Newsletter | 9th October
Dear Families,
A lovely week this week celebrating Harvest festival with the Reverand Jane leading our assembly. We have collected many tins for such a good cause and are thankful for all your contributions to this.
It has been a pleasure visiting Bikeability and outdoor learning sessions this week and seeing the teamwork and communication skills developing. Foxes class took part in the Stick Challenge, aiming to build the tallest stick tower possible. The activity encouraged pupils to use engineering, problem-solving and teamwork skills which they used incredibly well. They had to consider how to make their towers tall while keeping them stable. The children demonstrated creativity and perseverance along with a good team spirit and took pride in their creations.
We are proud to be able to offer this enrichment to all our pupils across the school and look forward to seeing how their skills develop. Thank you to those who attended the FOLPA meeting last night.
Next week, we are looking forward to celebrating Black History Month and One Tree Day – Please remember children will need to be in green on Friday with a £1 donation. We also have our first Parents’ Evening of the year. We look forward to seeing you all and sharing your child’s learning journeys thus far.
Many thanks
Have a lovely weekend
Miss Laycock
Headteacher
Dates for the diary
- W/C 12th October – Parent’s Evenings
- Friday 16th October Just One Tree Day – Wear Green £1 donation
- Wednesday 21st October – FOLPA Halloween Disco – 21st October – please go to the office to get tickets
- Half Term – 26 October – 6th November
Year group news
Nursery
This week in Nursery we have been reading ‘My Hair’. We enjoyed playing in the hairdressers in our role play corner and talking about the different hairstyles that we have. Our foundational knowledge has been to learn about chronological order in relation to our own lives, we have really enjoyed looking at photos of the children when they were babies, toddlers and now and putting them in the right order. In maths we have been saying the number names and practising counting backwards and in the right order.
Reception Rabbits
This week Rabbits class have been busy outside in our growing area! Our foundational knowledge focus has been to investigate similarities and differences in plants, so we have been looking at a variety of flowers, fruits, and vegetables and how each grows, while planting some tulip bulbs, runner beans, and garlic. Our book this week was ‘Pumpkin Soup’, which we have been linking back to our themes from the term of friendship and kindness.
Hares
This week Hares have continued their learning on measurement and have enjoyed some hands-on measuring of capacity. We have also really enjoyed our story, ‘Where the Wild Things Are’. In History we continued to learn about the Great Fire of London and had some fun pretending to be houses and pulling each other down to create firebreaks.
Fawns
This week we have started our new unit on retelling a familiar story. We have been thinking about how to write in the past tense using the ed suffix. In maths we have looked at crossing boundaries when adding and subtracting. In PE we have enjoyed using the skills of speed, changing direction and balance to plan and design our own games – we are looking forward to trying them out next week.
Otters
This week in Otter class, the children have started their narrative descriptions. They have been given a picture of an old attic as a visual stimulus to aid them with their writing – we are excited to see where their imagination takes them! In science, they children conducted their first experiment. They were testing the hypothesis, ‘if we add bulbs to a simple circuit does this make the bulb brighter?’. In D.T., they had a busy afternoon making their boxes out of cloth! Everyone worked hard and it was lovely to see amazing teamwork. They will continue next week with their DT project.
Badgers
Badgers have worked hard this week with many children accomplishing lots of ingredients of success in their last unit of writing. This week, we have looked at poems which explore form. It has been lovely to see the children think about their intonation, volume and tone whilst writing, analysing and performing poetry. In Geography, the children explored the features of our local river.
Foxes
This week, the Year 6 children in Fox class had assessments – they couldn’t have tried any harder. In English, the class finished editing their persuasive speech and in science they started a new unit on the circulatory system. The first lesson was on blood and led to lots of interesting questions.
Owls
Owls have been learning about David Attenborough. We have looked at fossils and even dug for fossils ourselves! We used David’s work to learn about gorillas and penguins and completed some excellent writing about them. In Science, we looked at food chains and found different food chains in a food web.
Achievement Awards
Rabbit Class – Willow for showing real determination to work on her counting skills in maths.
Hares Class – Louis for being keen to take part in his lessons. Keep it up Louis!
Fawns Class – Esmae for showing incredible determination with her handwriting this week.
Otter Class – Violet – for her fantastic scientific skills and use of language during our experiment.
Badger Class – Summer for an excellently written diary entry.
