Police visit to celebrate Woodcroft support

Woodcroft was visited by PC Rolfe and Support Officer Davies from the Met Police’s Safer Transport Team on Monday 30th January. Last term, local pupils were set the task of promoting safer driving in their families through the Parents Promise Licence activity. Today, PC Rolfe returned to thank Woodcroft for its support and present certificates and prizes to the winners.

We were informed that there had been a 50% reduction in accidents on local roads during the Police’s initiative. Well done to all of the pupils and families who took part.

Woodcroft S&W Netball Champions

Congratulations to the Woodcroft Netball Team who successfully defended their title as Barnet S&W Champions. A tense final against The Orion went into extra time until Woodcroft got the goal that mattered to retain their title!

24 teams from across the South and West of the district competed on a bitterly cold January day. Despite slipping up in a group stage match against Frith Manor, when the net eluded our attackers, we made it through to the quarter finals. Victories followed against Bell Lane and then Goldbeaters put us in the final against The Orion. It turned out to be a very evenly matched game, both sides had chances to win, but after normal time the scores remained level at 1-1. That was when Daniel found his form at the vital moment during the sudden death ‘golden goal’ finale. He confidently slotted home the ball following a swift Woodcroft counter attack. Well done to the entire team who all played their positions wonderfully. We must also congratulate our development B team who performed well in their own group stage games. Thank you to our support staff, coaches Mr Patel, Mr Judd, and first aider Mrs Clark. Training now begins again as we prepare for the borough wide finals next month!

Woodcroft Year 4 Winners

Teams from Year 4 took part in the 3rd bi-annual ConnectED Dodgeball Festival on Thursday 19th January. This event, hosted at Woodcroft, is sponsored by TutorHunt who provide free coaching through Foundation Sports for Woodcroft, Goldbeaters and The Orion. All of the pupils from across the three schools played with energy and enthusiasm. A team from Woodcroft were unbeaten throughout the tournament and successfully won the trophy for the second time.

The spring term is looking as exciting as ever with lots of activities already planned. This term we will be having a number of special event weeks:

Internet Safety Week begins on 6th February. In addition to assemblies and lessons we will be having a special Technology Day on the 7th February and parent workshops on Thursday 9th February.

The Big Read Week starts on 28th February to coincide with World Book Day (on March 2nd). There will be lots of reading activities including a live theatre performance of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, plus competitions, buddy reading and storytelling sessions.

Visual Arts Week starts on Monday 20th February. This term’s theme is Fashion as the week coincides with London Fashion Week. We are planning lots of activities based around famous designers, jewellery, historical clothing,  textiles, printing and international costume.

Red Nose Day is on Friday 24th March. We will raise money through a funny fashion non-uniform day! Pupils can hilariously accessorise their clothes, dress back to front or inside out or mix and match some crazy colours. You could even come in your beach wear! Whatever you choose; the funnier the better.

The WOW Factor takes place at the end of term. Pupils will be starting to plan their acts for this year’s exciting competition. Class auditions begin on 6th March with the grand final  show scheduled for the evening of 29th March.

Online Calendar – There are also a host of trips, special assemblies, music concerts, activities and sporting events already booked in the diary – take a look at our online calendar (click here) to keep up to date.

Amazing Woodcroft Dance Performances

What now seems to be a tradition at Woodcroft is our Festival of Dance on the final day of term. Today we were treated to an amazing showcase of Woodcroft talent with 5 different dance groups performing, plus a special surprise performance at the end of the show! Read on to see photographs of the performances… (more…)

Oh no it isn’t – Oh yes it is! The Key Stage 1 and Foundation Stage Panto

It’s Staff Panto Day at Woodcroft! First to perform, if that’s the correct description, were the KS1 and Foundation Stage Staff with their take on Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhyme – ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’

Act 2 – Key Stage 2!

Our second show of the day involved the Key Stage 2 Staff. The King had to choose his Queen, but did he make the right choice? Snow White was victorious in the end, helped by her Seven Dwarfs. Each show finished with an attempt at the mannequin challenge – log in to the TreeHouse Announcements page to see how we did! (click here)

Christmas begins with the Winter Ball

We enjoyed three separate discos on Friday 2nd December for pupils from Nursery to Year 6, all thanks to our resident DJ – Mr Raw! Thank you also to Friends of Woodcroft for organising this year’s event. The climax to the evening for Years 4 to 6 was our very own attempt at the mannequin challenge! School users can login to follow the link below and visit our virtual portal, The Tree House, to watch the video.

Click here for the Winter Ball Mannequin Challenge (logged in users only)

The Parents’ Promise Licence

The Police set our pupils a homework assignment this week (see Newsletter 259) to encourage safer driving. Pupils interviewed their parents (or a relative who drives) about their driving habits and then issued them a special licence that they had decorated.

For more information about the project visit: http://dontriskit.info/kidsinthecar

Competition Time

Prizes for the best licences from each class were being awarded – take a look at the winners and runners-up below. The police are also holding a competition across the local area, so copies of the winning licences have been sent to Edgware Police Station. To take a look at our winners  (more…)