Just a reminder that we are a nut free school. We have children in school with nut allergies. Please don’t send any products in lunch boxes that contain nuts. Thank you for your cooperation.

This has been another very busy week at Woodhouse. I have seen some superb work from children across the school, especially in writing this week. It is always a delight to see the amazing outcomes which the children produce and the pride they have in a piece of work done well. Our parents’ evenings are a brilliant chance for you to see the amazing work your child has completed: the things they have excelled at and the things they have been challenged by. Thank you to all those parents who attended our parents’ evening on Thursday after school. It is so valuable for school and home to be working as one to ensure the very best for every child. We look forward to meeting the remaining parents on Tuesday next week. If for any reason you were unable to attend either of our parents’ evenings, please speak to your child’s teacher and we can arrange a meeting. This could be at a time which works for you either in person, or on the phone.

At this point in the year it is vital you know how your child is getting on, how their learning is progressing, the next steps for them and how you can support this at home. It is also a crucial opportunity to discuss anything with the class teacher. The staff at school are always happy to speak with you if there is anything that you need – just ask. Coming up during this term, each class will be running a session for parents to come into school and work alongside their children. These parent sessions will support parents to develop a greater understanding of some of the learning strategies we use in school and which can also be used at home. They will also give you an excellent opportunity to see your child in their school learning environment.

Thank you to all parents for the phenomenal response to our extended clubs offer for this term. In our last parent’s questionnaire, some parents asked for a broader extra-curricular provision in school. We are very fortunate to have such committed staff that they will give up their time to run after school provision, and I know that the clubs have been very well received by the children. Thank you for encouraging them to attend and for your support at stoking the interest in the many different options given. We have also changed some of our lunchtime clubs to give a greater variety of clubs for children to take part in. Learning out of the classroom environment can be great fun and is a great way of developing the interests and passions of the children.

Thank you all for your superb support for our school and helping us ensure your child meets their full potential. I hope you all have a good weekend.

Yours sincerely, Mr Oliver Wilson – Head Teacher

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Beef Cheeseburger

with Curly Fries

EYFS & Key Stage 1

Spaghetti Bolognese with

Garlic Bread

Key Stage 2 Lasagne with Garlic Bread

Jamaican Jerk, Barbeque or

Roasted Chicken with Rice and

Peas

Chip Shop Day

Breaded Fish Or

Sausage or Vegetarian

Sausage with Chips

Pizza Day

Meat Feast or Margherita

(Larger slice of Pizza instead of

chips)

Breaded Fish With Chips

Nursery & Reception

(EYFS) Beans on Toast

Vegetarian Sausage Roll

with Curly Fries

Jamaican Jerk, Barbeque or

Roasted Quorn with Rice and

Peas

Vegetarian Sausages with

Potatoes

Choice of Accompaniments:

Mushy Peas, Curry Sauce, Gravy, Baked Beans, Cheese

Sweetcorn Peas

Green Beans Carrots

Mixed Vegetables

Baked Beans Mixed

Vegetables

Jacket Potato with A Selection

of Fillings

Jacket Potato with A Selection

of Fillings

Jacket Potato with A Selection

of Fillings

Jacket Potato with A Selection

of Fillings

Jacket Potato with A Selection

of Fillings

Selection of Sandwiches

Selection of Sandwiches

Selection of Sandwiches

Selection of Sandwiches

Selection of Sandwiches

Jam Sponge with Custard

Pancakes Chocolate Cracknel

Eves Pudding with Custard

Mousse

Available Daily – Fresh Bread, Fresh Fruit, Fresh Fruit Pots, Fruit Yoghurts and Salad Bar

www.woodhouse.priacademy.co.uk 0121 464 1769 @WoodhousePA Also available in colour online

20th – 24th January 2020

Yearly attendance is currently running at: 96.37%

Last week’s attendance was: 96.54% Our Attendance target for this year is 97%

Class Attendance for the week Class Attendance for the week

Nursery 91.89% 3A 93.33% RM 97.59% 3N 97.42% RW 91.19% 4W 98.71% 1L 97.24% 4SO 98.62%

1OW 97.93% 5W 91.38% 2F 95.33% 5H 97.33% 2G 97.59% 6D 100% RR 88.57% 6L 94%

6WS 96.32%

Congratulations to 6D who had the best class attendance for last week. We had 104 lates last week across all year groups. These, no matter how small, are lost learning time.

Weekly Lates

NSY RM RW 1L 1OW 2F 2G 3A 3N 4W 4SO 5W 5H 6D 6L 6WS

Before reg 4 8 9 9 5 4 1 10 12 8 4 2 9 4 3 12

After reg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Monday 3rd – Thursday 6th Feb – ‘Life Bus’ Health Education Visit

Tuesday 4th Feb – KS2 Music Concert (9:30 – 10) Parents Invited

Tuesday 4th Feb – Parents Evening (3:30 – 6)

Tuesday 11th Feb – 1L Class Assembly (9 – 9:30) Parents Invited

Thursday 13th Feb – 3A Class Assembly (9 – 9:30) Parents Invited

Monday 17th – Friday 21st Feb – Half Term Break

Monday 24th Feb – First Day Back at School

Friday 28th Feb – Year 3 visit to Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

Tuesday 3rd Mar – 1OW Class Assembly (9 – 9:30) Parents Invited

Wednesday 4th Mar – Year 3 Grammar Parent Workshops

(3A: 9 – 10 and 3N: 2 – 3)

