Lingwood Primary Academy Newsletter 13th May 2025

ashley.coley • June 13, 2025

Dear parents and carers, 


It was lovely to see so many parents coming along to our FOLPA picnic today in th every warm sunshine.


Our next big event is Sports day on Tuesday 24th June. I will send more information next week, but we hope you can come along and support. Years 3 – 6 will be in the morning and Nursery – year 2 will be in the afternoon. 


Please make sure you have seen the letter sent out on BromCom about some important changes for September. 


Have a lovely weekend. 

 

Mr Jeffery 

Dates for the diary  

  • W/c 16th June - Bikeability for years 5&6
  • Tuesday 24th June - Sports Day KS2 9:30 - 11:45 am KS1 1:15-3.15 pm
  • Wednesday 25th June - Year 5 trip to Whitlingham
  • Wednesday 25th June - Reception trip to Thrigby Hall
  • Thursday 26th June - FOLPA Non-uniform day. Raffle/tombola donations or £1
  • Friday 27th June - INSET day
  • Monday 30th June and Tuesday 1st July - Acle Transition Days
  • Friday 4th July - OM Wellbeing Workshops 
  • Friday 4th July - Rocksteady Concert
  • Wednesday 9th July - Year 6 Leavers Trip
  • Friday 11th July - Summer Fete afterschool - Lingwood Primary Academy
  • Monday 14th July - Year 6 Crucial Crew Trip
  • Tuesday 15th July - Year 4 Trip to Ranworth Broad
  • Thursday 17th July - Year 6 Leavers Assembly 2.30pm

Year Group News

Nursery

This week in Bishy’s we have been having lots of fun following the children's interests. We enjoyed playing with a wide variety of vehicles in our small world tray, talking about which modes of transport we have used before and looking closely at how they different. There has been lots of amazing things being made in our creative area, with children choosing to use lots of different scrap materials and colourful matchsticks to make something new. And outside, children have been enjoying exploring what happens when water is added to our sandpit and muddy digging area!


Reception 

This week, Reception have been reading the book ‘The Wonder’. We have really enjoyed hearing about all the things that they wonder about and encouraging then to use their imaginations in lots of different ways. In maths, they have been revisiting odd and even numbers and learning how to double numbers, we have been so impressed with how quickly they have learnt how to do this.  


Year 1

Year 1 have been absolutely amazing with their Phonics Screening Checks this week.  They have worked so hard and done us all proud!  The Government will release the official pass mark in a couple of weeks and then we will be able to report your child’s results to you. 

This week we have also been working on hot and cold countries in Geography, learning about Bernard Harris Jr. in History and numbers to 100 in Maths. 


Year 2 

Year 2 have started practicing for sports day during their PE lessons. This has brought out the children’s competitive spirits and their support for each other. We have continued learning about statistics in maths, focusing on pictograms and in English we have started a new topic looking at writing a recount from a personal experience. 


Year 3
This week we have enjoyed starting our new text in Reading: The Magicians Nephew. We have been exploring the language used and comparing it to language used today. In writing we have begun to plan our third person narratives and thought carefully about the adjectives, adverbs and noun phrases we are using. In Maths we are learning about time and this week has explored how to tell the time on a digital clock.

Year 4

This week Year 4 have had a fantastic week! They all successfully completed their government MTC checks - I am so proud of the progress they all achieved. This week, they also finished their core text Young, Black and Gifted which they have all enjoyed learning about the importance/talents of significant people. In Maths they finished their shape unit and started their statistics - I have been impressed with the determination in these lessons. In swimming this week, they focussed on front crawl and gliding.  Well done Year 4.

 

Year 5

Year 5 have finished writing their balanced argument about whether we should ban vehicles powered by fossil fuels. The children structured their writing well, using additional and oppositional adverbials, modal verbs as well as pronouns to avoid repetition. In reading, we have started our final book of Year 5, Five Children and It. During art, we have been focusing on sketching Five Paintbrushes, inspired by Jim Dine.


Year 6

Year 6 have continued their work on speeches in English and have nearly finished them. In maths they have been consolidating their learning on statistics; in particular, creating line graphs. In history the class studied Henry VIII as part of their unit on significant monarchs. The class also practised the activates for sports day.  


