Sports Day – thank you to all the parents who came along and supported their children (and helped with the furniture moving!) The Team of Eagles won the events overall, beating Hawks by just 8 points. Kestrels were third place, Owls fourth and Red Kites fifth. Well done to all the children for taking part and supporting their classmates and team members.

Year 5 & Year 6 Production (Olivia) – the children will have a dress rehearsal of their play for the school on Monday 29 June at 1.30pm. There is an evening performance on Tuesday 30 June at 6.30pm and on Wednesday 1 July at 1.30pm. These are ticketed events and we can only admit those with tickets due to the space restrictions in the school hall, imposed by Fire Regulations.

After School Club(ASC) – as some parents may be aware, the current ASC parents have now received their priority booking forms for places for September 2015. If there are any parents that would like to book a child in, or may be thinking of going back to work, or just need childcare whilst they attend an appointment, please come and visit us. The ASC takes place in the school hall from 3.15pm to 6pm each day. A completed registration form needs to be completed before a child can attend. At the moment ASC have spaces each day so please get in touch if you would like to book a space.

Telephone: 07732 382 928 or email woodcoteasc@hotmail.co.uk

Challenge Summer Reading – Woodcote Library are holding a Summer Reading Challenge Record Breakers 2015. The challenge is to read 6 library books, between Saturday 11^th July and Saturday 12^th September, collecting rewards as you work your way around the different categories. Ask at the library for your Record Breakers poster to start your journey. Visit their website www.recordbreakers.org.uk

Iinkai Judo – the last session this term takes place on Thursday 2 July. The new sessions start on Thursday 24^th September 2015.

INSET day –Friday 3 July. The school will be closed for children.

For further Term Dates please follow link: Term Dates 2015-16

FOWPS Newsletter w/e Friday 26 June 2015                                               fowps@woodcote-primary.co.uk

‘Wimbledon’ Summer Fair – Today 26 June – 5 – 8pm. Please come along to see the children sing. KS1 children at 5.30pm, Lower Key Stage 2 (Yrs 3 & 4)) at 6.00pm & Upper Key Stage 2 (Yr 5 & 6) at 6.30pm.

Woodcote Rally – If you are able to help out as a marshal at the rally on behalf of the school please email us. (fowps@woodcote-primary.co.uk) Last year we received a very generous donation of £750, partly in reflection of our ongoing supply of helpers.

Committee Members – If you are thinking about joining the FOWPS committee (or even if you would like to know a bit more about us) please email. We will be looking for new members in the autumn at our AGM.

Mr Phil Duncan, the Oratory Swimming Pool Manager has asked us to advertise the Public Swimming Timetable.

Please find attached the swimming timetable (Oratory Public Swimming Summer Holiday 2015 )for the summer holidays starting Monday 6^th July and ending Sunday 6^th September 2015. There will not be a family swim on Tuesday 7^th July.

Slots may be booked for July but please be reminded to wear a hat while in the pool and footwear worn outside is strictly not allowed in the changing rooms or on poolside. The ratio for under 5’s in the swimming pool during family swims is 1:1 and a parent must be in the building for under 8’s during the swim.

If you have any questions at all please do not hesitate to contact Phil Duncan at the Oratory Sports Centre on 01491 683 500/01491 681 303

Woodcote Primary School

School Term and Holiday Dates for 2015/16

Term 1                 –        Thursday 3^rd Sept – Friday 23^rd October 2015.

            Inset Day                     –           Tuesday 1^st September 2015.

            Inset Day                     –           Wednesday 2^nd September 2015.     

October holiday          –           Monday 26^th October – Friday 30^st October 2015

Term 2                 –        Monday 2^nd November– Friday 18^th December 2015

Christmas holiday      –           Monday 21^st December 2015 – Friday 1^st January 2016.

Term 3                 –        Tuesday 5^th January – Friday 12^th February 2016.

            Inset Day                     –           Monday 4^th January 2016

February holiday        –           Monday 15^th February – Friday 19^th February 2016.

Term 4                 –        Monday 22^rd February – Thursday 24^th March 2016.

Bank holiday               –           Friday 25^th March 2016

April holiday               –           Monday 28^th March – Friday 8^th April 2016.

Term 5                 –        Monday 11^th April – Thursday 26^th May 2016.

Inset Day                     –           Friday 27^th May 2016.

Spring Bank holiday    –           Monday2^th May 2016.

Late Spring holiday    –           Monday 30^th May – Friday 3^rd June 2016..

Term 6                 –        Monday 6^th June – Wednesday 20^th July 2016.

Inset Day                     –           Friday 1^st July 2016.

