Lingwood Primary Academy Newsletter 24th November 2023

• November 24, 2023

Headteachers Update


It has been a busy week at Lingwood Primary Academy.  It has been wonderful to see the nursery and reception children to start their rehearsals for their Christmas Nativity - it's beginning to feel a little Christmassy here!


We were all wrapped up today as we turned the heating down to support our Eco-Councillors in their Energy Sparks initiative.  The children embraced this and have enjoyed wearing their extra layers! 


Thank you for your continuing support.


Miss Laycock


Dates for the diary

  • 27th November 1 - 2pm - Nursery Transition visits for new starters - contact the school office for details
  • 27th November 3.00pm - Aspens Tasting session in playground or library, ( weather dependent.)
  • 28th November - Flu immunisations 
  • 6th December - Christmas Jumper Day
  • 6th December - Christmas lunch
  • 12th December 9.15am - Nursery/Reception Nativity - further information to follow
  • 13th December 9.15am - KS1 Christmas Song Performance - further information to follow
  • 13th December 1.30 - 2.30pm - Singing Club visiting Burlingham Care Home
  • 13th December - Launchpad visiting the Pantomime
  • 15th December 1.30pm - Rock Steady Concert
  • 20th December 9.15am - Year 3 and 4/Launchpad Christmas Song Performance - further information to follow
  • 20th December 2.30pm - Year 5 and 6/Launchpad Christmas Song Performance - further information to follow
  • 21st December to 3rd January - Christmas Holidays
  • Spring Term begins 4th January - School open
                                           

Year Group News

 Nursery

Our focus for 'Light and Dark' this week has moved on to space. Children have continued to enjoy the role play corner which is set up as a space station! Children have built their own stories around launching on adventures into space. They have also enjoyed working together to build spaceships and model rockets in the construction area and at the creative table, as well as outside through large block play. Our book this week is 'Aliens Love Underpants' by Claire Freedman. We have been using playdough to make our own aliens, and then in the drawing area children designed their own funny underpants!

Reception

This week Reception have continued with our topic, Let’s Party- festivals and celebrations and have been celebrating birthdays! It was our reading rabbit’s 5th birthday this week so we worked together to plan a birthday party- we wrote a list for what a party should include, we created birthday hats, birthday cards and shared photos of ourselves celebrating our own birthdays! In maths we have been learning about number bonds to 10- these are pairs of numbers which when added together equal 10. Ask your child if they remember any number bonds to 10? Another super week, well done Reception Rabbits!


Year 1

This week year 1 have continued learning about different types of animals in Science. We have started Dance in PE and have enjoyed creating dance moves inspired by different weathers. In English we have been learning about imperative 'bossy' verbs and how to use these in instructions.


Year 2   

Year 2 have been learning about 2D shapes this week and have been trying to name them and count the number of sides and vertices. They have been really enjoying their Friday karate lessons and have impressed their teacher with their focus and control.


Year 3

Year 3 have done lots of learning this week. In maths, they have continued to learn their times tables and apply these to real life problems. In English, children have started to write their historical narrative about the Stone Age or the Bronze Age. Year 3 have also started cooking and on Monday made a healthy dessert with yoghurt, granola and fruit! Well done year 3! 


Year 4

This week year 4 have been continuing with writing their 3rd person, adventure narratives all about a Viking! This links in with our history where we have rounded up our unit of Vikings so students are able to apply this knowledge to their writing! In science we continued to look at states of matter, investigating the particles of what makes up a solid, liquid and a gas. In music we continue to perfect our glockenspiel skills and have started to conduct a small tune. The children are doing fantastic with their focus this term of the 7 times tables - they especially enjoy our bingo and counting tube game. Keep up the great work year 4!


Year 5

Year 5 have written fantastic poems this week. We have been focusing on haikus and cinquains. The class are working so hard and I am so proud of everything they’re achieving. Fantastic work Badgers!


Year 6

Year 6 this week have continued to learn about fractions and are gaining confidence in their understanding and application of this.  They have written narratives about morals thinking about what is right and wrong.  In their Science lesson they started to discussion the pulley mechanism and how this is used in many everyday situations.  It has been a busy week in Year 6.


Launchpad

This week we have been designing and making our own hand puppets. We are going to be creating our own playscripts and perform them in our groups. In Science, we have been continuing our learning around materials. We worked together to create the strongest bridge we could. We had to give reasons why we chose the materials we did.


