SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM’S WELCOME

Another busy week and the first week of the astronomical Spring. Rehearsals are going on apace

and the stage is up for the Year 3 and 4 production - the roar of the crowd and the smell of the

greasepaint is palpable - we always think any play comes together at the dress rehearsal stage and

by the looks of the green tights and the bows and arrows, we are in for a treat next week!

Many of you have taken the time to either pop in and see me or speak to me on my travels to say

something nice about Atwood, a member of staff or something that we are doing well. Obviously,

this makes us all feel great and having that feedback encourages us to get better week by week.

On a similar topic, it is time to hear your views as parents and carers more formally and so we are

launching our Annual Survey once again. The views of parents and carers are very important to the

leadership team, governors and staff of Atwood. Please see the item further on in the newsletter

for details of how to share your views.

Rob Veale, Kate Standing, Nina Gambier,

Hannah Townsend & Michaela Groves

Senior Leadership Team

TEAM POINTS

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NEWSLETTER 22 MARCH 2019

PARENT AND CARER SURVEY

The views of parents and carers are very important to the leadership team, governors and staff of

Atwood as we strive for excellence in pastoral care and education. Your responses will help

shape next year's school development plan and help us all to reflect upon what is going well and to

understand how things can be even better.

The Governors of Atwood invite you to complete the Annual Survey by clicking on the following

link.

https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/72f3ea53d40a48f3ad7931abf766e4e5

The survey will be live from today (Friday 22nd March until Friday 5th April) with a brief

overview made available at the start of the summer term. Thank you for your time and support in completing the Annual Survey.

Atwood's Governing Board

NEWS FROM THE FRIENDS OF ATWOOD

Committee Meeting

The Friends of Atwood will be holding their first committee meeting on Friday 12th April at 8pm

(location to be confirmed). The purpose of this meeting will be to debrief (success, positives and

improvements) on the following events:

Dig for Atwood (24th March)

Nearly New Sale (27th March)

Mother’s Day Tea (3rd April)

You are welcome to come along and if you can’t make it we would love your feedback whether

positive or constructive. Please could you confirm with us if you would like to join the meeting so

we can decide upon a location?

contactatwoodpa@gmail.com

Donations

The FOAP will be collecting again next Friday 22nd March for the following items:

Good condition uniformTablecloths

Teaspoons

Tea Pots

Table Knives

Cake Stands

Cake Slices

Napkins

Milk Jugs

Ramekins

Storage boxes

All donations can be dropped to the library decked area at morning drop off.

We appreciate all donations and they make a big difference to our fundraising efforts.

New Website

The Friends of Atwood are very excited to launch our new website! It will be a one stop shop where

you will be able to see a calendar of upcoming events, collection/donation dates and more, as well

as be able to volunteer to help and buy all your event tickets.

We hope you like it!

https://www.pta-events.co.uk/foap

Nearly New Sale

There will be a nearly new uniform sale in the Library on Wednesday 27th March, right after

morning drop off from 8:45am.

Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea and Bake Sale

Tickets have sold very well for FOAP’s popular Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea on Wednesday 3rd

April at 2:00pm. There are only 5 tickets left, so if you would like to book, please do hurry! After

the tea, they will be selling surplus cakes outside the Junior Hall, so do bring some money with you

when you pick up your child that day!

To book your tickets, please visit:

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/friendsofatwoodprimaryassociation/228707

Table Top Sale

SUMMER FAIR

The Friends of Atwood’s annual Summer Fair will take place on Saturday 29th June. This year sees

the addition of a stage and live performers - made possible with the provision and sponsorship of a

stage, sound equipment and technical support from NKN Productions for which we are incredibly

grateful.

The FOAP are already in the process of sourcing performers to fill our 12-3pm programme and

have already secured the appearance of 'Rock Choir' as well as a special appearance from some

popular children’s characters- please keep an eye on out Facebook page where will hold a poll for

the children to be able to choose who they would like to visit us!

If you are in or know a covers band, musician or singer and would like to showcase your/their

talent at the same time as helping the FOAP raise money to enhance the educational experience of

Atwood pupils we would love to hear from you at contactatwoodpa@gmail.com

As always, thank you for your support.

SCHOOL LOTTERY!

The Atwood School Lottery is now LIVE! Tickets cost £1

each and every week you have a chance of winning a cash

prize. You can also win other prizes, such as restaurant

vouchers. Some of you have signed up but haven’t bought

your tickets yet – don’t miss out on a chance of winning!!

To purchase your tickets, visit:

https://www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/lottery/school/atwood-

primary-academy

CAR PARKING IN THE METHODIST CHURCH

Just a reminder that parents and carers should not be parking in the Methodist Church car park for

school events such as the Dig for Atwood Day and the upcoming Year 3 and 4 productions. Please

park with consideration for our neighbours on nearby streets and do not block driveways or

emergency areas.

THE GREAT CROYDON 5K!

The Lily Pad Appeal is raising £750,000 to transform Paediatrics Services at Croydon University

Hospital and children's cancer care in the borough. This redevelopment project will create a new,

fully integrated and state-of-the-art Paediatrics Village and Oncology Unit on the site of the old A&E

at the hospital and will impact every young person and family in Croydon. The Chartwell Cancer

Trust is reaching out to the whole community in Croydon to get involved and fundraise with them

- entry for under 12 yrs is free and above it's £5 to enter. Assemble a team with friends or family

and join this 5k sponsored walk - every step will take us closer to making this vision a reality!

