Guitar Club performed a wonderful musical set to the school and parents on Friday 23rd January. They played and sang ‘Stay with Me’ by Sam Smith and then two songs by Ariana Grande; ‘Break Free’ and ‘Problem’. They also performed ‘Count on Me’ by Bruno Mars and ‘Stairway to Heaven’ by Led Zeppelin.
The quality of their playing and singing was truly amazing. Well done to Mr Huckerby for enabling such musical talent an opportunity to express itself so confidently. Visit the photo gallery here…
Ollie Tunmer, star of West End Show Stomp, taught Woodcroft pupils the art of body percussion. Take a look at what we got up to…click here to visit the gallery.
Ex Woodcroft pupil, Bryn Court, talks about his film creations.
Today we were visited by Bryn Court, an ex Woodcroft pupil who is now a renowned Hollywood movie sculptor and set designer. Bryn was the Head Sculptor for the Harry Potter series of movies, but has also worked on many other famous films from Braveheart to James Bond. He brought along two house elves from Harry Potter. I am sure you all remember ‘Dobby’ from the films…guess who created him?
Bryn talked to the school in a special assembly. He told us all about his time as a pupil at Woodcroft, and how he dreamed of becoming an artist. He described how he worked hard at school so that he could go to college to study art. After college Bryn then started helping out at a film studio to learn from others around him. He has now worked on many films and also helped create the Harry Potter theme parks in Orlando and Japan. Bryn has just finished making a lifesize fire breathing dragon at Universal Studio’s new Wizarding World; check out this video clip below …
Bryn was also crafted the Dark Knight sculptures for the Batman movies. Visit his website to see all of his fantastic work. http://moviesculptor.com/
Sculptor Bryn Court talks about his Harry Potter work
Bryn will be coming back to Woodcroft in the near future to support our AIM@Arts programme and work with some Woodcroft pupils. However, he starts a new film project with JK Rowling on Monday; but you will have to ask one of the pupils to find out about this surprise news!
Welcome Back
Welcome back to the start of our spring term. We hope that you had a good break. Life is as busy as ever at Woodcroft. To keep up to date with all that is happening please read the Weekly Newsletter. A list of important diary dates was included this week. To download another copy please click the link below.
Year Group Curriculum Newsletters
Each year group has written a curriculum newsletter for parents. This outlines key information that will help you support your child at home. Please remember, if you have any questions about your child in school, teachers are happy to speak with you after dismissing their class at the end of the day. Copies of all year group newsletters can by found in the Year Group News section of this website: Click here for more details
We have the pleasure of informing parents that Ofsted have notified the school of the outcomes of their recent inspection. We are extremely pleased to report that Woodcroft has been officially graded a GOOD school. A Copy of the report has been distributed to parents.
The report confirms what a fantastic school Woodcroft is, and that we all should be proud of the progress and achievement of everyone! Congratulations to all of the pupils, staff and governors.
We are delighted to announce that Woodcroft has been shortlisted in the Best School Music Department category at the 2015 Music Teacher Awards for Excellence!
Winners will be announced at a gala ceremony on 12 March 2015. Fingers crossed for Ms Sherring and the music department at Woodcroft!
Visit our music page (click here) and AIM@Arts page (click here) to find out about the outstanding music and arts opportunities available at Woodcroft.
We are a successful, well-equipped and inclusive school that proudly serves the needs of our pupils and local community.
Our motto, Together Towards Success, exemplifies everything that we strive to achieve. We hope this website gives you a flavour of the school; our academic success, the extensive range of services and facilities available, the wide variety of extra-curricular experiences offered, and the dedication and commitment of all our staff.
In our most recent inspection report published on 7th January 2015, Ofsted commented;
“The quality of teaching is good.”
“Governors are actively involved and know the school well.”
”Pupils feel safe, are happy and enjoy coming to school. They are keen to learn and behave well.”
“Aspirational programmes of study inspire pupils to do their very best.”
“Pupils are extremely proud to belong to the school … they work and play together harmoniously.”
We are particularly proud of our outstanding sports provision, commitment to the arts and the digital curriculum as part of our AIM@ programmes. Our aim is to raise the aspirations of every pupil, because Aspiration and Inspiration Matter at Woodcroft.
The school has achieved a number of prestigious awards that include Artsmark Gold, The Basic Skills Agency Quality Mark, The afPE Quality Mark for PE & Sport, the British Council’s International School Award and Healthy School Status.
In March 2015 Woodcroft was honoured to receive the national award for ‘Best School Music Department’ at the Music Teacher Excellence Awards.
“Everyone is welcome at Woodcroft Primary School.”
Mr Craig Tallon (Headteacher)
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