Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Learning Together Days

  Tue 14 Nov 2023

  Just a reminder about dates and times for our Learning Together Days. We're looking forward to welcoming you all in. Please arrive at the School Office 5 minutes before the start time. For health and safety purposes, and to ensure you and your children in school get the most out of these events, younger siblings / babies cannot attend.

   

  Monday 20th November - Year 1 Learning Together Day 14:00-15:00

  Tuesday 21st November Dragons Learning Together  9.10-9.40am 

  Thursday 23rd November - Year 2 Learning Together Day 14:00-15:00 

  Tuesday 21st & Wednesday 22nd November - Years 3 and 5 Learning Together Days. 9:15 - 10:15 

  Wednesday 29th & Thursday 30th November - Years 4 and 6 Learning Together Days. 9:15 - 10:15

   

   

• A Science Competition

  Thu 09 Nov 2023

  Please click here - Science Competition -  for a fun activity and chance to win an Amazon voucher!

• Our New Meal Service

  Thu 09 Nov 2023 Mr M Miller

  We would like to share some pictures with you of our new meal service in action this week.

  

• Bumped head procedures

  Wed 08 Nov 2023

  Your child's safety is our priority. Unfortunately, our little ones sometimes end up with a bump or a scratch. But not to worry, we have a large team of first aiders on hand to look after any of our children who may have an accident. 

  We're changing our procedures for reporting bumped heads to our families. If for any reason your child has a bumped head our new procedure will be as follows starting 9th November:

   

  Minor head bump

  To be checked and treated by a first aider. They will complete a head injury assessment. If your child is well enough to stay in school, you will receive a text message to simply inform you that your child has received a head bump. We will, of course, closely monitor your child for the remainder of the day. You will receive a letter of head injury advice when your child is dismissed.  You don't need to phone us to check how they are. - we will call you if needed. 

   

  Minor head injury

  To be checked and treated by a first aider. They will complete a head injury assessment. If your child is deemed not well enough to stay in school, you will receive a phone call to collect your child. You will receive a letter of head injury advice when your child is dismissed.

• Class Fundraising Update

  Wed 08 Nov 2023 Mrs Stevens

  Thank you to all those who have ordered products through the class fundraising.
  The items are slowly being delivered into school, so over the next few days your children will be coming home with them.
  Great news – our online shop will reopen on:
  Friday 17th November - Friday 24th November
  This is to allow parents to order items that may have been out of stock previously and order extra items too. If you missed our previous deadline, I strongly urge you to look again as this will be our last opportunity.
  Thank you for your continued support, if you have any queries, please speak to myself.
  Regards,
  Mrs Stevens

• Children in Need

  Fri 27 Oct 2023 Mrs German

  ‘Be Spotacular’

  Dudley Wood will be supporting ‘Children in Need’ on Friday 17th November. We would like you to be ‘spotacular’ by wearing something spotty! This could be a spotty top, a spotty accessory, or you could just stick some spots onto an old t-shirt – it’s up to you – be creative!

   

   

  Pudsey’s ‘Bearpee’ Challenge!

  We will also be taking part in Pudsey’s ‘Bearpee’ Challenge! This will take place throughout the school day. Each class will have an allocated time to complete as many ‘bearpees’ as they can!

  I wonder how many ‘bearpees’ we can do collectively at Dudley Wood?

   

  If you would like to contribute to Dudley Wood’s donation to Children in Need, please follow the following link

   

  BBC Children in Need 2023 (parentpay.com).

  

• BREAKING NEWS NEW SCHOOL DINNER INFORMATION

  Thu 26 Oct 2023 Mr M Miller

  Please check out our school meals section for the new meals ordering 

  https://www.dudley-wood.dudley.sch.uk/school-meals/

   

• New Catering Arrangements

  Wed 25 Oct 2023 Mr M Miller

  Dear Parents / Carers,

  Starting from Monday 6th November (the first day back after half term), our new catering providers will be  Relish!

  Recently, we visited a school that currently use Relish! and were blown away by the quality of what was on offer.

  In addition, we will be collecting lunch payments only through Parent Pay. 

  In preparation, we would ask families to only send cash to the school kitchen for meals to be taken up to half term, as these payments go direct to the local authority. 

  We will update you as soon as we are ready to take Parent Pay payments for meals.

• Christmas Productions and Parents' Evening

  Tue 24 Oct 2023

  Good afternoon, 

   

  During Parents / Carers' Evening, our Community Advocate, Heather Long, will be looking to hear your views on Dudley Wood. She will be based in the dining hall and will have cakes / biscuits with her. She would like to hear your views on:

   

  • How do you feel your school is viewed by the local community?
  • How do you promote your school in your local community?
  • How could your school play a bigger part in the local community?
  • Do you know parents who have chosen not to send their child(ren) to this school. If so, do you know why?
  • How could you improve the school’s standing in the local community?

   

  We'd love to hear as many of your views as possible, so whilst you're waiting for your appointment, please pop into the dining hall, share your views and have a little treat. 

   

  Christmas Productions

  Monday 11th December - Reception Nativity 2pm

  • Wednesday 13th December at 9:30 and Thursday 14th December at 2pm - Year 1 and 2 Christmas production
  • Tuesday 19th December at 9:30am or 2pm - Pre-School Nativity
  • Wednesday 20th December at 2pm - Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 Carols on the Playground

   

  Pre- School Christmas production booking form: Pre-School Booking Form

   

  Years 1 and 2: KS1 Booking Form

   

  Reception: Each family will be allocated two tickets.

   

  Families with children in Years 3-6 do not need to book tickets as this is outdoors on the playground. 

   

  If you have any questions, please do let us know. 

   

  Reception Phonics Learning Together Day

  If you were unable to our Reception Learning Together Day today, please see Early Years Foundation Stage page with the presentation and documents given out during the session. They are right at the bottom of the page. 

   

   

  Mr B

• Parent / Carer Evenings and New Caterers

  Fri 20 Oct 2023

  Parent / Carer Evenings

  Next Wednesday and Thursday, our Parent / Carer evenings are taking place. Thank you to all our families who have booked their appointments. If you haven't yet booked your appointment, please ensure you book your meeting. The link was included in a text and in our latest newsletter.  Please remember that we request children do not attend this evening to allow open, professional conversations without interruptions. Thank you. 

   

  New Caterers

  It gives me great pleasure to announce that Relish School Food will be our new food providers. We're really looking forward to working with them and improving the food service we offer. Relish are currently providers for our new Rivers school - Unity. 

   

  So that our families can see and taste the quality of the food being provided, we have asked Relish to set up a 'stall' on Thursday 26th October at pick-up time. This will be a chance for you to have a taste of some of the food on offer. We are also working with Relish to organise a second taster session after half term. For more information, please see Relish's website. 

   

  I hope you have a good weekend, Mr B.