We have received some emails from children sharing their home-learning routines, ideas and tips.  If you have anything you would like to share with the school community and beyond then please send your pictures to office@woodstock.oxon.sch.uk and we can post them here. A few lovely ideas fro

Thank you for sending us your rainbow pictures to spread al little happiness around our school community - they look fantastic.  Keep sending us your pictures! 

WHAT YOUR MONEY DOES When you donate to Comic Relief or Sport Relief, you’re supporting people living incredibly tough lives in the UK and around the world. Whether it’s mental health, homelessness, domestic abuse or children struggling to survive - we make it our business to reach

This year's Science Day focussed on physics and engineering. The children were involved in a multitude of inspiring activities based on these key principles. Many thanks to our visiting team from Science Oxford, who explored rocket mice, water wheels and fairground rides using pulley systems. Th

On Science Day, Reception had the opportunity to explore different experiments with water linking to our topic Splish, Splash, Splosh! There was Mixing Impossible, Frozen Frenzy, Mini Volcano, Deep Sea Rescue, Colour Changing Celery and Dancing Raisins. The children all made some brilliant a

World Book Day is a registered charity on a mission to give every child and young person a book of their own. It’s also a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it’s a celebration of reading. In fact, it’s the biggest celebration of its kind, design

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Today Year 1 pupils took part in a dance event at Marlborough School. The children were taught different dance routines by some of Marlborough's talented sports leaders. 

KS1 had a fantastic day exploring Warwick Castle. The children learnt about different areas of the castle and found out what life was like during the medieval times.  

It was wonderful to officially welcome our new vicar, Jeremy. He had the opportunity to visit the children in their classrooms and in the Friday celebration assembly. We were all very excited to meet, Jeremy and are all looking forward to building a strong relationship with our new member of ou

Zimbabwe It was back in 2012 – eight years ago – that Zimbabwe was invited to prepare the 2020 World Day of Prayer. At that time, the country was facing many challenges. Since then, Zimbabwe has gone through many changes notably the ousting of Robert Mugabe. But the new dawn that s

1 in 5 children in the UK have suffered abuse or neglect1. That’s why, across the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, our NSPCC VISITORS are working to protect children today and prevent abuse from happening tomorrow. But they can’t reach every child without our student&rsq

In Sewing Bee this term, the children have been working exceptionally hard to develop and perfect their sewing skills. They have been hand-sewing and machine-sewing to create something special. 

Mrs. Beaver “brought unexpectedly out of the oven a great and gloriously sticky marmalade roll, steaming hot.”  All in one baking method Children had lots of fun reading and following a recipe this week to recreate the marmalade roll that Mrs Beaver made in 'The

During our Launch Day, earlier in the term, children learnt more about The Inklings and participated in fieldwork to support our topic focus.  The walking tour, delivered by The Story Museum, gave children the chance to see the inspiration behind ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardr

In Reception Trudy has been busy cooking with children in small groups. Our cooking has fitted our 'Once Upon a Rhyme' theme this term. The children made shortbread shoe biscuits for 'The Eleves and the Shoemaker', gingerbread men to link with 'The Gingerbread Man' and o

Safer Internet Day is designed to empower young people to take control of their digital lives. For 2020 we are putting the focus on online identity and asking young people to consider whether they and their peers are truly free to be themselves online.

KS1 have had an exciting day dressing up as kings, queens, princes, princesses, knights, and many other castle characters. We have learnt some new dances, cooked rolls in preparation for a feast and designed our own shields. We are looking forward to our visit to Warwick Castle later in th

In Reception we all really enjoyed learning about China for our Big Question: 'Are stories a reliable source of information for a country and its culture.' In our PE lessons we created our own dragon dance and performed music with percussion instruments.

Today the children blasted off out of the atmosphere to explore all things space related. We looked at the rocket artwork of Peter Thorne, a current artist who has inspired other with his abstract rockets. 

The school community gathered together at St. Mary Magdalen church to sing festive and traditional carols. It was a truly wonderful service, led by the children. 

“The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist.” -Maria Montessori Throughout the year we learn from the inspiring work of others. Our aspirational speakers inspire our young learners to think about where

Children in Woodpecker's Class worked with Mrs Poole to create their own artwork inspired by the artist Eric Joyner.  His artwork focuses on a 'Robot' theme which links with the work we have been doing through the study of the Iron Man by Ted Hughes. The children used a range of

What a fabulous morning with Pudsey! Get together. Raise money. Change lives! When people, passions and post codes unite, great things happen. Visit the official ‘Children in Need ‘ website to see how the nation is raising money for great causes. Well done, Woodstock for donating yo

An enriching day learning about electrical safety from Scottish and Southern Electrical Company, online safety delivered by PCSO Helen from Thames Valley Police, Safety in the Home with Pete and Shelley from Fire and Rescue Service and many more workshops on Anti-Bullying, Rights and

The Reception classes have been invaded by an alien visitor this week. He wanted to make friends with us but first he was shy and then he got a bit naughty! We had to think about how to welcome him and then teach him about how to behave. We have enjoyed messaging him at our Message Centre and h

Reception enjoyed visiting the local Fire Station. We learnt about all about the importance of smoke alarms. This linked well with Mrs Rowe's Drago Dragon story on Safety Day. Our favourite parts were sitting in the fire engine and exploring all the equipment.

The Falcons began their journey to discover how music unites the world. We are learning about beat and syncopation through our song. We used our bodies for percussion.

Year 5 had the pleasure of joining lots of primary children to learn a full choreography led by Step2 Dance Company. We were super impressed by the level of dance skill, from the boys especially! We certainly have some budding dancers in our midst! What a wonderful way to be involved in Wo

This year at Woodstock Primary we are participating in the Crest Awards. Each class wil attempt 8 science challenges throughout the year to add to their passport. CREST Awards help school students to undertake projects in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) related areas.

Children in Years 3 & 4 enjoyed learning some Italian phrases, making tomato bruschetta (a popular antipasto) and researching some fun and interesting facts about the country.

We experienced everything! From making pizzas, learning Italian with Mr. Bassey, researching Italy, comparing it with Britain and  even delving into Italy itself using Google earth launched on the Chromebooks! What a day! Ciao!

Well done to all those candidates who prepared speeches and put themselves forward for school council 2019. Here a few captured moments from the speeches. Congratulations to all representatives elected. We are so proud of you all.

Week 1: Warm-up games exploring collaboration, using our bodies as a moving car and even representing a traditional 'Full English' breakfast!  Week 2: Using our bodies as characters and props. Acting out a robbery! Week 3: Finishing a scene after 2 characters reach an unusual hous

Year 5 began their Oxford Playhouse visits with a warm-up session with Mrs. Bassey. We began working as a collaboration-using our bodies in mimes and as physical props.

The BBC micro:bit is a handheld, programmable micro-computer that can be used for all sorts of cool creations, from robots to musical instruments – the possibilities are endless.