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Woodside Academy News

Girls’ Cricket Success

Well done to our girls’ cricket team  who won every game in the Thurrock tournament and now go on to represent the borough against the rest of Essex.

Science Week

We have a host of exciting science-based activities this week including a birds of prey display, a science dome and a visit from Chafford Gorge eco expert Andrew Sidders.

Half Term

We are closed from Saturday 26th May to Sunday 2nd June for half term. This includes the bank holiday on Monday 29th. Our holiday club will be open Tuesday to Friday. There are no additional training days added to this half term.

SATS

Well done to year 6 for their hard work beforehand and their excellent attitude during SATS week. We have to wait for the results now but they certainly deserve to do well.

Safety Competition

Year 4 pupil Max won a £10 Decathlon voucher in Thurrock’s competition to name their new safety car which will now be videoing around schools to enforce parking regulations.

Adult Circuit Training

We have a few spare places for any parents who want to join the staff circuit training session run by our own Mr Hawkins. Sessions are 4 to 5.00 p.m. Wednesdays and £3 each.

September Admissions

Our induction week for all new reception children will be Monday 1st to Friday 5th July when all our children will be in their September classes.

Chef Derek Stickers

We have had a special meal with Chef Derek stickers every month and if children have collected them all on the card they were given with the first one they can enter the card into a draw for a Mountain Bike. There is another chance to get a sticker with our “Moviegoer’s Lunch” on 18th June.

Sports Success

All our teams are doing extremely well at the moment. Our Badminton and High Five players took third place in local competitions while our KS1 gymnasts came first. Woodside Rugby team are Thurrock champions and came third out of the whole of Essex.

Girls’ Football Champions

Well done to  our girls’ A team for winning both the Thurrock Cup and the overall play off for all the combined Thurrock leagues. Woodside had two teams in the play off as our girls’ B team also made the final. Both our boys’ and girls’ A teams are now undisputed champions  of the whole of Thurrock.

Friends New Committee

Following our AGM we now have a new Friends committee: Graham Clarke (Chair), Jen Ryder (Vice Chair), Donna Marshall (Secretary), Julie Haydon (Treasurer),  Jo Alden, Ruth Briggs, Karen Conroy, Kim Henry and Leigh Johnson (committee members). Thank you to outgoing chair, Lorraine Shaikh and all the Friends for their hard work during the last year and good luck to the new committee. Please support them.

 

What are children learning this term at Woodside Academy?

Y6 Britain since 1948

Y5 River Thames

Y4 India

Y3 Superheroes

Y2 Dinosaurs

Y1 Creatures

YR Growth, change, water

Nursery Growth, Change

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Half term kite flying

PGL Information

Yr 2 visit to Chafford

Mountain Bike Draw

Making Payments

First Kick Football

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Meals Gold Award

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Information for Ofsted

Woodside Academy where learning is an adventure. Recognized by Ofsted as a school where children achieve “outstanding personal outcomes”, Woodside Primary School in Grays, Thurrock became Woodside Academy under the government’s arrangements for successful schools. While ambitious for our children academically we also provide an unrivalled range of extra-curricular activities to develop their personal skills.

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Music from Woodside

Pachelbel’s Canon

Found Harmonium

Red Nose  Gang

Supersquad

They Live in You

Yellow Bird

In the Boat

Skyfall