Woodfield Newsletter
Friday 21st January 2022
Dear Parents/ Carers,
Spring Term PLP Day - Monday 24th January
PLP Day will be on Monday 24th January this year. You will have receive an invitation to book a session via SMS and email. The interviews will again be virtual (on line), using the same system we used for the Autumn Term PLP meetings. You will receive an email on Sunday with a link to the meeting. The system is set to send out invitations 24hrs before the meeting. We will also send these links out again on Monday morning.
Pupils from Years 7 - 11 (Key stages 3 and 4) will be required to attend school on the 4th. Key Stage 5 pupils (Years 12, 13 and 14) will not be required in school that day. Transport has been informed of this arrangement.
You can remind yourself how the system works by watching a few minutes of this video. Please give it a look to familiarise yourself with the system.
There will be 25 minute interview slots available between 8:30am and 4:00pm. The email with the link to the meeting will come from an address something like do-not-reply@behaviourwatch.co.uk, so check your junk/spam folders if you do not receive the link. If parents and carers are unable to arrange an interview on the day, or require an interpreter, we will be able to arrange for the interview to take place at a mutually convenient time. Contact your child's form tutor to arrange this. All staff contacts are available on our website.
Supported Learning Taster Session at the CNWL
Supported Learning is inviting sixth form students/ parents for taster sessions on the week beginning of 24th of january 2022. These sessions are for students that would like to experience a daily activity by joining the skills for living, from living to learning, and preparation for work courses. The element of the sessions is to give students a taste of the supported learning study programs, prepare students for the college environment, and support them with a smooth transition. to book a session, Please contact or email the curriculum manager Huda Al-Najar, e: uda.al-najar@cnwl.ac.uk ph: 0208 208 5051/ 07947598621
On Line Parents Session - The Zones of Regulation - Now 1st February
Tuesday 1st February at 10:45am. The Zones is a systematic, cognitive-behavioral approach used to teach us how to regulate our feelings, energy and sensory needs in order to meet the demands of the situation around us and be successful socially. Member of our therapy Members of our therapy team will conduct the seminar on the Zones of Regulation, and be follow up with a Q&A session. As usual, Patsy will organise the
Covid Vaccinations
There will be Covid Vaccinations for pupils available on site at Woodfield on Wednesday 9th and Monday 28th February. Copies of the form were sent home earlier this week, or you can download and print one here.
If you would like another paper copy to be sent home, please contact the office to arrange.
We continue to urge all staff and students to participate in twice weekly LFD testing following national guidelines (recommended for 11 years and over). You can order test kits form the Government website, or contact your child's form tutor to arrange for you child to bring home kits from our stock at Woodfield. If you do record a positive result from a Lateral Flow test, the government guidance is to order a confirmatory PCR test
We received this message from the DfE this week:
Information on the vaccination programme for 12 to 15 year olds
Thank you for all your work to support the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination programme for 12 to 15 year olds in schools. Around half of 12 to 15 year olds have now received at least one dose.
Young people aged 12 to 15 in England are now being offered a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a minimum of 12 weeks from the first dose, following advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
Parents can book vaccinations for their child, if aged 12 or over, through the NHS booking system.
Vaccination for this group will also continue to be carried out by the school age immunisation service (SAIS). In school vaccination will begin from Monday 10 January.
The SAIS will be with us on 9th and 28th February, as outlined above. If you are having your child vaccinated, you could choose to do so via he link to NHS booking above, or do so with the SIAS at Woodfield (complete and return permission form)
Local Election Day - Thursday 5th May 2022
We've been notified that the school will be used as a Polling Station on that day, so no pupils will be in attendance on that day. Details of alternative provision will follow in due course.
Sufra Food Bank
Woodfield is also a referrer to Sufra Foodbank. A charity that provides support to vulnerable families in need of additional help. They provide essential food and toiletries to families experiencing an acute crisis. The size of their food parcels depends on the size of the family that needs support but typically last between 5 to 7 days. They also offer other support such as:
- Community kitchen - hot meals being delivered to those without cooking facilities as well as the elderly and isolated.
- Advice services & refugee support
- NHS Emergency Food Aid Service - food packs for patients
- Community garden
Last year Sufra delivered 600 meals across NW London to families and individuals in need. Their volunteers were incredible ambassadors, dressed in Christmas jumpers and hats and very often stopping to chat with guests, ensuring that those experiencing isolation were not alone on Christmas Day. This year Sufra will again be offering a full Christmas dinner with all the trimmings, crackers and presents for children will be delivered to referred guests experiencing financial difficulties or social isolation.
For those who are more vulnerable and unable to cook using the contents of a food parcel, Sufra also has a ready meal service available. This service is particularly for guests who have mobility issues/lack cooking facilities and are unable to purchase their own food.
If you know of anyone who may benefit from the assistance Sufra provides, please contact Patsy to discuss. This is a confidential service, no records regarding any conversations are held by the school, and any referral will be treated with absolute privacy within the school.
Emergency Contact
In addition to parent/carer details, we must have at least two other persons as emergency contacts for all our pupils. These people could be grand parents, a sibling aged over 18, aunts, uncles etc.
It is vital that we are able to get hold of a contact person in the case of a pupil emergency or illness. In the past we have had issues in contacting parents or guardians, which not only creates concern for the school but also makes pupils anxious.
Clothing - Label your child's clothing and equipment
Please ensure that your child's clothing and equipment (lunch box, drink bottle etc)is clearly labelled with their full name. This makes it so much easier to return items of clothing and equipment that have a name clearly marked on them. We have already collected some unlabelled clothing left in the playground, and with the return of cooler weather, coats, scarves and hats will be needed.
Sew on and iron on labels can be purchased form the internet, or marking the label already on the clothing with an indelible marker makes it much easier to return items to their owners. A clearly written first name on equipment is of enormous assistance in getting clothing and equipment returned to their owners expeditiously.
School Money
Reminder to all parents/carers that we are a cashless school and take card payments via the School Money website or phone. Everyone should have received log in information via text by now, if you haven't then please contact Laila or Shilpa via the school office. We advise all parents to keep up with payments. You are able to pay in advance per week or per term, which ever method suits you best. If you have any questions regarding this then please feel free to contact Laila or Shilpa.
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