I welcome you to Northumberland Heath Primary School, a safe and happy place of learning and achievement. We pride ourselves on offering a broad and balanced curriculum based on the local community, the United Kingdom and beyond. Our aim is to ensure your children love to come to school and through that, they develop a genuine love of learning.
Our quality of provision in literacy and maths are at the forefront of our educational vision and we recognise the importance of studying science, humanities, computing, MFL and the creative arts. We are committed to an engaging, fun and ambitious extra-curricula programme: we have high achieving sports clubs in a range of different disciplines, including football, cricket, basketball and gymnastics.
We welcome visits to the school and pride ourselves on our parental engagement. Communication is an absolute priority as we want parents and carers to feel fully engaged with their child's school experience. Thank you for taking the time to look at our website and we hope to see you soon!
If you have any questions regarding your child's secondary school place please find attached a hyperlink to the Bexley website to guide you as to the next steps for your child's secondary place. Alternatively you can contact the secondary school directly....
A Message from Slade Green Food Bank @sladegreenfoodbank we have our fabulous pizza boxes for children, lunchboxes and meals. We are also appealing for mothers day and Easter and also nappies size 5, 6 and 6+ so if you can help us that would be amazing xP...
In November, we were thrilled to be granted the Wellbeing Award for Schools. This was the culmination of a year's work to improve wellbeing and reduce stigma for our pupils, staff and parents. Today, we received our certificate and wanted to share it with...
From Monday 1st February to Sunday 7th February, the UK raises awareness for Children's Mental Health. You can look on the official website for information, and advice to broaden your knowledge on this subject.https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/...
We are absolutely delighted to be awarded the KM Charity Team Literacy Mark for 2020 at Platinum level. This is in recognition of the work your school did with us during 2020 to develop reading, writing, speaking and listening skills, despite the very cha...
Good morning to our Parents & CarersPlease remember that it is natural to feel stressed and anxious during this time. It may be a passing thought, or something that feels overwhelming. However, we hope that we can help to ease this for you by letting you ...
Cosmic YogaHave you seen Cosmic Yoga on You Tube? It's a great way for children to get moving, and for you to take a break when your child's motivation is wavering.Cosmic Yoga take children on different quests and Themes. The themes include Minecraft, Fro...
REMINDER: We’re fast approaching the cut-off date (15th Jan 2021) for families to apply for their child’s school reception place. The Schools Admission Booklet is available online, as well how to apply online. Please remind your families to make contact w...
This morning, the children visited Bella and Dermot and then received a gift from Father Christmas in his grotto. This afternoon, they watched and participated in the pantomime Sleeping Beauty. Oh yes they did!
On Friday 9th October 2020 we will be celebrating, and raising money for Hello Yellow Day. Pupils can come to school wearing something yellow.Hello Yellow raises awareness for mental health. Staff will also have donation buckets so that we can raise mone...
Dear Parents/Carers,Please can we remind you all the importance of socially distancing from each other, especially whilst waiting outside the school on Brook Street to collect your child(ren). The council have kindly painted foot prints for parents to sta...
Friday 18th is Jeans for Genes Day. Children can wear non-uniform as long as it includes jeans or a Jeans jacket. We will not be taking money in class or in the office but you can donate via buckets on the gate in the morning. Please help us to support th...
In line with the government’s guidance, we will commence the teaching of the new statutory Relationships and Sex education (RSE) this term. It is compulsory to teach Relationships Education in primary schools and we will be on teaching the fundamental bu...
If your child is starting in one of our reception classes this September please do not miss out on this marvellous opportunity to receive a fantastic book to read together, Hello Friend, by Rebecca Cobb.You will also receive a reception ready planner with...
At NHP, Sports Day is one of our favourite days on the school calendar. As we are unable to celebrate the day together in school, we have decided to bring sports day to you!All week we are celebrating ‘Virtual Sports Week’ with loads of competitions, chal...
