Healthy Living Week has been a roaring success this week. On my travels around school my

olfactory glands have been tempted by healthy frittatas on Wednesday and on Thursday by delicious

granola bars being baked for the Healthy Bake Sale today. We are so lucky to have a school kitchen

and I know how much the children enjoy their cooking. It is a really good opportunity to use key

mathematical skills such as estimation and measurement. It’s also a great chance to use kitchen

equipment safely and to enjoy working in small groups.

With so much going on at Atwood at this time of year, it’s hard to choose my favourite bits of the

week- but I am going to pick Tuesday’s Nursery and Reception New Parents’ Evening and then

Thursday’s Dads and Male Carers’ Breakfast. Both events provided an opportunity for parents to

hear about the work at Atwood and build up a sense of community. On that note, back by popular

demand is the Dads’ Football Competition on Saturday 7th September from 9.45am at the Postal

Ground. We are looking for an 11 a side team from each year group to play in a competition. This

year, T10 will be at the event offering the chance for the children to get involved and may even field

a team themselves. The FOAP are supporting the event in a number of ways, including running the

BBQ. Drinks can be purchased from the Postal Ground bar. Monies raised will go to the FOAP

which in turn supports the children at Atwood.

Fingers crossed on the weather next week for Sports day and the Family Picnic. According to the

BBC weather app, next Thursday is looking fine, with sunshine and temperatures of 25 degrees. Will

summer finally make an appearance? Whilst we are on a sporting theme, the annual Croydon

Athletics championships take place next week, over 3 nights, culminating in the finals on

Wednesday. The competition is always of a really high standard and so good luck!

Rob Veale, Kate Standing, Nina Gambier,

Hannah Townsend & Michaela Groves

Senior Leadership Team

NEWSLETTER 21 JUNE 2019

SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM’S WELCOME

TEAM POINTS

Fire 337

Water 325

Earth 321

Air 303

Thank you to the many dads, male carers, grandads and uncles that came along to our Dads’

Breakfast on Wednesday. Turnout was amazing and the children really enjoyed spending time with

you all! Thank you also to all of the staff who worked hard to put on this popular event. Here’s to

the next one!

On Sunday 23rd June the Atwood Green Team and EYFS staff are having a DIY work day at

school.

If you are available on the day, please come along with your tools, energy and enthusiasm! The day

will run from 10:30 -3:00pm and we would be very grateful for any keen volunteers.

DADS’ BREAKFAST

ATWOOD DIY SOS

Here are some of the things that we would like help with:

Mud kitchen for Forest School

Gate at garden entrance

Pallet fence to separate field and forest school area

Clean and paint tyres

Line tyres for planters

Sand boat

Paint boat

Fix poly tunnel

Weed flower beds

If you are able to help please email kstanding.306@lgflmail.org

We hope to see you on the 23rd!

The children have had a lot of fun during Healthy

Living Week. Not only did they get to wear their

own clothes all week, but they’ve been taking part

in lots of activities, such as walking or running the

Daily Mile, to really get them thinking about what

being healthy means.

Many of the children have taken part in healthy

cooking too, concocting recipes such as vegetable

frittatas, smoothies and healthy granola bars. The

week culminates in the Year 5 Bake Sale, where

everyone has the chance to sample some delicious

(and healthy) treats.

HEALTHY LIVING WEEK

As part of our quest to become more environmentally responsible here at Atwood, we have made

the decision to ask parents not to send their children’s packed lunches in plastic bags when they go

on school trips. Instead, could we ask that you provide the children with a small rucksack or

drawstring bag that they can easily carry themselves? This will enable us to reduce the amount of

waste we are producing and help support the work of the Green Team. Thank you!

Lego Fundraiser

FOAP are again taking part in a Fab-Bricks fundraiser, where children

have the chance to order a personalised Lego minifigure or keyring, £1

from every order going to the school. Your child should have come home

with an order form already, and if you would like to purchase anything,

please visit:

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/foap/266694

You should then return your completed form to the school office by Tuesday 25th June.

Raffle Tickets

Raffle tickets are now on sale – your child should have come home with a book already. Please do

consider asking friends and family to buy some – there are some great prizes on offer and the money

raised goes towards FOAP’s fundraising projects. If you need some more tickets, please pop into

the office where there are plenty of spares.

Ice Lolly Sales

There will be more ice lolly and tuck sales this half term. Please keep an eye on the Friends of

Atwood Faceook page for more information!

NEWS FROM THE FRIENDS OF ATWOOD

BAGS ON TRIPS

Saturday 29th June 12:00pm - 3:00pm

Come along wearing your wellies Glastonbury style and collect your FREE raffle ticket from the

PA stand to be in with a chance of winning entry for 6 people to Discovery Walk at Priory Farm

or a Photography Studio portrait and 8x6 mounted print plus £50 off any package or wall art at

Memory Gate Photography Studio!

