Woodpeckers News

Today in Woodpeckers, we started our new Place Value Maths unit. This morning we spent some time re-capping our prior knowledge and understanding around this topic. We shared our understanding of the value of whole numbers and also the value of each digit within whole numbers, looking specifically at hundreds, tens and ones. We then …

Queen Elizabeth II | 12 Sep 2022

Following the sad news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Tranmere Park pupils have paid their respects by celebrating and reflecting on her achievements and importance to the UK. Take a look at our pictures below.

Today in Year 3, we had our first Ukulele session of the term. We had lots of fun with Mrs. James and can’t wait to start learning lots of different songs!

To confirm, swimming lessons will commence next Friday (16th). Please bring swimming kit and a towel in P.E. bags (goggles optional). Any further questions, please see Mr Housden.

Today in 3/4, we have had an Art filled morning! To begin with, we discussed and experimented with different types of brush strokes. In particular, we looked at using the splatter technique, the dry brush technique, the cross-hatch technique and how we can use our paints to create depth within our pictures. After this, we …

Below are just a few snaps of what Woodpeckers and Red Kites have been getting up to in their recent science topics: Light and Electricity.

Today, we discussing the social hierarchy in Ancient Egypt and the six different classes that made this up: Pharaohs, Officials, Priests, Scribes, Artisans and Peasants. The children were each given a statement and had to decide which class it belonged too. We then listened to some facts about each social class and gathered some more …

We have had a great day breaking the rules in Woodpeckers today. Some of us wore non school uniform, others had crazy hairstyles and we all ate sweets for our break time snack! Thank you to all of the children who decided to teach a lesson today. I think some of you are capable of …

Drum Workshop in Year 4 | 30 Jun 2022

Year 4 were lucky enough to take part in a drum workshop today delivered by the amazing Dom from Artforms Leeds. School was full of the sound of djembe beats! They sounded great. Checkout the short video of Falcons in action on the Music page of our website.

Today in Woodpeckers, we have been celebrating the end of Pride Month. This year, it is 50 years old so it is an extra special celebration! We spoke about why what pride is and why people celebrate it. Pride is a celebration of people coming together in love and friendship, to show how far LGBTQ+ …
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