Monthly Archives: February 2023

Week beginning 27th February 2023

Welcome to the Head Teacher’s blog for Week Beginning 27th February 2023

Planned Industrial Action

School will be closed to pupils on Tuesday 28th February and Wednesday 1st March. In a change to initial communication, the Nursery will open as normal.

Communication

A reminder that all email communication should be sent to the school office email address where Mrs Kinniburgh and Mrs Primas will direct enquiries to the appropriate member of staff. The email address is:

gw14woodheadpsoffice@glow.sch.uk

P7 Lockerbie Manor Residential Visit

Our P7 pupils will travel to Lockerbie Manor this week. An email with final arrangements was sent to the parents of all participating pupils last week.

All medication should be brought into school on Monday 27th February or on the morning of Wednesday 1st March, allowing enough time to complete the appropriate paperwork.

Updates will be shared on Twitter throughout the visit.

Please do not hesitate to phone if you have any last minute questions.

P3, P3/4 and P4 Showcase

Parents and carers are invited along to our P3, P3/4 and P4 classes on Wednesday 8th March at 9.30am. Our children are excited to share their learning with you!

To ensure we can manage numbers safely across the three classrooms, we politely ask you to keep visitors to a maximum of two family members per pupil. We appreciate your support with this.

Our Assembly Hall will be open from 9.00am for a cup of tea or coffee before the Showcase begins. Mrs Fox, Mrs Watson and Mrs Keltie will be on hand to direct you to the correct classes at 9.30am.

Literacy Focus Week in Woodhead

An email detailing some of the planned activities was emailed last week.

If you would be able to spare half an hour during the focus week to pop in and read a wee story or extract of a favourite children’s book, please contact the school office.

‘Woodhead Way’ Parent Group

A small group met on Monday 20th February 2023 and initial discussions took place. The questionnaire will be emailed to parents to complete in the next couple of weeks.

Car Park

A reminder of our car park arrangements:

Only parents/carers of nursery pupils or those drivers with a ‘Blue Badge’ are permitted access to the car park for drop-off/pick up of pupils.

Parents/Carers who display a ‘Blue Badge’ are permitted access to the disabled spaces at the front of the school in line with Scottish Government guidelines:

You should only use your Blue Badge if:

All other parents/carers should not attempt to enter the car park at the start/end of the school day, even if the gate is open and unattended.

Official school transport including mini-buses and taxis are permitted to enter the school grounds, but private hire taxis are not.

We appreciate your understanding that these restrictions are necessary due to the limited space in our car park. We would also appreciate you passing this reminder to any other family members involved in school drop off and collection. 

Youth, Family and Community Learning Officer (YfCL)

Please contact our YfCL Officer, Caroline Stewart, if you think she could offer some support or advice, all of which will be treated sensitively and confidentially. Caroline works in Woodhead on a Monday and Tuesday.

School Lunch Menu

It is Week 3 of the school and nursery lunch menu from Monday 27th February 2023.

School Menu: https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/info/200186/primary_school_information/2075/primary_school_lunch_menu_20222023/3

Nursery Menu:

https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/info/200184/early_learning_and_childcare/2077/nursery_lunch_menu_20222023/3

All children in Nursery to P5 are entitled to a free school lunch.

Extra-curricular Clubs

No clubs will run this week.

Upcoming Diary Dates:

  • Tuesday 28th February and Wednesday 1st March 2023: Planned Industrial Action – school closed to pupils and our Nursery will open as normal
  • Wednesday 1st March – Friday 3rd March 2023: P7 Residential Trip to Lockerbie Manor
  • Monday 6th March – Friday 10th March 2023: Literacy Focus Week including ‘Woodhead Book Day’ on Thursday 9th March
  • Tuesday 7th March 2023: Parent Council and PTA Meeting
  • Wednesday 8th March 2023: P3, P3/4 and P4 Learning Showcase
  • Wednesday 22nd March: P4/5 and P5 Showcase

Mrs Claire Fox

Acting Head Teacher

Week beginning 20th February 2023

Welcome to the Head Teacher’s blog for Week Beginning 20th February 2023

Dress Down Day – Friday 24th February 2023

In a change to the planned ‘comfy’ theme, Friday’s non-uniform day will not have a specific theme. Pupils can come along in their casual clothes.

Please remember pupils should not come to school in football strips.

There will be an extra dress down day during Literacy Focus Week and the pupils on the Reading Committee have decided this will have a ‘comfy/PJ’ theme. This is planned for Woodhead Book Day on Thursday 9th March.

Literacy Focus Week in Woodhead

Woodhead Book Day will take place on Thursday 9th March 2023 during our Literacy Focus Week.