Fox Class – Kaleb for really good understanding of factors and multiples maths this week
Owls Class – Arthur for joining in with all our lessons with enthusiasm and for sharing his excellent knowledge of penguins!
Star of the Week Awards
Rabbit Class – Ethan for having a great attitude and always being ready to learn.
Hares Class – Ember for always being ready to share her ideas. Well done Ember!
Fawns Class – Bethany for always being ready and respectful – well done.
Otter Class – Raeya – for always being so determined with her learning.
Badger Class – Austin for showing determination and ambition this week.
Fox Class – Niranjan for coming back to school ready to learn.
Owls Class – Freya for always being ready to learn and listening carefully.
Congratulations to you all
Attendance Update
This week’s whole school attendance is 94.9%.
- In first place is Fawns with 98.5%
- In second place is Foxes with 97.3%
- In third place is Hares with 94.8%
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!
Harvest Festival
On Wednesday, as a school, we celebrated Harvest by singing together and with Reverend Jane sharing a story.
It has been great to see the School/Eco Council be so enthusiastic in their roles and organising the donations for the harvest display. We were blown away with the donations kindly given. As a school we smashed our target of 200 and ended up totalising a staggering 316 tins! Fawns class were the winning class with a contribution of 81 tins in total. Well done to all involved, I am sure our donations will be greatly received by the Trussell Trust Foundation. Thank you all for your continued support.
Enrichment at Lingwood
This week year 6 took part in the Stick Challenge, aiming to build the tallest stick tower possible.
The activity encouraged pupils to use engineering, problem-solving and teamwork skills. Which they used incredibly well.
Teams began by creating plans for their structures.
They had to consider how to make their towers tall while keeping them stable. The children demonstrated creativity and perseverance along with a good team spirit and took pride in their creations.
This week, we also had 3/4 participate in Bikeability. Big congratulations to children in Year 3 and 4 who completed and passed their Bikeability course on Monday. We were informed, all of the children listened coherently to the instructors and showcased brilliant manners making it a very successful day. We are very proud of your accomplishments and the feedback given to staff.
You may have noticed that this week, we have trialled putting some of the children’s enrichment opportunities on the School Dojo Platform. We hope you enjoy seeing these posts alongside out weekly newsletter moving forward.
Dear Families,
The children have continued to work hard across the school with a huge focus on handwriting and presentation in all their books. We are very proud of all pupils and the progress we have seen over the last 4 weeks. Respect continues to be a focus this week and we have discussed the importance of kindness when communicating to our friends.
All our key leadership responsibilities have begun and pupils are taking pride in these roles well promoting our values. School Council will be working on new ideas and opportunities across the school.
Thank you to those who attended our KS1 Soundswrite parent session, we hope that you found this useful. Parents evening information has been shared with you all and we would encourage you all to make appointments and have an opportunity to look at your child’s books.
Have a lovely weekend
Miss Laycock
Headteacher
Dates for the diary
- Monday 5th October – Bikability for Year 3 and 4 Pupils
- Wednesday 7th October – EYFS Phonics Information Session (2.45pm)
- Wednesday 7th October – Final day for tin collection for Harvest Festival
- W/C 12th October – Parent’s Evenings
- Friday 16th October Just One Tree Day – Wear Green £1 donation
- Wednesday 21st October – FOLPA Halloween Disco – 21st October – please go to the office to get tickets
Year group news
Nursery
This week in Nursery we have been reading ‘Let’s Go Outside’. We have been thinking about all the fun things you can do outside and even took our magnifying glasses out to see what we might find. We have also been learning about different types of weather and what we might need to wear to keep us warm, dry and protected, some of the children also enjoyed pretending to read the weather forecast with our pretend TV screen. In maths we have been looking out for repeats songs, stories and patterns.
Reception Rabbits
This week Rabbits have been reading the book ‘It’s a No Money Day’, in which a mum and her daughter plan a day of free activities before visiting a foodbank. Linking to the book, we have been learning a bit more about foodbanks as well as creating our own ‘free’ activities such as making musical instruments from everyday items. In maths we have been building our understanding of numbers 4 and 5, while in PE we built our skills of balancing and safe movement as we followed different paths and obstacle courses.
