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  • Values Awards - Cooperation

    Published 19/02/25

    On the final Friday of this half-term we celebrated one of our six values of COOPERATION. Mr Horsley led the awards - and the dancing - down our famous red carpet. The class teachers had each prepared something to say about the winners of this term's awards and explained how they demonstrated cooperation this term.

    Winners are always encouraged to dance down the red carpet to receive their awards as the rest of the school clap encouragement.

    In addition to Miss Wagstaff's inspirational poem selection about this term's value (see below), Mrs Matsangou - along with some of the Year 5s - had prepared a rap about cooperation, which they performed during the event. Here are the lyrics that they came up with.

    Cooperation is a core life skill,
    It helps you work together - respectfully
    Compromise is what you do
    Collaborate with others and you'll all get through
    If you work together, you'll achieve
    Everyone is equal so just believe
    Teamwork makes the dream work so keep... it... UP!

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  • Headteacher Newsletter 437

    Published 14/02/25
    Headteacher Newsletter No.437  

    Dear parents,

    Storytelling Week (Including World Book Day) - Friday 7th March

    Coming up after half term is Storytelling Week which encompasses World Book Day. This exciting week will be filled with activities which will immerse the children in developing their love for reading. As always, reading to your children as often as possible has a direct link to their educational success, wellbeing and ability to communicate effectively.

    Our Storytelling Week finishes with World Book Day on Friday. Teachers are busy preparing some fun and engaging activities to promote books with the children. This day is also themed as a ‘dress-up’ day so children can come to school dressed as their favourite book characters from fiction books, or they could be inspired to wear clothes based on a non-fiction book.

    World Book Day - Bloxwich Academy

    It's National Story Telling Week! - The Newark Trust for Education

    Achieve With Me - week beginning 10th March - 2.30-3pm

    Our next Achieve With Me sessions are approaching. This is a great opportunity to bring parents and children together in school to partake in some learning. It also gives you a chance to see what they are learning in school and an insight into how content is delivered.

    The focus of these sessions is non-core learning. This means the wider curriculum subjects, such as History, Science, Art, Music, etc. The children will have had some input before you arrive so we are hoping they will be able to take a more leading role with your task and you can assist!

    If you are able to come along, please arrive at the front of school by 2.30pm on your allotted day. If you have more than one child in the same session, we will be able to facilitate you being with them both/all - just let us know on arrival.

    Monday 10th March - Y1 & Y3 
    Tuesday 11th March - Y2 & Y4 
    Wednesday 12th March - FS 
    Thursday 13th March - no session
    Friday 14th March - Y5 & Y6

    Parents’ Evening for FS-Y5 - Week beginning 24th March

    Parents' evening pointers

    This is another opportunity to visit school to see what your child has been learning, look through school books and get teacher feedback on their progress. We will send a further communication after half term so you can book an appointment.  

    Safer Internet Day

    The 11th of February was Safer Internet Day 2025 - a fantastic day to remind ourselves - and the children - of the importance of being safe online. At Woodland View we are always looking for ways to ensure our children are both protected and have strategies for dealing with potential difficulties with the online world. Therefore, we:

    • have half-termly assemblies on different online safety themes
    • have half-termly lessons for the children in online safety 
    • send out our monthly online safety newsletters that we Ping out to you about a variety of online safety themes and issues
    • take part in the yearly Safer Internet Day activities and events.

    The theme of this year's Safer Internet Day was ‘Too good to be true? Protecting yourself and others from scams online‘. Therefore, this week at school, the children in all classes carried out some activities and a quiz on this year's theme of protecting themselves from online scams. 

    However, we know that learning is best when it is reinforced by lots of people surrounding the children. Therefore, if you wish to follow up at home with some more discussions or would like to engage your child with more activities about online safety generally or this year's theme please see the following recommended websites:
     

    https://saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2025/tips-for-parents-and-carers
    A link to the parent's page for this year's theme which includes:

    • Tips for Parents and Carers: Keeping you and your loved ones safe online
    • Top Tips for Parents and Carers of 3-7 year olds

    https://saferinternet.org.uk/guide-and-resource/parents-and-carers

    The UK Safer Internet Centre Parents and Carers Guides to online safety - Lots of tips and advice and guidance on helping children of different ages safely use various devices. There is also good advice about how to start more sensitive discussions with children around their safety online. 

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  • Woodland Times - Spring 1 Edition

    Published 13/02/25

    As we near the end of term, we are excited to share with you our third edition of the Woodland Times for this year! Our new journalists have some fabulous articles to share with you around our themes of Social, Morale, Spiritual, Cultural, Health and Values! We hope you enjoy reading our school newspaper; written for the children...by the children.

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  • Year 5/6 Sportshall Athletics - District

    Published 30/01/25

    Earlier today, a squad of Year 6 children represented the school at the district Sportshall athletics competition. This competition is a Woodland View favourite and we have seen some great success at this event. Earlier in the year, our Year 3 and 4 squad were able to win their competition!

