Wootton Community Primary School
Church Road, Wootton Bridge
Ryde, Isle of Wight
PO33 4PT
Telephone/Fax: 01983 882505
Email : [email protected]
Website: www.woottonprimaryschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Peta Mather
Dear Parents and Friends,
Friday 6th March 2015
Well done to everyone who took part in the mufti on World Book Day. We had some impressive costumes and
it was very tricky for staff to choose just one winner from each class. However, the winners were as follows:
Reception: Valentina Spinelli
Year 1: Fergus McCarthy
Year 2: Harvey Salmon
Year 3: Dylan James
Year 4: William Blake
Year 5: Connor Lowe
Year 6: Ellie Field
All of the winners received a £5.00 book token to spend in Waterstones.
On Thursday afternoon Year 3 visited Lakeside in their finery to go for an afternoon tea experience. This is tied
in with their current work in literacy and is the focus for their own pop up café that they will be holding later this
half term. They learned all about how to behave at such an occasion, they found out about the jobs involved in
a restaurant including the chef and waiting staff and also enjoyed the tasty treats! Having now experienced this
for themselves I am sure they will be rivalling Tea at the Ritz when they put on their own event. We received
very positive feedback from Lakeside who said it was a real pleasure to have our children.
This week a concerned parent alerted me to the fact that parents are using the Spar shop car park and the bus
lay-by to drop off children in the morning- please be very careful as a child was nearly hit on Tuesday. Thank
you.
I was delighted and very proud to accompany Catherine Morris and her family to the High Sheriff's awards last
night. Catherine received an award for Outstanding Achievement- an award truly deserved. The ceremony
celebrated many children and young people who had overcome adversity and difficulty in their lives to go on to
be excellent role models to others. A huge well done to Catherine.
At the Easter church service in a few weeks’ time, we will be sending all of the children home
with a pot planted with a sunflower seed. We would like the children to care for their seed and
eventually plant it in their garden. We will run a competition to see which grows the tallest, more about that
nearer the time, but we want to do this in memory of James Godsell as he had great fun growing his own
sunflower. What we felt would be really special, is if we were able to turn our village into a sunflower garden. If
you have, or know of a wall that can be seen by passers-by where we could potentially plant some additional
sunflowers please let us know.
Contd…….
Wootton School will ensure a first class education for all
within a challenging, secure and happy environment for learning.
Our sports teams have been very busy over the last week and have really focused on doing their best. Last Thursday
the girls football team had a phenomenal win, beating The Bays Primary 5:1! This week the years 5 and 6 girls netball
players had a match at Queensgate, the outcome of which was Queensgate won 4-1. This was followed on
Wednesday of this week by the year 3 and 4 Tag Rugby. They worked well as a team and they won every match. Very
well done to everyone who has represented Wootton recently- you make us feel very proud! Please see reports later.
Have a great weekend.
Kind regards
Head teacher
Staff Changes Week Commencing 9th March
Day
Member of staff
Class
Reason
Cover if appropriate
Monday 9th March PM
Mike Gregory
Y6
Maths Course
Daryl Isaac
Monday 9th March PM
Donna Moore
Y3
SENCO
Clare Matson
Thursday 12th March AM
Helen Hunnybun
Y4
Training
Tessa Hernes
Thursday 13th March PM
Helen Hunnybun
Y4
Year Cross Country
Tessa Hernes
SEAL
(SOCIAL ,EMOTIONAL ASPECTS OF LEARNING)
We have a focus word for each week which we discuss and use across the school day. Next weeks word for you to share and use at home is:
“SURPRISED”
Menu for the week commencing 9th March
PLEASE NOTE CHILDREN SCHOOL DINNERS ARE NOW £2.05
Monday 9th March
Sausage and mash or sweet and sour Quorn with noodles, broccoli, carrots, salad bar, lemon drizzle cake,
yoghurt or fresh fruit
Tuesday 10th March
Italian beef Bolognese with whole wheat pasta or BBQ and veg wrap with savoury rice, garden peas,
sweetcorn, salad bar, apple crumble with custard, yoghurt or fresh fruit
Wednesday 11th March MOTHERS DAY
Roast turkey & gravy, sage and onion stuffing, crispy roast potatoes, cheese pastry whirl,
seasonal vegetables, frosted carrot cake or fresh fruit
Thursday 12th March
Macaroni cheese or vegetable lasagne, sweetcorn, green beans, salad bar, syrup sponge with custard, yoghurt
or fresh fruit
Friday 13th March
Battered fish or cheddar cheese quiche with chips, baked beans, garden peas, salad bar, flapjack, yoghurt or
fresh fruit
Salad, bread, fresh fruit and water & milk available daily.
Please note jacket potato and baguette/sandwiches also available. Please order daily by 9.am with the
kitchen.
