Delce Academy News
Delce Academy News
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Dear Parents and Carers,
Welcome to this week’s newsletter! It has been another wonderful week at Delce Academy. Our pupils have been demonstrating continuous curiosity and enthusiasm across all areas of school life and I am delighted to share some of the highlights with you.
This week, we are celebrating our core value of Respect, reflecting on how we show kindness, listening to others and build a positive community. Huge congratulations go to all our Merit Award winners, who stand out as brilliant role models across the school. High attendance remains a priority for us and we are working closely with TEAM EWS to ensure all our pupils have the best possible opportunity to succeed.
We are also coming together as a community for our annual Harvest Festival to support the Medway Foodbank. Please check your child’s year-group shopping list for needed items and drop off any non-perishable donations at main reception by Monday 12th October.
Thank you as always for your warm partnership, ongoing support and dedication to our school.
Warmest regards,
Miss North
Attendance
Celebrating Attendance at Delce! Well done to everyone!
Attendance Matters!
Well done to Rhodes Class and Sharman Class
Dyson 91%
Inventors 89.58%
Jackson 91.67%
Adams 94.70%
Rhodes 97.73%
Earhart 90.58%
Sharman 97.50%
Dickens 96.25%
Goulding 92.05%
Curie 96.51%
Darwin 94.53%
We are pleased to share that Delce is partnering with TEAM Education Welfare Service (TEAM EWS) to further support our school’s commitment to excellent pupil attendance.
As part of this partnership, we are working with an Education Welfare Officer, Tina Morris, who will support our staff and families in ensuring all children have the best possible opportunity to succeed.
We look forward to working with the team to continue supporting our Pupils' education and well-being.
Merit Awards
Well done to everyone!
Well done to everyone!
Huge congratulations to our amazing Merit Award winners so far. Your hard work and determination in your learning have truly paid off.
You are all brilliant role models!
You are all brilliant role models!
We are so proud of the fantastic effort you're putting in every day. Keep shining bright!
Our Core Value this term: Respect
Links to learn more about what respect is and how we show it in our daily lives.
Respect
Respect
By Maya Angelou who wrote extensively on dignity and self-worth such as her famous poem "Still I Rise"
Respect is a word that holds great power,
It shines like a light in every hour.
It’s listening close when others speak,
And standing up to help the weak.
Respect starts deep within your heart,
A place where kindness gets its start.
When we show respect each day,
We light the world in a beautiful way.
Harvest Festival
Medway Foodbank
Medway Foodbank
As autumn arrives, we are coming together to support our local community for this year’s Harvest Festival. We are proud to be collecting donations for Medway Foodbank to help local families in need.
To help us collect a wide variety of essentials, