John Wood School & Nursery

🌊🐠 Year 5 Geography – The Great Barrier Reef 🐠🌊

Our Year 5 pupils have thoroughly enjoyed learning about one of the world’s most incredible natural wonders – the Great Barrier Reef! As part of their Geography lessons, the children researched fascinating facts about the reef, discovering its diverse marine life, unique ecosystems and the importance of protecting this remarkable environment for future generations.

It was wonderful to see such enthusiasm, curiosity and excellent research skills as the children explored this amazing part of our world.

🌍✨ Well done, Year 5!

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🏏 A Fantastic Day at The Kia Oval! 🏏

On Monday, a group of our pupils enjoyed an exciting trip to the iconic Kia Oval, accompanied by Mr Averis, Mr Khan and Mr Calugay. The children had the opportunity to visit one of England’s most historic cricket grounds, home to countless memorable moments in the sport’s history.

Despite some rainy weather on the journey, spirits remained high throughout the day. Pupils explored the stadium, took part in fun batting, bowling and catching activities led by coaches from the Surrey Cricket Foundation, had their faces painted, and even collected autographs from Surrey players!

Once the weather cleared, everyone was able to watch part of Surrey CCC’s match against Hampshire. With over 100 schools in attendance, the atmosphere was incredible. The children cheered on Surrey as they defended their total and were lucky enough to witness two wickets during the first hour of play.

Most importantly, our pupils were a credit to John Wood School & Nursery, demonstrating excellent behaviour and representing our school values with pride throughout the day.

A huge thank you to Mr Averis and Mr Khan for generously volunteering their time to support the trip. Opportunities like this would not be possible without the dedication and enthusiasm of our staff.

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🌧️🏹 Year 6 Residential at Longridge Activity Centre 🚣‍♀️☀️

What an incredible few days our Year 6 pupils had at Longridge Activity Centre!

Despite torrential rain and dramatic thunderstorms at times, the children showed remarkable resilience, positivity and teamwork throughout the trip. From paddleboarding and archery to laser tag and Jacob’s Ladder, every child embraced new challenges with enthusiasm and courage.

The competitive spirit was in full swing as Team A and Team B went head-to-head in a range of activities, including raft-building challenges, canoe races and even chasing rubber ducks along the Thames! Laughter, friendship and unforgettable memories were made every step of the way.

We are so proud of the fearless, supportive and collaborative attitude shown by all of our Year 6 pupils. They were a credit to the school throughout the residential.

A huge thank you to the fantastic team at Longridge for keeping everyone safe and engaged, and a special thank you to Miss Daffu for her exceptional support and dedication throughout the trip.

Well done, Year 6

🥒🍞 Acorn Class at John Wood School & Nursery have been learning all about healthy eating this week 🌟

The children loved making their own cucumber and cheese sandwiches, practising their hand-eye coordination while spreading butter and carefully following instructions step-by-step. They were very excited to enjoy their “really yummy” sandwiches at snack time!

The children also explored different fruits and vegetables, learned new vocabulary and enjoyed sorting foods into ‘healthy’ and ‘unhealthy’ groups 🥕🍎

A fantastic week of learning, independence and healthy choices! 👏

Our pupils have been working hard in English this week as they began writing their non-chronological reports about the Benin Kingdom 📚✨

Using the research and facts gathered last week, the children created introductions and organised their ideas into clear paragraphs with subheadings. They also focused on using exciting adjectives, technical vocabulary and sentence openers to engage their readers.

Fantastic writing and historical learning — well done everyone! 👏

Acorn Class have continued enjoying the story The Very Hungry Caterpillar this week 🐛🦋

The children loved retelling the story and remembering all the different foods the caterpillar ate in the correct order. They have been excitedly observing the changes in our real caterpillars, and we now have four cocoons safely in the butterfly net ready for the butterflies to emerge next week!

