Woodhall CP School Mayflower Way Sudbury Suffolk CO10 1ST 01787 373661 email: admin@woodhall.suffolk.sch.uk www.woodhall.suffolk.sch.uk Mrs H Arbon (Acting Headteacher) NEWSLETTER 27th November 2015 Thank you all very much for the warm welcome that I’ve received during the course of my first week at school. I’m delighted to have been appointed as Interim Headteacher and have thoroughly enjoyed working with the staff team, in addition to meeting many of you and your children. I’m extremely impressed by the children’s excellent behaviour and good manners and it’s lovely to see their positive work ethic and obvious pride in their school. If I haven’t yet managed to greet you on the playground either before or after school, I look forward to doing so shortly, or meeting you at one of our forthcoming Christmas events. Please don’t hesitate to contact me via the Admin Office team should you have any issues that you’d like to discuss. Science in Year 1 Year 1 have been very busy over the last 2 weeks being scientists! On Friday we had a great time at Snakes and Ladders. We explored the world around us by investigating in the science discovery area. We looked at thermal images, explored how they use their senses and solved some tricky problems! At the science show we had an opportunity to learn more about our bodies. We learnt how food is digested and as a bonus, even made snot! On Wednesday afternoon the parents were invited in to learn more about animals. We were very lucky to have a visit from the Suffolk Wildlife Trust, who brought in skulls for us to look. The Wildlife Trust staff showed us how to work out which skull belonged to which animal, using clues such as their eye position and the type of teeth the animal had. Indoor Athletics Event at Ormiston On Tuesday 24th November, 20 year 6 pupils competed in an indoor athletics event at OSA. They had a fantastic afternoon, finishing 4th overall. Tyler Walton and Holly Seaman each received a medal for their attitude and efforts. Congratulations to everyone involved. Ormiston Theatre Group put on a Show Years 1 and 2 were delighted by a visit from Ormiston Sudbury Academy drama students who performed two plays for them. The first was a “Cinderella” type story called “Ashpital” and the second was about a golden lion. The students encouraged our children to join in with the show and they all thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon. Exciting News from Makaton Club We are delighted to have been invited to take part in the Makaton Charity online Advent Calendar this year. There is a bit of Makaton magic behind each door of the calendar, involving a whole range of people sharing Makaton signs. Our contribution has been made by our Makaton club who are demonstrating the sign for “Christmas Tree”. The calendar will be available to view online from 1st December at advent.makaton.org. Makaton Sign of the Week Relief MDA Needed We are looking for a relief Midday Assistant for our lunchtime sessions. If you are interested in the position, please ask at the school office for an application form. Grandparents Lunch Last Friday Year 5 invited their Grandparents to join them for a school dinner. Everyone seemed to enjoy their lunch and we would like to thank all the Grandparents who took part. As the lunch was such a success, we plan to repeat this for other year groups. Poppy Appeal Thank you to everyone who contributed to this year’s Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. We sold all the poppies that we had and raised £112.15. The representative from the British Legion was thrilled with this total and provided lovely poppy pin badges for the five children who helped to sell the poppies. Wanted – Scrap Paper! Our art department has asked for any large bits of scrap paper you may have for projects in school. We are looking for part rolls of wallpaper, coloured or patterned paper such as wrapping paper and any other paper that could be used for art and craft activities. Any donations would be very gratefully received. Diary Dates for this Half Term Tuesday 1st December Tuesday 1st December Friday 4th December Tuesday 8th December Wednesday 9th December Thursday 10th December Thursday 10th December Friday 11th December Tuesday 15th December Wednesday 16th December Have a lovely weekend everyone. With best wishes from, Ms. Clare Woodward Headteacher 2.00pm 6.00pm 3.30pm 6.00pm 2.30pm 10.50am 2.45pm 2.30pm 2.00pm 2.00pm Year 3 & 4 Christmas Performance Year 3 & 4 Christmas Performance Friends’ Christmas Fayre Year 2 Christmas Performance Year 2 Christmas Performance Hazel Nativity Play Holly Nativity Play Year 1 Christmas Performance Reception Classes Nativity Play Reception Classes Nativity Play