Lingwood Primary Academy Newsletter 15th December 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.
Lingwood Primary Academy,
Station Road, Lingwood,
Norfolk, NR13 4AZ
Telephone: 01603 712 295
