Our Boomwhackers started show with a bang!
On Friday 11th March our percussion club, woodwind and brass players, plus senior guitar group performed to family and friends. All of the pupils played with confidence, including our younger musicians who impressed us with their developing skills. Well done to all of the fantastic music staff for enabling every pupil to progress and play so well. Continue reading
Woodcroft dancers getting ready to perform.
Well done to our J Rock dancers for another outstanding performance at the Finchley ArtsDepot as part of the Barnet Dance Festival on Tuesday 8th March.
We have also just received some fantastic news…the group have made it through to the National School Dance Off Finals! Following success at the London heats last month, we are now off to the Grand Final to be staged at Birmingham’s Alexandra Theatre on July 11th. A fantastic achievement – well done!
All musicians from both schools performed a massed orchestra piece to finish the show.
On Friday 4th March we enjoyed a musical treat when Woodcroft and Frith Manor string orchestras combined for a special collaborative concert. Last year Woodcroft visited Frith Manor to play, and today it was their turn to visit Woodcroft. Both schools performed an accomplished set with certain pieces involving musicians from both schools. Special thanks to the music tutors Val Maclean and Ruth Cohen for organising this event. It is great to see music and the arts thriving in Barnet primary schools.
Year 3 have begin their project to hatch and raise chickens from eggs. See below for updates of their progress: Continue reading
Stages 1 and 2 got ‘all aboard’ with characters Peter, Phyllis and Roberta when their whole world changed!As part of our Literacy Week, on Tuesday 1st March, we all collected our tickets to Oakworth Station. There we met Mr Perks, The Porter, who guided us through this heart-warming story about the Brentworth family. Continue reading
J Rock Stevenage 2016
After months of rehearsals, set building and costume making it all finally came together with an outstanding performance for Woodcroft J Rock Club at the Herts and North London Junior Rock Challenge dance competition last night.
Held at Stevenage Arts and Leisure Centre on 23rd February, Woodcroft wowed the audience with their composition about the Egyptian Queen, Nefertiti. Continue reading
Lots will be happening at Woodcroft during Literacy Festival Week! Highlights include…
There were some disappointed faces at the end of the tournament on Friday 5th February, but the football team can be proud of their achievement. After winning the Barnet heats, today they competed against teams from across North London at the prestigious Tottenham Hotspur First Team Training Centre in Enfield. Continue reading
The whole of Key Stage 2 (Year’s 3 to 6) went to see Minotaur at The Unicorn Theatre on Tuesday 2nd February. We were treated to a classic Greek myth with a contemporary twist. This visit was part of our year long Collaborate Partnership with The Unicorn in which every pupil in the school gets to experience live theatre! This was our second big day out at the theatre for Key Stage 2, in December we also went to see Baddies the Musical.
On Tuesday, Woodcroft filled auditorium in a sea of red sweatshirts; what an amazing opportunity for our pupils. Woodcroft is committed to promoting the Arts as part of our AIM@ programmes in which we extend and enrich the curriculum for all!
It was a glorious sunny day so we were able to enjoy lunch by the Thames, and beside the famous landmarks of Tower Bridge, The Tower of London and City Hall.
The Woodcroft Samba Band
Woodcroft is on the road to Rio 2016! We welcomed back renowned musician Ollie Tunmer from ‘Beat Goes On’ who worked with pupils from Yrs 3, 4 and 5G over the last 4 weeks on a special Brazilian Samba project. On Wednesday 27th Jan, the pupils performed their Brazilian Samba to an enthusiastic audience in which they presented their newly composed and arranged works.
The pupils had learnt traditional Brazilian Samba drumming techniques on authentic instruments as well as having an introduction to the cultural and historical origins of this music.
