Governor Minutes

The Governing Body has published the minutes for the May 2009 Meeting and these are now available to view. Click on the header above to go to the Governors' page.

Happy Birthday to us

In October, our website will reach the grand old age of 10 years. It has changed and grown a lot over the years. I thought you might like to see how it used to look. (I wish I knew then what I know now about building websites.)

Follow the link below to see how our website has changed over the years.
www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/birthday

Friends' Association AGM

The Woodlands Friends' Association is having its AGM on Monday 28th September in the School Hall from 7.15 p.m.

Please come and support us – wine and nibbles are on offer!

Newsletter 3

Newsletter 3, published on 25 September 2009, is now available to view.

Features this week include a request for help with a Year 4 Trip, the presentation from the Year 6 Secondary Transfer Meeting, a note on Move in the Morning and Break-Time Snacks.

Harvest Festival

Every year we have a Harvest Festival in our schools and churches.
Do you know what it is and why we celebrate it?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Harvest.html

Transfer to Secondary School

Following the Year 6 Transfer to Secondary School Meeting, the presentation is now available to view on the website. Click here to go to the page.

Conkers

I am sure many of you have noticed that most of the conkers have now fallen from the Horse Chestnut trees. Usually the conker season is not until late September, but a mild spring followed by a hot damp summer this year has brought the conker season forward.
The game of conkers is a traditional playground game that has been played by children for generations. You can find out more about the game by visiting:

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/conkers.html

Newsletter 2

Newsletter 2, published on 18 September 2009, is now available to view.

Features this week include a reminder to complete the Data Checking Sheets, a Roman Centurion visiting Year 3, Year 6 Secondary Transfer Meeting and a Year 6 Trip.

Also, an E-Safety CD-Rom for parents, forthcoming events including the Friends' Association AGM on 28th September and much more.

Newsletter 1

Newsletter 1, published on 11 September 2009, is now available to view.

Features this week include a welcome message from our new Headteacher, Mrs Priestley, news on year group Welcome Meetings, the Year 6 Secondary Transfer Meeting, School Dinners and much more.

Year 6 Recreate the Jarrow March

As part of our Britain Since the 1930s topic work we have been learning about the depression during the years 'before the war'. In the town of Jarrow, near Newcastle, 80% of the workforce were made unemployed when the shipyard there closed down. 200 men marched the 300 mile route to London to make their plight known.

Today, Year 6 took part in their own Jarrow March, drawing attention from onlookers by carrying their own banner and placards and loudly protesting about their lack of jobs and money to support their families back in Tyneside.

They met 'The Prime Minister's secretary' (Mrs Wade), who informed them that their journey had been a waste of time as he was far too busy to see them. She instructed them to return home on the train to their families.

Welcome to Woodlands

Woodlands Junior School welcomes you back to a new school year. We would like to extend a very warm welcome to our new Year 3 children. Also we wish our "old" Year 6 children all the very best as they start their new secondary schools.

Finally we wish Mrs Priestley all the very best as our new Headteacher.

Swine Flu Update

Woodlands Junior School will open as usual on Monday 7th September 2009.

Children with flu-like symptoms should be kept off school until they are better. Please notify the school in the usual way if your child is going to be absent.

British History

Have you seen our British history pages full of easy to read facts and illustrated with many photographs?

• Celts
• Romans
• Saxons
• Vikings
• Normans
• Tudors
• Victorians
• WW ll

Inventions since the 1930s Timeline from the end of the war Old Money
Life in 1948 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s

History of Castles Houses and Homes Kings and Queens

Tonbridge through the ages

Why did Guy Fawkes try to blow up the houses of Parliament?