We loved your photos for the reading challenge?Why not take part in the writing challenge?Send your finished piece of writing or photos of you writing to office@nhp.bexley.sch.uk and we will share them on our social media.Closing date 24th June - National...
One of the best ways to get to know a school is to visit. Unfortunately due to Covid-19 restrictions we are unable to host visits to the school at this current time.We are however delighted to be able to share with you a virtual tour that we have filmed o...
Read a brand new story - The Ickabog- from J K Rowling! Calling all budding artists!J.K. Rowling is inviting you to help illustrate The Ickabog for her. Every day, when chapters of the story are uploaded, she will be making suggestions for what you might ...
Year 4 have been reading Weslandia by Paul Fleischman. Mrs Masheder challenged them to create their own musical instruments using objects from around the house. Here are some of their creations.
Mental Health Awareness Week is the UK’s national week to raise awareness of mental health and mental health problems and inspire action to promote the message of good mental health for all.The theme for this year is kindness and we are proud of the small...
Year 2, have been learning about London. They have looked at famous bridges in London and have been asked to create a bridge in East London to develop this side of London. Here are some of their fabulous designs.
Mr Sharpe is missing reading to Treacle but Treacle is enjoying some independent reading time. Maybe she is planning a re-write - Treacle and the Terrific Tomato.
We are pleased to let you know that your child can receive an additional daily phonics lesson whilst schools are closed. Phonics is the way we teach children to recognise the sounds in words. It helps your child to learn to read and is an essential part o...
Please follow the link to read this beautiful book of short stories and story extracts.Edited by Katherine Rundell, with contributions from more than 100 children’s writers and illustratorsCompletely free for all children and families, the extraordinary c...
We are receiving lots and lots of photos for the reading challenge. Thank you so much; this is the best response we have ever had. We will be publishing them all over the course of the next two weeks.Thank you againMrs Beale
Please take a look at our Facebook page to see the wonderful reading photos we are being sent. we are so happy to see so many children and staff taking up the reading challenge.https://www.facebook.com/Northumberland-Heath-Primary-School-671211113008308/?...
Reception have been enjoying their learning on Google Classroom.Their phase 3 task was to learn the new digraph ‘ai’ and as one of their challenges they had to write down as many words as they could in 1 minute. Their second challenge was to write a sente...
We are living in extraordinary times and sometimes our students can truly inspire us. Year 6, have taken part in a virtual careers lesson and we received this stunning piece of writing.
Good morning we have now reopened Google Classroom. Each day, we will post work relating to reading, writing, maths and a piece of topic work.We will continue to have our teachers online from 10am until 12 noon to answer questions from the children. If yo...
Home learning resource of the day: draw along with Disney. Learn to draw a variety of Disney characters with step by step tutorials.https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/03/draw-mickey-mouse-at-home-with-a-disney-parks-artist/?fbclid=IwAR0SVE1cCq3t5...
Calling our amazing writers of adventure stories. Here is your opportunity to write your own Alex Rider story.The winning story will appear on the Alex Rider website and the winner’s school will receive 10 signed copies of the brand new mission in the Ale...
Dyson has created 44 engineering and science activities for children to try out while at home during the coronavirus pandemic, from making a balloon-powered car to building a bridge from spaghetti.Following the closure of schools across the globe due to C...
Well done to all of you in years 3 - 6 who took Accelerated Reader tests this week. Great reading!You can read any book you may have at home and then see if it has a quiz.Alternatively, there are wonderful stories to listen to on Audible there are stories...
Many children may feel overwhelmed and confused by the current situation. Thankfully, Axel Scheffler has illustrated a new, free, information book all about the Corona Virus, from NosyCrowDownload your copy today!https://nosycrow.com/blog/released-today-f...
Free reading and writing resources, audiobooks, videos, competitions and reading challenges are available from The Literacy trust.. Every resource is available for free, although to access some you may need to create a free account.https://literacytrust.o...
It is lovely to see rainbows thanking the NHS on so many windows. The children have also been writing thank you letters and we wanted to share a few with you.
