Newsletter | 10th July
Dear Families,
We have had a very positive week in school despite another heatwave across the country. Children have been working extremely hard across all areas of the curriculum as we near the end of term.
We have celebrated two music concerts this week which was such a lovely way to start and end the day with parents supporting these also. These concerts highlighted our values of determination and ambition, we are so proud of all our pupils and particularly our EYFS and KS1 children who were brave and performed in front of the whole school. Rock Steady and the private music tuition will continue next year: if you need any further information please contact the school office.
Transition
All children have spent a successful 2 days in their new classes. Staff have been very proud of all pupils who have been focused and showing our Lingwood Way and school values.
We appreciate the challenges linked to a change in routines; however, all children have managed this very well. We look forward to an exciting year ahead for us all in school.
Our new pupils to school to join Rabbits class from September have also had visits into school and shown to be very independent and enjoyed learning the routines in the classroom with Mr Scott and Miss Yeomans.
Please can all children bring in plastic bags as we begin to send all work home from this academic year.
Enjoy another sunny weekend.
Caroline Laycock
Headteacher
Dates for the diary
- Monday 13th July – Ben Langley (comedian) to visit
- Tuesday 14th July – Year 6 end of year celebration
- Thursday 16th July – Year 6 leavers presentation (2:30pm-4pm, close family of Year 6 pupils welcome)
- Friday 17th July – last day of school
Year group news
Nursery
This week in Nursery, we have been reading ‘The Suitcase’. The children have had some really thoughtful conversations about doing the right thing and the importance of being kind and looking after others. Our foundational knowledge has been looking at maps. We have been thinking about what information goes on a map, drawing our own maps and making big maps using our construction resources. In maths we have been matching, sorting and comparing objects, thinking about making groups the same and why they are different.
Reception Rabbits
This week the current Rabbits class have been reading the book ‘This Is Our House’ by Michael Rosen, which links to themes of kindness and sharing with ALL of our friends in the classroom. We have used the book as inspiration for writing short sentences on what the characters were doing and how they were feeling. In maths we have been consolidating our learning on maps and thinking about their key features when drawing a view from above of our own gardens. The new Rabbits class enjoyed transition sessions last week and loved exploring their new classroom!
Hares
Hares have had a busy week! We have continued making our monster hand warmers (ready for the winter…?) and impressing Ms Freezer with our sewing skills. Likewise, we have started our final piece of writing and recounting Sports Day. In maths we have enjoyed playing games to help us learn directions and turns. Most importantly we have enjoyed our transition days and making new friends ready for September! We cannot believe it’s our last week together next week – let’s make it a great one!
Fawns
What a brilliant week, the class have really impressed us this week with their excellent recall of knowledge about plants in science. In maths we have been working on our methods multiplying and diving 1- and 2-digit numbers. We have also started planning our stories from other cultures in writing and are looking forward to completing them next week. All pupils have also impressed us with the hard work and determination shown on the transition days and it has been lovely to get to know everyone in our new classes from September.
Otters
What a week! The children have shown fantastic skills in maths on their topic of shape this week. In writing, they have started to write their own explanatory text on electricity – some wonderful vocabulary coming from the children. We also had two brilliant transition days, where the children were following the Lingwood Way in their new classes, sharing ideas and exerting kindness towards each other. We can’t wait for September.
Badgers
We had two truly fantastic days in Badger class for transition. All pupils demonstrated the Lingwood rules and values delightfully. We are looking forward to September.
Foxes
It was the transition days in Fox class so the majority of the class were with Ms Hughes learning whilst the new cohort were in the classroom. It was a very good transition day and I am looking forward to September. In class, my current Foxes have been writing their story with a moral and doing artwork with Ms Hughes.
Achievement Awards
Rabbit Class – Louie for his excellent self-portrait and name-writing in the transition sessions.
Hares Class – Asha for trying her hardest with her writing during transition day.
Fawns Class – Albie for trying super hard during his transition days in Fawns class.
Otter Class – Sami for wonderful participation and kindness during all lessons but specifically during transition day.
Badger Class – Annabelle for excellent participation and shared ideas during transition.
Fox Class – Freddie for improvements in his presentation already.
Fox Class – Tamzin for much improved handwriting over the last few months.
