Year Group News
Every fortnight, attached to my email you will receive Year Group Newsletters for Reception to Year 6. These give you a brief overview of what the year group have been learning, what’s coming up and any important year group notices. These will also be uploaded to the year group webpage. 

As mentioned before, your first point of contact regarding your child, is the class teacher. If emailing teachers, please note they will respond to you when they can, as they are in class teaching most of the time. Please also note, some of our teachers are part time. Should you need to contact the class teacher urgently or give a message, e.g. your child isn’t going to an after school ECA, please contact the school office as normal and they will pass on the message. Thank you for your cooperation.

Grandparents’ Stay and Learn
It’s hard to sum up the wonderful atmosphere created on Tuesday. We had over 130 special visitors come into school and share memories of the past with the children and with each other over a cup of tea in the Hall – beautifully decorated as ‘The Forgettory’. A special thank you to our School Choir, the House Captains, Miss Folland and everyone behind the scenes for making this such a successful morning. We will be creating a display in our Hall to remember the event. We are also considering ways we can host other events for the children’s grandparents/ older relatives in the future. We welcome any feedback from anyone who attended and/or show an interest in helping/volunteering at our school. Please email Mrs Orme: eorme@wadebridgeprimary.co.uk, thank you.

Year 6 Assembly
What an amazing first year group assembly. Huge congratulations to the Year 6 children and team of staff. The audience were treated to an immersive experience whilst joining the street party. From acting to singing to trumpet playing – well done Year 6!

A typical comment from the review cards on the table included: “It was just perfect. I felt like I was back celebrating at a street party when I was younger. Loved the singalong! Well done Year 6 – smashed it!”

Reception 2025 Stay and Play
Yesterday, we welcomed September 2025 families to our Reception Stay and Play session. It was wonderful to see so many new families as well as familiar faces come for a play session and a look around our Early Years environment. The children enjoyed the art and craft activities, as well as being able to access all of the resources and outdoor learning areas. We will be holding our final 'Stay and Play' session on Thursday 28th November between 10:00-11:00. We can't wait to see you there.

Road Safety Week
To mark Road Safety Week, we began with a special assembly on Monday. You may have also spotted a black Peugeot driving around the car park at 10mph too – it’s a lot slower than we might all think, and drive! A couple of our Year 6 children have also supported us to make a short film, with some reminders about the use of our school site, car park and drop off arrangements. Please find a moment next week to watch this video – a link will be emailed out early next week.

Year 3 Stay and Learn
Year 3 are looking forward to welcoming their parents to the first year group’s Stay and Learn next Friday 29th November between 08:45-09:45. Get ready to join your children for a maths investigation in the Hall. All Year 3 parents/other relatives welcome!

House Points
Congratulations to this week’s winners, Swans. Overall, Swans still maintain the lead, though other Houses are narrowing the gap:

Swans – 2961
Choughs – 2724
Cormorants – 2489
Puffins – 2262

Coffee Morning - Children’s Mental Health & Wellbeing
It was wonderful to see so many parents at this morning’s coffee morning. As well as being on hand to listen and speak with parents, Mrs May and Mr Smith were able to show parents the dedicated spaces we use to support our children. If you couldn’t make it and want to get in touch with Mrs May or Mr Smith, please contact them on mmay@wadebridgeprimary.co.uk or jsmith@bridgeschools.co.uk or catch them in the mornings when they are around.

Our final coffee morning of the term will take place on Friday 13th December after drop off (outdoors!) in the Reception playground. Wrap up warm for some al fresco refreshments and Christmas tunes!

Compost Donation
A big thank you to Arthur’s parents (in Year 2) and Mrs O’Dwyer for transporting the generous donation of compost from the Green Waste company to our school site.

Winter Fayre – Friday 6th December 15:00-16:30
We look forward to welcoming everyone to our Winter Fayre on Friday 6th December. There will be a mix of stalls, games and refreshments on offer to both enjoy and raise money for the school. With FOWPA’s support, our main fundraising efforts this year are going towards improving the Key Stage 2 wet area/learning zones between classrooms, as well as additions to our outdoor learning and play environment. Further details about the Fayre and arrangements for all the other festive activities will be coming home next week. All the dates are below again for information.

FOWPA Christmas Jumper Sale
FOWPA is holding a pre-loved Christmas jumper sale on Thursday 28th November after school - all jumpers £1. Please donate any unneeded clean Christmas jumpers in the box in the main reception. Alongside festive wear will be our regular second hand uniform.

WPA Christmas Fun Run 2024!
The elf is returning to WPA once again and hopefully with some snow! On Wednesday 11th December all year groups will take part in our Christmas Fun Run in aid of a charity close to our hearts. For the last few years we have helped Children’s Hospice South West raise much needed funds to provide children and their families vital support. We are once again asking pupils to take on the fun run and high-five the elf and get as much sponsorship as possible. The route around the school grounds will be shared with pupils soon. The date of the run is also our Christmas Jumper and Christmas Dinner day, therefore the plan is pupils will be dressed in Christmas attire for the run! We will be sharing a JustGiving link like in previous years soon, so please keep an eye on your email and Facebook for the link. We appreciate any donation given, regardless of amount. Thank you!