Summer Festival Donations

The FOAP will be collecting donations of the following items every Thursday and Friday up to the

28th June.

We need donations of:

Nerf Guns (new or used)

Nerf bullets (new or used)

Individually wrapped sweets

Party bag type items

All donations can be placed on the library decking at morning drop offs.

Silent Auction

A Silent Auction will be taking place at

the Festival. Full details on the right!

SUMMER FESTIVAL

Summer Festival Volunteers

Can you help at the Summer Festival? FOAP would be really grateful for anyone who can lend a

hand in running the stalls. If you can spare an hour or two, please do get in touch!

contactatwoodpa@gmail.com

Bingo & Bubbles Night

FOAP is delighted to announce another Bingo & Bubbles night on Thursday 10th October! Details

are below. To book your tickets, visit: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/foap/274687

Atwood Ramblers begin their next adventure on Wednesday 26th June after morning drop off.

Parents and carers from all years are warmly invited to join in on the walk, which will be buggy

friendly!

The Ramblers will meet outside the main Limpsfield Road gate and will leave at 9:00am, heading off

in the direction of Kings Wood and beyond. There will be a mysterious ending – which will be

adapted if needed for buggies!

ATWOOD RAMBLERS

SCHOOL LOTTERY

If you have any questions about EHCPs (Education, Health and Care Plans) and what goes into them,

you may be interested in the meeting below.

EHCP PLANS

Parents in Partnership are running a Level 2 Makaton course later this month. If you are interested,

please call PiP on the number below.

Mini Marathon

On Thursday 20th June, a

group of Atwood children

from Years 2 -6 took part in

a Mini Marathon at

Beaumont Primary. Our

children did really well, with

Atwood coming an amazing

third out of all the schools

who took part. A huge ‘well

done’ to all the runners!

MAKATON LEVEL 2 COURSE

SPORTS NEWS

Croydon High Sports Afternoon

A group of Atwood girls took part on Friday 14th June in a Sports Afternoon at Croydon High. The

children got to experience activities such as cricket, high jump and hurdles, competing against 5

other local schools. All of the girls had a wonderful time and did very well in their events, being a

credit to the school. Well done, girls!

LITTLE DRIBBLERS

T-10 will be running summer holiday sports camps here at Atwood. For more information, see their

website or give them a call on the number below!

T-10 SUMMER CAMPS

Week ending

14th Jun

Week ending

21st Jun

Infants (highest) Green

100%

Green

99.7%

Juniors (highest) 4D

97.9%

4D

99.3%

Whole School (weekly) 96.4% 97.5%

Whole School (year to date) 96.5%

Here are some useful dates for your diary for the Summer Term. Some of these dates are

provisional: we aim to keep the dates as they are; however, there might be reasons why we need

to amend dates. If this is the case, we will let you know as soon as possible. Newly added items are

in red.

Sun 23rd Jun – Atwood DIY SOS Day (10:30pm – 3:00pm)

Tues 25th Jun – Year 1 Transition Meeting – 7:00pm

Thurs 27th Jun – Sports Day & Picnic

Fri 28th Jun – Mufti Day (bring a bottle for the Bottle Tombola)

Sat 29th Jun – Summer Fair

Mon 1st Jul – Year 1 to the British Wildlife Centre

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

ATTENDANCE

Tues 2nd Jul – Reception Induction Day

Tues 2nd Jul – Warlingham Induction Day

Wed 3rd Jul – Early Years Fun Day

Wed 3rd Jul - Warlingham Induction Day

Thurs 4th Jul – Reception Induction Day

Thurs 4th Jul – Riddlesdown Induction Evening – 7:00pm

Fri 5th Jul – Camp Atwood

Fri 5th Jul – Riddlesdown Induction Day

Tues 9th Jul – EYFS Summer Production – 9:30am and 2:00pm

Tues 9th Jul – BBQ Lunch

Tues 9th Jul – Year 5 & 6 Production – 7:00pm

Wed 10th Jul – Sports Day Backup Date (please note change of date from 8th July)

Thu 11th Jul – Year 1 Performance – 9:30am & 2:00pm

Thu 11th Jul - Year 5 & 6 Production – 7:00pm

Wed 17th Jul – LAC/AFC Picnic in the Park

Thu 18th Jul – Year 2 Performance – 9:30am & 2:00pm

Thu 18th Jul – Discos

Reception – Year 2 (4:30pm – 6:00pm)

Year 3 -5 (6:30pm – 8:00pm)

Fri 19th Jul – Year 6 Leavers’ Party

Tues 23rd Jul – Year 6 Leavers’ Assembly – 9:30am

Tues 23rd Jul – LAST DAY OF TERM. School closes at 1:30pm. No After School Care.