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The class assembly dates have now been placed on the website and we would love to see you there if you can possibly attend.As a school we apply realimportance to child safety on theInternet and we will be marking Safer Internet Day on 6th February.The fun-filled FOWPS Family Bingo Night is going to be held on Friday 23rd February and then we start to prepare for the run up to Easter!
The HEADLINEWelcome to the Spring Term and a busy January! Firstly, I would like to extend a warm welcome to Miss Stokes as the new Y5 teacher who has settled into life at the school with ease. We also welcome Bella in F1. We say 'Happy Birthday' to Willow Garden who celebrated their 5th birthday in January. Willow Garden staff have worked hard to make a fun, safe and stimulating environment and we are very proud of all they have accomplished. There are a number of important events coming up in February. The parent consultations are due to take place on 6th & 8th February and details of sign-up procedures can be found in the 'News' section.
Soon to be...Upcoming events for Woodbridge Primary
29th JanuarySign Up for Parent/Teacher Consultations 30th JanuaryEYFS Stay and Play 6th FebruarySafer Internet Day Parent/Teacher Consultation Evening (1) 8th FebruaryParent/Teacher Consultation Evening (2) 12th - 16th February Mid-term Break
22nd February Y2 Class Assembly23rd FebruaryFOWPS Bingo Night
1st MarchWorld Book Day Y1 Class Assembly 6th March Drumming Assembly 7th MarchMad Science Assembly 8th MarchY3 Class Assembly Y6 to BT12th - 16th March Science WeekBook Week
15th MarchY5 Class AssemblyY6 to BT for Science Week16th MarchSwimming Gala20th MarchEYFS Stay and Be An Easter Animal22nd MarchY4 Class Assembly23rd March
Coming Soon!Family Bingo Night
26 January 2018 issue05Woodbridge Primary School, Wilkinson Way, Woodbridge, IP12 1SS 1
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F1 beating the January blues!
26th MarchY6 Class Assembly29th MarchEaster Egg HuntEaster Holidays Begin!
Friday 23rd February
More details to follow!
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The NEWSParent ForumAn incredibly productive Parent Forum meeting was held on 22nd January. These meetings provide a mechanism for the school to discuss proposed initiatives and an opportunity for parents to express their observations, concerns and ideas. Regular, open and constructive communication and consultation with parents is important to the continuing success of the school. The Parent Forum is looking for new members! The Parent Forum consists of parent representatives who meet once every term with representatives from the school to discuss school-related issues. The termly meetings, usually on Mondays, are held at the school from 6pm and last one hour. The next meeting date is on Monday 30th April 2018.Full details and nomination forms will be sent out in book bags next week. Nut PolicyA reminder that we have a number of children in school with severe nut allergies. Therefore, it is very important that no nuts or nut products (peanut butter, nutella etc) are brought into the school.Our school packed lunch guidelines can be found here and some advice on providing healthy packed lunches can be found here.Safer Internet Day
Our Online Safety Ambassadors will be planning activities for the children. As a result of hearing about Safer Internet Day 2017, an evaluation found that the majority of children spoke to their families about staying safe online while 79% felt more confident about what to do about any worries online. As a result of the day, 1 in 4 young people said they spoke up about something that had been worrying them online.
Hand PuppetsYear 2 have had great fun making their own hand puppets...
School CalendarOur school calendar is up-to-date and can be found here. Please check this regularly for any upcoming events and we will also try to send an email reminder to you. Our clubs have now started and the timings for these can also be found on the calendar. If there is ever any need for school closure (adverse weather) the calendar will be updated with this as soon as possible (along with the School Closures website). So, the calendar is always a great first port of call for queries!Job VacancyMidday Supervisory AssistantA role supervising children in the hall and playground from either 11.55am to 1.30pm or 12.15am to 1.30pm. Two days per week and relief work available - days negotiable. £7.78 per hour on a casual contract. Please see Sandra Thompson for further details. All current vacancies can be found on our website.Family Concert Mrs Ling has highly recommended a family concert that is taking place at the Ipswich Corn Exchange on Sunday 4th March. Ipswich Symphony Orchestra will be playing favourites for all the family and, during the interval, children will be invited onto stage to try the instruments and dress up...a warning though...there will be daleks in the hall! Details and tickets (priced around £9) can be found on the Corn Exchange website.
Mikey "We tried very hard to get it all done"Anya "It was quite hard at the beginning but it got easier" Zach "The decorating bit was fun" Tia "We all had lots of fun designing and making our puppets even though it was a bit tricky!"Karate Taster DayY1-6 were treated to a karate session on 22nd January with Mr and Mrs Brierley. Karate Scholarships are going to be awarded to children who particularly enjoyed the experience.
Competition Time!We have four Adventure Play Centre Family Tickets to be won
at Play2Day, Martlesham (2 adult and 2 child entries)
There are a number of 'Play2Day' logos placed within this News Cycle. Can your child count how many there are (including the large one above!)? The first 4 correct email
entries to [email protected] will win a ticket!
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Our Stars This CycleAll of our pupils are stars to us, but every week the class teacher selects a student or two who has shone
particularly brightly. See who has been especially sparkly this month...
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Esmae for super construction and creativity. Hollie for her commitment to writing her name. Elliot for his confidence in recognising random numbers to 99! Beth for her consideration to others and lovely use of kind words. Beth has been helping her friends and ensuring that everyone is included in the play.