School Emergency Closures
Following yesterday’s flurry, a timely reminder that in the event of an emergency (e.g. snow, flooding, no water or heating), leading to a decision to close the school, parents will be notified as follows:

• By mobile phone text message
• Email
• School website news feed and banner
• Local radio stations, if possible

In addition, providing it is safe to do so, a member of staff will be at the school gate to meet any parents and children who have missed the above messages. Should a decision be made during the school day, we will follow the same messaging as above, but supervise your children in school until they are safely collected.

Reminder: Please ensure the school office has your most up to date contact details.

Children in Need & Wild Planet Trust Charity Non-Uniform Day
What a ‘Spotacular’ day we have had. It was wonderful seeing so many children and staff dressing up and raising money for Children in Need and our children’s chosen charity, Wild Planet Trust for conservation. An amazing £280.90 was raised which will be split between the two charities. Thank you for your support.

Reception Soft Play Experience!
On Thursday, Reception had a very exciting afternoon. They were fortunate enough to be offered a free session at Wadebridge Sports & Leisure Centre's new soft play area. The children had a wonderful time and did not stop smiling! We'd like to say a big thank you to the Leisure Centre for inviting us.

Year 6 Assembly
Next Thursday, Year 6 parents are invited to come and join the first year group assembly of the year. Further details were emailed to Year 6 parents yesterday.

Coffee Morning - Friday 22 November 08:45 (Children’s Mental Health & Wellbeing) with Marsha May
Next Friday, it would be fantastic to see as many parents as possible at our next coffee morning. Mrs May will be on hand to talk about how we support children’s mental health and wellbeing at school. Every school needs a Mrs May! Come along for a cuppa, a catch up with other parents, and find out how we support and can further support your children’s well-being together.

Footballing Success
Earlier this week, our amazing boys’ football team had their first outing and took part in the ESFA qualifier. They played four games, winning three and drawing one. The whole team were AMAZING and put on a real show! They were excellent together and were especially good with their communication, hard work, dedication and not giving up. This took them all the way to the semi-finals where they won and qualified for the finals!
By Max 6W

Grandparents’ Stay and Learn - Tuesday 19th November 09:00-11:30
A final call to sign up! Currently, we have over 80 grandparents/older relatives joining us for a very special morning.

Please can you let the grandparents know to arrive after 08:45 if using the school car park, to allow time for the normal drop off arrangements. They can then make their way through the main entrance into the Library where we will sign them in.

Timetable:
08:45-09:00 Grandparents arrive
09:00 Refreshments and Choir Performance
09:20 Welcome and Introduction from the House Captains
09:30 Time to explore the ‘Forgettory’ & photo opportunity for children with their grandparents
10:15 Grandparents to visit classrooms and take part in activity
11:30 Grandparents leave school

House Points
Congratulations to this week’s winners, Choughs. Overall, Swans still maintain the lead:
Swans – 2647
Choughs – 2490
Cormorants – 2214
Puffins – 2077

Road Safety Week
Next week is Road Safety Week. Keep a look out for the ways we will be promoting road safety, including raising awareness of our 10mph speed limit around the school site.

Coffee Afternoon & Phonics Workshop – Wednesday 13th November 14:30
We have re-arranged this morning’s coffee morning to next Wednesday 13th November at 14:30 in the Hall. As well as enjoying a cup of tea or coffee before collecting your children, Mrs Yates and Mrs Clarke will be sharing our approach to the teaching of phonics and tips to help at home. Everyone welcome!

Grandparents’ Stay and Learn - Tuesday 19th November 09:00-11:30
A reminder that we are holding a special Stay and Learn for grandparents or other older relatives/friends. We will start the morning in the Hall where our special visitors will be treated to some tea/coffee and a mince pie. Following this they will hear the story ‘The Forgettery’ read by some of our children, and there will be a festive performance from our choir.

Our visitors will then go to the classrooms, where we ask them to share stories of Christmas past – if they have any objects to bring in to share too, that would be great. The classes will then make a memory box based on what they have seen and heard. These will be the inspiration for the children to make a decoration or object, some of which will be sold at our Winter Fayre.

We would like to ask for your help in sending in a photograph of the child/ren’s grandparent(s) so we can decorate the Hall. Please can these either be sent in with your child or emailed to secretary@wadebridgeprimary.co.uk by Friday 15th November. Unfortunately, we won’t be able to return any photos sent in with your child, as we will use them after the event for display. 

