13/03/2021
On Friday 13th March our Great Wood children had a Birthday party to celebrate birthdays between the beginning of January and the end of term. Our birthday children received a special birthday cake, baked by our amazing Lesley. The children played games, won prizes and enjoyed a sweet treat. They all had a fantastic time and we would like to thank the Great Wood team for making this possible.
12/03/2021
Our year 4 and year 5 children had a two wheel adventure on Friday as they took part in bikeability. They were taught new skills and all about road safety by our bikeability team.
All of the children, who took part, completed the course and will receive Bikeability badges and certificates of achievement.
Well done to all our safe cyclists, we are very proud of you!
09/03/2021
Year Six pupils enjoyed an afternoon of creative art thanks to the skills of Mark Hatcher, a representative from the Methodist Church. Pupils made cards and created gifts for Mothers Day. Mark is then preparing Easter art ideas, linking in work from the RE curriculum as we prepare for our Easter celebrations. The pupils loved the opportunity to get sticky and messy while thinking of their wonderful mums.
05/03/2021
Our Great Wood family all dressed up today, as a character from their favourite book. We had many Harry Potters, Scarecrows, Marvel characters, Penguins and characters from David Walliams' books.
All of our children and staff looked amazing and we would like to thank them all for all the effort that they have made.
05/03/2021
The Great Wood team all donned masks to disguise their identity and read out the famous story of Peter Rabbit!
The children had a great time trying to unmask our readers and guess which member of staff was which character. This was a fantastic way to celebrate World Book Week and every Great Wood child will be receiving a World Book Day voucher, to use as part payment for the next book that they purchase.
Thanks to Mrs Roberts for organising this fantastic event and thank you to our readers and to everyone for joining in. Keep reading!!
03/03/2021
Get involved and get on the map!
1st—Submit your interest and contact details via facebook@checkleyparishcouncil.co.uk by 22nd March.
2nd—Decorate your gardens or windows with Easter themed scarecrows and displays by 4th April 2021.
26/02/2021
Our Great Wood Team received an amazing treat today. Cos and his team at Tean Fish Bar have very kindly sent us a fantastic chippy lunch. We have all tucked into fish, sausage, chips, peas and gravy! We are all very full but managing to stay awake, just! Thank you Cos and the team we are extremely grateful, you are fabulous!
12/02/2021
In school Mrs Bromley and Mrs Buckley kindly cooked pancakes for all our Key Worker children and our Great Wood team. There were lots of second helpings and everyone really enjoyed their afternoon treat. As you can see from our photographs there were a lot of sticky faces!
11/02/2021
Can you take on the iconic three peaks challenge in your local area?
You can challenge yourself to complete this individually or with members of your family who you live with. The aim of this challenge is to keep all family members as active as possible during lockdown.
You can walk, jog or cycle (as long as these activities are allowed according to the most up to date Covid-19 guidance).
Please visit the school games website for more details - https://www.yourschoolgames.com/sgo/biddulph/
03/02/2021
It was with sadness that we read of the passing of Captain Sir Tom Moore yesterday.
The World War II soldier, who rose to the public eye by walking 100 laps of his garden as he approached his 100th birthday, raised almost £33million for NHS charities and shone brightly with his message of determination and hope at a time when it was needed most.
Following his remarkable fund-raising achievement, and since reaching 100 years old, Tom went on to have many great experiences including a number one song with Michael Ball, and, at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award ceremony, winning the 'Helen Rollason Award' and having the 'Unsung Hero Award' named after him. He also received the honorary title of 'Colonel'.
He capped off a remarkable year by being knighted in a special investiture by Queen Elizabeth II and became Captain Sir Tom. The Queen led tributes to Captain Sir Tom yesterday, "recognising the inspiration he provided for the whole nation and others across the world".
Nowadays, the words 'legend' and 'inspiration' may be used a little freely, however, with Captain Sir Tom - they seem to fit well.
Captain Sir Tom was indeed a great source of inspiration and leaves a legacy of hope, encapsulated by his wise words, "Tomorrow will be a good day."
God bless you, Captain Sir Tom.
