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3^RD May 2024

Dear parents and carers,

I am writing to you to inform you of the results of our consulted changes to the school day, coming into effect from September 2^nd 2024.

Feedback on this proposal has been overwhelmingly positive and I can therefore summarise concluded changes below for years 7 to 11 at Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls:

• A 15 minute earlier start time of 8.15am every day; 
• A 10 minute earlier finish time of 2.55pm every day except Wednesday; 
• A finish time of 2.05pm on Wednesdays, which will include an afternoon registration; 
• We will no longer need to have different finishing times in Week A and Week B, meaning that the finishing times above are consistent each week;
• The lengths of periods would be 5 x 1-hour lessons on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; 
• The length of periods would be 4 x 1 hour on Wednesdays; 
• Staggered lunches of 40 minutes each for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4.

The new school day timings will therefore be as follows:

Key Stage 3: Monday/ Tuesday/ Thursday/ Friday 

	Start	Finish
AM registration	8:15am	8:40am
P1	8:40am	9:40am
P2	9:40am	10:40am
Break	10:40am	11:05am
P3	11:05am	12:05am
Lunch	12:05pm	12:45pm
P4	12:45pm	1:45pm
P5	1:45pm	2:45pm
PM registration	2:45pm	2:55pm

Key Stage 3: Wednesday 

	Start	Finish
Personal Development	8:15am	8:55am
P1	8:55am	9:55am
P2	9:55am	10:55am
Break	10:55am	11:20am
P3	11.20am	12:20pm
Lunch	12:20pm	12:55pm
Period 4	12:55pm	1:55pm
PM registration	1:55pm	2:05pm

Key Stage 4: Monday/ Tuesday/ Thursday/ Friday 

	Start	Finish
AM registration	8:15am	8:40am
P1	8:40am	9:40am
P2	9:40am	10:40am
Break	10:40am	11:05am
P3	11:05am	12:05am
P4	12:05pm	1:05pm
KS4 Lunch	1:05 pm	1:45pm
P5	1:45pm	2:45pm
PM registration	2:45pm	2:55pm

Key Stage 4: Wednesday 

	Start	Finish
Personal Development	8:15am	8:55am
P1	8:55am	9:55am
P2	9:55am	10:55am
Break	10:55am	11:20am
P3	11.20am	12:20pm
P4	12:20pm	1:20pm
Lunch	1:20pm	1:55pm
PM registration	1:55pm	2:05pm

Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys, our brother school right next door, intends to start at 8.40am and finish by 3.20pm, creating a 25-minute gap between both schools’ start and finishing times from September 2024.

I want to thank you for your engagement in our consultation process and hope that you agree that these new times will greatly benefit the smooth access and exit from our two schools.

Yours faithfully,

Ms L Williams

Headteacher

Erith Town vs. Snodland Town FC - Final Game of the Season Thursday 25th April 2024 at 7.45pm

Stanmore Stadium Bayliss Avenue, Thamesmead, London SE28 8NJ

The final game of the regular league season against Snodland Town FC is this Thursday 25th April at 7:45pm. This may be a bit late for some, but we would be delighted to invite as many fans as we can to this game to celebrate the first season we have had at Bayliss Avenue.

As a thank you for your support this season, fans will have the chance to have photos taken with the SCEFL Challenge Cup and Kent Senior trophies that the club has won, as well as the club buying fans their first drink of the evening at the bar. There will also be half-time entertainment for any children to take part in, as well as the chance to meet and have photos with the players and management after the game. As always, any season ticket holders will get in FREE and any accompanying adults will get in at the reduced rate of just £5 instead of the usual £8.

Thank you again for your support this season. It has meant a lot to all of us at Erith Town FC, and we would not have been able to achieve what we have without you.

Click to view the Erith Town FC website for more details

Dear Parents/Carers

Please save the date for our next Poly Parent Morning, which will be held on Monday 22 April 2024 from 9.15 - 10.15 a.m.

During this session there will be a focus on the importance of literacy across the curriculum and at home.

We will look at how literacy impacts results in exams, how it can support mental health and wellbeing, and why Reading for Pleasure is a vital part of learning.

There will be information shared on how WPSfG supports literacy, as well as hints and tips for parents and carers to support their young people with these skills outside of school.

Poly Parent Morning is always a great time to meet with other parents, and gather further information on various topics and interests from our brochure table.

Refreshments will be provided and young children and babies are welcome.

We look forward to seeing you.

Kind regards,

Mrs R Brown

Poly Parent Morning Co-ordinator

Year 9 App Challenge On Friday 22nd March 2024 40 Year 9 students took part in an APP challenge in partnership with Cognizant and International Women's day. During the day students worked with employers from Cognizant and created, developed

Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls - Prefect Team

Firstly, a huge thank you to everyone who applied to join our WPSfG Prefect team. It is not an easy process to become an WPSfG Prefect. First, students must complete an application form and then from these some are invited to interview for the role. In conjunction with the application and interview, we look at attendance, punctuality and behaviour of each student, as much as possible, building up a complete picture of each student and their contributions to our school community.  A number of our students have challenged themselves to take part in this process, and they should all be congratulated on their hard work and effort.

This team will now begin receiving training for their role. Some will be invited to our ‘Head Prefect Panel’ where we begin our selection process for our new Senior Prefects, Assistant Head Prefects, Deputy Head Prefects and Head Prefect.

I am very pleased to announce our new Prefect Team for 2024:

Juweerat	Rachael	Samira	Devine	Oluwafunmilola	Joshlyn	Sudenaz
Treasure	Temi	Jumara	Yana	Gloria	Pearl	Kelly
Amirat	Emma	Haddy	Rosita	Reina-Sofia	Mirshika	Chloe
Yasmin	Cara	Samira	Mirabel	Shola	Isabelle	Praise
Sharon	Sophia	Fiona-May	Oluwasemilore	Danielle	Sola	Angela

Huge congratulations to all these students for their hard work and dedication throughout their time at WPSfG. We have an exciting year ahead with such a strong team of Student Leaders.

Bring Your Family to University Days are free one-day events on UCL's central London campus for students from Year 5 to Year 11, and their families.

About the events

Bring Your Family to University Days are a series of free one-day events aimed at providing information, advice and guidance about university to young people and their parents and carers through fun and interactive sessions on UCL's central London campus. 

These events will include activities such as subject taster lectures, panels, support sessions for parents/carers, campus tours and the opportunity to talk to current university students. A FREE packed lunch will be provided.

When and where will the events take place?

We’re offering primary and secondary school students the opportunity to visit the UCL campus with their families during spring and summer 2024. The dates and relevant school groups for Bring your Family to University days can be found below:

• Saturday 27 April: Primary school (Year 5-6) 
• Saturday 15 June: Primary school (Year 5-6) 
• Saturday 11 May: Secondary school (Year 7-11) 
• Saturday 6 July: Secondary school (Year 7-11)

Click to visit the UCL website - Bring your family to University days