A fabulous piece of writing here from one of our year 2 children. The children were asked to imagine that they had been given a set of magical chalks and everything that they drew came to life. We are all really impressed with his efforts.
Years 5 and 6, if you are looking for some additional maths challenges take a look here.https://www.northumberlandheathprimaryschool.co.uk/assets/Uploads/TES-Doc.pdf
Finished your school reading book? Oxford Owl is currently free to sign up to, and has a huge range of great e-books to access. You can sort them by book band, phonics level, reading age... suitable from age 3 - 11. Happy readinghttps://home.oxfordowl.co....
For parents of children in the lower years and nursery there are some great resources and games you can access on CBeebies.https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies
Year 6, are doing some writing based on Anthony Browne's King Kong. We have some great authors!A loud roar filled the air like a lightning strike, Ann was scared, terrified for what may come out of the trees. Kong erupted from out of the trees in a vexed ...
Times Table Rock Stars are offering free access to NumBots. Log in to your TTRS account and click NumBots or follow the link below.https://play.numbots.com/#/account/school-login/23216
As Ann was carried up the steps, the banging drums beat in sync with her heart and the chanting of the islanders echoed in her ears. Men, dressed as gorillas, circled her menacingly and endlessly. All of a sudden, the dancing and drums stopped; everyone b...
Good morning. We wonder if many of you are taking part in the P.E with Joe sessions every morning?https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQYou can also visit our sports coaches inspiring fitness in the P.E Google Classroom.To access the PE ...
Dear Parents and Carers,I hope you and your families are all keeping well.Following the governments guidance on the 23rd March we just wanted to draw out the key messages for our parents and carers.
We have received some wonderful messages from our parents and carers about the way in which we have set up Google Classroom and the ways in which we are keeping in contact with you . These messages are hugely appreciated by us all. We will continue to ad...
Dear Parents and Carers, Please can families regularly check their ParentMail accounts for updates and important information in these ever changing times. If you have trouble accessing your ParentMail please contact the school office.
Dear Parents and Carers,Following on from Mr Morrow's letter of 18th March with regards to the closure of the school, please see the attached letter for an update on those who are defined by the Government as being eligible to access ongoing provision dur...
There will be a temporary closure all of our schools to all pupils EXCEPT those of key workers from Thursday 19th March until Monday 20th April. Please see attached letter - under "Letters Home".
Dear Parents and Carers, 18th March 2020I never expected to write a letter like this, but we all find ourselves in an unexpected situation.You will of course all be aware of the developing situation around Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the Government’s ongoi...
In year 2,we have learned that plants need the right conditions to grow into an adult plant. We have investigated if warmth was an important variable for the growth of a plant. We have started to record our results into a table.
In year 5 (in our science lessons), we are learning about the reproduction of plants. We learnt that some plans reproduce sexually (they need a female and male cell to reproduce) and others like bulbs and tubers, reproduce asexually. This means that they ...
On Wednesday, some of our year 6 boys and girls entered a 12 school tag rugby tournament. On a very wet and muddy playing pitch our team performed valiantly winning their group and really showing their inner champions. The team finished 2nd overall. Narro...
On Monday, our year 6 girls football team took part in the final round of the Girls’ Bexley League. They played exceptionally well, winning 5-1,5-0,5-1 against Hurst, Barnehurst and STM. The Girls were crowned champions with an "Invincible” record of 14 w...
Speech & Language Support Come and join us on Wednesday 4th March 9-9:30am. All are welcome.We will be hosting a speech and language support session for parents and carers.Session Aim:• What to do if you have concerns• Tips and strategies to promote commu...
As part of their year 3 big-bang/immersion day we learned about cave paintings found in France. Our children were very surprised to see giraffes, rhinos and lions all shown walking around France.We stuck our paper to the bottom of our trays and had the li...
Our curriculum is based on the local community, the United Kingdom and beyond. Take a look at this great photo showing the original Northumberland Heath Primary School as attended by some of our staff alongside the current school when it was newly built.
