Newsletter | 24th April
Dear Families,
What a fantastic week it has been with many trips and experiences for our children. Starting the week on Monday, our mini marathon event was a great success with so many families joining to support the children as they completed their laps of the field.
Year 6 have had a fantastic week on their annual residential at Hautbois and Badgers visited the Bridewell Museum to support their curriculum.
Finally, Reception visited the local Care Farm Lingwood meeting many animals and having a lovely morning. All our children showed exemplary behaviour throughout and were a credit to our school.
Have a lovely sunny weekend
Carolie Laycock
Headteacher
Dates for the diary
- 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 in Nursery we have continued reading ‘Elephant in my Kitchen!’. The children found out why the animals were in the kitchen and not in their own habitats and have been learning about why some animals are endangered. Our foundational knowledge has linked to our story and the children have been enjoying sorting recycling in our classroom and exploring paper pulp as well as thinking about how they can help look after our environment. In maths we have been looking out for 1, 2 and 3 in stories and rhymes and using our fingers to show these numbers.
Reception Rabbits
This week Rabbits have been busy running the mini marathon and visiting the local farm. On Monday we enjoyed making our own medals, trophies and numbers to compete with. At the farm we loved seeing the baby animals and then holding and feeding them.
Hares
This week in Hares class we enjoyed making smoothies! We have used the experience to start a new English writing task, working on instructional writing to outline the steps involved in making a smoothie. Our new core text is ‘Mrs Noah’s Pockets’, which we have been using to work on skills including retrieval and summarising texts. In maths we have continued to learn about money as we compared amounts of coins and looked to find the right amount of change. In science we are building our vocabulary around the parts of a plant.
Fawns
This week in Fawns we have finished our core text Tad. We enjoyed exploring the use of colour in illustrations to show the mood of a text. In maths we have finished our unit on statistics and have been collecting and representing data in different ways. The children showed excellent teamwork skills.
Otters
This week Otters have continued to read their core text, The Boy at the Back of the Class. They have explored in greater depth food chains in Science. They have started the sport of football in their P.E. lessons and have been learning how to dribble a ball. In art, using wire wrapped in tissue paper, they made 3D art sculptures. We started our new unit in maths of time. In writing, they finished their diaries and started their new unit of third person adventure stories.
Badgers
This week, Badgers have finished their core text, ‘I am Not a Label’. They have been brilliant at class discussions around all the topics in the book! Next week, they will start their new core text, ‘Secrets of a Sun King’. In English, they began planning their ancient Greek myth – there are some very exciting stories that they have come up with! Finally, in maths, they have begun to learn about decimals.
Today, they had their trip to the Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell to learn all about the Mayan culture and some interesting facts about chocolate and how it became the chocolate we know and love today! The children were fantastic on the trip and represented us very well.
Foxes
Fox class has been split between the Year 5 and 6 children for most of the week. The Year 5 children have been with Miss Mills and behaved very well in class and during their visit to the Bridewell Museum.
Year 6 had their residential at Hautbois and had a fantastic time. They represented themselves and the school really well, showing the Lingwood values and making the most of their time there.
Achievement Awards
Rabbit Class – All of Rabbits for their super behaviour on our visit to the farm.
Hares Class – Penny for working hard on her handwriting presentation which has meant she is now part of the group writing at tables in phonics.
Fawns Class – Malakai for great work drawing pictograms in maths.
Otter Class – Violet for your wonderful diary entry. You have written in first person consistently and included idioms and reported speech. Well done!
Badger Class – Emily for her determination in English and maths throughout the week.
Star of the Week Awards
Rabbit Class – Oakley for always showing that he is ready. Keep it up Oakley!
Hares Class – Beren for being really respectful to his teachers and working hard to follow all the school rules.
Fawns Class – Brooke for her incredible work in maths this week and supporting others with their learning.
Otter Class – Mason for trying your hardest to ignore distractions and to make the right choices for yourself.
Badger Class – Ramona for being a fantastic role model on our trip to the museum!
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 Fawns with 99%
- In second place is Foxes with 97.6%
- In third place is Nursery with 97.6%
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!
Mini-marathon
A huge well done to the school for taking part in the first mini-marathon. The children and parents had a great time watching and it was a really lovely afternoon (and it didn’t even rain!).
Bridewell Museum visit
Today, Badger class and some of Foxes went to the Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell for a chocolate workshop! They learned all about the origins of chocolate, how it came to Europe and how it became the chocolate that we know (and love) today. They also had a lovely tour around the museum itself and learned a lot about Norwich through the ages.
Hautbois
The Year 6 children had a fantastic time at Hautbois. The weather was great, the activities were fun and challenging and the children (and adults) had a great time. Some of the activities they took part in included: abseiling, kayaking, ziplining, monkey climbing and tomahawk throwing.
Thank you to Mrs Marjoram and Miss Freezer for helping out and making it a memorable experience for the class. Enjoy the weekend and rest well!
