Issue 412 is all about our plans to get involved with the English School’s FA Football Week 2021. Year 5 have also been busy; read Emily and Alae’s articles about their about Victorian Day and Clean Air Campaigns. Also in this edition we discuss the importance of sleep, plus lots more!
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Catch up on all the Woodcroft News in issue 411 of The Woodcroft Weekly … Download your own full PDF edition right here … https://bit.ly/3uQhYIo
Happy Eid to all in our community who are celebrating today, Eid Mubarak.
Today was NSPCC Number Day and pupils from Y1 to Y6 at Woodcroft got fully involved in NSPCC Rocks the UK-wide online times tables competition run by Times Tables Rock Stars.
It was an exciting day of maths competition against 1000’s of schools from across the country! At the beginning of the morning Woodcroft got off to a good start but then slipped down the rankings. However, as the day went on we edged up the leaderboard to hold 5th place by 3.00pm. Despite being knocked back a place or two, as the evening went on, and pupils logged on at home, the charge was on! From 6th place, we piled on the points and finished in an amazing 2nd place overall – amassing a grand total of 314,633 points!
The battle for top class at Woodcroft was also hard fought. But 4T were on fire today … Continue reading
The latest edition of our weekly news is out. Download your PDF copy here: bit.ly/3uuXjcW Read about our latest @udoitdance champion. Check out our current position in the @TTRockStars #NSPCCRocks competition, and go through the tasty summer menus from @ISS_Education.. All this , and much more, is all in Issue 410.
We have news about the Arts Council of England’s ArtsMark Award, a special Trinity College announcement, The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Show and our own Art Week galleries!
You can also read about the news from Mrs Baldwyn and Miss Sherring, as well as find out what we have in store the the rest of the term! Download a copy hear … https://bit.ly/3t3EWu8
The stimulus for our Spring Term Art Week was British Science Week’s theme of ‘Innovating for the Future’. During the week, pupils learnt about an artist, practised new skills and worked toward a final project.
We have created a virtual walk down the ‘Gallery Corridor’ and added a few extra photos from some of the displays around the school …
Each Year Group researched the work of a famous artist for their inspiration …
| Class | Genre / Media | Artist / Designer |
| Nursery | Bottle Top Recycling Project | Michelle Stitzlein |
| Reception | Magnetic Robot / Space Pictures | Brian Mock (Robot sculptures) |
| Y1 | Space Race Collage / Mixed Media | Robert Rauschenberg |
| Y2 | Futuristic Car Design / Painting | Luigi Russolo |
| Y3 | Looking After Our Future / Recycled Sculpting | Leo Seawell |
| Y4 | Space Painting | Lucien Rudaux |
| Y5 | Futuristic Classics Collage/Painting | Leonardo da Vinci /Edvard Munch /Johanes Vermeer |
| Y6 | Cyborgs Sci-Fi /Graphic art | Osamu Tezuka |
We welcomed everyone back to the start of the Summer Term this week. As always, there is plenty to tell you about. Make sure you keep up to date by reading our weekly newsletter that is published every Friday.
Click here for your copy of Newsletter Issue 408
School is now back in full swing as you can see from this week’s bumper issue of the Woodcroft Weekly News. View the gallery below or click here to download the PDF … https://bit.ly/2O1XLPW
Now is the time to reserve your place in our Nursery ready for this September. Contact the school office to discuss enrolling your child on our nursery register. Children born between 1st September 2017 and 31st August 2018 are eligible for a Nursery place at Woodcroft starting in September 2021.
***Contact our school office on 02089593244 office to fo more information***
Woodcroft offers the FREE flexible 15 hours provision for all children, with the option to book for extra sessions as required. Parents of three and four year olds that are registered with Woodcroft’s Nursery can also apply for the government’s 30 hours free childcare offer through the Government website www.childcarechoices.gov.uk.
