Lockerbie Manor | Woodhead Primary

Welcome to this week’s Head Teacher Blog.

October Week Holiday

School and Nursery will close at 3pm on Friday 14th October 2022 for the October Week Holiday. We re-open on Monday 24th October 2022 at the usual times. I hope you have a lovely break.

Participatory Budget Results

Thank you to everyone who took part in our PB vote last week. At assembly on Friday, Mrs. Keltie announced the results. From the three final options decided by our PB groups, the winner was:

School Trips/Excursions

We will now start to plan when/how these will take place and will provide further information in due course.

Christmas Card Enterprise

In consultation with the Parent Council, we have decided to run our annual Christmas Card enterprise once again this year.

Each child (including the nursery) has the opportunity to design a Christmas Card in class using a provided template which can then be made into printed Christmas Cards.

Finished designs will be sent home on Monday 31st October 2022 along with an order form. If you decide to purchase packs of cards, you must return the order form to school by Wednesday 9th November 2022.

Packs of 12 cards cost £5 and this will be payable by ParentPay from 31st October 2022. Please note, there is no obligation for parents/carers to purchase these. However, the school does receive a commission for each pack purchased.

Parent Council Constitution

The proposed changes to the Parent Council constitution were approved at their meeting on 4th October 2022 with the following votes from the Parent Forum:

11 ‘Agree’
0 ‘Disagree’
0 ‘Abstain’

The revised document, along with the AGM and Ordinary Meeting minutes from Tuesday 6th September 2022 are now available on the Parent Council Page of the school website.

Parent Teacher Consultations

Our first Parents’ evening of the 2022/23 school session is scheduled to take place on Thursday 10th November 2022 (between 3.30pm and 8pm).

We’re delighted that these meetings will take place in person once again. Parents/carers will have an opportunity to hear about their child’s progress and look through some of their written work.

An email will be sent via ParentPay this week with a link to the School Cloud booking system to allow parents/carers to select an appointment that is convenient to them.

Lockerbie Manor Information Session

A reminder to current P6 and P7 parents that the Lockerbie Manor information session will take place on Monday 10th October 2022 from 4.30pm-5.30pm.

We ask that, due to limited space, children do not attend this meeting if possible.

If you are unable to attend, an information pack will be sent home.

School Lunches for WB 10th October 2022

The school lunch menu for 10th-14th October 2022 is Week 1:

https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/primary-menu

The nursery lunch menu for 10th-14th October 2022 is Week 1:

https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/nursery-lunch-menu

All nursery pupils and P1-5 are entitled to a free school meal.

School Values Award Recipients

As part of the Woodhead Way, all children are expected to be Ready, Safe and Respectful. When they are, this is recognised through our weekly reward time.

The following children were recognised last week by their class teacher for following the Woodhead Way in class, and displaying the school values. They received the School Values Award at assembly on Friday 7th Oct 2022:

John S	P1a	Friendship;Respect;Excellence; Determination
Faith D	P1b	Friendship;Determination
Lexi T	P2a	Friendship;Respect; Determination
Isaac F	P2b	Friendship;Respect; Excellence;Determination
Perri B	P3	Friendship;Respect;Honesty; Excellence;Determination;Equality
Caiden McC	P3/4	Friendship;Respect;Excellence; Determination
Heather F	P4	Friendship;Respect;Honesty; Excellence;Determination
Amaya I	P4/5	Friendship;Respect; Excellence;Determination
Joshua G	P5	Friendship;Respect;Determination
Josh McD	P6/7	Friendship;Respect;Honesty
Lily F	P6a	Friendship;Respect;Honesty; Excellence;Determination;Equality
Bilal M	P7a	Friendship;Respect;Honesty; Excellence;Determination;Equality
Nathan S	P7b	Respect;Honesty;Excellence; Determination

In the playground, our Support Staff recognised the following children for following the Woodhead Way and being Ready, Respectful and Safe:

Perry B	P3
Aiden B	P2b
Millie L	P7a

The following children were recognised as going ‘Over and Above’ in class, not only demonstrating the Woodhead Way, but going beyond the expectations in all aspects of school life this week. They will be recognised with a special Reward Time this week:

Chloe McK	P1a
Harry D	P1b
Jack R	P2a
Lilly G	P2b
Esme A	P3
Ollie C	P3/4
Emily D	P4
Rhys D	P4/5
Mia N	P5
Ollie B	P6/7
Daisy Mae F	P6a
Finn L	P7a
Ava G	P7b

Dates for Your Diary:

Upcoming Diary Dates:

