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December 2021

  • Woodlands Weekly | 17 December 2021

    Published 17/12/21

    Merry Christmas! πŸŽ„

    We’d like to thank our children, for their hard work and resilience this term; our parents and families for their support and our staff for their dedication. We know the future is uncertain but we hope you have a restful, safe break. We are looking forward to welcoming you back to the academy on Tuesday 4th January 2022.

    Returning to School – 4th January 2022 πŸ“…

    Currently we are uncertain about the Covid restrictions that may be in place in the New Year. We may have to bring back year group bubbles and the one-way system around school. We will communicate any changes that may affect you and your family as soon as we can. We thank you for your continued support and understanding at this uncertain time.

    You can check the most up-to-date Covid restrictions from the Government here.

    Meeting Point Cafe’s Christmas Fun Day πŸŽ…

    Head down to Meeting Point Cafe on Harehills lane on Thursday 23rd December for their family Christmas fun day! There will be Christmas carols, games and lots of festive fun! Each child will also recieve a present free of charge!

    Find out more about Meeting Point Cafe on their Facebook page.

    Christmas Performances πŸŽΆ

    Our children have practiced really hard to put together some Christmas performances to share with you. While we wish we could do these in person, we hope you enjoy singing along at home. You can find them by clicking on the links below, and on Class Dojo.

    Watch Reception’s Christmas Performance πŸŽ„

    Watch KS1’s Christmas Performance πŸŽ…

    Watch KS2’s Christmas Sing-along βœ¨

    Take a look at what we have been up to this week

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  • Reception Visit Morrisons​​​​​​​

    Published 10/12/21

    On Thursday 9th December, Miss Hobson’s class visited Paula at our local Morrisons store! 

    The children wrote letters to Paula to ask for ingredients to make Christmas biscuits. She also gave the children some extra goodies!

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  • Y3’s Visit from a Volcano Doctor

    Published 10/12/21

    Year 3 have been learning about The Stone Age and Iron Age this half term.

    On Thrusday 9th December, Dr. Mark Thomas, a volcano doctor from the University of Leeds, visited Year 3 and told them all about his job. He brought in some examples of different types of rocks as well as some fossils. The children got to hold a T-Rex and a mammoth tooth which was very exciting! 

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  • Woodlands Weekly | 10 December 2021

    Published 10/12/21

    Upcoming events

    As the end of term draws closer, we have a number of key dates for our families to be aware of:

    • Year 6 will be swimming every morning next week. Check the letter sent home earlier this week for information, or speak to your class teacher.
    • Both KS1 and KS2 will be sharing videos of their Christmas performances next week, keep your eyes peeled!
    • Reception and Nursery will be sharing their Christmas performance videos on Class Dojo next week too.
    • We close for the Christmas holidays on Friday 17th December.
    • We return in the new year on Tuesday 4th January.

    Meeting Point Cafe’s Christmas Fun Day

    Head down to Meeting Point Cafe on Harehills lane on Thursday 23rd December for their family Christmas fun day! There will be Christmas carols, games and lots of festive fun! Each child will also recieve a present free of charge!

    Find out more about Meeting Point Cafe on their Facebook page.

    Year 3’s visit from a Volcano Doctor!

    Dr. Mark Thomas, a volcano doctor from the University of Leeds, visited Year 3 and told them all about his job. He brought in some examples of different types of rocks as well as some fossils. The children got to hold a T-Rex and a mammoth tooth which was very exciting! 

    RH visit Morrisons

    Miss Hobson’s class visited Paula at our local Morrisons store! The children wrote letters to Paula to ask for ingredients to make Christmas biscuits. She also gave the children some extra goodies!

    Christmas Jumper Day

     

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  • Woodlands Weekly | 3 December 2021

    Published 03/12/21

    Attendance Raffle Winner 

    We had our raffle draw on Monday and the winner was King John! He has won an amazing home cinema package for the whole family to enjoy a family Movie night. We will be doing a 100% prize draw every half term, where over 2 weeks there will be a chosen day where every child in school gets a raffle ticket which give them the chance to win a prize for the whole family to enjoy. You’ve got to be in it to win it!

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December 2021