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13th December 2019

Website : www.glpa.org.uk We Care, We Share, We Dare to Dream….

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Diary Dates Parent Partnership- Parents are invited

Note: Activities, times and dates are subject to change. Up-to-date information will be confirmed on the weekly newsletters.

DATE Activity

16/12/2019 KS1 Nativity – dress rehearsal – 9:30am

16/12/2019 KS1 Nativity – 2:15pm

17/12/2019 Hazel Class – Festive Workshop – Leeds Art Gallery

17/12/2019 KS1 Nativity – 9:30am

17/12/2019 EYFS Nativity Dress Rehearsal – 2:15pm

17/12/2019 KS2 Church – 10am

18/12/2019 Christmas Dinner

18/12/2019 EYFS Nativity – 9:30am & 2:15pm

19/12/2019 EYFS Christmas Party – 13:30pm

19/12/2019 KS1 Church – 10am

19/12/2019 Flu Immunisations

20/12/2019 Let’s Try Diving (KS2) – 1:30pm – 2:30pm

20/12/2019 Break Up – Christmas

06/01/2020 Back to School

13/01/2020 Young Voices Sheffield Arena – KS2

23/01/2020 Chinese New Year Menu

25/02/2020 Pancake Day Menu

LKS2 Christmas Performances

Thank you to everyone that came and watched the LKS2 Christmas performances on Wednesday. It was great to

see so many people attend and it was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Thank you to everyone who donated

money to Children’s Air Ambulance – £71.14 was raised.

Parking Issues

As you may be aware, there has been many issues with parking on Ribblesdale Avenue, especially on Tuesday

evening after the school trip. Please can we remind you to park considerably and do not do so in a way which

will cause disruption.

We have been advised that both Leeds City Council and Neighbourhood Policing Officers will be visiting schools

over the next few weeks to monitor parking.

Top Attending Class

The class with the highest attendance last week was HAZEL, who have achieved 97.9%. This is a fantastic achievement,

well done!

Fewest Lates

The classes with the fewest lates last week were POPLAR, HAZEL, MAPLE & BIRCH , who had no lates at all – well

done!

KS1 Church Visit

KS1 had a lovely visit to St Mary’s church on Thursday. The children were split into small groups, and listened and

carried out activities relating to the Christmas story. Many thanks to the church volunteers who gave up their time.

Thank you Mr Robertson!

We would like to say a big thank you to our parent volunteer Mr Robertson who has been instrumental in

setting up and running our KS1 after-school coding club. He was worked tirelessly (spending many hours planning the

sessions) and delivered them with great enthusiasm which has been a wonderful benefit to our children. As a result of the success with the KS1 coding club we will be running an EYFS coding club in January 2020. Due to increasing work

commitments, he is sadly no longer able to continue running this club but we want to acknowledge the

significant impact he has made during his time with us and say a very big thank you!

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EYFS Coding Club – Techy Tots

We still have places available for our EYFS Coding Club starting in January 2020 and running on Thursdays from

3.15pm - 4.15pm (starting Thursday 9th January) in partnership with Techy Tots.

Techy Tots will teach children the early steps of coding through play. Coding for those who don’t already know is a set of instructions for a computer to understand. A

unique session which mixes play with the use of technology and robots which your children will begin to

program. With a different theme every week to keep children engaged we will be learning how to make

robots move, sing and talk.

For more information or to book a place, please email Techy Tots directly at [email protected]

or ring or text 0753941699.

Christmas Jumper Day

Thank you to everyone who wore a Christmas Jumper today. It was great to see so many people wearing a jumper. A fantastic £280.41 was raised for Save the

Children.

Wizard of Oz

156 children from Y2-Y6 travelled to the West Yorkshire Playhouse this week to watch the Wizard of Oz. It was a

wonderful production and the children thoroughly enjoyed the trip. We will now look forward to seeing

the production of Joseph in Bradford in February.

Secret Santa

Thank you to FOGL for running a very busy Secret Santa today – we hope you enjoy the presents your children

have chosen for you.

KS2 Bring a Relative to Lunch

We welcomed KS2 relatives to lunch this week – thank you for all the feedback and to the kitchen staff who have done a marvellous job catering for all relatives to lunch occasions

over the last month.

Safeguarding

At Green Lane Primary Academy, the welfare of all our pupils is of great importance to us and we hope parents are confident about their children’s health and safety whilst in

our academy. We will always try and share any concerns we have with parents. However, there are times when we are legally obliged to share our concerns with other agencies

without first speaking to parents, or without the consent of the parents. The safety and protection of our pupils is our most important concern and we wish to reassure you that

any sharing of information is done with the child’s best interest at heart. If you have any concerns about the

welfare or safety of any child in our school, the Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mrs Beverley Waddington. The

academy has a duty to inform parents there is a prohibition on reporting or publishing details (including on social

media) that could identify anyone who is subject to an allegation.

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The Chiodiale

The chiodiale is a creature who targets humans when they enter the Brazilian part of the Amazonian jungle. To the chiodiale humans mean trouble. Let me tell you more about this beast: it has strong legs, a fish tail, sharp, crocodile teeth and razor-sharp hearing. More on that later! A pack of chiodale is called a running flush and a baby is called a club. These card references were put in place because chiodale love gambling and cheating (they are part cheetah

after all).