For the last half term, Year 4 have been learning about the history of medicine. In art, we looked at some different artists who created works linked to the body. We looked at the work of Julian Opie and Henry Moore using different techniques to create ou...
Mr Cassell and our year 4 netball team participated in the intra-trust termly tournament. They performed brilliantly, winning 3 games and drawing two, topping their group. They were desperately unlucky in the final losing 1-0. It's great to see our childr...
Linden class thoroughly enjoyed their opportunity to learn about life as a wellbeing dog. They also got the chance to ask dogged questions but were careful not to hound Treacle. At the end, there was a paws for applause.
On Wednesday, some of our year 4 and 6 children visited King Henry School to take part in a friendly hockey festival with two other primary schools. Lots of goals were scored and it was a great opportunity to learn some new hockey skills!
Pop over to our Facebook page to enjoy Mrs van Dyk sharing Little Miss Giggles. It's always the right time for story time!https://www.facebook.com/Northumberland-Heath-Primary-School-671211113008308/
It was wet play at lunchtime today. In London Plane, one of the children shared her favourite book -The Paper Dolls .Then we made paper dolls and started to decorate them. It was a great wet play!
Our year 6 girls and Mr Green had the chance to represent Welling United this week at Bromley FC stadium. The 6 best teams from South East England played against each other. The girls, who remain unbeaten, finished with 4 draws and 1 win, taking third pla...
This term, nursery have been learning about our everyday heroes. To celebrate this, the nursery staff have transformed the nursery into all of the different 'jobs' we have been learning about. The children are using what they have learnt about each profes...
On Monday, 24 of our children had the amazing opportunity of performing at Young Voices 2020 (listed as the world's largest children's choir) at the O2 arena, London. The children from years 3, 4 and 5 have been busy learning all the songs since September...
This week, the children will be re- introduced to the 500 words story writing competition. We will be submitting all stories that are written over half term. Such an exciting opportunity to take part in a national competition. Last year, a number of child...
Mr Green and our year 6 girls football team recently attended a competition at Cleeve Park School. The winners from which would go on to represent Welling United F.C in the National League Under 11s competition. After battling through a tough group, and m...
We look forward to welcoming you to the school on Wednesday so that the children can share their learning with you. Following the positive feedback we received we are running the day in the same way.KS2 parents can come in via the office at 9 am until 10 ...
We are giving you the opportunity to express your opinion on parent and guardian engagement at Woodland Academy Trust and your overall confidence in the school’s strategy. Our goal is to open up a communication channel where your voice is heard and organi...
As it is National Storytelling Week, we have been using story cards to help us make up our own stories. The children have been using their imaginations and stories they already know to entertain each other.
Year 3, have been learning about natural disasters. As part of their homework they had to build a volcano and experiment to see if could get it to erupt. Silver Birch watched the volcano erupt using baking soda, water, red food colouring and vinegar.
Mr Green and our year 6 girls football team recently attended a competition at Cleeve Park School. The winners from which would go on to represent Welling United F.C in the National League Under 11s competition. After battling through a tough group, and m...
Mrs Beale recommends reading Fizzlebert Stump The Boy Who Ran Away From The Circus (And Joined The Library) by A.F. Harrold. If you would like to hear an extract take a look at our Facebook page.
Yesterday, as part of our topic, Disasters, Silver Birch learnt about how fossils were formed. To help us understand the process, we made our own fossils using play dough and PVA glue. We can't wait to peel away the glue today to see our fossils formed!,
Our year 6 Girls had their 3rd session at Goals Bexleyheath this week and played another 3 schools in competitive fixtures. We did fantastically, beating Sherwood park 4-1, Bedonwell Primary 11-0 and East Wickham 4-0. Which means after 10 games Northumber...
Year Five are learning about the Egyptians this half term and as part of their Big Bang day mummified a tomato. First, we cut the top off and scooped out the "organs". We washed them well in the sacred waters of the Nile (just tap water:-) After that, we ...