Star of the Week Awards
Rabbit Class – Ottilie for being brave and embracing the challenge for the transition sessions – well done!
Hares Class – Regan for impressing his new teachers with his focus and determination during the transition days.
Fawns Class – Ruby for impressing Mrs Smith with her manners and behaviour during her time in Fawns Class.
Otter Class – Max for his determination in maths and pushing himself on the challenges.
Badger Class – Harry for showcasing an exemplary example of the Lingwood Way during transition.
Fox Class – Stanley for amazing focus and work during the transition days showing the Lingwood values.
Fox Class – Louis for always being ready to learn.
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 94.4%.
- In first place is Foxes with 97.6%
- In second place is Hares with 96.7%
- In third place is Fawns with 95.8%
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 or gold star badge today. 100 Dojo points will earn a silver star badge and 200 a gold badge to wear with pride. Keep showing those Lingwood values!
Concerts in school
A huge well done to those who have taken part in the musical performances this week.
Summer camp information
Dear Families,
We are very proud of all children over the last 2 weeks in school managing school in the incredible heat whilst continuing to show determination in all their work.
Sports Day was a lovely opportunity for the school community to join together and celebrate with the children as they engaged in non-competitive activities as well as the traditional sports day races. I would like to thank all parents and the staff team for all your support throughout the day.
As you are all aware the children will bring home letters sharing the staffing structure and the classes they are in today. This has been a very well thought out approach and we look forward to the children joining these classes on the set transition days on Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th July. These days are designed to support building new relationships with peers and teachers and have some enjoyable learning sessions. The outline letter was shared back on 24.6.26 detailing the plans for how transition will run on these days. I am also delighted to share that your child will bring home a paper copy of their end of year report today much earlier than planned.
Remember to join FOLPA for the Silly Sprint on 10th July at the village hall. Separate information has been shared around this. Huge thanks to the FOLPA team for all their fundraising this year, if anyone would like to join this team then please make contact with us.
I hope you all have a lovely weekend.
Caroline Laycock
Headteacher
Dates for the diary
- Friday 3rd July – individual school reports sent home
- Monday 13th July – Ben Langley (comedian) to visit
- Tuesday 14th July – Year 6 end of year celebration
- Thursday 16th July – Year 6 leavers presentation (2:30pm-4pm, close family of Year 6 pupils welcome)
- Friday 17th July – last day of school
Year group news
Nursery
This week, Nursery have been reading the story ‘Oi Frog!’. We have been listening out for rhyming words and trying to remember what each animal in the story is sitting on. Our foundational knowledge has been to develop fine motor skills. We have been using playdough, clay and slime to make different shapes and patterns and we have really enjoyed doing lots of Dough Disco. In maths we have been counting to five using songs, stories and games.
Reception Rabbits
This week in Rabbits class we have been learning about different styles and genres of music, building our descriptive language to talk about the similarities and differences between songs. Children have been writing down their own favourite songs, then today we had our own class disco to enjoy them all! We have been reading a lovely story called ‘Family and Me!’ about how our families may shape who we are, but we still develop our own individual personalities.
Hares
This week we have started to finish our final pieces of learning in different subjects. We have compared Neil Armstrong and Mae Jemison and their achievements in history, started to sew our hand warmers in DT and had a great PE lesson where we competed in some silly races. We can’t wait for next week and seeing where we will all be next year when we are in Year 2 or Year 3 – how exciting!
Fawns
This week in Fawns we have started building our DT projects, we are looking forward to finishing them over the next few weeks. In maths we have been working on hard on multiplying 1,2- and 3-digit numbers and in writing we have started our unit on stories from other cultures. In PE this week we have enjoyed playing Kwik Cricket and learning the skills needs to improve our aim.
Otters
This week Otters have been busy learning all about triangles, angles and quadrilaterals as part of their topic on shape in maths. In English, we continue to learn all of the skills needed to write an explanatory text about how to build an electrical circuit. During D.T. the children made Mexican pasties! They turned out fantastic and had a delicious filling (though there were some mixed reviews) of tomatoes, chickpeas, sweetcorn and peppers.