Mrs Mitchell is still looking for some parent/grandparent/carers volunteers to come into school and share some reading with classes during the Literacy Focus Week. You may have a favourite story you would like to share or you might be happy for us to choose a short story for you to read to some pupils. Please telephone the school office if you would like to help with this – we would love to see you in school!

Woodhead Way Parent Group

Parents who volunteered to be part of the ‘Woodhead Way’ Parent Group should have received an email on Friday with an invitation to our first meeting on Monday 20th February 2023 at 3.15pm.  Please telephone the school office to confirm your attendance.

Adverse Weather Plan Review

A review of the current plan took place on Wednesday 8th February 2023 and I am hoping to provide an update on this very soon.  In the meantime, the current arrangements will remain in place in the event of adverse weather.

Car Park

A reminder of our car park arrangements:

Only parents/carers of nursery pupils or those drivers with a ‘Blue Badge’ are permitted access to the car park for drop-off/pick up of pupils.

Parents/Carers who display a ‘Blue Badge’ are permitted access to the disabled spaces at the front of the school in line with Scottish Government guidelines:

You should only use your Blue Badge if:

All other parents/carers should not attempt to enter the car park at the start/end of the school day, even if the gate is open and unattended.

Official school transport including mini-buses and taxis are permitted to enter the school grounds, but private hire taxis are not.

We appreciate your understanding that these restrictions are necessary due to the limited space in our car park. We would also appreciate you passing this reminder to any other family members involved in school drop off and collection. 

Youth, Family and Community Learning Officer (YfCL)

Please contact our YfCL Officer, Caroline Stewart, if you think she could offer some support or advice, all of which will be treated sensitively and confidentially. Caroline works in Woodhead on a Monday and Tuesday.

School Lunch Menu

It is Week 2 of the school and nursery lunch menu from Monday 20th February 2023.

School Menu: https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/info/200186/primary_school_information/2075/primary_school_lunch_menu_20222023/2

Nursery Menu:

https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/info/200184/early_learning_and_childcare/2077/nursery_lunch_menu_20222023/2

All children in Nursery to P5 are entitled to a free school lunch.

Extra-curricular Clubs

Monday 20th February 2023: Football – BOYS

Tuesday 21st February 2023: NO NETBALL due to Staff Meeting

Wednesday 22nd February 2023: Choir

Upcoming Diary Dates:

  • Friday 24th February 2023: Non-uniform Day – NO THEME
  • Wednesday 1st March – Friday 3rd March 2023: P7 Residential Trip to Lockerbie Manor
  • Monday 6th March – Friday 10th March 2023: Literacy Focus Week including ‘Woodhead Book Day’ on Thursday 9th March
  • Tuesday 7th March 2023: Parent Council and PTA Meeting
  • Wednesday 8th March 2023: P3, P3/4 and P4 Learning Showcase
  • Wednesday 22nd March: P4/5 and P5 Showcase

Mrs Claire Fox

Acting Head Teacher

Week beginning 13th February 2023

Welcome to the Head Teacher’s blog for Week Beginning 13th February 2023

Last Week in Woodhead

On Friday 10th February, we had our first ‘in-person’ assembly of 2023! It was lovely to see everyone gathered in the hall again and we began learning some new songs.  Our teachers had gold tokens, each worth 10 house points. Thirteen pupils received these tokens at the end of assembly and got their house off to a great start for this week. Well done to those gold token winners! You were ‘Ready, Respectful and Safe’ during assembly!

Literacy Focus Week in Woodhead

We are beginning to look ahead to our Literacy Focus Week which will run from Monday 6th March until Friday 10th March 2023. As detailed in the recent letter sent via Parent Pay, we will be celebrating our own Woodhead Book Day  during this week to ensure our P7 pupils do not miss out on the fun!

Mrs Mitchell is working with a team of staff to plan some activities for this focus week and she will be in touch soon with more information.

She is looking for some parent/grandparent/carers volunteers to come into school and share some reading with classes during the Literacy Focus Week. You may have a favourite story you would like to share or you might be happy for us to choose a short story for you to read to some pupils. Please telephone the school office if you would like to help with this – we would love to see you in school!

Woodhead Way Parent Group

A number of parents volunteered to be part of the ‘Woodhead Way’ group before Christmas. If you were one of the volunteers, please look for an email coming this week with details of a short meeting. We would like to invite you in to school on Monday 20th February 2023 at 3.15pm to participate in a discussion about the ‘Woodhead Way’ and to complete a questionnaire.

Car Park

A reminder of our car park arrangements:

Only parents/carers of nursery pupils or those drivers with a ‘Blue Badge’ are permitted access to the car park for drop-off/pick up of pupils.

