Category for ‘Classes and School Life’.
International
- Dec
- 06
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All children from Reception through to Year 6 have weekly French lessons. Our younger pupils can take Wilbur the Withington Bear on holiday with them, returning with pictures of his journey. They can talk about what he saw and display his photos on our World map. If Wilbur Bear gets too busy, he may even […]
read moreSpecial Events
- Dec
- 06
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Withington Village Fete The children at Withington School enjoyed their afternoon at the Withington Village Fete. They opened the fete with a parade up the drive wearing the Rio carnival masks they have been making in their art sessions this term. They then performed three maypole dances. The maypole was kindly donated to the […]
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Sport and PE
- Dec
- 06
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School Games Network We currently hold a Bronze kitemark for the Sainsbury’s School Games Network, which is renewed annually. Click for more information on the School Games Network. Visit from Swindon Wildcats Last term the children learnt to play ice hockey (without the ice!) at Withington Jubilee Village Hall. In December they had a visit from some […]
read moreKey Stage 2
- Dec
- 06
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Dragonflies – Class 3 (Juniors) Dragonflies consists of Year 4, 5 and 6 and is led by Mrs Loly. Please click Dragonflies programme of study to access their rolling programme to see the curriculum content the children will be covering.
read moreBusy Bees & Butterflies
- Dec
- 06
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Butterflies Mrs Dyer is our Butterflies class teacher. Butterflies consists of our Reception and Year 1 children. Please click here to access their rolling programme to see the curriculum content the children will be covering. Busy Bees Mrs Moseley leads our Busy Bees class which covers Year 2 and Year 3. Please click here to […]
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Foundation Stage Unit
- Dec
- 06
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Our Foundation Stage Unit (FSU) takes all the children in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). The FSU caters for children aged 2 to 5 years and consists of three groups of children: Ladybirds – Pre-school (2-3 year olds) Caterpillars – Pre-school (3-4 year olds) Butterflies – Reception (4-5 year olds) The Foundation Stage Unit allows […]
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School Life
- Dec
- 06
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Withington C of E Primary School caters for children from 2 to 11. 2-5 year-olds are nurtured in our Foundation Stage Unit from pre-school through to Reception. The Foundation Stage Unit allows children to benefit from play and learning opportunities as we follow the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum which is based on learning through play. […]
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