Dear Parents and Carers

The summer term is a busy time of the year. The school calendar is full of events: sports’

days; rounders’ competitions; concerts; assemblies; coffee mornings; reports and par-

ents’ meetings.

It is good to be able to meet you at these events and celebrate the achievements of each

and every child. The success of your child involves staff and families working together.

We are really pleased that parents have offered their time and skills to support the

school in so many different ways.

We value your feedback. Please

take the time to let us know what

you think using Parent View on the

Ofsted web page: https://

parentview.ofsted.gov.uk

This newsletter includes snapshots of the rich and varied opportunities taken up by the

children this term. We are very proud of each and every child’s achievement.

Please do put the dates in your diaries. We look forward to seeing you at one or more of

these events.

Joy Rushton

Acting Head Teacher

The Welldon Park School choir sang brilliantly at the annual Harrow Music Song Fest concert.

On 28th June, our choir joined with over 200 Harrow school children to form one ‘super choir’

under the capable hands of conductor, Jo McNally at the Kadwa Patidar Centre.

The children had loads of fun showing off their musical talents through a diverse range of songs,

including some complicated action songs. As always, Jo had the audience singing along with the

children!

Thanks to every parent who helped their child to memorise all twelve songs. Thanks to Miss

Rushton and all the parents who came to support the children at this amazing event, it was

great to see so many of you there.

Mrs Gemmell, Music teacher

Celebrating Achievements Together Inside

this issue:

Song Fest 1

Julius

Caesar

2

St Albans

Visit

2

Musical

Achieve-

3

Champion

Rounders’

Team

4

Animal

Agents

4

Harrow

School Thank

you

4

Snap Chat 5

Uniform

Pupil Pre-

6

Dates 7

Song Fest

Welldon Park Primary

Newsletter July 2017

J u l y 2 0 1 7 S u m m e r T e r m

P a g e 2

Verulamium

was the

third largest

city of

Roman

Britain

Walking In Roman Footsteps

Hitting the Right Note!

It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life.

Julius Caesar

Primary Shakespeare Company This year, 5M had the pleasure of taking part in the PSC

Shakespeare Project. The children have worked with a drama

specialist perfecting their performance of scene 1 from Julius

Caesar.

We are waiting to hear which school was awarded the prize

for the best scene. Reports from the play were very positive

and the children thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

cello; guitar; woodwind;

brass; steel pans, indian and

percussion instruments.

Thanks to all in the music

department for providing

such rich learning opportuni-

ties.

This year, the music depart-

ment have taught the chil-

dren to sing and play differ-

ent instruments.

In addition to lessons, 73 chil-

dren have taken up the op-

portunity to learn an instru-

ment including: keyboard;

The children in year 3 had a fantastic experience learn-

ing about the Romans in St Albans. The City has

some of the finest Roman mosaics and wall plasters

outside the Mediterranean.

The children were given the opportunity to try their

hand at creating their own clay tiles embossed with

images.

The children behaved superbly and were excellent am-

bassadors for the school.

W e l l d o n P a r k P r i m a r y N e w s l e t t e r

Violin Exams

Our first group of violin pupils to take Trinity Graded exams are looking for-

ward to receiving their results any day now. They all had to learn three

different pieces, play several scales and answer questions about music. We

wish them all the best: Dominik Gomulka – Initial Exam ; Abira Kuneraja,

Ben Sumar, Chiara Lecca, Krishanth Sujeevan – Grade 1.

John Lyon School Junior Music Day 28 April

Welldon Park was represented by a group of violinists at The John Lyon School

Junior Music Day, where an orchestra of 120 young musicians from schools across

the borough came together to work with the John Lyon School Music staff led by

Music Director Huw Jones for a day of rehearsals ending with a concert for par-

ents. JLS provided unlimited doughnuts and refreshments and we all enjoyed

playing music by Handel and Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter. Congratulations to:

Ben Sumar, Chiara Lecca, Krishanth Sujeevan, Sanica Srikkanan, Abira Kunerajah and Yabsera Michael.

Harrow String Festival 28 March

On 28th March Welldon Park violinists enjoyed a day of

rehearsing followed by a concert in the Elliott Hall, Har-

row Arts Centre. This was part of a two day festival for

year 5, 6 and 7, drawing string players from schools across

the borough to play a range of music from Yellow Subma-

rine, by the Beatles, to Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. Well

done Ben Sumar, Chiara Lecca, Krishanth Sujeevan, Sani-

ca Srikkanan and Yabsera Michael .

Mayors’ Fund for Music Scholarships

We were honoured to achieve two Scholarships from this prestigious scheme which supports young musi-

cians for four years. Krishanth Sujeevan and Chiara Lecca have both enjoyed the extra opportunities the

scholarship has given them and we wish Krishanth all the best with his music studies as he leaves Welldon

Rounders’ Team Hit Gold P a g e 4 S u m m e r T e r m

On one of the hottest days of the year, our Rounders’

Team achieved gold medal status at a recent competi-

tion. The standard of play was extremely high yet the

children were not put off. They played and won all

three games.

The children were excellent representatives of the

school and their sporting ability was commented on by

the staff members of Hatch End school.

Well done to all the competitors.

Mr Walsh, Sports’ Coach

We are very grateful to the students and staff of Harrow School. This

year, some of the boys and teachers have visited year 6 on a weekly basis

to read together. As well as weekly visits, the boys have been fundraising

for the school. The Director of Shaftesbury Enterprise is planning to visit

us next week and present the school with the proceeds which will be put

towards ways to enrich our curriculum through drama; outdoor education

and reading.

