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

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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 9^th 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.

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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!

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Poppies

From Monday, donations can be made via the office or in the playground at break to support the Poppy Appeal.

Dear Families, 

It has been another very exciting week of learning at Lingwood – I have seen some fabulous maths lessons with super challenges in Badger Class and some excellent reading in Hares class.

I have really enjoyed getting to know your wonderful children and spending time with them at lunchtime and seeing them in their lessons.

We are very much looking forward to seeing many of you for Parents’ Evenings next week – a time for teachers to celebrate with you all that your children are learning and how they have settled this year.

Today, we say see you soon to Miss Coley. Whilst she will be greatly missed, we wish her and her family all the best whilst she is on maternity leave.

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs J Sendall

Interim Headteacher

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Dates for the diary

• Dates for the diary  
• W/C 14th October: Parents evenings week – Appointments on Arbor – Closing Monday 13.10.25 at 9:45 am
• Friday 17th October – One Tree Non-Uniform £1 donation
• Friday 17th October – Bikeability Level 1 – Year 4 
• 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 9^th 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.

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Year group news

Nursery

This week, Nursery have been reading ‘My Hair’. The children have enjoyed trying out different hairstyles in our hair salon and practising their cutting skills as well as washing dolls hair. We have really enjoyed looking at all the photos of the children when they were younger and trying to put them in the right order. In maths we have practising counting in order up to 3. The children have been counting sounds, counting in songs and counting on their fingers. 

Reception Rabbits 

As part of our work on Black History Month, this week Rabbits class have been reading the book ‘Stand up to Racism’. We have been thinking about equality and fairness and learning what these words mean. In maths we have been learning about repeating patterns, continuing and making our own ‘ABC’ and ‘AAB’ patterns. Children have been making great progress with their reading in phonics as we continue to learn a new set of sounds.

Hares

Hares have had another amazing week and have made Ms Freezer extremely proud!  We carefully made different types of sliders in our DT lesson showing our ability to listen, follow instructions and use fine motor skills.  We also wrote our first long piece of writing and described a wintery park, making great use of adjectives!

Fawns

Fawns have worked hard in maths this week working on subtracting 2- and 3-digit numbers with exchanges. We have worked hard on our presentation and looked at how we use the column method to solve problems. In writing we have started drafting our stories based on well-known nursery rhymes. 

Otters

Otters have been working hard this week trying to master new mental methods of adding and subtracting using partitioning. We have also begun planning our own diary entries for our final piece in our writing unit. In art, we learnt about intermediate colours and used paint to explore the different colours we could make.

Badgers

Badgers have once again been developing their skills with augmented reality, to produce an Ancient Greek scene! They have now finished their myth about Odysseus and the cyclops and it has been wonderful to see their creativity. In maths, we have now moved onto addition with column method, which they have been whizzing through. Well done Badgers, keep it up! 

Foxes

This week Fox class started their food technology unit and made burritos. In English, they finished and edited their persuasive speeches in English and also started to learn about factors and multiples in maths. 

Achievement Awards

Rabbit Class  –  Ora for making great progress with her writing. 

Hares Class  – Penny for slowing down with her writing and taking extra care over her handwriting. 

Fawns Class  – Nelly for incredible effort and participation in phonics lessons this week. 

Otter Class – Hunter for his effort this week to improve his writing – his handwriting, his spelling and the content of his sentences! 

Badger Class – Emme for her determination to do her best all week. Keep up that fantastic attitude Emme! 

Fox Class – Alex for very good editing in his persuasive speech this week.

Star of the Year Awards

Rabbit Class  – Asha for always being ready to learn.

Hares Class  – Beren for having a brilliant attitude towards coming to school and making better choices.     

Fawns Class  – Benjamin consistently working hard all week and always being the first one ready to listen. 

Otter Class – Max for his determination to show he always ready to learn and the consistent effort he gives to all his work. 

Badger Class – Jack for his phenomenal reasoning in science this week. He went above and beyond and justified his ideas with an abundance of evidence. Well done Jack! 

Fox Class – Evie for showing the Lingwood value of determination all 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 96.4%.

• In first place is Badgers with 100%
• In second place is Reception with 97.8% 
• In third place is Otters with 97.2%. 

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!

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Parents Evening Autumn Term

Parents Evening appointments for Nursery, Hares, Fawns, Otters, Badgers and Fox class will be available to book via your Arbor app from Monday 6th October 9am.

The booking system will then close on Monday 13th October at 9:45am.

Please note this year, we will be facilitating this in the school hall. The children’s books will be available to be looked at in the library area whilst you wait for your allocated slot.

Dear parents and carers, 

It has been lovely to meet so many of you this week on the gate – I am thrilled to be the Interim Headteacher of such a wonderful school! Thank you all for making me feel so welcome. 

