Newsletter | 20th March
Dear Families,
What a busy week in school with so much going on! We started the week with a Pinocchio theatre production that the whole school came to. On Wednesday, we were treated to a Rocksteady concert with parents – thank you Mark for this, the children had a great time and so did the crowd. Year 1 also took part in a multi-skills tournament and really enjoyed themselves. On Thursday, Mrs Smith took some children to plant some trees for the community garden – we hope to do some more things in the future with them. Finally, today was crazy hair day for Comic Relief. We also managed to fit in some learning!
Please see the letter regarding uniform – it really is important to come to school wearing the correct uniform (including PE clothes). Please do let a member of staff know if you have any concerns.
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
- Friday 27th March- last day of school
Year group news
Nursery
This week, Nursery have continued reading Wow! Said The Owl. We have been thinking about what happens in the story and putting pictures in order to show what happened at the beginning, middle and end. We have also been sorting objects by colour and having fun with coloured blocks. In maths we have been making repeating AB patterns with beads, counters and other objects. We have also been looking at patterns in construction and in the order of events through the day.
Reception Rabbits
This week Reception have been learning about animal habitats. We have looked at where different animals live, such as frogs in a pond, polar bears in the arctic, flamingos in lagoons and pandas in forests. We have continued our learning on life cycles, this time looking at the life cycle of a frog. We have enjoyed our story Tad, which follows the journey of Tad the tadpole as she grows and changes into a frog.
In maths we have continued our learning on number bonds and using part whole models. We also enjoyed going to our first ever singing assembly.
Hares
Hares have had a busy and exciting week. We started off with the Pinocchio theatre visit which we loved and then went on our first Y1 visit to the Y1 Multi-Skills Festival. All our teachers were extremely proud of us for showing our determination on each activity, but also how polite and well behaved we were! In class, we have finished our stories set in school – Ms Freezer was particularly impressed with how our story writing has developed since last term. Well done Hares, let’s keep it up through our last week next week!
Fawns
This week in maths we have been looking at using the four operations when measuring mass and capacity. In reading we have been thinking about the difference between a prediction and a guess. We have been using what we have learnt from the text to make sensible predictions. We have also enjoyed watching a production of Pinocchio on Monday and attending an online assembly led by Active Canaries.
Otters
This week Otters have continued to look at measurement in maths. They can find and compare equivalent lengths. In writing, they continue to learn how to write a persuasive advert – they have learnt to use rhetorical questions. In art they used their printing blocks they made last lesson to create geometric patterns – these were constructed of cardboard and elastic bands.
Badgers
Badgers have been continuing their writing on A Midsummer Night’s Dream, refining their skills on adding parentheses and using the present tense. They thoroughly enjoyed the theatre production on Monday and they had a special backstage pass after the show to find out about how a theatre production works! In science, they have been so enthusiastic when learning about the moon phases and finding out why we have lunar eclipses. Well done to the children who took part in the Rocksteady concert on Wednesday! The whole class loved seeing them all perform and they all did an amazing job.
Foxes
The Year 6 children in Fox class have had assessments this week – well done for all your efforts. You worked very sensibly and maturely. In mathematics, the class have studied position and direction; specifically coordinates. In reading, the class finished their book on the Windrush Generation and in art have nearly completed their water colours. Fox class enjoyed the theatre production this week and also the Rocksteady concert.
Achievement Awards
Rabbit Class – Evie for excellent writing about animals and their habitats.
Hares Class – Adona for challenging herself at swimming and being brave to try new things!
Fawns Class – Evie, for an excellent job editing her writing.
Otter Class – Niranjan for his amazing writing. He used some fantastic persuasive language and well thought out rhetorical questions.
Badger Class – Freddie for his perseverance and independence in English this week!
Fox Class – Alex for really focusing on his presentation this week.
Star of the Week Awards
Rabbit Class – Diesel for taking responsibility for his classroom and helping to tidy up brilliantly!
Hares Class – Louis for taking responsibility for his behaviour at the Multi-Skills Festival and trying his best on all the activities.
Fawns Class – Jakob, for improved organisation at the beginning and end of every lesson.
Otter Class – Summer for always making the right choices and following instructions.
Badger Class – Austin for his consistent responsibility shown this week and for always helping others.
Fox Class – Anesu for taking responsibility for his learning and attempts to improve.
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 96.3%.
- In first place is Hares with 97.8%
- In second place is Rabbits with 97.6%
- In third place is Foxes with 96.9%
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!
Multi-Skills Tournament
Well done Year 1 for all their effort this week in the multi-skills tournament. You upheld the Lingwood values and should be proud of yourselves.
Pinocchio Production
Lingwood were treated to a last minute production of Pinocchio this week and Foxe and Badger class had a ‘behind the scenes’ look at how it was made including sound effects and puppetry. The whole school conducted themselves well and upheld the Lingwood values during the visit.
Community Garden
This week, Mrs Smith took some children to help with the Lingwood community garden. The children had a great time planting trees and helping the local community.
Rocksteady concert
A huge well done to those children who took part in the Rocksteady concert this week. You were all amazing and should be proud of how well you performed. A letter has been sent home this week if you would like your child to join and take part in sessions.