Trips, Residentials & Enrichment
Tonight, we look forward to the Year 3 sleepover, with a chip supper, fireworks, hot chocolate, film and popcorn! Earlier in the week, I also had the opportunity to travel to London as part of a pre-visit for the Year 6 residential next June; it’s going to be a fantastic action-packed trip. Take a look at the dates below for many of the wonderful enrichment and community activities still to come this term. The rest of the year dates can also be found on the ‘Events’ section of our website.

Children in Need & Wild Planet Trust Charity Non-Uniform Day – Friday 15th November
We invite the children (and staff) to come to school on this day dressed up as an animal of their choice. They may choose to combine this with the 'Spotacular' Children in Need theme! If you would like to contribute to this fund-raising event, please send your child to school with a voluntary donation in cash which will be collected by the teachers in class. Money raised will be split equally between Children in Need and the children’s chosen charity, Wild Planet Trust for conservation. As it’s Year 3’s PE day, please can they bring in their PE to change into, if wanting to dress up for the day, thank you.

Little Nursery Vacancy
We are looking to recruit a full time Teaching Assistant to join our Little Nursery team; Mon-Fri 08:00-15:00. For more information, please check our Vacancies page on the website.

Eco Council
On 5th November the Eco Council had an exciting meeting about reusable glue sticks and other eco-friendly stationery. We tested out all of the items our visitor brought in, including reusable glue sticks and whiteboard pencils. We are going to teach our classes how to load the glue sticks and refill them. He was very kind explaining that we should use them because of the amount of waste found every year in Cornwall. Glue sticks build up large amounts of plastic waste which is either burnt or thrown into rivers or seas, and that is not good! We believe that by using reusable glue sticks the same plastic will be used again and again and again!
From Abi Year 6

Poppy Appeal
Thank you for everyone’s support in raising money for the Poppy Appeal by buying the various items during the week. Our House Captains did a fantastic job running the stall during their breaktimes. We will let you know how much money was raised as soon as it’s handed in and counted. Next Monday, we will marking the national period of reflection at 11:00 in school. On Sunday, we will be laying a wreath on behalf of the school at the Remembrance Sunday service in Wadebridge.

Big Nursery and Reception Christmas Singalong with Parents and Buddies – Same day, change of time
Apologies for any inconvenience, but we have needed to change the timing of this event to 14:00 on Monday 16th December.

 
























FOWPA Quiz
What an amazing Quiz Night last Friday! With support from parents/carers, WPA staff, local businesses and the FOWPA team, £1500 was raised to fund improvements to the school. A special thank you to Robin Moorcroft and his team, as Quizmasters!


FOWPA Bake Off and Cake Sale
Wow, what a turn out for the Great WPA Bake-off! We had fantastic entries from the children and all of their bakes sold out within 30 minutes at the afternoon sale, raising £180! So sorry if anyone didn’t get to choose a bake, but thank you for all of the support received. It was wonderful to see the children supporting each other’s creations.

The bakes were judged by the Mr Wathern and the Year 6 House Captains and they must have had a tough job! In Thursday’s assembly, the following winners were presented with a certificate and special tea towel:

Nursery – Noah
Reception – Summer
Year 1 – Olivia
Year 2 – Bertie
Year 3 – Evie
Year 4 – Edrick
Year 5 – Salvador
Year 6 – Seth

If you would like to consider helping FOWPA with future fundraising, we are looking for new recruits. We’re a small team of busy adults who want to help our school thrive, so any amount of time helps. Please contact FOWPA or the office if you’d like to get involved. Your support means so much to our school.
Thank you!
FOWPA

PE Days after Half Term
Please note your child’s PE day lessons after half term and when they need to wear their PE kit.

Monday
Reception
Year 2
Year 4 with Pro 20

Tuesday
Nursery
Year 6 with DT Coaching

Wednesday
Reception
Year 5 with DT Coaching

Thursday
Year 1 with DT Coaching

Friday
Year 3

Children in Need & Wild Planet Trust Charity Non-Uniform Day – Friday 15th November
Friday 15th November is Children in Need Day. As we have recently voted to support the Wild Planet Trust as our chosen charity this year, we have decided to hold an animal themed non-uniform day to raise money for both of these worthwhile charities. We invite the children to come to school on this day dressed up as the animal of their choice (they may choose to combine this with the 'Spotacular' Children in Need theme)! If you would like to contribute to this fund-raising event, please send your child to school with a voluntary donation in cash which will be collected by the teachers in class. Money raised will be split equally between Children in Need and Wild Planet Trust for conservation.

NSPCC Workshops
On Wednesday, we had two visitors from the NSCPP to run some workshops with our Year 2, 5 and 6 pupils. In an age appropriate way, the children were helped to understand: abuse and how to recognise the signs of abuse; that abuse is never a child’s fault and they have the right to be safe; where to get help and the sources of help available to them, including the Childline service.
"Buddy (a cuddly toy) helped us to understand that if we speak out, we can stay safe. So if someone is being mean to us, we can speak to a parent or a teacher. They gave us a toolkit and now I know who my safe person is."
Milo, Year 2

Extra-Curricular Activities (ECAs)
A reminder that after half term, all after school ECAs start again. The teacher-led ECAs will finish on Friday 6th December. External providers (Pro20, DT Sports and Dance) finish as per sign up.

