Newsletter | 17th October
Dear Families,
We have had a very busy and productive week in school.
It was absolutely wonderful to see so many parents come into school to meet class teachers and discuss how children are progressing with their learning. It is great to see how Lingwood families and school are working together to support your children.
‘Just One Tree Day’
The BBC Look East team were in school this morning and will be sharing an article at 6:30pm on BBC this evening. It will then be on the BBC iPlayer from about 8:00pm for an hour.
Thank you for all your support with ‘One Tree Day’ – today we raised in excess of £125.00 and still rising! This means that 125 more trees will be planted for the Lingwood Forest – making a total of 319 Lingwood Forest trees… Brilliant! Huge thanks to Ms Mills for leading this important charity event.
We will receive ‘Plant Hero Status’ which celebrates our commitment to protecting the environment. Well done, Team Lingwood!
Have a wonderful weekend everyone.
Mrs J Sendall
Interim Headteacher
Dates for the diary
- Monday 20th October – Poppy Appeal – Donations can be made after school via the school office or at breaktimes until the 11th November
- Friday 24th October – Last day of term
- Monday 10th November – Back to school for Autumn Term 2
- Thursday 13th November – Individual School Photos
- Friday 14th November – Badgers start swimming
- Friday 14th November – Children in Need – more information to follow
- Tuesday 9th 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.
Year group news
Nursery
This week, Nursery have been reading the book Meg and Mog. They have been learning about light and dark and have really enjoyed exploring our dark tent in the classroom and making witches potions in our cauldrons. In maths we have been learning to subitise up to 3 and the children have been practising saying how many objects they can see without counting.
Reception Rabbits
As we continue to learn more about autumn, Rabbits class have been enjoying the book ‘Pumpkin Soup’. We have been painting pumpkins, scooping the seeds from them and exploring what they are like inside, and building our hand strength by pushing golf tees through the thick skin! In maths we have continued to learn about patterns, extending to AAB and AABC patterns.
Hares
This week has been very creative for Hares Class. We designed and began to make our sliding pictures in D&T and then carved a pumpkin to help us with our Instructional Writing for next week. Make sure you come and see Patti Pumpkin near our classroom!
Fawns
This week Fawns have enjoyed a DT lesson making their own patch for our class patchwork. In writing we have been editing and improving our stories based on familiar nursery rhymes. We have challenged ourselves in maths this week to think about the parts of maths we find difficult and have been working hard to overcome these challenges.
Otters
This week, Otter class have enjoyed learning a new art technique called wet on wet – we experimented with intermediate colours on wet paper to see how colours would work on wet paper and evaluated our work. In science, we discussed the impact the loss of one biotic species would have on other species within an ecosystem and how the different life forms keep that ecosystem balanced.
Badgers
Badgers have had great fun this week with their cooking! We have been exploring breads from around the world and they thoroughly enjoyed their flat bread with garlic butter. In geography, they have been exploring different biomes and how animals have adapted to living in these biomes. They have thoroughly enjoyed their tag rugby this half term but they are looking forward to swimming after half term.
Foxes
This week the class have made samosas in DT and learnt how to multiply and divide multiples of ten in maths. In geography, the class learnt all about how tectonic plates cause earthquakes and volcanoes. In English, the class continued to work on writing stories with a moral.
Achievement Awards
Rabbit Class – Ashraf for working hard and trying his best in maths.
Hares Class – Grace for trying to be more independent in her learning.
Fawns Class – Matthew Dodd for working hard to write his story with more independence.
Otter Class – Avery for persevering with column method in maths even when it has been tricky.
Badger Class – Max for his determination to do his best throughout the week!
Fox Class – Jessica Barnes for fantastic work in maths with multiplying and dividing.
Star of the Year Awards
Rabbit Class – Thea-Rey for fantastic levels of focus each day in phonics.
Hares Class – Beren for having a brilliant attitude towards coming to school and making better choices.
Fawns Class – Freya Cox for being a good role model and supporting her peers.
Otter Class – Autumn for showing kindness and always being willing to help others.
Badger Class – Annabelle for always showing the Lingwood values and for her continuous determination in all lessons.
Fox Class – Alexander for always being ready to learn and try his best this week.
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 96.2%.
- In first place is Rabbits with 98.8%
- In second place is Hares with 97.8%
- In third place is Fawns with 96.4%.
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!
One Tree Day at Lingwood
Today the school took part in One Tree Day and donated £1 for wearing non-school uniform. This has helped 125 new trees being planted!
Poppies
From Monday, donations can be made via the office or in the playground at break to support the Poppy Appeal.
