Southern Electric have informed us that the electricity will be turned off from approximately 1.15pm today, for around 2 hours.
They are repairing a major local issue. The school is remaining open and parent interviews will go ahead as normal this afternoon. Please collect your children at the normal time.
Thank you.
Parent/Teacher interviews – these will take place next week. Please let the staff know if you are unable to make an appointment that you have booked. The Wednesday parent interviews will take place in the school hall, whilst the afternoon sessions will be in the Chalets. Please remember each session is only 10 minutes. To avoid delaying the next parents, please make another appointment with the teacher if you wish to have more time.
Book Fair – as of the end of Thursday’s book fair, the takings were £546.44!! We still have another 2 days to go – Monday 19th October is the final session. We should be in line for very health commission at this rate. Thank you to all the parents who have come along and supported the fair so far. We hope you enjoy reading your books.
Lunchtime Supervisor – we are looking for lunchtime supervision for 2 – 5 days a week, term time. If you are interested in applying for this position, please contact the school office on 01491 680 454 for more information.
Samaritan’s Purse – each year Woodcote Primary School children have helped with the Operation Christmas Child Shoe Box appeal. If you would like to donate a shoe box of gifts please take a leaflet from the Foyer. The organisers have asked us to let you know that if you donate online (sending the completed box into school) you can choose to track your parcel to its destination. The leaflets give all the information needed and ask for a payment of £3.00 with each box. The payment covers the cost of transportation, overseas shipping etc. All shoe boxes should be brought to the school office by Monday 2nd November.
KS 1 swimming – there will be no swimming for Hornbeam class on Friday 23rd October. The Oratory Prep school are unable to offer their pool for this date.
Craft Club – Suzanna Craft is taking bookings for the next 6 craft club sessions from Friday 6thNovember until Friday 11th December. The club is now open to all years, including Foundation children. There are paper copies in the Foyer. Forms need to be returned by Friday 23rd October (not 16th Oct as noted on Flier).
Secondary School – Year 6 parents are reminded to complete their child’s Secondary School applications by 2nd November 2015. Applications should be submitted online at: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/secondaryadmissions
Library Halloween event – please see the attached flier regarding Friday 30th October event at the Library.
Half Term – we will be closing for half term on Friday 23rd October at 3.15pm and reopen for the start of term 2 on Monday 2nd November.
FOWPS Newsletter w/e Friday 16th October fowps@woodcote-primary.co.uk
FOWPS Newsletter 16 October 2015
It’s Christmas Market time on 27th November from 6-8pm.
Can you believe that in as little as 6 weeks’ time, we will be enjoying our Christmas Market? We have many wonderful stalls lined up for you to enjoy, ranging from books, to jewellery, to skincare and handmade items. Your children will delight you with their lovely singing while you enjoy some mulled wine and hot food from our kitchen. It’s a super way to spend a Friday night and get some of your Christmas shopping done before the December rush.
Last year’s market was a huge success, raising around £1700 for the school. Some of which has been spent on the new Oak playground and fencing, new IT equipment, class trips, the new screen in the school foyer and many other items that improve your children’s school experience.
This year we would love it if we could beat that total! To do this, we need your help.
Santa will be visiting, and for the first time you’ll be able to pre-book your slot to ensure you skip the queues! Signup sheets will be available in the week leading up to the Market. However, being so close to Christmas, Santa has asked if anyone would be willing to be an elf for the evening as his usual elves are all busy. We’d love to hear from you if you think you’re cut out to be one of Santa’s Helpers!
We are also looking for helpers from our parent body to volunteer some time between 5:30 and 9pm for various tasks. This includes setting up the rooms for stall holders, manning stalls or helping to pack up and clear away at the end of the event.
We have decided to have a programme printed for the event so that you are aware of the timings for the two school choirs, the slots available for visiting Santa’s Grotto and showcasing the variety of stalls that will be there. We are offering advertising spaces to local businesses in the programme, so if you’d like to have your business advertised in this year’s programme, please email fowps@woodcote-primary.co.uk.
As a school we always run a bottle tombola and a jolly jar stall. We will once again be collecting the bottles and jars as class competitions. The winning classes will be rewarded with a special treat. Look out for the collection dates on the school calendar.
In the run up to the Christmas Market, we have asked a few parents to act as class reps and liaise with various classes answering any questions and generally sharing information with you. In Hornbeam we have Rachel (Charlie’s mum), in Beech it is Helen (Josie’s mum), in Ash we have Steph (Finlay’s mum). For Rowan it is Amanda (Archie’s mum), in Maple it is Carla (Tori’s mum) and in Willow we have Kath (Megan’s mum). Oak class rep still to be confirmed.
If you have any ideas, questions, are able to help out or can provide us with any prizes for our raffle, please get in touch with any of the mums mentioned above.
Diary Dates – Christmas Market – Friday 27th November. School Disco – Friday 4th December
Parent/Teacher interviews – the class lists will remain in the hall for you to sign up for a meeting with the class teacher until the end of next week. Please make a note of the appointments you have made.