Pro20 and DT Sports
Please see the posters emailed out today to sign up your child to Pro20 and DT Sports for after half term. Early booking is advised! We thoroughly benefit from their coaching support during our PE lessons in school and highly recommend them for after school activities if your child is interested.

ParentPay
Just a polite reminder to check your ParentPay account to ensure it is not in arrears, thank you.

Head bump Bands
If your child has a bump to the head, as we do now, we will try and contact you by phone as well as sending home the first aid slip. From now on, in addition, your child will be given a yellow head bump band to wear around their wrist to indicate to any member of staff at school (including after school ECAs & Bridge Kids) and anyone collecting your child, that they have had a bump to their head.

Woodwind Lessons
This week we said farewell to Janet Elston who has been teaching woodwind lessons to our children for many years. It was very kind of the children to bring in leaving gifts and cards and we know Janet will be missed. This week the children were introduced to their new teacher, Amanda Rice who will be teaching woodwind after half term. If you are interested in your child taking up external music lessons (keyboard, guitar, brass, woodwind or percussion), please get in touch with the office.

Lunchtime Supervisor Vacancies
We are looking to recruit two Lunchtime Supervisors to join our team; Mon-Fri 11:30-13:00.

We are looking for someone who:

-Enjoys working with children
-Has high expectations of behaviour and positive strategies to support children
-Will support the school values across lunchtime For more information, please check our Vacancies page on the website.

Poppy Appeal
After half term, our House Captains will be going around the school to sell poppies and other items to support the Poppy Appeal. Please send your child in with some coins if they want to buy something.

Dates coming up
Friday 25th October
School Closed – INSET Day

26th October – 3rd November
Half term break

Monday 4th November
Back to school
Extra-Curricular Activities (ECAs) re-start
(pm) Year 6 Secondary Transition PE Session

Wednesday 6th November
ESFA Girls’ Football Qualifier

Friday 8th November
08:30 Coffee Morning & Phonics Workshop with Mrs Yates & Mrs Clarke
18:00 Year 3 Sleepover

Saturday 9th November
09:00 Year 3 Sleepover Collection

Monday 11th November
(pm) Year 6 Secondary Transition PE Session

Thursday 14th November
Reception Soft Play sessions at Wadebridge Leisure Centre

Friday 15th November
Children in Need & Wild Planet Trust Charity Non-Uniform Day

Monday 18th November
(pm) Year 6 Secondary Transition PE Session

Tuesday 19th November
09:00-11:30 Grandparents’ Stay and Learn (see separate email invite sent out on 23rd October)
(am) Year 1 Hearing re-tests

Thursday 21st November
09:00 Year 6 Assembly
13:30-14:30 Reception intake 2025 Stay and Play

Friday 22nd November
08:45 Coffee Morning & Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Workshop with Mrs Marsha May

Monday 25th November
14:00-15:00 KS2 Cross Country

Thursday 28th November
10:00-11:00 Reception intake 2025 Stay and Play
Year 6 Coding Workshops

Friday 29th November
08:45-09:45 Year 3 Stay and Learn


It’s been a fantastic and full half term! I’m sure everyone is looking forward to a well-deserved rest. On behalf of everyone at school, thank you for all your support and have a wonderful half term break. We look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Monday 4th November.

Best wishes,
Chris Wathern

Lunchtime Supervisor Vacancies
We are looking to recruit two Lunchtime Supervisors to join our team; Mon-Fri 11:30-13:00. We are looking for someone who:

-Enjoys working with children
-Has high expectations of behaviour and positive strategies to support children
-Will support the school values across lunchtime

For more information, please check our Vacancies page on the website

Dates coming up

Friday 18th October
19:30 FOWPA Quiz Night (Wadebridge Town Hall)

Monday 21st October
08:30 Drop off FOWPA Bake Off entries in Hall
15:00 FOWPA Bake Sale (Hall)
No Teacher-led Extra-Curricular Activities (ECAs) this week (Pro20 and DT Sports running as normal)

Tuesday 22nd October
15:30-18:10 Parent Teacher Consultations (PTCs)

Wednesday 23rd October
NSPCC Workshops for Year 2, 5 & 6
15:30-18:10 Parent Teacher Consultations (PTCs)

Friday 25th October
School Closed – INSET Day

26th October – 3rd November
Half term break

Monday 4th November
Back to school
Extra-Curricular Activities (ECAs) re-start
(pm) Year 6 Secondary Transition PE Session


Have a fantastic weekend, and if you are going to the FOWPA quiz tonight, good luck!
Best wishes,
Chris Wathern

Microsoft Forms for Trips
You may have noticed we have started using MS Forms instead of paper letters for trip permissions. As well as helping ensure no letters get lost in transit between school and home, it also saves on paper, the impact on the environment and cost. We have a few ‘live’ forms for parents to currently complete: Year 3 Sleepover; Year 4 Trip to Bodmin Jail and Year 5 Residential. If not done already, please complete the form as soon as possible using the links sent out separately by email. If you have any questions, please contact the school office who are happy to help.


