Woodcroft Weekly Issue 488

A Busy Week for Year 6!

A Bushcraft Camp, A Citizenship Day, African Drumming Workshops and a choir performance at the Barnet Schools Music Festival – pupils in Year 6 have been extremely busy this week! Read about their exploits, and lots more, in issue 488 of our weekly newsletter.

Download your own PDF addition right here … https://bit.ly/3Xf3Ibs

School Closed

Woodcroft will be closed to pupils on Thursday 27th April due to industrial action by the National Education Union.

Food Parcels

Curriculum Information Evenings

Over the past two weeks your teachers have been hosting online year group information evenings.  If you were unable to attend any of the meetings, or would like to remind yourself of the key points, please download a PDF of the slides by clicking the links below.

Teachers will also be holding individual consultation sessions on the 5th and 7th of October. More information to follow.

Year Group Presentation Slides To Download
Year 1                     Year 1 Curriculum and Information Evening          
Year 2 Year 2 Curriculum and Information Evening
Year 3 Year 3 Curriculum and Information Evening
Year 4 Year 4 Curriculum and Information Evening 
Year 5 Year 5 Curriculum and Information Evening 
Year 6 Year 6 Curriculum Information and Evening

Woodcroft Weekly – Issue 417

We have had another busy week with trips, theatre groups, photographs and (unfortunately) COVID19! Keep up to date with everything that is happening in school by reading your copy of Woodcroft Weekly every Friday! Download a PDF version here … https://bit.ly/3dDk1sN

Please Complete Our Questionnaire

Safety In Our Local Parks

Burnt Oak schools are keen to support our local communities following the recent events at Montrose and more general issues with park safety. We are responding to ongoing concerns that have been expressed by our pupils in class, and our families at the school gate. 

Local Headteachers wrote a letter to Barnet Council about these concerns. We are pleased to report that support has now been offered to our pupils through safety talks, workshops and counselling for those in need.

However, worries still remain in relation to our families and their ability to safely access the local parks and open spaces, especially as we approach the summer holidays. 

Burnt Oak schools want our communities to have a voice! We have joined together to create a short questionnaire to collect your views. Your responses will then be put to Barnet leadership at a special schools’ forum to be held before the end of term. 

We now need as many families as possible to complete our questionnaire! Click here …

https://form.jotform.com/211742150351039

Links will also be sent out by email and text. It only takes 5 minutes so why not do it now!

We want all of our children to feel safe. We want our families to feel heard! Please take part in our questionnaire. Thank you.

The PE and Sport Premium Grant is designed to help primary schools improve the quality of the PE and sport activities that they offer to their pupils.

Objective:

To enhance pupils’ exercise through appropriate use of the Sport Premium and encourage healthy lifestyles.

Success Criteria:

  • Raised awareness and profile of PE and healthy lifestyle across school community
  • Increased opportunities for all pupils to enjoy, participate and succeed in sport/physical activities during curriculum time and through clubs.
  • Increased confidence of staff to deliver PE and sport opportunities to pupils

Action Plan:

Download a PDF of the Sports Plan click this link.

Back to School in Barnet

Helping children back to school

It’s been a challenging year for children and young people which is why it’s so important that we so what we can to help support their mental health and wellbeing as they return to the classroom on 8 March.

We have a wide range of useful resources for parents, carers, teachers, children and young people on our Back to School page. Some of these include links to the latest government guidance, tips on how to get back into a routine, important information on potential changes to the school setting and advice on dealing with anxiety:

Also, Barnet Integrated Clinical Services (BICS) have organised a series of FREE wellbeing workshops for children, young people, parents and carers. View the list of workshops and details on how to book here.

We’re wishing you and your child the best of luck on their return to school!