Years 1, 2, 5 and 6 have had a

busy start to the year, already

having been on school trips to

Staircase House and the Liverpool

Slavery Museum respectively.

There are some more

photographs and information

about these two trips on the

following two pages.

We are busily making plans for

moving back into the new parts of

the school building. All of our

new furniture is ordered and is to

be delivered after the school

holidays ready to put into our new

classrooms. Paint colours and

floorings were chosen months ago

along with new toilet cubicles and

sink units too. It is very much like

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Liverpool Slavery

Museum Visit

2

New School

News

2

Staircase

House Visit

3

Safety

Reminders

3

Diary Dates

and

Contact

Details

4

Warren Wood Primary School

Newsletter

Autumn 1

September/October 2015

Dear All

As I write, I find myself

mysteriously in the middle of

October with absolutely no idea

whole stole September from us

all! Our new Reception pupils are

full of energy and have settled in

brilliantly in spite of our grown up

disappointment that this was not

in the new building as we had

hoped for—more of that shortly—

However, the children are still

being provided with a top quality

start to their education with us at

Warren Wood and will still be the

first children into the new areas of

the building when we eventually

move in.

buying a new house—

making plans, ordering

and preparing for the move

but now we are waiting for

the keys and to exchange

contracts! Please read on

the following pages for the

latest updates and news .

Have a well earned holiday

and rest and let’s all look

forward to what the next

term will bring us all in the

shape of a brand new

school!

Many thanks

Mrs Reyes

Back to the Future!

100 Club

Winners

August

1st—26 –Beeley

2nd—17-Thomason

September

1st—72—Lowe

2nd—Maxwell

October

1st—59-Hibbert

2nd—83—Kiernan

Congratulations!

Over the October

half term holiday,

Mr Boardman is

going to be made an

‘honest man of’ as

he marries his

fiancée, Emma.

With both Mr

Boardman and

Emma being

teachers, they have

thoughtfully planned

their wedding around

half term and so upon

his return, Mr

Boardman will have a

Mrs Boardman! We

would all like to

extend our warmest

wishes for the

happiest of wedding

days to both Phil and

Emma for a happy ,

healthy and blessed

life together.

Baby Love!

For the eagle eyed amongst you, you may have

noticed that Mrs Prior and Mrs Whittle are both

expecting babies very soon. Mrs Prior has

actually begun her maternity leave already and

Mrs Whittle will be leaving us not long after

half term. We wish both of them well and

cannot wait to meet the new little ‘Woodies’ to

join our school family. Lots of love to all

members of the two families over the next few

weeks as this exciting time unfolds. We will

bring you news of the new arrivals as soon as

we have any.

Our Upper Juniors recently visited Liverpool

Slavery Museum to support their topic of ‘Out

of Africa’. The pupils were given opportunities

to handle artefacts, discuss their uses and

purpose and create a power point presentation

for the rest of the group to listen to. Leaders

at the museum also gave talks about some

famous black people who have achieved great

things in spite of the prejudice they have faced.

Pupils also watched videos outlining how

slaves travelled by boat in gruelling conditions

in order to be used as slaves in other countries.

The children said watching these videos made

them feel sad and disgusted with what they

saw.

This was a truly humbling experience for our

pupils who, upon reflection, reported that this

made them appreciate life as they know it so

much more. I would like to think that maybe

next time they have a little grumble at home

when you ask them to tidy their bedrooms, that

they are reminded of this!

Liverpool Slavery Museum—

Upper Key Stage 2

New School News

It has been a time of mixed emotions

recently where the building has been

concerned. We were so very excited

about the idea of moving into our new

school just after the summer holidays.

However, due to situations beyond our

control, the new roof was delayed in

being transported to us from Germany due

to technical issues. In turn, without a roof,

we could not secure the building and make

it water tight in order to proceed with

internal works. If you recall, once the roof

arrived, delivery was again delayed due

to it being difficult in gaining access to site

and there were many tense moments that

week in watching it be delivered with our

fingers and toes crossed. Pleasingly, since

its arrival and in it being secured, work

inside the building has been busy and

industrious each day. I am sure from

the outside of the building it has not

looked like much has changed, but in-

side we now are fully rewired, have new

data provision, underfloor heating is in

place, floors are screeded and ready for

covering and plastering has begun. Once

plastering is finished, decoration will

begin and so very quickly, we are seeing

all of the strands coming together.

Whilst it may feel like a slow process,

this job was never supposed to be

finished until early 2016 and so the only

disappointment is in the fact we feel

impatient in wanting to be back inside

the school together again. It is be-

cause of this that we have

unfortunately not been able to hold

our usual harvest celebration for the

infant parents and it is also why our

Christmas concert will again be held

at Hazel Grove Baptist Church.

