Welcome Letters
Dear Parents/Carers,
Welcome back to the new academic year at Woden Primary and a very exciting time for your child beginning Nursery. Here at Woden we endeavor to provide a safe and secure environment for your child starting their school journey in Nursery.
Nursery is made up of two sessions with staff as below:
AM Nursery and PM Nursery
Class teacher: Mrs Chadwick
Teaching Assistants: Miss Hodgetts and Miss Goodall
Over the first two weeks the children will be staggered to ensure all children are receiving full support to help them settle into Nursery, where during this time the children will play and build relationships with the adults and their peers.
At the end of your child’s session, your child will be called to the door by myself (Mrs Chadwick) with the TA’s supporting your children on the carpet. Please be patient as we call your child to the door, although we aim to get them to you as quickly as possible their safety is our priority at all times.
The topic this term will be What Makes Me Special and Celebrations and Festivals. During this topic we shall be reading lots of stories connected with feelings, Autumn, Winter, keeping healthy and family. We shall be learning all about Autumn and what is connected to Autumn. The children will also be learning about different celebrations and joining in moving towards Christmas.
We also start to look at numbers to 5 and use concrete resources to help count. The children have free access to all math’s play to enable child-initiated learning. The children will use a program called TenTown to help with their number work. You will receive information so you are able to use this program at home with your child.
This term we shall be doing Letters and Sounds which will involve listening skills, following simple instructions, joining in with music and what they can hear within their learning environment, this sets the foundation for the children to begin Read Write Inc (RWI) in Spring term 1.
We understand that you might have lots of questions and queries and we will try and keep you updated through our school website as well as Class Dojo, where you will be able to communicate with myself directly.
Many thanks,
Mrs Chadwick and the Nursery team
Dear Parents/Carers,
Welcome back to the new academic year at Woden Primary and a very exciting time for your child beginning Year Reception. We hope you had an enjoyable and restful holiday.
Reception is made up of two classes with staff as below:
Class 1 – Mrs Everritt
Class 2 – Mrs Smith
Reception additional teaching/supporting staff will be: Mrs. Williams, Miss MacDonald, Miss Andidorou, Miss Lee.
The first 2 weeks in Reception are staggered:
WB 4th September – 8.40am – 12.00pm (No lunch)
WB 11th September – 8.40am – 1.00pm (Lunch provided)
We have lots of exciting learning planned for the children this term and more details can be found in the attached learning overview.
Children should arrive from 8.40am each morning through their assigned entrance and should then go straight into their class after washing their hands. Registration is at 8.50am. Any late pupils after this time MUST follow correct procedures and enter through the school office.
Please ensure your child’s clothes are all named, to help us to reduce lost property. Your child should also bring a named water bottle to school. There is fresh water available all day, in each classroom.
As always, we continue to expect high levels of behaviour and attainment at all times. Class Dojo will be used to reward children for excellent behaviour and effort throughout the year.
In Literacy this term we will be building on our phonics skills learning to hear and say the sounds in simple words for reading and writing. We will also be learning about how to handle books for reading and enjoy listening to a range of stories
In Maths our focus will be on recognising numbers for reading and writing. We will be learning to count on in ones and place numbers in order, as well as an introduction to basic addition and subtraction calculations. We will also learn to recognise and name simple 2D shapes.
In Phonics, our focus will be at first listening games where the children will be listening to environmental sounds and alliteration within words. Throughout Autumn term, the children will then start to learn initial sounds and practising their handwriting following our Read Write Inc scheme.
Pupils are expected to wear the correct PE kit on Friday.
The correct PE kit is:
• White t-shirt (plain or with Woden logo only)
• Dark blue tracksuit bottoms
• Dark blue sweatshirt (plain or with Woden logo only)
• Trainers
Children are not to wear their own clothes or sports wear with other logos for school. We would like our pupils to really take pride in their appearance as well as our school PE kit.
We look forward to a very enjoyable year full of learning and progress. If you have any questions/queries now or throughout the year, please do not hesitate to contact us by leaving a message on Class Dojo or contacting the school office.
Many thanks,
Reception Team
Dear Parents/Carers,
Welcome back to the new academic year at Woden Primary and a very exciting time for your child beginning Year 1. We hope you had an enjoyable and restful holiday.
The Year Group is made up of two classes:
Class 3 – Miss Watkins
Class 4 – Miss Crump
Additional Teacher – Mrs Jones
Year 1 Teaching Assistants are: Mrs G Perediuha and Miss N Green
As in Year 1 pupils will remain in their class for the majority of lessons, with the exception of phonics (including spelling and handwriting), for which they will be grouped and may change teacher/classrooms. They will be informed of their teacher for phonics in lessons later this week.