Achievement Awards

Rabbit Class  -  Chester, for hearing all the initial sounds in his writing task.  


Squirrel Class – Evie N, for fantastic instruction writing using imperative verbs. 


Hares Class  –   Violet, for always being determined to do her best in all lessons and for helping others when they are stuck. 


Fawns Class  –  Billy, for his careful consideration and presentation in all his work.  

               

Otter Class - Brooke - for fantastic determination in Swimming this week and putting her face in the water for the first time.


Badger Class - Rose for pushing yourself during our maths lessons. You have worked incredibly hard at presenting your work neatly to avoid any errors. I am very proud of you, well done! 


Fox Class - Bea for showing the school value of determination in her work and desire to improve. 


Star Pupil Awards

Rabbit Class -  Abby, for working so hard in phonics to write her words and sentences.  


Squirrel Class – Stanley, for being a kind and supportive member of our class. 


Hares Class  – Elsie, for being kind and considerate member of the class and following the Lingwood way. 


Fawns Class - Ella, for going above and beyond to support her peers in class.  


Otter Class – Lily, for showcasing the Lingwood way and for fantastic effort this week!


Badger Class – Alfie for following the Lingwood values and school rules. You are a great role model! Well done. 


Fox Class – Sienna for upholding the school rules of being ready, respectful and safe all week.  


Congratulations to you all - we are very proud of you!

Attendance Update
   
This week's whole school attendance

95.6%

  • In first place is Year 6 with 96.3%
  • In second place is Year 3 with 96.2% 
  • In third place is Year 4 with 95.4 %.


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!

Dojo Silver Star Award!!


This week we celebrated handing out our first ever silver star dojo award!


To get a silver star, children need to collect 100 dojo points! These points are awarded for demonstrating the Lingwood Way, showing the Lingwood Values in and around school and completing reading/homework outside of school.


Well done Charlie, you have worked exceptionally hard we are really proud of you!

Lingwood Primary Academy Celebrates 10 Years!


Today, we celebrated 10 years of Lingwood Primary Academy with a bright blue sky. Thank you to all of those who attended. It was a really lovely lunch and we hope you all enjoyed being here.


If you haven't already please don't forget to order your child's personalised 10 year anniversary gift by 28th June.


Our next FOLPA events are: 

  • Thursday 26th June - FOLPA Non-uniform day. Raffle/tombola donations or £1
  • Friday 11th July - FOLPA Summer Fete


If you are able to offer any help with the fete please sign up in the office area.