Hares
This week Hares have had a lovely time exploring how to measure length and height by using standard and non-standard units in Maths. We are also becoming much more consistent in using capital letters and full stops to punctuate our sentences. In our Science, we have learnt how day turns into night and made a model to help us understand this.
Fawns
This week in Fawns we have enjoyed learning about poetry and focussed on the rhythm in poems. The children performed a lovely poem as part of their learning. In Math we took part in the CUSP Money Matter festival and thought about the currency used in the UK, we explored making amounts of money in different ways.
Otters
In D.T., Otters have started their DT Textiles unit. Their learning question this unit is: How can you make a box out of cloth? They conducted a fair test and tested which solution would make a piece of cloth the most rigid to make a box. They also made fabric paper to increase its rigidity. In writing, they started their new unit on narrative descriptions. The children had images of different doors and had to write a short description in first person on what was behind the door.
Badgers
In Badgers this week we have continued to write our own diary entries, the children have worked hard orally rehearsing their ideas before writing them into their books. In maths, the children took part in the CUSP Money Matters Festival with Mrs Edwards – they showed determination in their budgeting skills and sharing the bill. In Outdoor learning the children had a great time being explorative. Some children in swimming this week, developed their butterfly technique. Lots of hard work across all the curriculum.
Foxes
Fox class have finished writing their discursive speech in English: next week they will be editing. In maths, they focused on the inverse with addition and subtraction and were very successful with it. In science, the class did an experiment to test whether the amount of wires affects the brightness of a bulb. In PE, the class competed in in mini-matches for hockey. Quite a few ankles were hit.
Owls
Owls have finished our work reading ‘The Wildsmith’ and talked about how it feels to be new somewhere and what helps us when we are nervous or anxious. In Science, we have looked at local plants in our environment and observed them closely. In History, we have started looking at the different periods of the Stone Age.
Achievement Awards
Rabbit Class – Elliot for using his new phonics knowledge to practise writing words independently.
Hares Class – Finley for joining in with Phonics so enthusiastically. Keep it up!
Fawns Class – Beren for his excellent vocabulary knowledge in writing this week.
Otter Class – Nelly – for doing fantastically well with her AR quizzes – you’ve been getting 100%!
Badger Class – Annabelle, for brilliant effort in Kinetic letters this week.
Fox Class – Zamira for amazing improvements in maths with addition and subtraction.
Owls Class – Madison for challenging herself in her Maths and for always being ready for a new challenge.
Star of the Week Awards
Rabbit Class – Gaia for always being such a kind a thoughtful classmate to her friends.
Hares Class – Thea-Rey for always being respectful, ready and safe. You are a complete joy to have in Hares Class!
Fawns Class – Mia for always showing kindness and following the Lingwood Way.
Otter Class – Sami – for showing kindness and teamwork during P.E. Showing her peers how to use a skipping rope.
Badger Class – Oliver for showing kindness and compassion to his peers. Great sportsmanship – well done.
Fox Class – Jessica Barnes for being a really supportive member of the class
Owls Class – Louie for being a kind friend and showing consideration towards others.
Congratulations to you all
Attendance Update
This week’s whole school attendance is 93%.
- In first place is Otters with 97.1%
- In second place is Rabbits with 96.3%
- In third place is Badgers with 95.2%
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!
Harvest Festival
Thank you to those who have brought in donations for Harvest Festival. We are collecting until Wednesday 7th October.
If you can help, we would really appreciate it.
FOLPA EVENT
Dear Families,
Our focus this week has been on our rule of respect. We have introduced new playground equipment at lunchtimes and the children have demonstrated respectful behaviours whilst playing with this. Our head playground pal pupils have risen to the challenge and been a big help in organising this for our children.
It has been lovely to see children attending school and arriving on time this week. We are always here to work with you to support engagement in school and was lovely to welcome families to our first parent session on accelerator reader. Just a reminder we have a phonics session on Thursday 1st October to learn more about our phonics programme sounds write and the Yr 1 screening check.
Have a lovely weekend
Miss Laycock
Headteacher
Dates for the diary
- Thursday 1st October – KS1 Soundswrite Parent Information Session (2.45pm)
- Monday 5th October – Bikability for Year 3 and 4 Pupils
- Wednesday 7th October – EYFS Phonics Information Session (2.45pm)
- Wednesday 7th October – Final day for tin collection for Harvest Festival
- Parent’s Evenings – W/C 12th October – information to follow
Year group news
Nursery
This week in Nursery we have continued with our story, The Same but Different Too. We have been talking about similarities and differences and why it’s good to be different. Our foundational knowledge has been to learn about our school and the local area. We have looked at photos from around Lingwood and Norfolk and been on a walk around the school to spot places like the hall, library and big playground. In maths we have been looking at how to manipulate shapes and blocks and exploring and building with different objects.
