Watermill School
"We like to teach the way you like to learn"
Latest news
Please see below for the latest school news
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World Book Day
Thu 27 Feb 2025World Book Day
Thursday 6th March 2025
Dress up as your favourite superhero...or villain
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NSPCC Number Day! Friday 7th Feb
Thu 30 Jan 2025Dear Parents and Carers,
Friday 7th February is NSPCC "Number Day".
Students are encouraged to embrace the theme of 'Numbers' by dressing up for digits and making a donation of £1 to the fantastic work that the NSPCC do.
Please do not feel that you need to go out and purchase anything new for this - use your imagination and get creative! You might already have a t-shirt at home that has numbers on it.
Thank you
Mrs Taylor, PSHE Lead
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Good Deeds Week
Mon 27 Jan 2025Dear parents and carers
Across the Orchard Community Trust, we have been working on a ‘Good Deeds’ challenge week, which we are encouraging all pupils from the 7 schools to take part in. The ‘Good Deeds’ challenge week will take place from the 10th-14th February and pupils are being asked to complete as many of the good deeds as they can within this timescale. Please take a look at the poster to see the deeds we are hoping to complete. We will be actively taking part in this as a school but we are hoping to get the pupils doing these things at home and when out in the community with yourselves.
We would love to see photographs of your children completing these deeds, so please upload any to your child’s Class Dojo or send via Evidence for Learning.
We look forward to having as many pupils as possible doing some really positive and lovely things, all at the same time.
Many thanks
Mrs Clayton, Assistant Headteacher
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Art Workshop with B-Arts (and discount theatre tickets!)
Wed 15 Jan 2025We have been working with B. ARTS again this term to create props for a theatre production called 'The Lost Note'.
Children in Mrs Robertson, Miss Millington, Mrs Chapman and Mr Ackroyd's classes have worked together to make cardboard Aztec masks for the show.
Thank you to the B. Arts team and Mrs Greenhalgh for facilitating the workshops yesterday and to the children and staff in Mrs Jackson's class for testing out some script ideas before Christmas!
The Lost Note is for EVERYONE but was designed and created with love by neurodivergent adults and young people with those voices and needs at the forefront.
They have given Watermill parents and staff a 10% discount off ticket prices with the code WATERMILLS
If you are interested in buying a tickets for you and your family go to: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/b-arts
The shows run between 16th and 26th January at:
B Arts, 72 Hartshill Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4 7RB. The entrance is via the blue cafe door next to the bus stop.
More information can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/BArtsStokeThank you,
Miss Harrington
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Update for Wednesday 15th January –arrival times and parking
Tue 14 Jan 2025Dear Parents and Carers,
The back of the school is now clear and usual parking arrangements will resume from Wednesday 15th January.
Please drop off and collect at your pre-arranged times and use your allocated parking bay, if you have one.
The pedestrian access gates will be open.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mrs Lomas, Headteacher
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School OPEN Mon 13th Jan - Revised arrival times and parking
Mon 13 Jan 2025Dear Parents and Carers,
We have surveyed the site this morning, plenty more grit has been put down and the main driveway is safe to access. However, there is no access to the back driveway and carpark as it remains very icy.
All vehicles must park on the carpark at the front of the school and we ask that all parents who transport their children aim to arrive between 8:50 am and 9:15. This will allow ample time for the larger buses to enter and exit the car park.
Please take care on the roads, we are aware that there are still many side roads that continue to remain very icy.
Pick up times at the end of the day will be as usual.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mrs Lomas, Headteacher
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School is open Friday 10th January.
Fri 10 Jan 2025Dear Parents and Carers,
We have surveyed the site this morning, plenty more grit has been put down and the main driveway is safe to access with caution. Please take care as you enter the car park and exit vehicles, there is still snow on the car park and may be icy underfoot in places.
All vehicles must park on the carpark at the front of the school, there is no access to the back of the school.
Local Authority Transport should be at their usual time.