By ashley.coley July 4, 2025
Dear parents and carers, What an absolute scorcher! The children have coped well in the heat and did really well in their new classes. I am so glad we have had two full days in their new classes - it was time well spent and there was a lovely buzz in each classroom. It is understandable that some children are anxious about being in a new class, especially one with younger and older children. I also understand that this can be a worrying time for parents. As I explained at the meeting last week, we are spending all our meeting time planning to make sure this is a success. Your feedback is valuable to us. A lot of the discussions I have had with parents have been about lunchtimes and children who are not in the same class as some of their friends. We have decided that children will be eat in the hall with their year group rather than their class and when they have their time in the MUGA this will also be in year groups. In September there will be a chance to meet your child’s new teacher and then we will have a proper parents evening before October half-term. A reminder that it is our summer fete next Friday. I have committed to spending some time in the stocks! I am delighted to announce that from September Mrs Smith will be our new SENCO at Lingwood. For the remainder of this term please continue to contact me with any questions regarding SEND. Have a lovely weekend.  Mr Jeffery
By ashley.coley June 26, 2025
Dear parents and carers, It has been quite a week. It was such a lovely day on Tuesday watching the children work together in their houses during a wonderful sportsday. I was blown away by how the children behaved and competed against each other showing our school values of kindness, ambition and determination. The parents were equally impressive with their fantastic support and the parent races were certainly a highlight! It was positive to see a good turnout on Monday evening for our meeting about mixed aged teaching. For those that did not attend I will send my PowerPoint upon request. We are looking forward to our two transition days on Monday and Tuesday. Please see more information below. I am delighted to tell you that when Miss Coley is away on maternity leave in October Mr Dibden will become the interim deputy head. He will continue to be the class teacher for Foxes. I hope to announce who our new SENCO is next week. Have a lovely weekend. Mr Jeffery
By ashley.coley June 20, 2025
Dear parents and carers, I wanted to say a massive thank you to the parents who have come and spoken to me face to face about the changes we are having to make in September. In some schools the easy thing to do is to take to social media and wind each other up. I will try and make myself available in the playground as much as possible for the rest of the term, so please do come and speak to me. I have had several emails asking, ‘Which class is my child is in?’ I understand you want to know, but we will be sending this information out to every parent at the same time next Wednesday. I want the meeting on Monday to be about how all children will have a successful year in mixed classes, rather than focusing on individuals. We have sorted out the classes but want to triple check them on Monday morning. Thank you for your understanding over this. I know some parents have had a few worries over the senco situation. I wrote to you a couple of weeks ago to explain that Ms Clack was now working primarily at Heartsease. We now have an internal advert out for our new senco and hope to be announce who this is in the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, if you have any SEND related questions, please speak to the class teacher or contact me through Mrs Tubby at the front office ( office@lingwoodprimaryacademy.org.uk ). A reminder that Sports Day starts at 9.30am for Key Stage 2, but parent are welcome to come from 9am. Key Stage 1 will start at 1:15pm. Please bring a chair with you. I thought I would share this email I received on Wednesday: Good evening, I just wanted to send a quick email praising the pupils who I saw in the village this morning completing their cycling safety sessions. They were really respectful and polite moving to make sure I could get along the path with my pushchair. I am looking forward to seeing you on Monday evening and for what looks like a very warm Sports Day on Tuesday. Have a nice weekend in the sun. Mr Jeffery
June 20, 2025
Unity Schools Partnership is delighted to announce that we have received some grant funding from the Anguish’s Educational Foundation to support our school. The Trust, of which we are a member school, applied for funding under its charitable foundation to start a Happy Top Up Shed for our families. The project will provide food, warm clothing and bedding, relief from period poverty and energy support. Our knowledge of our families, and the trust between our pupils and families and the school, allows us to provide effective immediate support to help against the ongoing cost of living crisis. Children who have their most immediate needs met will attend school more frequently, engage more and achieve better outcomes. Children who feel the school cares will experiment, commit and be more resilient. Unity Schools Partnership and our wider school community would like to thank Anguish’s Educational Foundation for their support.
By ashley.coley June 6, 2025
Dear parents and carers, It was great to see Lingwood in the newspaper over half-term. Please see the link below. Lingwood Primary Academy win Acle Cluster Competition | Norwich Evening News Yesterday I received a certificate celebrating the fact that Lingwood was in the top 25% of primary schools in the country for our attendance last term. This is recognition for everyone at the school. Well done and thank you. Please see the letter I have sent out today about the actions we are taking having read all of the responses from the surveys that were sent out last month. Next week I will update you about staffing for September. Mrs Clack is now only working at Heartsease because of a leadership change there. Fortunately, we have got the expertise of Sarah Porter supporting all this SEND for the remainder of the summer term. Have a lovely weekend. Mr Jeffery
By ashley.coley May 23, 2025
