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Earlier today, a team of Year 6 children represented the school, and the district, at the Sportshall Athletics County Finals in Kettering. This event was made possible thanks to the children's immense second place finish at the district competition in January where they finished an impressive 2nd overall! Today was a chance to see how the squad matched up against other schools from across all of Northamptonshire.
Dear parents,
Please read on for information on our new Value, Cinema Club, Special Sport Mornings, World Book Day, Card Swapping Club and The Woodland Times.
At the end of last half-term we celebrated our values award winners. These were children who had demonstrated particular aptitude for our focus value of COOPERATION.
Mr Horsley led both the KS2 and KS1/FS awards and encouraged lots of dancing, as the children proceeded down our famous red carpet to recieve their awards. In each class, the teachers spoke about 2 of their children who had demonstrated positive behaviour that reflected our focus value of COOPERATION this term. Miss Wagstaff had a poem on the theme of cooperation and it was super to see the support given to the award winners by their peers and other members of the school.
Please select the PDF file below for your very own copy of the Woodland Times - Spring 1 Edition
‘Inspire’ is the first word in our school motto. Please read on to see some of the inspirational things that have happened in school this term. Plus, the Key Events section includes some inspirational dates up to the end of the year (get them in your diaries!)
Yesterday, we were very exited to host a day of inspiration by the Volkswagen Group. A lovely group of employees from the company visited the school and carried out a range of activities to inspire the children.
The children in KS1 and Foundation Stage are so excited about their new reading bears! Today they will be bringing home a new reading friend to read a story to. They may want to read their bear a school book, library book, home book or read a story from their head. Each Wednesday, we are asking the children to return their reading bear and swap it for a new reading friend. Lots of excitement in school about these today!
This morning the children in KS2 had the opportunity to hear from professional basketball star, Andre Arissol. Andre is currently playing for the MK Breakers in the UK and runs his own coaching company (Athletic Elite UK) to help children reach their full potential in basketball.
National Storytelling Week is a celebration of the art of storytelling and the power of stories to connect, entertain, and inspire. It celebrates the diverse ways in which stories are told, whether through spoken word, written narratives, theatre, film, or other creative mediums. This fantastic annual event is a joyful celebration of the power of sharing stories.
We are very excited to welcome you to storytelling week. Each day, throughout this week, we will be uploading videos of the staff at the school sharing extracts of books that they enjoy reading to children. Check back each day for updates and new stories. What will your favourite stories be?
Miss Wagstaff reading Drama Llama by Rachel Morrisroe and Ella Okstad - Suitable for all children
Mr Horsley reading an extract from Room 13 by Robert Swindells - Suitable for Years 5 and 6
Miss Hicklin reading Me by Emma Dodd - Suitable for all (Particularly KS1 / FS)
Mrs Hodgson reading an extract from The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl - suitable for all (particularly Y3/4)
Mrs Cox reading an extract from The Land of Roar by Jenny McLachlan - Suitable for Y5/6
Mr Havard reading Dogger by Shirley Hughes - Suitable for all (Particularly KS1/FS)
Mrs Matsangou reading The Three Billy Goats Gruff retold by Mac Barnett - Suitable for all
Mrs Cadge reading an extract from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling - Suitable for Y5/6
Mrs Warren reading The Book Without a Story by Carolina Rabei - Suitable for all (Particularly KS1 / FS)
Mrs Wood reading Who Flung Dung by Ben Redlich - Suitable for all
Mrs Jakeman reading an extract from The Football School Encyclopedia by - Alex Bellos and Ben Lyttleton - Suitable for all (Particularly Y3/4)
Miss Ryan reading an extract from George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl - Particularly suitable for Y3/4
Mrs Nash reading an extract from The Wild Robot by Peter Brown - Suitable for Y5/6
Miss Brahimaj reading The Little Red Hen by Gerald Rose - Suitable for all
The Mystery Penguin (Yes - we found them!) reading The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl - Suitable for all
Various past children of WVPS read an extract from our very own headteacher's published book - Tremors Day
Watch out for special events in our Storytelling Week coming next week! Preview below...
Please read on for information on the launch of our new School Website, our School Value for Spring, our new Curriculum C, Achieve With Me details, School Blogs and Key Dates