Monday 10th October 2022: Lockerbie Manor Information Session for P6 and P7 Parents/Carers (4.30pm-5.30pm)
Monday 10th October 2022: Girls’ After School Football Club (3pm-4pm)
Wednesday 12th October 2022: Choir After School Club (3pm-4pm)
Monday 17th to Friday 21st October 2022: October Week Holiday (School and Nursery Closed)
Monday 24th October 2022: School and Nursery re-open.
Thursday 27th October 2022: PTA Hallowe’en Discos (P1-3: 6.15pm-7.15pm, P4-7: 7.30pm-8.45pm)
Friday 28th October 2022: Non-Uniform Day (Hallowe’en Theme)
Tuesday 1st November 2022: PC and PTA Meeting (6.45pm-8.30pm)

Riddle of the Week

Well done to everyone who told me the correct answer to last week’s Riddle:

What belongs to you but is used more by others? The correct answer was ‘Your Name.’

This week’s riddle is:

What two things can you never eat for breakfast?

A house point to every pupil who shares the correct answer with Mr. Clark.

Can your child solve it without parental help or googling it?

Thank you for your continued support. Please get in touch via the school office if I can assist in any way.

Kind regards

Mr. Clark

Mr. S. Jasnosz-Clark

Head Teacher

Welcome to the Head Teacher’s Blog for WB 3rd October 2022

We had our first wet playtime/lunchtime of the year on Friday. It’s amazing that we got to this point in the year without a wet break. Our Primary 7 pupils did a sterling job at being monitors for the other classes.

As the weather is most definitely becoming Autumnal, it is a good idea for children to have a spare pair of socks in their bag in case of wet feet on the way to school.

Participatory Budget 2022

Parents/Carers of Woodhead are invited to vote on how part of our Pupil Equity Fund will be used through Participatory Budgeting. Please select one option from this Google Form, which will close at 3pm on Wednesday 5th October 2022.

https://forms.gle/YRKiRCfqrNFqWdcy5

The form collects email address to allow us to ensure all votes are from parents/carers. Children should not vote on this form – they will have their own class vote in school next week.

Parent Council and PTA Meeting

The next meetings of the Woodhead PC and the Woodhead PTA take place in the school on Tuesday 4th October 2022 (6.45pm-8.30pm).

Details of the Parent Council and their minutes are available on the Woodhead website at https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/sl/woodheadprimary/?page_id=780

Maths Week Scotland

As part of the National ‘Maths Week Scotland’, our pupils experienced lots of maths lessons and experiences this week. As part of a Maths Week Leadership group, Mrs. Roe, Miss Miller and Mrs. Rashid planned a host of shared themes for each class across the week, including:

An outdoor maths trail
A Maths in Art focus
A Maths Puzzle focus
A P1-4 Maths Mascot Competition
A P4-7 Maths Slogan/Logo competition

We will be sharing lots of photographs of Maths week as soon as possible (we are still waiting on a few parents/carers to return annual photograph consent).

Lockerbie Manor Parent Information Session

Our current Primary 6 and Primary 7 parents are invited to attend an information session about Lockerbie Manor on Monday 13th October 2022 in the school hall, from 4.30pm-5.30pm.

This meeting is for parents/carers, so if possible, children should not attend.

If you are unable to attend, the information and presentation will be emailed afterwards.

I look forward to seeing as many P6 and P7 parents as possible on the night.

Nurture Resources

As part of our School Improvement Plan for 2022-23, we are continuing to develop our approaches to Nurture. As we develop Nurture and break out spaces around our school, we would be grateful of the following items if you have any to donate:

Small sofas or armchairs (must have Fire Resistant labels still in place)
Soft furnishings such as cushions, blankets or throws.
Board games and jigsaws
Sensory or fidget toys
Soft-toys such as teddy bears or puppets.

If you have any of these at home which are no longer required, we would be very pleased to receive them.

School Lunches

From Monday 3rd to Friday 7th October 2022, it’s Week 3 of the School and Nursery Lunch Menu. Nursery to P5 pupils are automatically entitled to a free school meal.

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

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

Upcoming Diary Dates:

Tuesday 4th October 2022: PC and PTA Meetings (6.45pm-8.30pm)
Monday 10th October 2022: Lockerbie Manor Information Session for P6 and P7 Parents/Carers (4.30pm-5.30pm)
Monday 17th to Friday 21st October 2022: October Week Holiday (School and Nursery Closed)
Thursday 27th October 2022: PTA Hallowe’en Discos (P1-3: 6.15pm-7.15pm, P4-7: 7.30pm-8.45pm)

Riddle of the Week

For a bit of fun, I am going to set a Riddle each week in my blog. A house point goes to each child who tells me the correct answer to it on Monday morning:

For this week’s riddle, the question is:

What belongs to you but is used more by others?