Newsletter | 27th March
Dear Families,
This week we had a practice ‘lockdown’ drill where the children rehearsed what to do if they had to be kept in class away from potential danger. They were very calm and approached it sensibly and maturely. The class teachers spoke with the children in an age-appropriate way to describe what they are doing and why and it ran smoothly.
For sports day this year on Thursday 25th June, it will be through school years rather than classes. Reception and KS1 (Year 1 and 2) are in the morning, 9:30-11:30 and KS2 (Year 3 to 6) are in the afternoon 1:30-3:25.
We hope you can have some enjoyable and relaxing time with your children this Easter.
Heather Thorne
Interim headteacher
Dates for the diary
- Tuesday 14th April – Summer term begins
- Monday 20th April – Lingwood mini-marathon
- Wednesday 22nd-Friday 24th April – Year 6 residential
- Tuesday 28th and Wednesday 29th April – Parents evening (3:40-6:30pm)
- Wednesday 6th May – Reception multi-skills sports festival
- Monday 11th – Thursday 14th May – Year 6 SATs
- Friday 22nd May – last day before half-term
Year group news
Nursery
This week Nursery have been reading ‘What Happened to You?’. They have been thinking about being polite and which questions we can ask people. Our Foundational Knowledge has been to learn about Easter and how people celebrate. The children have enjoyed lots of Easter crafts, counting chicks and looking at pictures of Easter celebrations. In maths we have been counting to 5 using stories rhymes and games.
Reception Rabbits
This week, Rabbits have learnt the Easter story and have enjoyed writing about how the festival is celebrated. We have continued to observe the caterpillars and cannot wait to find out who gets to take them home and keeps us updated over the holiday. Well done Rabbits on another successful term. Have a safe and fun Easter break together!
Hares
This week in our English reading lessons, Hares class have been using new techniques to scan and retrieve information from a text. In maths we have been using tally charts, block diagrams and pictograms to represent statistics, while in history we have started to learn about the importance of David Attenborough and how his work and interests link to Mary Anning. Children have also made some lovely Easter crafts to take home. Well done on a great spring term, Hares class!
Fawns
This week in maths we have been working on our problem solving and arithmetic skills. All of the pupils have been working hard and are showing a good understanding of how to identify the key words and numbers in the problems. In reading we have finished our study of Too Much Stuff and thought about what birds really need in their nests. We have also enjoyed exploring the different commands you can use when programming characters in Scratch during our computing lesson.
Otters
This week in writing, Otters have been finishing their persuasive adverts – advertising a pen that can scan calculations and give you the answer. They have used superlatives, topical vocabulary and persuasive language. In maths they started a new unit on fractions – delving deeper into mixed fractions. We changed our books in the library ready for the Easter break so they have a fresh, new book to keep them busy! Lastly, they started their new core text, The Boy at the Back of the Class, which has created and promoted some thoughtful conversations.
Badgers
Badgers have enjoyed finishing off their synopsis of A Midsummer Night’s Dream this week, making sure they included fronted adverbials, parentheses and concise language. In science, they learned about the Earth’s axis and how this creates day and night. They had so many questions and it was great to see their scientific minds at work! They have now finished their computing unit on flat-file databases and delved into our new topic of money in maths this week. Have a lovely Easter break Badgers!
Foxes
This was very much a finishing off units week for Fox class. They finished their water colour painting in art, Internet safety in computing, the water system in science and position and direction in maths. Have a great few weeks off and come back ready for more hard work Foxes!
Achievement Awards
Rabbit Class – Frankie for joining in and sharing his ideas during our structured story.
Hares Class – Benny for working hard to explain his thinking and share his ideas in history.
Fawns Class – Freya Cox for her excellent writing this week.
Otter Class – Charlie C for his wonderful persuasive advert. He included rhetorical questions and superlatives! Great work!
Badger Class – Donnie for his ambition in writing to include all his targets
Fox Class – Erin S for a really good improvement in conversions between decimals and fractions in maths.
Star of the Week Awards
Rabbit Class – Mabel for becoming more responsible during her phonics with Miss Yeomans.
Hares Class – Grace for being kind and helpful to her friends each lunchtime.
Fawns Class – Lewie for making an effort to take responsibility for himself and his actions, well done!
Otter Class – Autumn for taking responsibility with her work and being organised and ready to learn.
Badger Class – Annabelle for always trying her best and never saying no to a challenge!
Fox Class – Freddie for always being a good partner to work with – upholding the school values.
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 96.5%.
- In first place is Badgers with 99.2%
- In second place is Rabbits with 97.8%
- In third place is Otters 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!
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!
Easter Bonnets
Well done to all the children who came in with their Easter bonnets – they looked amazing! Don’t forget to fill up the Easter egg to help raise money for FOLPA.
