Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
Book Fair – I hope you
have all visited the Scholastic Book Fair this week. Monday will be the last day for the Book Fair so please come and have a look at the books available as all books sold will earn commission for the school. The Book Fair will be open from 3.15 until 3.45pm in the school hall.
World Book Day – Today each child should receive a £1 book token which is valid from 27thFebruary until 25th March and can be used in most bookshops. There are special books available for £1 or the token can be used as part payment for any book.
Parent Governor – We still have a vacancy for a Parent Governor. If you are interested in this position please ask in the school office for more information of what is involved.
Sainsbury’s Tokens – These are now available in the shops so please bring them in as we are collecting them in order to be able to obtain a variety of resources for the school.
Nestlé Box Tops – The box tops that have been brought in have already raised £54.00 for us to spend on books. Please continue to send them in as we need to send them off by the end of March for more books.
Lost Gloves – Amongst our lost property we have several odd gloves. Please ask in the school office if your child has lost one glove and we will check to see if we have it in the lost property.
St. Leonards Church – ~This Sunday 26th February St. Leonards Church will be holding their ‘Messy Church’ from 2.30 until 4.30pm in Woodcote Village Hall. All children (accompanied by an adult) are invited to share in an afternoon of family fun with crafts and games, a lively 15 minute service, and to finish there will be tea and cakes. Free admission. The theme this time is ‘Noah & the Ark’.
ASC booking form 2012 – USE (Click here to download new form)
From Monday 20 February 2012, the school will no longer be taking bookings and cancellations for the After School Club.
Please see details below:
Change to Booking Terms & Conditions – from Monday 20th February 2012
From Monday 20th February 2012 the School will no longer be involved in the management of taking or cancelling bookings for the After School Club (ASC). This means that you will not be able to book or cancel a space by ringing the School Office or speaking to a member of the school staff.
The new procedures are in place in case you wish to cancel or make a new booking which now requires a minimum of 24 hours notice. You can use the booking form for 'extra' sessions in addition to those already booked as well as for new bookings. (Please note that if at the start of the term you completed a form to confirm your child’s regular ASC days, then you will have already been booked in for these days)
You can pick up a booking form in the school hall. The forms are in a folder on the wall outside the ASC cupboard.
There will now be a new postbox next to the ASC cupboard in the school hall for posting your booking form and payments in an envelope.
In order to book a place for your child, you will need to complete a booking form and enclose this in an envelope with your payment (preferably cheques made payable to Woodcote After School Club). All payments are to be made in advance with your booking. If you pay by Childcare Vouchers, then please ensure that your payment is sent at the time of booking. No payment, no booking.
Outside of ASC hours, please post your envelope in the ASC post box. In ASC hours, please hand to an ASC member of staff. You will receive a call to confirm if there are places available for your chosen day.
To check if there are places available, please ring the New ASC tel. number 07732 382928 and leave a message. A member of staff will ring you back to confirm if a place is available. If you ring from 3.25pm – 6.00pm, it will be answered by an ASC member of staff.
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Session |
Times |
Cost per child per session |
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Full session (includes a light tea) |
3.15pm – 6pm |
£8.50 |
It is essential that you pick your child/children up on time. If you arrive after 6pm you will be charged as follows:
Pick up 6.01pm – 6.15pm – £10 charge per child
Pick up 6.16pm – 6.30pm – £20 charge per child
This charge will be added to your next invoice
We require 24 hours notice of cancellation of any session previously booked or the session will be charged.
After School Club Mobile: 07732 382928 (after 3.25pm)
Ofsted Whistleblowing Hotline – 0300 1233155
Or if you want to discuss any aspect of the Club’s child-care you can call 0300 1231231.
The postal address for Ofsted is: National Business Unit, Royal Exchange Buildings, St Ann’s Square, Manchester M2 7LA.
Please pay at time of booking and complete a Booking Form. You may pay in cash, but a cheque is preferable. Cheques to be made payable to Woodcote After School Club. Payments can also be made with childcare vouchers through Edenred (formerly “Accor Services”) quoting Account Number P20243189. The Club also accepts other types of childcare vouchers. Please either post your form in the ASC post box or give direct by hand to a member of the ASC Staff.
