Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Local MP Visit
Fri 15 Sep 2023Pauline Latham MP visited Borrow Wood today. In the summer term, Pauline had written to school to congratulate us on our Ofsted report.
In response I invited her into school to see our 'outstanding' Borrow Wood children and the work that they do.
Pauline was very impressed by the behaviour and attitudes of the children and commented on the fantastic art work around school.
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Nursery Trip to Bluebells
Sat 01 Jul 2023Nursery school trip. Wednesday 28th June.
On Wednesday 34 Nursery children visited Bluebell's Farm in Spondon. They had a fabulous day out. The children were accompanied on their trip by a number of parent, (and grandparent), helpers. We were super proud of how the 3- and 4-year-olds walked the whole way, there and back. At the farm the children met and fed the animals, watched cows being milked by a milking robot, and found out how where ice cream comes from. After a picnic lunch and a play on the play area everyone enjoyed a Bluebell's ice cream before heading back home across the fields, arriving back at school exhausted but very happy.
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Sports Day
Fri 30 Jun 2023Just a quick note as we finish the week to say we hope you enjoyed sports day.
The weather just about held off and we were able to finish on a high.
In the morning our Reception and KS1 children took part in a range of activities before moving to the race track to try out some good old-fashioned events such as the egg and spoon race, the sack race and a clear favourite the three-legged race.
A highlight for many, however, was Reception sprint race 2.
Race 1 went off okay with the children lining up, waiting for the 'ready, steady, go' before starting, leading us into a false sense of security that the children and the adults knew what to do.
Race 2 proved otherwise. Mrs Maher and I seemed to run up and down the track in different directions trying to get the children to wait in a straight line and then move on the word 'go'. Four attempts later, it all came together.
I think we would have been more successful if we were herding sheep.....
This afternoon was great fun too with the introduction of Shotput being a new highlight. We clearly have some budding shot putters in the making.
It also proved popular with some of the parents.
We ended as always with the tug of war which the children absolutely threw themselves into.
This year Mr Saeed suggested a parents v. staff tug of war - parents won........ BUT only because they had more people on their team. We were definitely 'robbed'.
Thank you as always for your applause, enthusiasm and cheering - as one of our children said to an OFSTED inspector - 'Sports Day at Borrow Wood is just like the Olympics'.
What more can I say other than have a good weekend and start limbering up for next year!
Zoe Fletcher
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STATUS QUO DRUMMER
Tue 27 Jun 2023Yes, the rumour is true.......
Today we have Jeff Rich in school, the drummer from Status Quo.
At the moment, live from the upper hall, he has our children enthralled in different types of drums and drumming rhythms.
More photos to follow.....
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Strike Action Thursday 27th April and Tuesday 2nd May 2023
Tue 18 Apr 202318th April 2023
Dear parents/carers,
You may be aware that further industrial action is planned because of a national dispute between the unions and the government over teachers’ pay and lack of funding for schools. Negotiations between the government and the teacher unions failed to reach agreement during the Easter holidays and as a result two additional strike days have been announced.
The two strike days are Thursday 27th April and Tuesday 2nd May.
I wanted to give you as much notice as possible that learning will be disrupted for most pupils on these dates. Having consulted with our staff union representative and teachers in school, I can confirm that school will be open on those dates for the following classes ONLY:
Thursday 27th April
- Reception – Acorn
- Yr 1 – Damson
- Yr 3/4 – Peach
- Yr 6 – Sycamore
- Yr 6 - Oak
Tuesday 2nd May
- Reception – Acorn
- Yr 1 – Damson
- Yr 6 – Sycamore
- Yr 6 - Oak
As head teacher I have to balance a desire to minimise disruption to children's education, with a need to ensure we have adequate staffing for the school to operate safely. We have looked carefully at the extent to which the school can be open safely, given the staff who are available to us on that day.
Further strike action may be announced in July.
We will continue to work closely with our staff union representative and inform you of arrangements for any future strike dates as soon as we are made aware of when they are.
Kind regards
Zoe Fletcher
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Strike Action
Tue 24 Jan 202324th January 2023
Dear parents/carers,
You may be aware from media coverage that the teaching union – NEU – has declared strike action which will take place on the following dates:
- Wednesday 1st February 2023
- Wednesday 1st March 2023
- Wednesday 15th March 2023
- Thursday 16th March 2023
Not all of our teachers are members of the NEU.
The strike is happening because of a national dispute between the unions and the government over teachers’ pay and lack of funding for schools.
As head teacher I have to balance a desire to minimise disruption to children's education, with a need to ensure we have adequate staffing for the school to operate safely. We have looked carefully at the extent to which the school can be open safely, given the staff who are available to us on that day.
Consequently, I am getting in touch today to give you as much notice as possible that learning will be disrupted for most pupils on these dates. Having consulted with our staff union representative, I can confirm that school will be open on Wednesday 1st February 2023 for the following classes ONLY:
- Acorn – Reception
- Peach – Year 3/4
- Oak – Year 6
We will continue to work closely with our staff union representative and inform you of arrangements for the future strike dates.
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The Unexpected!
Mon 16 Jan 2023Well.......
We didn't see this coming today.
Covered in less than 30 minutes and the school went from quiet and serene to mad excitement.
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EFL Kids Cup
Fri 13 Jan 2023Football Tournament
Today (13th January 2023) boys from Borrow Wood took part in a football tournament with other schools from in and around Derby. Taking the format the world cup, with a group stage followed by knockout matches, the Borrow Wood players were looking to be one of only two teams - from fourteen - to progress through to the next phase at Derby County's Moor Farm training ground.
After a win, a loss and two clean sheets in the group stage they made it through to the quarter finals where they were beaten by Homefields Primary. Despite this, they all had a fantastic time and their behaviour and sportsmanship was excellent throughout.
Cloudside School from Sandiacre and Curzon School from Quarndon were the schools heading through to the next phase. Luckily all was not lost however, as they arrived back in time for an hour of Design and Technology to round off a very enjoyable day.
Well done Douglas, Xander, Aaron, Josh, Andy, Tapiwa, Raife and Harry.
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Yr 5/6 Cyclo-cross
Fri 18 Nov 2022On the wettest of Thursdays, 6 children from Borrow Wood set off to try out the sport of cyclo-cross.
For cyclo-cross the weather was perfect!
After a brief introduction on how to use the bikes, the children set off on a practice lap. Following this, the children competed with in a race with 5 other Derby schools and came third overall.
Great fun was had by all of the children as you can see from the photos.
We anticipate that the parents were not so enthusiastic when the children arrived home with wet, muddy kit!
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GIRLS' FOOTBALL
Mon 14 Nov 2022Friday 11th November 2022
The year 6 girls football team played their inaugural football tournament on Friday after school. They travelled to John Port School to play against lots of other Derby primary schools. For their first ever matches against other schools, they did brilliantly. They drew the first game 0-0, won the second game 2-1, lost the third game and very narrowly (and some could say undeservedly) lost the final game. Narrowly missing out on going through to the next round, they returned to Borrow Wood having thoroughly enjoyed the experience and keen to play again. Well done to Lily, Beth, Millie, London, Pip, Nieve, Gracie, Hannah, Esme and Bella on their fantastic effort, team spirit and determination
