Friday 24th March

Dear Mums, Aunties, Grandmas . . .

Would you like to have lunch in school with your child, grandchild, niece or nephew on the above date.

The lunch is £2.20 and there will be two sittings - 12.00 & 12.30, (you will be notified which sitting you are on WB 20th March).

If you would like to join us, please make your choice and complete the form below. Please return with your payment to school, no later than Wednesday 15th March.

If your children regularly have school lunches, they DO NOT need to complete the form.

Thank you

Roast Beef, Yorkshire Pudding

Vegetables, Roast Potatoes & Gravy

Or

Sweet Red Pepper & Tomato Pasta

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Followed by

Choice of Cup Cake, Biscuit, Fruit or Yoghurt

___________________________________________________

Name of Child _________________ Class ________

Adult meal choice—Roast Beef Pasta

Child meal choice—Roast Beef Pasta

I enclose ____________ (£2.20 per meal)

Safer Internet Day

Thursday 23^rd February 2017

At Woodlea there will be an Internet Safety Day on the above date. During the day all children will be having focused sessions, talking about the importance of staying safe on the Internet. The children will be receiving leaflets to share with you at home about using the Internet safely.

Additionally to this we are offering a ‘Parent’s Session’, led by Sarah Beardwood, the school’s Family Support Worker. This session will be from 2.15pm – 3.10pm and will include hints, tips and information about keeping your children safe whilst using the internet. If you would like to attend the session, please contact Woodlea on 01772 421992.

We look forward to seeing you at this session.

21st February 2017

Spooky World Book Day Friday 3^rd March 2017

Dear Parent/Carer,

As you may be aware, National World Book Day is on 2.3.17, however Woodlea will be celebrating on Friday 3^rd March 2017.

We have a fantastic day planned for the pupils, which school is running alongside Spook Teaching Ltd. The workshops are based on characters and storylines from ‘The Spooks’ series of books by Joseph Delaney http://www.spookteaching.com/

The day will involve:

• A launch assembly at 9.05 – parents and carers are invited to this.
• Writer’s workshops.
• Drama activities led by qualified performers.
• Potion making and other ‘spooky’ activities to stimulate pupils’ ideas for writing.
• A closing assembly at 2.45 - parents and carers are invited to this.

Over the course of the day, pupils will have the opportunity to purchase a copy of ‘Spook’s Apprentice’, which has been signed by the author Joseph Delaney. The books are aimed at very confident Year Four readers and above; they will be sold for £6.00 per copy.

All pupils are being asked to come to school on Friday 3^rd March dressed as their favourite spooky book character/villain. We are asking for a £2.70 donation towards the day, which must be in school by Monday 27^th February 2017. If sufficient funds are not raised, the workshops will have to be cancelled.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs Hannah Whitehall

Assistant Head

Mrs Dring, headteacher at St Andrews CE Infant School said goodbye today for the last time. She will be starting at another school after half term. Mrs Dring has been at the school for 7 years and was the headteacher to all our children at Woodlea. A group of children were asked to attend her special assembly. The children shared some of their memories, wrote a poem and performed it to the children, staff and friends of St Andrews. 

Everyone at Woodlea would like to thank Mrs Dring for all the help, support and guidance that she has given to all the children during her time there. 

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,

Science Week

Dear Parent/Carer,

As you are probably aware next week is our ‘Science week’. I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to some of the events we have running.

Friday 3^rd February

Adrian Bowden science show.

• Gorilla, Panda, Rhino, Tiger classes show starts at 10:00am ends at 11:00am
• Leopard, Elephant, Chimp, Orangutan classes show starts at 1:10pm ends at 2:10pm

Thursday 9^th February

Hands-on science investigations.

• All classes will be welcoming parents from 1.30pm to come and work scientifically with them.

Friday 10^th February

Science week celebration assembly.

• Children from all classes will celebrate their achievements in an assembly starting at 2:40pm

We look forward to seeing you at these exciting events.

Norman Payne,

Curriculum leader