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• Year 2 Visit to Tamworth Castle

  Tue 19 Nov 2013

  The Year 2 pupils had a great day at Tamworth Castle. They roleplayed being servants and setting the table for the Lord and Lady Ferres. Also they all took part in an armoury drill with their own bills. A real highlight of the day was going into the dungeons and climbing up the steep stairs to the top of the tower. The children commented on what a good look out the tower would have been because they could see the enemy approaching.
  The children were all very well behaved, it was a pleasure to take them. What a great day! Only a short half an hour journey away, well worth a visit as a family.
  
  
  
  

  

• Pudsey Bear makes a brief visit!

  Fri 15 Nov 2013

  Today was a very exciting day as we had a surprise visitor at lunchtime! Pudsey Bear came to see the children eating their lunch and he was very impressed to see the Pudsey Bear biscuits the children were enjoying.

  Pudsey could not stay long because Children in Need Day is his busiest day of the year but he did find the time to walk all the way round school and he also went out onto the playground to see all the children having fun.    

  

• Friendship Afternoon

  Thu 14 Nov 2013

  To celebrate anti-bullying week 2013 Westfield Infant School held a friendship afternoon. During this afternoon pupils had the oportunity to make friends with pupils from different classes and year groups. All pupils were encouraged to think about the saying "sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me" and whether or not it was true. We thought about the hurt caused by using unkind words and how important it was to say kind words. Pupils then had lots of fun with a new friend completing activities such as making a bear with a curly tongue with kind words on, making a friendship firework, a friendship garden, decorating a biscuit with a freind, constructing, playing games and even working together to use an iPad. A great afternoon was had by all and the children all agreed that pupils at Westfield Infant School use kind words.

  

• Children In Need Disco

  Thu 14 Nov 2013

  WISA organised a Disco today and everyone who came had a great time! At the end of the school day the children changed into their favourite clothes. The disco was to celebrate Children in Need Day which is tomorrow and outfits were complimented with Children in Need headbands, T -shirts and wristbands!

  Thank you to everyone who supported the Children in Need Disco. Half the money raised will be sent to the Children in Need charity fund and the other half will be added to WISA funds. 

  As you can see from the photographs two new pupils also came to the Disco! We are currently waiting for them to be named by the children.  Just before the end of term they will be travelling to India where they will be staying to help the children at the school in Pondicherry have a better understanding of what it is like to be a pupil at Westfield Infant School. 

  

• Junior Librarians visit Hinckley Library

  Wed 13 Nov 2013

  The Junior Librarians had an interesting visit to Hinckley Library where they learnt more about their role from Catherine. She told pupils about the difference between finding the correct place to put fiction and non-fiction books away on the shelves. The Junior Librarians where able to share with Catherine the rules they had thought of for our school library.
  We are hoping Catherine will come into school at the end of the year to see what a good job our Junior Librarians have done.
  
  
  
  

  

• Blunderbus - I've seen Santa - Years 1 and 2

  Tue 12 Nov 2013
  Well, another fantastic performance by the Blunderbus Theatre Company was enjoyed on Tuesday. The children and grown ups really enjoyed the story and there was a very important visitor at the end, ask your child to see if they can remember who it was? Although these performances are great fun they  also have a huge educational benefit by engaging the children in the story and motivating them to write. All the children will be completing some follow up Literacy work and so it is really helpful if you can talk to your child about the characters and the events. This is a lovely story and would make a wonderful addition to a Christmas stocking. On the fun and family page there is a couple of handouts you might find useful and if you want a paper copy please pop into the office. The book is called I've Seen Santa! By David Bedford (Little Tiger Press)

  

• Blunderbus - I've seen Santa - Reception

  Tue 12 Nov 2013
  

• Blunderbus Workshop Session - Year 2

  Tue 12 Nov 2013
  After the great Blunderbus performance the children took part in an exciting workshop. They imagined that it was Christmas Eve and they met an old lady and a grumpy man...who both disliked Christmas. The children thought up ways to ensure that they had a great Christmas Day so that they changed their opinion of Christmas.

  

• Media Watch Presentation

  Mon 11 Nov 2013
  Today Westfield Infant School and Westfield Junior School welcomed 'Mediawatch'.  They gave a presentation on how to protect our children and respond to potentially harmful influences in the media. These presentaions were for parents from both schools. The first was in the afternoon at the infant school and the second was held in the evening at the Junior school.
  Technology is all around us and a very important part or our lives. Children especially are growing up with the new technologies and therefore we need to make sure they stay safe.
  
  We had a small number of parents who attended the presentations and were given lots of helpful information and advice. For those who could not attend the presentation please see the links below. 
  
  http://www.mediawatchuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/childrenandthemedia1.pdf
  
  http://www.safeonline.org.uk/how-to-protect-your-child/
  
  Remember keep talking to your children all the time about how to use the internet and to change your filter controls when on the internet.
  
  http://www.mediawatchuk.com/
  For those who do not have access to the internet at home contact the school office for more information.
  
  A big thank you to all the parents and staff who attended the sessions, and also to Pauline and Marion from Mediawatch.

• Bible Presentations

  Mon 11 Nov 2013

  This morning Rev Malcolm Clarke came to present our Reception pupils and new pupils in year 1 and 2 with a Bible. This is through the Bible for Schools organisation and all the children will now have a beautifully illustrated Bible for Children that they can look at in class.

  
  When children leave Westfield Infant School they can take the Bible with them and they will hopefully keep it and treasure this special book.
  
  
  
  

  
  As you can see from the photographs the children were very pleased to receive their Bible and they were soon looking at the pictures and identifying stories they already know.
  
  
  
  

  
  A big Thank You to Rev Clarke for making the presentation so special and also our thanks to the Charity Bible for Schools for supplying The Bibles.