The children also enjoyed creating caterpillar and butterfly art, learning new phonics sounds and developing their counting skills in maths 🌟

What a fantastic week of learning and discovery!

🌟 Make a Difference at Chancer Education Trust 🌟

We are currently seeking passionate and committed individuals to join our Local Governing Board, including an exciting opportunity for a Chair of Governors.

Do you have professional skills, experience, or a desire to give back to your community? Are you interested in helping shape the future of education and improving outcomes for children?

Becoming a governor is a rewarding opportunity to:
✔ Support and challenge school leadership
✔ Help drive school improvement
✔ Make a meaningful impact on children’s lives

🕒 Flexible commitment:
• Around 3 meetings per year
• Evening meetings
• Option to join remotely
• Training and full support provided

We are also welcoming expressions of interest for governor roles across our Trust schools, so if Oaklands isn’t your local school, there may be other opportunities to get involved.

👉 Join us and help support, inspire and create change for our children and future generations.

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✨ Some amazing activities took place last week at John Wood School & Nursery! Our pupils enjoyed a week full of exciting learning, creativity and teamwork across the school. We are so proud of the enthusiasm and effort shown by all of our children. 🌟📚

Last weeks year group updates! Exciting times at John Wood.

Year 1:
Year 1 have had a fantastic week creating their own aliens inspired by Beegu 👽, building confidence with place value to 50 🔢, learning about reptiles 🦎 and exploring where China is in Geography 🌍.

Year 2:
Year 2 have been busy publishing their own stories ✍️, comparing length and height in Maths 📏, learning about animal habitats and diets 🐾, and continuing to develop their dance skills in PE 💃.

Year 3:
Year 3 have used rich descriptive language to create their own Cinderella-style characters ✨, started learning about length and perimeter 📐, explored how fossils are formed 🦴 and discovered how indigenous people help protect the Amazon rainforest 🌳.

Year 4:
Year 4 have explored root words and suffixes in English 📝, learned how dividing by 10 changes place value in Maths 🔢, and worked together in DT to design exciting new biscuit recipes and packaging 🍪.

Year 5:
Year 5 enjoyed collecting data and creating line graphs in Maths 📊, acting out scenes from Beowulf in English 🎭, exploring migration in Geography 🌍 and learning about adolescence and wellbeing in Science and assembly 💛.

Year 6:
Year 6 used teamwork and questioning skills to create classification keys in Science 🍬🔬, explored desert biomes in Geography 🏜️, and developed their understanding of the passive voice in English ✍️.

Nursery:
Nursery enjoyed exploring We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, using actions, textures and counting activities to bring the story to life while celebrating World Book Day with lots of shared reading. 📚

Reception:
Reception continued learning about Ramadan through the story Ramadan Moon, practised ordering numbers to 10 in maths and had great fun celebrating World Book Day with a costume parade and author visit. 🌙📖

Year 1:
Year 1 had an exciting week meeting their new ducklings while learning about numbers to 50, describing Beegu in English and exploring seasonal changes in the school forest. 🐥🌿

Year 2:
Year 2 explored length and height in maths, created their own versions of Tadpole’s Promise, researched world features in geography and celebrated World Book Day with costumes and an author visit. 🌍📚

Year 3:
Year 3 completed their multiplication and division topic, explored fossils through a sensory garden hunt and celebrated World Book Day with quizzes and reading activities. 🦕📖

Year 4:
Year 4 baked delicious vanilla biscuits in DT, investigated electrical circuits in science and enjoyed a library reading scavenger hunt for World Book Day. 🔌🍪

Year 5:
Year 5 began learning about perimeter and area, explored population change in geography, enjoyed a trip to Pizza Express and celebrated World Book Day with a costume parade and author visit. 🍕📚

Year 6:
Year 6 explored philosophical questions, took part in an NHS workshop on growing up, celebrated their final World Book Day and visited the Polka Theatre to meet author Maz Evans. 🎭📖