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(Yr) Five Go On a Coastal Field Trip

On Tuesday 9th May, Year 5 departed on a Coastal Geography field trip to Swanage.  The weather was good and the children were very proactive and learnt a lot in the ‘outdoor classroom’. Swanage is at the eastern end of the 95 mile stretch of the beautiful Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. In their geography […]

West Midlands Schools’ Champions

Orienteering is a fantastic sport that combines physical speed with quick thinking and decision-making.  It also takes our pupils to some of the finest countryside in the region.   At Winterfold, we have had an orienteering team in regular competition for over 12 years. The current team first came together two years ago and since then, […]

Archaeology Day

On Thursday 11th May, Year 6 pupils had an ‘introduction to Archaeology’ by Discover History. After excavating a ‘test pit’ and locating their finds, pupils completed their finds records and drew the archaeology.  They were then asked to identify and reconstruct their finds.  Using the finds as evidence, they were able to tell the story […]

Author visit

On Tuesday 9th and Thursday 11th May, Author and Reception teacher Mrs Annie Muscutt led creative writing workshop with Yr 6 and Yr 7 pupils. Mrs Muscutt, who has been a Reception class teacher at Winterfold for the last 7 years, first started writing as a child but it wasn’t until she was a younger adult […]

West Midlands Care Team Visit KG2

On Thursday 4th May as part of Kindergarten 2’s ‘People Who Help Us’ topic, the West Midlands Care Car Team visited Winterfold. The children were fascinated to hear about the job that the Doctor, Paramedic and Nurse do. They even got an opportunity to look at the vital equipment used to save lives every day.

In The Groove

On Tuesday 2nd May, Winterfold House Music’s Groove Diggers took the stage at Kidderminster Town Hall to headline the first night of the ‘Youth Makes Music’ Festival. With the Town Hall’s professional sound system and mixing deck, the standard of music played by the Groove Diggers was incredible.  Parents and pupils from local schools were treated […]

‘SING-IT Music Festival

On Friday 28th April, Winterfold House School hosted their annual music festival – ‘SINGIT’. Five primary schools from across the borough attended; Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary, Dodford First School, Tardebigge CofE First School, Cutnall Green First School and Belbroughton CofE Primary School. Pupils were given the music in advance to practice and during the morning […]

Visits to the Islamic Experience Exhibition and the Progressive Synagogue

On Tuesday 25th April, Year 6 visited the Islamic Experience Exhibition in Birmingham. They were welcomed by four muslim ladies who gave the children a talk on different aspects of their faith including Islam and Science, Faith and History, Family Life and the Five Pillars.  They also had an opportunity to dress in traditional muslim […]

Circus Skills Workshop

This term, Year 3 are studying the Circus as part of their Drama Curriculum with Miss Howarth. The children will be asked to mime certain circus skills as part of a mock audition to a visiting ringmaster. On Wednesday 26th April, Year 3 were involved in a Circus Skills workshop to support their mock audition. […]

Winterfold Tour to South Africa

On Monday, 10th April a very excited tour party of Year 7 and 8 pupils departed on their tour of South Africa. We look forward to reading more about the tour party’s adventures.  Here are a few highlights from their travels which range from zulu dancing to hippo and crocodile spotting on a river cruise, […]

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