Lingwood Primary Academy Newsletter 15th December 2023

• December 15, 2023

Headteachers Update

What a wonderful week it has been. The Nursery and Reception Nativity performance on Tuesday was amazing and there were very few dry eyes in the school hall.

Year One and Year Two's performance on Wednesday was fantastic. Their beautiful singing and enthusiastic actions got the whole audience in the Christmas spirit.

We are looking forward to the KS2 and Launchpad performances next week, on the last day of term.

We were very proud of our school choir for performing at Burlingham House Care Home on Wednesday. The residents loved their performance and Mrs Mann praised their confidence and behaviour.

Thank you for your continuing support.

Miss Laycock

Dates for the diary

20th December 9.15am - Year 3 and 4/Launchpad Christmas Song Performance
20th December 2.15pm - Year 5 and 6/Launchpad Christmas Song Performance - please note change of time.
21st December to 3rd January - Christmas Holidays
Spring Term begins 4th January - School open
9th January 3.15pm - Start of after-school Cheerleading and signing clubs
10th January 3.15pm -Start of the after-school Futsal and Bush Craft clubs

Year Group News

Nursery

We have had a very festive week in Hedgehogs class! Children were fantastic in the nativity performance and looked amazing in their costumes – thank you for all the effort in putting them together, and encouragement with singing and practising lines! We have been reading the nativity story in class to aid our understanding of what we performed. We have also been making Christmas cards, decorating our Christmas tree and making festive crowns.

Reception

Reception have had another busy but super week. We were all so proud of your amazing Christmas nativity performance- you all did so well! This week, we read the story, The Christmas Pine and created a story map for the main parts of the story. Miss Kemp came to talk to us about the Jewish celebration, Hanukkah and we learnt about the menorah and why it is important. Well done Reception.

Year 1

This week year 1 have been performing their poetry in English and practising their addition and subtraction in maths. In PE we have enjoyed continuing our dance unit and have finished our animals topic in Science by looking at herbivores, carnivores and our senses. I'm sure you will agree our highlight of the week was our Christmas song performance on Tuesday. The children worked so hard to learn the songs and actions and performed amazingly on the day! Well done year 1!

Year 2

This week we've been reading 'The Christmas Pine' by Julia Donaldson and we really enjoyed performing the poem using enthusiasm, gestures and pace. In DT, we learned about wholemeal food and why it's healthier to eat wholemeal pitta bread than white pitta. We made pitta crisps with wholemeal bread and discussed what we've learned this term about healthy eating.

Year 3

Year 3 have had a brilliant Christmassy week! They have recapped inverted commas to write a Christmas story and have been solving Christmas word problems in maths. In Bush Craft, they sawed branched and drilled holes to make Christmas decorations. They also have continued to learn their Christmas songs and poems. Well done year 3!

Year 4

Year 4's busy week has ended with a fun-filled DT lesson cooking with Mrs Marjoram. After grating potatoes and stewing onions and tomatoes, the children blended this to create their very own soup. They tasted and evaluated their creations. It was liked by most, however some preferred Heinz tomato soup. It was a fun end to a great week!

Year 5

What a wonderful first term Badgers Class have had! I'm thankful for the children's hard work, listening and improvements over the last few months and am very proud of the class!

The class said that they've loved our class topic all about Ancient Greece as well as our core text 'Secrets of a Sun King'. The class have also enjoyed our open-ended Maths problem solving activities.

Year 6

This week, Year 6 have been learning about explanation texts, applying the language features they have learnt to write a piece about rationing. They have been reading a picture book called How to Live Forever and have enjoyed discussing and inferring the meanings within the text. In maths, they have been calculating with metric and imperial measures. In Science, they have been exploring and discussing differences between hypotheses and predictions. Meanwhile, in Geography, they have been learning about how mountains are formed

Launchpad

Launchpad has been to the Pantomime to watch Sleeping Beauty. They had a great time and enjoyed their trip. There was lots of audience participation, dancing and singing.They also made Christmas biscuits to take with them to eat during the interval. The Launchpad staff are incredibly proud of the pupils and they represented the school brilliantly.

Achievement Awards

Rabbit Class - Grace for trying really hard to be a kind and caring friend- well done.

Squirrel Class – Jenson for his subtraction work in maths

Hares Class – Mason for really great progress in reading.

Fawns Class – Brooke for working so hard on her handwriting and using letter join in her English and reading book!

Otter Class – Esme for her improving presentation in her work.

Badger Class – H

Fox Class – Sam for making a consistently good effort in class.

Launchpad – Launchpad for all being superstars at the Pantomime! You made us very proud.

Star Pupil Awards

Rabbit Class - Xander for always showing super listening skills and being ready to learn.

Squirrel Class – Brooke for always being kind to others.

