Welcome – to Miss Eilish McLaughlin who has joined us this week as the new Beech class teacher until the summer holidays.  She will be taking over teaching the class from me so that I can concentrate on Acting Headteacher duties.  In addition, I am pregnant and will be going on maternity leave in the summer term.

Dates for your diary

Week beginning 10^th February – Parents’ Evenings

Monday 10^th – All classes

Tuesday 11^th – Oak, Beech, Ash and Rowan classes

Wednesday 12^th – Hornbeam and Maple classes

Sheets will go up in the foyer on Monday 3^rd February to sign up for an appointment.

Monday 10^th – Friday 14^th February – Travelling Book Fair, more details later.

Monday 17^th – Friday 21^st February – Half Term.

Monday 3^rd March – Art Week begins.

Thursday 6^th March – World Book Day when we will hold events before and after school.

Wednesday 2^nd April – Rowan and Ash classes performance of ‘Jonah and the Whale’ at 7pm.

Friday 4^th April – End of term

Monday 7^th – Monday 21^st April – Easter holidays

Tuesday 22^nd April – Inset Day

Wednesday 23^rd April – Summer term starts.

Monday 5^th May – Spring Bank holiday.

Monday 26^th May – Friday 30^th May – Half Term.

Tuesday 22^nd July – End of term

School Dinners – Online ordering – A reminder that if your child is absent, on a school trip or simply changes their mind, their school dinner must be cancelled by you via the Aspens website before 9am on the day.

Wildlife Area.  Work is continuing on the wildlife area this Saturday (18^th Jan).  If you are able to come along and help, even for an hour or so, that would really help.  If you have a wheelbarrow and certainly some wellies, even better.  We will be there from 10 – 4 pm (weather permitting).  All support is much needed and appreciated.

Box Top Tokens – Please keep bringing the tokens into school as this offer finishes in March.  Since September we have collected 385 tokens which have enabled us to receive over 80 books for classes.

Emergency Closures – In the event of bad weather any closure or late opening will be announced on the radio by 8.00am, earlier if possible (BBC Radio Oxford and Heart FM Oxfordshire) and will appear on their websites.

We will also inform the Woodcote and Cabin Pre-Schools.

School closures are listed on the County website: http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/schoolclosures and we will also notify parents of opening/closing on our school website: www.woodcote-primary.co.uk