We were thrilled today to be joined by West End in Schools, who performed Beauty and the Beast for our pupils… they loved it!

We have been able to provide this wonderful experience for children out of our pastoral fundraising pot, so thank you to our amazing families who give so generously when we fundraise.  We really appreciate your support

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to the generous team at Uniform Hut who have donated some toys as part of Operation Christmas.

If you know anyone who would benefit from receiving these toys this Christmas, please contact Mrs Curtiss or Mrs Catlyn and we will support where we can

Thank you to all of our wonderful families for joining us for our Christmas Parent Shared afternoons this term… it’s so wonderful to spend time as a community

The children in Little Shoots were very lucky today.

Mrs Fugasin and her family celebrate Saint Nicholas Day and they were visited by him this morning. Mrs Fugasin shared the story with the class this afternoon. The children received an orange and a lolly pop in their shoes which is a European tradition.

We were delighted to be invited to plant some trees in our community today.  All of our wonderful children learned all about the importance of trees in a whole-school assembly, and then a lucky few joined Mrs Catlyn and Mrs McKinven on a trip to plant some new tress outside the shops.

We loved digging, planting and standing back to enjoy the fruits of our labour, and can’t wait to watch the trees flourish over time… just like our amazing pupils

A massive THANK YOU to Clara and her family who kindly donated a Christmas tree to be used in school. Clara and some of her friends, spent their lunchtime on Friday making it look festive.

On Friday 22nd November, a group of Woodlands students joined Mr. Bowden and Mrs. Kirk on a special trip to see the Premier League Trophy at Grimsby Town Hall.

The school had been invited to bring a group of students to see the trophy by Premier League sponsors Barclays, and in order to pick the students to attend, Mr. Bowden ran an in-school competition. The brief was simple: make a model of the trophy.

The standard of competition was high and many entries were received. However, there could only be three winners and all are pictured below with their designs.  They loved their trip to the Town Hall to see the trophy in real life, and their behaviour was impeccable throughout the trip.

On Friday 15th November, Year 6 went on an amazing visit to the IntoUniversity centre in Grimsby.  We spent the day learning all about what a university is, the places around the country we could study, the subjects on offer, where we’d stay and what a degree entails.  The children considered their talents and aspirations and all made a pledge to attend university and make a difference to the world.  Amongst our Year 6 team, we have aspirant engineers, doctors, teachers and artists… One child is determined to find the cure for lung cancer.  We could not be more proud of our ambitious pupils.

On Monday 11th November, Mr. Dickson led a special assembly as Woodlands paid a tribute to our country’s fallen heroes on Remembrance Day.

All classes in school made a unique poppy wreath (all of which are now proudly displayed in our school’s entrance) and also wrote their own class poem, which was then read aloud by the students.

Each and every one of these was remarkable, with all classes showing both creativity and compassion in their works.

During the assembly, Woodlands also listened poignantly to the Last Post and observed an immaculate two minute silence.

Woodlands Remembers.