Please note that Hornbeam (Year 1) will have dates of Tuesday 20th October, 1.30pm-3.30pm to see Mrs Fletcher or Wednesday 21st October 3.30pm- 7pm to see Mrs Hall.
The other classes are as follows:
Foundation, Year 5 & Year 6: Wednesday 21st October (3.30-7pm) & Friday 23rd October (1.30-3.30pm).
Year 2, Year 3 & Year 4: Wednesday 21st October (3.30-7pm) & Thursday 22nd October (1.30-3.30pm).
The Wednesday parent interviews will take place in the school hall, whilst the afternoon sessions will be in the Chalets.
Woodcote Primary Poppy Project – Can you knit, crochet or sew? Then we need your help to make poppies. Woodcote Primary will be celebrating Armistice Day on the 11th November and conducting our own memorial ceremony in the centre of Woodcote at 11.00am. Everyone is welcome to join us and we’d like to involve our community by wearing poppies that have been knitted, crocheted or sewn by local residents. We would like to get enough together for all the children to be given the opportunity to donate to the appeal and wear one of the poppies, and if we get more, we will sell them throughout the village. If we get more than we can handle, we will make a wreath to lay or a collage for the school – ‘lest we forget’. We will be supporting The Royal British Legion, who provide lifelong support for the Armed Forces community, serving men and women, veterans and their families.
If you would like to help, we will provide the wool, and we also have some needles. We can provide a pattern but if you want to go ‘freestyle’ and create your own designs, that would be fine too. There are loads of patterns available. Just type in ‘free poppy patterns’ into Google, or why not try Pinterest?
If you need wool or needles or a pattern, please call 07798 702041. Any completed poppies should be dropped off at the school and please make sure you leave your name. Let’s see how much we can raise!
Additional Funding – please see the attached document or collect one from the Foyer regarding the additional benefits of registering your child as eligible for Free School Meals. If you would like any further advice please see the school office.
Craft Club – Suzanna Craft is taking bookings for the next 6 craft club sessions from Friday 6thNovember until Friday 11th December. The club is now open to all years, including Foundation children. Please see attached flier and note that there are paper copies in the Foyer. Forms need to be returned by Friday 23rd October (not 16th Oct as noted on Flier).
Oxford half marathon – this is taking place on Sunday 11th October. Good luck to all the participants.
Cross Country events – the primary school cross country races continue this Saturday 10thOctober, at Chiltern Edge School, starting at 10am. If your child is interested in competing, please wear the new Woodcote Blue PE polo shirt. The next event will be 7th November then 5thDecember – all at Chiltern Edge School. The organisers have asked that we remind parents that no dogs are allowed on site.
Book Fair – from next Tuesday 13th October to Monday 20th October, we will be hosting the Scholastics Book Fair in the school hall from 3.15pm-3.45pm. The more books that are sold during this week, the more free books that school will be able to claim via the Scholastics Commission Shop. Scholastics have offered school a very generous commission rate as long as we generate over £400.00 worth of sales. Please help us achieve this target.
Samaritan’s Purse – each year Woodcote Primary School children have helped with the Operation Christmas Child Shoe Box appeal. If you would like to donate a shoe box of gifts please see the office for a leaflet. The organisers have asked us to let you know that if you donate online (sending the completed box into school) you can choose to track your parcel to its destination. The leaflets give all the information needed and ask for a payment of £3.00 with each box. The payment covers the cost of transportation, overseas shipping etc. All shoe boxes should be brought to the school office by Monday 2nd November.
Bridge Club – there will be no Bridge Club now until after half term.
Half Term Holiday Camp – the Elms Sports Camp are running a holiday club during the October half term. For more details please take a leaflet in the Foyer.
Starting School – if you have a child born between 1 September 2011 and 31 August 2012, you need to apply for a primary school place now. The closing date for applications is 15 January 2016. Applications can be done online at www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/admissions For help or information please call 01865 815 175 or email admissions.schools@oxfordshire.gov.u
Secondary School – Year 6 parents are reminded to complete their child’s Secondary School applications by 2nd November 2015. Applications should be submitted online at: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/secondaryadmission
FOWPS Newsletter w/e Friday 10th October
AGM – Will take place on Thursday15th October at 7.30pm in Spruce (Kitchen Chalet). Everyone is welcome and there will be some refreshments provided. A copy of the agenda and last year’s minutes are available in the school office if you would like to look at these beforehand.
Diary Dates – Christmas Market – Friday 27th November. School Disco – Friday 4th December.
fowps@woodcote-primary.co.uk
• There are nine games here. I particularly like the jetpack dad!
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables
• This Asteroid field is only for the most elite of mathematician pilots. Even Mr Jones keeps crashing!
http://www.mathplayground.com/spaceracer_multiplication.html
• This one looks fun but doesn’t work on all computers…
http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/Tunnel/multiplyFrame.htm
• Who ya gonna call?
