Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys

The Big Easter Raffle - The winners are announced!

Published 28/03/24

The Big Easter Raffle at Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys - The winners are announced!

The student council expresses their thanks and gratitude to everyone who participated in the Big Easter Raffle, it was a huge success and created such a buzz around school.

Together as a school community, we raised an amazing £205 through raffle ticket sales and received numerous chocolate egg donations from our families.

The winners are:
Winner: Harley - Year 7 - Well done!

Runners-up who have won Easter eggs:
Ms J Prescott
Nicholas - Year 8
Alex - Year 8

Thank you to everyone who helped to organise the raffle and to everyone who donated their money for such a worthy cause.

Our school's student council coordinator will be delivering the Easter eggs, along with all the funds raised, to the Safari children's ward at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital later this afternoon!

#woolwichpolytechnic #schoolcouncil #woolwichpoly #fundraising #polymatschools #Polymat #Queenelizabethhospital #safarichildrensward

FREE Things to do in Greenwich this Easter half-term

Published 27/03/24

Please find below a list of useful links for free events and activities for the upcoming Easter half term break locally:

Free hat-making workshops to support and raise awareness for Brain Tumour Research

Published 26/03/24

Free hat-making workshops to support and raise awareness for Brain Tumour Research

Across the last two weeks, we have held free hat-making workshops for Year 7 and 8 students in preparation for Wear a Hat Day for Brain Tumour Research, which is taking place on Thursday, 28th March 2024.

The students involved have been so creative in transforming their white blank canvas baseball hats with different designs and motifs using paints, fabric pens, stickers, and even diamante gems!

These workshops have been wonderful, and the students have really enjoyed this project.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone wearing their hats on Thursday.

#WearAHatDay #wearahatday2024 #BrainTumourResearch #woolwichpolytechnic #woolwichpoly #polymatschools #Polymat #thamesmead #greenwich

Spotlight on...Year 7 Science

Published 25/03/24

On Friday, March 22nd, Year 7 science students were conducting various experiments during their morning lesson. Amongst them, Year 7 students Promise and Toni were calculating rates of combustion.

Summer 2024 Examinations Timetable

Published 25/03/24

Click to view the Summer 2024 Examinations Timetable

Kooth wellbeing service for students - Easter

Published 22/03/24

As we approach the Easter holidays, we would like to remind you that Kooth will be available for students to access throughout the Easter period.

To remind you, Kooth is a free online mental health and wellbeing service available to all young people in Greenwich aged 10-25.

At Kooth, we offer free support with no waiting lists. Kooth is a safe and anonymous space for young people to talk about their wellbeing without the fear of judgement. We have clinical practitioners on hand to offer one-to-one support through text-based counselling, operating after school hours, on weekends, and during school holidays. Your students can access the immediate help they need without a formal referral.

Also, a reminder that for education staff we have our upcoming KoothTalks webinar on overcoming mental health stigma in the Muslim community. This topic is particularly important in ensuring all students receive the support they need, with anxiety, depression, and stress being prevalent issues among young Muslims (University of East London, 2021). Secure your spot by registering here. If you've already signed up or plan to do so, please expect the Zoom link one day before the session.

UCL - Bring your family to University days 2024!

Published 22/03/24

Bring Your Family to University Days are free one-day events on UCL's central London campus for students from Year 5 to Year 11, and their families.

About the events

Bring Your Family to University Days are a series of free one-day events aimed at providing information, advice and guidance about university to young people and their parents and carers through fun and interactive sessions on UCL's central London campus.

These events will include activities such as subject taster lectures, panels, support sessions for parents/carers, campus tours and the opportunity to talk to current university students. A FREE packed lunch will be provided.

When and where will the events take place?

We’re offering primary and secondary school students the opportunity to visit the UCL campus with their families during spring and summer 2024. The dates and relevant school groups for Bring your Family to University days can be found below:

Saturday 27 April: Primary school (Year 5-6)
Saturday 15 June: Primary school (Year 5-6)
Saturday 11 May: Secondary school (Year 7-11)
Saturday 6 July: Secondary school (Year 7-11)

Click to visit the UCL website - Bring your family to University days

Bring Your Family to University Day

Under 16s go FREE Saturday 23rd March 3pm - Erith Town FC vs Whitstable Town FC at Stanmore Stadium - Sporting Club Thamesmead

Published 21/03/24

Under 16s go FREE Saturday 23rd March - Erith Town FC vs Whitstable Town FC match at Stanmore Stadium - Sporting Club Thamesmead at 3pm

This weekend is Non-League Day, a fixture every season where the non-league pyramid is highlighted and fans are actively encouraged to go to grassroots games due to the international break for professional teams.

This weekend Erith Town FC are playing Whitstable Town, a huge fixture for both clubs. Part of this day would see fans getting in for a reduced rate, as well as FREE ENTRY for anyone under the age of 16.

Recent games involving Community Partners have seen fantastic and thoroughly enjoyable atmospheres, and plenty of activities before and during the game for all the youngsters who come along to take part in.

See the attached poster for further information:

Non-League Day is Hudson’s Day! – Erith Town FC

Erith Town FC vs. Whitstable Town – Erith Town FC

Wear a Hat Day - Thursday 28th March 2024!

Published 20/03/24

Dear parent/carer,

March is Brain Tumour Awareness month and Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys will be supporting the charity Brain Tumour Research by wearing a hat to school on Thursday 28^th March 2024.

Staff and students can wear a hat for the day, silly, fun, homemade, plain, colourful, small, large, themed but no offensive slogans!

We are asking staff for a suggested donation of £1, students can donate if they wish to. All donations are to be sent into Reception.

There are currently two competitions running with a free hat workshop taking place Thursday 21^st March 3-4pm sign up with Mrs Hawgood at Reception as there are limited spaces available. Students will be able to create their design on a white baseball hat which they can wear on the 28^th – Wear a hat day if they wish to.

The second competition is a colouring competition, you can collect an entry form from reception – prizes to be won!

Brain Tumour research receives just 1% of the national spend on cancer for research into brain tumours.

I hope that with your help and support we can raise some money towards this important research. Last year we raised £300, can we beat that total this year?

Thanks as always for your support.

The Big Easter Raffle

Published 20/03/24

The Big Easter Raffle!

Join in for a chance to win a grand hamper filled with chocolates, sweets, and an Easter bunny! You have to be in it to win it. You can purchase raffle tickets from Mrs. Hawgood at reception for £1 per strip.

The Student Council will also bring the hamper around during form time for ticket purchases. The raffle runs until Wednesday, March 27th, and the winner will be announced on Thursday, March 28th.

All proceeds will be used to purchase Easter eggs for the children at the Safari ward of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, which treats children with cancer. Spread the word to family and friends! Everyone is encouraged to join in and contribute by purchasing tickets to help us buy as many Easter eggs as possible for such a deserving cause within our community.

We appreciate all your support.

Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys Student Council

Year 10 Sport Studies kayaking sessions

Published 15/03/24

Last week, our Year 10 Sport Studies students engaged in kayaking sessions as part of their assessments. The students embraced the activity effortlessly, and the outings were highly successful. Well done to the Sport Studies students!