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10th May 2021 Dear Parent/Carer, We are please to announce that from Monday 17th May Catering Services will be returning to a full hot meal service in school. The children will be given a choice of meal according to the menu shown. Please note that we will be starting with the ‘Week 2’ menu. Yours…

21st April 2021 Dear Parent/Carer Due to a complaint about dangerous parking and driving manoeuvres on Claremont Road, during drop off and pick up times, the local authority will be deploying their closed circuit surveillance camera car. Please can all parents and carers ensure that they drive and park with care and consideration for everyone’s…

ParentPay Parent Update – urgent please activate your account. Click for more info….

Dear Parent/Carer As some of you may be aware, a child from Key Stage one was able to remove himself from the playground by wriggling underneath the railings onto the school path. This child subsequently left the school grounds for a very short length of time. Members of staff were alerted immediately, as were the…

26th March 2021   Dear Parent/Carer I am writing to let you know that I have made the decision to leave my role as Headteacher,   at the end of this academic year in July. The decision has not been an easy one as Whitley Lodge First School has been a huge part of my life…

              18th March 2021   Dear Parents, My name is Becky Titterton and I am a Children and Family Worker for Acorn Community Church in Whitley Bay. This Easter we have organized an Easter Story Treasure Hunt around the streets of Whitley Bay for families to hunt for clues…

School meals payments are changing North Tyneside Council’s school meals team will be contacting you soon by e-mail to ask you to set up a new ParentPay account for school meals when the JOINOS system is no longer live. Your school’s go live date is Monday 12th April 2021 All parents need to activate their…

Dear Parent/Carer Please find information about ‘Parentline’, a new text service for parents and carers provided by the 0-19 Service. There are two services available, one staffed by Health Visitors for children aged between 0-5 and another one staffed by school nurses for 5-19 years old.