Thursday 5th Mar – World Book Day (Plans to follow)

Wednesday 11th Mar – Year 4 Reading Parent Workshop (9 – 10)

Friday 13th Mar – Sport Relief

Thursday 19th Mar – 5W Class Assembly (9 – 9:30) Parents Invited

Thursday 26th Mar – 4SO Class Assembly (9 – 9:30) Parents Invited

Tuesday 31st Mar – 2F Class Assembly (9 – 9:30) Parents Invited

Wednesday 1st Apr – Nursery visit to Attwell Farm

Thursday 2nd Apr – Last Day of Term

Friday 3rd Apr – Staff Training Day

Monday 6th – Friday 17th Apr – Easter Holidays

Monday 20th Apr – First Day Back at School

Wednesday 6th May – Year 3 Maths Parent Workshops (3N: 9 – 10 and 3A: 2 – 3)

Thursday 7th May – School Closed for Elections

Friday 8th May – May Bank Holiday (Changed from Monday 4th to coincide with VE Day 75th

Anniversary)

Tuesday 19th May – RW Class Assembly (9 – 9:30) Parents Invited

Wednesday 20th May – Year 4 Maths Parent Workshop (9 – 10)

Monday 25th – Friday 29th May – Half Term

Monday 1st Jun – First Day Back at School

Tuesday 9th Jun – Nursery Class Assembly (9 – 9:30) Parents Invited

Thursday 11th Jun – 5H Class Assembly (9 – 9:30) Parents Invited

Monday 15th Jun – Sports Day

Wednesday 17th – Friday 19th Jun – Year 5 Bushcraft Residential

Tuesday 23rd Jun – RM Class Assembly (9 – 9:30) Parents Invited

Thursday 25th Jun – 3N Class Assembly (9 – 9:30) Parents Invited

Tuesday 30th Jun – 2G Class Assembly (9 – 9:30) Parents Invited

Friday 3rd Jul – EYFS & KS1 Summer Concert (9 – 9:30 & repeated at 2:45 – 3:15)

Friday 10th Jul – KS2 Summer Concert (9 – 9:30 & repeated at 2:45 – 3:15)

Wednesday 15th Jul – Year 6 Leavers Performance (2 – 2:45)

Thursday 16th Jul – Year 6 Graduation (2 – 4:30)

Friday 17th Jul – Last Day of Term

Monday 20th Jul – Staff Training Day

Tuesday 21st Jul – Tuesday 1st Aug – Summer Holidays (First day back may change due to training days)

The Life Education bus will be visiting us in February to help support us in educating the children about making safe, healthy choices.

Children from Nursery to Year 6 will meet Harold the Giraffe and take part in an age appropriate health and drug education programme e.g. younger children will focus on healthy eating, being kind to each other and medicine safety, while older children will focus on making the right safe and healthy choices and talk about drugs including cigarettes and alcohol.

There is a parent session on Monday 3rd February at 9am where parents and carers can meet the educator and find out what the children will be learning about.

Whole year dates

available on the website

6D

The following children are Stars of the Week for the week ending 31st January

Nursery Reception Year One

Ellis Henry Robeen Louie Ethan Malaika Violet S Faith Ali Lexi

Year Two Year Three Year Four

Aadam Joyce Evie Arfah Cody Poppy Mila J Zahir Jack Kai Logan Husna Tarlia Matthew Tahlia

Year Five Year Six

Raul Salah Elliot Dedar Bahir Henry Tamia Kyrell Annmaria Mia

Year One Chocolate Bonanza

Year One have been exploring the history of the Cadbury Family through their Topic; Bournville’s Chocolate Bonanza. As part of this topic the children have visited Bournville Village in small groups to look at the community that has been developed and to explore the different buildings. They have completed a scavenger hunt using map work and compared and contrasted building types, this includes Selly Manor. The children are eagerly anticipating their visit to Cadbury World later in the term, after they understand the origins of the cocoa bean and the journey it takes to get too Bournville. Accelerated Reader

At Woodhouse, we strongly value the importance of reading and work hard to inspire and instil a love of reading in our children. At the core of this push is Accelerated Reader – a system designed to engage and motivate children and help them develop their understanding of texts. It is extremely popular across all year groups and has gone from strength to strength over the past few years, which brings us onto our good news. Year 6 are off to a fantastic start with reading in 2020. Across the classes, the children have now read over 15 million words, and our top two readers have an incredible 5 million between them! To achieve a total of 15 million words, the children have read and passed the comprehension quizzes on over 1000 books since September. Sketchers Masterclass

On the 23rd January nine pupils from Woodhouse attended a Gifted and Talented Art masterclass at Wolverhampton Art Gallery. Pupils were taught how to draw accurate portraits and how to profile the face. They used a variety of techniques, sketching the head from all different angles and quickly capturing shape and facial features. The children achieved stunning results. Some of the work they produced is now up on display in school.

Stars of the Week

Congratulations to all of these children who have gone over and above

with their effort in class and around school this week. We are very proud

of each and every one of you. Keep up the good work. Will it be you

next week?

As part of their ‘Journey to the Orient’ theme, Year 4 have produced these fabulous Chinese brush paintings.

They are on display outside the Inclusion office. Mrs Lewis has been showing them to absolutely anyone she could find.

➢ Tuesdays and Thursdays ➢ 8:15am ➢ In the hall Choir lead by Mrs Cooper & Mrs Hartland

All children in Years 2 – 6 welcome

Just turn up to join

The

Corner

Woodhouse Choir.