Further information will be sent out

after half term about the specifics of

this. The date for your diaries is on

the back of this newsletter. Once

we are back in the main building and

we have a hall once more, we will be

able to host more community

events such as coffee mornings and

of course, we will have a launch

party for our new school in the

Spring. Exciting times are ahead for

us all and we cannot wait to share

the journey with you !

Years 1 and 2 — Staircase

House Museum

Pupils in Years 1 and 2 visited

Staircase House Museum in

Stockport to learn more about

the Great Fire of London as part

of their topic

‘Through the Keyhole’. This is a wonderful trip for

pupils (and adults) as it gives the pupils chance to

‘step back in time and dress in period costumes. If

you look closely at the pictures around the edge of

this section, you may see ‘Samuel Pepys’, ‘King

Charles II’, ‘Jane the Maid’ along with other

characters who retold the story of the night that

the Great Fire of London as it broke out on

Pudding Lane.

Pupils also had sessions in the kitchen of the

house, where they could handle objects and

discuss how the kitchen would have worked over

400 years ago. In another session, pupils were

able to recreate their own

versions of ‘wattle and daub’ in

order to see how houses and

homes were built hundreds of

years ago. A thoroughly good

time was had by all!

Please take note of our new signs around

school concerning the use of bikes and

scooters on the school premises and

concerning dogs on schools grounds. Whilst

the signs are new, the messages are not and

we ask you respectfully to make sure that if

bringing a bicycle or scooter to school, that

your child does not ride this ANYWHERE on

school grounds. Some children came to

complain to me that other pupils were riding

their bikes on the top playground and that

they nearly caused an accident bumping into

the smaller children who were arriving at

school in the morning. It is not safe to ride

bikes on the school playground at any time

and those who do persistently or those who

cause accidents will be asked not to bring

their bikes again. Please keep each other

safe. Thank you.

As the next stages of our

building take shape, you will

notice how the safety fencing has

been moved to accommodate

new ground work taking place,

specifically around the back of

our new library area, and the

junior classrooms. The pathway

around the classrooms has

become very congested of late

and can make the safe entry and

exit of the pupils a little tricky at

drop off and home times too.

When this happened at the front

of school near the infant classes,

we made alternative arrangements for

the younger children to come out a little

earlier at home time to alleviate the

flow of ‘human traffic’ . For the same

safety reasons and for that of safety, we

respectfully ask that parents of junior

age pupils make arrangements to meet

your children on the top playground at

3:15. Find a convenient spot that you

both agree upon and remind your child,

as we always do, that if they cannot find

you there, to please go back to their

class teacher who will take them to the

office. We need to keep the access

points and path as clear as we can and

your help in this matter would be most

appreciated. Thank you.

Safety Reminders

Contact Us:

Warren Wood Primary School

Turnstone Road

Offerton

Stockport

SK2 5XU

E mail: headteacher@warrenwood.stockport.sch.uk

Website: www.warrenwoodprimaryschool.com

Twitter: @W_W_P_S

Diary Dates

Date Year/Group Event

Friday 23rd October ALL School Breaks up for Autumn Half Term

Monday 2nd November STAFF STAFF INSET

Tuesday 3rd November ALL School opens for Autumn 2—8:50am

Monday 14th December REC, Y1, Y2 Infant Christmas Concert—2pm—Hazel Grove Baptist

Church—(Separate letter to follow after the holiday)

Wednesday 16th December REC, Y1, Y2 Infant Pantomime –Romiley Forum

(Separate letter to follow after the holiday)

Friday 18th December ALL School Closes for Christmas

Monday 4th January 2016 ALL School opens for Spring 1

Please remember to check the school website for letters, the Headteacher blog for daily updates

or follow us on Twitter (W_W_P_S) to see snapshots of school as it happens on a daily basis.

STOP PRESS—JOB VACANCY

We have an opportunity to offer the post of Casual Midday Assistant. This is a relief post that can be

flexible and to cover illness of existing Midday Staff. There may also be a possibility of this becoming a

longer term position at a later date. For further details, please ask at the school office or check the school

website under the ‘Our School’ tab and ‘Vacancies’ for further details.

Please remember to check the school website for current diary dates, the year calendar and

extra newsletters from each team that give you up to the minute information about events

and special days we have planned leading up to Christmas, including Christmas parties.

Parking problems around school continue to cause distress and upset to local residents. Staff and contractors do not park in

the area directly in front of school as requested by the council out of respect to local residents. However, on a daily basis, I

still receive telephone calls of complaint and e mail photographs of vehicles of parents cars that have parked inappropriately.

Whilst this reminder may well be wearing a little thin with all of us, please remember that if you have a direct concern about

parking that speaking to school is far more effective than writing personal or slanderous remarks about school or its staff on

social media. These messages also get back to us and any message of a derogatory, personal or slanderous nature may lead

to us seeking legal advice. We are here to teach your children, not to be abused via social media. Thank you.