To register, please visit: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/chartwellcancertrust/230803/

For more information email: lilypad@chartwellcancertrust.co.uk

SEN NEWS

MOUSETRAP THEATRE PERFORMANCES

The team at the Mousetrap Theatre are gearing up for summer with two brilliant relaxed

performances to put in your diaries for June and July. A show that needs no introduction, The Lion

King will transport you to the plains of Africa with its stunning colours and fabulous effects. Or if

you're craving a magical world of music, laughter and adventure The Gruffalo is the perfect

production for all the family.

The shows are designed especially for young people who may benefit from a more relaxed

environment, particularly those with Autism, sensory and communication needs or learning

disabilities.

To book Lion King tickets:

https://thelionking.co.uk/london/relaxedperformances/?dm_i=3QOP,JU9O,2Z3Y2A,2540M,1

To book Gruffalo tickets:

https://www.nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-gruffalo-live-on-stage/

SPORTS RESULTS

Football

On Friday 8th March the Atwood boys’ football team played a double header at home against

Gresham. The first match was a 1 -1 draw, with the goal scored by Jayden in 6B. The second

match was a 3 – 0 win to Atwood, with two more goals from Jayden and another from Theo in

6HB. Man of both matches was Cleagle in 6HB. Well done to all the boys who took part!

Swimming

Elijah in 5R performed brilliantly in the Croydon Schools’

Swimming Association finals on Wednesday 13th March.

He swam in the 25m freestyle and is now ranked 6th fastest year 5 boy in the whole of Croydon. Well done

Elijah!

Cross Country

A huge well done to our cross country team who took part in the final race of the SLH cross

country series on Saturday 16th March. It was impressively wet and windy but the whole team

performed brilliantly and everyone who ran received a medal to celebrate their participation. Well

done everyone!

Also well done to everyone who attended the cross country cup at Warlingham School. It was a

real honour to be invited and the team did Atwood proud with some impressive results from

Emilio who came 2nd and Maddison who won her race!

EASTER HOLIDAY SPORTS CAMPS

T-10 are running holiday sports camps at Atwood over the Easter holidays. The dates are: 7th, 8th, 9th, 14th, 15th and 16th April 2019.

BUY 1 GET 1 FREE OFFER ON ALL BOOKINGS! *Children must be attending on the same day

and times

To register your child, email hello@t10.co.uk by Friday 22nd March.

Please note camp days will not run unless 20 children are booked per day. Camps are open to Atwood

children and children from other schools.

ATTENDANCE

Week

ending

15th Mar

Week

ending

22nd Mar

Infants

(highest)

Orange

99.3%

Green

100%

Juniors

(highest)

Ruby

99.1%

5R

99.4%

Whole School

(weekly) 97.6% 97%

Whole School

(year to date) 96.3%

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Here are some useful dates for your diary for the Spring & Summer Terms. Some of these dates are

provisional: we aim to keep the dates as they are; however, there might be reasons why we need

to amend dates. If this is the case, we will let you know as soon as possible. Newly added items are

in red.

Mon 25th Mar – 5R to Whitgift Primary Project

Mon 25th Mar - Year 6 (selected children) at ‘Capturing Croydon’

Tues 26th Mar - 5R to Whitgift Primary Project

Wed 27th Mar – 5I to Whitgift Primary Project

Thurs 28th Mar – 5I to Whitgift Primary Project

Wed 27th Mar – Nearly New Uniform Sale – 8:45am in the Library (DATE CHANGED FROM

FEBRUARY 27th)

Fri 29th Mar – Year 6 Vikings & Anglo-Saxon Workshop

Mon 1st Apr – Year 3 Volcano Workshop

Tues 2nd Apr & Tues 3rd Apr – Class Photos

Wed 3rd Apr – FOAP Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea & Cake Sale

Fri 5th Apr – LAST DAY OF TERM. Mufti Day - £2 donation to the school

Tues 23rd Apr – FIRST DAY OF SUMMER TERM

St George’s Day – children may wear Brownies/Cubs etc uniforms

Wed 24th Apr – Year 2 to Brooklands Museum

Mon 29th Apr –Year 5 to Carroty Wood

Tues 30th Apr – Year 5 to Carroty Wood

Wed 1st May – Year 5 to Carroty Wood

Wed 1st May – Fri 3rd May – Reception Balance Bike Training

Fri 3rd May - Jade Class Assembly – 10:10am

Tues 7th May – Year 3 to Wakehurst Place

Mon 13th May – Thurs 16th May – Year 6 SATS Week

Fri 17th May - Ruby Class Assembly – 10:10am

Mon 20th May – Fri 24th May – Year 6 to Stubbers

Fri 24th May – Mufti Day - £2 donation in aid of Water Aid

Mon 27th May – HALF TERM

Mon 3rd Jun – Children return to school

Tues 4th Jun – Year 2 Wild Science Workshop

Wed 12th Jun – Reception to Bore Place

Mon 17th Jun – 4D Class Assembly (please note change of date)

Tues 18th Jun – New EYFS Parents’ Meeting

Thurs 27th Jun – Sports Day

Sat 29th Jun – Summer Fair

Mon 1st Jul – 4P Class Assembly (please note change of date)

Mon 1st Jul – Year 1 to the British Wildlife Centre

Tues 2nd Jul – Warlingham Induction Day

Wed 3rd Jul – Early Years Fun Day

Wed 3rd Jul - Warlingham Induction Day

Thurs 4th Jul – Riddlesdown Induction Evening – 7:00pm

Fri 5th Jul – Riddlesdown Induction Day

Mon 8th Jul – Sports Day Backup Date

Thurs 9th Jul – EYFS Summer Production – 9:30am and 2:00pm

Fri 19th Jul – Year 6 Leavers’ Party

Tues 23rd Jul – Year 6 Leavers’ Assembly – 9:30am

LAST DAY OF TERM!