Reception Rabbits
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 continued looking at the numbers 0 to 3, practising ‘one more than’, while we also linked maths to our outdoor learning by estimating and measuring sizes of logs and sticks the children found in the woods.
Hares
This week Hares have continued with some tricky Maths including trying to master finding the missing number when using a ‘part-whole model’. We have also enjoyed our book, ‘Traction Man is Here’ and have written some wonderful sentences and questions. Ms Freezer and Miss Nelson are proud of us for becoming more independent in our learning and routines and would like to thank our families for supporting us in this too – it makes a big difference!
Fawns
In reading this week, Fawn class have finished writing their character descriptions. We have also been working on editing and upleveling our writing. In reading we have been studying the text: The Pebble in our Pocket and have been retrieving information from different text types. In maths we have been practicing counting in multiples of 2, 3,5,10 and 50. We have also enjoyed learning how to play Camouflage in outdoor learning this week.
Otters
A wonderful week in year 3/4, Otter class have been creating their artwork inspired by a poem. They used oil pastels and a different range of skills of mark-making and painting techniques. In P.E., they were learning how to change direction when running and dodging, which is a fundamental skill in all sports. In writing, they have begun to write their non-chronological reports on Lingwood Primary – some fantastic ideas are coming through so far! We finished our unit on Place Value and are ready to start addition and subtraction.
Badgers
Another super week in Badgers, they all published their first piece of writing. We had lots of proud children which was lovely to see, we will be displaying some of the work in the corridor so other children/staff/adults can also view their hard work. We have now moved onto first person diary entries, the children particuarly enjoyed learning about colloquialisms. In swimming, the three groups have been working hard on their front/back crawl. In Science, we continued looking at the purpose of teeth and why animals have different teeth to humans. In maths, we have finished our unit on place value. Next week, we will be moving onto addition and subtraction.
Foxes
In English, Fox class have finished their autobiography and begun their new unit on speeches. In mathematics, the class have been calculating with the inverse. In science, they have been used light meters to test whether the number of bulbs in a series circuit affects the brightness. Finally, in PE the class practiced shooting in hockey.
Owls
Owls have had an excellent week. We have continued writing about mythical creatures and reading more of our text ‘The Wildsmith’. Related to this we have made our own mythical creatures and Lego mazes for a minotaur. We have continued learning about compass points, looked at our school on a map and found nearby physical and human features.
Achievement Awards
Rabbit Class – Ivy for her enthusiasm in PE as she practised skills such as jumping and catching.
Hares Class – Niha for writing some wonderful sentences and question with accurate punctuation. Well done Niha!
Fawns Class – Finley for excellent work counting in multiples in maths this week.
Otter Class – Elio – for a fantastic start to his writing, with some great corrections of his own work being made. Because it is okay to make mistakes!
Badger Class – Donnie for fantastic use of colloquialisms, contractions and first person in his writing this week.
Fox Class – Malachi for really good explanation with his answers in reading.
Owls Class – Arthur James- for extending his learning in our Geography lesson about using a compass.
Star of the Week Awards
Rabbit Class – Bonnie for always showing so much respect to her classmates and teachers.
Hares Class – Grace for coming in each morning with a beautiful smile and being ready to learn. Keep it up Grace!
Fawns Class – Jayda for always showing kindness to her peers.
Otter Class – Elsie – for being concentrating hard during the input and being extra determined in all lessons.
Badger Class – Ella for always showing kindness and having a ‘can do’ attitude,
Fox Class – Erin for always being helpful taking an active role in the class.
Owls Class – Freya for being a kind friend and always caring about others.
Congratulations to you all
Attendance Update
This week’s whole school attendance is 96%.
- In first place is Foxes with 98.9%
- In second place is Otters with 97.5%
- In third place is Rabbits 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!
