Date: 7 July 2017 The Great Get Together On behalf of the school we would like to thank all students and parents who supported the Jo Cox ‘Great Get Together’ by providing buns and cakes, and those who came along and bought these delicious goodies. It was a wonderful and uplifting day and raised £469.95 for the Jo Cox Foundation. We could not do these events without your overwhelming support so thank you all once again. Friends of the School

Maths Fun Day Our Maths Fun Day, on Tuesday 18 July, will be raising money for mental health awareness. Year 10 students have put together all the stalls and games and there will be lots of other fun activities going on such as sponge-a-teacher, tug-of-war, beat-the-goalie and face painting. Any donations or raffle prizes will be greatly received; if you do have anything you would like to donate please send to the Maths Department.

Snapchat Warning

Social media service Snapchat has introduced a new tracker in its latest update allowing people to see the exact location of their friends. The update allows you to see the exact area, town, street and even house in the street of any user. Some parents groups are warning that this could pose a risk to youngsters and leave them exposed to predators. The update automatically has location sharing switched on unless users switch to 'ghost mode'. If your son/daughter is using Snapchat, please check that they have their location set to ‘ghost mode’, that way no one can see where they are. To do this make sure the app is the updated version and go to selfie mode on the camera, then zoom out. It will give you the option of changing to who can see your location. The link below shows students how to use ‘ghost mode’ and hide their location.

Using ‘ghost mode’ In light of these recent changes to Snapchat, please click here to read the Parents Guide to Snapchat

Musical.ly

Musical.ly is a free social network app popular for viewing and creating short music videos, known as ‘Musical.ly’s’. Children can select a song from thousands available on the app and record themselves singing, lip-syncing (miming) or dancing along to their chosen song. One of the aims of Musical.ly is to create your own following or fan base. Musical.ly includes ‘coins’ and virtual gifts that users can give to other users in order to increase their popularity. Once recorded, videos can be shared via other social networking apps, such as WhatsApp or Facebook. Musical.ly’s age restrictions within their terms of service are unclear. They state that the service is “not for anyone under the age of 13 but that by using the service, the user affirms that they are 18 years of age or have been authorised to use the service by a parent or guardian”. The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) works across the UK providing advice for parents and young people. They have seen an increase in the popularity of this app amongst young people. As a result, they have created a guide for parents to help them understand more about Musical.ly and its features. Please click here to view the Parents’ Guide.

Photocards for Travel Under 16 and 16-18 PhotoCards guarantee half fare travel.

With the school summer holidays almost here, we know many parents and students

will be starting to plan events and activities for the summer months and cheaper travel

for under 19’s will be high on the agenda. An under 16 or 16-18 PhotoCard guarantees

half fare travel on buses and trains throughout West Yorkshire and without one

students could be challenged of proof of entitlement or charged full fare.

Apply online at www.wymetro.com/ticketsandpasses now.

Under 16 PhotoCards – key information for parents

PhotoCards are free and can be ordered online in minutes from

www.wymetro.com/ticketsandpasses

Under 16 PhotoCard guarantees half fare travel on buses and trains

throughout West Yorkshire

Under 16 PhotoCards can be loaded with great value, money-saving weekly

or monthly multi-operator public transport tickets from £9.75 per week.

16-18 PhotoCard – key information for parents and pupils

PhotoCards are £5 and can be ordered online in minutes from

www.wymetro.com/ticketsandpasses

16-18 PhotoCard guarantees half fare travel on buses and trains throughout

West Yorkshire

As well as ensuring half fare bus and train travel, 16-18 PhotoCards can be

loaded with great value, money-saving weekly or monthly multi-operator

public transport tickets from £9.75 per week.

Holiday Activities Click here for information about the following activities which are taking place during the summer holidays:

Outer South Summer 2017 Holiday Programme Children’s Day at Headingley Carnegie Stadium – Sunday 16 July

Leeds City Council Letter from Stephen Walker, Director of Children’s Services, Leeds City Council in reference to fire safety in schools. We have been asked to circulate this letter to parents. Please note, appropriate fire safety measures are in place at Woodkirk in relation to this. Please click here to view the letter.

Music & Performing Arts

Congratulations to Matthew Willert 8WU for winning a Nationwide Music Production competition as part of his Music homework. Congratulations to all students involved in the Summer Concert – A fantastic evening

showcasing so much talent Thank you

Music Residential

A reminder to all students taking their instruments on the music residential that the cupboard will be locked on the evening we leave. Please don't forget your instrument if you need it Rehearsals next week are as follows: Tuesday: Lower School Choir Wednesday: Concert Band Thursday: Upper school choir if needed - students will have been notified in rehearsals

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Sixth Form

Ellie Montague XR Joseph Stead VY

Molly Robinson UY

Jess Pearson

Abigail Wolde XR Haydn Hull VU

Gemma Clark UV

Jodie Harper-Barnes

Hannah Inman XR Joshua Sedgwick UU

Logan Jeavons XR Harvey Rhodes US

Alexander Paylor XP

Jhat Thompson UU

James Quigley XP

Daniel Avison UU

Joshua Nelson XP

Abigail Broadbent UZ

Noah Byrne XP

Hannah Croft UZ

Jay Sheard XS

Eli-Mai Waite UZ

Lauren Gautry XS

Tom Hudson UY

Stars of the Week

Instrumental Lessons

All students continuing instrumental lessons should have completed a new enrolment form from Art Forms. Please see Mrs Clarke as soon as possible if you have not received one. For anyone wishing to start new lessons, please come down to the Music Department for a form. Anyone wishing to stop lessons, please email Mrs Clarke on Clarke.k@woodkirkacademy.comn and return any instruments directly to Mrs Clarke.

Weekly Events

Week commencing 10 July 2017

This week detention will take place on Tuesday and Thursday in the Main Hall at 3.00pm

Year 12 Work Experience Week

Year 12 H&SC Work Experience Week 2

Monday 10 Tuesday 11 Wednesday 12 Thursday 13 Friday 14 Graphic Designer visiting Year 7 Art Year 12 student literacy project 2-3pm Year 10 Careers Talk

Year 10 GCSE Art visit to York Minster Year 10 Sixth Form Taster Day 12 noon DofE reward lunch Eurofest Final Leeds University Detention 3pm Main Hall

Sports Day People Like Me WISE event - Science

Leeds Grand Mosque exhibition GSCE RE Years 8, 9 & 10 Performing Arts Performance Day Years 9 & 10 Detention 3pm Main Hall

Express Yourself Day – English lesson time French Cultural day 2pm Student literacy project presentation Years 7-10 PSA Detention 2pm-3pm (for students who failed to attend detention during the week) Music Residential (leaves 16 July, returns 21 July)