Latest News

Latest News

• Big Walk and Wheel

  Mon 04 Apr 2022

  A huge thank you to all of you for your support with the Big Walk and Wheel event over the last two weeks. Overall, we had nearly 6000 active journeys and came 22^nd out of 500 schools, which is a tremendous achievement!  Well done everyone!

• The Louis Taylor Road Safety Show

  Fri 01 Apr 2022

  This week, Year 2 and 3 were lucky enough to watch a fantastic Road Safety Show, which has been developed using magic and entertainment to deliver those all important messages to pupils. The children absolutely loved meeting Troy and Billy Beacon. Louis took them through a series of examples of experiences that they have had by the road and the children helped to navigate them through some tricky decisions.

   

  Billy has two BIG feet to remind him to STOP well back from the kerb, two big eyes to LOOK around very carefully, two big ears to LISTEN to traffic and a big round head to THINK. Billy Beacon encourages children to look out for him, as he will show them a safer place to cross. However Billy also reminds them that they MUST still hold a grown-up’s hand when crossing, which is why he has two hands as well.

   

  The children were absolutely astounded when the handkerchief appeared and they were even more amazed when they were able to ‘throw’ invisible colour to the picture and magically make the colour appear. Louis was captivating throughout and the children really took on board these important messages. What a spectacular afternoon.

  

• Scholastic Book Fair

  Sun 20 Mar 2022

  The school is thrilled by how popular this term's Scholastic Book Fair was with all children (and parents!).

  Every child in the school had the chance to browse the fair during the school day, and parents were then invited to join in after school.

  It was brilliant to see families sharing their love of books together at Penn Wood!

   

  

• Ducklings in Year 1

  Fri 18 Mar 2022

  What an exciting week we have had in Year 1!  On Monday morning we received a special delivery with 5 white eggs. 

  When we came to school on Wednesday morning, we noticed that one of the eggs had some cracks on it and when we went really, really quiet we could hear muffled squeaks coming from the eggs. After a while the first egg hatched... Then the second, and the third. 

   

  On Thursday morning the remaining 2 ducklings hatched and now they are all together, cuddling, sleeping, eating and drinking. 

   

  On Thursday afternoon they had their first swimming lesson and it went very well.  We hope you enjoy the photos below.

   

  The children are in the process of naming the ducklings - we are sure they will be very creative.

  

• Y4 Road Safety Workshop

  Tue 15 Mar 2022

  Year 4 had a very exciting Road Safety workshop today. Konflux theatre came in to teach the children in a creative way using drama. 

   

  They discussed road safety and crossing roads. The children became road bikes and practised listening to and following verbal instructions to embed their understanding of cycling proficiency.  Using physical theatre, they then freeze framed and discussed more environmentally friendly ways to travel. A fantastic, informative time was had by all. 

  

• Action for Happiness - March 2022

  Mon 07 Mar 2022

  Mindful March

  Let's pause, breathe and notice, so we can respond more mindfully.

  

• Total Vocal Singing day- Olive class

  Fri 04 Mar 2022 Miss Evans

  On Friday 4th March, Olive class attended a whole day singing workshop at the Curve, led by the singing ensemble, Total vocal. During the course of the day, they learnt some new songs, developed their vocal techniques and improved their ability to sing in parts. It was a very successful day and the children loved working with Chris and Molly. 

  

• World Book Day

  Thu 03 Mar 2022

  We had a wonderful day celebrating World Book Day.  All of the children made corner bookmarks and had the option of dressing up or wearing their own clothes to reflect the brightness books bring to our lives.

  

• School Closure

  Fri 18 Feb 2022

  Due to the red weather warning today, we have made the decision to close the school site and move to online learning.  Your child/children's teachers will be in touch regarding online learning.

• Author Visit with Lisette Auton for Y5/6

  Wed 09 Feb 2022

  This morning, Years 5 and 6 had the absolute privilege of taking part in an author event with Lisette Auton. Lisette introduced us to her debut novel: The Secret of Haven Point. This book celebrates the joy and importance of disabilities, inclusion and acceptance. Mermaids, kittens, heartbreak and beautiful friendships all wrapped up in a safe haven from Outsiders.  The event was covered by a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter and it gave us an opportunity to talk about being inclusive of those with disabilities.

   

  What an amazing story telling workshop; all children enjoyed drawing their very own beards filled with sentimental or inspiring items that they would like to keep close by them at all times.