Harvest Festival
School and Eco Council have been working hard the last week encouraging their peers to support the Trussell Trust Foundation. In each class, they have a totaliser poster running so we can count the amount of tins that come into school. The staff also have their own totaliser, we are aiming for a total of 200 tins to donate by Wednesday 7th October, where we will welcome the local Reverend in to school to deliver the children a Harvest Assembly.
If you can help, we would really appreciate it.
FOLPA EVENT
Dear Families,
Determination has been our focus this week across the school. One of our key curriculum areas for development this year is handwriting. As a school we follow the scheme kinetic letters and classes have been focusing on learning letter formations, pencil grips or joining their letters accurately. It has been a pleasure to see the determination displayed by pupils to improve their handwriting. We are very proud of the rapid progress we have seen on children’s writing and presentation in their books already.
It has been another busy week in school with a visit from the Happy Smiles dentist team for our EYFS and KS1 pupils. Early years classes have also had an enrichment session focusing on friendship builders. This week, myself and Miss Coley met with some of the FOLPA team to plan some exciting events for the year.
We look forward to next week and welcoming any new prospective families to our Reception 2027 intake open morning session at 9:30am, please spread the word to any new prospective families. We are also offering an accelerated reader parent session to our KS2 parents on Tuesday at 3pm.
Have a lovely weekend
Miss Laycock
Headteacher
Dates for the diary
- Monday 20th September – NHS Screening for Reception and Year 6 Pupils
- Tuesday 22nd September -KS2 Accelerated Reader Parent Information Session (3pm)
- Wednesday 23rd September – EYFS Open Morning Event (9.30am -10.30am)
- Friday 25th September – Y6 Acle Transition Day
- Thursday 1st October – KS1 Soundswrite Parent Information Session (2.45pm)
- Monday 5th October – Bikability for Year 3 and 4 Pupils
- Wednesday 7th October – EYFS Phonics Information Session (2.45pm)
- Wednesday 7th October – Final day for tin collection for Harvest Festival
- Parent’s Evenings – W/C 12th October – information to follow
Year group news
Nursery
This week in Nursery we have been reading ‘The Same but Different Too’. We have talked about the different animals in the story and which is our favourite, as well all the different things they can do. Our foundational knowledge has been to look at our families and how they might be the same or different to others. We have really enjoyed looking at the lovely photos of the children with their families and the children have also been drawing their own pictures of their family.
Reception Rabbits
This week our focus linked to the story ‘What Makes Me a Me’. We have been thinking about the ways we are the same and how we are different, and thinking hard about what makes us special by talking about the different skills and interests we have. We had a special workshop on Wednesday about how to be a good friend, and on Thursday the dentist visited and talked to us about how to look after our teeth.
Hares
This week Hares have been enjoying our new story ‘On Sudden Hill’. This has helped us to think about being courageous when meeting new people and being independent as we make our transition into our new class. We really enjoyed our visit from the dentist and particularly the cheeky dragon who squirted us with water! Have a lovely weekend and enjoy some quality time together.
Fawns
This week in Fawns class we have enjoyed thinking about climate change and have been inspired by Greta Thunberg to make our own pledges to look after planet Earth. In maths we have been using number lines in Year 2 to explore 2-digit numbers and have been partitioning numbers to 1000 in Year 3.
Otters
This week in Otters we have enjoyed exploring our new unit of non-chronological reports. The children have been looking at pronouns to avoid repetition by writing a small paragraph all about their school. The class have extremely focused on their science topic of animals including humans as we have been investigating all about how the muscles work. In maths we have been ordering numbers using the key words ascending and descending.
Badgers
This week in Badgers, we finished reading One Plastic Bag and have begun The Emerald Forest. Both books have a common theme of environmental factors. In English, they have been continuing their unit on persuasive writing, focusing on support for stranger danger. In Science this week the children learnt how our teeth and mouth help with digestion. Last week, we were proud to be the first class to win the Golden Broom award in celebration assembly.
Foxes
Foxes have had a great week and are finishing off their autobiography. In maths, they have been calculating negative numbers and in science creating electrical circuits. The class have really focused on improving their handwriting and presentation so far this year.
Owls
Owls have had another fantastic week. We have been writing about mythical creatures linked to our class book ‘The Wildsmith’ and in science, we made animal shelters thinking about what animals need to survive.
Achievement Awards
Rabbit Class – Rowan for showing ambition in trying to complete as many of the week’s classroom challenges as possible.