Year 2 in their Big Bang Day learnt all about the Pirate Golden Age. We were surprised to know that lots of things that we knew were only myths. We were excited to learn about the real facts about piracy.
Last week, the children took part in an amazing project with Arty Party. We asked them for a tree of knowledge to reflect our new bespoke curriculum. Staff and children alike are in awe at the fabulous result. The children had so much fun working in group...
As advised in the Newsletter at the end of November, we look forward to welcoming you to the school on Wednesday so that the children can share their learning with you. We have listened to your feedback and made all classes available on the same day. We h...
In year 2, we had to work out a solution to find out how greedy brothers could eat using a meter long spoon. We discussed and shared our ideas as a class. We found out that by taking turns and working collaboratively, we could take up this challenge.
This term, we are so proud that 400 children have had their poems accepted for publication. If you return the slip, the poems can be published even if you do not want to buy a copy of the final book. We will have copies of the published books in the Book ...
The reception classes have had a brilliant work performing 'A Wriggly Nativity'. The children, teachers and teaching assistants have worked so hard to produce three wonderful shows with twinkling stars, lullabies and dancing chickens. It was lovely to hea...
Treacle has been back on duty this week. Hurrah! She has enjoyed greeting the children, being walked by those who have earned Treacle Treats and supporting children with their wellbeing.
Silver Birch had a fantastic day at the Museum of London looking at Roman life in London. We particularly enjoyed sketching a real Roman Wall and thinking about why the Romans built it.
Shopping for books this Christmas? For every £10 spent atTheBookPeople, £1 will be donated to our school!Use the following link and then search for Northumberland Heath Primary: thebookpeople.co.uk/bigbookboost
Treacle will be back on active service this week. She recently had an operation and the children made her a get well soon card. Great to see that caring about well-being includes all of the NHP family.
Miss O'Rourke visited the Children's Literary Festival at Knole and met Chris Riddell. She bought a Book of Hugs for the Book Barn which he kindly signed for us. How exciting! We stock an number of his books full of incredible illustrations in the Book Ba...
Recently, our year 6 girls football team played their first round in the Bexleyheath Goals Girls Football League. Northumberland Heath played 3 games against Danson, Upton and Our Lady OTR. We played exceptionally well and won all 3 fixtures with score-li...
Year Four had a fantastic day learning about the Vikings.They learnt the story of Beowolf and Grendal and created their own story maps.They then went on to learn about how the Vikings lived and acted out the Battle of Maldon.
Dear Parents and Carers,On Friday 15th November 2019 our school will be turning into a zoo to raise money for BBC Children in Need.Children are encouraged to come to school in fancy dress costumes as an animal of their choice for a £1 donation. Please rem...
Ms Bailey recommends. Wonder by R J PalachioA wonderful book which shows us the beauty within a person, The first times I read it I cried, and the second time too... "When given the choice between being right and being kind, choose kind."
This week in year 5, we have been using tree maps to generate exciting vocabulary to describe characters. Mrs Pickles definitely wants to know more about the alien that Tyler in Pine described. He also made sure that his handwriting and presentation were ...
Riley in Maple is really loving this term's wider curriculum subject of Friend or Foe. They are looking at the lives of the Anglo Saxons and Vikings. As part of his homework, Riley created an amazing round house using many materials including bark and str...
Our children, are really enjoying our new mindfulness colouring board, set up by our fantastic wellbeing team. All of our children, are free to use this as a way of keeping calm and mentally healthy.
Our teachers have been sharing "Science Selfies" to share science outside the classroom. We would now love to receive Science Selfies from the children and parents which we can publish in our Newsletter or even on our Science Selfie board! Please take a s...
During conversations with parents, we are often asked what they can do to support their children with their education.Daily reading with your child is part of our home school agreement and has a huge impact on their education. Reading is a crucial life sk...
