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Issue 49, October 2002

Dear Parents/Guardians
A warm welcome to the parents/guardians of all our new Year 7 pupils (and, of course the pupils themselves). We have had an extremely positive start to the year and I hope this continues over the next twelve months.
I would like to welcome to the school the following staff
Mr S Taylor – English and Drama
Miss J Cronshaw – English and Drama
Mr B Puzzar – Geography
Miss K Bispham – Science
Mrs M Yates – Science
Mrs V McDonald – Modern Languages
Mrs A Adeyemi – Drama and Music
Mr J Hadfield – Modern Languages
Mrs N Toney – Curriculum Support
Mrs N Almond – Curriculum Support
Mrs M Rostern – Curriculum Support
Mrs J Storey – Curriculum Support
Mrs B Glover - Curriculum Support
and wish them all well in their new careers at Woodhey.
Several existing staff also assume new positions of responsibility in September
Mrs J Gander – Acting Head of Maths
Mrs T Spokes – Acting Head of Year 7
Mrs L Rhodes-Werner – Acting Assistant Head of Year 7
I’m sure you will all join me in wishing all these staff well in their new roles.
Martin Braidley, Headteacher
Congratulations
The staff and Governors wish to congratulate Year 9 on their SATs results and Year 11 on their excellent GCSE results. 67.5% of the Year 11 group achieved 5 or more A* - C passes.
Martin Braidley, Headteacher
www.woodhey.bury.sch.uk
The Woodhey website can now be accessed through a new address: www.woodhey.bury.sch.uk. The site is aimed at pupils, staff, governors, parents, ex-pupils and prospective parents, and should be seen as a showcase for the school. The site is definitely ’work in progress’, but there are a number of sections that are of interest, providing pictures and more information about school events.
JSC
New Service
If you need help or advice with childcare, you can contact: Children’s Information Service, Hilton House, Irwell Street, BURY BL9 OHZ. Freephone helpline 0800 731 4611. Website: www.childcarelink.gov.uk
P Burrow, Deputy Headteacher
Car Parking
It would be greatly appreciated if parents would not park on Est Bank Road (the approach road to the school gate off Bolton Road West) or in the school grounds at the end of the day. The school buses have had difficulty picking up the pupils and the congestion has raised a Health and Safety issue for us. There is plenty of street parking not far from school for parents to use. The safety of all our pupils is of prime importance in this issue.
Thank you for your co-operation with this matter.
M Braidley, Headteacher
Medals Come Home
We were pleased to welcome the Mayor of Bury, Councillor John Smith, and his wife, Councillor Stella Smith, into school at 4 pm on Wednesday, 18 September. The library was packed with the 40 pupils who had participated in the Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony, plus staff and parents. The Mayor presented medals and certificates to all those who had taken part in a stunning finale to an unforgettable Commonwealth Games.
Congratulations to all pupils who took part - in spite of all the rain! - and many thanks to Mrs Adeyemi for making it all possible.
P Burrow, Deputy Headteacher
Opening Doors
On Friday 30 August I was pleased to represent Woodhey at a special Open Day held at Darul Uloom, the training college for Islamic priests on Holcombe Hill. Staff and students of the college made all the guests very welcome, and provided us with a delicious spicy buffet, before we heard speeches from representatives of the college, David Chaytor MP, and the Bishop of Bolton. A visit to the prayer hall concluded what had been a most interesting and informative visit, another link in the chain of friendship developing between Woodhey and Darul Uloom.
