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Date: 8 September 2017
Welcome Back
Welcome to the new 2017-2018 academic year. We hope all students and parents had a pleasant summer break. We would also like to welcome our new Year 7 and Year 12 students, and we look forward to getting to know them during their time at
Woodkirk Academy.
We are looking forward to celebrating the progress and achievements of students over the year via this newsletter and events in school.
The Autumn newsletter from the Principal will be distributed shortly.
Photocards for Travel Under 16 and 16-18 PhotoCards guarantee half fare travel.
Now the summer holidays are at an end, we know many parents will be sorting out the back to school routine and cheaper travel for under 19’s will be high on the agenda. An under 16 or 16-18 PhotoCard guarantees half fare travel on buses and trains throughout West Yorkshire and without one students could be challenged of proof of entitlement or charged full fare. Apply online at www.wymetro.com/ticketsandpasses now.
Under 16 PhotoCards – key information for parents
PhotoCards are free and can be ordered online in minutes from
www.wymetro.com/ticketsandpasses
Under 16 PhotoCard guarantees half fare travel on buses and trains
throughout West Yorkshire
Under 16 PhotoCards can be loaded with great value, money-saving weekly
or monthly multi-operator public transport tickets from £9.75 per week.
16-18 PhotoCard – key information for parents and pupils
PhotoCards are £5 and can be ordered online in minutes from
www.wymetro.com/ticketsandpasses
16-18 PhotoCard guarantees half fare travel on buses and trains throughout
West Yorkshire
As well as ensuring half fare bus and train travel, 16-18 PhotoCards can be
loaded with great value, money-saving weekly or monthly multi-operator
public transport tickets from £9.75 per week.
School Photographs The school photographer is visiting the school on Thursday 21 September for Years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12. Both individual and class group photographs are taken and the photography company then offers various packages for purchase, which are explained in the packs. School policy is to have photographs taken of all students with parental consent; parents can then choose whether or not they wish to order the photographs.
Food Technology All ingredients and equipment brought in to school for Food Technology must be collected and taken home on the same day. If this is not possible the student must collect on the following day at 3pm or speak to their teacher. The fridges and classrooms are cleared and cleaned every Friday, if there are items left they will be thrown away. Unfortunately there is far too much left behind to keep it indefinitely, and the food is unsafe for consumption. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Extra-curricular Activities
All extra-curricular activities start next week in the Music Department. Please encourage any students that have previously been involved to attend as most groups will be performing at Open Evening. New members are also invited to attend. Year 7 and 8 may use these activities as part of their ELP homework project. Other activities will be starting soon for Year 7 and 8 and will be discussed in lessons next week. Please see the activity table below:
Tuesday
Lower School Choir
Orchestra
Wednesday
Concert Band
Upper School Choir
Strings (3.30-4.30)
Thursday
Advanced Brass (8.00)
Brass (8.30-8.50)
Friday
Soul Band (3.00) INVITATION ONLY!
PLEASE SEE YOUR MUSIC TEACHER FOR MORE INFORMATION!
Music Enrolment Forms
A reminder that all students continuing or starting instrumental lessons must have returned their new enrolment form; many thanks to those that have already done this. Year 7 students have been issued theirs this week. If you have not received one please let me know or ask your child to see me in the Music Department. I am trying to send all forms off to Art Forms by the end of next week so that they can send invoices out. Therefore, any students who have not returned a form by the end of next week will not be allowed to take part in lessons this term. Thank you for your co-operation and for more information, please email me on [email protected]
Mrs Clarke
Stars of the Week
This week’s stars of the week are students who succeeded in passing their music exams in the Summer Term.
A big congratulations to you all.
Year 8 Year 10 Year 11 Year 13 Scarlett Judd Grade 2 violin
Pass
Amelie Champagnon Grade 3 Violin
Pass
Jessica Cordingley Grade 4 Flute
Pass
Emily Arnott Grade 5 Singing
Pass
Jamie Lumb Grade 2 violin
Merit
Isabel Dobson Grade 3 singing
Merit
Adam Hofland-Ward
Grade 8 Cornet Distinction
Sam Haigh Grade 8 Euphonium
Merit
Heidi Noble Grade 3 Flute
Pass
Emma Joyce Grade 3 singing
Pass
Caitlin Jewell Grade 5 theory
Pass
Ewan Jones Grade 5 singing
Distinction
George Ryder Grade 1 Cornet Pass
Harley Payne Grade 1 Trumpet
Merit
Ewan Jones Grade 5 theory
Merit
Lawrence Sheard
Grade 5 theory Pass
Bethany White Grade 3 singing
Merit
Calum Gent Grade 3 trumpet
Pass
If your child passed an exam outside of school or while in Year 6, please let Mrs Clarke know so records can be updated. This can include exams in dance, drama
and musical theatre. Please email: [email protected]
Weekly Events
Week commencing 11 September
Monday 11 Tuesday 12 Wednesday 13 Thursday 14 Friday 15
Detention 3pm Main Hall
Detention 3pm Main Hall
Years 7-10 PSA Detention 2pm-3pm (for students who failed to attend detention during the week)