Hares Class – Charlie P. for consistently showing active listening and actively participating in all our lessons this week.

Fawns Class - Zhyron for brilliant teamwork in maths, solving some Christmas challenges.

Otter Class – George K for being respectful and kind to all.

Badger Class – A

Fox Class – Lillie for helping the class and going above and beyond.

Launchpad – Oliver M for being consistently kind and helpful in the classroom to all his peers and adults.

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

Attendance Update
This week's whole school attendance 94.6%

Our whole school attendance this week was 94.6%. In first place is Year 3 with 96.8% and in second place is Year 5 with 96.1% and in third place is Year 2 with 95%. Children at the end of term with 100% attendance will be awarded with a certificate. This will reset at the beginning of every half term

Remember that every day counts!

Choir visit to Burlingham House Care Home

Mrs Mann and Mr B took the thirteen members of our school choir to Burlingham House Care Home to sing five Christmas songs to twenty residents on Wednesday 13th December. They sung beautifully and had great fun interacting with the residents. They requested an encore of Frosty the Snowman - and loved it!

Well done to all the pupils involved and a huge thank you to Mrs Mann for organising this wonderful event.

After-school Clubs - Spring Term 1

Letters were sent home yesterday informing children if they had been successful in gaining a place on one of the Spring term clubs.

Places were offered on a first come first served basis, with children who had not had a place in a club during the whole of the Autumn term being prioritised.

We look forward to another successful term of clubs.

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By ashley.coley • April 25, 2025

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By ashley.coley • April 4, 2025

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By ashley.coley • March 31, 2025

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By ashley.coley • March 25, 2025

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By ashley.coley • March 17, 2025

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By ashley.coley • March 10, 2025

Headteacher's Update Dear parents and carers, Firstly, I would like to apologise that you received last week’s newsletter so late. We are having a few IT issues, but I am hopeful they have been resolved. It has been lovely to see the sun shining and the children continue to enjoy using the play equipment at lunch. It was also wonderful to see the effort put into World Book Day costumes. Last week I met three wonderful members of FOLPA (Friends of Lingwood Primary Academy). FOLPA is our PTA, and they help raise much needed and appreciated money for our school. This includes holding discos, non-uniform days and fetes. They are keen for more parents to join and help out. They are keen to stress that any help is welcome, and by signing up, you are not signing your life away! The next meeting is on 25th March at 7.15pm at the village hall. We are having a big push on reading at Lingwood this term. We are asking to children to read at home. Please support your child and the school by signing their reading logs and even better by listening to them read. We expect all children to be reading at home at least three times a week. Our weekly attendance is a cracking is 97.2% with the highest attending class being year 1 with a whopping 99.3%. Have a great weekend Mr Jeffery Interim Headteacher Lingwood Primary Academy

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By ashley.coley • March 4, 2025

Headteacher's Update Dear parents and carers, I hope you all had a wonderful half-term break. The children have come back to school with brilliant attitudes to learning. It is always great to see their enthusiasm for school when I open the gate in the mornings. We have had out write up from our attendance review. Here is part of the summary written by someone from the DfE: Overall, Lingwood has developed excellent, relationship-based practice, tight daily follow up processes and good monitoring and tracking processes in place in a short period of time. There is strong leadership and significant change in a short period of time since the school moved across to USP. This is a real team effort. Currently our school attendance stands at 95.3% and our current overall winners are Year 3 with 96.3%. One of the actions was to clear up what time the register is taken. The school gate will continue to open at 8.30am. The register will be taken at 8.40am. Please can I remind you not to use the car park at the front of school. We are fortunate to have access to the Village Hall car park. Have a lovely week. Ben Jeffery Interim Headteacher Lingwood Primary Academy

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By ashley.coley • February 14, 2025

Headteacher's Update Dear parents / carers, As we head towards half-term, I wanted to say a big thank you for all your support over these past few weeks. I have thoroughly enjoyed working at this lovely school. I must admit having a broken wrist has been challenging, and I have seen a little too much of trains and Premier Inns, but it hasn’t stopped me feeling very much at home at Lingwood. I will continue to lead the school until Miss Laycock is well enough to return. It’s good to see that class dojo is being used with parents now but as I explained last week we are not currently using it for contact between home and school. Please contact staff through office@lingwoodprimary.org.uk. As I mentioned in a previous message, we are working on ensuring there is consistency in what both staff and children do. You will be sent a document that we are calling the ‘Lingwood Way’. Please have a look at our expectations for the school day. Attendance hit a record high last week with our weekly school attendance hitting an impressive 97%. Well-done to everyone for this fantastic achievement. Have a wonderful half-term break with your amazing children and we will see you back at school on Monday 24th February. Regards, Ben Jeffery Interim Headteacher Lingwood Primary Academy