We have a number of online learning sites for our children to access at home which staff will provide login details for at the beginning of this term. This will help children to apply Maths and English skills based on their learning during the past weeks. We also expect pupils to read their school book regularly and discuss the story and characters. Learning number bonds and times tables is also essential for their Maths work in school and activities may be set to support this.
Children should arrive from 8.40am each morning through their assigned entrance and should then go straight into their class after washing their hands. Registration is at 8.50am. Any late pupils after this time MUST follow correct procedures and enter through the school office.
As always, we continue to expect high levels of behaviour and attainment at all times. Class Dojo will be used to reward children for excellent behaviour and effort throughout the year.
In English this term we will be focusing on stories with familiar settings and personal experiences during Narrative Units as well as writing labels, captions and instructions during Non-Narrative
Units. We will also be reading and writing simple poems using our senses. Throughout these units we will be focusing on learning grammar and punctuation.
In Maths our focus will be on Number followed by Addition and Subtraction. We will also learn to use money, read time, name shapes, use basic measurement units and
simple fractions. It is important that the children know and can quickly recall their number bonds to 10 – something which can be practiced at home regularly!
In Science, our focus will be on the Human Body including Our Senses. This topic links closely with our ‘Marvellous Me’ topic.
This Term’s Topics are:
SCIENCE – What Can My Body Do? How Do Our Seasons
Change?
HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY – All About Me!
ART – Self Portraits & Colour Art
DT – Photo Frames
COMPUTING –
MUSIC – Hey You! & Rhythm in The Way We Walk and
Banana Rap
RE – How can we find out about a Christian belief?
Talking about God
PSHE – Being Me in My Word & Celebrating Differences
Pupils are expected to wear the correct PE kit for every PE lesson each week. The correct PE kit is:
– White t-shirt (plain or with Woden logo only)
– Dark blue tracksuit bottoms
– Dark blue sweatshirt (plain or with Woden logo only)
– Trainers
Children are not to wear their own clothes or sports wear with other logos for school. We would like our pupils to really take pride in their appearance as well as our school PE kit.
Our PE days are: WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
Children should come to school in the correct PE kit on these days.
We look forward to a very enjoyable year full of learning and progress. If you have any questions/queries now or throughout the year, please do not hesitate to contact us by leaving a message on Class Dojo or contacting the school office.
Many thanks,
Year 1 Team
Dear Parents/Carers,
Welcome back to the new academic year at Woden Primary and a very exciting time for your child beginning Year 2. We hope you had an enjoyable and restful holiday.
The Year Group is made up of two classes:
Class 5 – Mrs Hawkins
Class 6 – Miss Sinclair
Additional Teacher – Mrs Chauhan
Year 2 Teaching Assistants are: Mrs Shinh / Mrs Bhambra, Mrs Childs
Year 2 pupils will remain in their class for the majority of lessons, with the exception of phonics (including spelling and handwriting), for which they will be grouped and may change teacher/classrooms. They will be informed of their teacher for phonics in lessons later this week.
We have a number of online learning sites for our children to access at home which staff will provide login details for at the beginning of this term. This will help children to apply Maths and English skills based on their learning during the past weeks. We also expect pupils to read their school book regularly and discuss the story and characters. Learning number bonds and times tables is also essential for their Maths work in school and activities may be set to support this.
Children should arrive from 8.40am each morning through their assigned entrance and should then go straight into their class after washing their hands. Registration is at 8.50am. Any late pupils after this time MUST follow correct procedures and enter through the school office.
As always, we continue to expect high levels of behaviour and attainment at all times. Class Dojo will be used to reward children for excellent behaviour and effort throughout the year.
In English this term we will be focusing on theme stories to get to know each other as well as to introduce new topics. Pupils will read stories with familiar settings, poems with patterns and instructions to make things. Throughout the English units they will be learning to apply RWi sounds for Spellings and the use of Grammar and Punctuation in writing.
In Maths our great focus will be on Numbers beyond 100 learning to use Place Value for partitioning, counting in steps starting at any given number, Shapes (2D and 3D), Data Handling, Measurement, Multiplication, Division and Problem solving. Please continue to encourage and support your child with their learning of these areas at home so that they can be more confident and fluent with mental maths facts for example number bonds and times tables (2, 5 & 10).
