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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.
Catch up on all the latest news in issue 406 of The Woodcroft Weekly … Download your own full edition PDF right here …Â https://bit.ly/3lvRXdC
We have had some amazing BookFaces submitted for our BookFace Challenge. What a creative lot you are! Here are six examples from the main gallery page … https://www.woodcroft.barnet.sch.uk/bookface-challenge-2021/
Keep them coming in and we will add them to the main page!
Go to the full gallery here … https://www.woodcroft.barnet.sch.uk/bookface-challenge-2021/
We might have only fully reopened on Monday, but that doesn’t hold up back at Woodcroft. If you haven’t read this week’s news yet then you are going to need to catch-up! Check out the downloads below:
Woodcroft Weekly Issue 405 – PDF download
We are excited to be welcoming all pupils back to school on Monday 8th March. Make sure you have read the latest issue of our weekly newsletter which contains lots of information about our return. Download your own PDF copy of Woodcroft Weekly Issue 404 using this link. Alternatively, view the slides below … See you all on Monday!
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!