We will be selling Remembrance poppies and other items in the playground before and after school from Monday 4th – Friday 8th November. Poppies will also be brought round by the ambassadors to classes if children would like to buy one.Remembrance Day is M...
Mrs Griffin recommends Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. This book has been a childhood favourite of mine and brings back fond memories of bedtime stories. I love the rich imagination in this story and how Roald Dahl brings the lovable char...
Dress Up Day Wednesday 30th October 2019When we return to school on Monday 28th October, we will be truly immersed in autumn, with misty mornings, leaves crunching underfoot and dark mornings and evenings. Many of the children will be excited about Hallow...
Wow, take a look at this amazing homework. For their Art and DT Silver Birch had to design a Roman mosaic based on an activity they enjoy doing outside of school. She chose gymnastics.
Last week, our children participated in a hockey tournament at Sporting Club Thamesmead .We drew the previous year’s champions and runners up; but seeking the positive we viewed it as an opportunity to see the standard we would aim to reach with some trai...
This week's recommendation is from Miss Gunner who suggests - The Day I Was Erased byLisa Thompson.“ A story of family, friendship and finding your place in the world.”
Last week, our children who are taking part in the Shakespeare School Festival participated in an exciting cast workshop at the Mick Jagger Centre. They worked with theatre professionals and children from Marlborough School in Sidcup. We were so proud of ...
On Friday, we played in an inter-trust tournament against teams from Peareswood, Willow Bank and Knockhall Primary Schools. Our children represented the school with great courage and determination and finished with a very respectable second place.
Miss Nashad recommends "The Cat In The Hat"The Dr Seuss books contain all of my favourite quotes, and this story in particular reminds me of my bedtime stories with my dad! I love the consistent rhyming words, and the illustrations always bring a smile to...
This week we were privileged to received a prestigious award from the Society of Authors!Children’s author, Ian MacDonald, returned to Northumberland Heath Primary School last week to present a special award. Ian nominated the school for The Reading for P...
Mental Health Awareness Day is Thursday 10th October 2019 and we want to show young people that they’re not alone when it comes to their mental health. Statistically, according to Young Minds, three children in every classroom have a diagnosable mental he...
Yesterday, Year 3 experienced the life of an archaeologist. They had the opportunity to dig for real life Roman artefacts, analyse them and draw their beautiful features.We also made a human timeline, starting from when the Romans invaded Britain in 43 AD...
The children and staff had a great Spanish day practising the language, learning about the country, trying Spanish inspired food and learning how to dance the Flamenco.
This week's book recommendation comes from Miss Hill - Into the Forest by Anthony Browne. I love the fact that this book is filled with suspense and intrigue. As the reader, we become connected with the main character who journeys through a spooky forest....
Join us tomorrow for a journey through Spanish culture, and a Spanish inspired lunch! Pupils should order School Meals with their Teacher on Thursday morning if they would like to participate.Paella Inspired Chicken with savoury riceSpanish Omelette Veget...
This week's book recommendation is: Room on the Broom. I love reading this book to children including my own grandchildren. I love the rhyming in it, which makes the book flow so smoothly. I like to use different voices for the characters and to see the c...
Bexley's Public Heath Advisor, Pascale Berthellet, will be running a wellbeing workshop on Tuesday 24th September at 2pm. Please contact Miss Fernandez on Monday 23rd September to book your place.
Dahl Day was an absolute delight. We had a multitude of Matildas, various Verrucas and obvious oompah loompahs.Lots of children borrowed Dahl's books from the Book Barn. Have a great weekend reading!
Year 5 had a brilliant Big Bang Day with Time Capsule Education bringing history to life and launching our Tudor topic. Can you name all of the wives of Henry 8th and discuss their fate? Can you imagine what is must have been like to be a part of the cour...
On Friday, Year 6 had an exciting Big Bang day based on their new topic 'Spies and Lies'. During the day, the children completed a range of spy based activities including code breaking, problem solving and data collecting. The children particularly enjoye...