In Science, our focus will be to investigate what our bodies need to survive and grow and then to learn about how different materials can be used in every day’s life. Pupils will carry out investigations to test properties of materials and learn our key vocabulary:
materials, properties, natural, man-made, flexible, waterproof, shiny, rigid, strong
This Term’s Topics are:
SCIENCE
Autumn 1 – What do our bodies need to grow and
survive?
Autumn 2 – What can we do with materials?
GEOGRAPHY – Where do I live?
HISTORY – Great Fire of London
ART – Paper Art
DT – Healthy Pizzas and Kites
COMPUTING – Coding and Online safety
MUSIC – Hands, Feet, Heart – South African Music
RW
Autumn 1 – Holy Places of Worship
Autumn 2 – What can we learn from stories from
the Bible?
PSHE
Autumn 1 – Being Me in My World
Autumn 2 – Celebrating Differences
PE – Fundamental skills/ Gymnastics
Pupils are expected to wear the correct PE kit for every PE lesson each week. The correct PE kit is:
– White t-shirt (plain or with Woden logo only)
– Dark blue tracksuit bottoms
– Dark blue sweatshirt (plain or with Woden logo only)
– Trainers
Children are not to wear their own clothes or sportswear with other logos for school. We would like our pupils to really take pride in their appearance as well as our school PE kit.
Our PE days are: MONDAY & TUESDAY
We look forward to a very enjoyable year full of learning and progress. If you have any questions/queries now or throughout the year, please do not hesitate to contact us by leaving a message on Class Dojo or contacting the school office.
Many thanks,
Year 2 Team
Dear Parents/Carers,
Welcome back to the new academic year at Woden Primary and a very exciting time for your child beginning Year 3. We hope you had an enjoyable and restful holiday.
The Year Group is made up of two classes:
Class 7 – Miss Bahra
Class 6 – Mrs Bernard
Additional Teacher – Mrs Chima / Miss Talbot
Year 3 Teaching Assistants are: Mrs Payton & Mrs Williams
Year 3 pupils will remain in their class for the majority of lessons, with the exception of phonics (including spelling and handwriting), for which they will be grouped and may change teacher/classrooms. They will be informed of their teacher for phonics in lessons later this week.
We have a number of online learning sites for our children to access at home which staff will provide login details for at the beginning of this term. This will help children to apply Maths and English skills based on their learning during the past weeks. We also expect pupils to read their school book regularly and discuss the story and characters. Learning number bonds and times tables is also essential for their Maths work in school and activities may be set to support this.
Children should arrive from 8.40am each morning through their assigned entrance and should then go straight into their class after washing their hands. Registration is at 8.50am. Any late pupils after this time MUST follow correct procedures and enter through the school office.
As always, we continue to expect high levels of behaviour and attainment at all times. Class Dojo will be used to reward children for excellent behaviour and effort throughout the year.
In English this term we will be focusing on a variety of genres, including: Folktales, Fables, Poetry, Letter writing and reading The BFG by Roald Dahl. Throughout the English units we will be focusing on Spellings, Grammar and Punctuation.
In Maths our focus will be on: Fractions, Multiplication and Division, Addition and Subtraction, Shape, length and perimeter, Time and Place Value.
Throughout our Maths lessons, we will be focusing on Times Tables so we ask that you encourage and support your child with their learning of these at home, please. Pupils will also need to be fluent with corresponding division facts.
In Science, our focus will be Forces and Magnets. during this topic, pupils will explore how toys are designed and operated.
Key Vocabulary:
force, friction, magnet, magnetic, attract and repel.
In Science, in Autumn 2 we will focus on How do we keep Ourselves and animals healthy.
This Term’s Topics are:
SCIENCE – Forces and Magnets and How do we
keep Ourselves Healthy
HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY – Madagascar
ART – Journeys and Dreams
DT – Packaging
COMPUTING – We are presenters
MUSIC – Let your spirit fly
RE – What is it like to be a Hindu
PSHE – Being Me in My World
Celebrating Difference
PE – Outdoor Education
Gymnastics
Pupils are expected to wear the correct PE kit for every PE lesson each week. The correct PE kit is:
– White t-shirt (plain or with Woden logo only)
– Dark blue tracksuit bottoms
– Dark blue sweatshirt (plain or with Woden logo only)
– Trainers
Children are not to wear their own clothes or sports wear with other logos for school. We would like our pupils to really take pride in their appearance as well as our school PE kit.
Our PE days are: MONDAY & THURSDAY
We look forward to a very enjoyable year full of learning and progress. If you have any questions/queries now or throughout the year, please do not hesitate to contact us by leaving a message on Class Dojo or contacting the school office.