Badgers
This week Badgers have been writing a balanced argument on topics such as ‘should plastic bottles be banned?’ We have been learning about using rhetorical questions and emotive language. We have also been learning about quadrilaterals, triangles and lines of symmetry.
Foxes
The Year 6 children in Fox class had their transition days at Acle Academy this week – I’m sure they can’t wait to go there! The whole class took part in the colour run this week which meant that we returned with lots of children looking like Smurfs. In class, Foxes started a new unit in English and will be writing a story with a moral. In DT, they began to create their product using either a series or parallel circuit to power the components.
Achievement Awards
Rabbit Class – Ember for great use of positional language as part of our maths learning.
Hares Class – Hunter for contributing to lessons so well and considering his answers carefully. Well done Hunter!
Fawns Class – Lewie for your hard work and effort in PE.
Otter Class – Chalie Brooke-Elvin for his fantastic chopping and dicing skills in food tech and he took extra care when making the dough
Badger Class – Malia for using her imagination in reading looking into hidden messages through artwork in the story, The Rabbits’.
Fox Class – Teddy for really good fluency in maths
Star of the Week Awards
Rabbit Class – Evie for consistently being polite and respectful towards her friends and her teachers.
Hares Class – Grace for always having such a positive attitude and being one of the most caring children in our class. Never change Grace!
Fawns Class – Jakob for showing excellent determination in maths this week.
Otter Class – Malachi for his attitude towards his learning this week – he has been very supportive of his peers.
Badger Class – Benjamin for following the school values at all times, demonstrating excellent behaviour.
Fox Class – George S for really good focus 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 96.5%.
- In first place is Foxes with 98.8%
- In second place is Badgers with 98.4%
- In third place is Rabbits with 97.8%
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 or gold star badge today. 100 Dojo points will earn a silver star badge and 200 a gold badge to wear with pride. Keep showing those Lingwood values!
Colour run fun
Some children at Lingwood took part in the colour run this week.
Dear Families,
We have all had a busy start to this final half term. I would like to recognise how hard our Yr1 and Yr 4 pupils have worked on their statutory assessments on the phonics screening check and Yr 4 multiplication check. The children focused very hard throughout their practice sessions and on the assessment. I would like to thank all the staff who have helped support these children.
As you can imagine we are currently busy planning and organising arrangements for September. I can confirm we will continue with mixed age classes next academic year and we will be able to confirm classes at the beginning of July ahead of our transition days on Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th July. Further information will be shared around this on Friday 3rd July.
Miss Mills has had her last day with us on Wednesday. She has been a valued member of the team and we wish her well as she starts maternity leave and begins this special time with her family. I am pleased to share we will have Mr McFayden join us in Badger class for the remainder of the year.
Miss Coley will also be returning from maternity leave and back in school for set days over these remaining weeks.
Enjoy your weekends in the sunshine.
Caroline Laycock
Headteacher
Dates for the diary
- Thursday 25th June – whole school sports day
- Friday 26th June – INSET day (school closed)
- Friday 10th July – individual school reports sent home
- Monday 13th July – Ben Langley (comedian) to visit
- Tuesday 14th July – Year 6 end of year celebration
- Thursday 16th July – Year 6 leavers presentation (2:30pm-4pm, close family of Year 6 pupils welcome)
- Friday 17th July – last day of school
Year group news
Nursery
This week in Nursery we have continued to learn about London, looking at the most famous landmarks and thinking about what London was like in the past. The children have enjoyed recreating Big Ben and Tower Bridge from construction bricks and drawing their favourite building. In maths we have been finding and counting to five using songs and stories to help us.
Reception Rabbits
This week Rabbits class have been building up to sports day by learning about different sporting heroes. We have tested our skills at a variety of different activities in our outside area, while discussing why exercise is important and how to keep ourselves healthy. We were also very privileged to have a video call with Paralympian Mel Clarke, learning more about her amazing achievements in archery.
Hares
This week Hares have had a wonderful time practicing for Sports Day and writing a letter to Miss Laycock about the jobs they would like to do in the future. In maths we have finished learning about time and have now moved on to comparing and measuring weight. Roll on next week and Sports Day!
