Wood End First School Foundation Winter Chinese New Year Opposites People Who Help Us Easter Year 1 Funnybones Castles Year 2 Dinosaurs Going Green Events and Curriculum Whole School Treat for Term Thursday 25th January Dinosaur workshop! Spring Term 2018 Summer Term 2018 Wednesday 3rd January Monday 19th February Monday 9th April Tuesday 5th June Friday 9th February Friday 23rd March Friday 25th May Friday 20th July TRAINING DAYS Tuesday 2nd January Also closed Monday 7th May (bank holiday) Monday 4th June Monday 23rd July page 1 tel: 01908 316424
Stay and Share Fridays 8.45 10.00am Please join your child at their morning Maths class. We have already sent out your personal invitation and will text you the day before to remind you. Maths Week 22nd 26th January All week the children will be doing special Maths activities with a Dinosaur theme! Parent Focus Group Tuesday 16th January Join us for Circle Time at 8.45am and then come to an informal group chat and coffee at 9.00am. We would be interested to hear your views on how we can improve our school. Dance aerobics fitness classes for parents. A FREE and fun way to get fit and make friends. Open to all, the more the merrier! Please let us know if there are other fitness classes you d like us to offer (e.g. pilates, yoga, zumba etc...) Fridays 9.00 9.45am Circle Time Monday 29th January 2.15 3.15pm Join us for Circle Time and then find out more about Restorative Practice. (If you need more information, please talk to Mrs Hall.) Book Fair Friday 2nd February + Monday 5th February 3.00 3.30pm Scholastic book fair in the school hall. Special Breakfast Club: Pancake Day Wednesday 7th February 8.00 8.45am Pancake flipping, parents welcome. Forest School Evening Thursday 8th February 4.45 6.00pm Fire circle, marshmallows, bedtime story and hot chocolate. Dress your child warmly! More information to follow. Strictly Ballroom Dance Club Tuesday 3.00 4.00pm 9th January 16th January 23rd January (LAST) Plus for selected children, SATURDAY 27th January MK Strictly Dancing Competition Miss Rayner will choose six children from the club to represent Wood End in the competition. (More details will be given to the selected children.) page 2 office@woodendsch.org.uk
Year2 Swimming Tuesday AM 9th January 16th January 23rd January 30th January 6th February Swimming will continue in the Spring 2 Term from 20th February. Tuesday 9th January Spring 1 Calendar AM Year 2 Swimming Strictly Ballroom Dance Club (1/3) Thursday 11th January Year 2 Basketball Club (2/6) Friday 12th January Tuesday 16th January 9.00am AM Street Dance Club (1/5) Parent Focus Group Year 2 Swimming Strictly Ballroom Dance Club (2/3) Thursday 18th January Year 2 Basketball Club (3/6) Basketball Club Thursday 3.00 4.00pm 4th January 11th January 18th January 25th January 1st February 8th February (LAST) Friday 19th January Monday 22nd January Tuesday 23rd January Thursday 25th January Friday 26th January SATURDAY 27th January Monday 29th January Tuesday 30th January AM Street Dance Club (2/5) Maths Week Year 2 Swimming Strictly Ballroom Dance Club (3/3) LAST Dinosaur Workshop Year 2 Basketball Club (4/6) Street Dance Club (3/5) MK Strictly Dancing Competition 2.15-3.15pm Circle Time with your child AM Year 2 Swimming Thursday 1st February Year 2 Basketball Club (5/6) Street Dance Club Friday 8.00 8.45am 12th January 19th January 26th January 2nd February 9th February (LAST) Friday 2nd February Monday 5th February Tuesday 6th February Weds 7th February Thursday 8th February Friday 9th February Monday 19th February 3.00-3.30pm 3.00-3.30pm Book Fair Street Dance Club (4/5) Book Fair AM Year 2 Swimming Special Breakfast Club: Pancake Day 4.45-6.00pm 3.00pm Year 2 Basketball Club (6/6) LAST Forest School Evening Street Dance Club (5/5) LAST School closes for Half Term 8.45am School opens for Spring 2 Term Future Dates for Your Diary! 26th February 2nd March: 1st March: 17th 23rd March: 9th March: 12th 18th March: 26th March 6th April: Book Week World Book Day, Dress Up as a Wild Thing Sport Relief Mothers Day Celebration Science Week Easter Holidays page 3 tel: 01908 316424
General Information Attendance Target 96% 2016-17 95.08% Autumn 2016 95.12% Autumn 2017 93.91% We are not at our target yet. Please remember to: Tell us why your child is away. Get them back to school as soon as possible. If you need to speak with the school nurse, we can put you in touch please ask at the office. Welcome Back Dear Parents and Carers, Happy New Year! Welcome back to the Spring Term and I hope you all had a restful holiday. A big thank you for all your cards and gifts that were given to myself and the other staff, this is much appreciated. The weather is not very spring-like yet, so we need to be prepared. If we do need to shut the school, it is important that we have your current mobile number please keep us updated. We will try to make a decision by 7.45am and send out a text if we are closed. This term, we will be doing lots of exciting activities, including Maths Week and our book fair, plus a visit from a dinosaur workshop. Please help your child read their books at home and sign the home-school link booklet. This term is hard work for the children, as we have un-interrupted learning until Easter and we will be working towards their targets. We will also be meeting all parents again before Easter for our second Structured Conversation. Please support us by getting children to school every day on time and helping them with their homework. Thank you, Mrs Wilson Pancake Day Special: Wednesday 7th February Breakfast Club 8.00 8.45am each day. Breakfast plus activities and games. Children are then taken to their classes. 