Woodfield Newsletter
Friday 9th July 2021
Dear Parents/ Carers,
As you no doubt are aware, we have had a couple of confirmed cases of Covid amongst our community this week. The prevalence in Brent has been on the rise for a while now, so we continue to urge everyone to continue to follow our Covid safe protocols. We have restarted the on line learning program for pupils who are isolating.
Thanks also to the parents and carers who promptly notified us of any test results. This greatly assists us in keeping everyone as safe as possible.
So as we mentioned last week, please make sure you continue to keep up with the Covid home testing regime twice a week. If you feel you do not have enough tests to be able to undertake the twice weekly testing, order more from the NHS testing site or your child's form tutor can send some home form the supplies we have at Woodfield.
Summer Fair
Students in Key Stages 4 and 5 have been working on enterprise projects throughout the year and are ready to showcase their skills in the form of products and performances at the Summer Fair on 16th of July. We will be arranging all our stalls keeping the social distancing rules in mind. At this point, the Summer fair is only open to our students at Woodfield and we are not inviting anyone from outside, not even parents. However, If parents could send their children in with £5 to spend at the fair, that will be greatly appreciated. All the money raised by the fair will be equally divided for buying school resources, having class parties and donated to a charity of the student's choice. We will be uploading pictures of the Summer fair on the School website.
Parent Governor Positions- A message from the Chair of the Woodfield Governing Board
We currently have three parent governor positions to fill within the governing board and I would like to invite nominations for these positions.
Parent governors play a vital role on an effective Governing board, being a representative parent (rather than a representative of parents) and providing the unique viewpoint offered to them as a parent through the first-hand experience of the children, using this to inform school management strategy.
More information on the role of a parent governor and a governor in general can be found here
Parent Governor Nominations
If you would be interested in becoming a parent governor, please send an email to Deepti Bal, Clerk to Governors, on dal@compasslp.co.uk. This should detail:
1. Your name
2. Your child’s name
3. The name of the class your child is in
Please let Deepti know if you’d like to have an informal chat with me or another member of the governing body, perhaps one of the other parent governors, to discuss the role of a Governor in more detail before sending through a nomination.
Depending on the number of nominations we receive, an election may need to be held and further information on this process will be provided to nominated Governors and the school community in due course as required.
Regards
Jerome Meldrum,
Chair of the Woodfield Governing Board
Brent Youth Zone
Brent Youth Zone is a new website which enables young people ages 11-19 in Brent to connect with activities and services. Please see flyer attached below.
Uniform
As noted last week, for pupils in years 7 to 11, the approved school uniform must be worn each day with the exception of own clothes days and cultural days. Hoodies are not permitted as part of this uniform. Please ensure that your child is appropriately dressed in their school uniform for school and does not come to school with or wearing a hoodie. These will be confiscated if worn. Please refer to our website for more detailed school uniform information, or contact the school for clarification
Mousetrap Summer Stage Summer Stage- Monday 2nd-Friday 6th August
Led-by friendly expert practitioners, Summer Stage is a low-cost Performing Arts summer school for young people aged 13 to 17. Over the course of 5 days, you’ll work together to create an original piece of theatre which is showcased at the end of the week. The week is for young people who are brand-new to taking part in drama projects and want to try it out in a fun and supportive environment. We welcome young people who might have mild-moderate learning needs or require special access arrangements.
See the Mousetrap Theatre webpage for full details.
Laptops
If your child received a laptop during lockdown, you may be requested by the form teacher to send the laptop in with your child once a week for ICT lessons. The form tutors will get in touch with you as to when your child has ICT lessons. This will help teach our students how to take care of their laptops and how to safely carry it to and from school. The laptops and their chargers will need to be labelled.
Term Dates for 2021-2022
The term dates for 2021-2022 are now published on our website. Whilst we do not expect any changes to these dates, if we are required to do so, we will inform you of any changes.
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