Lingwood Primary Academy Newsletter 20th January 2025

Headteacher's Update

It has been a cracking week at Lingwood. One of the highlights was our new cricket coach (Aaron) coming in on Tuesday. The children loved the opportunity to bowl, bat and field, despite it not exactly being summer conditions. I was particularly impressed with how all of the children listened and responded to a new face. 

It has been useful for me to speak to several parents last week about things they think would make the school run more smoothly. Communication seems to be a key theme - as it is in most schools. We are working hard behind the scenes to make sure that parents are kept in the loop as much as possible. Please do come and grab me in the playground at the start and the end of the day if you want to give any feedback.

We welcome back Miss Coley today, and she will start in her role as the main year four class teacher alongside her deputy head duties. There are fewer staff out on training this week so there should be less disruption. Key Stage two staff are currently being trained on how iPads can enhance learning, and we will have some exciting news about this in the near future.

We have had a couple of children off with chickenpox. If your child does have chickenpox, please keep them off until the blisters have 'crusted' over.

I am keen that Lingwood is a school with high standards across the board. One of the expectations we have is about wearing the correct school uniform. Please make sure your child comes to school in the correct uniform, including Lingwood PE kit.

Have a good week.

Regards,

Ben Jeffery

Interim Headteacher

Year Group News

Nursery

Bishy’s have continued to enjoy the book ‘The Good Egg’; as well as continuing to talk more about what it means to be a ‘good egg’, we have been learning some things about the parts of an egg and which animals lay eggs. In maths we have been working on the fast recognition of amounts up to three, while in phonics we have been playing lots of games around distinguishing different sounds in the environment.

Reception

This week, Reception have been reading the book ‘All through the Night’ and finding out about the different jobs people do at night. They have also used directional language to give instructions and thought about their route to school. In maths they have been thinking about the composition of numbers to 5 using 5 frames and peg boards. They also had a visit from the dentist and learnt lots about looking after their teeth.

Year 1

This week, year 1 have been writing their personal recounts to finish off our unit in English.  I was really impressed with how far their writing has come!  We are now moving on to writing informal letters.  In Maths we are starting our addition and subtraction unit for this term and have been practising making numbers using Base Ten equipment.  In Science we have continued our unit on materials and have been looking at what things are made of in school. 

Year 2   

In Year 2 we have been learning about non-chronological reports. We have learnt how to use subordinating conjunctions, how to organise our writing and how to use precise vocabulary. This week we started planning a non-chronological report on Sharks. We can’t wait to continue writing our report on Sharks next week! 

We also started our new Science unit on Everyday Materials. We have learned about different materials and their uses. We also learnt why different materials are suitable for certain objects.

Year 3

This week we have started our unit on third person narratives in writing. In reading we are continuing to read Sam Wu is NOT afraid of the dark which we are really enjoying.This week we have also been working hard to use partitioning to solve division problems. We have also taken part in our second swimming lesson. Everyone is doing really well and working hard to improve their skills and confidence. 

Year 4

Year 4 have continued their work on stories from another culture this week and enjoys listening to Mr Wills tell us stories.  We have been continuing reading Varjak Paw in our reading sessions.  In Maths we have continued our unit on length and perimeter and the children have really persevered, even when questions were really tricky.  Mr Wills was very impressed with the class and really enjoyed working with you for the week! 

Year 5

This week, we have been working hard on multiplication using the expanded method to multiply 4-digits by 2-digits. The children are becoming more confident with this method and have worked incredibly hard - well done! In writing, we have been using expanded noun phrases and dialogue which is building up to support children in writing a third person story set in another culture. In PE, we were joined by an external cricket coach, who focused on some essential skills needed to play cricket - the children are all excited for week 2!

Year 6

Year 6 have worked very hard this week in their assessments and should be proud of their efforts. Also, Year 6 are making great progress with their narrative in English and have written the opening and build-up. In maths they have been adding and subtracting decimals and also started a new unit in geography on settlements and land use.

Achievement Awards

Rabbit Class  -  Hattie - for being confident to try new activities.

Squirrel Class – Mia - for writing a fantastic recount.

Hares Class  – Max- writing a well organised plan for his Sharks non-chronological report

Fawns Class  –  Niranjan - for excellent use of expanded noun phrases in writing.

Otter Class - Erin - for wonderfully descriptive writing.

Badger Class – Jacob - for always doing what is expected and for completing your homework on time. Well done!

Fox Class - Amia for big improvements in her maths - she is much more fluent with arithmetic methods now

Star Pupil Awards

Rabbit Class -  Freddie for making really good choices and being patient during turn taking.

Squirrel Class – Esmae - for always being ready to take on a challenge.

Hares Class  – Freddie- for always being a role model for the class 

Fawns Class - Talula Gregg - for helping another pupil when their laptop was not working and offering hers. 
Isaac - for being helpful and supportive at after school club

Otter Class – Ramona - for being ready, respectful and eager.

Badger Class – Everleigh for persevering when multiplying 4-digits by 2-digits using the expanded method. Well done!

Fox Class – Kayden for focusing and trying his hardest in lessons - he has made some really good improvements over the past few weeks.

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