Monthly Archives: March 2023

Week beginning 27th March 2023

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

Parent Teacher Consultations – 28th March 2023

We look forward to welcoming our parents and carers in to school for Parent Consultations on Tuesday 28th March. All bookings should now have been made and the booking system has now closed. Any changes should be made through the School Office.

The consultations will take place in the Assembly Hall (P1-3) and Dining Hall (P4-7). Please note, where possible, pupils should not attend with their parents. You are invited to browse your child’s work whilst waiting for your meeting.

The Book Fayre will be open in Room 3 and this will be the only opportunity to purchase a book. Orders cannot be taken during the school day.

Mrs Primas and Mr Williamson will also be available to help with the sign up to Parent Portal system, if required.

P3/4 Consultations have been postponed due to staff absence.

Easter Celebration

On Friday 31st March 2023, we are looking forward to you joining us for our Easter Celebrations. The timings for these are as follows:

9.30am P1-3/4

11.15am P4-7

The tickets will be sent via ‘Pupil Post’ on Tuesday 28th March so please check your child’s school bag. As previously indicated, due to available space in the Assembly Hall, we can accommodate one ticket per family. These should be booked via the Google Form link emailed to you last week. The Google Form will close at 8pm tonight (Sunday 26th March).

We will begin to look at our ‘Waiting List’ after this and will distribute tickets on Wednesday 29th March, as available. Please let us know if you no longer require your ticket.

Woodhead PS Football Teams

Our Boys’ Football Team are excited to take part in their first competition of the year on Monday 27th March! Thank you to Mr Sullivan for working with the children to prepare for this event.

Our Girls’ Team also enjoyed their first outing last week! They participated in games with other local schools and looked very smart in their new tracksuits and strips! Thank you to Mrs Roe for training our girls and taking them along to the event.

A huge thank you to our fantastic PTA for fundraising and purchasing these for our school teams.

School Lunch Menu

It is Week 1 of the school and nursery lunch menu from Monday 27th March 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

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

Extra-curricular Clubs

Wednesday 29th March: Choir

Upcoming Diary Dates:

  • Tuesday 28th March 2023: Parent Consultations
  • Friday 31st March 2023: Easter Celebrations                            9.30am P1-3/4    11.15am P4-7
  • Friday 31st March 2023: Close for Spring Break/Easter Holiday at 2.30pm
  • Monday 17th April 2023: Pupils return to school

As we approach the Easter Break, I would like to thank our families and Woodhead Community for the support you have given me this term in my role as Acting Head Teacher.

I would also like to extend a huge thank you to Mrs Watson,  Mrs Keltie and our Teaching Staff, Support Staff, Mrs McBride and the Facilities team for all they have done to ensure our children have the best experience in Woodhead. It is greatly appreciated.

We are looking forward to seeing our children back on Monday 17th April  2023 for our Summer Term.

Mrs Claire Fox

Acting Head Teacher

Week beginning 20th March 2023

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

Parent Teacher Consultations – 28th March 2023

The bookings for the Parent Teacher Consultations have now opened. Parents and carers should have received an email on Friday 17th March with a link to the booking system. This will remain open until 4pm on Sunday 26th March.

P3/4 Consultations have been postponed due to staff absence.

‘Woodhead Way’ Consultation

The Google form has now closed and we will begin to look at the responses. Thank you very much to those who completed a response to support the next steps in the Woodhead Way.

Easter Celebration

On Friday 31st March 2023, we would like to invite you into school to join us for our Easter Celebrations. The timings for these are as follows:

9.30am P1-3/4

11.15am P4-7

A booking form will be emailed via Parent Pay. Please note there will be one ticket per family available for each of the celebrations.

P4/5 and P5 Showcase

Parents and carers are invited along to our P4/5 and P5 classes on Wednesday 22nd March at 9.30am. Our children are excited to share their learning with you!

To ensure we can manage numbers safely across the two 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.

Woodhead PS Netball Team

Our Netball Team were excited to take part in the first Fun 5’s competition in three years! They enjoyed competing in games with other local schools at the Jock Stein Centre on Wednesday 15th March. Thank you to Miss Miller for working with the children to prepare for the Fun 5’s.

School Lunch Menu

It is Week 3 of the school and nursery lunch menu from Monday 20th March 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 20th March: Girls’ Football

Tuesday 21st March: Netball

Wednesday 22nd March: Choir

Upcoming Diary Dates:

  • Wednesday 22nd March 2023: P4/5 and P5 Showcase
  • Tuesday 28th March 2023: Parent Consultations
  • Friday 31st March 2023: Easter Celebrations                            9.30am P1-3/4    11.15am P4-7
  • Friday 31st March 2023: Close for Spring Break/Easter Holiday at 2.30pm
  • Monday 17th April 2023: Pupils return to school

Mrs Claire Fox

Acting Head Teacher

Week beginning 13th March 2023

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

‘Woodhead Way’ Consultation

The parent questionnaire will remain open (link sent out by email) and we appreciate you taking the time to complete this.

