Lingwood Primary Academy

Newsletter | 17th July

Dear Families,

What a fantastic last few days we have had in school. The week started with Ben Langley performing in school to us all. The children loved this experience which was organised by FOLPA as an end of year event. 

I spent Tuesday with Foxes enjoying a lovely day at the beach playing many beach games and enjoying the arcades. It is all these extra curricular activities which children remember as they move throughout their education and as a school we have begun to make plans for the next academic year. 

I am immensely proud of all our Year 6 pupils who worked incredibly hard to make progress in all areas of the curriculum this year. Our SATs results were received yesterday and as a school very proud of all our achievements. Again, this year we are above national averages with 80% of our pupils achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. 

Thank you for all of your support over this academic year and I wish you all a lovely summer break with all your families.

Caroline Laycock

Headteacher


Dates for the diary

  • Thursday 3rd September – new school year begins. Children in school.

Year group news

Nursery

This week in Nursery the children have been very excited to eat their lunch in the dinner hall as we help our older children prepare for their move up to Reception. We have looked back at photos of all the lovely activities the children have done over the year and enjoyed seeing ourselves on the big screen. We wish all our children moving up to Reception well and look forward to welcoming back the children who will be with us next year in September.   

Reception Rabbits 

Rabbits class have had a fantastic final week in Reception. We have enjoyed the book ‘Super Me’, in which a boy and his dad set out on an adventure to find a real superhero! We have had children’s choice of activities in the classroom, which has meant lots of imaginative play with vehicles, unicorns, and lots of activities linked to football. We also got to say a lovely goodbye to Mrs Brighton on Wednesday, wishing her good luck for her new school. We hope you all enjoy a great summer holiday with your families! 

Hares

This week in Hares we have completed our recounts of sports day and finally finished our monster hand warmers – they look great!  We would like to thank all of you families for supporting your children this year (and us teachers too!).  Thank you also to all the little Hares – you have been a gorgeous class to teach and shared a little bit of joy with us each day!  We look forward to seeing you next year whether you are in Hares or Fawns and wish you all a fun filled and safe summer break together.  See you in September! 

Fawns

What a lovely last week we have had together! Fawns class have worked so hard to complete their stories from other cultures, focusing on their use of description and paragraphs. It has been amazing to watch you all grow over the past year, and everyone should be proud of each and every one of their achievements! Thank you to everyone at home for their continued support throughout the year.  

Otters

What a wonderful final week it has been in Otters. We have finalised our writing, finished our core texts and have completed the final lesson on shape in maths. You should be so proud of everything you have achieved this year – we know we are! We wish you a lovely summer break, and we look forward to seeing you in the new term.  

Badgers

What a wonderful final week Badgers! They finished their DT project and even had swimming on the last day. Have a wonderful summer and we look forward to your return in September. 

Foxes

What a final week for the Foxes! On Tuesday, the class had a great time at the beach playing in the sand, fending off seagulls and going to the arcade. Year 6 children also had their leavers’ assembly on Thursday and were amazing whilst speaking in front of the parents. Year 5 – have a great holiday and I’ll see you in September. Year 6 – you have been a pleasure to teach and I wish you all the best in high school.  

Achievement Awards

Rabbit Class  – Lenny for his determination and hard work in lessons right to the last day. 

Hares Class  –Louis for coming into school and becoming more independent as the year has progressed. Well done Louis! 

Fawns Class  – Elio for amazing effort writing your story this week.  

Otter Class – Amelia for persevering with your wonderful handwriting throughout your all your books.   

Badger Class – Travis for really good focus in DT this week. 

Fox Class – Jacob for being brave and overcoming his nerves during the leavers assembly. 

Star of the Week Awards

Rabbit Class  – Evie for continually showing all our Lingwood values – kindness, ambition, and determination. 

Hares Class  – Abby for being one of the most fun loving and joyful children ever. We are going to miss you but wish you all the best for your new school! 

Fawns Class  – Mia for always being ambitious and challenging yourself.  

Otter Class – Freddie for always having determination and following the Lingwood Way.

Badger Class – Emily for always following the Lingwood way and showing ambition in every task you complete. 

Fox Class – Lily for being super helpful this week and working very hard in class.

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 95.3%.

  • In first place is Nursery with 97.5%
  • In second place is Fawns with 97.3% 
  • In third place is Hares 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!


Ben Langley in School

On Monday we had the comedian Ben Langley visit the school for a comedy show. This was paid for by the money raised from FOLPA.


FOLPA

A huge thank you to FOLPA who raised £5771.51 for the school this year. Please see their newsletter and how the money has been used in school. Please see below for the latest newsletter and how they have spent their money this year.


Silly Sprint

The silly sprint raised £964.75 last week for the school. The children had a great time.


Goodbye Year 6 and SATs

It is with sadness that we say goodbye to the Year 6 children and wish them well in high school.

A huge well done to the Year 6 children for their SATs results this year. Judging previous years, it looks to be well above the national average. Each and every child should be proud of themselves.


Lingwood Primary Academy is celebrating some of the best SATs results in our history.

Year 6 pupils achieved a fantastic 80% combined expected standard of English, maths and reading – well above the national average of around 63%.

As the pupils today prepare to leave for their respective secondary school education, leaders at Lingwood paid tribute to their hard work.

The school has enjoyed a huge upturn in results since joining Unity Schools Partnership in 2024 and signing up to the CUSP Curriculum.

Headteacher Caroline Laycock said: “I am incredibly proud of all our pupils for all their hard work and determination to achieve their very best this year.

“The staff are relentless in their teaching practice and we pride ourselves on our ongoing professional development – following the Unity Schools Partnership CUSP Curriculum to ensure teaching is continually adapted and improved.

“I would also like to thank our fantastic parents for their ongoing support.”

Assistant headteacher and maths lead, Lawrence Dibden, added: “The class have worked so hard this year and we at Lingwood couldn’t be prouder. They now have a great foundation to build on in high school.”

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!