Fawns
This week in Fawns we have enjoyed learning about photosynthesis in science and have been investigating what happens if a green plant does not have any light. In reading we have been thinking about the moral of our class text, Budgie, and have discussed times when we might judge something before trying it. We have finished the week exploring how we have changed over time in PSHE and practicing for Sports Day next week – we are all very excited.
Otters
Otters have continued to learn about Cultural Stories and are doing an amazing job! We learnt how to use direct speech and how to use fronted adverbials of time and manner to convey characters. We have also finished learning about the water cycle and we had a fantastic class debate about deforestation and how it affects the water cycle.
Badgers
Badgers have had a fantastic week and I am so proud of their hard work. They have finished their playscripts and they have put in a lot of effort into writing, directing and performing them. We have finished our unit on negative numbers and will be going onto shape and time in the next few weeks. In art, they have enjoyed exploring the effect different materials have on watercolour paint and creating their own paintings based on their preferred watercolour effect. Well done Badgers and keep up the good work!
Foxes
Fox class have started to write a discursive speech this week and in maths consolidated their understanding of factors, multiples and prime numbers. In science, they were very interested when learning about DNA and how crops can be genetically engineered. Finally, in reading, the class finished their book Dare To Be You.
Achievement Awards
Rabbit Class – Ruben for sharing his excellent thinking in discussions in our maths lessons this week.
Hares Class – Hattie for writing a beautiful letter to Miss Laycock in her writing lesson.
Fawns Class – Freya Cox for working hard on her presentation in all lessons this week.
Otter Class – Florence for great use of direct speech punctuation in her writing.
Badger Class – Freddie for his fantastic English work this week! It was a great play to read!
Fox Class – Evie for really good progress with her spellings and handwriting.
Star of the Week Awards
Rabbit Class – Coady for always demonstrating an enthusiasm for learning and trying his best.
Hares Class – Chester for always being respectful to adults around the school.
Fawns Class – Henry for always showing our school value of respect.
Otter Class – Avery for always showing respect to adults and peers around the school.
Badger Class – Givenchy for being so respectful, kind and ambitious this week in everything he has done.
Fox Class – Sam for always speaking respectfully to adults and being polite and well-mannered.
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 97.1%.
- In first place is Foxes with 98.1%
- In second place is Hares with 97.9%
- In third place is Otters with 97.1%
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 or gold star badge today. 100 Dojo points will earn a silver star badge and 200 a gold badge to wear with pride. Keep showing those Lingwood values!
Congratulations to the St Edmunds and Burlingham art competition winners
Dear Families,
It has been a lovely week despite the significant change in weather. Throughout recent assemblies, we have been focusing on school values including kindness and our school rules on respect. We have also discussed how we feel proud of our achievements and it is lovely to see and hear all the things children are achieving outside of school; especially those footballers who have brought their trophies in. Please keep letting us know any achievements.
Caroline Laycock
Headteacher
Dates for the diary
- Thursday 25th June – whole school sports day
- Friday 26th June – INSET day (school closed)
- Friday 10th July – individual school reports sent home
- Monday 13th July – Ben Langley (comedian) to visit
- Tuesday 14th July – Year 6 end of year celebration
- Thursday 16th July – Year 6 leavers presentation (2:30pm-4pm, close family of Year 6 pupils welcome)
- Friday 17th July – last day of school
Year group news
Nursery
This week in Nursery we have been learning all about the royal family. We have been talking about who is in the royal family, understanding that we used to have a queen and now have a king. Our focus book has been ‘The Queen’s Hat’, which we have also been linking to different types of weather – suitable for a week when we have been fascinated by the wind, rain, sunshine and even hailstorms that we’ve experienced!
Reception Rabbits
This week Rabbits class have been thinking more about different types of transport. After enjoying our focus book ‘Amazing Machines’, children experimented with a range of fixing techniques to make their own vehicles from junk modelling. Children then worked hard at writing sentences about their favourite types of transport. In maths we have been looking in more detail at numbers past 10 through to 20, working in pairs to talk about what we notice when comparing these numbers as we count objects onto tens frames.
Hares
This week Hares have completed their Phonics Screen Check. Everyone has tried their hardest and all of us teachers are super proud of each and every Hare – well done to you all! We have also started our portraits in art and they are looking fantastic. What a great week!
