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April 2020

  • 27/04/20

    New Week, New Tracker!

    Right guys it's the start of a new week so let's get up and get active!! Time to fill in a fresh tracker for this week and keep Mrs Black updated on your activities throughout the week.
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  • 24/04/20

    Personal Challenge Winners!

    Oh my goodness we have had so many children and families participating in too many activities to mention right now and it has been a difficult job picking today's winners. However, after studying all of your trackers, I can now declare that the winners this week are.............. CHARLIE...
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  • 23/04/20

    Top Tips to Improve Mental Wellbeing

    During self-isolation and lock down it is important to make sure you look after your mental wellbeing.  Mind Darlington have shared some ideas on how you can improve you mental wellbeing during the Coronavirus lock down. 
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  • 21/04/20

    Fitness Tracker Ideas

    Here are some ideas that have been passed on from some of our children to get your fitness tracker off to a flying start - you could work through each one on a different day:
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  • 20/04/20

    Fitness Tracker

    Hello everyone, hope you have all had a fantastic Easter break.  Let’s kick off the new half term with lots of fun activities that will get your heart pumping, feet moving and brain working.  Mrs Black would like children to take part in a fitness diary!
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  • 17/04/20

    Mrs Hirst's Friday Message

    Hello all, I hope you are all well and have had some time in the sunshine. I just wanted to take this opportunity to say hello and say that the VLE will be back up and running on Monday and we all look forward to seeing what you have been up to. Have a lovely weekend and take care of each other...
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  • 16/04/20

    Happy Birthday Tom

    Today some of the children at school have been making cards to send to Captain Tom Moore who turns 100 later this month and has walked 100 laps of his garden to raise money for the NHS. Currently he has raised over £14million!  The children realised what a huge achievement this was and ho...
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  • 14/04/20

    Childcare Requests

    Please use our online form or contact the school office to let school know if you require childcare during the school closure.   We would like to thank all West Park families for their continuing support through these challenging times.
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  • 10/04/20

    Happy Easter

    Our Easter bunny Willow has arrived.  We hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Happy Easter everybody!
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  • 03/04/20

    Free school meals eligibility

    Do you think you may be eligible for free School Meals? Please contact school on 01325 380792 or email admin@westparkacademy.org.uk. The information we need is in the document below.
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  • 03/04/20

    Minecraft Education Edition

    For children who enjoy gaming you can give their games more of a focus!  Microsoft have made Minecraft Education Edition free until June 2020.  However, it only works on PC / Mac (not mobile devices or tablets). Children will need their Office 365 account details (from their login cards...
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  • 03/04/20

    Friday Update from Mrs Hirst

    Hello everyone, Thanks for so much all your lovely messages, your photos of what you are up to, your emails and your chats when we call. We are all finding new ways of communicating with each other and everyone here feels how important it is to stay connected with you all. Seeing what you are doi...
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