Welcome to Woodlands Primary School & Nursery page. This is for the community to keep up to date with news and upcoming events.
Woodlands Primary School is part of the Greenshaw Learning Trust. The Greenshaw Learning Trust is a charitable company
17/06/2026
🥰 First steps into a big new adventure...
Starting school is a huge milestone, but our new Reception 2026 cohort took it completely in their stride today at our first 'Stay and Play' session! It was a joy to watch them explore, sing together, and start forming those very first school friendships.
A few highlights from a very special day.
12/06/2026
👟 We did it! Yesterday marked the very first session of our new school running club, and what a start it was! did it! Our amazing runners laced up their trainers and smashed a 1-mile looping around the school grounds. The energy, determination, and smiles were absolutely incredible.
And remember team... if it’s not on Strava, it didn’t happen! 😉 Don’t forget to log those miles! Massive shoutout to everyone who came out yesterday. Same time next week? 🙌
12/06/2026
Children and staff at Woodlands were delighted to welcome Will Smith today!
During his visit, he met a number of pupil ambassadors, including representatives from Reading, Attendance, Pupil Parliament, Pupil Council and Anti-Bullying.
Greenshaw Learning Trust
04/06/2026
🐷 Reception’s Big Adventure to Cattle Country! 🐮
What a truly wonderful day our Reception classes had yesterday! We jumped on the coach and headed off to Cattle Country Farm Park for a day filled with sunshine, smiles, and lots of new furry and feathered friends. 🌾
As part of our learning about growth and the world around us, our little explorers got to see some adorable baby animals up close and learn how farmers care for them. Highlights of our hands-on day included:
🐷 Watching the bouncy little piglets chase each other around.
🐮 Meeting the gentle calves and learning what they eat.
🐰 Having a quiet moment with some incredibly soft rabbits.
🦆 Watching the fluffy ducklings.
The children were absolute superstars. They showed so much kindness and gentleness around the animals, asked brilliant questions, and represented our school beautifully. We are so proud of them all!
03/06/2026
Exciting things are happening! 🌟
Our Anti-Bullying Ambassadors were so excited to come together for their very first meeting before half term, sharing lots of thoughtful ideas about how to make our school an even kinder and more inclusive place.
One of our very first projects will be introducing buddy benches to our playgrounds, like the one pictured below 💛 The ambassadors are already making plans and working hard behind the scenes and we are really looking forward to sharing the finished result with you soon.
Watch this space!
02/06/2026
🌟 We’re proud to announce that our school has achieved Bronze in the MODESHIFT STARS programme! 🌟 Through promoting active, safer and more sustainable travel, our children have shown fantastic enthusiasm for walking, scooting and cycling to school. This award celebrates the hard work of our pupils, staff and families in helping to create healthier habits and a greener future. Well done everyone — this is just the beginning of our journey! 🚶♀️🚴♂️🌍
🦋 Our Butterflies Have Taken Flight! 🦋
Before the May half-term, our Nursery children loved watching and caring for their caterpillars, eagerly waiting for them to transform into butterflies. The children learned all about the life cycle and checked on them every day, hoping to see the exciting change.
As it turned out, our butterflies decided to wait until the holidays to emerge! Miss Reader very kindly took them home and continued caring for them until they were ready.
We are delighted to share that all 5 beautiful butterflies have now been safely released. 🦋✨
Off you go, little butterflies! Thank you for giving our Nursery children such a wonderful learning experience and a chance to witness a little bit of nature's magic. 💛
21/05/2026
Come along to our Woodlands Play Party happening now!
Ice cream, parachute games, May Pole fun and our wonderful play pod is open for you to explore.
We have 2 special visitors here for you to meet too.
20/05/2026
🦁🐯 Year 1 have gone wild in Design & Technology! 🐻🦊
We are incredibly proud of our talented young designers, who have been hard at work creating these absolutely fantastic animal hand puppets! 🧵✂️
The children took charge of the entire process: 🎨 Designing their chosen animal characters 📏 Selecting and cutting their colorful felt templates 👀 Developing fine motor skills by adding buttons, fluffy fabric, and beautiful decorations to bring their puppets to life!
From koala bears with pockets and bright lions to fluffy white rabbits and creative colorful creatures, their imaginations have truly shined. We think they’ve done a spectacular job! 🌟
Parents, which animal is your favorite? Keep an eye out for these little characters coming home soon for some puppet show fun! 💬👇
20/05/2026
I spy with my little eye... Wow it’s a butterfly!🦋
Two of our butterflies have emerged from their chrysalis. Everyone in Nursery is very excited.
We will keep an eye out for more👀