Parents/Carers who display a ‘Blue Badge’ are permitted access to the disabled spaces at the front of the school in line with Scottish Government guidelines:

You should only use your Blue Badge if:

All other parents/carers should not attempt to enter the car park at the start/end of the school day, even if the gate is open and unattended.

Official school transport including mini-buses and taxis are permitted to enter the school grounds, but private hire taxis are not.

We appreciate your understanding that these restrictions are necessary due to the limited space in our car park. We would also appreciate you passing this reminder to any other family members involved in school drop off and collection. 

Youth, Family and Community Learning Officer (YfCL)

Please contact our YfCL Officer, Caroline Stewart, if you think she could offer some support or advice, all of which will be treated sensitively and confidentially. Caroline works in Woodhead on a Monday and Tuesday.

School Lunch Menu

It is Week 1 of the school and nursery lunch menu from Monday 13th February 2023.

School Menu: https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/info/200186/primary_school_information/2075/primary_school_lunch_menu_20222023/1

Nursery Menu:

https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/info/200184/early_learning_and_childcare/2077/nursery_lunch_menu_20222023/1

Please note change of menu on Thursday 16th February 2023:

Blue tray: Pizza

Green tray: Cheese baguette

All children in Nursery to P5 are entitled to a free school lunch.

Upcoming Diary Dates:

  • Monday 13th, Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15th February 2023: School closed for February Holiday Weekend
  • Wednesday 1st March – Friday 3rd March 2023: P7 Residential Trip to Lockerbie Manor
  • Monday 6th March – Friday 10th March 2023: Literacy Focus Week including ‘Woodhead Book Day’
  • Tuesday 7th March 2023: Parent Council and PTA Meeting

Mrs Claire Fox

Acting Head Teacher

Week Beginning 6th February 2023

Welcome to the Head Teacher’s blog for Week Beginning 6th February 2023

Last Week in Woodhead

Last week, our pupils in P1 enjoyed visiting P3 to make bread! Our P3 pupils made excellent buddies for the day and P1 were very excited with their little loaves of bread at the end. Some lovely photos demonstrating their teamwork have been shared on Twitter.

P7 have been outside tidying up the school garden and preparing for Spring! We can’t wait to see the end results when you have finished and we can all enjoy the space as the weather improves.

This week at Assembly, we shared the ideas for Woodhead Awards recognition and there was a great deal of chat afterwards about favourite activities! We will be discussing these further as a staff team and hope to begin very soon.

We are delighted that our Playground Awards featured again this week as we have been outside enjoying time with our friends. P6 and P7 pupils have resumed their MUGA rota for football. Our Support Staff  had a long list of nominations this week for the awards as so many pupils are demonstrating the ‘Woodhead Way’ when outside!

Car Park

A reminder of our car park arrangements:

Only parents/carers of nursery pupils or those drivers with a ‘Blue Badge’ are permitted access to the car park for drop-off/pick up of pupils.

Parents/Carers who display a ‘Blue Badge’ are permitted access to the disabled spaces at the front of the school in line with Scottish Government guidelines:

You should only use your Blue Badge if:

All other parents/carers should not attempt to enter the car park at the start/end of the school day, even if the gate is open and unattended.

Official school transport including mini-buses and taxis are permitted to enter the school grounds, but private hire taxis are not.

We appreciate your understanding that these restrictions are necessary due to the limited space in our car park. We would also appreciate you passing this reminder to any other family members involved in school drop off and collection. 

Lockerbie Manor – Primary 7

Parents should have now received an email with details of arrangements for medical and dietary planning.

Youth, Family and Community Learning Officer (YfCL)

Please contact our YfCL Officer, Caroline Stewart, if you think she could offer some support or advice, all of which will be treated sensitively and confidentially. Caroline works in Woodhead on a Monday and Tuesday.

School Lunch Menu

It is Week 3 of the school and nursery lunch menu from Monday 30th January 2023.

School Menu: https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/info/200186/primary_school_information/2075/primary_school_lunch_menu_20222023/3

Nursery Menu:

https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/info/200184/early_learning_and_childcare/2077/nursery_lunch_menu_20222023/3

All children in Nursery to P5 are entitled to a free school lunch.

Extra-Curricular Clubs:

Monday 6th February –  Football Club this week – GIRLS

Tuesday 7th February – No Netball Club this week due to a Staff Meeting

Wednesday 25th January – Choir

Upcoming Diary Dates:

  • Tuesday 7th February 2023: Parent Council and PTA Meeting
  • Monday 13th, Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15th February 2023: School closed for February Holiday Weekend
  • Wednesday 1st March – Friday 3rd March 2023: P7 Residential Trip to Lockerbie Manor

Mrs Claire Fox

Acting Head Teacher