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	General Information		Letting the School Know
	Our School		School Diary
	Virtual Tours of our School		School Shop
	Admission Criteria		School Uniform / PE Clothes
	Staff / Governors		Transfer to the Junior School
	School Aims and Values		School Dinner
	The Curriculum		Partnership (working together)
	Year Group Guides		Code of Behaviour
	Questions and Answers		Understanding Tests
	Showcase of Students Work		Homework
	Special Educational Needs		School Visits
	What Should you do if your child has a problem?		Clubs and Extra Curricular Activities
	Visits & Other Activities

General Information

Head Teacher: Mr Ian Smith	Secretary: Mrs D. Harbour
Telephone: 01732 355577	Fax: 01732 355147
School Office woodlands_junior@hotmail.com	School Website woodlandsweb@hotmail.com
Address:   Woodlands Junior School,  Hunt Road, Tonbridge, Kent TN10 4BB UK

Teaching Staff

Year 6 [ Year 6 Guide ]	Miss Baker	Class 10
	Miss Leigh	Class 11
	Mrs Peppard	Class 12

Our School and its Organisation

 

Our school opened in September 1964, and caters for boys and girls, aged 7-ll. At present, there are approximately 360 children on roll. We have twelve classrooms, a music room, a library, a hall with fixed apparatus and an opportunity centre. Our school is set in 'pleasant' grounds with a large field, and adventure play area. Take a Photo Tour of our school.

In September 2001, there will be approximately 371 on roll. All the staff are qualified teachers. Classes are unstreamed. Pupils are sometimes set for mathematics across the year group. Children are taught mainly by individual teachers. Boys and girls are not separate for any activity. Class sizes vary from about 25 pupils to 32 pupils.

Children are taught in year groups, except when the numbers make it impossible and two year groups have to amalgamated.

Admissions Criteria

• parental wishes
• current family association (an elder brother or sister in the school at time of entry)
• health reasons (for which a medical certificate may be needed)
• nearness of children's homes and ease of access to school

A registration form is available from the school. If you would like to visit the school please telephone the school office.

As from September 2001, we will be linked with Woodlands Infant School for admissions.

The Curriculum

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Our school aims to provide a happy, ordered and structured environment based on mutual respect and consideration for others and possessing space, amenities, books and equipment to:

• foster each child's intellectual, physical, aesthetic, spiritual, emotional, moral and social development;
• help every child to enjoy his/her school work and find satisfaction and a sense of achievement;
• enable each child to realise his potential through the development of the necessary skills, concepts and knowledge;
• develop his/her ability to reason;
• incubate a love of learning and learn how to learn; create an atmosphere where learning is valued;
• help him/her to pose questions and devise investigations to answer them, interpreting the results critically.

Take a look at our Open Evening photographs to see our students work.

You can also read about the curriculum taught in each year group, by visiting the appropriate Year Group Guide.

Year 3 Guide

Year 4 Guide

Year 5 Guide

Year 6 Guide

School Meals

Our school has its own kitchen and meals are available under the arrangements made by the County Council. We ask that payment for school meals are sent in on Monday for the week. Please contact our office to let us know of any alterations to a child’s normal pattern of meals.
Our lunch break is from 12 noon to 1.10 p.m. and children may have a school meal or bring a packed lunch.
A point of safety: No glass bottles please

School Shop

School uniform and equipment may be bought from our school shop.
The school shop is run by Mrs. Ambrose, a committee member of our Friends Association.
The shop is open on a Tuesday from 2.45 - 3.30 p.m.
Cheques should be made payable to Woodlands Junior School.

Items available from school shop:

Sweatshirts up to and including 32"	10.00
Sweatshirts 34" and above	12.00
Tie	2.00
Book bag (Clear plastic)	50p
Book bag - Blue Hardwearing with School logo	2.50
Pencil	15p
Berol Pen	30p
Eraser	15p
Ruler	60p
Glue Stick	80p
Baseball Cap	3:00
Legionnaire Cap	3:50
Swimming Hat	1.00

Budget Shop

A budget shop, where children's clothing can be bought and sold, is run by parents. This is an excellent opportunity to sell or buy outgrown, good quality clothing. The school fund receives 25% of the proceeds.

School uniform

• trousers — grey (girls are welcome to wear trousers)
• skirts — grey
• tights — blue
• shirts, roll necks and blouses — white
• jumpers, cardigans and sweatshirts — royal blue
• shorts (in Summer) — grey
• summer dresses — blue and white/gold and white stripe or check
• shoes — flat-heeled, dark shoes or sandals.
• Tie — blue with gold stripe

School uniform may be bought from our school shop.

We prefer children not to wear jewellery to school at any time but if your child has pierced ears studs are much safer — other earrings can get caught causing serious injury. Large earrings are not permitted.

Your child will need:

• a pair of plain blue shorts
• plimsolls (trainers may be worn outside only)
• a plain T-shirt
• a track suit for Winter games

NOTE: All jewellery must be removed for P.E. and Games.
For reasons of hygiene we feel your child must change into different clothes and shoes for P.E. and games.

Will my child need any other clothing?

An old shirt or other washable apron for art and craft work would be really useful.
Please label all clothes and fit hanging loops to coats.

During the Summer Term, when your child receives swimming lessons, he or she will need a named towel and swimming costume.

Clubs and Extra Curricular Activities

We believe extra-curricular activities play a very important role in the life of the pupil and the school. We therefore offer a variety of clubs for our students to join and enjoy. (See more...)

Many of our students also learn a musical instrument with Kent Music School.

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