A reminder to all parents who transport their children to only travel if they feel safe to do so and aim to arrive no earlier than 9:00am.
This will allow ample time for the larger buses to enter and exit the car park. There will be no late marks or absence marks issued today.
We expect pick up times at the end of the day to be the same as usual, but if we do need to make any changes to those we will let you know through the usual channels.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mrs Lomas, Headteacher
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SCHOOL UPDATE: 5:15pm 09-01-25
Thu 09 Jan 2025Dear Parents and Carers,
The site and school staff have worked very hard throughout the day to ensure the site remains safe to access. The snow-ploughs have been out throughout the day and plenty more grit has been put down.
The overnight forecast predicts temperatures of -6°C, however we expect the main driveway to be safe to access with caution on the morning of Friday, 10th January. Please take care when entering the car park and exiting vehicles, as there is still some snow and icy patches underfoot.
All vehicles must park in the car park at the front of the school, as there is still no access to the back of the school. Local Authority Transport should operate at their usual times.
We remind all parents who transport their children to only travel if they feel safe to do so and to aim to arrive no earlier than 9:00 am on Friday. This will allow ample time for the larger buses to enter and exit the car park.
Please take care if you are on foot or driving, as many side roads and footpaths around the city remain icy. There will be no late marks or absence marks issued today or tomorrow, so please do not worry if you are running late or prefer to set off a little later in the morning.
We expect pick-up times at the end of the day to be the same as usual, but if any changes are necessary, we will inform you through the usual channels.
Please check the School App, website, or Class Dojo for updates from 7am tomorrow morning.
Sincere thanks for your support this week; it has been greatly appreciated.
Mrs Lomas, Headteacher
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Watermill School is open to all pupils and staff 09-01-25
Thu 09 Jan 2025School is open Thursday 9th January.
Dear Parents and Carers,
We have surveyed the site this morning, plenty more grit has been put down and the main driveway is safe to access with caution.
Please take care as you enter the car park and exit vehicles, there is still some snow on the car park and may be icy underfoot in places.
All vehicles must park on the carpark at the front of the school, there is no access to the back of the school.
Local Authority Transport should be at their usual time.
A reminder to all parents who transport their children to only travel if they feel safe to do so and aim to arrive no earlier than 9:15am. This will allow ample time for the larger buses to enter and exit the car park.
Please take care if you are on foot or driving as we know that many side roads and footpaths around the city remain very icy. There will be no late marks or absence marks issued.
We expect pick up times at the end of the day to be the same as usual, but if we do need to make any changes to those we will let you know through the School App and Class Dojo.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mrs Lomas, Headteacher
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Update on School site access 08-01-25
Wed 08 Jan 2025Update on School site access 08-01-25
Dear Parents and Carers,
The site staff worked incredibly hard this morning to make the driveway safe for staff to access the school today. Staff arrived prepared with snow shovels and immediately began shifting snow and ice, as well as gritting the footpaths and car park.
We concentrated our efforts at the front of the school, clearing snow and gritting around half of the car park. Unfortunately, it was not possible to clear the back driveway or the car park at the rear of the school. Gritting continued into the afternoon and will resume early tomorrow morning, at which point we will reassess site access for safety.
We are confident that we will be able to open the school safely on Thursday, 9th January, for all pupils. However, we ask that ALL vehicles park at the front of the school and that no attempts be made to park at the back.
To ensure safe access and better traffic flow, we request that all parents who transport their children only travel if they feel safe to do so and aim to arrive no earlier than 9:15am. This will allow ample time for the larger buses to enter and exit the car park.
Please take care if you are on foot or driving as we know that many side roads and footpaths around the city remain very icy. There will be no late marks or absence marks issued tomorrow.
We have posted some photos of the site conditions from 6am this morning through to 3pm this afternoon onto Class Dojo and the 'Latest News' section of the website, this can be found on the 'Parent' tab.
Thank you for your continued support and understanding, please check back here for an update from 7am.
Mrs Lomas, Headteacher
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