Hares Class – Chester for stepping up to the challenge of Year 2 learning with such determination and positivity.
Fawns Class – Grace for her excellent work in PE this week.
Otter Class – Benjamin for showing determination during ordering numbers in maths.
Badger Class – Sienna for great participation and ideas in class this week.
Fox Class – Givenchy for huge improvements to his handwriting.
Owls Class – Harriet for her excellent knowledge about animals and what they need to survive.
Star of the Week Awards
Rabbit Class – Alex for his continuing determination to work hard in all our lessons.
Hares Class – Luca for becoming an independent learner who tries their best.
Fawns Class – Otis for showing real determination this week and improving his focus in class.
Otter Class – Freddie for being consistently brilliant in following the Lingwood Way. You always show kindness too to your peers.
Badger Class – Florence for always being ready and respectful.
Fox Class – Evelyn for working incredibly hard and showing the Lingwood value of determination.
Owls Class – Zane for trying very hard to join in with his learning and for being a kind friend to others.
Congratulations to you all
Attendance Update
This week’s whole school attendance is 97.3%.
- In first place is Otters with 99.6%
- In second place is Rabbits with 98.4%
- In third place is Fawns with 97.5%
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!
Enrichment Opportunities
Last week, we wrote to you to express interest in our before school tennis club. We are delighted to announce that we have had a keen uptake and hopefully another session will be added soon. If your child is interested in joining this club please see the attached form and make direct contact with Warren Sawyer.
This week, Mrs Sellen started her lunchtime sign-language club. Again, a great turn-out of children practising their signing alongside some singing this week.
Don’t forget we also offer private music lessons and we have our Rocksteady groups on a Wednesday. If your child is interested in starting any of these please speak to the school office.
FOLPA EVENT
Dear Families,
It has been a lovely first week back, all pupils have continued to demonstrate our key values and rules across the school. As the term progresses we will focus on one value or rule each week and highlight it within the future newsletters.
All children were excited and fully engaged during the start of our outdoor learning sessions with Mrs Marjoram. It has been brilliant to see how our children explored the outdoor environment and engaging in new opportunities. As we move through the year we will be developing the outdoor area alongside the enrichment curriculum. Please be reminded all pupils MUST have at least a coat at this point in the autumn term to be able to fully participate in the sessions.
Hares and Fawns have experienced their first enrichment workshop on the Great Fire of London, showing our Lingwood values throughout their session. There has also been some lovely home learning on this topic already so thank you for supporting your children to complete this. Badgers went to Heartsease Primary for the first swimming session of the year.
Individual music lessons began this week with an external guitar teacher and our piano/singing teacher. There are still some spaces if this is of interest to your child contact the school office.
As I walk around classrooms it has been a delight to see all pupils with a reading book and regularly recording their home reading in their reading records. It is paramount all children read and read together with an adult as it makes such a difference to the progress made in school.
In accordance with the the updated guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education document. Today, your child will be coming home with a class dojo permission letter. This is to ensure we keep all of our children at Lingwood safe online. I invite all parents to review their parental consents on Arbor as we still have a few children as ‘pending,’.
I am sure after this very busy week all children will be ready for a restful weekend with families and friends. We look forward to another positive, engaging week next week.
Miss Laycock
Headteacher
Dates for the diary
- Thursday 17th September – Happy Smiles Visit for EYFS and KS1
- Monday 20th September – NHS Screening for Reception and Year 6 Pupils
- Tuesday 22nd September -KS2 Accelerated Reader Parent Information Session (3pm) – information to follow
- Wednesday 23rd September – EYFS Open Morning Event (9.30am -10.30am)
- Friday 25th September – Y6 Acle Transition Day
- Thursday 1st October – KS1 Soundswrite Parent Information Session (2.45pm) – information to follow
- Monday 5th October – Bikability for Year 3 and 4 Pupils
- Wednesday 7th October – EYFS Phonics Information Session (2.45pm) – information to follow
- Wednesday 7th October – Final day for tin collection for Harvest Festival
- Parent’s Evenings – W/C 12th October – information to follow
Year group news
Nursery
It has been lovely to meet some of our new children this week and see how well they have settled into Nursery, we are really proud of how the other children have been such great role models. This week we have been reading ‘Nursery? Not Today!’ and talking about all the things we enjoy doing at Nursery. In maths we have been singing counting songs and looking at ‘more’ and ‘fewer’ and our foundational knowledge has been to look at our visual timetable so we know all the things we will be doing at Nursery.