1 a day, please make sure you pay in advance or on the day. Enter through the Children s Centre door. No need to book, you can just turn up on the day. Thank You Poppy Appeal + Children In Need We are waiting to hear back from the charities the official total of how much we raised for the Royal British Legion and Children In Need...! Ronald MacDonald House Charities With our BIG Coffee Morning and the Grand Toy Sale, we were able to raise an amazing 225.04. Christmas Jumper Day We raised 32 for Save the Children. page 4 office@woodendsch.org.uk
School Website woodend.org.uk Please take the time to visit the school website. It has details about the school, term dates, newsletters, school lunch menus and order forms, and much more! Book Bags Please make sure that you check your child s book bag every night. Reading books, information letters and any awards your child has earned could be in the book bag! Pupil Premium Reminder Don t forget, if your circumstances change and you start to receive benefits let us know. It may mean that your child can join our Pupil Premium list. This means they get reduced price trips and Breakfast Club, and the school gets extra funding. Facebook Page This is the official Wood End Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/wood- End-First-School-373722102829718/ To make sure you get regular notifications, you just need to: 1. Like the Page (beneath the header photo of our mud kitchen) 2. In the drop-down box, under News Feed: check that you ve ticked See first 3. In the drop-down box, under Notifications: check that you ve ticked All on Emergency School Closures As you are aware, the school operates a texting service to keep parents up to date. In the event of the school being closed due to bad weather or other reasons beyond our control, we will send out a text. Please ensure that the school is kept informed of any contact changes so you will receive the information. If you are unsure of the contact numbers we hold for you, please visit the school office. School closures are also shown on the MK Council website: www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/closures Remember... to inform the school of any changes to your contact details, or you and your child may miss out on events information and we won t be able to contact you in an emergency. NO BOOTS! Uniform We have noticed a few children not following the school uniform guidelines. Please ensure children wear the following: Black/grey trousers, skirt or pinafore dress. Red sweatshirt, jumper or cardigan. Children should wear socks. White shirt, polo top or short-sleeved T-shirt (no tops with straps). (Optional, in warmer weather) Red and white check dress. Sensible shoes or trainers (no boots, flip-flops, platforms or shoes with heels). School uniform footwear is black shoes. No boots. Boots are difficult to manage when children sit cross-legged on the carpet. If you want your child to wear boots to walk to school, please supply black shoes in a named bag for them to change into. page 5 tel: 01908 316424
Autumn 2 Attendance and Awards Attendance Stars 31.10 15.12.17 Autumn 2 Attendance 31.10 15.12.17 7 week term Silver Attendance 95% 99% Amelia Antonie Arthur Bastian Benas Elwood Ethan Fahad Janice Joy Kaiden N. Keshvi Kieran Lewis Lois Lucy Matthew Orlaith Samuel Sophia Gold Attendance 100% Adan Ahlam Amilee Aniththu Archie Aurora Barkavi David M David N Dominik Hamid Hisham Ivan Jannat Kajus Layla Lucas Mason GS Mason MS Mija Mikayla Olivia Pamodou Peniel Reagan Reina Riley Rosemary Skye Sophie Szymon Zak Zuriel % Fdn Yr 1 Yr 2 School year to date Attendances 91.23 98.07 93.15 93.91 Authorised Absences Unauthorised Absences 5.23 1.86 3.61 4.26 3.55 0.07 3.24 1.84 Lates (34) (27) (30) (157) Aniththu Antonie M Arthur Benas David M Ethan Harrison Janice Jannat Jeremy Super Learners Kaiden N Lewis Lois Lucas Pamodou Paula Peniel Rosemary Skye Szymon Top Class Award Tree Point Awards 31.10.17 15.12.17 Date Foundation Year 1 Year 2 31st Oct Top (100%) Top (100%) - 6th Nov - Top Class - 13th Nov - Top Class - 20th Nov - Top Class - 27th Nov - Top Class - 4th Dec - Top Class - 11th Dec - Top Class - Bronze 50 points Amilee, Arthur, Barkavi, Lucas, Riley page 6 office@woodendsch.org.uk