School Events
- 14/03/24
International Day Of Mathematics 2024
As we are now an NRICH problem-solving school, we have been celebrating International Day Of Mathematics with a range of collaborative problem-solving activities.View Full Gallery - 14/03/24
British Science Week
This week we have been celebrating British Science Week with a focus on Engineering. We have been lucky enough to have two Engineering assemblies this week , a team from Owen Mumford and also Airbus Helicopters. The children have been working on inventions to solve problems and have come up with somView Full Gallery - 07/03/24
World Book Day 2024
Reading for pleasure, amazing outfits and an overall celebration of books. It was an exciting day! It was lovely to see the children arriving at school ready to celebrate reading. We enjoyed an early morning assembly where we met Merle from the Woodstock Bookshop, who shared with us some of the bView Full Gallery - 23/02/24
KS1 Warwick Castle Trip
The children had a fantastic time visiting Warwick Castle. We explored the grounds, had a bow and arrow demonstration and saw the very famous trebuchet. We discussed how things have changed over time and compared the rooms to what we might see today. We learnt about castle features and the tactics bView Full Gallery - 07/02/24
Y5 & Y6 Earth & Space Day
Science Oxford's planetarium show came to Woodstock, generating awe and wonder across Y5/6. Sitting on the floor of the dome, children had a 360-degree view of the night sky, learning about the movement of the Earth, Moon and other planets, relative to the Sun in our solarView Full Gallery - 17/01/24
Year 3 and 4 - Story Museum Trip
Year 3 and 4 students were transported into a magical storyland today as the Kingfishers, Woodpeckers and Nightingales visited Oxford Story Museum. The children were immersed into story portals as well as having the opportunity to explore different story-themed rooms. As part of the City of Spires tView Full Gallery - 15/01/24
Castles and Dragons KS1 Launch Day
The children spent the day dressed as their favourite castle characters. We had knights, jesters, prince, princess, kings, queens and many more. The children are excited to find out about castle life, build catapults in DT, explore a range of castle stories in English and they are especially excitedView Full Gallery - 14/01/24
Years 5 & 6 Young Voices
After weeks of practice, children performed in a choir of 6000 at the Birmingham Arena: the world's largest children's choir. Well done to children and staff for learning all the words and thank you to those families who were able to travel to the venue. It was a truly magical and memorView Full Gallery - 18/12/23
KS1 Nativity
The children danced, sang, acted, played music, dressed up and had a wonderful time performing this year's nativity called 'Baubles'. The children learnt many new skills and embraced the opportunity to perform for friends and family.View Full Gallery - 13/12/23
Years 5&6 Parliament & Theatre Visit
Children and teachers in Years 5&6 visited London today to support their current theme 'Rule Britannia' where they have been learning about the history of laws over time, from Magna Carta to modern day, and how parliament leads on this today. The children then wView Full Gallery - 27/11/23
Year 3&4:RomanCatholic Church Visit
Last Wednesday, we visited the Woodstock Roman Catholic Church to explore the role of The Blessed Virgin Mary.View Full Gallery - 10/11/23
Years 5 & 6 Monarchy Workshop
Children visited Blenheim for a monarchy workshop and took part in three activities. Firstly, the Duke's butler gave us an interesting talk about his role at the palace. Children were able to ask questions, and it was fascinating to hear his stories. Next we followed a trail through the palace,View Full Gallery - 09/11/23
Year 3&4: Ardley Trip
Our topic this term is 'Earth Matter', which focusses on the importance of the three Rs. We visited the Visitor Centre at Ardley Energy Recovery Centre. We learnt about the different materials, waste hierarchy and energy recovery.View Full Gallery - 20/10/23
Year 6 Junior Citizens Trip
The Year 6 children enjoyed a trip to Rewley Road Fire Station in Oxford where they learnt how to react and respond to emergency situations.View Full Gallery - 13/10/23
Year3&4 Visit to Blenheim Palace
Children in Year 3&4 walked to Blenheim Palace for a fun-filled day. They spent time with the gardener in the walled garden and planted seeds, spent time in the Butterfly House seeing different stages of the butterfly life cycle and burnt off energy in the amazing Adventure Playground.View Full Gallery - 12/10/23
KS1 Around Our World Launch Day
We experienced what it might be like to visit an airport and fly on a plane. We each had our own passport, boarding pass and had to make it through bag check-in and passport security. We visited many countries and took part in lots of activities such as smoothie making, artwork based arounView Full Gallery - 05/10/23
KS1 Trip to The Cotswold Wildlife Park
We visited the wildlife park to explore a variety of different animals which linked to our Science topic. We discussed the five different animal groups; reptiles, amphibians, mammals, birds and fish and talked about whether the animals are herbivores, omnivores or carnivores. We had aView Full Gallery - 28/09/23
Year 6 visit to Autumn Fest at Blenheim
The Year 6 children enjoyed a fun-filled day learning about sustainability and ecological issues at Blenheim Palace. They watched a production by the WhatNot Theatre group, which shared key information on plastic pollution and the world's oceans, as well as delivering lots of fun and silliness aView Full Gallery - 26/09/23
European Day of Languages