Fawns
This week in Fawns class we have completed our unit on telling the time in maths and moved on to reasoning and problem-solving skills with addition problems. In writing we have begun our unit on writing formal invitations and are looking forwards to planning and writing our own over the next few weeks. We also enjoyed a sports day practice with Hares class this week.
Otters
Otters started a new topic in their writing lessons this week. They have started, stories from other cultures! We have been looking at how we can include cultural references into our writing depending on where our story is set – the focus has been Egypt. In maths, we have also started a new topic – money. So, they have been familiarising themselves with coins, notes and how we convert decimals into money.
Badgers
Badgers have had a great week of learning! They finished their biographies on Sir David Attenborough and have now begun their new unit on playscripts. They have enjoyed performing plays, as well as creating their own playscript on a given scene. In maths, they have finished off their unit on statistics. In history, they learned about the Anglo-Saxons, in order to compare them with the Mayan society and they have been having a very creative time in music, learning about the different music notes and practising these by learning a short piece of music. Well done Badgers!
Foxes
Fox class have produced a lot of brilliant writing this week; re-drafting an explanation text and writing about character, setting and atmosphere. In maths, the class have converted measures and in science have continued to study evolution.
Achievement Awards
Rabbit Class – Niha for fantastic concentration and participation in phonics.
Hares Class – Jayda – for her excellent effort in her Phonics Screen and achieving her best score ever! Proud of you Jayda!
Fawns Class – Malakai for his excellent effort and kindness in sensory circuits this week.
Otter Class – Mason, for his fantastic newspaper report on an escaped dog!
Badger Class – Annabelle for really pushing herself during swimming this week!
Fox Class – Chloe for very good editing this week.
Star of the Week Awards
Rabbit Class – Luca for his enthusiasm with sharing activities he has been doing at home which link to our learning.
Hares Class – Hayley – for always following the Lingwood Way and being a joy to have in Hares Class!
Fawns Class – Mia for her fantastic non-chronological reports about plants.
Otter Class – Robin, for always following the Lingwood Way and putting every ounce of effort into her subjects.
Badger Class – Max for putting 100% effort into his learning throughout the week, especially in English and history!
Fox Class – George K for always following the Lingwood Way; he is a role-model at 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 97.3%.
- In first place is Fawns with 98.3%
- In second place is Otters with 97.7%
- In third place is Rabbits with 97.4%
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!
Success outside of school
Congratulations to Everleigh on winning the national cheer competition!
Dear Families,
Welcome back to school, I hope your children all had a lovely time away and are ready for the term ahead. Over the next week, Year 1 will be taking a phonics screening assessment and Year 4 will be finishing their multiplication table check .
This week, Fawn class had an amazing trip to the aviation museum and really upheld the Lingwood rules of being respectful. Many people commented on how good their behaviour was and they should be proud.
Please see the FOLPA newsletter for more information regarding their fundraising.
Caroline Laycock
Headteacher
Dates for the diary
- Monday 1st June to Friday 12th June – Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check window (schools will decide the specific date to do this within the window)
- Monday 8th June to Friday 12th June – Year 1 Phonics Screening Check window (schools will decide the specific date to do this within the window)
- Friday 12th June – non-school uniform day
- Thursday 25th June – whole school sports day
- Friday 26th June – INSET day (school closed)
- Friday 10th July – individual school reports sent home
- Monday 13th July – Ben Langley (comedian) to visit
- Tuesday 14th July – Year 6 end of year celebration
- Thursday 16th July – Year 6 leavers presentation (2:30pm-4pm, close family of Year 6 pupils welcome)
- Friday 17th July – last day of school
Year group news
Nursery
This week in Nursery, we have been reading ‘Do Baby Elephants Suck Their Trunks’. We have enjoyed finding out about lots of different baby animals and how they are the same or different to us. We have also looked at some animal lifecycles and thought about how animals can change as they grow. In maths we have been spotting patterns around us in stories rhymes and artwork and have tried creating our own.
Reception Rabbits
Rabbits have had a wonderful start to their last term in Reception. We have been finding out what makes us unique and how we are different from each other. Lots of us have enjoyed making secret dens inspired from our story, ‘Bear Shaped’. Thank you to everyone who has donated a teddy, Mrs Brighton will be taking them to a charity shop soon. Ms Freezer has loved her time teaching the little Rabbits and hope they have a lovely rest of the year!
