Woodlands Primary School

🌞☀️ JUST 4 DAYS TO GO! ☀️🌞

The excitement is building… only 4 days until our Woodlands Summer Picnic! 🎉🧺

We can’t wait to welcome everyone for a fantastic day of fun, laughter and making summer memories together! 💚

📅 Thursday 6th August
📍 Woodlands Primary School Field (Entrance via the Mercia Gates)
🕙 10:00am – 2:00pm

Don’t forget to:
🧺 Pack your picnic
🪑 Bring a blanket or camping chair
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Invite your family and friends
☀️ Come along and enjoy a wonderful day with our school community!

We’d love to see as many of you there as possible – everyone is welcome! 🐿️💚

Who’s excited? Who is coming?
Tell us in the comments! 👇

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As the school year comes to an end, we would like to wish all of our pupils, families and staff a wonderful summer break.

Thank you for being part of another fantastic year. Together, we have celebrated achievements in classrooms, on sports fields, on stages, in competitions, on trips and in our local communities. Most importantly, we have seen our pupils grow in confidence, character and ambition.

We hope everyone enjoys a well-earned rest and has the opportunity to make special memories over the summer.

We are already looking forward to welcoming everyone back in September and to another year filled with learning, opportunity and success.

Have a brilliant summer from everyone at Woodlands Primary School and Mercia Learning Trust.

🏅 School Games Gold Mark Award 🏅

We are delighted to share that Woodlands Primary School has been awarded the School Games Gold Mark for 2025–26.

This national award recognises schools that provide high-quality sporting opportunities and encourage children to develop a lifelong love of being active.

Over the past year, our children have represented Woodlands in a huge range of activities, including gymnastics, football, cross country, cricket, hockey, netball, basketball, ice skating and Panathlon events. They have also taken part in city athletics, cycling competitions, the Colour Smash and our annual Sports Day.

Most importantly, they have demonstrated the School Games values of determination, teamwork, respect, honesty, passion and self-belief every step of the way.

We are incredibly proud of all our children and would like to thank our staff, families and partners for their continued support.

Year 6 had a brilliant day on Friday at the Crucible theatre performing a play by each class in the Playhouse studio theatre.

This is a culmination of weeks of hard work to get the plays stage ready, and we're so proud of how hard they've worked together!

We are incredibly lucky in our trust to have the opportunity year on year to work with Sheffield Theatres professionals and have these amazing experiences for our children.

Did you come and see the show? What was your favourite bit?

As we approach the summer holidays, we wanted to make families aware of the government's Summer Savings scheme, which brings together information on discounts and offers available across the UK during the summer break.

The website includes family attractions, cultural activities, meal offers and information about free bus travel for children aged 15 and under during August.

More information can be found here:
https://summersavings.gov.uk/

We hope this is a useful resource for our families as they plan for the summer holidays.

🏆 We’re thrilled to share that Woodlands Primary School has been named the winner of the School Games Award by the All Saints School Games Hub.

This award recognises our commitment to inclusion, participation and ensuring that every child has the opportunity to enjoy sport, develop confidence and achieve their personal best.

Throughout the year, our children have taken part in a wide range of sporting activities, competitions, festivals and leadership opportunities, embracing the School Games values of determination, teamwork, respect, honesty, self-belief and passion.

We are especially proud that our commitment to making sport accessible to all children was highlighted as a key strength.

A special thank you to Mr Carranza, whose passion and dedication help provide our children with so many fantastic sporting opportunities.

We are incredibly proud of this achievement and of all the children and staff who have contributed to our positive sporting culture.

Celebrating Success

A huge well done to Reagan, who enjoyed a fantastic weekend of RC Banger racing. Competing at RC Bangers Sheffield, Reagan won the ABS DD event, an excellent achievement that reflects his skill, focus and enthusiasm for the sport. Well done, Reagan.

If you have news about your child’s achievements outside of school, you can submit it here:
https://woodlands-primary.school/parents/celebrating-success

📢 Please Remember…

⭐ Sports Day This Week! ⭐

🏃 Tuesday – Year 5 & Year 6 Sports Day
🏃 Thursday – Year 1 & Year 2 Sports Day

⏰ Both events start at 9:15am.

🍰 Refreshments will be available to purchase from the Squirrels on the day of your child’s sports day. Please remember to bring cash if you wish to make any purchases.

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🎉 Our Summer Fair is this Thursday! 🎉

💷A polite reminder that most stalls are CASH ONLY. Please remember to bring cash if you wish to make any purchases.

👥Everyone is welcome! Our Summer Fair is open to all the children and families of Woodlands Primary School, as well as the wider community.

☀️We’d love to see you there—please come along, say hello, and enjoy an afternoon of fun!

Our Year 6 pupils have been busy preparing for next week’s Festival of Drama.

Working with professional theatre practitioners, they have developed confidence, creativity and teamwork ahead of performing at the Crucible's Playhouse theatre.

We are incredibly proud of their effort and can’t wait to see them on stage next week.

Looking for things to keep your children active and engaged over the holidays?

Sheffield Healthy Holidays offers a wide range of free activities for children and young people across the city, including sport, arts, cooking, music and more.

Activities are free for eligible families with a HAF code, and there are sessions running in many local areas across Sheffield.

Sessions include fun activities combined with healthy meals, helping children stay active, build confidence and try something new during the school holidays.

Booking for this summer opens at 3pm on 26 June.

Find out more and book here:
https://sheffieldhealthyholidays.org