Dear Parents and Carers

Welcome back to school. What an amazing week it has been with the children coming back so calm and settled.

Over the half-term holidays, the corridors had a new coat of paint. It certainly looks brighter now! I can’t wait until the boards go up and we can display some amazing work.

There have been many things to celebrate this week including those who took part in the cross-country competition. You were absolute role-models to the school and should be proud of yourselves.

Now that the weather is turning, could we please ask that all children come to school with appropriate coats so that they can enjoy outdoor playtimes as fully as possible.

Warm wishes

Mrs J Sendall

Interim Headteacher

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Dates for the diary

• Thursday 20th November 3:30pm – Choir club begins for KS2
• Tuesday 9^th December 9:15am – KS1 Nativity (Year 1 and 2)
• Wednesday 10th December 9:15am – EYFS Nativity (Nursery and Reception)
• Thursday 11th December 2:40pm – KS2 Christmas Performance (Years 3-6)
• Thursday 11th December – Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day £1 donation for Save the Children. Christmas Jumper to be worn over the top of uniform.
• Thursday 11th December 3.35pm – FOLPA Christmas Movie Night Further information to come from FOLPA. 
• Friday 12th December 2.30pm – Rock Steady Concert
• Wednesday 17th December – Christmas Dinner Date Please book via Aspens by Friday 5th December.
• Friday 19th December – break up for Christmas holidays

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Year group news

Nursery

This week, for World Nursery Rhyme week, Nursery have been learning the rhymes Incy Wincy Spider and Humpty Dumpty. They have been thinking about how best to help them stay up the water spout and on the wall and what materials might help with this. In maths, they have been describing objects around us and using words like curvy, pointy, corners and round.     

Reception Rabbits 

This week in Foundational Knowledge we have been celebrating World Nursery Rhyme Week. We have shared various stories based on nursery rhymes including ‘The Whales on the Bus’. In maths we have looked at more and less, comparing items such as towers of cubes or amounts on a tens frame.  

Hares

What a busy first week back we’ve had in Hares Class!  We have started our new painting topic in art, continued learning about our local area and what shopping was like in the 1950s in history, as well as started to learn our songs for our upcoming Nativity – details to be sent home soon!  

Fawns

This week we have introduced our new writing unit, stories from other cultures, and have been researching what makes each culture unique. In maths we have been learning about shape and, in preparation for Children in Need, fundraising and money.    

Otters

Otter class have been learning about what is in their food: thinking about the difference between mass-produced foods and fresh foods. They made their own pizzas this week and realised how simple (and fun) they were to make!  

Badgers

Badgers have been hard at work writing their balanced arguments. We have started a new unit in science, all about animals including humans, and we kicked it off with a very interactive lesson on the different types of fitness which left us a bit out of breath! In computing, we are now learning about coding and making objects move in a loop.  

Foxes

This week Foxes have started a new art unit on cubism and studied the works of Picasso. In English they have begun to write a newspaper report and in reading have started the book Pig Heart Boy. They have done a very good job of learning division.

Achievement Awards

Rabbit Class  –  Finley for his excellent effort and determination in phonics. 

Hares Class  – Albie for impressing me with his beautiful handwriting, particularly when doing whiteboard writing! 

Fawns Class  – Stanley for his excellent effort in gymnastics this week. 

Otter Class – Lily for her determination and effort in maths this week. 

Badger Class – Scarlett for her fantastic maths and reading this week!  

Fox Class – Arthur for good progress with division this week – he has worked very hard.

Star of the Week Awards

Rabbit Class  – Luca for a great week where he’s worked hard and been a great friend to his classmates. 

Hares Class  – Hattie could receive this every week for always following the Lingwood Way!  Keep it up Hattie – you are a complete star! 

Fawns Class  – Matthew for a brilliant week showing real focus and concentration in all lessons.

Otter Class – Isaac for ALWAYS following the Lingwood rules. 

Badger Class – Charlie P for consistently being ready to learn and going above and beyond in all his lessons this week, especially computing! Well done Charlie! 

Fox Class – Amelie for being incredibly kind and helpful this week. She is a role model to the school.

Congratulations to you all – we are very proud of you for showing kindness, determination and ambition.

Attendance Update

This week’s whole school attendance is 96.5%.

• In first place is Hares with 99.3%
• In second place is Bishys (Nursery) with 98.6% 
• In third place is Rabbits with 98.4%. 

Please note, class teachers will be communicating with any parents of children whose attendance drops below 95% to offer additional support.

Well done to all the children arriving at school on time, ready to learn lets see if we can again increase our attendance next week!  A reminder that the school gates will continue to be open from 8.30 am and closed at 8.40am. Registration is at 8.40 am and school finishes at 3.25 pm.

Fines for parents for taking children out of school: What you need to know.

Remember that every day counts and we are in every day next week!

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Children in Need

A huge thank you to all who were able to contribute towards Children in Need. The school raised £122.60.