Dear Parents / Carers

This week, I sent out a letter to parents detailing our school priorities for the year, which focus on:

1 - High-quality teaching and learning

2 - Strengthening EYFS curriculum

3 - Raise overall standards of behaviour

4 - Enhance SEND provision

5 - Develop leadership

These are priorities we will be working on throughout the year. Thank you to those parents who have already sent in feedback regarding our priorities - if you wish to send in any feedback, please email us.

We also sent out our curriculum overviews yesterday. We apologise for the technical difficulty we had but now everyone should be able to see the Google Site (https://sites.google.com/inspirewoodside.co.uk/curriculum-newsletters/home)

We have been busy immersing ourselves in our new learning and provisions. It has been wonderful to see children exploring a range of topics and challenging themselves in their classrooms. This includes yesterday when rain decided to pour whilst some children were doing PE!

I hope everyone has an enjoyable and restful weekend!

Iman Atwal

Headteacher

We expect pupils to maintain a high standard of attendance here at Woodside. We want all our pupils to be able to achieve their very best and in order to do this, they need to be in school as much as possible so they don't miss out on any learning. Everyday is a new learning opportunity!

At school we use a programme called the zones of regulation to talk to the children about their emotions and how to regulate themselves. There are 4 zones in the zones of regulation.

We teach the children to recognise the different emotions that they might feel and that it is ok to feel them. We also teach them how to regulate themselves when they are in the red, yellow or blue zone. If you would like more information about the zones of regulation then please speak to your class teacher.

Please note that this year, we are asking children to change in school. They should bring in their PE bags and keep them in school for the term and take them home at the end of the term. Thank you for supporting us with this.

All children need elastic fronted plimsolls for indoor/outdoor PE which are best kept in a drawstring bag on their cloak peg. Children will need black/blue shorts and a white T-shirt in their PE bag to wear for PE lessons. 

Nest

The children in the Nest have settled well and are beginning to follow the Nest routines and expectations. They have started to put aprons on with adult support, some of them are putting them on independently and waiting patiently for their turn to paint. They are beginning to wash their hands for snack time with adult support while forming relationships with all the adults and their peers. Everyone is enjoying accessing a variety of resources and activities independently.

Nursery

This week in Nursery we have been thinking and talking about acceptable things to do inside and outside the classroom. After sharing our ideas, we set our class rules. We talked about the importance of having rules and what would happen if we did not have any rules. To support us we used the colours: green for good and red for bad. In Maths, we have been singing our favourite number rhymes with actions. We were also excited to help one sad ‘Mummy Duck’ by bringing back her ducklings. We have also been making positive friendships.

Reception

It has been great to see how well the children have settled in.  

This week in Reception, we have continued to base our learning on the story ‘Goldilocks and The Three Bears’.  Children were able to recall the story using actions.  The children have continued to explore a range of activities and extend their learning beyond carpet sessions. 

In Literacy: We continued to practice writing our name, using tracing paper to trace over and copy our name cards. In the reading area, we have enjoyed sharing books and looking at pictures from a range of story books.  

Home Learning: Please continue to enjoy sharing stories with your child. Can your child remember and tell you any stories they have heard in class?

Phonics: This week, we have been learning the graphemes (letter name) and phonemes (letter sound); i, n, m, d.  

Home Learning: Find things that start with the grapheme and phoneme (sound); i, n, m, d. How many things did you find?

In Maths: The children are still enjoying singing number songs and then applying our counting skills to count objects, touching each object with our finger as we count.  It was fun sharing food out between the three bears.  We shared food out between the bears and then said how much each bear had.  

Home Learning: Continue to count different objects around your home.  How many windows are in your house? How much fruit is in the fruit bowl? How many toothbrushes etc.  Remember to count by placing your finger on each object as you count and the last number you say is how many you have altogether.  

Reminder: There are many children with clothes/coats and bags that do not have their name written on them.  Please label your child’s clothes, bags, lunch bags and water bottles. It helps them and us! If your child has accidentally taken another child’s things please return them promptly.  

If your child has grapes for lunch, for their safety, please ensure that you cut the grapes in half.

Well done, Reception class for having a great week!

Request for parents: We are making and creating next week…could you bring in some old newspapers please?

Year 6

Year 6 has had a remarkable few weeks back in school. Their attitude to learning has been astounding which has led to them producing excellent work to a high standard. One of which was a piece of work, a drawing of The Heart, which is part of our Science topic on the Circulatory System. We surely have some budding artists amongst us.

An excellent start year 6, keep it up!

Nasal Flu Vaccination Programme

Your child should have brought home a letter about the NHS annual flu vaccination programme for this winter.

The Immunisation Team’s visit will take place on 11th October.

Flu can be an unpleasant illness and sometimes causes serious complications. This annual vaccination programme is a quick and simple spray up the nose. It is in place to help protect your child against the flu. It also helps protect more vulnerable members of our community by reducing the spread of flu.

The letter was accompanied by a consent form. You should return the form to school as soon as possible whether or not you give your consent to the vaccine.

Please read the letter carefully for more information, or contact the office if you did not receive the letter and form.

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