Rough Notes – April/May 2018
I often wonder why so many parents have so little trust in the work we do at Woodroffe nowadays but then I look around at what’s going on in schools both nationally and locally and I begin to see …[Read More]
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Year 7 Aquarium Trip 2018
This year, in line with the Governments policy on How Science Works, the school arranged for the whole of Year 7 to travel to the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth to give …[Read More]
Rough Notes – March 2018
Woodroffe looks wonderful in the snow. Less so when the snow begins to melt. Much less so when we are trying to decide whether to close the school or not. This year, fortunately, the snow fell thick …[Read More]
Lego Club – Star Wars
Year 7 students are getting to grips with input and output devices in Lego club whilst the Year 9 are planning an ambitious remodelling of the Millennium falcon to make an interactive …[Read More]
PTA Duck Race 2018
The PTA will be running the annual Woodroffe PTA DUCK RACE on Easter Monday, 2nd April 2018 at midday. This is one of the biggest PTA fund raisers of the year and we would love to sell all …[Read More]
Rough Notes – February 2018
This is the fiftieth edition of Rough Notes since it moved to its current format and clearly something worth shouting about. I am delighted to say that as an online publication it has more than …[Read More]
Rough Notes – January 2018
‘April is the cruellest month,’ said TS Eliot but January surely runs a close second. Relentless rain, gusts of freezing wind and seemingly constant darkness do little to inspire. Damp students huddle…[Read More]
Annual Art Exhibition 2018
The Art department have their annual exhibition at the Town Mill galleries currently underway which includes work from KS3 to the upper sixth in various disciplines including graphics, ceramics …[Read More]
Graphics & Poetry
The C level corridor has had an injection of new life thanks to a cross curricular department initiative. Mr Vine took poems inspired by the 2017 National Poetry Day theme of freedom …[Read More]
Darrell Wakelam Update
In January students continued with their 3D project inspired by myths and legends of the ridgeway and working with artists Darrell Wakelam and Sarah Butterworth. The outcomes can be seen …[Read More]