Newsletter | 6th February
Dear Families,
Our focus for this week was kindness and a massive well done to those children who have shown kindness this week; whether it was helping others, holding doors open or with manners. Lingwood also excelled at the sportshall competition at the UEA where they behaved impeccably and gave it their all. It is also really good to see so many children win their star badges for 100 Dojos – well done, keep it up.
Just a reminder though. This week we have seen many more children not wearing the appropriate school uniform and PE kit. Please do ensure that your child is wearing the correct uniform.
Heather Thorne
Interim headteacher
Dates for the diary
- Monday each week – Year 1 and 2 cricket after school
- Thursday each week – Year 5 and 6 football after school
- Monday 9th February – Glow in the dark dodgeball session for Rabbits, Hares and Fawns class
- Tuesday 10th February – Glow in the dark dodgeball session for Otters, Badgers and Foxes class
- Friday 13th February – last day of school
Year group news
Nursery
This week in Nursery, we have been reading Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Our foundational knowledge has been a drama focus so the children have been acting out the story and eating lots of pretend porridge. In maths we have been looking at repeating patterns in stories, rhymes and artwork and the children have created some of their own.
Reception Rabbits
This week in Rabbit Class we have continued to have a lovely time exploring paints, particularly watercolours. Our story has inspired us to explore Chinese culture and next week we will continue this by learning about Chinese New Year – we cannot wait!
Hares
This week, in the final lesson of the topic for DT, Hares class have been making vegetable kebabs – children drew pictures of how they wanted theirs to look and used great descriptive words when tasting them! In history we have been learning more about Mary Anning, while in science we have continued experiments to help us learn about the properties of different materials.
Fawns
This week in Fawns class we have been learning about fractions in maths. We have looked at halves and quarters as well as counting in fractions on a number line. In writing we have finished our non-chronological reports and have really enjoyed reading all about everyone’s hobbies.
Otters
This week Year 3 and 4 have been exploring their new text, ‘Young, Gifted and Black’. They have been answering retrieval and inference questions on historic, black figures. In maths, they have been calculating length and perimeter in various ways. Finally, we have come to the end of our D.T. project on hinges. The children made their boxes on Thursday and will continue to make their lid and hinge next week.
Badgers
Badgers have had a great week starting their stories from another culture. There have been some fantastic and creative ideas and they’re looking forward to writing them. In maths, they have started fractions, including recognising and ordering mixed numbers and improper fractions. They have thoroughly enjoyed learning about the Ancient Maya again this week, as well as the works of Galileo in science.
Foxes
Fox class have been working on percentages this week in maths and have been finding equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages. In English they have been writing their explanation text on how a mountain forms. In computing this week, they enjoyed using iMovie to edit objects to disappear.
Achievement Awards
Rabbit Class – Alfie for writing a brilliant sentence during dictation. Well done!
Hares Class – Mayson for his excellent effort in maths, really challenging himself each and every week.
Fawns Class – Edward for an excellent non-chronological report about swimming.
Otter Class – Charlie Brooke Elvin for his fantastic stop motion film trailer as part of our art. He really thought outside of the box.
Badger Class – Max for his persistence in lessons this week to do his best!
Fox Class – Louis for a very good effort in Times Table Rockstars this week.
Star of the Week Awards
Rabbit Class – Oakley for being kind to his friends and teachers. Keep it up!
Hares Class – Michaela for settling back in so well since being away and always being really kind to her peers.
Fawns Class – Freya Allen for always being kind and offering to help others.
Otter Class – Maggie for always being kind and polite to staff and her peers by consistently using her manners.
Badger Class – Willow for always being a kind and caring person and always helping those in need.
Fox Class – Amelie for always being a kind and considerate person to sit next to in class.
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 95.9%.
- In first place is Foxes with 98.8%
- In second place is Hares with 98.1%
- In third place is Fawns with 97.6%.
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!
Star badges!
A huge well done to those children who have received their silver star badge today. 100 Dojo points will earn a silver star badge and 200 a gold badge to wear with pride. We have so many children who are close as well. Keep showing those Lingwood values!
Sportshall athletics
A huge congratulations to the children who took part in the sportshall athletic tournament this week – they had a great time.
