Newsletter | 9th January
Dear Families,
Welcome back to school and I hope that you have had a lovely Christmas break. Thank you for being so welcoming and I am looking forward to getting to know the school and community better.
One area that I will focus on is to ensure that all pupils are following the Lingwood values of kindness, ambition and determination both in the classroom and at break and lunchtimes. I have seen lots of positive behaviour from the children so far and the school will continue to work on this in the future. Congratulations to the nine children who received their silver badge today – next step is gold!
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
- Thursday 15th January – Otter’s dance show performance
- Tuesday 20th January – Judo taster session Years 1-6
- 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
It’s been lovely to see all the children again after the Christmas break and hear all their news. This week we have been reading People Need People and talking about the people who are important to us. We have also been thinking about what to do if we feel sad or alone and who can help us. In maths we have been counting out objects up to 3 and making potions to help with this. We have also been learning to sequence events using words like now, next and after.
Reception Rabbits
What a wonderful start to 2026 for Rabbit Class! We have started our new story, ‘The Invisible’ and are using this to learn about the different types of homes people live in and how to help each other. It has been great to welcome new people to our class, including Ms Freezer who has really enjoyed her first two days and is looking forward to the rest of the term.
Hares
We’ve had a great start to the new year in Hares class! In English we have been enjoying the nonsense poem ‘The Quangle Wangle’s Hat’, working together to summarise the poem and understand some of the archaic language it uses. In maths we have started a new block of learning which focuses on addition and subtraction within 100, while in science we have been investigating the properties of everyday materials as we test the strength of different types of paper. The class have also been very welcoming to Mr Scott, who is now teaching Hares class on Thursdays and Fridays.
Fawns
What a lovely first week back from the holidays. This week we have started our new unit in reading and begun to explore the book: The Pebble in my pocket. In writing we have been looking at sentence structure and performing poetry. We have continued our multiplication and division unit in maths and thinking about which strategies are the most appropriate to use for different types of problems.
Otters
Otters have been working extremely hard this week starting their new unit on news reports. They have explored first and third person perspective. In maths, they continue with the unit of multiplication, looking at how they can multiply using a variety of methods. In D.T. they started to create their hinges ready to add to their final project of a box.
Badgers
Badgers have been hard at work this week, continuing their maths work on coordinates. In English, they have started a new unit on biographies, where they have been focusing on chronology and conjunctions. In science, they have started their new unit on forces and carried out a particularly ‘wobbly’ experiment with jelly cubes to find out how they are affected by friction! Well done for a super week Badgers!
Foxes
Welcome back! Fox class have worked well this week, starting a new unit in maths on decimals and in English they are writing a third person narrative. In science, the class proved that light travels in a straight line and in art they persevered at drawing a one-point perspective picture.
Achievement Awards
Rabbit Class – Charlotte for trying really hard with her writing.
Hares Class – Betsy for thinking hard and contributing good ideas to our English lessons.
Fawns Class – Lewie for showing an excellent attitude to learning – you have really challenged yourself this week.
Otter Class – Harriet for her progress and independent working in maths. She also showed confidence in answering questions aloud in class.
Badger Class – Thea for fantastic determination in her writing and maths this week!
Fox Class – George S for very good effort when writing dialogue.
Star of the Week Awards
Rabbit Class – Frankie for being brave when joining his new class.
Hares Class – Bethany for having such a positive attitude to learning throughout the week.
Fawns Class – Xander for showing ambition and determination in everything he does. Well done, Xander!
Otter Class – Mason for how well he has settled in and showing a mature attitude towards his learning.
Badger Class – Evelyn for following the Lingwood Way and continuing to make good choices! Well done Evelyn!
Fox Class – Olivia for being ready to learn and following the school rules.
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 96.4%.
- In first place is Reception with 100%
- In second place is Fawns with 98.5%
- In third place is Hares with 97.9%.
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!
Clubs
There are still some spaces available for the football club on a Thursday. Please ask for a letter if you wish to join.