Here you will find some key pieces of news that we think you will be interested in as and when they happen in school.

Watch this space!

• Healthy Family Team information

  Wed 18 Mar 2020

  PLEASE SEE MESSAGE BELOW FROM THE HEALTHY FAMILY TEAM -

   

  Dear all

  At present The Healthy Family Team are unable to provide a face to face service for young people due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

   

  These services will continue to run at present –

  • CHAT HEALTH :07507329952 (text)
  • PARENTLINE : 07520619919 (text)
  • www.healthforteens.co.uk
  • Advice Line – 0115 8834661/63

   

  Please also find other means of online support –

  • Nottinghamshire Concerning Behaviour Pathway (available online)
  • ChildLine 0800 1111 www.childline.org.uk
  • Kooth - www.kooth.com - this is an on line counselling service
  • HealthforTeens -www.healthforteens.co.uk - this is an NHS site supporting teens around health needs and emotional wellbeing.
  • HealthforKids – www.healthforkids.co.uk - this is an NHS site supporting children around health needs and emotional wellbeing.
  • Newark Bereavement Centre 01636 551739
  • Your own GP
  • Emergency Dept. at your local hospital if in crisis.
  • CASY Counselling (see website)
  • CAHMS Crisis team
  • www.youngminds.org.uk

   

  We will be contacting parents as and when we have further information available.

   

  Please do not hesitate to contact us on the Advice line number (0115 8834661) if you require any further information

   

  Regards

  Healthy Family Team

• Nikki Love Assembly

  Mon 16 Mar 2020

  Nikki Love came to talk to us in assembly today and inspire us to run!

  She is about to embark on her biggest adventure yet, to run from Perth to Sydney in 63 days and break the world record that has stood for 17 years.

  You may know Nikki from her previous adventures:

  • 2017 Nikki ran 63 marathons and 63 days all over the UK. A total of 1,650.6 miles!
  • 2018 had Nikki running around the island of Ireland. 750 miles in 32 days taking the long route from North Belfast to South Belfast!

  • The Run Across Australia represents the next level of Nikki chasing her extraordinary.  Starting in Perth on 25^th August 2019, Nikki is planning on running approximately 40 miles a day, until she reaches Sydney on 26^th October 2019*.  Nikki will be supported by her trusty support crew who will keep her fed, watered, and patched up, while also driving the motorhome that she will be living out of for the 9 weeks.

    Each day Nikki is expecting to run for about 8 hours, dealing with heat, sand, heavy goods traffic, her thoughts, and the array of giant killer animals that exist in Australia, before reaching her daily finish line where she will sleep in the motorhome, before setting off the next morning to repeat it all again!

    Nikki is a huge believer in encouraging children to be active and came to speak to us today where she told the children about where her feet have taken her, to inspire them to chase their own extraordinary, and show them they can do anything that they set their minds to.

    As part of her Run Around Ireland, Nikki introduced her Love Running Adventures Schools Programme, which over 2,000 pupils took part in.  The purpose of the programme was to get children active and show that running can improve their mental and physical health.  And it certainly did!  Some amazing stories from teachers about how pupils were stepping outside of their comfort zones and growing in confidence kept her motivated during some tough days.

    The Love Running Adventures Schools Programme will be even bigger for the Run Across Australia, with a target of 10,000 pupils from all over the world!  The children will be able to track their progress on a large wall map and will get regular video updates from Nikki

    During the adventure Nikki will be raising awareness and money for several charities, sharing the charities ethos’s and encouraging her followers to donate to one or more of them.  The charities that Nikki will be supporting are:

    Cornerstone who help people sleeping rough into housing and then off benefits

    The 401 Foundation who help people build confidence and self esteem, tackle mental health and self development issues throughout the UK

    Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland creating a community to help and support those affected by Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus in Ireland

    The Royal Flying Doctor Service providing excellence in aeromedical and primary health care across Australia

    You can follow Nikki’s adventure, and the build up to it, at @nikkiloveruns on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.

  

• World Book Day Celebrations!

  Wed 11 Mar 2020
  As you know we love, love, love reading and books at Westdale, so World Book Day is one of our very favourite days of the year! Thanks to parents for all your support, the children looked truly amazing!

  

• Co-op Fairtrade Coffee Afternoon

  Mon 09 Mar 2020 Mrs Wake
  Thank you to the staff from the Co-op who ran the Fairtrade Coffee Afternoon on Friday 6th March.  We enjoyed seeing some of our parents/carers to have a nice relaxing drink before the school pick up! Thank you for your support. 

  

• CONSULTATION

  Thu 05 Mar 2020
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• Wind in the Willows Theatre Performance

  Tue 03 Mar 2020
  We loved the Hobgoblin Theatre performance to celebrate World Book Day with Ratty, Mole and Toad. We had lots of fun  and giggles. We also loved seeing the Y3s coming back from the Juniors  and can't believe how much they have all grown!

  

• Visit from Bess!

  Mon 02 Mar 2020
  Bess, our school dog visited assembly for the first time today. She was very impressed with all the children! The children learned all about 'no touch, no talk' to help Bess learn how to be relaxed in school. Bess then visited classes in the afternoon to say hello. She was so tired after all the fun she slept under Mrs Estell's desk for the rest of the afternoon!