Edition 9
/ 2015
Newsletter
Out of the mouth of …… Mr P’s Quote of the week
“Are you having a good day Mr Penkert? Or is that a silly question?”
Dino, 4P
Friday 15th January 2016
Achievement Awards!
Poppy:
Sharai - for displaying the virtue of perseverance in her Creative Writing and writing
about what she did over the Christmas holidays.
Primrose:
Tia - for displaying the virtue of tolerance, and celebrating everyone in class. Thank
you Tia for being a wonderful classmate!
Daisy:
Anaiyah - for showing the virtue of helpfulness to her teachers and the virtue of
kindness to all of her friends. Anaiyah is a fantastic role model to the rest of the
class. Well done.
Daffodil:
Alex - for showing enthusiasm towards his behaviour and written work since
returning from his school holidays! I hope this positive attitude continues throughout
this term. Alex A has made Miss Yalchin extremely proud!
Bluebell:
Rayhan - for showing the virtue of determination during his lessons. Rayhan has
been concentrating on his lessons very hard and is showing a huge improvement in
his behaviour. Well done Rayhan!
3E:
Camren - for showing the virtue of enthusiasm and nominating himself as a
playground friend!
3M:
Teddy – for the virtue of showing diligence and enthusiasm towards Maths work.
4F:
Seyitcem - for showing the virtue of self-discipline by listening to the teacher since
returning from the Christmas break.
4P:
Irish from 4P for always showing the virtue of respect to his teachers.
Glee Club Auditions
Auditions for the brand new Glee Club were held this Thursday. Here are a few pictures of our
children giving their all for a place in the new club.
The children will be told next week who has made it into the official Glee Club which starts on
Thursday 21st January!
These pictures show the children
performing ‘It’s A Hard Knock Life’
from Annie The Musical
Curriculum updates
Poppy and Primrose Class will continue reading the poem ‘January’.
January sparkles.
January’s bold.
January huffs and puffs.
January’s cold.
Daisy Class and Year 3 are focusing on the poem ‘On the Ning Nang Nong’ by Spike Miligan.
On the Ning Nang Nong
Where the Cows go Bong!
and the monkeys all say BOO!
There's a Nong Nang Ning
Where the trees go Ping!
And the tea pots jibber jabber joo.
On the Nong Ning Nang
All the mice go Clang
And you just can't catch 'em when they do!
So its Ning Nang Nong
Cows go Bong!
Nong Nang Ning
Trees go ping
Nong Ning Nang
The mice go Clang
What a noisy place to belong
is the Ning Nang Ning Nang Nong!!
Daffodil Class are focusing on the poem ‘Now we are six’ by A.A. Milne.
When I was one,
I had just begun.
When I was two,
I was nearly new.
When I was three,
I was hardly me.
When I was four,
I was not much more.
When I was five,
I was just alive.
But now I am six,
I'm as clever as clever.
So I think I'll be six
now and forever
Bluebell and Buttercup Class are focusing on the poem ’Snow Storm’ by Robert Patinson.
The land was white and freezing cold
the snow had come and taken hold.
A blizzard moved in from the north
and told the flurries to go forth.
A howling sound brings with it chills,
frozen words drift through the hills.
The trees wear coats of fluffy snow,
the land’s so bright it seems to glow.
Snowflakes drifted down from the sky
whipped by the wind in swirls they fly.
A light and freezing screen they form,
the blizzard grows into a storm.
Year 4 are focusing on the poem ‘The Crocodile’ by Lewis Caroll.
How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
On every golden scale!
How cheerfully he seems to grin
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in,
With gently smiling jaws!
Woodpecker Hall’s reading focus this week will be History Books.
Mountfitchet - Norman Castle
Next week we will focus on Classic Literature
For Maths this week, Reception is learning about subtraction and writing subtraction sentences. You can
help at home by letting your child act out subtraction situations (“There are four shoes by the door. If we take
two away, how many are left?”) and helping them writing the corresponding subtraction “story” (4-2=2).
Year 1 will be focusing on the
5 times table in January
Year 2 will be focusing on their
3 times tables in January
Year 3 and 4 will be focusing on
their 8 times table
School Uniform – Purchase direct from our supplier
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From Monday 14 December 2015 our uniform supplier J.Smiths & Sons Schoolwear has been
supplying uniform directly to you. This means that parents can access uniform directly from the website
www.smithsschoolwear.co.uk and choose the delivery method that best suits. They include:
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Click and collect. Order the uniform online and collect direct from the one of their shops
(Lancaster Road, EN22 or High Street, Potters Bar, EN6)
Click and collect from school. Order the uniform from www.smithsschoolwear.co.uk and collect
from school (once a week drop off to school)
Telephone order. Order the uniform over the phone from J.Smiths on 01707 649 200
Home Delivery. Please note there is a delivery charge on this option unless the order is more than
£50.
School no longer holds any uniform stock so all uniform orders will be direct with Smiths. There will
also be a ‘Pop-Up Shop’ open once or twice a year to sell uniform at the school. We will let you know
when these are coming up. Please see the letters home page of the website for full details. The school
makes no profit from selling uniform ourselves, and as we grow in size holding stock on site takes up
valuable school space that can be used for supporting learning instead.
Parent Teacher Association
We are currently looking for volunteers to be part of Woodpecker Hall’s PTA. Thank you if you have
already put your name forward.
We have many projects in mind such as our own mini-bus, an adventure playground, a geodesic dome for
our Zen garden and we’d like to use any money raised towards a fantastic school trip for our first ever
Year 6 class! There will be lots to keep any committed PTA member busy. Your ideas will always be
welcomed and all money raised will be used here at Woodpecker Hall for the benefit of your child/children.
If you are able to commit to one meeting per half term on school premises and be able to give some time
to fundraising and supporting activities within school hours please come in and speak to the office.
Advisory / Procedural Notices
Office Notice - Reminder that the school office is closed for general enquires everyday between 10am 2pm.
Toilets - We do not have any public toilets on site. For safeguarding reasons we cannot allow people into
the school unescorted to use the facilities. Everyone with access to the school is DBS aproved or
escorted at all times by staff. It would not be practical for staff to escort someone to and from the toilet.
We hope you understand this is for the safety of your children and we appreciate your cooperation.
Lost Property – If you believe you may have anything in the lost property box please come and check.
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We will be disposing of anything left over on Friday 15 January.
Uniform/labels – In this cold weather we advise you to label all of your children’s clothing including hats,
gloves and scarfs.
Diary Dates 2016
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Monday 18 January:
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Tuesday 19 January:
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Wednesday 20 January:
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Monday 25 January:
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Tuesday 26 January:
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Friday 29 January:
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Monday 1 February:
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Friday 5 February:
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Thursday 11 February:
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Friday 12 February:
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Year 2 Buttercup trip to St Alphege Church at 1pm
Year 2 Bluebell trip to St Alphege Church at 1pm
Project Earth Rock for KS1 & 2
Year 2 Buttercup trip to local Mosque
Year 2 Bluebell trip to local Mosque
Class 3M Assembly
Start of Science Week
Primrose Class parent’s assembly at 8.45am
Year 2 SATS parent’s meeting – times to be confirmed
Roald Dahl trip for competition winners