St Andrew's CE Infant School and Woodlea Junior School

Road Safety - Near Misses

Dear Parents and Carers,

We would like to thank you for your cooperation with parking at the start and end of the school day. The parking signs provided by the police have helped to make the area safer and alleviate morning congestion to some degree, but Woodlea Road still presents challenges at these times, including the speed at which some cars travel.

Last week there was a near miss, involving a car and a child from Woodlea Junior School. Last month too, a similar incident occurred with a child from St Andrew’s CE Infant school, where a car was using the school drive as a turning point.

There are limited parking spaces outside the entrance to both schools. Please try to avoid Woodlea Road and use the available public parking spaces around school rather than trying to park directly outside. These are the Civic Centre, Tesco and The Leisure Centre. By doing this you will help to ensure our children are safer and stop potential accidents happening.

If you do not use a car to transport your child(ren) to school please ensure you supervise them adequately, particularly in the area outside school.

If your child is at Woodlea Junior School and walks to school unsupervised, please remind them of Road Safety, which will complement the awareness sessions which have already taken place in school.

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation,

Mrs C Dring (Headteacher at St Andrew’s CE Infant School)

Mrs Shorrocks (Headteacher at Woodlea Junior School)

Year 6 trip to Clitheroe Castle

Dear Parent/Carer,

We have organised a trip to Clitheroe Castle for year 6 on Friday February 24^th.

The trip is to support the children’s learning next half term when we will be learning about the events surrounding the Norman invasion of Britain in 1066.

Whilst at the castle, the children will take part in a series of workshops to help them better understand the topic. The workshops include:

• Exploring the battles leading up to and including the Battle of Hastings through drama and

re-enactment.

• Handling replica weapons, armour and equipment of a Norman, Saxon and Viking warrior.
• Investigating the defensive structures shown in the construction of Clitheroe Castle.
• Exploring the importance of armour in protecting ‘Sir Egbert’ from a big drop!

Travel will be by coach (Holmeswood coaches) leaving school at 9:10am and returning to school by 3:10pm.

We are asking for contributions towards the cost of the trip (including workshops and travel) of £9.30 to be paid by Tuesday 21^st February. If sufficient donations are not raised, the visit will not take place.

Your child will require a ‘disposable’ packed lunch. If your child is in receipt of free school meals, they will be supplied with a school packed lunch (please indicate on the tear off slip if you would prefer your child to bring a packed lunch from home)

Many thanks for your continued support,