Your weekly round up of events and what's coming up! 

Oldfield Circus Christmas Tree 🎄

We’re delighted to share that the Oldfield Circus Christmas Tree will be going up on Saturday, 22nd November 2025 near the Oldfield shops on the roundabout.
The Christmas Lights Switch-On Ceremony will between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm, and help our community welcome the festive season! This year, the event is being supported by the local council and will feature poets, speakers, and stalls selling a variety of festive goods under cosy gazebos. Enjoy some mulled wine, hot chocolate, cakes and mince pies as you take in the festivities.

Michael from the Hairdressers who has very kindly organised the tree has invited local children to bring along their own decoration to put on the tree. So please get crafting and make a christmas tree decoration to hang on the tree.  This is a lovely start to the holiday season! 🌟

Packed Lunch

We encourage all children in school to have a hot meal, however some children may decide to bring a packed lunch into school. If your child does decide on this option please inform the school office at the beginning of the term.  When children attend all day school trips they may be asked to bring packed lunch. For the safety of all children please ensure that the following items are not included in the packed lunch. 

Packed lunches MUST NOT contain:

• Fizzy or sugary drinks.

• Confectionery such as chocolate bars and sweets.

• Nuts or nut products of any sort. (Some children have severe nut allergies, and even sitting next to a child eating nuts may cause an allergic reaction.)

• Choking Hazards: Whole, un-halved, or un-quartered grapes, cherry tomatoes, or other small, round foods. These must be cut appropriately for younger children due to the high risk of choking.

Social Media Age Limits  

Most social media platforms (including WhatsApp, TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram) are for ages 13 and over. These age limits protect children from inappropriate content and data sharing.

If your child is under 13, encourage age-appropriate platforms like BBC Own It or YouTube Kids. Honest conversations about online life are more effective than blanket bans.

 UK Safer Internet Centre

Workshops  - Supporting Children

 Inclusion tool kit
https://padlet.com/agohil5/the-wood-end-primary-school-inclusion-toolkit-b8sdiw0559h1jd1b
Explore the Padlet to find sessions taking place this term
All sessions are free and take place online. Please book in advance using the links provided.  

Tuesday 18th November · 10:00 – 12:00pm Supporting Children with Social Communication Differences
Early Start SEND & Speech and Language Therapy Team, For parents and carers of children aged 0–5.
Learn practical strategies to support communication, routines (sleep, eating, toileting) and social interaction for children with social communication differences or autism.  Book your place
Tuesday 18th November · 1:00 – 2:00pm      The Pronunciation of Speech Sounds
Ealing Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) Team,  For parents and carers of school-aged children.
Understand how speech sounds develop, what to listen for, and discover fun, practical activities to support clear speech at home.
To book, email wlm-tr.sltuniversalservices@nhs.net with your name, your child’s school, and the workshop title.

Tuesday 18th November · 12:00 – 1:30pm,  Supporting Appropriate Technology Use in Children
Ealing Mental Health Support Team (MHST)  For parents and carers of primary-aged children.
Learn strategies to manage and promote healthy technology use, set appropriate limits, and support digital wellbeing.
Register here 

School Photographs 

On Wednesday 19th November a new company will be taking the children's individual school photographs.  Due to low uptake in orders over recent years, we are only taking individual pupil photos.  However, if any parents wish to have a sibling photo (photo with all children together), the photographers have made themselves available between 8-9 am in the studio hall (next to the playground).  Parents must bring their children during this time and stay with their children to have their photograph taken.  Cut-off is 9.00am prompt and no further sibling photos will be taken.
 

Please ensure pupils come to school in their full school uniform even if they normally have PE that day.  No PE Uniform that day.