Achievement Awards

Rabbit Class - Nelly for super work during phonics lessons and for always giving activities a really good go! Keep up the good work!


Squirrel Class – Raeya for her dancing in PE, moving in time to the beat.


Hares Class – Emma for doing some really careful work in science and for thinking hard about her answers


Fawns Class – Lily for continuing to work hard on her writing skills

               

Otter Class – Louis for writing a wonderfully descriptive paragraph.


Badger Class – Alesha for growing in confidence, especially in maths. Keep up the good work!


Fox Class – Layla for superb focus and determination in her writing this week.


Launchpad – Finley for his amazing independent maths work and helping others in his maths group to read the questions.


Star Pupil Awards


Rabbit Class - Charlie for always listening carefully and for being a great role model to others. Well done!


Squirrel Class – Violet for always striving to do her best.


Hares Class – Talula for always doing the right thing, following our class rules and being a great role model to her classmates.


Fawns Class -  Ivy for being a good friend to everyone.


Otter Class – Jacob for always putting his best effort in and making the right choice.  Well done Jacob!


Badger Class – Arthur for growing in confidence with increased class contributions and improving your reading ability. Well done!


Fox Class –Oliver-Jack for being a supportive and kind member of the class.


Launchpad – Noah for being kind, respectful and following instructions.


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 97.1% and in second place is Year 5 with 96.1% and in third place is Year 4 with 95.7 %. 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!

Eco Council  - Layer Up Power Down Day

Friday 24th November


Today we turned down the heating!  All pupils and staff layered up as we recognised this day to try and support the reduction of CO2 and carbon dioxide in our environment.

Thank you for your continuing support.


Children in Need - November 2023


Last Friday , we celebrated Children in Need at Lingwood Primary Academy.  The children and staff looked brilliant in their spotacular outfits.


The school raised an amazing...

£225.00


A huge thank you to the school council and Miss Long who organised many of the fun activities on the day.

Thank you for your continuing support to raise such a fantastic amount for this wonderful charity.

ASPENS - School Dinners


Our school lunch provider, Aspens, would like to invite parents and carers to see the school menu and sample a taste of what’s on offer for the children at dinnertime.

They will be on the playground or library

 (weather dependent) on Monday 27th November at 3.15pm.

Come and have a taste!

Lingwood Primary Academy Newsletter 11th July 2025

By ashley.coley • July 11, 2025
Dear parents and carers, One week to go! This week we got our SATs results. I am delighted to announce that 81% of our children reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. This is significantly above the national average of 62% and a big increase in what we achieved last year. Those children who did not quite get there have done brilliantly making incredible progress – we are so proud of you all. We celebrated in style at Great Yarmouth on Wednesday. We also have had our phonics results. In year 1, 85% of the year passed their screening. Again, this is above the national average. Those children who didn't quite get there will receive additional support next year. School is far more than results, and it was lovely to see our year 6 athletics team competing at the track in Bury on Monday. They did brilliantly and finished a very creditable 8th out of all of the Unity schools. Continuing with the sporting theme, it is always good to hear about sporting achievements out of school. Esme (year 6) has been representing Norfolk at basketball. Last weekend she took part in a tournament in Essex and did tremendously well coming second. Well done, Esme. Now we have confirmed our staffing for September, I can announce that Mrs Luck will be teaching Fox class on a Monday and Fawn class on a Tuesday. Mr Dibden and Mrs Smith will teach the rest of the week. In Nursery, Mr Scott will be the lead teacher on Monday and Tuesday with Mrs Mann leading on Wednesday to Friday. Mrs Gegory will be there all week. In Reception, Mrs Brighton will be the lead teacher Monday to Wednesday and Mr Scott on Thursday and Friday. I hope to see you all after school for our summer fete. Thank you to FOLPA for running this event. Have a lovely weekend  Mr Jeffery

Lingwood Primary Academy Newsletter 4th July 2025

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

Lingwood Primary Academy Newsletter 26th June 2025

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

Lingwood Primary Academy Newsletter 20th June 2025

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

School support from Anguish's Charitable Foundation

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.

Lingwood Primary Academy Newsletter 13th May 2025

By 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 

Lingwood Primary Academy Newsletter 6th May 2025

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

Lingwood Primary Academy Newsletter 23rd May 2025

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

Lingwood Primary Academy Newsletter 16th May 2025

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 

Lingwood Primary Academy Newsletter 9th May 2025

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
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