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• Principal Update - February 2021

  Thu 11 Feb 2021

  A printable copy of this letter is on our Letters Home page here but here are the contents below.

   

  PRINCIPAL UPDATE

  February 2020

   

   

  Dear Parents and Carers,

   

  As we approach half term, my update to you is not written as your child’s Principal, but as a mother and nanny.

  I have seen first-hand how home learning has been another element of parenting that has been asked of our families. This week I have managed to join most of our parent workshops and the most common theme that has been discussed is how our parents are struggling with the demands of life and home schooling.

  I want to say to all our families you have done a fantastic job and if there is a day when your child or yourself are struggling with the learning THAT IS OK! Please don’t put extra pressure on yourself or your child in a time when there are already enough pressures. Turn off the screen and have some down time – no one is going to think any less of you for doing this.

  I have every confidence in my wonderful staff and our regain strategy that focuses on academic and well-being, the children will catch up with the learning regardless of all the gimmicks the Government are proposing. When we return, we will continue with our high quality teaching, longer days on Tuesday and 1:1 tutoring for our most vulnerable children. Most of our children had regained the lost learning from March to July by the time they finished in December; we will do it again.

   

  So my message to all our parents is; be kind to yourselves, you have done a fantastic job over the past six weeks, make sure you have a break next week and more importantly spend time with your children where schooling is not on the agenda.

   

  Look after each other and stay safe.

   

  Fondest regards,

   

  Mrs Coral Snowden

  Principal

• Safer Internet Day & how to join a World Record breaking attempt

  Tue 09 Feb 2021

  Safer Internet Day - 9th February 2021

   

  This year's theme: An internet we trust: exploring reliability in the online world

   

  Dear WHA families

   

  This year in the UK, Safer Internet Day explores reliability online. The internet has an amazing range of information and opportunities online, but how do we separate fact from fiction?

   

  In the past year we have relied on the internet even more heavily so it is even more important we share this event. Please explore some of the resources and issues and discuss as a family what they mean and how they can affect us all. Internet Safety, fake news, passwords, good online habits and personal safety and security are concerns for us all and an unavoidable aspect of our daily lives.

   

  Safer Internet Day will be celebrated globally with the slogan: Together for a better internet. 

   

  At WHA we would usually have an assembly and follow up lessons based around this event to discuss it’s meaning and implications including how to take part in a record breaking attempt!

   

  Please don't feel you have to know all the answers but here are some resources which may help and provide some assistance.

   

  Kind regards

   

  Mr Barclay

  Specialist Computing Teacher

   

  Safer Internet Day 2021 - An internet we trust: exploring reliability in the online world

   

  Join The UK Safer Internet Centre and 2Simple in a world record breaking attempt: Most pledges received for an internet safety campaign in 24 hours

  Step 1 – Visit 2simple.com/GWR
  Ask your children to visit this webpage between 10am GMT 9th February and 9:30am GMT 10th February 2021 and click “Make a pledge”.

   

  Step 2 – Make your pledge Learners can add further drawings or statements to their pledge and click save. Only the first submission will be eligible, multiple pledges from the same person will not be counted as part of the attempt.

   

  Taking part guide - https://2simple.com/documents/864/SID_GWR_Taking_part_guide.pdf

   

   

   

   

  Safer Internet Day Assembly:

  https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2021/i-am-educator/work-7-11s?jwsource=cl

   

  Safer Internet Day Top Tips (age appropriate):

  https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2021/safer-internet-day-2021-top-tips

   

  Safer Internet Day Quiz (have a little home competition):

  https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/2021

   

   

   

   

  Parent Zone - parent guides and resources including Remote Learning help

  https://parentzone.org.uk/

   

  Be Internet Legends:

  https://www.parents.parentzone.org.uk/legendaryparent

   

  Digital Drop-Ins (free online membership is required to access the live streams/drop ins but you can view the previous editions without joining):

  https://www.parents.parentzone.org.uk/dropins

   

  Remote Schooling SOS

  https://parentzone.org.uk/lockdown-advice-and-resources

   

   

   

  Britannica - Free preview of Guide to Keeping Safe Online, including online 'do's & don'ts' for pupils:

  https://r1.dmtrk.net/6EDS-5QCT-Z07GK-3IT9M-1/c.aspx