Emily for confidently using her numbers at random from 0 – 20 and writing captions independently.Lilly for being committed to doing her best, especially in writing and tidying the classroom. Fox for his curious nature, noticing details in stories and enquiring about the characters.
Reuben for his fabulous curiosity during Amanda’s expert ‘whale and dolphin’ information session. What a wonderfully inquisitive young man you are! William for his best Big Write ever! He worked so hard on his sounds and finger spaces to communicate his ideas beautifully!
Matias for his creative approach to his self-portrait and listening to advice to improve his drawing.Charlie for showing more determination to improve his work.Molly for truly amazing progress with her reading, showing real commitment and growing confidence.Tia for her lovely puppet design, showing creative detail in her finished puppet.
Dahlia and Izzy for writing an incredible persuasive letter which included all the features of persuasive writing. What great craftsmanship!Ambrose for writing a fabulous persuasive letter to stop the beanstalk being chopped down. Great craftsmanship!Daniel L for making excellent progress with his Maths.
Ben for his effort in learning. He is showing commitment and working hard on his spellings. He has a buzz and an energy.Brett for his enthusiasm and effort to work things out on his ‘Computational Thinking’ day at BT. Also he is working much more independently in the classroom and learning for himself. You are showing real commitmentImogen for being inspired and helping others on her day at BT. Imogen showed real commitment and enthusiasm to learn about Computational Thinking.
Lara for designing a fabulous Greek vase and coming up with lovely vocabulary in English. Matthew S for demonstrating a great attitude towards his work by listening carefully to feedback and acting on it straight away. Evie for always coming into class with a smile and giving every lesson her absolute best effort.
Willow for her fantastic Big Write describing her favourite season with such wonderful vocabulary.Oliver and James for showing great commitment to their learning by being willing to edit and improve their ‘Big Write’ pieces to a high standard.
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More NEWSParents EveningParent/Teacher Consultation evenings are on Tuesday February 6th (17:00hrs - 20:20hrs) and Thursday February 8th (15:50hrs - 19:10hrs). We will be using the online booking system again this term and, on Monday 29th January, you will be e-mailed a link to our online booking system which looks like this...
The booking system will go live at 7pm on Monday 29th January and you will be able to book your appointments with your child’s teacher. Pantomime Fame!Bela (Y6) and Poppy (Y4) were special guests at the Leiston panto (along with their dance school!).They worked incredibly hard attending rehearsals and putting on six shows a week. We'd love to hear from anyone who watched their performances.Chess TournamentsAs previously mentioned, we would love to start Chess Club again but we still need a volunteer to help to run it! In the meantime, if any children wish to play chess there are some tournaments running throughout the year in Martlesham and the next one will take place on 25th February. For further information please contact Dagne Ciuksyte at [email protected]
Bebras ChallengeYear 3 and Year 5 took part in the Bebras UK Challenge last term. It involved solving some quite complex problems using computational thinking. All the children were awarded certificates (Year 3 haven't got theirs yet!). Kai H in Year 5 was Best in School. Well done to everyone who took part! Here are some similar challenges.
Radio 2 - 500 WordsRadio 2's annual writing competition '500 words' is now open for submissions. Their website has some fantastic tips and tutorials to explore.
Book FairOn a similar theme...our Book Fair will be held on 12th-16th March. More details will be made available soon.Operation OrphanOperation Orphan are collecting coats, hats, gloves, scarves, jumpers, trousers and blankets for 3-16 year olds and these will be distributed to vulnerable children both here in the UK and in Eastern Europe as part of the charity's "Keep a Child Warm" campaign. The address for donated clothing is 63 Gurdon Road Grundisburgh, IP13 6XAMoney Raised for ShelterIn December, Year 3 sang carols outside the Co-Op in Woodbridge to collect money for Shelter. A large crowd gather to watch. Along with this collection and a further one at the KS2 Concert we raised £217.15. These are such valuable contributions and we are very grateful for the support and for the wonderful efforts from the children. Thank you!
Half Term ActivitiesOur clubs providers are running some activities over half term which may be of interest to you...- Psalm Tree Island Holiday Club is runby St John's Church from 12th-14thFebruary. You should have received aleaflet in book bags but, if you requiremore information, please contactClare Johnston on 01394 383162.- Premier Sports run two holidaycamps in February for different age groups. Please see their website for details.If we are given more flyers from other providers they will be placed in the carousel opposite reception.iCan Aspire - Y5/6The iCan Aspire programme is going to be running at Framlingham College on a number of named Saturdays during term time and will cover a broad range of academic subjects. The aim of the Aspire programme will be to provide enrichment and inspiration for some of the most able children in the area. The emphasis will be on the four Cs: creativity, curiosity, critical thinking and challenge. They will be led by teachers from Framlingham College and sometimes with the support of others from outside the school. If you would like to register your child for a place on the Aspire programme or learn more about how it is run, do get in touch with Elaine Cogdell, the Saturday coordinator who will book you a place and ensure you receive further details closer to the time. ([email protected] )A leaflet providing more details can be found here.
Leaving AssemblyA beautiful 'Leaving Assembly' was held at the end of last term for Mrs Barnes and Avril (who is now on Maternity Leave). Year 5 had put together a song for them which can be viewed here.