This week, all children will be celebrating European Day of Languages. Classes will learn about languages and cultures around the world, and we will celebrate the diversity of languages spoken by children in our school. The work produced is inspired by two books: 'WelcomeView Full Gallery - 11/09/23
Year 5 & Year 6 Science
Children in Year 5 & Year 6 have been busy creating mini-books, posters and fact files to show their teachers what they already know about the human body. This will inform our science planning for the rest of term. Their work is being shared this week with children in Key StaView Full Gallery - 08/09/23
Year 3&4 Launch Day:Earth Matters
Our Earth Matters launch day has proved extremely fun and successful. The children have been really busy researching, making and creating. We have made Rubbish Robots, outfits from recycled materials and campaigned to save our planet through some very persuasive posters. The childrenView Full Gallery - 06/09/23
Year 5 & Year 6 Launch Day: Rule Britannia
Children and adults came to school dressed in red, white and blue clothing to launch our new topic of Rule Britannia. The main focus was our PSHE work on the five British Values of Mutual Respect, Tolerance, Democracy, Individual Liberty and The Rule of Law. We also completed some DT work by bakingView Full Gallery - 21/07/23
Year 6 Leavers
It has been an emotional day as our brilliant Year 6s said goodbye to Woodstock CE Primary School. After our leavers' assembly full of amazing talent on Thursday, the children brought in shirts to sign today as well as receiving an autograph book and a leavers' booklet. We are immenselView Full Gallery - 18/07/23
Sports Week 2023
Sports and Health Week 2023 is in full flow with lots of coaches bringing their skills and experience to Woodstock CE Primary School to inspire children across the school. From football to rugby, cricket to military fitness and martial arts thrown in, the children are getting the opportunity to pView Full Gallery - 18/07/23
Summer Concert
Musicians from across the school performed in a concert in the hall this afternoon (Tuesday). Musical performances came from a group of flautists, saxophonists and guitarists with some solo performances on the guitar, piano and saxophone too. The school's choir and orchestra also gave rousView Full Gallery - 17/07/23
Year 3&4 Design and Technology
The children have been busy researching different types of photo frames, designing a freestanding structure and making a prototype. Using the prototypes as a guide, we then made our structure thinking carefully about our joins. The children enjoyed measuring, sawing and glueing their final product.View Full Gallery - 17/07/23
Year 3&4 French Breakfast
To celebrate the end of our Europe Explored topic we enjoyed a morning of eating a traditional French breakfast and sharing facts from our focus European country. The children enjoyed the opportunity to celebrate their learning.View Full Gallery - 14/07/23
Leavers' Church Service (at school)
Due to the inclement weather, church came to Woodstock this morning as the leavers' church assembly was diverted into the school hall. Our Year 6 leavers, as well as some other departing students, were given a special blessing from Reverend Jeremy. As part of the service, the children joinView Full Gallery - 14/07/23
Year 6 Production - 'Prexit'
Our Year 6 pupils produced a fantastic - and emotional - run of performances of their end of year play, 'Prexit'' this week. The Year 6 cast performed with enthusiasm and gusto over two evening performances and a whole school dress rehearsal few dry eyes left in the school hall aView Full Gallery - 12/07/23
Year 2 Residential to Hill End
Year 2 pupils travelled to Hill End to explore the outdoors, take part in exciting activities and for most, stay away from home for the first time. The children went pond dipping, rock climbing, built dens, created their own fires, made s'mores and so much more. It was a fantastic experience andView Full Gallery - 11/07/23
KS1 Oxfordshire Museum Trip
Children in KS1 visited the Oxfordshire Museum to explore life as a Victorian. The children played with Victorian toys, made peg dolls and talked about the history of Woodstock.View Full Gallery - 09/07/23
Y5/6 Visits to the Water Meadows
Children carried out geographical fieldwork at Woodstock Water Meadows. We made a comparison between the River Glyme and the River Amazon. We noted the wildlife and measured the speed of the current along different sections of the river.View Full Gallery - 30/06/23
Year 6 Residential - Day Five
The Year 6 pupils have now completed their final activities and are all packed up to set off back to Woodstock. Last night, on the final evening, the children took part in a special talent show, with all sorts of different acts - including songs, drama, dance, magic and a veView Full Gallery - 29/06/23
Year 6 Residential - Day Four
It was another busy day of activities on the penultimate day at Frontier Centre - whilst the children also celebrated a special birthday. After a messy evening at the mud baths for some - and a drier time at the adventure playground for others - the children faced a rude awakening with an early fView Full Gallery - 28/06/23
Year 6 Residential- Day Three
Our Year 6 children have been exploring the nearby countryside on day three of their residential at the Frontier Centre. Following a play rehearsal and a morning of activities, including climbing, mountain biking and high ropes, the children came altogether for a riverside walk and play in a fabuView Full Gallery - 27/06/23
Year 6 Residential - Day Two
The activities were in full flow on the second day of the Year Six residential at Frontier Centre. On a cooler day, the children completed a range of activities from climbing the high robes and sailing down a zip wire to mountain biking round trails and kayaking on the lake. All the children sView Full Gallery