World Book Day - lots of fun was had by all KS1 made Story Sacks, KS2 experienced an Escape Room in the Library, and all classes held a Reading Cafe as well as lots of other reading experiences. After school, there was then a Bedtime Stories event with a scavenger hunt, hot chocolate and stories.

We have some exciting news for you! We are taking part in Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel, the UK's largest inter-school cycling, walking, wheeling and scooting challenge. The challenge runs from 24 March- 4 April 2025. It's free to take part and we would love everyone to be involved. More information will be sent out later this week.

Swimming Pool Update Work on the swimming pool must begin by the end of the month, as this is our deadline for using the grant we have received to cover the majority of the work, however we are still slightly short of our total fundraising target. If you work for a local business who can support this project in any way - either through match donations or supporting us to complete the work - please contact the school. In the event that we do not raise enough funds to cover the work, where we are able to trace donations, these will be returned. Funds raised without knowledge of who has given them will be donated to another local community project, to be determined at a later date if necessary.

Ofsted loved our new Woodford Way curriculum, which they recognised as both ambitious and important in preparing pupils for life outside of school. #theWoodfordWay

Here's some photos of our recent nursery stay and play session where we felt all the 'love'

Over the last few weeks as part of our Learning Means the World sessions, Year 1 have turned their attention to The Arctic Circle - respect for individuals. We have explored geographically and compared our own community to that of the Inuits, used our design and technology skills to build Inukshuk sculptures as well as create pivots and sliders for our chosen arctic animal in their habitat. Our creativity has shone through in our drumming and Inuit movement sessions. Scientifically we have considered the most appropriate clothing for an Inuit living in the Arctic. We have loved this theme and even the initial January chill helped us appreciate (only slightly) the -70 degrees temperatures the people living in the Arctic may withstand daily.

Our nursery children loved their first forest school session on Friday morning! If your child currently attends our nursery setting and would like to book to attend this week, you can do so on Arbor. If you are a new parent who would like to learn more about the nursery provision at Woodford Halse, please call the office today: 01327 265900 #TheWoodfordWay

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Today, Year 5 welcomed our local MP, Stuart Andrew. They thought of lots of excellent questions to ask as well as sharing their views on how we can shape the future for our local community and the UK in general. We're really proud of their contributions and attitude today. #TheWoodfordWay

Year 2 have had great fun kicking starting their new topic Land Ahoy with a variety of activities ranging from art, drama and science. #TheWoodfordWay

The Woodford Way Did you know that we offer a large range of after school clubs, as well as our weekly Jas sessions, which allow pupils to gain skills and expereince beyond their normal learning in the classroom? This term has seen pupils having fun at forest school, learning oragami, and helping community tree planting projects. #TheWoodfordWay

Last week a group KS2 pupils joined a choir of thousands of school pupils at the Young Voices concert in Birmingham. We're all so proud of them representing Woodford Halse and hope they had an unforgettable time

During their Learning Means the World theme last half term, Year 1 focused on The Arctic Circle, and enjoyed being as creative as possible in the classroom. #TheWoodfordWay

Our Year 4 children are enjoying their time at Everdon - they've been on a 4 mile walk to do den building in the woods, followed by toasting marshmallows by the campfire.

Don't forget - tomorrow is the deadline to book our World Book Day menu with Fresh Start You can choose from: Billionaire Boy's burger Cheshire Cat's cheese and tomato calzone Paddington's pawsome potato Dinosaurs love deli sandwiches