Dudley Wood Primary School

Congratulations to our 3 gymnastics teams, from Years 1–4 who competed in the Dudley Gymnastics Finals last week! 🤸‍♀️🌟

We are so incredibly proud of their achievements and the way they represented our school throughout the competition. The children showed fantastic skill, confidence and perseverance in both their routines and vaults, performing with great pride and determination.

Well done to all of our gymnasts — you should all be extremely proud of yourselves! 👏Go team DW!

Our Year 2 scientists have had a fantastic half term investigating habitats and microhabitats! 🌿🔍
They have loved exploring and comparing the habitats found around our school with those on the coast of Australia. It has been wonderful to see such enthusiasm and curiosity throughout their learning.
We have especially enjoyed seeing the children take their learning beyond the classroom by creating bug hotels and microhabitats in their own gardens, observing the creatures they discovered, and bringing in their amazing creations to share with the class. The children have also produced thoughtful labelled drawings of the animals they found, showing their growing scientific knowledge and observation skills. 🐞🪱🦋
We are so proud of their excitement for science and cannot wait to see what our young scientists are inspired to do next! ✨🧪

Year 6... you did it! 🎉🫵
After weeks of hard work, determination and resilience, our incredible pupils have absolutely smashed their SATs - we couldn't be prouder!❣️🕺
Today was all about celebrating YOU 🫵
From laughter to dancing and lots of well-deserved treats, it's been a day full of smiles and memories to match your amazing effort.✨👏⭐️
You've shown such maturity, positivity and teamwork throughout - what a fantastic group you are. We are SO proud of each
and every one of you!💥😃

This week, the children in Year 4 have used David Hockney’s digital landscapes as an inspiration to help them create their own digital artwork. They have used digital tools to build layers and arranged visual elements to develop a landscape composition.

Year 1 DT Work!
Year 1 have been busy in DT making sliders and levers. They proudly visited Reception to show their work and explained how their mechanisms work.
Well done, Year 1, fantastic work and great explanations! Thank you for having us, RP! 👏✨

Happy 100th Birthday to Sir David Attenborough! 🌍🎉

This week, our Science Ambassadors have been supporting the school in learning more about the incredible life and work of Sir David Attenborough. They have been finding and sharing resources online, and one of our ambassadors, Shivyaa, even created her own book celebrating his life and achievements. 📚✨

The week finished with a very special assembly led by Picture News, where our children joined nearly 1 million other children to celebrate Sir David’s inspiring legacy. They were also joined by guest star Steve Backshall, who spoke about how Sir David has inspired both himself and generations of people to care for our planet. 🌱🐾

The assembly ended with an inspiring message from Steve, encouraging children to start telling their own animal stories. He reminded them that Sir David Attenborough’s journey began with newts in his local pond — and that they too can begin by exploring the wildlife in their own gardens and local environments. 🐸🌿

What a wonderful way to celebrate a truly remarkable person who continues to inspire us all to protect and care for the natural world. 💚

What a fantastic week of sport we’ve had at Dudley Wood!

A huge well done to our Year 1-6 gymnasts who took part in the Dudley Gymnastics competition. You were all incredible, showcasing your hard work and performing your routines and vaults with confidence and skill.

We’re also very proud of our netball team, who gave it their all in their latest match. It’s wonderful to see their teamwork, commitment and skill continuing to grow.

Keep up the great work team DW!

Year 6 have been working extremely hard with revision lessons, getting ready for SATS. They have enjoyed revising in the sun this week too! Keep up the fantastic work year 6, you are amazing!

In Year 3, the children have been developing their understanding of fractions. They have enjoyed creating their own fraction walls and exploring different ways to divide a whole. It’s been fantastic to see their growing confidence and reasoning skills in maths!