School INSET days are as follows:

            Tuesday 1^st September 2015, Wednesday 2^nd September 2015, Monday 4^th January 2016,

Friday 27^th May 2016 & Friday 1^st July 2016.

Click here for downloadable Term Dates 2015-16

‘Sound Fruit’ Workshop – Arriving unannounced at the school last Thursday were two rather strange visitors, Doc Squabbles and his colleague Dominic Cheeseroast. They arrived during the morning assembly to announce that they were searching for a lost poppycock egg, all that remains from an extinct species of bird that fed on the fruits of the fabled sound fruit tree. This tree was believed to have stood somewhere in the school grounds over 400 years ago, before it was rather inconsiderately cut down by a man called Derek who used it to make tea pots (needless to say the idea did not catch on!). After a surprisingly brief search of the school grounds, Miss Holly Bassett in Year 4 discovered the lost egg, which has since been incubating in the mobile Daydream Harvest Machine that you may have seen parked in the playground. With help from children and staff at the school, Dr Squabbles and Mr Cheeseroast have been able to suck-up and synthesise sound fruit using their curious sound hoovering devices. This involved the children creating improvised sound fruits using junk as well as searching the village for interesting sound-fruit-scapes. With the egg due to hatch any day (probably this afternoon) it is hoped that the sound fruit created will feed the poppycock and bring it to life once more. Do come along this afternoon at 3pm to see and hear this magnificent bird and search for the sound fruit growing in the garden outside the main entrance. The sound fruits created by the children have also been hung from a cloud which you can visit by clicking here or visiting https://soundcloud.com/richard-creative-people/sets/woodcote-soundscapes You may also want to test your local sound knowledge by clicking here  and listening carefully to the sound-fruit-scapes which the children hoovered-up (answers in next week’s newsletter).

Thank you – to Richard Bentley and Nick Garnett (aka Doc Squabbles and Dominic Cheeseroast) for all of their wonderful work with the children over the last week. Discovering the huge variety of sounds in the environment around them has been truly enlightening. The children have been fascinated by how they have been able to create ‘sound fruit’ using the most bizarre tools eg the pots, pans and bits of old metal gathered.

Sports Day – Tuesday 23 June. KS 2 will use the Langtree Sports field from 9.15am – 11.45am.

KS 1 will hold their Sports on our field from 1.15pm – 3pm.

Please come along to support your children. The children will need to be prepared for good or bad weather so please ensure they have either sun cream already applied, sun hats, water bottles or, in the case of bad weather, a coat. If the weather is very poor we will reschedule for Friday 26 June.

Warwick Castle Trip – the children had a fantastic time yesterday at the castle. We were so lucky with the weather. Thank you very much to the parents that came to support their children’s classes. Photos will be on the website soon.

Year 6 Residential – the Willow Class children & staff have had a wonderful week. They have challenged themselves each day with some great physical activities from giant swings, climbing, abseiling, quad biking & vertical challenges. Mrs Wornham has posted a variety of photos on the website that gives you an idea of what they have been doing and how much fun they have all had. They are due back today 5.30 – 6pm.

Class Photos – on Thursday 18th June a Tempest photographer will be in to take whole class photos. White polo shirts or school summer dresses with school sweatshirts or cardigans to be worn.

GKR Karate – please see attached flier for Beginners Groups.

INSET day – please be reminded of the INSET day on Friday 3 July.

FOWPS Newsletter w/e Friday 12th June 2015 – PTO

FOWPS Newsletter w/e Friday 12th June 2015                                            fowps@woodcote-primary.co.uk

School Disco – Friday 19th June. This will follow the same format as last time with KS1 5.30-6.30pm and KS2 6.45-7.45pm. If you are able to help with either of these sessions, please drop us an email. Thank you.

‘Wimbledon’ Summer Fair – Friday June 26th 5 – 8pm. There are collection bags in all of the classrooms so please don’t forget to bring in your contributions for jolly jars, the bottle tombola and raffle prizes. There will be rewards for the class who bring in the most!

Woodcote Rally – If you are able to help out as a marshal at the rally on behalf of the school please email us. Last year we received a very generous donation of £750, partly in reflection of our ongoing supply of helpers.

Fundraising – Please keep filling the clothes bank just inside the school gate. Between November and March it raised £207 for us. Also, last month’s ladies pub walk raised £218. Thank you to everyone involved! All of this money helps us to support the school in many different ways.

Committee Members – If you are thinking about joining the FOWPS committee (or even if you would like to know a bit more about us) please email. We will be looking for new members in the autumn at our AGM.

Tuesday 23 June 2015

KS2 – 9.15am – 11.45am on the Langtree Sports field

KS1 – 1.15pm – 3pm on the Woodcote Primary School field

Please remember PE Kits, named water bottles, sun hats, sun cream.