We have had a busy, productive week across the school – I have seen some fabulous focus and effort by children in classes and particularly enjoyed our Harvest Festival Assembly which was a chance for the whole school to connect.

Autumn is in the air, and the nights are starting to draw in. Please do encourage your older children who have walking home permissions to walk home carefully as the evenings get darker, particularly when crossing roads.

Please look out for information on how to sign up to your parents evening appointment next week.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Best wishes

Mrs J Sendall

Interim Headteacher

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Dates for the diary

• Wednesday 8th October – New Starters Reception Open Evening 4.30-5.30pm  
• W/C 14th October: Parents evenings week – Please see letter sent out 3.10.25
• Friday 17th – One Tree Non-Uniform £1 donation
• Friday 24th October – Last day of term
• Monday 10th November – Back to school for Autumn Term 2 
• Friday 14th November – Badgers start swimming

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Year group news

Nursery

This week we have been reading the book ‘My Family and other Families’ and thinking about who is in our family. We have been drawing pictures of our families and talking about what we like doing at home. In maths we have been listening out for and saying the number names and counting in order forwards or backwards. We have also been naming weather types like storm, thunder, lightning, rainbow and cloudy and thinking about what to wear in different types of weather. 

Reception Rabbits 

This week in maths, Reception Rabbits have been working on counting objects from a larger group, building understanding of concepts like total. They have looked at the book, ‘It’s a No Money Day’ and have been learning about what a foodbank is and why they are important. They have also been writing shopping lists and using all the sounds they have been learning to help them with this.

Hares

This week we have continued our Geography and learnt the names of the 5 Oceans.  We have also started our first big piece of writing in English and are building up to a Setting Description.  We’re getting good at using adjectives to make our sentences more interesting.  Mr Nicholson has returned too, and we are loving having him back in our class every Thursday and Friday!

Fawns

Fawns have enjoyed a local walk this week linked to their Geography topic. They were also able to identify the different animal habitats we have learnt in science. 

Otters
Otters have been classifying animals using keys this week, thinking carefully about what questions to ask to divide animals into different categories according to their observable characteristics. We have also begun a new writing unit on diary entries and are learning about writing from a first-person perspective using personal pronouns.

Badgers

Badgers have really enjoyed learning about the Ancient Greek gods/goddesses this week! This has supported their writing this week, as they have begun to write their own retelling of Odysseus and the cyclops. In science, we have been learning how to separate solutions, which involved a baking disaster, where some ingredients had been mixed up and the class had to find out how to separate all the ingredients again. It has been lovely to see their passion shining through this week – well done Badgers! 

Foxes

This week Foxes have written their discursive (persuasive) speeches on why we should ban school uniform. They also created a surreal self-portrait using symbolism. In science with Mrs Luck the class created electrical circuits.

Achievement Awards

Rabbit Class  –  Tommy for listening well and joining in with discussions at carpet time. 

Hares Class  – Hayley for becoming an independent Mathematician who is showing her determination.

Fawns Class  – Aurora for being an excellent role mode of The Lingwood way during our walk. 

Otter Class – Sami for her increased efforts in class and her contributions to class discussions. 

Badger Class – Theo for his wonderful positive attitude in lessons. It is a delight to see your enthusiasm for learning! 

Fox Class – Rose for very good perseverance in maths with finding the difference. 

Star of the Year Awards

Rabbit Class  – Erin for her determination when thinking through her phonics knowledge and using it in her writing. 

Hares Class  – Elsie for working alongside different people this week and becoming slightly more independent.  Keep it up Elsie! 

Fawns Class  – Edward, for consistently being a kind, caring and hardworking member of Fawns class. 

Otter Class – Ella for showing ambition by always challenging herself in class and going the extra mile with her learning. 

Badger Class – Ivy for her determination and enthusiasm throughout the week, especially in English, maths and history. Keep being curious Ivy! 

Fox Class – Anesu for always being ready for learning and following the Lingwood Way. 

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 97.4%.

• In first place is Hares with 99.3%
• In second place is Reception with 99.2% 
• In third place is Fawns 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!

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Parents Evening Autumn Term

Parents Evening appointments for Nursery, Hares, Fawns, Otters, Badgers and Fox class will be available to book via your Arbor app from Monday 6th October 9am.

The booking system will then close on Monday 13th October at 9:45am.

Please note this year, we will be facilitating this in the school hall. The children’s books will be available to be looked at in the library area whilst you wait for your allocated slot.

Dear parents and carers, 

This is my final newsletter that I will be writing to you as the headteacher at Lingwood. I wanted to take this opportunity to say a massive thank you for the amazing support and experience I have had. In December, I had never even heard of Lingwood and now it is a place that I will never forget. I promise to return to take on the park run when I am fully fit.

On Wednesday, I spent the day with Jane Sendall who will be the new interim headteacher. This was an invaluable day and means there will be a smooth handover next week. Mrs Sendall was so impressed with how the children were both in and out of lessons and was blown away by their manners. It is clear that children at Lingwood are kind, ambitious and determined.