Parents are welcome to come into school to have lunch with their children. These cost £2.83
Attendance for week ending 27th February 2015
Year R 96%
Year 1 98%
Year 2 97%
Year 3 98%
Year 4 98%
Year 5 98%
Year 6 100%
Total School weekly attendance – 98%
Total of 11 lates
Our school target is 96.25%
Rolling Programme Report of attendance from 02.09.14 to
27.2.15 is 96.22 %.
HOUSE POINTS
This week
Dragon
Phoenix:
Griffin:
Unicorn:
Star Pupils
There will be no Star Pupils next Friday as there will be a Red Nose
assembly.
84
45
72
87
Total
1557
1356
1477
1810
Friday 13th March
Red nose day
See separate flyer
SPORTS REPORT
Y5/6 Hi 5 Netball Tournament
At Queensgate Primary the year 5 and 6 netball squad of 9 competed in the East Cowes Area Hi 5 Netball tournament on
Tuesday. One school dropped out leaving only 3 schools in the competition. All the schools were playing their first matches
and some schools had to change between Netball and Hi 5 rules which was confusing. All the players played on a rotation
basis and played in many of the different positions, some shooting and some defending. There was some great team work and
a lot of effort put in by all. Georgie Cotton was the first to score in the initial match which Wootton played against
Queensgate, who had some good individual players. Queensgate went on to win 4-1.
In the second match Wootton warmed to the game and with a better understanding of the rules and getting used to the full
sized court managed to get 3 goals from Jess Hendy, Tilly Grimshaw, and Catherine Morris, Priory however sneaked the win by
scoring 4 goals.
The team played really well and could easily have done better if there had been another match to play. I was very proud of
them!
Mrs Hunnybun
TAG RUGBY
On Thursday, members of the year 3 and 4 tag rugby club went to play in a tournament at Queensgate Primary School against
other schools in the area. This gave the club the chance to practise the skills that they have learnt over the term. Wootton
took part in three games and won all three, playing really well, both as a team and individually. Furthermore, the team
managed to stop all of the other teams from scoring any tries at all, which is an incredible achievement! Well done, Wootton!
Team: Henry Takel, Summer Greenslade, Owen Eales, Cameron Hernes, Becky Wall, Archie White, Cameron O’Reilly, Travis
Gillard.
PJ AND ONESIE DISCO
FRIDAY 20TH MARCH 2015
£2.50 per ticket (includes a drink and a packet of crisps
Reception and Key Stage 1 :
5.30pm to 6.30pm
Key Stage 2:
6.45pm to 8pm
Reception and Key Stage 1 Parents/Guardians are required to stay within the hall until the end of their session.
Key Stage 2 will need to be collected at the end of their session.
Sweets, drinks & crisps will be available to buy!
LITTLE HERONS
If you need childcare during the Easter Holidays then please complete the form below and return to Little
Herons by Friday 20th March
Thank you
Easter Holiday Club requirements
Name of Child/ren ………………………………………………………………
Monday
30thMarch
Tuesday
31stMarch
Wednesday
1stApril
Thursday
2ndApril
Hours Required
Friday 3rd April
Setting
Closed
Monday
6th April
Tuesday
7th April
Wednesday
8thApril
Thursday
9thApril
Friday
10th April
Hours Required
Setting
Closed
ADVERTISEMENTS FOR LOCAL EVENTS/CLUBS ETC Please see School Hall window for any adverts for Local events etc.
HUXLEY’S MAGIC HUB!
Magic for anyone aged 7-107!
Last Saturday of the month @ Ryde Library 10:30—12:30
Only £3 per person a session
Please speak to a member of staff or tel:562170 for more information
Find Hux at:facebook.com/huxleymagic
Or go to www.HuxleyMagic.co.uk
Consultation on the Future of Secondary & Post-16 Education
The Isle of Wight Council would like to hear your views on how best to provide the right number and geographical distribution of high quality 11-16 and post-16 school and college places to meet future need and improve outcomes for students.
It will be important to make sure that as many of you make your views heard/known and we hope that you will be able to
make one of the consultation evenings listed below. The consultation will run from 5pm on 26th January until 30th April
2015 during which time a detailed consultation document will be available on the Isle of Wight website www.iwight.com/
schools, together with details of a questionnaire response form.
Date
Time
Location
Tuesday 3rd March
7-9pm
Quay Arts Centre, Newport
Monday 9th March
6-8pm
Christ the King College, Newport
Monday 16th March
6-8pm
Sandown Bay Academy, Sandown
Tuesday 17th March
6-8pm
Cowes Enterprise College, Cowes
Monday 23rd March
6-8pm
Ryde Academy, Ryde
Tuesday 24th March
6-8pm
IOW College, Newport