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Woodcroft celebrated another fantastic year of dance with performances to the school and families. There were lots of of people to thank who have help over the year …
We even had a surprise ‘World Cup’ inspired performance … (click on the image below 😉 )
Level Up! The 2018 Year 6 Leavers Show
Level Up! was the title of this year’s Y6 Show, and on Thursday night, to a packed audience of family and friends, they staged an outstanding leavers production.
In the story, a group of video game obsessed children were transported inside their console and had to overcome a series of challenges to escape. Full of song, dance and humour, the show captured all of our Y6’s talents. They also learnt some important messages along the way!
Well done to the pupils and staff for entertaining us so creatively. Special mention must go to Mr Guest and Miss Maynard who wrote this year’s production, not forgetting Mr Huckerby, who composed and recorded the original songs along with Mr Guest. We also need to recognise the hard work, and commitment, of all of our staff and pupils for bringing these wonderful productions to life. Mrs Ditchman and Mrs Medjhi worked tirelessly on costume and props. Well done to Charlie and Zaheer, our Y6 technical crew, for flawless light and sound effects.
Good luck to you all at high school!
Barnet School Awards 2018
Liz Court, Woodcroft’s fantastic Chair of Governors, was awarded Barnet Governor of the Year at the 2018 Barnet Schools Awards. Liz received her award at a presentation evening, hosted by Barnet Southgate College and attended by The Mayor. This is a truly well deserved accolade to mark an amazing 50 Years of service to Woodcroft and its community! Liz joined as a teacher in 1969, both her children attended Woodcroft, and she started on the Governing Body immediately upon retirement. She has been Chair for the past 9 years and has also volunteered as a weekly reading support throughout that time!
I am sure that you will join the school in congratulating Liz on her achievements and thanking her for an astounding 50 years of dedicated and continuous commitment to Woodcroft.
Year 6 headed off on their wilderness adventure camp this week and had a fantastic time under canvas.
This was a real back-to-nature experience they will never forget. They have learned cooking, tracking, trapping, camouflage, first aid, survival skills, rescue techniques, archery and shelter building! They have lit fires, played woodland games, eaten bushtucker and even rescued their teachers from a plane crash! What an amazing week…
WINNERS! On Saturday 21st April our amazing Woodcroft Dance Team won the 2018 London heat of ‘Dance: Make Your Move’. The competition, organised by The British Red Cross, is open to schools from across the South East. Woodcroft will now go on to compete at the O2 in the Grand Final on Sunday 8th July.
It was a truly outstanding performance by all of our dancers on stage at MCT Alleyns. Woodcroft also received the Platinum Fundraiser Award for collecting over £1300 in sponsorship for The British Red Cross. What an achievement by everyone! As the top fundraisers, Woodcroft’s dancers will now receive a workshop day at London’s Pineapple Dance Studios, sponsors of last night’s competition.
More news and photos to follow…
Welcome back at the start of the summer term when school life gets even busier! We have got an action packed schedule planned. The next few months are full of music festivals, dance finals, sports events, pupil performances and class trips. Not to mention all of the outstanding learning that takes place in the classrooms; oh, and the small matter of end of year tests!
Take a look at our online calendar (click here, or follow the calendar link on this page) for all of the key dates and times. We try to keep it as up to date as possible.
Here are just a few of the many things to look forward to …
In April …
Reception Head off to Radlett Theatre
African Drumming lessons begin for Year 2
Bikeability training takes place for those that signed up in Years 3 and 4
On 21st April our amazing Dance Team take part in the London Make Your Move: Dance Finals @ The MCT, East Dulwich,
The 25th sees The English Pocket Opera (EPOC) Opera return to Woodcroft for a special KS2 performance workshop that is titled – The History of Western Music Part I.
In May …
Year 3 take a trip to Natural History Museum
KS2 SATS week for Year 6 begins on 14th May
We defend our Barnet Tri-Golf Championship at The Metro Golf Centre on 24th May
Year 6 have a very special African Drumming Day planned with the return of Abass from One Drum.
Half Term is 28th May to 1st June (Pupils return on Tuesday 5th June)
In June …
On 6th June Year 6 head off to the wilderness on their bushcraft residential adventure camp
We have a Visual Arts Week starting on 11th June
Our wonderful choir perform on the stage of the Arts Depot at the 2018 Barnet Music Festival.
Nursery take a trip out to Willows Activity Farm
Woodcroft will be taking part in Burnt Oak Great Get Together a new community event (at St Alphege Church) on Saturday 23rd June
Our dancers head off to the Great Big Dance Off national finals in Oxford on the 25th June
The choir have been invited to perform at the prestigious Proms at St Jude’s on 28th June.
In July …
Get ready for Sports Days – Nursery is on Monday 2nd, KS1 on Tuesday 3rd and KS2 on Wednesday 4th July
This year’s Year 6 Leavers Show is on 12th July
The last day of term is on 20th July with the usual 2.00pm Finish (with Nursery finishing the previous day).
Wednesday 28th March was an evening of music, comedy, dance and drama, and that can only mean one thing … The Woodcroft Wow Factor!
Thank you to everyone who submitted a completed questionnaire. All of the forms have now been collated. The school appreciates your overwhelmingly positive feedback. We are always striving to improve and your constructive comments will help us to do even better!
Click on an image below to view charts representing this year’s combined results from the parents and carer survey.
Alternatively, click on the link below to download a PDF document. This form also includes the 2017 ‘strongly agree’ totals for comparison.
On Friday 9th March Woodcroft Dance Team performed on the stage at the Finchley ArtsDepot as part of the Barnet Dance Festival. The group performed beautifully, a real credit to the school. Well done to all of the dancers. Take a look at their rehearsal and backstage preparations below.
Click ‘INSIDE’ image above to view video.
From the 26th February to 2nd March we hosted our annual Big Read! Lots of fun and exciting activities have were planned to promote the enjoyment of reading. This year we also combined it with our termly Art Week linking it to an India theme inspired our focus book , ‘A Little Princess’, by Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic
Competition Time: Write a description of a character from a favourite book. Winners from every year group will chosen by School Council. Book vouchers for the school Book Fair will be awarded!!!
Extreme Reading Challenge 2018: Take a photo of yourself reading in an unusual (but not dangerous!) place! Upload it onto the Treehouse page (#BigReadWeek / Extreme Reading) or share it with your teacher. These people have already taken up the challenge this week …
Mr Patel trying hard to read his book during the Y5 Trip to The Unicorn Theatre
Click here to see more photos of Woodcroft pupils and staff reading in unusual places …
Attic Bedroom Reads: Let’s get blogging about our best books. If you could only choose one, which book would you want to read if stuck in an attic bedroom like the Little Princess? Why would you read it? Tell the rest of the school on the TreeHouse #BigReadWeek/ Attic Bedroom Reads
On Tuesday morning M&M Theatre performed a wonderful version of a classic from English children’s literature, The Little Princess. Take a look…
Classes had their Mystery Books delivered on Wednesday. Each title was chosen from the The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals shortlist for 2017. These are the UK’s oldest and most prestigious children’s book awards. Often described by authors and illustrators as ‘the one they want to win’, the are the gold standard in children’s literature.
http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/greenaway-current-shortlist.php
So the fairy cast a spell; and everyone that went to the Woodcroft – pupils, teachers, assistants, secretaries, cooks, coaches and helpers – all fell into a deep sleep, wherever they were at that very moment… for Sleeping Beauties click here
