gone. The result at this time remains confidential and we seriously hope that the report will be with you before the Christmas break.  All I can say is that we are delighted with the outcome..........

OFSTED Inspection 5th and 6th Dec 2012

Inspection of Walkley Primary School by OFSTED.

If you are a registered parent/carer of a pupil at the school (including pupils on sick leave or who are temporarily excluded) you can tell OFSTED your views about the school by completing OFSTED's online survey, Parent View at http://www.parentview.ofsted.gov.uk.

Parent view asks for your opinion on 12 aspects of our school, including the progress made by your child, the quality of the teaching, dealing with bullying and poor behaviour. The Inspector's will use the online survey responses when inspecting our child's school.

To register your views, you will need to provide your email address, which will be held securely. It will not be used for any purpose other than providing access to the online survey. Neither schools nor OFSTED will have any access to e-mail addresses.

Please complete the online survey by 11 a.m on 5 December 2012 as this will give the inspection team more time to consider your views. However, OFSTED will consider all online responses that are completed during the inspection. Should you wish to provide written comments these should be sent to the school in a sealed envelope, marked confidential and addressed to the Inspection Team.

Speaking to an Inspector

If you are unable to  be possible to speak to an inspector during the inspection, for instance at the start of the school day, or complete the online survey, it may be possible to speak to an inspector during the inspection, for instance at the start of the school day, or to pass on mesages to the inspectors if you are unable to speak to them in person. Inspection administrators will be happy to make the necessary arrangements. If concerns are raised about child protection, OFSTED may have to pass the information they receive to social services or the police. You can contact the administrators on 01695 566932. Inspectors will be pleased to receive your comments, but cannot deal with complaints about individual pupils or settle disputes between you and the school.

Helping your child to read....... Come and Meet Fred Frog 



Hopefully you have received a letter inviting you to a Read, Write Inc Workshop to be held on 6th December from 6.30 - 7.15 p.m. in Burnaby Hall. Please complete the slip attached to the letter or inform the office of your intention to attend the workshop next week.  Happy reading!


                                                                       

 

Prize Winners

 

 

The Road Safety Team working alongside our Junior Road Safety Officers (Yr 6 pupils in school). The work is now on display is now up in The Winter Gardens and the city-wide winners will be chosen on Friday.

We have 21 posters displayed.  Go and have a look........... How exciting!    



 

 

Children's University Celebrations

 

Three of our pupils were presented to the Lord Mayor on Tuesday night when they were accompanied by Ms Whaley as part of their success in the Children's University Scheme. We are so proud of them.

                                                                    
                                                                              

 

 

 

.Sheffield Children's Book Award  Ceremony

 

Thirteen Y6 pupils from Kensuke Class are attending a special presentation at the City Hall on Tuesday 27th November.

 

 

Congratulations to our wonderful Walkley Children!

 



We hope that our  families enjoyed a wonderful Diwali. Shubh Diwali 2012.
A few updates for you....

 

Burnaby Building Repairs

Due to the theft of lead from Burnaby roof last week, urgent repairs need to take place this week. All children have had an assembly about building safety and keeping safe around scaffolding. The tiles will be replaced but will not be made of lead. Could you please reinforce these safety issues at home? Thank you.

Children in Need Day

Thank you to all of you for your contributions. We have raised  £88 to donate to Pudsey Bear on Blue Day.

Prayer Day

It is National Prayer Day on Wednesday and so we are holding a special event in Tennyson Building Hall. The hall will be out of use all day as the children explore opportunities to reflect, learn about how others pray and think about the many positives in their lives for which they need to be grateful.

Parent mail

We have had many problems with Parentmail and so we are trialling a new text service for parents. We hope that you find this a useful service and that it proves to be a helpful reminder communication service between us.

Happy Eid. 
Thank you to those parents who attended Parent/Carers Consultation Evening earlier on this week. For those who couldn't make it, please make another appointment with the class teacher. Pupils and staff have worked extremely hard since September and I am very proud of them. Have a wonderful week and we'll see everyone again on Monday 5th November.

We have just enjoyed our fantastic 'Feed the World' Assembly. Thank you so much for all of your food contributions which will make a massive difference to lives of the homeless in Sheffield.

Hi Everyone.
Just to remind you about our Feed the World Celebration tomorrow .This year we are collecting items to support the Sheffield Cathedral Archer project who work with the homeless in Sheffield. We are collecting tinned food (with ring pulls), dried goods such as cereals, pot noodles, pasta, rice, sugar, flour, tea, biscuits, coffee etc. Also, toiletries such as deodorant (spray only), shower gels, shaving foam, shampoo, conditioner, toothbrushes and toothpaste.

Also to remind you that Parent/Carer Consultation evenings are Tuesday 23rd October from 3.30 - 5.00 p.m and Wednesday 24th October from 3.30 - 7.00 p.m. Nursery are making their own arrangements.

Thank you

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Walkley

Hello! It's the official launch of the Walkley Blog. Mr.Murphy (ICT Leader) is delivering an information event for parents at 3.30 p.m. today in Burnaby Building which we hope will be well attended. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading each class blog and I know that the children are very excited about the prospect of sharing their work and adventures with the whole world!

Hi everybody. Welcome to Walkley Primary School's new BLOG. We hope that you will be as excited as we are to be able to share events, work and information about school life with you. Relatives all over the country and the world can share in the exciting events and achievements of each class and as the school as a whole. Children can link in with all sorts of websites and access some fantastic sites to support their learning at home. A massive thank you to Mr. Murphy for his hard work in designing the BLOG and we look forward to sharing life in school with you.

This will be the blog for Walkley's Headteacher.