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Ghostblasters1/gbcd.html
• Now you’ve got a jetpack! Get your timing right flappy bird! (This is the most likely to work well on ipad.)
https://www.mangahigh.com/en-gb/games/jetstreamriders
• Maths and raising money for charity? What’s not to like?
http://freerice.com/#/multiplication-table/17504
• Moon Disco!
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/moonmaths.swf
• It’s a fashion show!
http://www.multiplication.com/games/play/math-models-multiplication
• Ever wanted to work in a supermarket?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/ma10mult-game-problem-solving-with-multiplication
Okay, this isn’t a times tables game. This is a fantastic game for learning the meaning of new words. Not only does it adjust the difficulty to your skill level, but for every question you answer they donate rice to people who need it. Can you get to level 4? Can you get to level 10?
http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1421
Open Mornings – Woodcote Primary School are holding 2 Open Mornings for the parents of new starters for September 2016. The dates and times are as follows:
Thursday 8th October and Tuesday 10th November from 9.30am. The Headteacher will welcome the parents at 9.30am and then parents will be escorted around the school until 10.30am. There will be a second tour at 11am on each of these mornings until 11.45am. If you know any parents of new school starters please let them know.
Langtree Open Evening – Year 6 parents are invited to this open evening on Tuesday 6thOctober. Please see attached information. There is also information on the two open mornings.
Parent/Teacher interviews – the class lists will be ready on Monday morning, 5th October, for parents to sign up for a meeting with the class teacher. The lists will remain in the Foyer to 2 weeks for parents to make appointments. Please make a note of the appointments you have made.
Please note that Hornbeam (Year 1) will have dates of Tuesday 20th October, 1.30pm-3.30pm to see Mrs Fletcher or Wednesday 21st October 3.30pm- 7pm to see Mrs Hall. The other classes are as follows:
Foundation, Year 5 & Year 6: Wednesday 21st October (3.30-7pm) & Friday 23rd October (1.30-3.30pm).
Year 2, Year 3 & Year 4: Wednesday 21st October (3.30-7pm) & Thursday 22nd October (1.30-3.30pm).
Photographs – Please bring orders to the school office by Monday 5th October, via the post box, in the Tempest sealed envelope with all the details marked on clearly. The orders will be collected on Tuesday 6th October. Any late orders will need to be sent off separately by parents with an additional charge.
Oxford half marathon – T-shirts and event information are now ready to collect from Mrs Bodeker after she finishes teaching for the day in Rowan Class.
Book Fair – from Tuesday 13th October to Monday 20th October, we will be hosting the Scholastics Book Fair in the school hall from 3.15pm-3.45pm. The more books that are sold during this week, the more free books that school will be able to claim via the Scholastics Commission Shop. Scholastics have offered school a very generous commission rate as long as we generate over £400.00 worth of sales. Please help us achieve this target.
Samaritan’s Purse – each year Woodcote Primary School children have helped with the Operation Christmas Child Shoe Box appeal. If you would like to donate a shoe box of gifts please see the office for a leaflet. The organisers have asked us to let you know that if you donate online (sending the completed box into school) you can choose to track your parcel to its destination. The leaflets give all the information needed and ask for a payment of £3.00 with each box. The payment covers the cost of transportation, overseas shipping etc. All shoe boxes should be brought to the school office by Monday 2nd November.
Bridge Club – there will be no Bridge Club now until after half term.
Half Term Holiday Camp – the Elms Sports Camp are running a holiday club during the October half term. For more details please see the attached flier or a leaflet in the Foyer.
Starting School – if you have a child born between 1 September 2011 and 31 August 2012, you need to apply for a primary school place now. The closing date for applications is 15 January 2016. Applications can be done online at www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/admissions For help or information please call 01865 815 175 or email admissions.schools@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Secondary School – Year 6 parents are reminded to complete their child’s Secondary School applications by 2nd November 2015. Applications should be submitted online at: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/secondaryadmissions
Job Vacancy – Aspens Catering at Langtree have a vacancy working in their canteen. 25hrs/week. Please call Amanda Parr for more information – 01491 682 783
FOWPS Newsletter w/e Friday 2nd October
Coffee Shop – Thank you to everyone who supported us last week by helping, baking or buying. We raised a fantastic £216!
Cake Sale – Last week raised £81which will be split equally between foundation and year one so thank you to everyone involved. We are looking for a new cake sale co-ordinator as Hilary has decided to step down due to work commitments. If you are interested in taking on this responsibility once a month, please email fowps (you do not need to be a committee member). We would also like to take this opportunity to thank Hilary for instigating the cake sales and running them for many years.
AGM – Will take place on 15th October at 7.30pm in Spruce (Kitchen Chalet). Everyone is welcome and there will be some refreshments provided. A copy of the agenda and last year’s minutes are available in the school office if you would like to look at these beforehand.
Diary Dates – Christmas Market – Friday 27th November. School Disco – Friday 4th December.
fowps@woodcote-primary.co.uk