Lunchtime Supervisors – After half term there will be a vacancy for a Lunchtime Supervisor 12.00 to 1.00pm. Please ask in the school office for more details and an application form if you are interested in this position.  A Supervisor is required for five days each week, however if you are only able to offer part of the week please do ask in the office as this may be possible.

Class Assembly Dates for your diary –

Oak class assembly           Wednesday 5^th February at 9.10am

Willow class assembly    Wednesday 12^th February at 9.10am

Maple class assembly       Wednesday 5^th March at 9.10am

Other classes will hold their assemblies in the summer term

KS2 Cross Country Event – Yesterday 22 pupils took part in the 4^th of a series of 4 cross country events which took place at Langtree School with other Primary schools from the area.  All the children performed  very well with our school coming second overall for the four events.

Yesterday our school results included:    Year 5/6 boys team – 1^st      Year 3/4 boys team – 3^rd

Year 5/6 girls team – 2^nd     Year 3/4 girls team – 2^nd

Individual results – Year 3/4 girls – 1^st – Courtney Greenford

Year 5/6 boys – 1^st David Carr,   2^nd Adam McBride   3^rd Andrew Carr

Early Morning Activities – Mrs Bodeker our PE co-ordinator would like to start a couple of early bird activities (before school starting at 8.00 until 8.35am) and would appreciate it if you could answer the questions in the questionnaire on the back of this newsletter so she can gauge interest and start the most popular choices.  Please return these questionnaires to the school office as soon as possible.

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

FOWPS Newsletter w/e Friday 24^th January 2014

Cake Sale – There will be a cake sale on Friday 31^st January hosted by Rowan and Maple classes. Plates will be sent out next week.

Paintballing Voucher –  We  still have a Deltaforce Paintballing voucher which we were not able to put in the silent auction at the Christmas Market. It is worth £100 and entitles the holder to free entry for
10 people at any of the 35 Deltaforce paintballing centres. If you would like to bid for this item please do so via email to fowps@woodcote-primary.co.uk. The closing date for bids will be Friday 31^st January.

Amy Fletcher, Acting Headteacher

EARLY MORNING ACTIVITIES QUESTIONNAIRE

Child’s Name ………………………………………………  Class ……………………………………

Would you be interested in your child attending an activity?               Yes                  No   

If so, which morning would you prefer?             MONDAY    TUESDAY    WEDNESDAY  

The provider Sports Xtra are able to offer a wide variety of activities,
which would be your choice (please tick option(s)

   Mini Fencing

   Dodgeball

   Rockitball

   Non-contact boxing

   Tennis

   Football/Futsal

   Kwik Cricket

   Athletics

   Basketball

   Multi Sports (a combination of any of the above)

The price point is likely to be around £4.00 per session for a 10 week term,
would you be prepared to pay this?

Yes      No