Lingwood Primary Academy Newsletter 26th January 2024

Headteachers Update

It has been another busy week at Lingwood Primary Academy.  We are continuing our CUSP journey and the children are embracing their learning this term.

We have introduced a new lunchtime rota that supports play activities with different year groups having access to the MUGA, basketball nets and tennis balls.  Alongside this, our school playleaders have been very busy setting up games on the playground for other children to enjoy.  This has been supported by our lunchtime supervisors and staff and we are already seeing the positive impact.

Our Reading Ambassadors had a fantastic time today visiting Bookbugs and Dragon Tales and I would like to thank Mrs Luck for organising this wonderful trip.

We look forward to the travelling book fair visiting us next week - please pop in after-school and have a look!

Thank you for your continuing support.

Miss Laycock

Year Group News

 Nursery

This week our focus nursery rhyme has been 'Hickory Dickory Dock', which has linked to lots of activities around time and lots of fun with rhyming games. Now that we are a few weeks into our topic, children have been voting for their favourite nursery rhymes and making artwork linked to it for our new classroom display.

Reception

It has been a busy week in Reception and all the children have been working super hard. Our core text was, Little Red Riding Hood and after receiving a letter from the wolf himself, the children had so much fun trying to capture that sneaky wolf! We created wanted posters, drew story maps, wrote letters to the wolf and thought of adjectives to describe the characters from the story. In maths we have been comparing numbers to 10. We have used the language, more, less and the same as, when comparing numbers or amounts. Well done Reception!

Year 1

This week in year one we have been giving instructions to each other in Computing and using what we had learnt to programme a Beebot. In Bushcraft we had a rather windy session of Archery which we all loved! We have started printmaking in art, exploring printing different marks with objects from around the classroom.  In English we finished off our unit on Peter Rabbit with a discussion about stealing. The children all agreed that it is wrong to steal and then went on to share really lovely ideas about how we could help someone in need.

Year 2   

This week in DT, year 2 enjoyed investigating axles, wheels and the mechanics of how vehicles move. In maths we have been learning about multiplication and in English we have been reading Coming to England by Floella Benjamin.

Year 3

 Year 3 have worked amazingly this week. They have written fantastic descriptive narratives about forest animals and used emotive language. In maths, they have continued to solve 2 digit multiplication and division. They have made some amazing levers in DT and have learned about counties, regions and countries in Geography. Well done! 

Year 4

This week, year 4 finished their final, culture story write up! They have been writing about bonfire night and how it is celebrated in Lingwood. They have shown excellent use of superlatives, similes and descriptive devices. In reading, we begin to come to the end of our core text, The Girl Who Stole an Elephant - year 4 have really enjoyed this narrative. In science, we have looked into the digestive system and how all the different parts of the body work towards digesting the food we eat. In P.E. we have been able to have the balance beam and apparatus out! Year 4 have been learning various stretches, shapes and jumps in gymnastics - they even put together a small performance in their groups

Year 5

Year 5 have completed various Science experiments this week including testing surface area and water resistance of various objects. We have also performed our version of "Freedom is Coming" for our Music lessons. Please find photos and videos of these on our Badger Class Google Classroom! Well done for another lovely week. I am very proud of all we're achieving together.

Year 6

We have had another busy week in Year 6. We have finished writing and editing our adventure stories and look forward to reading them to another class one day next week. In Computing we have been understanding how they are changed and how this is used on scoreboards for sporting events. We have started our reduction printing in Art with some very effective results. In French, Mrs Lal taught us a song linked to our learning of ordinal numbers. Well done to all the children who completed their homework this week. Keep up the good work.

Launchpad

This week Launchpad have been extremely busy, they have been creating a map of the school and then having to find their way around it by following the clues. They have then had to write these directions using compass points. In English, they have begun turning their notes they made last week about scooters into sentences as part of their information texts. In Bush Craft, they have been learning all about archery and using the bow and arrows. In Art, we create a woven wool hanging decoration.

Achievement Awards

Rabbit Class -  Iris for her wonderful attitude in the classroom and for trying hard in all areas of her learning.

Squirrel Class – Sami for sharing her fantastic ideas about how to help people in need.

Hares Class – Isaac for doing some great work in English and for working so hard on joining his handwriting.

Fawns Class – To all of year 3 for brilliant writing throughout the week.

Otter Class – George L. for showing lots of enthusiasm in Art. We were creating contrasting tones by using the sunset and Northern Lights

Badger Class – Ellie for singing wonderfully during our class performance in our music lessons.

Fox Class – Lillie for working really hard, particularly in Writing, Reading and Maths. You always challenge yourself to do your best.

Launchpad – Charlie K. for showing enthusiasm and independence when creating a multitude of arrays.
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Star Pupil Awards

Rabbit Class - Stanley for always being kind and caring.

Squirrel Class –  Brooke for being kind, caring and thoughtful in PSHE.

Hares Class – Tallulah for always being such a helpful and thoughtful member of our class.

Fawns Class -  Travis for always having a positive 'can do' attitude and motivating his friends.

Otter Class – Everleigh for always being inclusive in group settings. She goes above and beyond to ensure everyone feels included.

Badger Class – Ben for trying his best, challenging himself and helping others.

Fox Class – Isaac for having such a good start at Lingwood School. You have settled in well and you are a great addition to our class.

Launchpad –Mason W. for being kind to a new visitor who has been working with us in Launchpad this week.

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

Reading Ambassadors visit to Bookbugs and Dragon Tales

Mrs Luck, Ms Finney and Mr B took Reading Ambassadors on a trip to 'Book Bugs and Dragon Tales' in Norwich. These children across Years 4, 5 and 6 have been an asset to our school and I so appreciate their help every week in keeping our school and class libraries tidy and remaining enthused about reading for pleasure. This trip involved books being bought for the school library and for Years 5 and 6 classrooms to move learning from Oxford Reading Buddy and onto physical books in Upper Key Stage 2. Here's what some of our lovely group had to say about the trip:

Sophie - Year 5 said 'reading the blurbs of many books sparked my imagination'.

Gina - Year 6 said 'I liked all the books there, they were very different to ones that I had seen before.  My favourite author is Alice Oseman'.

Thank you Reading Ambassadors and well done!

Mrs Luck.