On Monday 9th July we held our Sports Day. We were all split into groups and we completed team games. We then did an egg-and-spoon race, a sprint for each year group and a team race.
On the same day, was the £5 challenge. We had each been given £5 which we got from the Virgin Money Grow £5 and we had to think of a way to make more money than we started with. This was a project we did in school over 2 weeks. We had to come up with an idea, order resources and equipment and make our produce to sell.  We sold everything at the Summer Fair and we made £137 profit which we will use to buy some equipment for school.
On Sports Day we also celebrated the 50th anniversary of Woodland Primary School in the new buliding. There was a special cake and a speech which was made by Jacqui Richardson who attended Woodland School at the time this building was being built. Everyone had a great time.

By George

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At the beginning of July, Year 4, 5 and 6 children were lucky enough to go to PGL Winmarleigh for a residential trip.  At the centre  we had the chance to do some water activities such as canoeing and raft-building and of course go for a swim afterwards. We also did a range of activities on land from a giant zip wire to a low level rope course. Our instructors were really nice,  James even let us throw wet sponges at him. On the last night we had a campfire and we had toasted marshmallows and sang a large selection of campfire songs. It was a great experience!

By Ellie & Poppy

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This week we made the River Tees and we had the paddling pool out in the mini play area. We found out about water cycles and wrote down some information. We used some pipes and made bridges out of Lego. We did some watercolour painting.
By Sophie E

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On Wednesday Owl Class pupils performed their Summer Play ‘ Survival of the Stranded’ to a full house of parents, grandparents and family.

They wrote the play themselves and it was fantastic!  They all really enjoyed performing it and we had some lovely comments for the audience.  I think we have some budding actors and actresses among them.  Well done everyone.

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We would like to thank all the schools that took part in our annual football tournament and everyone who supported and helped on the day.  All the teams played brilliantly, attacking and defending well with fantastic teamwork.  The weather was fantastic too!

Well done to Cotherstone School who were this year’s winners, Butterknowle were 2nd, Montalbo 3rd and Woodland 4th.

We raised a magnificent £312 for Friends of Woodland School with the sale of the refreshments.

As part of our Sea Topic this term the whole school went on a visit to the Blue Reef Aquarium and Beach.  They had a great day and learned about lots of aquatic creatures.  They also had the opportunity to handle some in the workshops.

We all really enjoyed the seal show and had great fun on the beach!

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This week the Bikeability team came in to school for the Year 4 to completed the Level 1 course and the Year 5 & 6 to completed the Level 2 course.  The aim of the courses were to improve and enhance riding skills and make the children more road safety aware.

The children had a great couple of days with Alan and Angela the instructors for the DCC Road Safety Team and all successfully completed the courses and were presented with a badge and a certificate.  Well done everyone!

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On Tuesday we welcomed some very special people into school for dinner!  Dads and Grandads were invited to join the children for a special lunch to celebrate Father’s Day.   The choice for main course included Roast Pork & Yorkshire Pudding and Vegetable Quiche and for dessert there was Apple Crumble & Custard, Chocolate Cake, Yogurts & Fruit

Everyone really enjoyed their delicious lunch and we would like to say a ‘Huge Thank you’ to our cook Karen for making this such a fantastic event.

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For over 2 years we have been using a movement sensor wildlife camera for the Mammal Web project and we have captured some amazing photos of the animals that visit our school grounds when we are not looking.

The Woodland School hedgehog has emerged from its winter hibernation and is regularly seen snuffling around the wildlife garden at night.

We record more rabbits than any other mammals, and one in particular grabs our attention. We call him Three Ears!

Domestic cats are also recorded for the project and the camera caught one hunting the other day, the mouse managed to wriggle away.

Mammal Web is run by a team of scientists at Durham University. Using ‘citizen scientist’ with wildlife cameras across the county they are gathering lots of data to monitor mammal populations, where they are distributed, and how they behave. If anyone is interested in the project check out their website www.mammalweb.org or speak to Mrs Bentley.

The children in Squirrel Class have been working very hard to write a blog called “A Day in the Life of Squirrel Class”. We have learned how to write a blog, take and save a photograph and how to stay safe if you want to put a blog on the internet. We have written our blog about the things we enjoyed learning in the last half term.

Alfie & Sara’s Blog Post

We used the pulley in maths so we could send things to each other. We did this because we were learning about the Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch. We put toy things in the pulley and sent it to our friends then they weighed it using some colourful scales. We wrote down what it  weighed and we weighed it in grams.

Do you know how to use a pulley?

Adam and Jack’s Blog Post

We have learned about turtles and we read a book called Duffy’s Lucky Escape.
She ate a plastic bag and some bottles. Then she was very  poorly. Next she got taken by fishermen to the turtle hospital. They made her better. We have learned you should not put plastic bags in the sea.

Rosanna and Fred’s Blog Post

We’re learning about the ocean and the Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch. We all worked together to make a large cardboard lighthouse. First we got cardboard then we rolled it and we painted it. Next we put a light on the top. The  lighthouse is red and white and black and the light is very bright.

Sophie and Harry’s Blog Post

This topic we have been learning about the ocean. We have all made a shoe box aquarium. It had moving parts we used sticks and string to make the animals move. We are very proud of ourselves.

Do you like aquariums?

Josie’s Blog Post

We read the story of the Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch.  Then we made mini lighthouses with an electric circuit. We played around with the equipment until the bulb lit up. We talked about how it worked and then we added a switch. Next we made a lighthouse and put the circuit inside so our lighthouses can switch on and off.

Can you make an electric circuit?

Charlotte’s Blog Post

We leaned about old times on the beach and when we go on the beach now
We did lots of writing about it and we realised it was different.

Do you know about old times on the beach?