Welcome to the new academic year from the Heads of School.The first day of a new year is always an exciting time and we look forward to welcoming our new starters and all of our children back for a September start. This will be an exciting year with the l...
Reward Day has started with the children bouncing in small groups on covered bouncy castles. We will then make sure they sit and chill with a cool drink. Congratulations to Bussell house who are this year's winning house.
Parents of year 5 children, you can access the booklet with all of the details about applying for secondary schools at https://www.bexley.gov.uk/services/schools-and-education/school-admissions/secondary-schools .
This has been an extraordinary week for reading last night we held our inaugural festival of reading and today we celebrated the opening of the book barn. This is a brand new non-fiction library for the whole school and a fiction lending library for KS2. ...
Year 4 have been looking at some of the physical features of the USA. They looked at: the Niagara Falls. the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, the Rocky Mountains, the Mississippi and the Everglades. Following all their research they planned using a circle m...
Dear Parents and Carers,We are very excited to announce that this year every child in the Woodland Academy Trust will be given the opportunity to take part in a Race for Life event in aid of Cancer Research UK.To make this the most successful event possib...
Teach Your Monster to Read is an award-winning series of games that’s helped millions of children learn to read. The games can be played for free on a PC. All of the children in Reception and Year 1 have been given a log in. It is wonderful to see how man...
The children in years 3 and 4, have had a wonderful time writing books with our patronofreading Ian MacDonald. They have also made covers and illustrated the books.
Please do watch this video of the fantastic storytelling of Nick Butterworth to Acorn Class ! What a fantastic experience for our children.https://vimeo.com/326166947
Team NHP had a great time at the Mayor of London's Count on Us maths competition yesterday. We knew we could count on them to work collaboratively and make us proud!
Last week in Science club, year 6 made their own composite volcanoes. The children created a chemical reaction by mixing bicarbonate of soda and vinegar which represented the volcano erupting.
We are so proud to have received a piece of original art work from Nick Butterworth when he visited our school. There are only two of these in existence! We will be framing it and making sure our whole school community can enjoy it.
Please find attached useful tools and information on how your child can prepare for their KS2 mathematics SATs whether they are in Year 5 or 6, using resources available on the attachment. For Year 6, there are topic boosters and past papers with video tu...
Today was a day that will stay in the minds of our children, parents and staff for a very long time. Nick Butterworth told stories that entertained the children and the parents. Thank you to all our parents who attended the book signing it was wonderful t...
Our children win a visit from an exciting author !
Thanks to Buster's Book Club we have won a visit from the author Nick Butterworth. He will be with us on Thursday 21st March to share a story time with KS1. At 2.30, parents are invited to come along for a parent talk. After school, you will be able to bu...
We are delighted to have set up a training partnership with Just Imagine to develop training across the South East. Just Imagine works extensively with schools in the UK and internationally to develop outstanding reading and writing schools, where stories...
It's important to note that new challenges are arising on the internet all the time. This guide has been created by National Online Safety to raise awareness of the issues and offer advice on helping parents to talk to their children about making safer de...
Lights ... camera ... action - Thinking Hats Video !
We are delighted to share a video, starring our very own children and staff, to explain how we use the “Thinking Schools” approach to our children’s learning. Across our schools we use the Six Thinking Hats and maps where both children and staff learn how...
Tribute to Mr Alan Russell, former Chair of the Woodland Academy Trust
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Mr Alan Russell. Alan joined our Trust family in June 2014 and was a strong supporter and advocate of our schools.Alan left school with no qualifications, aspirations or a role model. Over time he returned...
Dear Parents/CarersWe are consulting on a proposed change to the Woodland Academy Trust School Admissions criteria with effect from September 2020. The proposed change would affect all schools in the Woodland Academy Trust.The Governing Body has considere...
We are excited to be setting up a brand new School Advisory Panel and we need your help.There will be five School Governors on the Panel including two Parent Governors. The Panel will be looking at how the school and community can work together to support...