Coffee Morning & Shared Reading Workshop
It was wonderful seeing parents at our coffee morning and shared reading workshop today with Mrs Reeve. If you couldn’t make it, please check today's email for a copy of the presentation and some tips on supporting your child with reading at home. Our next Coffee Morning is on Friday 8th November, where Mrs Yates and Mrs Clarke are sharing our approach to phonics. All are welcome to stay for the phonics workshop or just for a cuppa and a catch up.


Pro20 Football INSET Day – Friday 25th October 09:00-15:00
On Friday 25th October, school is closed as staff are joining other schools within the Trust at Brunel School focusing on developing writing. Whilst we are closed, Pro20 will be hosting a Football Day. 


Wadebridge Leisure Centre Holiday Club
Wadebridge Leisure Centre are hosting a holiday club on Wednesday 30th and Thursday 31st October. Please book directly with them.


Year 6 Bikeability Date Change
Bikeability sessions for Year 6 will now take place from week beginning Monday 20th January. Further information will be shared nearer the time.


Lunchtime Supervisor Vacancies
We are looking to recruit two Lunchtime Supervisors to join our team; Mon-Fri 11:30-13:00. We are looking for someone who:

-Enjoys working with children
-Has high expectations of behaviour and positive strategies to support children
-Will support the school values across lunchtime

For more information, please check our Vacancies page on this website


House Points
Congratulations to this week’s winners, Choughs. For a fourth week running, Swans have the most overall points, but the other Houses are catching up fast:

Swans – 1535
Choughs – 1317
Cormorants – 1239
Puffins – 1114


FOWPA – The Great Wadebridge Primary Academy Quiz

*Still lots of tables left to sell – please come and support our school*
£20 per table, max of six people. There will be a bar on the night, prizes for the winning teams and a raffle where you can win some beautiful hampers, filled with lots of goodies. Get your tickets now! 


FOWPA Bake Off and Cake Sale – Monday 21st October
All children are invited to get creative and bake cupcakes, cookies or traybakes for a HUGE bake sale in the school hall on Monday 21st October from 3pm. Each home-baked entry needs to be dropped off at the school hall on Monday 21st October after drop off in the morning. Please label all plates/boxes/containers with name and class, so these can be returned to your child’s classroom. Each entry MUST come with an ingredients list for allergens…PLEASE REMEMBER WE ARE A NUT FREE SCHOOL…and without the list we sadly cannot sell your yummy bakes! The winners of each year group will be presented with a certificate and commemorative tea towel in assembly by Mr Wathern. All of your yummy bakes will be sold at the end of the school day. Please feel free to donate what you see fit during the sale. All children and parents/carers are welcomed, and all proceeds go towards FOWPA fundraising initiatives for WPA. Let’s get creative…HAPPY BAKING!
From FOWPA


Dates coming up
Friday 11th October
18:00 PTC booking opens

Monday 14th October
(am) Little and Big Nursery Soft Play Sessions

Friday 18th October
19:30 FOWPA Quiz Night (Wadebridge Town Hall)

Monday 21st October
08:30 Drop off FOWPA Bake Off entries in Hall
15:00 FOWPA Bake Sale (Hall)
No Teacher-led Extra-Curricular Activities (ECAs) this week (Pro20 and DT Sports running as normal)

Tuesday 22nd October
15:30-18:10 Parent Teacher Consultations (PTCs)

Wednesday 23rd October
NSPCC Workshops for Year 2, 5 & 6
15:30-18:10 Parent Teacher Consultations (PTCs)

Friday 25th October
School Closed – INSET Day

26th October – 3rd November
Half term break

Monday 4th November
Back to school
Extra-Curricular Activities (ECAs) re-start
(pm) Year 6 Secondary Transition PE Session

Trips, Residentials & Experiences
Year 6 all had a fantastic evening last Friday, playing games, eating a fish and chip supper, watching a film and managing a few hours of sleep! Thank you to all the staff involved for providing this opportunity for Year 6 – we all had a great time. Next up, we have the Year 3 Sleepover in November – please see the email sent home yesterday for further details of how to sign up. We have an exciting range of trips and experiences planned for all year groups throughout the year. Check out the email sent home today for more information.

