Monday 21st May 2012

It's Walk to School Week!

Children in our FS2 classes will be having their vision screening tests today.

We have a theatre group in this afternoon presenting a show to our Year 6 children on the dangers of fire. This has been organised by Shropshire Fire Service.

Important diary dates this week:?

Tennis coach Mike Markham will be in on Tuesday and Friday mornings working with our Year 1 children.

The next part of our Family Learning course begins on Tuesday afternnoon.

Having won the local heats, our Rugby team will be travelling to Worcester on Wednesday to play in the regional round of matches.

A small group of Year 3/4 children will be at The Marches on Wednesday morning taking part in a tennis tournament.

Councillor Martin Bennett, Mayor of Oswestry, will be in school on Thursday morning presenting Jubilee medals to the children.

We are holding a meeting in our main hall at 6.00 on Thursday for the parents/carers of the children going on the Year 6 residential educational visit to North Yorkshire.

Fairport Convention at Woodside School Tuesday 21st February 2012. This was organised as part of our Year of Creativity. Left to right Ric Sanders, Simon Nichol, Dave Pegg and Chris Leslie.

The themes of our assemblies is Getting Ready.

The music played in our assemblies this week is Shallow Brown performed by Richard Hawley.

The focus of our Festival Display is currently Ascension Day and Pentecost.

If you are in school come and look at our Art Gallery. The works we are currently focusing upon are:

The Betrothal by a follower of Rembrandt

Mrs Mounter by Harold Gilman

The Last of England by Ford Maddox Brown

The Road by Enrique Bustamante

Sudden Shower at the Atake Bridge by Hiroshige

E.T. Poster designed by John Alvin

Man in a Cap by Otakar Otakar Kalkus

The Turning Road Lestraque by Andre Derain

Do you need after school childcare? Our Start Early Learning and Childcare Centre now offers places to children up to the age of eleven years. We also offer whole and part day care during the school holidays and half terms. Please contact Claire or Cerys on 01691-676323 for more details.

Don't forget that all of our families have free access to the updated NumberGym on-line. NumberGym is a great collection of Maths games and puzzles that children, and adults, really enjoy using! You can access NumberGym at www.numbergym.co.uk. Once you are into the site, click on the Schools Online link and then click on Woodside School. We have written to all of our families giving both a username and password. Please contact us if this has been mislaid.


If you are interested in your child joining our Walking Bus scheme, or if you are able to help as a volunteer, then please contact Bernie Collins, our Walking Bus Coordinator.

Our Breakfast Club :

Opens: 7.50
Last orders: 8.15
Closes: 8.28

School opens: 8.30

£2.00 per day

£2.00 each day for breakfast and 40 minutes of childcare with qualified staff!!

Please remember to collect children promptly if they attend after school clubs.

Our latest inspection report can be viewed on our website. See the link at the top, or you can also download it.