One chiodiale eats 87.3g in berries each day and over 10kg of fish! Consuming the berries is unusual as a chiodiale is part cheetah, part crocodile, part whale and this is strange because none of these animals eat berries! The fish is

perfectly normal for that combination of animals. When a chiodiale catches a human, it does not eat the human: the chiodiale only kills it. The chiodiale is normally cruel and will either starve, drown, or suffocate the human for a slow

death, symbolising the slow decimation of the amazon rainforest.

Chiodale live in the Amazon rainforest, specifically in Brazil as the jungle is dense there. Of course the forest is slowly being cut down forcing chiodale to target humans. The chiodiale is only protecting its young and all of the other animals that live in the rainforest. The chiodiale only has one threat: the sun. Chiodale are nocturnal due to the

immense sunburn the chiodale suffer from; it can be deadly. Chiodale never stay in one place unless protecting the 50- 100 eggs the female can lay. Most chiodale sleep either underwater or in trees.

Most physical adaptations the chiodiale have developed are extremely useful including strong legs enabling tree

climbing and fast travel. Gills and a whale tail allow strong swimming and breathing underwater, which is useful as in the scenario that a human comes by, a chiodiale hides in the water and pounces on its target. Sharp hearing is a

chiodiale’s dominant sense with sight close behind. With teeth like knives, a chiodiale is an unstoppable force for any threat.

A female chiodiale can lay 50-100 eggs in one pontoon (a hoard of chiodiale eggs) and over 1000 in a lifetime. Two thirds of chiodiale eggs die before birth so it is necessary for a chiodiale to lay so many. Chiodale always leave their

young in 2 human years but to the chiodiale the clubs are only 2 months old in chiodiale time. The lifespan of a chiodiale is 600 human years (50 chiodiale years) but sadly, barely any last that long.

Some chiodale have very strange behaviour for the species it is. Some people think the chiodiale are ruthless killers

and they would be right in saying that. There is more to the chiodiale than meets the eye. A person actually befriending a chiodiale is exceptionally rare but possible. One instance is when a person showed the chiodiale that

they were not a threat and then the chiodiale accepted the human (but not as the dominant species).

The chiodiale are endangered despite just being discovered. The WWF is not defending this animal, yet… Would you protect these creatures, willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the rainforest and all of the animals in it?

This report was written by Natalie

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The Worm-Tail Cobra by Sam

The worm-tail cobra is an interesting reptile native to South America. It is a species of snake with a worm on the tip of its tail. It is also known as bait snake (this is because it lies in wait for birds and other prey) by the humans who live

near the cobra’s habitat.

Worm-tail cobras live in the rainforests in Peru, Brazil and Colombia - high up in the tees. They live in a tropical biome: due to camouflage there is only a 3% chance of finding them in rainforests.

The worm-tail cobra has bright- green skin (if it is not appropriate they will shed their skin continuously until perfect)

to blend in with the trees that they occupy; this coating is essential as they need to blend into the surroundings to fool prey. They have small slits for eyes so they are only active in day light. Razor-sharp fangs sink into prey,

immediately paralysing the unfortunate bird.

Female worm-tail cobras are pregnant for 6-9weeks before laying their eggs; the eggs take about a fortnight to hatch. The hatchlings are abandoned before even hatching and have to survive on their own. They reach maturity at about

12 years living to be over 90 years old.

They are predators and are not prey to anything. They eat birds as they attack the worm on their tail over any animal. They are carnivores eating all different types of bird.

Every day they lie in the canopy of trees in plain sight hoping birds will come along; this species are incredibly greedy.

This reptile is petrified and aggressive towards humans. Humans may be attacked or even killed by the worm-tail cobra. Sometimes the cobras are attacked by humans in self-defence.

These newly discovered brutes are declining due to lack of trees in rainforests. We must help each and every one of

these extremely rare reptiles survive by not chopping down the Earth’s rainforest and help stop deforestation. Everyone needs to help these fascinating animals by being eco-friendly and not buying palm oil products.

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Hot Main Dish Mac ‘N’ Cheese

Chinese Chicken Noodles

Christmas Dinner Menu

Beef Tortilla Pie with a Rice

side **

Salmon Fish Fingers *** and

Chips

Alternative Dish

Mexican Bean and Potato

Wrap with a Rice side

Cheese and Tomato Pizza

** with Potato Wedges

Veggie Pizza Hot Dog with

Potato Wedges

Cheese and Sweetcorn

Omelette with Chips

Jacket Potato Choice of 2 toppings available daily Vegetables Broccoli

Cauliflower Medley

Green Beans

Peas Carrots

Sweetcorn Mediterranean

Vegetables

Baked Beans Peas

Desserts Chocolate Slice *

Orange Drizzle Cake

Banana and Berry Cobbler *

with Custard

Peach and Chocolate

Sponge Cool Water, Fresh Fruit, Freshly Baked Bread and Yoghurt available daily

* Fruit Based ** Wholegrain *** Oily Fish

Our menus run on a three-weekly cycle. For details of the other menus on offer and full allergen information please see our website. (https://www.glpa.org.uk/meals)

Infant children receive a free piece of fruit each day as part of the government School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme. Please Note: Dinners for children in Year 3 – 6 cost £2.35 per day and can be paid by ParentPay

or by cheques made payable to Green Lane Primary Academy. We always strive to improve our dinners. We welcome your comments about last week’s menu. Please email [email protected].

Green Lane Primary Academy reserves the right to substitute menu items.

Attendance

If your child is going to be absent from school, please can you ensure that you contact the office staff on 0113 212 7107. This needs to be daily for each day of absence.

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