Reception Rabbits
This week Rabbits class have continued to focus on settling into school, understanding the school rules, routines and expectations. We have had a focus on fairness, thinking about ways we can be kind to each other and linking this to our focus book ‘I’m (almost) Always Kind’. In maths we have been looking at how we group objects, while in phonics we have been using the letter sounds m, a, t, s and i to read, write and spell words. Children also loved their first outdoor learning session and starting PE!
Hares
What an exciting first full week for Hares class! We had a wonderful time learning about The Great Fire of London and cannot wait find out more in our History lessons next week. We also really enjoyed our time with Mrs Marjoram and Miss Kemp on Thursday in our Outdoor Learning and Music. Ms Freezer and Miss Nelson are really impressed with our writing and cannot wait to see what we can produce by the end of the year with such a strong start already. Roll on next week!
Fawns
What a lovely first full week in Fawns class. We have enjoyed a workshop about The Great Fire of London and I was really impressed by how many facts the children had already learnt from their home learning and their own research – Well done Fawns. We have also started reading Greta and the Giants in reading and exploring the place value of 2- and 3-digit number sin maths.
Otters
This week Otters class have had a wonderful start to the new term. They have shown kindness, determination and hard work within the classroom. During their writing lessons, they have been lyrical poets creating short poems and performing them to one another. In science, they explored how the human skeletal system works and found comparisons between animals too. They had their first outdoor learning session today showing enthusiasm and great skills.
Badgers
Badger class have had a fantastic start to the new term, showing the Lingwood rules and values within and outside of the classroom. Badgers class have been busy learning about persuasive adverts in writing, what the features are of a river in geography and the purpose of teeth in Science. This week, the loved outdoor learning and today, they went swimming for the first time this year. All children were very well behaved and showed the Lingwood Way. What a fantastic start to the year Badgers.
Foxes
Fox class have had a great start to the term. They have settled into the routines and are following the expectations well. In class we have started an autobiography in English, electricity in science and are studying the Benin culture in history.
Owls
Owl class have settled in very well and have been brilliant becoming familiar with their new routines. In English, we have started our new text ‘The Wildsmith’ and in Art, we have made pebbles out of clay.
Achievement Awards
Rabbit Class – Benjamin for showing great determination as he worked on his writing in phonics.
Hares Class – Ora for attempting everything with such a positive attitude – thank you and keep it up!
Fawns Class – Malakai for his excellent recall of facts in our Great Fire of London workshop.
Otter Class – Jenson for his wonderful jump rope skills in P.E.
Badger Class – Gene for taking his time to understand his book and scoring 100% on his accelerated reader quiz.
Fox Class – Max for really good effort and work in English this week.
Owls Class – Louie for working incredibly hard in his Maths lessons this week.
Star of the Week Awards
Rabbit Class – . Hattie for being a great model in class and following the Lingwood Rule of always being ready for learning.
Hares Class – Nelly for stepping up to the Year 2 learning but also showing such kindness to the rest of her class.
Fawns Class – Betsy for her fantastic effort in all lessons – Well Done.
Otter Class – Matthew for settling beautifully into his new class and always following the Lingwood Way.
Badger Class – Lily for settling into Lingwood and Badger class and showing the Lingwood Way. A great role model already.
Fox Class – Olivia for working very hard this week and following the Lingwood Way with routines.
Owls Class – Madison for trying her best in everything and for being a great role model to others.
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 99%.
- In first place is Foxes with 100%
- In joint second place is Fawn and Rabbit with 99.6%
- In third place is Badgers with 98.9%
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!
Breakfast/After School Clubs
We are delighted to announce that our KS1 and KS2 Multi-Sports clubs are full for Autumn Term 1. In addition to these clubs, we are welcoming back our external providers to run cookery club on Mondays and new for this half-term we are offering a Tennis breakfast club (Tuesdays only) ran by Acle Tennis club. There will be four sessions this half term and if successful we will look to be able to offer this club throughout the year dependent on pupil numbers. If your child is interested in joining this club please see the attached form and make direct contact with Warren Sawyer.
Over the course of this academic year, we are looking forward to adding to our enrichment opportunities.
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.