Many thanks,
Year 3 Team
Dear Parents/Carers,
Welcome back to the new academic year at Woden Primary and a very exciting time for your child beginning Year 4. We hope you had an enjoyable and restful holiday.
The Year Group is made up of two classes:
Class 9 – Mrs. Pahal (Monday to Wednesday) Mr. Smyth (Wednesday to Friday)
Class 10 – Mr. Mills
Higher Level Teaching Assistant – Mrs. Perry
Year 4 Teaching Assistants are: Miss. Jones
We have a number of online learning sites for our children to access at home which staff will provide login details for at the beginning of this term. This will help children to apply Maths and English skills based on their learning during the past weeks. We also expect pupils to read their school book regularly and discuss the story and characters. Learning number bonds and times tables is also essential for their Maths work in school and activities may be set to support this. Please see the attached overview for more information on the learning we will be completing this term.
Children should arrive from 8.40am each morning through their assigned entrance and should then go straight into their class after washing their hands. Registration is at 8.50am. Any late pupils after this time MUST follow correct procedures and enter through the school office. The school day will finish at 3.10pm.
As always, we continue to expect high levels of behaviour and attainment at all times. Class Dojo will be used to reward children for excellent behaviour and effort throughout the year.
In English this term we will be focusing on fairy tales, explanation texts and classic poetry. Throughout the English units we will be focusing on Spellings, Grammar and Punctuation.
In Maths our focus will be on the 4 rules and applying these into problem solving; fractions and decimals as well as shape and handling data. It is important that your child knows and can quickly recall their multiplication tables and number bonds – something which can be practiced at home regularly.
In Science, our focus will be What can we find living in different environments? and What are circuits and conductors? During these topics, pupils will explore creatures that inhabit different habitats and the role of electricity. Pupils will carry out investigations on conductible materials and learn our key vocabulary:
Vertebrate, invertebrate, habitat, carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, electric, conductor, insulator, positive
This Term’s Topics are:
SCIENCE – Why do some materials change?
HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY – Tudors/ River Nile
ART – Pop Art
DT – American Food
COMPUTING – We Are Meteorologists
MUSIC – Mamma Mia
Glockenspiel Stage 2
RE – Judaism
Why is Jesus an inspirational figure?
PSHE – Being Me in My World
Celebrating Difference
PE – Outdoor Education
Gymnastics
Pupils are expected to wear the correct PE kit for every PE lesson each week. The correct PE kit is:
– White t-shirt (plain or with Woden logo only)
– Dark blue tracksuit bottoms
– Dark blue sweatshirt (plain or with Woden logo only)
– Trainers
Children are not to wear their own clothes or sports wear with other logos for school. We would like our pupils to really take pride in their appearance as well as our school PE kit.
PE days are Tuesday/Friday for Class 9 and Wednesday/Friday for Class 10
We look forward to a very enjoyable year full of learning and progress. If you have any questions/queries now or throughout the year, please do not hesitate to contact us by leaving a message on Class Dojo or contacting the school office.
Many Thanks,
Year 4 Team
Dear Parents/Carers,
Welcome back to the new academic year at Woden Primary and a very exciting time for your child beginning Year 5. We hope you had an enjoyable and restful holiday.
The Year Group is made up of two classes:
Class 11 – Mr Ellis
Class 12 – Miss Hill
Higher Level Teaching Assistant – Miss Thomas
Year 5 Teaching Assistants are: Miss. Jenkins
We have a number of online learning sites for our children to access at home which staff will provide login details for at the beginning of this term. This will help children to apply Maths and English skills based on their learning during the past weeks. We also expect pupils to read their school book regularly and discuss the story and characters. Learning number bonds and times tables is also essential for their Maths work in school and activities may be set to support this. Please see the attached overview for more information on the learning we will be completing this term.
Children should arrive from 8.40am each morning through their assigned entrance and should then go straight into their class after washing their hands. Registration is at 8.50am. Any late pupils after this time MUST follow correct procedures and enter through the school office. The school day will finish at 3.10pm.
As always, we continue to expect high levels of behaviour and attainment at all times. Class Dojo will be used to reward children for excellent behaviour and effort throughout the year.
In English this term we will be focusing on a variety of genres, including: stories from other cultures, stories with historical settings, poetry, information texts and debates.
Throughout the English units we will be focusing on Spellings, Grammar and Punctuation.
In Maths our focus will be on: Fractions, Multiplication and Division, Addition and Subtraction, Area and Volume, Time, Place Value.