SEND Coffee Morning – Wednesday 9th October from 08:30
Mr Smith and Mrs Clayson will be organising a half-termly coffee morning with a focus on different Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) themes. They will also be joined by other guests, such as autism advisors, family support workers and the mental health support team. Their first coffee morning is next Wednesday 9th October, particularly relevant for our Nursery and Reception parents (although everyone welcome). Claire Harris, a specialist Early Years Inclusion worker will be attending and Mrs Yates will also call in to answer any questions.

Coffee Morning & Shared Reading Workshop – Friday 11th October from 08:30
Next Friday after drop off, Mrs Reeve is also hosting a coffee morning and sharing some tips on helping your child with reading at home. Everyone is welcome! We look forward to seeing you there. For both coffee mornings, just come along to the office after drop off, and we’ll point you in the right direction.

Well done Salvador!
Salvador ‘Braved the Shave’ for Macmillan Cancer Support. Thank you to all of his sponsors and cheerleaders. He has raised an impressive £235 and will donate his long hair to The Princess Trust. Everyone is very proud of you, Salvador!

Harvest Food Collection for Wadebridge Foodbank
Thank you for the generous donations ready to send on to the Wadebridge Foodbank. Your kindness will help those in need of food and toiletries and is very much appreciated.

Eco Council
Did you know your child can borrow a litter picker from school to help keep Wadebridge tidy? Just ask your class teacher or Mrs Harrison to borrow one (not forgetting to return after use). If you’re able to take any photos of your child in action helping to keep our environment tidy, please email them to aharrison@wadebridgeprimary.co.uk and we can add them to our Eco Council display. Thank you for your help.
From the Eco Council

Year 3 Jaguar Adoption
Last year our current Year 3s hosted a Rainforest Cafe as part of their Year 2 wider curriculum learning and to raise money and awareness. They explored the effects of climate change and deforestation on the rainforest. Thank you to the parents and grandparents for attending the Rainforest Cafe and helping them raise money. As a year group, they voted to adopt two jaguars from the WWF as well as donate funds to plant trees. Today in our Celebration Assembly, both Year 3 classes were presented with their adoption packs, which included their new class mascots (names to be confirmed...) The jaguars join our two adopted orangutans that are safely being looked after by our Year 4s. We look forward to doing the same again with our current Year 2s and adding to our animal collection!

House Points
Congratulations to this week’s winners, Cormorants. For a third week running, Swans have the most overall points, but their lead is narrowing:

Swans – 1358
Choughs – 1000
Cormorants – 997
Puffins – 910

FOWPA Bake Off and Cake Sale – Monday 21st October (Hall)
All children are invited to get creative and bake cupcakes, cookies or traybakes for a HUGE bake sale in the school hall on Monday 21st October from 3pm. Each home-baked entry needs to be dropped off at the school hall on Monday 21st October after drop off in the morning. Please label all plates/boxes/containers with name and class, so these can be returned to your child’s classroom. Each entry MUST come with an ingredients list for allergens…PLEASE REMEMBER WE ARE A NUT FREE SCHOOL…and without the list we sadly cannot sell your yummy bakes! The winners of each year group will be presented with a certificate and commemorative tea towel in assembly by Mr Wathern. All of your yummy bakes will be sold at the end of the school day. Please feel free to donate what you see fit during the sale. All children and parents/carers are welcomed, and all proceeds go towards FOWPA fundraising initiatives for WPA. Let’s get creative…HAPPY BAKING!
From FOWPA

Cornish Winter Fair and Prime Stock Show
The Cornish Winter Fair and Prime Stock Show will be taking place at the Royal Cornwall Showground on Saturday 23rd November. It is always fantastic to see the wonderful entries from children at our school on display. If your child would like to enter, the entry information and children's classes are listed below.
Entry closing date is Monday 4th November 2024
Please send entries to: Wadebridge Prime Stock Show, The Showground, Wadebridge. PL27 7JE
Tel: 01208 814489
Email: livestock@royalcornwall.co.uk

7 Years and Under (On 23rd November 2024)
165 4 chocolate crispies
166 An animal created from a pine cone/s
167 A paper plate mask

11 Years and Under (On 23rd November 2024)
168 4 butterfly buns
169 A Christmas tree decoration, to be hung
170 A miniature garden (standard seed tray size)

Hall for Cornwall Colouring Competition
HfC are running a colouring competition with the chance to win tickets to see the Very Hungry Caterpillar Show. The winner will be selected week beginning 14th October. For your chance to enter, further information has been sent home via email.

Dates coming up next week
Monday 7th October
Year 4 Swimming

Tuesday 8th October
Year 6 Swimming

Wednesday 9th October
08:45 SEND Coffee Morning with Mr Jonathan Smith and Mrs Donna Clayson
Year 1 – Mark's Ark Encounters (experience in school)
Year 3 Swimming

Thursday 10th October
Year 5 Swimming

Friday 11th October
08:45 Coffee Morning & Shared Reading Workshop with Mrs Paula Reeve
Nasal Flu Vaccinations

Have a fantastic weekend! 