Dear parents and carers, This term seems to have gone by in a flash. There have been many highlights but what stands out most for me is how children talk about being part of Team Lingwood and wanting to the very best version of themselves. The year ones had a lovely trip to the SeaLife Centre on Thursday and were absolutely buzzing when they returned. It was great to hear how well they represented the school. This week our attendance is a disappointing 90.6% but our attendance for the whole year still remains above the national average but we are never looking for average at Lingwood! I can report back that the staff quiz team more than held their own but were unlucky not to win! Thanks to FOLPA for organising this and for all their hard work and support. After the half-term break, we will be able to share information about transition days and who your child's teacher is. Have a great half-term and see you all on Monday 2nd June. Mr Jeffery
By lorraine.long May 16, 2025
Dear parents and carers, What a lovely week of weather! I have been really impressed how children have stayed smart with shirts tucked in despite the heat. Well done to year 6 - they coped superbly with their SATs and had a well-deserved reward yesterday. One of the many highlights of my week was hearing from a parent who told me that her children go home and tell them that Mr Jeffery says in assembly that we want to be the best school in the world. Firstly, I am glad children listen to my assemblies, and more importantly, it is great to see and hear children with such great ambition. Mrs Clack is having to spend her Tuesdays at Heartsease for the upcoming weeks. Fortunately, we have the very experienced Mrs Porter supporting the school and carrying out the SENCO role. Her email is sporter@unitysp.co.uk. This week our attendance is once again impressive and stands at 97.4%. Well done to Year 6 for a stomping 100%. Good luck to the staff team (and parent teams!) at the quiz tonight and have a lovely weekend. A reminder that half-term is the week after next (w/c 26th May) with children returning on Monday 2nd June. Mr Jeffery 
By ashley.coley May 9, 2025
Headteacher's Update Dear parents and carers, First of all, reminder about the parent survey. Thank you to those that have taken time to do this. Please click on this QR code below if you have not yet filled it in. This week our attendance is whopping 98%. This is brilliant. Thank you for your support in making sure attendance is a priority at Lingwood. Year 4 won the attendance cup and Eric the Penguin this week with 99%. Next week is SATS week. We wish year six the very best of the luck. This is an important week for the school, and we know the children will do their best. Whatever happens SATS do not define you as a person and we are very proud of everyone in the class for how hard they have worked this year. You will no doubt be aware that Ms Mera is well and truly pregnant. She will be going on maternity leave on 6th June. We wish her all the very best. I am pleased to let you know that Mrs Luck will be teaching the class on Mondays and Tuesdays and Miss Black will lead the class for the remainder of the week. A reminder that we have a non-uniform day on Friday 16th May. Children should bring £1 for the Fete or a prize for the tombola. The Sumer Fete is on Friday 11th July and don’t forget the FOLPA quiz night on Friday 16th May. Rumour has it the staff team think they can win. Have a lovely weekend Mr Jeffery Interim Headteacher Lingwood Primary Academy
By ashley.coley May 2, 2025
Headteacher's Update Dear parents and carers, As mentioned in my last newsletter, we would like you fill out a survey to hear your views about our school. The more people that fill in the survey the better the understanding we have of what is going well, and more importantly, what we can do better. The survey is anonymous. Children and staff will also be completing similar surveys this week. Please click on this QR code lower down. A huge thank you to Sarah Seyrus for making our School promotional video. Please have a look and share. https://1drv.ms/v/c/9f0dbb8d453b4c30/Ee2IQglg739LhBQGhy51XIIBDdjvcVyZDkIj0pC2aYHUSw With weather getting hotter, please ensure that your child is wearing suncreen to school, brings a hat and water bottle. If your child needs to reapply sunscreen they will need to have a nut-free labelled bottle which needs to be given to the class teacher.  After a little blip last week our attendance is once again good at nearly 97%. Well done to year 3 who won the attendance cup and Eric the Penguin with 99.6%. Have a lovely Bank Holiday Weekend and see you on Tuesday morning. Regards, Mr Jeffery Interim Headteacher Lingwood Primary Academy
By ashley.coley April 25, 2025
Headteacher's Update Dear parents and carers, I hope you all had a wonderful Easter break. The children have come back to school in good spirits and have settled back into the ‘Lingwood Way’.  Last term I wrote to you about uniform expectations at Lingwood and it has been useful to hear some feedback from parents. Further to what I wrote in my last newsletter, please note that black or dark grey pinafore dresses can be worn and that plain hoodies are ok for outdoor PE. I hope that clears a few things up. All Unity Schools are sending surveys to parents, staff and pupils this week. This type of feedback is really useful, and I would be grateful if you could spend a few minutes filling this survey in. As always, if there are any big issues please do not hesitate to contact the school so we can work things through. Our weekly attendance has dropped a bit to 94.4%. The simple fact is that the higher the attendance for your child the more learning they can do. Often our absences are because of unauthorised holidays. I understand the frustrations around expensive holidays, but your child is missing crucial learning if they are going away in term and it is highly unlikely I will authorise the absence. Well done to year 6 who managed 100%attendance for the week. Year 6 have SATS on the w/c 12th May and it is crucial they are in every day. Have a good weekend and enjoy the mini heatwave which is set to come. Regards, Mr Jeffery Interim Headteacher Lingwood Primary Academy
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