Author: Bate, Zara

Week: 31 Date: WC 13 May 24

NEWSLETTER

Website: Home | Wrockwardine Wood Infant School & Nursery

Telephone: 01952 387860

Email: A2116@taw.org.uk

Let’s celebrate!
Here are the amazing children who have gone the ‘extra mile’ this week to meet our school expectations.
Our expectations are:
1) We are kind to one another
2) We work hard together
3) We are honest with each other
To celebrate their achievements the children have had the opportunity to wear one of our special T shirts for the day. This is what each T shirt says:
It’s cool to be kind
I worked wonders
I did the right thing
We are so proud of the children we hope you are too!

Walk to School Week
20-24 May 2024
This is a national initiative that aims to engage children. The five-day walking challenge is part of our annual celebration of the walk to school.
By encouraging walking to school it helps to teach children the following road safety rules:
Holding hands with a grown up when walking near roads.
Crossing roads at safe places with a grown up.

Best Attendance
This week’s attendance cup winners are:
Chicks 2
Well done and thank you parents for ensuring your child has been attending school.

Chicks 1	95.11
Chicks 2	100.00
Wrens	95.26
Robins	95.09
Swifts	94.17
Swallows	95.00

Important Reminders

To report your child’s absence call the school office on 01952 387860 before 8:40am.
Should you require to collect your child early from school for an appointment could
you please bring an appointment
card or letter into the school office.

In order to keep your child safe if we have not been notified in advance of any change in
collection arrangements we will not
allow your child to leave without
contacting you first.

When dropping off and collecting children we ask parents to park with consideration for local residents, other road users and most importantly for children's safety. We ask parents not to access the school car park when collecting or dropping off children at anytime.
Parking is available at Oakengates
Leisure Centre.

Children should must not use the adventure playground before or after school. Parents are responsible for children’s safety
During these times.

A reminder that adults and children must dismount from all wheeled vehicles at the school gate, so that everyone remains safe. Scooters and bikes can be left in
the racks provided.
provided.

Dates for your diary

Date	Event
20 May	World Bee Day
27 –31 May	SCHOOL CLOSED Half Term
3 June	SCHOOL CLOSED Professional Development Day for teachers
4 June	Children return to school
5 June	Y2 Travel Telford learn to ride
6 June	Y2 Education visit to Fairbourne
17-24 June	National School Sports Week
21 June	Fun Sports Day

As the weather is warming up please be aware of the Telford & Wrekin sun protection statement to keep us all safe.
Stay in the shade 11am to 3pm
Make sure you never burn
Always cover up – wear a t-shirt, hat and wraparound sunglasses
Remember children burn more easily
Then use factor 15+ sunscreen with 5 stars on the back (Higher factor for children)
More information about sun safety can be found on the NHS website by clicking here
Please apply sunscreen before your child comes into school.
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I am pleased to inform you that we are participating in the NSPCC’s Speak out Stay Safe. Programme this term.
This is a programme for children aged 5-11 which aims to help children understand abuse in all its forms and to recognise the signs of abuse. Children are taught to speak out if they are worried, either to a safe adult or Childline.
This child friendly programme is aligned with the curriculum and consists of age appropriate virtual assemblies and supporting classroom based activities. The content is delivered in an engaging and interactive way with the help of the NSPCC mascot Buddy. If you would like to know more about the Speak out. Stay safe. programme visit www.nspcc.org.uk/speakout.

Our Learning this week

Reception

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme is “Movement: Moving more for our mental health”. In our PE lessons, we move in lots of different ways while learning about how to keep our bodies and minds healthy and active.

Year 1

This week in music, year 1 have been learning to play the notes C, G and E to perform our song ‘Your Imagination’.

Year 2

This week Swallows have been artists, painting their self portraits, looking very closely at the emotion they were trying to express. We used water colours, mixing the correct skin tone, hair and eye colour so that the portraits look like us.

The Nest

The Nest are having fun with the ‘Music Minors’ teacher, they have been using a variety of instruments and props to keep a rhythm and sing along to lots of songs about Spring.

May 2024

Our Sport Ambassadors
Last week 10 children from Year 2 took part in a ‘KS1 Mult skills Festival’ with other schools across Telford. It was an opportunity for the children to work together outside of our school environment and apply the skills they have learnt in PE lessons
to compete in races.
It focussed on fitness and multi-skill development
and was inclusive for all children partaking.
The festival allowed all children to take part in simple
and fun challenges, it also emphasised the feeling
of achieving their personal best when they could mark
each skill as ‘completed’ on their Olympic certificate.

Did you know?
Children need to be physically active for 60 minutes a day, with 30 minutes of that activity taking place outside of school.
Click here to access activities you can do at home to Inspire children to move more out of school hours!

Events

Year 2 Mult-skills Festival	23 April 2024
National School Sports Week	17-24 June 2024
Fun Sports Day	21 June 2024

Sport opportunities within our community
Register for the 10 by 10 funded swimming lesson programme today!
If your child meets the criteria, get in touch with your preferred leisure centre, informing them of your preferred days! If a space is available, the team will add your child to the Swim4Life programme. However, as places are limited it is likely that you will be added to a waiting list. Register with all the leisure centres to be added to all four waiting lists and you will be contacted as soon as a space becomes available. Click here for more information and to register for free swimming lessons for your child.

Health Protection Advice
Measles
Cases of measles are increasing in the UK, including in the West Midlands, and it’s likely that there will be cases in Telford in the near future.
Measles can have serious and sometimes fatal consequences, so make sure your children are up to date with MMR vaccinations, and ask your GP about catch-up jabs if needed. The MMR vaccine is highly effective at protecting against measles.
If you are concerned that your child has measles, please call your GP in the first instance, to reduce the risk of passing the disease to others in the waiting room.
More information on measles can be found and information on the MMR vaccine can be found by following the links below.
Measles - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Is my child too ill for school?
It can be tricky deciding whether or not to keep your child off school or nursery when they're unwell.
There are government guidelines for schools and nurseries about managing infectious diseases. These say when children should be kept off school and when they shouldn't.
If you do keep your child at home, it's important to phone the school or nursery each day your child is absent unless the school or nursery agrees a different arrangement. You must let the school or nursery know that your child won't be in and give them the reason.
If your child is well enough to go to school but has an infection that could be passed on, such as a cold sore or head lice, let the school office know.
Is my child too ill for school? - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Telford Public Health Nursing Service
Healthy you, Healthy Future
Telephone Number 0333 358 3328
Text 07520 619 053
School nurse 07520 619 051
Follow on twitter @ShropPHNurse Open 9am-4.30pm excluding bank holidays

Advice for Chicken Pox
Chickenpox is usually a mild illness and children usually get better by themselves. Children with chickenpox should stay off school for at least five days from onset of rash and until all the lesions have crusted over.
Children who have had chickenpox recently may develop complications if they also catch scarlet fever. Parents should remain vigilant for symptoms in children who have had chickenpox such as:
- a persistent high fever
- the skin around chickenpox blisters becoming red, hot or painful (signs of infection)
- joint pain and swelling
- your child’s symptoms not improving or getting worse.