    Sportshall athletics includes many different events: sprinting, jumping, throwing and working as a team. Throughout the competition, children compete in track and field events to help score points for their team.

    It was a pleasure for Mr Willars, Mrs Walker and Mr Oelrich to attend this event with the children as they showed amazing cooperation, respect and determination during all the events. They are extremely proud of the children too for cheering each other on loudly and enthusiastically during the track events! In 12 running races, the team were able to achieve 9 commanding first-place finishes and 2 very close second-place finishes.

    After completing all of their events, it was time for the children to find out how they had performed overall. In a field of thirteen strong schools, Woodland View came first overall!! They scored a staggering 525 points across all the events, beating the second-place school by more than 150 points!!

    We are incredibly proud of our 2025 SHA squad! Because the team finished in first place, this gives them a great chance to represent the district at the county finals at the end of February. We are still waiting to hear whether we have reached this round as there was another competition this afternoon and we await confirmation of the results from that event.

    We keep our fingers crossed for progression to the next round, but applaud our Y6 team for their amazing success so far!

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  • Headteacher Newsletter 436

    Published 29/01/25

    Dear parents, please read on for information about Children's Mental Health Week, the success of Walk to School Week, the Friends of Woodland View, Lost Property and Special Science Assemblies.

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  • Year 3/4 Sportshall Athletics - District

    Published 10/01/25

    Earlier this week, a team of Year 3 and Year 4 children represented the school at the district Sportshall athletics competition. This competition is a Woodland View favourite and we have seen some great success at this event in previous years.

    Sportshall athletics includes many different events: sprinting, jumping, throwing and working as a team. Throughout the competition, children compete in track and field events to help score points for their team.

    It was a pleasure for Mr Willars, Mr Oelrich and Mr Baxter to attend this event with the children as they showed amazing cooperation, respect and determination during all the events. They are extremely proud of the children too for cheering each other on loudly and enthusiastically during the track events!

    After completing all of their events, it was time for the children to find out how they had performed overall. In a field of ten strong schools, Woodland View came first overall!! They scored a staggering 410 points across all the events!

    We are incredibly proud of the team! Because the team finished in first place, this gives them a great chance to represent the district at the county finals at the end of February. We are still waiting to hear whether we have reached this round as there was another competition in the afternoon.

    We keep our fingers crossed for progression to the next round, but applaud our Y3/4 team for their amazing success so far!

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  • The Friends of Woodland View are Recruiting!

    Published 10/01/25

    To find out more about the Friends of Woodland View, please watch this short video.

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  • Headteacher Newsletter 435

    Published 08/01/25

    Dear parents, please read on for information about this term's Value and Curriculum 'C', Walk to School Week, Friends of Woodland View and key dates.

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  • Kindness Value Awards

    Published 20/12/24

    This morning was our termly values awards and of course, at this time of year, it also had a festive twist. Mr Cadge had 'decked our hall!' Therefore, Mr Horsley conducted the awards from underneath a huge "Merry Christmas", inflatable archway. Festive tunes were played as the children danced down the red carpet to receive their awards and hear from the teachers as to why they had been selected for our term's value of... KINDNESS.

    It was also a time to say a big thank you and farewell to Mrs Stawniczy, who is moving on to being a teacher nearby at Hartwell Primary. We may still see her briefly at the start of next term, but we wish her all the very best in her new role and will miss her skills and talents at Woodland View!

    Miss Wagstaff shared a poem on our term's theme of Kindness.

    I can choose to be kind,

    Each and every day.

    I can choose to be kind,

    To everyone, in every way.

     

    When I am kind to others,

    I make the world a little brighter.

    When I am kind to others,

    I make my heart a little lighter.

     

    So plant a seed of kindness,

    And watch the world bloom.

    So plant a seed of kindness,

    And we'll chase away the gloom.

    By Hayley O'Connor

    Here are the photos of this term's Kindness value winners:

     

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  • Woodland Times - Autumn 2 Edition

    Published 18/12/24

    As we near the end of term, we are excited to share with you our second edition of Woodland Times for this year! Our new journalists have continued in earnest and have some fabulous articles to share with you! We hope you enjoy reading our school newspaper; written for the children...by the children.

    Download the PDF edition with the link below.

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  • Headteacher Newsletter 434

    Published 17/12/24

    Please read on for details of Winter Wonderland, Christmas Events in the coming days, Maths Week, Walk to School Week, Life Education sessions, Book Fair and Key Dates.

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  • Advent book elf caught on CCTV!

    Published 03/12/24

    A cheeky Christmas elf has been caught on camera delivering advent books to the classes in the school - see the video below. These are special books organised by our reading specialists for the children to read in their class in the run-up to Christmas. The children were very excited to see who delivered them in assembly on Monday morning!

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