Lingwood Primary Academy Newsletter 3rd May 2024

ashley.coley • May 3, 2024

Headteachers Update

What a fantastic week we have had. The children have loved being outside enjoying the beautiful weather.



We are so proud of the children's resilience and attitudes towards their learning.


Thank you to those who contributed today towards FOLPA donations for the school fete and your continuing support.


We wish you all a lovely bank holiday weekend.


Miss Laycock

Dates for the diary 

  • 6th May - Bank holiday
  • 10th May - Macmillan Fundraising Day - wear something green
  • 20th May - Residential drop in session 3.15pm
  • 24th May - Year 6 Crucial Crew Trip
  • 27th -31st - May Half Term
  • 3rd -6th June - Year 5 and 6 Level 2 Bikeability
  • 12th June - Year 1 Sea Life Centre Trip
  • 19th June - Sports Day - details to follow soon
  • 26th June - Year 6 Residential Trip
  • 3rd July - Year 2 Banham Zoo Trip
  • 12th July - FOLPA Summer Fete 3.30pm
                       

Year Group News

Nursery

This week for our minibeasts topic we have been learning about bees. Our book is 'Winnie-the-Pooh Helps the Bees!', which contains lots of facts about them and has taught us words such as 'pollen' and 'hive'. Children are having a go at making their own posters with pictures of things we can do to help bees, while exploring shapes like hexagons as we learn about honeycombs.


Reception

This week Reception has been learning all about ANIMALS! We have looked at mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and insects. We have shared many non-fiction books and created our own fact files on an animal of our choice to collate into a class book. Mrs Brighton was particularly impressed with how hard the children worked at home to complete research on their chosen animal. In maths we have continued focusing on numbers, particularly those between 10-20. We have practised identifying these numbers, finding them on a number line and making them using numicon plates. We have continued to develop our garden area and this week planted some flowers in the hanging pots. 


Year 1

This week year one have been finding a half and a quarter of a shape or amount in maths. In English we have been writing setting descriptions about the rainforest, as well as reading There's a Rangtan in My Bedroom; a story about deforestation. In History we have been finding out about Neil Armstrong and why he is significant to us today and in Science we have continued with our lessons on plants, looking at those we might find in our gardens.


Year 2   

This week year 2 have been working hard in maths, learning how to tell the time to half past and quarter to/past. They have been practising on clocks and trying to remember which way round the hands go. In science they have been learning what plants need to survive and designing their own greenhouses to give plants the best start.


Year 3

This week in Year 3 we have started our new Science topic on Light. We have enjoyed investigating which materials reflect the light most effectively. In Maths we have started our new unit on money and have explored how to make different amounts using pounds and pence. In English we have written some amazing animal stories using the third person narrative. 


Year 4

This week Year 4 have been working extremely hard on their stories based on Ancient Egypt. As we come towards the end of the plot, they have shown that they can write a narrative with a clear plot, setting and characters - keep up the great work! On Wednesday, we had a surprise visitor who will be coming in every Wednesday to teach us African drumming. The children absolutely loved it and enjoyed the game of Simon Says at the end! We have finished our unit on sound in Science and have begun our new topic where we are revisiting Living Things. 


Year 5

This week in Year 5, Badger Class have started their new maths unit on position and direction. They have shown that they are confident in reading and plotting coordinates on graphs. In English, we have started writing our Myths and Legends narrative - the children have considered incorporating expanded noun phrases, relative clauses and a combination of dialogue and description. In DT, the children have been exploring different joining techniques to create a stable structure. The children were extremely creative with their ideas - well done!


Year 6

This week Year 6 have been practising their arithmetic skills in maths, in particular multiplying and dividing including decimals. In history we learnt more about Henry VIII and explored things that he brought into England that we still have today. 

In science with Miss Coley they conducted an experiment to try to extract DNA from strawberries - the classroom smelt lovely for days afterwards! In art we continued with our marble observations by using wax relief with watercolours - their sketchbooks are looking really lovely as they add and develop their work. 


Launchpad

Launchpad have been continuing to work hard on their work all about fractions. In Art, we have been creating our own pop art comic pictures and they look fantastic. We have also been busy using our interview skills ready to write our own direct speech. In Topic, we have spoken about our differences and how we are unique. 



Achievement Awards

Rabbit Class - Charlie for making brilliant progress in his reading, becoming clearer and more confident. 


Squirrel Class – Jasmine - for her setting description in English, using a range of adjectives.


Hares Class –  Emily for careful, thoughtful work in science. 


Fawns Class – Brooke for challenging herself in maths this week. 

               

Otter Class – Billy - for his amazing engagement and sportsmanship in P.E. He was cheering on others to support them and waited patiently for his turn when we played a tennis match, winner stays on. 


Badger Class – Sienna for reading with fluency and expression - well done!


Fox Class – Henry for fantastic mathematical work and problem solving.


Launchpad - Sebastian - For an amazing pop art picture- lots of detail and fantastic use of colour.
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Star Pupil Awards


Rabbit Class - Stanley- excellent participation in class discussions, sharing interesting ideas and many facts about animals. 


Squirrel Class – Henry - for his positive attitude to learning.


Hares Class – Charlie Bro for working hard to finish all his work to a high standard.


Fawns Class - Ivy for her excellent explanations when answering questions this week. 


Otter Class –  Tamzin - for her fantastic attitude towards her peers. She has been giving out lots of positive affirmations to her classmates and teacher.


Badger Class – Zenouschka for always making the right choices and for being a great role model. 


Fox Class –   Lillie - for being such a kin and thoughtful member of the class.


Launchpad - Mason W- For a positive attitude in all of his lessons this week. His sense of humour has made all the staff smile this week.

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


Attendance Update
This week's whole school attendance

94.5%


Our whole school attendance this week was 94.5%. In first place is Year 5 with 97%, then in second place  is Year 3 with 96%  and in third place is joint Year 1, 2 and 4 with 95%. Well done to all the children arriving at school on time, ready to learn!


Please note that the DFE are making changes from August 2024 with regards to term-time holidays and fixed penalty notices. See link below for further information. 


Fines for parents for taking children out of school: What you need to know 

Remember that every day counts!

Raising Awareness



Next week, on Friday 10th May we will be supporting Miss Long to help raise awareness for Macmillan Cancer Support by wearing green.  Thank you so much to those who have already sponsored Miss Long for her marathon walk, she is so grateful. Every penny counts for this great charity. 


Link - Miss Long's Just Giving Page


Healthy Lunches


Research shows children who stay a healthy weight tend to be fitter, healthier, better able to learn, and more self-confident. At Lingwood we always promote healthy eating, but we would like to support parents with healthier food swap ideas to help cut down on sugar, salt and fat. Below please find a link for some quick and easy healthier lunch-box ideas and tips.


NHS Healthier Lunch Box Recipes


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 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 
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
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