Friday 13th November 2020

This week in Nursery the children have been very This week, Year 5 have written an imaginative story busy learning about Diwali and have enjoyed trying as part of a whole school writing challenge. They new foods. They have also been have used a range of writing features and really decorating rangoli patterns and challenged themselves. learning a new Diwali dance. They have also started Nursery have been talking about designing some graffiti pirates and princesses and art and have been learned new sounds in phonics classifying a range of using their pirate trumpets. animals.

This week has been a very Odd Socks Day – Anti- busy week in Reception. They Bulling Week have been learning about the All you need to do is wear festival of light - Diwali! The odd socks! It's a great way children have loved trying to celebrate what makes us different traditional Indian all unique in Anti-Bullying Week! It will be held on food and even did some Indian hand dancing. They Monday 16th November 2020, the first day of Anti- listened to the story of Rama and Sita, made Diya Bullying Week! lamps and colourful rangoli patterns. In maths they have been comparing numbers and thinking about Christmas Dinner and which has more and fewer. Christmas Jumper Day This year the date for the In Year 2 this week the children have been exploring school Christmas dinner is poetry and wrote their own th Friday 11 December. Please poem linked to look out for the letter coming Remembrance Day. They home next week with more details. This will also be have started to develop Christmas Jumper Day. You can buy or make your their map skills in own Christmas jumper for your child and they can geography and thoroughly wear it to school for a small donation of £1. All the enjoyed exploring atlases money raised will go to the Save the Children and looking for the symbols Charity. used on maps. On Tuesday, Year 2 had Mrs Matthews from DARTs working with them and they got to experience lots of drama activities.

Tolearn togrow together West Road Primary , West Road, Moorends, DN8 4LH Telephone: 01405 812734 www.westroadprimary.co.uk [email protected]

New Book Bags We have now received our new stock of book bags with the West Road Primary Academy logo.

These are priced at £6.00 for the larger bag and PE Days £4.00 for the foundation size and are available to PE Lessons will take place on the buy from the school office. following days We do still have some old Reception – Monday stock of the larger bag with the West Road Primary Year 1 – Wednesday Year 2 – Thursday School logo which we are selling at £2.45. Years 3-6 – Tuesday

Please ensure your child has their PE Calls to the Office Kit in school on these days Can we please ask that you limit calls to the school office. Please call to report an absence or in a case Year 5 Swimming Lessons of emergency. Please contact your class teacher TEMPORARILY CANCELLED rather than the office on the class email address.

Nursery: [email protected]

Class 1: [email protected] Class 2: [email protected] Class 3: [email protected] Class 4: [email protected] Dinner Menu Class 5: [email protected] Class 6: [email protected] Week Commencing Class 7: [email protected] 16-11-20 Class 8: [email protected] Class 9: [email protected] Week 2 Class 10: [email protected] Class 11: [email protected] Class 12: [email protected]

Tolearn togrow together West Road Primary Academy, West Road, Moorends, Doncaster DN8 4LH Telephone: 01405 812734 www.westroadprimary.co.uk [email protected]

Tolearn togrow together West Road Primary Academy, West Road, Moorends, Doncaster DN8 4LH Telephone: 01405 812734 www.westroadprimary.co.uk [email protected]

West Road Primary Academy is part of the Brighter Futures Learning Partnership Trust. Brighter Futures Learning Partnership Trust is an exempt charity regulated by the Secretary of State for Education. It is a company limited by guarantee registered in and Wales (Company Number 07939747), whose registered office is at Hungerhill School, Hungerhill Lane, , and Doncaster, DN3 2JY.

Tolearn togrow together West Road Primary Academy, West Road, Moorends, Doncaster DN8 4LH Telephone: 01405 812734 www.westroadprimary.co.uk [email protected]

West Road Primary Academy is part of the Brighter Futures Learning Partnership Trust. Brighter Futures Learning Partnership Trust is an exempt charity regulated by the Secretary of State for Education. It is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (Company Number 07939747), whose registered office is at Hungerhill School, Hungerhill Lane, Edenthorpe, and Doncaster, DN3 2JY.