We gathered on Friday morning as a whole school to discuss the new parts of the ‘Woodhead Way’ and this will begin from Monday 13th March 2023.

Parent information will be coming to you after we have reviewed the responses from the questionnaires. This will also be available to view at the forthcoming Parents’ Consultations on 28th March 2023.

Literacy Focus Week in Woodhead

Our Literacy Focus Week was a huge success and pupils enjoyed a wide range of learning opportunities! The torch-lit reading was a big hit and pupils searched high and low for the clues as part of the Scavenger Hunt.

The winner of our Reading Spine competition was Jacob in P6/7 – well done to you!

We also enjoyed our first House competition on Thursday – a whole school quiz. Pupils took part in house teams within classes and our P7 pupils helped P1 with some of the trickier questions. Our winning house will enjoy an extra play time this week and they have some gold tokens to add to their house points too! Well done Tawny Owl House!

Easter Celebration

On Friday 31st March 2023, we would like to invite you into school to join us for our Easter Celebrations. The timings for these are as follows:

9.30am P1-3/4

11.15am P4-7

A booking form will be emailed via Parent Pay later this week. Please note there will be one ticket per family available for each of the celebrations.

Adverse Weather Review

We await further guidance on the current Adverse Weather plan and I will update the school community as soon as I have this information.

P7 Swimming Lessons

Our P7 pupils have now completed their swimming block at the Hamilton Water Palace. These lessons, complementing the PE component of the Health and Wellbeing programme, have been very successful and confidence has grown across the year group. Well done P7!

P4/5 and P5 Showcase

Parents and carers are invited along to our P4/5 and P5 classes on Wednesday 22nd March at 9.30am. Our children are excited to share their learning with you!

To ensure we can manage numbers safely across the two 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.

School Lunch Menu

It is Week 2 of the school and nursery lunch menu from Monday 13th March 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 13th March: Boys’ Football

Tuesday 14th March: Netball

Wednesday 15th March: Choir

Upcoming Diary Dates:

  • Wednesday 22nd March 2023: P4/5 and P5 Showcase
  • Tuesday 28th March 2023: Parent Consultations – more information to follow
  • Friday 31st March 2023: Easter Celebrations                            9.30am P1-3/4    11.15am P4-7

Mrs Claire Fox

Acting Head Teacher

Week beginning 6th March 2023

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

P7 Lockerbie Manor Residential Visit

Our P7 pupils had a fantastic visit to Lockerbie Manor last week. The weather was very kind to us and it was dry throughout our visit.  Our P7’s enjoyed all of the activities but kayaking, climbing and abseiling seemed to be most popular.

We were very proud of each and every one of our pupils who demonstrated the ‘Woodhead Way’ and challenged themselves to try new activities. Great teamwork and encouraging words ensured everyone felt supported to try their very best.

I would like to extend a huge thank you to Mrs Mitchell, Mr Sullivan, Mrs Primas, Mrs Anderson and Miss Harkness who accompanied us on the trip, giving their own time to make the residential possible.

You can see a selection of photos on our Twitter page.

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

This week will have a Literacy focus across the school with pupils taking part in a range of learning opportunities to promote reading for pleasure and to foster a deeper understanding of texts.

Over the course of the week, pupils will participate in Book Jenga and reading by torch light. They will also be encouraged to ‘Drop Everything and Read’, known as DEAR time.

We will also have our first House Quiz! Pupils will participate in House groups within class with our P6 and P7 pupils supporting P1 and P2.

The Senior Leadership Team will be in classes reading some of their favourite stories. We also have some parent/grandparent volunteers coming in to share some stories with pupils. Thank you for giving up your time to help us with this.

On Thursday, we will be celebrating Woodhead Book Day. Pupils are invited to ‘come comfy’ for the day, perhaps wearing their PJ’s or a favourite ‘oodie’. However casual clothes are always an option on our non-uniform days as we do not wish to add any costs to families as a result of these fun days.

Please see our Twitter page for updates across the week!

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

Car Park

Our car park continues to be very busy with parent parking, particularly at the end of the day. Please pass information about car park use to any family members dropping off in the morning and collecting pupils at the end of the day. Pupil safety is very important to us all and a review of car park use will be underway soon.

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. 

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 6th March 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

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

Extra-curricular Clubs

Monday 6th March: Girls’ Football

Tuesday 7th March: Netball

Wednesday 8th March: Choir

Upcoming Diary Dates:

  • Monday 6th March – Friday 10th March 2023: Literacy Focus Week
  • Tuesday 7th March 2023: Parent Council and PTA Meeting
  • Wednesday 8th March 2023: P3, P3/4 and P4 Learning Showcase
  • Thursday 9th March 2023: Woodhead Book Day with ‘Come Comfy’ theme
  • Wednesday 22nd March 2023: P4/5 and P5 Showcase
  • Tuesday 28th March 2023: Parent Consultations – more information to follow

Mrs Claire Fox

Acting Head Teacher