Newsletter | 13th February
Dear Families,
As we come to the end of half-term, I have seen many improvements and things to be positive about in school. Well done to Lingwood for their amazing work in the Times Table Rock Stars competition last week. Lunches continue to be much more settled and classes continue to work hard.
FOLPA are kindly hosting a World Book Day Breakfast on Thursday 5th March 8:30am – 9:00am where families can come in with dressed up children and read their favourite book with a breakfast of pastries and fruit. We hope to see you there!
Fawn class will now begin their swimming sessions so Otter class will have their P.E. lessons on a Tuesday afternoon.
Please see further updates below:
https://www.lingwoodprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/62/2026/02/Lingwood-Updates.pdf
Heather Thorne
Interim headteacher
Dates for the diary
- Monday each week – Year 1 and 2 football after school
- Thursday each week – Year 3-6 cheerleading after school
- Friday each week – Fawn class begin swimming lessons
- Thursday 5th March – World Book Day
- Friday 27th March- last day of school
Year group news
Nursery
In Nursery this week we have continued to read Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The children have enjoyed thinking and talking about what Goldilocks should have done and spotting our new vocabulary in the story. Our foundational knowledge has been looking at maps and the children have done a great job this week of drawing their own, including treasure maps and maps of our classroom. In maths we have been matching shapes in pictures and puzzles and looking at routes from stories we know.
Reception Rabbits
In Rabbit class this week we have started to learn about 2-D shapes. We have been identifying their properties and searching for them in our environment. The highlight of our week however has been trying different Chinese food as part of our learning about Chinese New Year and our story, ‘The Great Race’.
Hares
In Hares class this week children got to finish their special letters to members of their families, telling the person what they love about them and asking the special person a question (working hard on our punctuation and grammar as we did so). Today’s art lesson started a new topic on printmaking, using everyday objects and the primary colours to make prints on different types of paper.
Fawns
What a fabulous last week of the half term we have had in Fawns. We have enjoyed a glow in the dark PE lesson and have also been learning about Children’s Mental Health week by thinking about what it means to belong. In writing this week we have been using our imaginations to write adventure stories and in maths we have continued to learn about fractions.
Otters
This week, Year 3 and 4 have been completing their D.T. project and constructed a lid for their box they made last week. They used a material hinge to attach the lid to make it a working box and lid. It was their final swim lesson on Friday – the children have worked so hard in these sessions and have built up so much confidence in the water. Finally, they finished their ‘stories from other cultures’ piece of writing – we have fantastic, imaginative writers in the class! Have a well-deserved, rested half term, Otters.
Badgers
This week, Badgers have finished their stories from another culture and there have been some fantastic writers throughout the week. They have been very sad to finish their core text (The Boy in the Tower), as they have thoroughly enjoyed the story and the constant cliff hangers! In history, they have been learning about what life was like in a Mayan village. In computing, they have been continuing their lessons around internet safety this week and have been great at spotting phishing scams! Have a lovely half term everyone!
Foxes
Fox class have finished their explanatory text on how a mountain forms in English. In maths they have worked very hard on calculating percentages too. They enjoyed their work in computing where they edited their movies and in geography where they finished their unit on settlements and land use. A huge well done as well for their work in the TTRS competition as well – they finished 33rd in the whole country!
Achievement Awards
Rabbit Class – Regan for sharing his knowledge of shapes and finding them in our environment.
Hares Class – Adona for the progress she in making in maths – keep it up!
Fawns Class – Xander for his excellent story writing this week.
Otter Class – Achievement Award goes to goes to Malachi for his effort in writing. He has also been trying hard to ignore distractions and follow instructions.
Badger Class – Ivy for her persistence to improve her writing this week.
Fox Class – Tamzin for her effort in editing her English work this week.
Star of the Week Awards
Rabbit Class – Jude for being such a fun loving and kind member of Rabbit Class. Keep shining bright Jude!
Hares Class – Louis for showing real ambition in his writing this week.
Fawns Class – Henry for showing real determination and independence in his learning.
Otter Class – Star Pupil is Emma for her wonderful, ambitious writing. She writes with maturity and lots of imagination. She’s a great role model always striving to do her best. Well done Emma.
Badger Class – Malia for her ambition in PE to challenge herself and improve her gymnastics skills.
Fox Class – Evie for always showing ambition to improve her work.
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 95.5%.
- In first place is Otters with 97.6%
- In second place is Hares with 97.1%
- In third place is Badgers with 96.2%.
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!
Times Tables Rock Stars
Last Friday those at Lingwood with a Times Table Rock Star account took part in a national competition to see which school could get the most points (each correct answer was worth one point). Lingwood did absolutely amazingly and had many achievements:
- Lingwood finished 79th out of 4,011 schools!
- Fox class finished 33rd in the whole country out of 21,392 schools!
- Louis in Fox class also finished with the 14th highest score nationally out of 288,520 participants!
- Alfie Peek and Tye Baker also finished in the top 50 for East Anglia!