Hares
This week in DT Hares class have continued to experiment with new techniques and various textiles; they glued yarn into their own patterns, and used chalk dipped in water to create their own artwork. In science we have revisited the topic of animals including humans, reminding ourselves of the characteristics of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish. In maths we have started a new topic on time, learning how to read a clock up to half past the hour.
Fawns
Fawns class have had an exciting start to this half term. In art we have enjoyed exploring different painting techniques. On Tuesday we visited the aviation museum to deepen our understanding of the history of flight, I was really impressed with the pupil’s recall of facts we had learnt about planes in class. We also got multiple comments from staff and members of the public about how polite our children were – they should all be very proud of themselves, I know I am!
Otters
This week Otters have been exploring what it is like to become a news reporter as they write their news reports on a dog that has escaped and found its way to the Lingwood playground! In maths, they continued to explore decimals before moving onto money. In reading, we will be starting a new core text which has been added to our curriculum this term, The Iron Man. In art, they have been using a different medium to a paintbrush – tissue paper! To blend their colours to create a gradient ombre effect of white to black.
Badgers
Badgers have had a lovely first week back and they have been hard at work creating their biographies on Sir David Attenborough. They have been using fronted adverbials, relative clauses and subordinate clauses to extend their sentences and create some cohesive pieces. In maths, they have been learning about statistics and how to read and interpret different charts and graphs. In art, they explored adding different types of salt to watercolour paint, to see what patterns it would make and there have been some very interesting results! Keep it up Badgers!
Foxes
Foxes had no internet and an ant infestation this week so had to work in the Orange Room for two days! The time flew by in there and many enjoyed having a change. In terms of work, the class have done lots of writing this week – specifically on building character, atmosphere and setting. In DT, the class built parallel and series circuits and in geography, studied the terrain of Jamaica.
Achievement Awards
Rabbit Class – Mabel for taking her time with her writing and checking for finger spaces carefully.
Hares Class – Nelly for excellent work using new techniques in DT.
Fawns Class – Freya Allen for showing incredible kindness and understanding on our trip this week.
Otter Class – Talula for drawing upon her prior knowledge of fractions during our decimals lesson.
Badger Class – Finlay for his fantastic work during English this week!
Fox Class – Jacob for really good editing and improving his writing this week.
Star of the Week Awards
Rabbit Class – Knox for always contributing and explaining her ideas clearly.
Hares Class – Albie for showing a real enthusiasm for his learning.
Fawns Class – Harry for excellent recall of facts in history. Well Done.
Otter Class – Ella for being a supportive friend in class and helping Ms Mera in the library.
Badger Class – Zamira for her determination and ambition throughout the week, especially during art and swimming!
Fox Class – Alfie for always following the Lingwood rule of being respectful.
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 94%.
- In first place is Hares with 97.1%
- In second place is Foxes with 95.5%
- In third place is Badgers with 95.5%
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 or gold star badge today. 100 Dojo points will earn a silver star badge and 200 a gold badge to wear with pride. Keep showing those Lingwood values!
FOLPA newsletter
Our Approach to Technology in the Curriculum
To ensure an engaging and effective learning experience, we integrate various appropriate technologies into our curriculum delivery. If you have any concerns regarding the use of these tools, please inform your child’s head teacher.
Dear Families,
What another busy week in school we have had. Well done to Years 2-5 for their assessments this week. You tried your absolute hardest and and should be proud of yourselves. Otters also had a Viking workshop which they thoroughly enjoyed and Reception learnt all about bees and how they make honey. We have another busy half-term coming up and I hope the children enjoy their week off.
Please don’t forget to donate to the FOLPA tombola raffle when we are back.