Throughout our Maths lessons, we will be focusing on Times Tables so we ask that you encourage and support your child with their learning of these at home, please. Pupils will also need to be fluent with corresponding division facts.
In Science, our focus will be Why do some materials change? During this topic, pupils will explore solids, liquids and gases and investigate how materials can change their state. Pupils will carry out investigations to separate materials and learn our key vocabulary:
properties, dissolve, solution, soluble, reversible, irreversible, filter, evaporate, melt, cool
This term’s topics are:
SCIENCE – Why do some materials change?
HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY – World War Two
ART – World War Two
DT – World War Two
COMPUTING – Coding
MUSIC – Living on a Prayer
Classroom Jazz 1
RE – Keeping the Five Pillars of Islam
When, How and Why do Christians Pray?
PSHE – Being Me in My World
Celebrating Difference
PE – Outdoor Education
Dance
Swimming (every Thursday
Pupils are expected to wear the correct PE kit for every PE lesson each week. The correct PE kit is:
– White t-shirt (plain or with Woden logo only)
– Dark blue tracksuit bottoms
– Dark blue sweatshirt (plain or with Woden logo only)
– Trainers
Children are not to wear their own clothes or sports wear with other logos for school. We would like our pupils to really take pride in their appearance as well as our school PE kit.
Year 5 PE day is: WEDNESDAY (Swimming: Thursday)
We look forward to a very enjoyable year full of learning and progress. If you have any questions/queries now or throughout the year, please do not hesitate to contact us by leaving a message on Class Dojo or contacting the school office.
Many Thanks,
Year 5 Team
Dear Parents/Carers,
Welcome back to the new academic year at Woden Primary and a very exciting time for your child beginning Year 6. We hope you had an enjoyable and restful holiday.
The Year Group is made up of two classes:
Class 13 – Mrs Rush
Class 14 – Mrs Adshead
Additional Teacher: Mrs Godfrey
Higher Level Teaching Assistant – Mrs Sandhu
We have a number of online learning sites for our children to access at home which staff will provide login details for at the beginning of this term. This will help children to apply Maths and English skills based on their learning during the past weeks. We also expect pupils to read their school book regularly and discuss the story and characters. Learning times tables is also essential for their Maths work in school and activities may be set to support this. Please see the attached overview for more information on the learning we will
be completing this term.
Children should arrive from 8.40am each morning through their assigned entrance and should then go straight into their class after washing their hands. Registration is at 8.50am. Any late pupils after this time MUST follow correct procedures and enter through the school office. The school day will finish at 3.10pm.
As always, we continue to expect high levels of behaviour and attainment at all times. Class Dojo will be used to reward children for excellent behaviour and effort throughout the year.
In English this term we will be using a variety of texts as a basis for writing. Children will be focusing on a variety of genres, including biographies, newspaper reports, letters and non-chronological reports.
Throughout the english units we will be focusing on Spellings, Grammar and Punctuation.
In Maths our focus will be on number and place value, the four operations, shape, measure and fractions. Pupils will be focusing on applying their learning to solving reasoning problems, as well as complete a weekly calculations test in preparation for SATs.
Throughout our Maths lessons, we will be focusing on Times Tables so we ask that you encourage and support your child with their learning of these at home, please.
In Science, our focus will be How can circuits be changed? and How do we classify organisms?
Pupils will carry out investigations and learn our key vocabulary:
circuit, series, parallel, voltage, cell, battery, organism, micro-organism, classify, classification key, characteristics, flowering, non-flowering
This Term’s Topics are:
SCIENCE – How can circuits be changed? / How
do we classify organisms?
HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY – World War Two
ART – Mountains
DT – Woodwork / Great British Dishes
COMPUTING – We are app planners
MUSIC – Happy
Classroom Jazz 2
RE – What can make Wolverhampton a more
respectable place?
PSHE – Being Me in My World
Celebrating Difference
PE – Outdoor Education / Dance
Swimming (every Wednesday)
Pupils are expected to wear the correct PE kit for every PE lesson each week. The correct PE kit is:
– White t-shirt (plain or with Woden logo only)
– Dark blue tracksuit bottoms
– Dark blue sweatshirt (plain or with Woden logo only)
– Trainers
Children are not to wear their own clothes or sports wear with other logos for school. We would like our pupils to really take pride in their appearance as well as our school PE kit.
Year 6 PE day is: TUESDAY (Swimming: Wednesday)
We look forward to a very enjoyable year full of learning and progress. If you have any questions/queries now or throughout the year, please do not hesitate to contact us by leaving a message on Class Dojo or contacting the school office.
Many Thanks,
Year 6 Team