P Burrow, Deputy Headteacher
Name that Uniform
Please could parents make sure that all uniform is named. We have so many ‘Lost Property’ items with no name in – often very expensive items too!
PB, Deputy Headteacher
Parents’ Surgery
Once a month, I will stay behind after school and hold a ‘surgery’ which is open to any parent who would like to discuss anything with me. No appointment is necessary and the meetings will be quite informal. Parents will be seen on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. Next term the meeting will be from 4.00 – 6.00 pm in the Library at school on Tuesday, 12 November .
These meetings are intended to be for parents who consider the usual channels inappropriate. The ’surgery’ is in addition to the current procedure, not a replacement for it.
Reminder: If you have a concern about your child the usual route is
- Contact the form tutor to discuss the situation.
- Contact the Head of Year to discuss the situation. From September 2002 the Heads of Year are Year 7 – Mrs Spokes, Year 8 – Mrs Bennett, Year 9 – Mr Turner, Year 10 – Mrs Macwilliam, Year 11– Mrs Clark.
- Contact the Head of Upper School (for pupils in Years 10 and 11) Mr Cutting
- Contact Mr Cutting – the Assistant Headteacher (Pastoral).
- Contact the Headteacher – Mr Braidley.
It would be extremely helpful if you would keep to this structure and not contact the more senior staff members directly, unless it is an emergency.
M Braidley, Headteacher
Friends of Woodhey
2002 – 2003 Recycled Uniform
There will be a sale of second hand uniform on the following dates at 6.30 pm in school.
Tuesday 19 November
Tuesday 25 February
Tuesday 29 April
Monday 19 May
Wednesday 18 June
Citizenship Challenge 2002
We have been selected to be amongst twelve young people from six schools across Bury to participate in ten different events over two years to be become Young Citizen of the Year. So far, we have been put through an army assault course at Altcar Training Camp, Liverpool and talked to David Chaytor at the Town Hall. On Wednesday, 23 October we are going to a recording studio.
So far it has been an enjoyable experience.
We will write updates in each Woodhey bulletin.
Emily Morton (10 Calrows) and Paul Blakeley (10 Ashton)
Friends of Woodhey
Waste Paper Collection Sunday 20 October
The Waste Paper Collection is held on the 3rd Sunday in each month, between 10 am and 12.30 pm. Please bring in your waste paper. Sorry we cannot accept cardboard, plastic bags or envelopes.
Remember: Read – and Recycle!
Girls’ Football
Well done to the Year 7 and Year 8 combined team who got through to the next round of the U13 County Cup.
They beat Middleton 3 – 2, with Natalie Rushton (8G) and Jessica Fish (8G) scoring the goals.
Good luck in the next game girls!
RL
Individual Honours
Sam Jones (10G) - Bury Boys Football
Jonathan Appleton (11C), Harold Buchanan (11C), Jordan Page (11C) - U16 County Rugby Squad
Michael Wilson (10C) - U15 Greater Manchester Rugby Squad
Paul Whelan (9G) – has been selected to swim in Sheffield for the English Division VII team
James Dixon (10K) – Athletics, 3rd Inter Counties Long Jump and British title for Karate U16’s
Harold Buchanan (11C) – Young Athletes League: U17 400m 2nd in 51.2 secs U20 400m 4th in 50.9 secs.

