Woodpeckers is run by Mrs Sloss and meets on Wednesday afternoons from 2pm – 3pm in the school hall in the summer term, giving children and parents the opportunity to familiarise themselves with school facilities and to meet Mrs O’Connor and their new teacher.
All children who are starting Tavistock Infant School in September can attend with their parents or carer and younger siblings are welcome too.
We provide interesting and fun activities. Each week there is a theme, such as People in the Community and Creepy Crawlies. Activities include arts and crafts, imaginative play, puzzles, a PE activity and number/letter practice.
We end the sessions with a 15 minute story and songs/rhymes for children and parents with either a Year R teacher or Mrs O’Connor.
Cost: £1.50 per family
There are four sessions this year:
Wednesday 19 June
Wednesday 26 June
Wednesday 3 July
Wednesday 10 July
No need to book – just come along!
This was the last session of Woodpeckers this year. 35 families attended. The theme was ‘The Zoo’. The actitivies included making a giraffe picture, jigsaws and games, sharing a book and puppets together, worksheets and number and letter formation practice. Mrs Foster, Year R leader and teacher of Rabbit Class, read ‘Dear Zoo’ and sang 5 Little Monkeys during the end session.
The theme was ‘People who help us’. The activities included making a police radio and a police officer’s hat. There were puzzles and games, worksheets, letter and number formation practice, construction, garage and cars, dolls house, dolls and a P.E activity – Throw and Catch. Mrs O’Connor, and her two helpers from Mole Class, read the story at the end of the session. 32 families attended this week.
The topic was ‘Minibeasts’. The activities included making a ladybird and butterfly printing. Mrs Steevens and her two helpers read The Very Busy Spider and sang some songs during the end session. 30 families attended this week.
This was the first Woodpeckers session this year – the topic was ‘Teddy Bears’. Thank you to all families who came – it was a great turnout! The activities included marble painting, teddy sorting, teddy finger puppets, games, puzzles, egg and spoon activity, colouring worksheets, letter and number formation practice and dolls, dolls house, cars and garage. Mrs Foster and her 3 helpers read a story at the end of the session. 33 families attended.