Latest News

Latest News

• Boccia Festival

  Tue 29 Nov 2022 Mrs Downer

  Boccia Festival

   

  The children had a fantastic time at the Boccia festival. They were especially invited due to their fantastic effort in PE this term, so congratulations!

   

  The rules of the Boccia festival were clearly explained and the children took turns play against the other schools around Slough and Langley areas.

   

  The game consists of 4 ends, 6 ends for teams. During each end, players must throw all their balls out. The scores are determined by the rule that all the balls that are closer to the jack ball than the opponent's the nearest ball are counted in the score. Points for scoring bets are added for all 4 shifts.

   

  Everybody had lots of fun learning a new sport and we are excited to receive our newly ordered Boccia set for all to enjoy during PE in the terms ahead.

  

• Year 5's Fire Visit

  Thu 24 Nov 2022

  Today, Year 5 enjoyed learning about the role of firefighters and how to stay safe when there is a fire. The children were shown the inside of a fire engine and how all of the tools are organised. They were also amazed to find out that firefighters have so many other important responsibilities in addition to rescuing animals and people from fires, such as: helping people in road traffic accidents, continuing their training when not on duty and more!

  

• Christmas Unwrapped

  Tue 22 Nov 2022

  Year 6 had a fun visit from Wayne Dixon, Slough Baptist Church, today. 

   

  They learnt some new facts about the Christmas story, listening to Wayne 'spit some bars' as he rapped over a backing track, and busted some newly acquired 'floor moves'. 

   

  Thank you, Wayne!

  

• Children in Need Pudsey Visit

  Fri 18 Nov 2022

  We were delighted to receive a visit from Pudsey today.  Our day started with an assembly led by Mrs Girle.  She told all of the children about the important work Children in Need do.

   

  Then Pudsey visited the children who were dressed in brightly coloured clothes to raise money to support Children in Need.

   

  You have all helped us to raise an amazing £1668.73!  Thank you! 

  

• Year 6 WW2 Workshop at Eton College

  Thu 17 Nov 2022

  Year 6 went to Eton College to further develop their understanding of World War Two and the impact it had on Britain. 

   

  They looked at how Britain defended itself during the Blitz, the propaganda and homefront work that made up the war effort, and even learnt how to disable incendiary bombs. 

  

• Slough School Sport Network Fencing Festival

  Mon 14 Nov 2022 Mrs Downer

  Fencing Festival

   

  A group of Year 6 children, selected for their outstanding efforts in PE this term, were invited to attend the Slough School Sports network fencing festival.

   

  They participated in a range of sporting activities, all designed to improve various skills in fencing, but definitely transferable to other sports also.

   

  The children really enjoyed the activities set, and they were encouraged to try to improve their own skill set throughout, with mini competitions between them and other schools in Slough and Langley. 

   

  The coaches were fantastic, and we are excited to announce that we have secured Little Musketeers to attend Penn Wood next term, bringing fencing into the Year 3 Curriculum and enlightening even more children to explore a new sport. How exciting! 

  

• School Games Mark - Silver Award Achieved

  Mon 14 Nov 2022 Mrs Downer

  The PE Team are very proud to announce that Penn Wood have recently achieved the Silver Award in the School Games Mark!

   

  The School Games Mark is a government led awards scheme to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community. Participating in this process allows us to evaluate our PE provision and assists them in developing an action plan for future progress.

  School Games registered schools are eligible to apply once a year during an application window, which traditionally takes place during the summer term, and are graded against set criteria. The School Games Mark is a retrospective award and all answers submitted consider the current academic year.

   

  What are the key criteria?

  Each School Games Mark application is divided into four sets of questions. They cover the following basic topics:

   

  • Participation - how many young people at our school are being engaged in sporting activity?
  • Competition - how many different sports are being played and how many competitions are being entered?
  • Workforce - how many pupils are involved in leadership activities alongside taking part in competitions?
  • Clubs - how many local links does our school have with clubs or establishments from the area?
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  If you would like to know more about the School Games Mark, please visit this website:

   

  https://www.yourschoolgames.com/how-it-works/school-games-mark/

  

• Bhangra dance workshop

  Mon 14 Nov 2022

  On Friday 11th November, Asa, from Bhangra dance London, led a dance workshop for Teak class. The pupils learnt dance steps from the Punjab region of India. They all thoroughly enjoyed the workshop and love performing the dance routine with dhol musical accompaniment at the end.  

  

• Year 5's Anglo-Saxon visit

  Thu 10 Nov 2022

  Year 5 had a fantastic day finding out more about the lives of Anglo-Saxons. The children had the opportunity to explore a range of artefacts, including: armour, helmets and tools. They even made their own clay pottery and took part in drama activities where they acted in role as 'warrior-farmers'. 

   

  Some children commented:

   

  'It was a really interesting day learning new facts- I particularly enjoyed the part where we made the clay pots.'

   

  'It felt strange holding a sword- I felt like I was a warrior-farmer about to go into battle!'

   

   

  

• Netball Match: Penn Wood v Claycots

  Wed 09 Nov 2022 Mrs Downer

  This week Penn Wood had their first netball fixture of the year against Claycot School. Penn Wood started off strong by scoring the first goal, but that was closely followed by an equaliser from Claycot. Defence was strong throughout and we managed to sink another two balls into the net in the second quarter. By half time the score was 3-1 to Penn Wood. Claycot school soon scored another in it was a nail-biting 3-2 by the end of the third quarter. Both teams were hungry for the win, but Penn Wood were fierce and unstoppable, resulting in a 5-2 win!

   

  A super effort by all. We are looking forward to our next fixture against Montem Academy next week.

   

  Congratulations girls; a well-deserved win!