Newsletter ISSUE: 18

17th June 2016

Boswell Road Lower Westwood

Bradford on Avon BA15 2BY

Year 4 children enjoying their Arts Day at St Laurence School this week.

Welcome back to our final term of the year and

already we have hit the ground running with lots of

exciting learning and activities having taken place.

We are delighted to welcome back Rosie Alty to our

team. Rosie has been on maternity leave and now re-

joins us in her role as Teaching Assistant. We have also

been welcoming our new Reception children for

September this week. It has been lovely to see how

well they are settling and we look forward to getting

to know them more over the next few weeks. It is, of

course, our final term with Mrs Cook and Mrs Purkiss

and I know that you will join me in wishing them a

thoroughly enjoyable term at Westwood School.

Already this term Clover and Thistle class have had the

opportunity to experience international face to face

learning with our friends in Room 104 of Georgetown

Elementary School in the USA. Throughout the year

we have had many opportunities to share knowledge,

traditions and social culture and it has been a real joy

to see how well the children have communicated,

showing respect and a thirst for knowledge.

I am also very proud of our Digital Leaders who, this

week, led a whole school assembly on their own,

promoting and leading a good discussion on ESafety

and being aware online. With confident delivery and a

strong message, children across the school were given

a clear and well-structured message of how we can

look after ourselves and each other.

You may have noticed that our school podcast

episodes have been very well played over the past few

weeks. The children have demonstrated wonderful

broadcasting skills, preparing their own scripts and I

hope you will agree that the outcomes are easy to

listen to and very informative. If you haven’t yet

caught up with one, please visit the school homepage

for our latest episode. It’s a short audio recording that

encapsulates school news, sports, ESafety and a host

of content decided by the children and is well worth

taking time to enjoy. For a great archive of episode

recordings, please also visit

www.soundcloud.com/mrrockey.

Can I wish you a really lovely weekend and a

wonderful last term.

Ian Rockey

‘Come and see some of our Orchid and Lotus Class

Country Dancers performing at the Westwood Church

Summer Fair on Saturday 25th June’

Westwood School

Sat 2nd

July, 1pm - 4:30pm

Entry: Adults £1, Children 50p

In aid of Westwood with Iford School

http://fows.westwoodwithiford.org

with

Iford

DATES FOR TERM SIX

Thursday 23rd June – FoWS School DISCO

Friday 24th June – Father’s Friday

Monday 27th June – History & Geography Day

Tuesday 28th June – Ghana Café @ 3:15pm

Thursday 30th June – Year 6 attending ICT conference

Monday 4th July – Orchid Class Rounders @ St Laurence

BIRTHDAYS

Happy birthday!

LOTUS & ORCHID CLASS PRODUCTION

This summer, Orchid and Lotus Class shall be

delighting us with the school production of Ali Baba

and the Bongo Bandits.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, one of the

performance nights has been changed. Performances

will now take place on the evenings of Monday 11th

July and Wednesday 13th July.

Tickets will be on sale from Monday 4th July from the

school office.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

GHANA CAFÉ

On Tuesday 28th June, straight after school, Year 6

members of our ‘Let’s Get Cooking’ Club will be

running a Ghana Café. The plan is to raise as much

money as possible for the Helen Hodgkins Trust which

seeks to provide clean water in Ghana and also to

support schools through providing medical insurance.

Our menu will include some variations on the Ghana

pound cake together with some tea time treats using

foods produced in Ghana. There will also be a range of

refreshing drinks on offer. Please come along to

support this very worthwhile cause. In the meantime,

if you would like to discover more about the charity,

please visit www.helenhodgkinstrust.org

THISTLE CLASS PRINGLE POTS

Thistle Class have been learning about The Lighthouse

Keepers Lunch and are soon going to be making their

very own lighthouses. If you have any empty, full sized

Pringle pots at home, please could you bring them in

for the children to use As soon as possible.

Thank you.

YEAR 3 VIOLIN ASSEMBLY

On Friday 8th July, there will be a violin recital with

performances from our Year 3 violinists with their

violin tutor, Charlotte Sloane Hill. Parents of these

children are invited to attend this recital at 2:45pm.

Mrs Sloane Hill is very happy to continue lessons for

our current Year 3 pupils in September, so if you are

interested in your child continuing lessons, please

contact the school office.

SCHOOL OFFICE POST BOX

Please remember to use the post box outside the

school office to drop off reply slips, letters, etc.

Thank you.

FATHERS FRIDAY

Friday 24th June is Fathers Friday at school. All dads,

grandads and significant males in our pupils’ lives are

all welcome to come and spend part or all of the day

with us. We look forward to seeing you.

RADIO SUCCESS

After the success of our Radio Day last term, we have

been asked by the organisers whether our Year 6

children would be prepared to attend the West of

England ICT Conference on Thursday 30th June to act

as broadcasters and interviewees. This is a high profile

event for the South West region and will be attended

by many professionals and educators. Our school has

been specifically chosen and it is a wonderful

opportunity for them to showcase their skills and

confidence in an exciting environment.

FRIENDS OF WESTWOOD SCHOOL UPDATE

End of Year Kid’s Disco

Don’t miss our final disco of the year! – Next week on

Thursday, 23rd June.

KS1 – 5-6pm

KS2 – 6:15-7:30pm

£3 entry, which includes an ice-pop.

Glow products on sale from £50p!

New! Animal slap-bands £1.00

Summer Fair – Sat 2nd July 1-4:30pm

It’s fast approaching! See attached

poster/information.

Please support us by coming along to this family

entertaining afternoon.

We still need helpers too please! Would you or a

member of your family help for a short time?

Maybe stand in for a stallholder? If so, please let

one of the FoWS team know.

100 Club WINNERS!

Suzie Withers - £31 – May Monthly draw

Dawn Bryant - £54 – Mid Term Bonus draw

Maryla & Simon Caddy - £31 – June Monthly draw

Forthcoming Events:

Kid’s Disco Night –23rd June

Summer Fair – Saturday 2nd July

Children’s Summer Activity – Monday 18th July

Please support us in raising money for our school.

Ann Windo, FoWS Chair, Tel: 07804 598449

email: fowschair@westwoodwithiford.org

SCHOOL GARDEN

We were very lucky to have some Dads visit on Thursday and they came armed with

power tools. Miss Brown’s plan for a seating area near the patch is coming to fruition.

Watch this space to see the end result.

Many thanks to all the parent helpers who donate so much time to maintaining and

improving our Patch.

If you have a wheelbarrow or water butt or any other garden items or equipment that

you think be of some use to Gardening Club, please see Miss Brown.

Since our last newsletter, the Garden Patch has been thriving.

Miss Brown has held some successful plant sales and the

proceeds funded some new pond dipping nets for the children to

use.

Every seed sown has grown incredibly over the past few weeks

and as such become very tempting to the local wildlife! Gardening

Club are now waging war on SLUGS!