Thank you to the staff and students of Harrow School.

The Summer Reading Challenge takes place every

year during the summer holidays. You can sign up at

your local library, then read six library books of your

choice to complete the Challenge.

There are exclusive rewards to collect along the way,

and it’s FREE to take part! We would like every

child to take part this summer.

Animal Agents

Harrow School Enterprise

“This summer

there’s

something

strange

happening in

the library. The

Animal Agents

need you to

help solve a

mystery.”

Snap Chat

Warning

The smartphone app “Snapchat”, which is very popular amongst students, has re-leased an update called “Snap Map” which allows the user’s location to be shared among “friends”. This feature broadcasts the exact location to “friends” on a map, which is accurate enough to determine the location of the user. This information is enough to build up a picture of where you live, your travel route and where you go to

school. This is a serious safeguarding concern for children.

The intended use of this feature is to allow friends to meet, examples of this are to meet at points of interests or at a restaurant. However, users can add people that they have never met before. By default, location sharing is off for users, but users are prompted to share their location to “friends” or to selected friends when the feature is launched. Switching off Location Sharing on Snapchat: In the Photo mode, pinch the screen to open “Snap Map”

Tap the cog in the top right of the screen

Tap “Ghost Mode” to turn off location sharing

Snapchat Restrictions The minimum age requirement is 13 + .Those between the ages of 13 and 17 are re-quired to have parent consent and those under 13 should be directed to the more child friendly “Snapkidz” app. Risks arise from the user being lulled in to a false sense of security in believing their photos disappear when the reality is that photos can still hang around via a screen-shot. The recipient taking a screenshot renders the photo just as permanent as any other photo online. Whilst Snapchat does endeavour to inform the user when a Snapchat message has been screenshot, there is little that can be done to ensure the privacy of that photo. There is also no way of knowing if a photograph of the original photograph has taken with another device. If your child uses Snapchat, please have a conversation with them and ensure that they are using the app safely. It is always useful to know your child’s password for their phone and individual passcodes for apps. If you would like more information on

School Uniform School uniform can be purchased from Mapac or Fashion Mark school uniform shop.

www.mapac.com

Fashion Mark school uniform shop, 297 Northolt Road, South Harrow, HA2 8JA Uniform consists of:

White school polo shirt

Grey trousers (or shorts in summer)

Grey skirt of pinafore (girls)

Green check school dress in summer (girls)

Green school sweatshirt

School fleece (optional)

Black shoes

Socks in school colours

If you wish your child to wear a head covering for religious reasons, please ensure that it is in one of the school colours

Jewellery: pupils may wear a watch and small stud earrings. Earrings MUST be removed or covered for PE and swimming. It is better to remove these at home.

PE Kit

T-shirt in school house colour

Black shorts or leggings

Black plimsolls for indoor PE

Pupil Premium The pupil premium grant is funding provided to schools to help all pupils reach their full potential re-

gardless of their background or financial situation.

Pupils may be eligible if they are:

Registered for free school meals;

Are or have been in care;

Have parents in the armed forces

Your child may be eligible if you receive any of the following:

Income support

Income-based jobseeker’s allowance or employment and support allowance

Support under part VI of the Immigration and asylum Act 1999

The guaranteed element of Pension Credit

Child Tax Credit (as long as you are not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190

Working Tax Credit run-on

Universal Credit

Information can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals or see forms on the school website

Y3 achievement assembly: Monday 10th July 9.30am, Kingsley Hall Y1 achievement assembly: Tuesday 11th July, in class Y2 achievement assembly: Wednesday 12th July, in class Y3 /4 Sports’ Day: Thursday 13th July, Wyvenhoe playground, 1.30 pm Y6 Performance: Wednesday 12th July, 5-7 pm Kingsley Hall Y5 /Y6 Sports’ Day: Friday 14th July, Wyvenhoe playground, 9.30 am Friday 14th July, Reports go home, Y4 achievement assembly: Monday 17th July: 9.30 am Kingsley Hall Special achievement assembly, Monday 17th July: 2.30 pm, Kingsley Hall Year 6 Trip to Ruislip Lido: Monday 17th July Monday 17th July: Informal ‘drop in’ evening, 3.30 pm—5.15 pm, for parents wishing to discuss

reports Y5 achievement assembly: Tuesday 18th July: 9.30 am Kingsley Hall Y3 achievement assembly: Tuesday 18th July, 2 pm Kingsley Hall Last day for nursery children, Tuesday 18th July: 12 noon and 3.30 pm Year 6 prom Tuesday 18th July, (smart dress) 5-7 pm at Kingsley Hall Reception Achievement assembly, Wednesday 19th July: 9.30 am Kingsley Hall Orchestra performance to years 3/4: 10.45 am Kingsley Hall Nursery Open Morning, Wednesday 19th July: 9.30 am —11.30 pm Y6 Achievement Assembly: Wednesday 19th July, 2 pm Kingsley Hall Early Years’ End of Year Parties: Thursday 20th July School closes early: Friday 21st July, 1.50 pm—Wyvenhoe and 2 pm Kingsley Training Day: Monday 4th September Sayers Croft and HOAC visits for year 6: Wednesday 6th September, 8.30 am Start of term for years 1—6: Tuesday 5th September:

Start of term for nursery and reception children: Wednesday 13th September:

Sports’ Days The children and parents had a fabulous time at the Early Years and Key Stage 1

sports’ days. The children were enthusiastic and worked together in their teams

to compete in a range of activities.

Thank you to all the parents who joined us and took part in the parents’ races.