Woodcroft Primary School

Woodcroft Musicians Perform

On Thursday 29th June our strings musicians performed a wonderful concert for family and friends. Many of our performers had only begun leaning their instrument in September, so to play with such accomplished confidence was a real achievement. Well done to our BEAT tutors, Mrs McLean (violin) and Mrs Hooker (cello) for preparing the pupils so well. Special thanks must also be given to Ms Blyth who leads our senior ensemble, and to Ms Sherring, as always, our Music Leader.

We also had a special guest solo violin performance as one our ex-pupils, now studying at Copthall, joined us for the afternoon. It was good example for our younger musicians to see how their skills can develop with passion and determination.

Nursery had a wonderful day out at Willows Farm Park. After the trip Maida wrote a report. Click on the image to read about her favourite part of the farm.

Report by Maida

Nursery did lots of exciting things. Take a look below. The teachers had a good time too!

3rd Successive School Games Mark GOLD!

We are delighted to announce that Woodcroft has achieved the GOLD School Games Mark Award for the 2016/17 academic year.
The School Games Mark is a Government led award scheme launched in 2012, facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community, and we are delighted to have been recognised for our success.

Click on the image below to see our thank you message to everyone who contributed to this success.

The Senior Choir rehearsing at The ArtsDepot

On Thursday 22nd June Woodcroft’s fantastic choir performed on the stage at the ArtsDepot Finchley. On the final night of the annual Barnet Music Festival our wonderful singers, lead by Miss Sherring and Miss Blyth, performed an outstanding version of ‘Rise’, composed for the Rio Olympics. Photographs cannot be taken of the actual evening performance, but take a look at their rehearsal below…

Woodcroft Dance Team Win ‘The Great Big Dance Off’ National Finals

Woodcroft Dance Team celebrate winning the national finals

On Monday 19th June, one of the hottest days of the year, Woodcroft Dance Team travelled to Oxford to take part in the Great Big Dance Off National Finals. Competing against thirty two other schools, all regional finalists, from across the country we came away with the coveted trophy and title – Great Big Dance Off National Champions 2017!

Woodcroft won the London Regional Dance Off back in February to earn their place in the national finals staged at The New Theatre, Oxford. The schools taking part had travelled from as far afield as Yorkshire and Lancashire to the north and the Kent coast in the south!

The Woodcroft dancers from years 4 to 6 performed a piece titled ‘What Shakes Us Won’t Break Us’ that was inspired by the Nepal earthquake of 2015. Feelings of sadness, anger and confusion were represented in a composition of contemporary movement; highlighting a tragedy that was close to the heart of our school community.

Throughout the year, the dance team have also been involved in charity fundraising. They have collected over £1300 in sponsorships donated to the British Red Cross, a charity that that has supported the recovery work following the tragic disaster.

Serena Williams, Woodcroft Choreographer, said,

“These talented children have worked so hard and I am extremely proud of their dedication, commitment and work ethic both in rehearsals and on stage.”

The professional judges at the finals agreed, awarding Woodcroft with a perfect score in each category; performance delivery, dance skill and originality!

Year 6 Wildchild Camp

Outward bound

Year 6 headed off this week on their annual Wildchild Adventure Camp to spend their nights under canvas and experience the great outdoors!

Day 1

We had booked perfect weather so the sun was shining and the skies were clear blue. The first day was action packed with woodland scavenger hunts, survival skills lessons, shelter building, fire lighting, abseiling, archery, field games, tobogganing, camp fires, and much, much more. Take a look …

Day 2

After an early start – Year 6 were all wide awake by sunrise at 5.00am – we had another amazing day filled with nature trails, forest tracking, team building, camp making, marshmallow toasting, field sports, and the biggest game of hide and seek we had ever played called ‘Sardines’. Take a look …

Day 3 

The final day of our Wildchild Adventure – so many memories…

Then the journey home, exhausted…

Thank you to Wildchild and our teachers; Miss Maynard, Mrs Hatch, Miss Stubbings and Mr Rees.

Congratulations Rylee – Muay Thai World Champion

Muay Thai K1 medal Ceremony

Well done to Rylee (Y4) who travelled to Athens, Greece, over 1/2 term to represent England as part of the ISKA Muay Thai K1 squad. Muay Thai is a form of martial art combat.

On Wednesday 16th May Woodcroft sent a team of golfers to the Barnet Tri-Golf Championships staged at Allianz Park. After winning their group stage our squad of 10 went through the play-offs against the other group finalists. In a tense finale against Broadfields, The Hyde and Goldbeaters we emerged victorious and came away with the gold medals!

What isTri-Golf?
Tri-golf is a ‘mini’ version of golf for primary schools. It involves the use of adapted equipment for use in a variety of golf skill games that mix individual and team play. Tri-Golf is designed to provide an enjoyable introduction to the sport. 

London Youth Games
Woodcroft will now represent Barnet at the London Youth Games in July. The games, held at The National Sports Centre in Crystal Palace, are open competitions enabling the most talented young people in each London borough to compete to become champions of London.

Woodcroft pupils took part in two fun festivals over the weekend…

Saturday 13th May – SMASHfestUK

SMASHfestUK 2017 on The Grahame Park

Despite three unplanned venue changes due to circumstances outside of their control, the SMASHfest team pulled out all of the stops to ensure their volcano themed science festival was a success. Those that went along to The Grahame Park on Saturday were able to enjoy a wide range of fun activities and experiments. As part of the afternoon, Woodcroft Dance Club had been invited to perform their winning routine. Thank you to all of the pupils, parents and staff who supported us at this event.

Sunday 14th May – Barnet Unity Festival

Barnet Unity of Faiths Festival

Then on Sunday, Woodcroft were one of the performance acts on the main stage of The Barnet Unity of Faiths Festival held at Burnt Oak Leisure Centre. This event brought together all of the faiths and cultures that make up our wonderfully diverse locality. Both Woodcroft Choir and Dance Club’s performance wonderfully to the festival crowd. Well done to everyone who took part.

Well done to the Woodcroft Year 3 Football Team who took part in the Barnet Sport Borough Tournament on Friday 12th May. After some outstanding play they finished third in their group, narrowly missing out on a quarter final place by 1 point. All of the team played with energy and enthusiasm. Mr Patel and Mr Judd, our team coaches, were particularly impressed with their commitment to tackles.