Curriculum Maps
Term 1 Curriculum Maps can be found on our Class Pages of this website. These give a flavour of some of the learning taking place this term.

Life Skills Visit
Yesterday, some of our Year 5 children visited Bodmin Fire Station for a Junior Life Skills session. They found out about First Aid; CPR; transport safety and the benefits of using public transport; road safety; cyber safety and electrical safety in the home. Our children representing the school showed great enthusiasm throughout the visit.

Year 6 Macmillan Coffee Morning
Today we ran the Macmillan Coffee Morning raising money for the charity by selling bookmarks and coasters our class had made. Some people even volunteered and made extra things like scrunchies, pins, and pumpkin teddies. All these contributions were topped off with lots of homemade cakes and sweet treats, as well as coffees and teas served by us. We thoroughly enjoyed this event from the board games to the quizzes, to the talking and hanging out with our parents. This is definitely an excellent event that we would love to be involved in again. We know how much our community appreciate our hard work and efforts. So far we have raised £156.52 for the charity – thank you everyone!
Written by Lexie 6B

Swimming
This week our KS2 children have taken part in their first swimming sessions of the year. A particular well done to our Year 3 children as Mrs Miskowicz wanted to share “Their behaviour was exceptional, and I was incredibly proud of them!”

Year 5 & 6 ‘Our Girls Can’
Our Year 5 & 6 girls all had an amazing time at the 'Our Girls Can' event at the Royal Cornwall Showground on Tuesday. They took part in a whole range of activities including: biking, dance, football and rugby. It was a brilliant opportunity for the children to meet and work with children from different local schools, many of whom are likely to become their peers at secondary school. An awesome day for our wonderful girls at Wadebridge Primary Academy.

Year 5 & 6 ‘Boys Active’
Boys Active was so much fun! We really enjoyed the nerf guns and practising our aim. Mrs Callister definitely took the brunt of some of our best shots. The dodgeball was also enjoyable, where we had the chance to put our skills to work against a range of other schools. My personal favourite was the assault course because we all had the opportunity to be involved and work as a team.
Written by Jack 6W

House Points
Congratulations to this week’s winners, Swans. For a second week running, Swans have the most overall points:
Swans – 1158
Choughs – 831
Cormorants – 781
Puffins – 761

Foodbank Collection for Harvest
For Harvest this year, we will once again be collecting for Wadebridge Foodbank. Please send your child in with any donations between next Monday 30th September and Friday 4th October. Donations such as tins and jars of food, rice, pasta, general toiletries and long life juice are most welcomed. Thank you for your support.

Year 5 & 6 Open Evening at Wadebridge School – Thursday 10th October 16:00-19:00
Wadebridge School extends a warm welcome to parents and carers of prospective students currently in Year 5 and Year 6. Please see email sent home for further information.

Dates coming up next week:

Saturday 28th September
09:00 Year 6 Sleepover collection

Monday 30th September – Friday 4th October
Harvest donations gratefully received for the local Foodbank

Thursday 3rd October
Census Day & Caterlink’s 25th Birthday Celebration School Dinner
Please sign up for your child’s meal by Monday 30th September 9am.

Have a fantastic weekend!

Canteen and School Dinners
Following my message yesterday, we can confirm normal service resumes from Monday!

House Captains
Mrs Orme and I had the pleasure of meeting nearly 40 Year 6 children as part of the House Captain ‘interviews’. The standard of applications was so high; they should all be so proud of themselves. They gave Mrs Orme and I such a difficult job to choose between them.

After much consideration, we were pleased to share the outcome with the children.

Choughs - Auriella & Lexie
Cormorants - Allie & Sasha
Puffins - Agnes & Harry
Swans - Holly & Stanley

Congratulations to our new House Captains and thank you to all the children who put themselves forward.



House Points
Congratulations to this week’s winners, Choughs, with Swans taking an early overall lead:

Swans – 816
Puffins – 572
Choughs – 568
Cormorants – 550

Macmillan Coffee Morning
Year 6 look forward to seeing you at their Macmillan Coffee Morning next Friday 27th September from 08:45 in the Hall. Everyone is welcome to help raise money for this charity.

Foodbank Collection for Harvest
For Harvest this year, we will once again be collecting for Wadebridge Foodbank. Please send your child in with any donations between Monday 30th September and Friday 4th October. Donations such as tins and jars of food, rice, pasta, general toiletries and long life juice are most welcomed. Thank you for your support.

FOWPA - The Great Wadebridge Primary Academy Quiz, Friday 18th October 7pm, Town Hall
Why not get a team together, get those thinking caps on and join us for a fun evening of quizzing at The Great Wadebridge Primary Academy Quiz being held at Wadebridge Town Hall. This quiz is being organised by FOWPA and will be run by everyone’s favourite quiz master, Robin Moorcroft. There will be a bar on the night, prizes for the winning teams and a raffle where you can win some beautiful hampers, filled with lots of goodies.

