Posts by John Ward

Here are just a few photos of the new school ….see you (that’s pupils) on Thursday 23rd February, with your new book bags and new super-smart school uniform.

We filled around 700 blue crates with all our equipment and resources.  We also got rid of quite a lot of rubbish! In the new school we have mainly new furniture. Fortunately the majority of the old furniture has been distributed to charity (including a school in Ghana) and either recycled or disposed off in a responsible way.

On Tuesday we held our final assembly in the old school.  It felt a bit sad but also rather exciting because our next assembly will be in our brand-new school. Every child went home with a new Woolmore book bag and each family now has a souvenir mug with a picture of the Woolmore Welcome Tree.

A few more photos of the empty school

We break up on Tuesday 10 Feb to pack up and move to our new school. Please click here to read lots of information about the new school in the final newsletter before we move.

On Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 Feb from 9-11 and 3-4 we will be selling new polo shirts (including the orange ones) and other items of school uniform.  Click here to see information about our school uniform and what pupils need to wear.

More than 30 Reception parents attended our Phonics Workshop today to find out how we teach phonics and how they can help their children at home.  Thank you for coming.  If you missed the meeting please pick up a leaflet from Janet, our Assistant Headteacher for Early Years.

On Friday we held our last ever open afternoon in the old building.  More than 40 past pupils(many from 30 or more years ago) and staff came along to share memories, meet-up with their old teachers, re-visit their favourite parts of the school and take a walk down Memory Lane. There were so many stories…

This week it was the boys’ turn to play football with some of our local schools.  Everyone had a great time playing against St Saviours, Bygrove, Manorfield and Our Lady’s. Well done team for playing great football and being excellent ambassadors for Woolmore School.