Well done and good luck boys!
HT



Girls’ Netball
Congratulations to Laura Miller (10 K) Abby Barber (9C) Livvy Barber ( 9C) Anna Robinson (9G) and Charlotte Wheelhouse ( 9HS) who have all been selected for the County Netball squad.
RL
 Football Results
v Turton
U16 lost 5 – 1
U15 lost 4 – 3
U14 lost 6 – 3
U12 won 7 – 1
v Tottington
U15 lost 7 – 1
U12 won 7 – 0
Bury Metro Cup
U15 v St Gabriel’s won 3 – 1
U14 v Bury Church lost 4 –2
U12` v Phillips won 12 – 0
U13 ‘Bye’ to Round 2
U16 To play Coney Green
County Cup
U16 v St Joseph’s (Horwich) lost 2 – 1 (after extra time)
The Year 7 team have made an excellent start to the season, having scored 26 goals and only conceded 1 in 3 games. Three players featured in the Manchester Evening News last week having recently signed for Premiership clubs. Kieran Trippier (7H) - Manchester City, Jordan Hulme (7H) - Bolton, Matthew Williams (7C) - Manchester United.
Well done to all the Year 7 team and good luck to all three boys with their clubs. HT

Hockey
Only one match to report on so far this season! On Monday, 7 October the Senior team (combined Year 10 and Year 11) started their league matches with a superb win of 2 – 0 against Phillips High School.
Matches after half-term:-
Monday 28 October Seniors v Bury Grammar School at Goshen
Monday 4 November Seniors v Tottington at Goshen
Wednesday 6 November Senior League Finals at Goshen
Monday 11 November Year 8 v St Gabriel’s at Goshen
Wednesday 13 November Under 14 Indoor v Castlebrook and Tottington at Castlebrook
Monday 18 November Year 8 v Tottington at Goshen
Monday 25 November Year 8 v St Monica’s at Goshen
Wednesday 27 November U14 Indoor v Parrenthorn and St Monica’s at Castlebrook
Monday 2 December Year 8 v Bury Grammar School at Goshen
Wednesday, 4 December Under 14 Indoor v Radcliffe at Elton
Monday, 9 December Year 8 League Finals at Goshen
Wednesday, 11 December U14 Indoor v St Gabriel’s at Castlebrook
HFi
Swimming
For the third year running our swimmers have won the Bury Schools’ 4x1 Freestyle Relay which this year was held on Saturday, 5 October.
Our A team were first, B team 3rd and C team 5th. Many thanks to all 12 pupils and parents for your efforts.
Rugby Results
Having secured a higher level of fixtures for this season our teams have found life difficult so far. Although the results are disappointing staff are pleased with the attitude of their players. The year 9 team typified our enthusiasm by sending 27 players to Audenshaw. Hopefully no one is too down hearted.
All boys must continue to attend practices and aim to improve over the season.
HT


‘Children helping Children’
Woodhey pupils have raised a staggering £600 this half term for a UNICEF campaign ‘Children helping Children’, to provide much-needed educational resources for youngsters in Afghanistan.
Pupils also ran a tuck-shop for Macmillan Nurses, raising a further £115, and on Wednesday 16 October Years 7, 8 and 9 held their harvest festival, after which we were able to send food parcels to many needy and elderly people in our community.
Years 10 and 11 are collecting money for ’Food Aid’, and donations for the Rotary Shoe Box Appeal.
We would like to thank you for supporting your children in these ventures: it is much appreciated.
P Burrow, Deputy Headteacher
Friends of Woodhey
Many thanks to all those who helped in any way with last year’s fundraising efforts. We had a very successful year in all, which enabled the school to purchase a new minibus.
We hope to continue this year with the help of staff, pupils and, of course, the parents, and have had a busy start to the new school year. Our welcome ‘Cheese and Wine’ evening for the parents of Year 7 was held at the end of September and was a good occasion for the parents and staff to meet.
We have many plans for the coming year, so look for details which will come home via the blue ‘Friends of Woodhey’ letters. We will soon be sending you details of our Christmas Decorations Evening , to be held next month at Summerseat Garden Centre. This is always a very popular evening, and we look forward to seeing you there.
The next meeting of the Friends of Woodhey is on Tuesday 19 November at 7.30 pm. Anyone who wishes to be involved in any way is welcome to come along.
Pam Garford, Chairperson
Year 7 Health and Safety Days
All pupils in Year 7 took part in the annual Health and Safety Days on Thursday, 19 and Friday, 20 September. Visitors from Greater Manchester Police, Health Promotion Unit and St John Ambulance talked to pupils about looking after themselves.
Further details and photographs are on the school website: www.woodhey.bury.sch.uk.
HFi
Drop Us a Line…
Please could I remind all parents and guardians that we would appreciate it if you could send us a brief letter of explanation if your child has to miss school for any reason at all. Letters requesting that pupils are taken out of school for a family holiday should be addressed to the Headteacher, and parents are respectfully reminded that leave of absence for holidays must be applied for by law.
Many thanks for your co-operation.
P Burrow, Deputy Headteacher
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