Our last quiz sold out in days and there are limited numbers so get your table booked early to avoid disappointment! £20 per table, max of six people. Get your tickets now!

All proceeds go to Wadebridge Primary Academy.

Parent Support & Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Workshops
Caradon Parenting (Cornwall Council) and the Children’s Mental Health Support Team (MHST) are running a series of workshops. You’ll find further information on our website: Information>Health & Wellbeing.

Fire Evacuation
This morning we held our first fire evacuation of the year. The children did a fantastic job of exiting the school calmly and quietly. Later this term we will be practising our annual lockdown process. We will be in touch beforehand with details of this.

Lost Uniform
We’ve only been back two weeks, but are already gathering up lots of uniform from around the school. Please encourage your children, as we will do at school, to take responsibility for gathering their own belongings. Please name all uniform; thank you for your cooperation.

School Photos
Next Tuesday and Wednesday, Tempest Photography will be in school taking individual and sibling photos over the two days. Please ensure your child is looking super smart in their full uniform (as always) and if wanted, provide them with a comb/brush for their hair.

Dates coming up next week

Monday 23rd September
After School Extra-Curricular Activities (ECAs) begin
Year 5 & 6 Boys Active 
Year 1 Hearing Screening Check (pm)
Year 4 Swimming

Tuesday 24th September
School Photos (Tempest)
Year 5 & 6 Our Girls Can
Year 6 Swimming
No Woodwind lessons this week

Wednesday 25th September
School Photos (Tempest)
Year 3 Swimming

Thursday 26th September
Year 5 Swimming

Friday 27th September
08:45 Year 6 Macmillan Coffee Morning 

The beginning of the year is always busy getting back into the swing of things and mapping out all our learning and opportunities. It is also the time we elect or select our student leadership. This week, Mrs Orme met with our newly elected School Council. Our Year 6 children heard about the new responsibilities our House Captains will undertake this year. Mrs Orme and I look forward to their ‘interviews’ next week.

Alongside these roles, we also have other opportunities for student leadership, such as: Eco Council, Reading Ambassadors and Year 5/6 Play Leaders. In the next couple of weeks, we will also be pairing up all our Year 5 and Big Nursery children, and our Year 6 and Reception children as ‘Buddies’. We look forward to supporting our youngest and eldest children develop confidence and empathy throughout the year together.

I was also pleased to meet the new Headteacher of Wadebridge School, Mr Mat Winzor. We toured our school and had a positive meeting about working together. Both schools are really invested in serving our community – exciting times ahead! Mrs Orme and I look forward to visiting Wadebridge School in October to take part in a Learning Walk and meet some of our former Year 6 students now in Year 7.

Coffee Morning – The Year Ahead
It was fantastic seeing so many parents this morning and being able to share our school development priorities and get feedback. If you couldn’t make it, the presentation slides have been emailed to you. We will be holding Coffee Mornings roughly every fortnight throughout the year - check out the dates emailed out today and on the Events section of our website. Some are just a social occasion and some have an additional workshop attached. We hope to see you there. 

Meet the Teacher Presentations
Thank you for attending our recent Meet the Teacher presentations. If you couldn’t make it, we have uploaded all the slides to your child’s Class Page on our website. Thank you for the positive feedback as well as suggestions about timings/supervision for your children during this event. This is certainly something we will look at next year.

Asda App
If you have the Asda rewards app, your shopping will convert into money for our school. 

The Great Wadebridge Primary Academy Quiz, Friday 18th October 7pm, Town Hall
Why not get a team together, get those thinking caps on and join us for a fun evening of quizzing at The Great Wadebridge Primary Academy Quiz being held at Wadebridge Town Hall. This quiz is being organised by FOWPA and will be run by everyone’s favourite quiz master, Robin Moorcroft. There will be a bar on the night, prizes for the winning teams and a raffle where you can win some beautiful hampers, filled with lots of goodies. Our last quiz sold out in days and there are limited numbers so get your table booked early to avoid disappointment! £20 per table, max of six people.
All proceeds go to Wadebridge Primary Academy.
Thank you!
The FOWPA team

Medication
Please complete the necessary orange medical form from the office and ensure any medication is handed in to the office or your child’s teacher.

Bridge Kids and Nursery Vacancies
We are currently recruiting for Bridge Kids After School Club Assistants and Nursery Teaching Assistants. Please see the Vacancies page on our website for more information.

Extra-Curricular Activities (ECAs)
Don’t forget to sign up for ECAs by Sunday. This week, you will have also received information about DT Sports. DT Sports are one of our external providers also used to support the teaching of PE and sport. Their after school ECAs start next week and it isn’t too late to sign up!

Wishing you a fantastic (and warm) weekend.