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Friday 22nd March 2024

This week I am going to start by sharing some news. Mrs Tanna and her family will be leaving Wookey at the end of the summer term to start a new adventure in South Korea! This is extremely exciting for the Tanna family, but we will be sad to see them go. Obviously, we will be recruiting for a new teacher after Easter, so I will keep you informed as that progresses.

Seesaw

I am sure, like me, you appreciate the benefits of our use of the Seesaw platform to facilitate communication between home and school. I don't use it as much as the class teachers do, but I did have an occasion this week when I needed to contact a group of parents with a message about after-school clubs. A message popped up that I had never noticed before, so I thought it would be a good idea to share it with you here, in case you hadn't spotted it.

As you know, we reinforce this message in school, so it was great to see that Seesaw has the same expectations of the users of their system. Many thanks on behalf of staff for ensuring that all messages to them are 'respectful and appropriate.'

STEM club

Parents in Years 1 - 3 received information on Seesaw regarding the planned STEM club starting after Easter. The provider has informed me that 15 children are needed to make the club viable - currently we have 10 confirmed. If you would like your child to take part, and they are in year 1 - 3, please check your Seesaw messages from this week and click here once you have enroled your child.

Trips and more trips!

Oak Class are really excited about their new class pets, which have come to us following a conversation at Millfield this week when they were on their science trip. I won't spoil the surprise by letting you know what kind of pets they are! We have another trip for KS1 next week (Cheddar) and then KS2 are off to the Bath and West Showground in the first week after Easter. If you haven't completed the necessary paperwork for your child (KS2) on Scopay please make sure you do so asap. Many thanks

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Well done to one of our pupils for achieving his 'Chief Scout's Bronze Award'. 

As you can see from this picture, he is justifiably proud of his achievements!

I love sharing children's successes outside of school, so please do let me know if you have anything you would like me to publish in future editions of our newsletter.

Research into the impact of 'Same Language Subtitling'

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Did you know that turning on the subtitles on your TV at home is the easiest way to get your child reading?

Doing this can double the chance of your child becoming a good reader. Yes, it’s really that simple.

Please visit https://turnonthesubtitles.org/parents/ to see Hollywood legend Jack Black explain how you can turn screen time into reading time in 10 seconds. Here is the academic research behind this.

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Farm club is back!

Come and spend time looking after the animals at Wookey Farm on Mondays after school.

We have an added bonus of baby goats in March. 

Booking is essential, so please do this through Wookey Farm Website

Wookey Farm Staff will walk children to the farm from school at 3:20. Pick up is at 4.45pm from the farm.

Any questions please contact Sarah on 07779 145441

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19 Mar 2024
Oak Class Animal Encounters
We had another visit to Millfield School this week.
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14 Mar 2024
KS2 visit to Millfield School
On Thursday, March 14th, our Key Stage 2 children attended a science show at Millfield School. 
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21 Feb 2024
Author Visit
Rowan and Oak Classes thoroughly enjoyed their visit from local author and illustrator Rebecca Gryspeerdt on Tuesday.
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Swimming y4
8:50am – 10:20am
From 12 Jan and on Friday each week except for 16 Feb
22
March
Sports Club
3:20pm – 4:20pm
From 15 Sep and on Friday each week
22
March
Cross Country Afterschool Club - Years 2 to 6
3:20pm – 4:20pm
From 16 Jan and on Tuesday each week until 22 Jul except for 30 Jan, 13 Feb, 27 Feb, 19 Mar, 02 Apr, 09 Apr, and for 28 May
26
March
Kids with Bricks Lego Club
3:20pm – 4:20pm
From 14 Sep and on Thursday each week
28
March
Sports Club
3:20pm – 4:20pm
From 14 Sep and on Thursday each week
28
March

A message regarding pupil absences

This is a polite reminder that, if your child is unwell and will not be attending school, please contact the school office to confirm this. A message sent to a class teacher via Seesaw will not be seen straight away, as the teachers will be busy preparing for the school day.

If you wish to apply for term time leave for your child, please complete a term time leave request form, a copy of which can be found here. 

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Wookey Primary School is a 'Nut Aware School'. 

A copy of our 'Nut Aware Policy' can be found here.

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