Many thanks
The After School Club Committee
After School Club Tel. No: 07732 382928
Thank you – to David Temple for bringing his equipment in on Monday morning to clear the snow from our playground. This was greatly appreciated.
Half Term – I hope you all have a good half term next week and we look forward to seeing you all back again on Monday 20th February.
Music Lessons – The new music lessons start on Tuesday 21st February so please make sure your child has their instrument with them if you have signed up for these lessons. We have a list in the school office of names and times.
Book Fair – We will be holding a Scholastic Book Fair from Tuesday 21st February until Monday 27th February. With this newsletter you will receive a leaflet giving information on the books available. All books sold will earn commission so please come and have a look at the Book Fair which will be open from 3.15pm in the school hall.
Parent Interviews – The lists are now up in the hall for you to sign up for Parent Interviews which will be held during the first week back after half term.
Monday 20th February – all classes
Tuesday 21st February – Rowan, Ash, Beech, Hornbeam and Oak classes
Wednesday 22nd February – Willow and Maple classes.
School Dinners – Please can we ask that dinner money is sent in on Monday mornings for any dinners needed that week and not sent in each day. Copies of the menu are available in the school entrance hall if you do not already have one and choices can be made from this at the beginning of the week. If, for any reason your child does not have dinner on days when dinner has been booked then payment will be carried forward for another day. The cost of dinners remains £1.85. Please enclose your exact payment in an envelope marked with your child/children’s names and showing the days that dinners are required and if the vegetarian option is required. Payment can be by cash or by cheque (payable to Oxfordshire County Council) and can be for just one week or for the whole half term.
Parent Governor – We still have a vacancy for a Parent
Governor. If you are interested in this position please ask in the school office for more information of what is involved.
Woodcote Library – Next week Woodcote Library invites all children to come and help decorate a large dragon to welcome the Chinese Year of the Dragon.
Oratory Cricket Courses – These are being held next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9.30am-12pm in the Oratory Sports Centre. Open to all abilities, all round cricket skills and fun games. Contact 01491 681303 for more details or visit www.oratorysports.co.uk/sports-camps
Rowan class assembly – This will be held next Wednesday
8th February starting at 9.00am.
Parent Interviews – These will be held as follows during the first week back after half term.
Monday 20th February – all classes
Tuesday 21st February – Rowan, Ash, Beech, Hornbeam and Oak classes
Wednesday 22nd February – Willow and Maple classes.
Lists will be in the school hall next week for you to sign up for a timed slot.
Half Term – School finishes next Friday at the usual time of 3.15pm for the half term holiday which is the following week Monday 13th – Friday 17th February inclusive. School restarts on Monday 20th February.
Athletics – Last Friday we took a team of Year 5 and 6 pupils to an indoor athletics event at Chiltern Edge School. Pupils took part in a range of running and field events competing against pupils from other schools. It was a very enjoyable event and I was very pleased with how well all our pupils competed. Well done to Isabel Carr, Jake Mullins, Rhys Warrick, Adam Wise, Eilis Murphy, Daniel Church, Lauren Cox, Maddy Dudley, Sam Taylor, Josh Brant, James Brown, Jack Clark, Jessie Caldecott-Govan, Molly Cole, Max Temple, Lucy Ball, Bryony Furlonger, Leo Metolli and Alex Ostridge.
Cycle Training – Is there anyone who can help with this cycle training as we may not be able to do the training for pupils in Year 6 or Year 5 if we do not have enough helpers. We hope to offer training on Tuesdays.
Parent Governor – We now have a vacancy for a Parent Governor. If you are interested in this position please ask in the school office for more information of what is involved.
Barnardo’s Egg Challenge – The amount of sponsorship money received for Barnardo’s so far is £464. If you have not yet sent in your sponsorship money please send it in next week and perhaps we can reach a grand total of £500.
Headlice – There have been some cases of headlice among the children in school so can I please ask you all to check your child/children’s hair and if necessary use a treatment so that it stops it spreading further.