Christmas at WHA
Tuesday 16th and Thursday 18th December
Reception Nativity
16th & 18th December – please see separate letter from the Reception Team
Wednesday 17th December
Christmas Jumper Day
Everybody can wear a Christmas Jumper to school on Wednesday 17th December – we ask for a donation to the charity ‘Save the Children’. The suggested donation is £1 – this will be collected on the gates on the morning of Wednesday 17th December
Wednesday 17th December
Christmas Dinner
Our Christmas dinner will be on Wednesday 17th December. Christmas Dinner does not need to be pre-booked. Christmas Dinner costs £2, unless your child receives a free school meal, then the meal will be free. Please ensure there is sufficient funds in your child’s account.
Friday 19th December
Christmas Carols on the Playground
As a school we will be singing Carols on the playground, and we warmly invite Parents and Carers to join us. Please wrap up warm! Please note this will be cancelled in the event of rain.
Carols on the playground will start at 12.45pm, Parents & Carers who attend may take their children home with them afterwards at around 1.45 pm.
Wraparound
Please note that the last wraparound session for this term will be the morning session on Friday 19th December. There will be no after school wraparound provision on Friday 19th December.
Monday 5th January 2026
Spring Term 2026 – pupils return to school on Monday 5th January
To help you decide whether you should allow your child a day off when poorly, the NHS has produced guidance on common illnesses. This guidance is available via http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Yourchildatschool.
This guidance underpins the Schools decision whether or not the reason provided for absence is to be authorised.
The message given is quite clear: Common or minor illnesses do not necessitate a day off school. Colds, coughs, sore throats and headaches are not acceptable reasons for your child’s absence from school. Absences for these reasons will not be authorised at White Hall Academy.
Please support us by ensuring your child attends school regularly.
e-scooters are becoming more of an issue and a danger for our young people; with instances of children in primary school even owning e-scooters.
Attached is a flyer we have produced about e-scooters, to alert parents and carers on the facts and legalities around e-scooters, and highlight the dangers to your community.
The key points:
- Privately owned e-scooters are illegal to ride on the highway. Ones you can buy from shops like Halfords can only be used on privately owned land, with the landowner’s permission.
- Trial hire scooters can only be ridden by people 18 years plus, with a driver’s licence. These scooters can only be used by the person who created the Tier account.
- The storage of e-scooters at home or on school grounds can cause a fire risk with lithium battery fires.
- Riding an e-scooter puts the rider at much higher risk on the roads, any collision may be more serious.
Safer Essex Road priority is making Essex a safer place to live. We can only achieve Vision Zero, zero road deaths and serious injuries by 2040, together.
The dividends can be cashed in and used to purchase extra resources for the school.
