Year 5

Congratulations to our Celebration Assembly Nominees and Winners! We are so very proud of you! 🌟🏆 We would like to wish our whole Widey community a very Happy Easter holiday and we look forward to seeing you back on Monday 20th April! 🌟💚

Wednesday Mocha and Munchies due to Good Friday! Grab a coffee and a treat to do the PTFA Easter Egg hunt 🐣🐣🐣 Lunchtime for staff and 2.45pm for parents!

On Friday April 24th, our school community will come together to recognise and support military families by taking part in Wear Purple for Military Families 💜. This special day is a chance for us to show our appreciation for the strength, resilience, and sacrifices made by children and families connected to the armed forces. Military life can bring unique challenges, including frequent moves, time apart from loved ones, and adapting to new schools and communities. By wearing purple—a colour that represents all branches of the military—we stand in solidarity with our military families. We encourage all students and staff to join in by wearing 'something' purple on the day alongside our school uniform. Whether it’s a jumper, ribbon, socks, or accessories, every splash of purple helps send a powerful message: you are seen, valued, and supported. 💜

Year 4 were so lucky to meet naturalist, explorer and TV presenter, Steve Backshall, at the Life Centre today whilst completing their swimming lessons! A little star struck! 🌟🌟🌟What a true star for stopping and talking to the children!

Come and work with us! 💚 🛠️ Caretaker Vacancy (DEADLINE WED AT 9AM) 🧼 Cleaner Vacancy (DEADLINE FRI AT 12PM)

Cleaner Vacancy 🧼🧹🪣 For more information and to complete an application form, please visit: https://ce0218li.webitrent.com/ce0218li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC179GF.open?WVID=838654ApYP&VACANCY_ID=622343uwqJ If you have any questions relating to this post, please contact gdingley@wideycourt.plymouth.sch.uk Please share! 💚

Caretaker (Facilities and Maintenance Supervisor) Vacancy 🛠️🧰🔐 For more information and to complete an application form, please visit: https://ce0218li.webitrent.com/ce0218li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC179GF.open?WVID=838654ApYP If you have any questions or would like to arrange a visit to the school, please contact gdingley@wideycourt.plymouth.sch.uk Please share! 💚

Our Foundation children received a visit from Bob the Badger this week! Bob is the main mascot from the Big Brush Club and he was very impressed with how well we are now brushing our teeth in school. He gave us high fives, cuddles and even showed off his dance moves to our tooth brushing song! Well done EYFS! 🦷🪥🌟

Non-Uniform Day for the St Luke’s Guiding Lights Project! 💙💚🩷❤️🩵🧡💛 Monday 30th March 2026

Thank you for your support with World Book Day today! We’ve had a fabulous day and the costumes worn by the children were just brilliant! Very creative! Thank you to Mrs Jones who has organised a few events over the next week to celebrate our love of reading! ⭐️📚⭐️📚⭐️📚 Here is a little snippet from some of the staff! The PTFA book swap at the start and end of the day was a huge success too! Thank you!

Noses are limited and Mrs Pomeroy will be selling them from tomorrow from her classroom so teachers will organise a time for your child to visit Brentor Class.

There is still time to see our incredible art exhibition at Devonport Market Hall. Pop down and see how impressive the children’s work is!!!!

You’re Invited: Widey Court Children’s Art Exhibition We are delighted to invite our school community to come and celebrate the creativity of our children at the upcoming Widey Court Art Exhibition. We are proud to share that Widey Court is the first school to be invited to exhibit children’s artwork at Devonport Market Hall - a wonderful recognition of the creativity and talent within our school. From colourful paintings to imaginative designs, the exhibition showcases a wide range of artwork created by our young artists. The exhibition will be open from 14th – 21st February, and we would love families and community members to come along, take a look, and support our children. Opening times are: Monday - Friday, 8.30 - 3.30 Saturday, 9.30 - 4.00 Sunday, 9.30 - 2.00 There is no charge to come and see the exhibitions, but you could pair a visit with a dome screening over half term! (https://www.realideas.org/whats-on) Please join us in celebrating this exciting milestone and the fantastic work of our children—we look forward to seeing you there! 🎨✨ Thank you Mrs Monk for leading and organising this exhibition! We know you are one very proud Art Lead and we are so impressed with the art work that each year group has produced over the past few months as part of our superbly planned art curriculum. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you to the PTFA for putting on a great, family Silent Disco 🪩🎧⭐️ We had a great time! ❗️We are one headset short though! If you’ve left school with them around your neck or in your hand by accident, please can you drop it into the school office tomorrow morning! Many thanks! 🤞

We are very proud of our Year 3 / 4 teams who have represented the school this week at football tournaments and indoor athletics! We are so proud of you! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Thank you to all the staff who took them and braved the weather outdoors!

Parents/Carers are invited to join us for 3 Spring Craft sessions with On Course Southwest. These dates will be 24th Feb, 3rd March & the 10th March 9.15-11.15. You must be able to attend all 3 sessions as you will be working on the same piece of craft. If you would like to join us please email Mrs Hogden at ehogden@wideycourt.plymouth.sch.uk This will be on a first come first serve basis. Enrolment details to follow after. 🧶🧵👩‍🎨

We would like to say a huge congratulations to Swetha in Year 4! We are so proud of her as she has come 2nd in the Devon UNDER 14 (yes, under 14 and she is 9!!!!) Chess Open Cup! ⭐️♟️⭐️♟️