Caroline Laycock
Headteacher
Dates for the diary
- Monday 1st June – return to school
- Monday 1st June to Friday 12th June – Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check window (schools will decide the specific date to do this within the window)
- Tuesday 2nd June – Fawn class to visit aviation museum
- Monday 8th June to Friday 12th June – Year 1 Phonics Screening Check window (schools will decide the specific date to do this within the window)
- Friday 12th June – non-school uniform day
- Thursday 25th June – whole school sports day
- Friday 26th June – INSET day (school closed)
- Friday 10th July – individual school reports sent home
- Monday 13th July – Ben Langley (comedian) to visit
- Tuesday 14th July – Year 6 end of year celebration
- Thursday 16th July – Year 6 leavers presentation (2:30pm-4pm, close family of Year 6 pupils welcome)
- Friday 17th July – last day of school
Year group news
Nursery
This week in Nursery, we have continued reading ‘I Want to be a Doctor’. The children have learnt lots of new vocabulary like prescription, patients and thermometer and have talked about whether they would like to be doctors when they grow-up. They have also learnt about some other jobs – vets, dentists and teachers and thought about what skills they might need to do those jobs. In maths we have been making collections and talking about how they are the same and different.
Reception Rabbits
Rabbits have had a buzzing week learning about bees! On Thursday we really enjoyed our visit discovering how bees make honey and how we can help them in our gardens and community. Have a wonderful break together and come back raring to go for our final term!
Hares
Today in science Hares class got to enjoy the sunshine while looking closely at the different trees on the school grounds, identifying the parts to each one and seeing how they differed between type of tree. In history we found out more about Neil Armstrong as part of our new topic on the lives of significant individuals in recent history. In art we started a new block of learning as we explore materials and techniques for producing textile art.
Fawns
This week in Fawns we have been learning about multiplication in maths with increasing complexity. In writing we have begun our non-chronological reports about plants which has linked to our topic in science. In PE this week we enjoyed welcoming some of the Year 3’s from Otters class and practiced for Sports Day.
Otters
This week Otters took part in a fantastic workshop all about the Viking era. They had a chance to chop wood, view and investigate some of the artefacts and had a brilliant Viking expert to ask all their questions relating to their learning! In writing we are exploring poetry, specifically its structure and form. Finally, in art, the children have been mixing and blending colours using different medium such as paint and mixing oil pastel with oil to make it mixable.
Badgers
Badgers have had a lovely end to the half term. They thoroughly enjoyed creating their road safety belts in DT and using different types of fastenings to ensure their designs would be flexible and adjustable. In French, they have learned about different types of sports this half term and they are really working on their pronunciation. Finally, they have done so well with their assessments this week and they have all tried their very best. Well done Badgers!
Foxes
Fox class have had a good week and finished their newspaper report; they were very well written. In DT, the class wrote down and analysed the challenge they did last week of creating structures out of spaghetti. In maths, Fox class did lots of work on statistics (bar charts, line graphs and pie charts). Well done to Year 5 for their work this week when taking assessments.
Achievement Awards
Rabbit Class – Frankie for being more confident when writing and staying focused during Phonics.
Hares Class – Hattie for excellent contributions to our group discussions in science.
Fawns Class – Evie for improved confidence when answering questions in class.
Otter Class – Sami for showing great, in-depth knowledge of hundredths as decimals.
Badger Class – Billy for his creativity in DT this week when making a road safety belt.
Fox Class – Esme for fantastic editing in writing.
Star of the Week Awards
Rabbit Class – Ora for being a role model to her class for following the Lingwood Way.
Hares Class – Penny for how focused she has been in lessons the last few weeks – well done for being determined to try your best!
Fawns Class – Matthew for fantastic work in maths this week – you have shown real ambition!
Otter Class – Autumn for her continued enthusiasm for her learning all day, every day!
Badger Class – Dylan for his constant determination and ambition and for always upholding the Lingwood Way!
Fox Class – George L for much more focus in class this week and trying his best.
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 94.2%.
- In first place is Hares with 98.9%
- In second place is Rabbits with 95.8%
- In third place is Foxes with 94.7%
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 or gold star badge today. 100 Dojo points will earn a silver star badge and 200 a gold badge to wear with pride. Keep showing those Lingwood values!
Viking workshop
Otter class had a Viking workshop this week and had a fantastic time learning all about how Vikings lived and worked. It was a really good day and the children had a great time.
Our Approach to Technology in the Curriculum
To ensure an engaging and effective learning experience, we integrate various appropriate technologies into our curriculum delivery. If you have any concerns regarding the use of these tools, please inform your child’s head teacher.