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Young Voices 2026

On Thursday 22nd January, the Whitchurch Choir travelled to the O2 Arena in London to take part in the Young Voices concert. Since September, the children have been working incredibly hard to learn all the songs and dance moves, and they were beyond excited to finally perform on such a huge stage.

At the arena, we were seated right at the very top, almost next to the ceiling! It certainly took a little while to get used to the height, but it didn’t dampen the excitement. Throughout the entire day, the children worked tirelessly, behaved beautifully and were an absolute credit to Whitchurch.

The concert itself was truly amazing. The choir joined in with huge enthusiasm, with many of the children singing, dancing and jumping around for hours without a break. The journey home was a long one, but also a quiet one, filled with exhausted children fast asleep after an unforgettable experience.

A massive well done to all the children for being so amazing, and a huge thank you to the adults — Mrs Carson, Mrs Atkinson, Mrs Sewter, Mrs Spring and Mrs Band — who gave up their time and stayed until late at night to make this wonderful opportunity possible.

Sports News – Spring Term

Despite the dreary and wet weather we have experienced for much of this half-term, we have still managed to pack in a fantastic range of sporting opportunities for the children. Please head over to the Sports News – Spring Term section of our website for more details.

Highlights this term have included Year 5 and 6 Rock Climbing at Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School, as well as football matches for the Whitchurch Kites, Whitchurch Warriors, and Whitchurch Wanderers. Pupils have also enjoyed taking part in a handball festival and netball matches

Our netballers are new this year, and we are delighted with the enthusiasm shown so far. Thanks to Mrs Parker, Mrs Gregory, Mrs Burgess, and Mrs Spring, we held our first training session at Bedgrove Junior School, followed by our first match against Edlesborough School. Well done to all pupils involved – a fantastic start!

A big thank you to our generous Partners in Sport at Whitchurch for their continued support: Hannon Builders, Vass Tech, John Dennis 4x4, Oh! Honey Beauty, and Fitworx. Your support helps make these opportunities possible.

Author Visit – KS2 - Nat Harrison 

KS2 were delighted to welcome author Nat Harrison, who visited to talk about her book The Girl Who Raced the World last week.

Nat shared her idea of a “writing suitcase” in her head, filled with story ideas such as what the story is about and a “what if…?” question that writers can build their stories around. She then challenged the children to write down as many “what if…?” ideas as they could.

Ruby (Year 5) came up with the imaginative idea of “What if you were going on holiday on the wrong plane?” Ruby also really enjoyed listening to Nat read a short extract from the book — just enough to intrigue us without giving too much away! She added that all the children had a great time, and that many pupils bought the book, which they are now enjoying reading. Ruby is already on Chapter 10!

A big thank you to Ben and Alison at Our Bookshop, Tring, for organising this fantastic event for the children.

Safer Internet Day 2026 – Smart Tech, Safe Choices – Exploring the safe and responsible use of AI.

This year’s Safer Internet Day 2026 theme is “Smart tech, safe choices – Exploring the safe and responsible use of AI.”

A huge thank you to Mrs Fowler, our Computing and IT Lead, who launched Safer Internet Day in school yesterday. She hosted a fantastic whole-school assembly where children learnt about how AI is used in everyday life and, importantly, how to use it safely and responsibly.

Mrs Fowler amazed everyone by showing a photo of our school field with dinosaurs on it, created using AI! The children absolutely loved seeing how technology can transform an image so realistically.

The children also took part in a fun and interactive quiz, created by Mrs Fowler, where they had to decide whether images of teachers had been altered using AI or not. It was a great way to explore how images online are not always what they seem.

Mollie from Year 6 shared a very important message about AI:
“I use AI to research different facts but sometimes I know they are wrong so I check with an adult at home, or if it’s maths, I actually work the question out but use AI to check.”

I’m sure you’ll agree that this is a really important reminder — AI can be a helpful tool, but we must always think carefully, check information and use it responsibly.

Well done to everyone for taking part in such an important day of learning.

PS – Are Mr Soar and Cookie Monster really at supporting Derby County at Pride Park? (See below!)

We are proud to be working in partnership with Single Mode Fibre Networks, who continue to provide high-quality fibre broadband to the school, ensuring fast and reliable connectivity for teaching and learning.

We also work closely with ittechsupport, who provide our ongoing IT support in school, helping to maintain our systems and keep everything running smoothly.