Welcome to Great Wood School
We aim to bring learning alive, making it exciting and stimulating. We want to give our children a thirst for learning that continues with them throughout their future school experiences and lives. An essential ingredient for this to happen is teamwork. We view education as a joint venture involving everyone- children, parents, staff, governors and the wider community.
We hope that we will be able to depend on your co-operation and support in this partnership to provide the best for every child.
John Ross (Headteacher)
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3HN Science
Year 3 scientists have been busy exploring flowers today! We carefully dissected flowers and labelled all of their different parts. We were amazed at how many parts there were and how each one has an important job to help the flower grow and reproduce. Well done, Year 3!
Last week, as part of the Walking Curriculum, Year 5 were given the amazing opportunity to explore the environments around Ingleborough. This project was supported by Wild Ingleborough who funded the trip in conjunction with the school PTA. Following a breathtaking coach journey into the Yorkshire Dales, we explored a disused quarry with views of the Ribblehead Viaduct, walked across limestone paving to an area containing evidence of an ancient settlement and spotted signs of temperate rainforests by looking for epiphytes (ask your children to explain what this is!). All the children had a brilliant time and showed great resilience in some adverse weather.
Y6 learnt about Lancaster’s involvement in the Transatlantic Slave Trade on our Facing The Past walk. They looked at buildings, monuments, memorials and learnt about prominent Lancaster families connected to the Slave Trade.