It has been another solid week for attendance.

Next Thursday (2^nd October) is census day. You should have received an email from Mrs Tubby about anyone entitled to a free school meal receiving one on this day. If you haven’t received this email or have any questions, please speak to Mrs Tubby.

We have seen an increasing amount of toys and fidget toys being brought into school. Please do not send your child in with any type of toys unless it has been agreed by the Mrs Smith (SENCO) and class teacher. There are few children who the school supply fidget toys to because the senco has decided it will help them concentrate. Increasingly children are bringing them in for no reason and not using them for the correct reasons.

Thank you once again for making me feel so welcome at Lingwood. I have a few days in the next couple of months where I will be popping back so, please do say hello.

Have a lovely weekend.

Mr Jeffery

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Dates for the diary

• W/C 14th October: Parents evenings week – more information to follow
• Friday 3rd October – Harvest Assembly (donations for food bank welcome)
• Wednesday 8th October – New Starters Reception Open Evening 4.30-5.30pm (letter coming next week)
• Friday 17th – One Tree Non-Uniform £1 donation
• Friday 24th October – Last day of term
• Monday 10th November – Back to school for Autumn Term 2

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Year group news

Nursery

This week, Nursery have continued reading ‘Who Are You?’. We have been talking about the different places we have visited in the local area and thinking about how some places are the same and some are different from where we live. In maths, we have been learning about patterns and the children have enjoyed making their own repeating patterns with stamps and paint. In phonics we have been guessing the sound and using instruments to make patterns.

Reception Rabbits 

This week in Rabbits class we have been thinking about the different seasons, practising the names of the seasons and talking about what the weather can be like in each one. We have been exploring what autumn looks like when outside, which has included lots of discovery linked to conkers! In maths we have been looking at numbers 4 and 5, while in phonics we are now including the letter sounds n, o and p to read, write and spell words.

Hares

This week we have enjoyed our first Computing lesson.  We learnt how to use the iPads to take a photo of a subject ensuring they were in the centre of the frame, they were in focus and that they had suitable lighting.  Ms Freezer was really impressed and thinks some of us will become professional photographers in the future!  We also used the iPad to play a new game, ‘Hit the Button’ (Topmarks website) where we had a time limit to make as many number bonds to ten as we could.  This would be a great way to consolidate our number knowledge at home.

Fawns

This week in science we have enjoyed learning about different animal habitats. In Reading we have started studying our new text: A Planet full of plastic and have been learning about biodegradable objects. In maths all pupils have worked hard and completed their maths fluency checks, they have enjoyed taking part in ‘Unity Maths Festival’ learning about money. 

Otters
Otters have been classifying plants this week learning about how they reproduce and the difference between flowering and non-flowering plant. We have also completed our persuasive piece of writing. In maths, we have been rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000 and enjoyed the maths festival on Tuesday learning about why money matters.

Badgers

Badgers have been enjoying creating abstract art by artist Hundertwasser, using analogous and complementary colours. They have started a new topic in English, all about Odysseus and the Cyclops and the class have been extending their knowledge of how to successfully punctuate speech. They really enjoyed their ‘Money Matters’ day on Tuesday and enjoyed learning about budgeting! 

Foxes

Fox class have created a self-portrait in art and looked at proportion to get the features correctly sized. In maths they began their new unit on addition and subtraction. In science, the class learnt all about electrical symbols. On Friday, the Year 6 children went to Acle Academy for a transition day.

Achievement Awards

Rabbit Class  –   Josh for excellent sharing of his ideas and opinions in English. 

Hares Class  – Michaela – for taking her time and always double checking her Maths learning. 

Fawns Class  – Jaxson – for fantastic focus in science this week. 

Otter Class – Robin for working hard on changing her pencil grip in handwriting. 

Badger Class – Mason for his wonderful work on punctuating speech this week. 

Fox Class – Everleigh for really good perseverance when rounding in maths. 

Star of the Year Awards

Rabbit Class  – Alfie for consistently showing he is ready for learning. 

Hares Class  – Rory – for being a kind classmate and having great determination. 

Fawns Class  –  Lewie – for applying his knowledge from maths lessons in other scenarios. 

Otter Class – Florence for always being 3,2,1 ready and making a conscious effort to ask for help when she is unsure or stuck with her work.

Badger Class – Charlie Brian for his fantastic attitude this week and his determination to do his best. 

Fox Class – Charlie for consistently being ready to learn and already being a role model for the school. 

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 97.7%.

• In first place is Rabbits with 99.6%
• In second place is Badgers with 98.6% 
• In third place is Fawns with 98.4%. 

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!

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SEND parent meetings

Thank you to those parents who met with class teachers this week to discuss pupil support plans. The feedback has been really important to us and positive.