Principal's Welcome

Dear Parents/Carers

I am sure I think this every year, but how we are in December already I do not know! As you know there has been a lot to celebrate this term. Not only through the learning that has taken place in the classrooms but also through all of the fun events that have taken place.

A highlight this module has been Courtney Tulloch visiting on 7th December! He really inspired so many of our pupils and was really fitting with our motto, ‘Dream, Explore, Succeed.’ Mrs Hughes has shared more details within this newsletter so please do read on to find out more.

A special thank you must go to the PTA and all of the volunteers who helped at the many events that they have organised. There was the first ever wreath making workshop which was a huge success as well as our traditional events that our pupils have come to love such as the Christmas shop and the panto, not forgetting the Christmas Fair. The PTA makes such a huge difference to the opportunities we can offer our pupils. Our school grounds would not look the same if it wasn't for the tireless fundraising efforts of the PTA. I am sure you will join me in thanking the many volunteers who give up their time to give our pupils and families great memories.

Thank you to all of our families for coming to enjoy the Christmas shows this year. After three years, we have finally been able to celebrate Christmas with you in the way that we enjoy! It was wonderful to see such beaming faces as we remembered that for some of our parents and carers it was the first time you have been able to watch your child perform.

I wish you all a very happy Christmas. I hope you get some quality time to celebrate with friends and family. We will look forward to welcoming pupils back to the academy on Thursday 5th January 2023.

Mrs G Stangroom

Ant Class

Year 5 have had another fantastic, busy and fun term! Our inquiries began by us looking into Ancient Greece and whether they had any organised sport. This soon led us to finding out all about the Ancient Olympics, where the class did some fantastic artwork and poetry! We then researched the Modern Olympic Games and thought about the similarities and differences between the two. We had a look at some of the most successful Olympic athletes, and enjoyed writing biographies about them. It was fascinating finding out so much about their lives!

Our inquiries have also fit in very nicely with our visitor this Wednesday… We are very excited to meet the Olympic gymnast Courtney Tulloch!

Well done Ants for all your hard work. Have a great Christmas break!

Butterfly Class

Module 2 in Year 6 has been eventful! During the module we have following lines of inquiry, linked to our central idea that, ‘people express their beliefs, thoughts, feelings and personality through portraits’. The children have been creating their own Tudor self-portraits after exploring how people in the past used portraits to form an impression of themselves as wealthy or distinguished. The children have also looked at portraits by a variety of artists such as Picasso, Sir Fredrick Leighton and Andy Warhol. In English, the children created their own, ‘silly explanations’ that led to explanations about how a variety of art movements were formed.

As a class, the children have reflected on their own thoughts and feelings towards their learning. The children continue to strive to meet targets and have been learning about the division and multiplication of fractions in depth. In the lead up to Christmas, Butterfly class are supporting years 3,4, and 5 with the production of ‘Bah Humbug!’ They have had the opportunity to express themselves musically through song and dance. Year 6 have continued to set a prescient for the other children in the school and will continue to do so in 2023!

Walk on Wednesday (WoW)

It’s back! From this term, your child will be collecting stickers each Wednesday if they come to school (or part-way to school) by walking or cycling/scootering. The aim of WoW is to encourage our pupils to walk (or cycle/scooter) to school at least once a week. If you live too far away, perhaps you could consider parking in a nearby street and then walking the rest of the way?

Children are issued with WoW passport tally cards where they can fix these special stickers every time they walk to school on a Wednesday.

The KM Walk To School Team has provided us with a trophy, so that at the end of each week, the class with the largest numbers of walkers can be presented with the trophy in our celebration assembly.

Term Dates 2023-2024

Please note slight changes to module 3, 2023/24:

Tuesday 2nd January 2024 be be a professional development day so pupils will not be in school. Friday 9th February 2024 will be a normal school day.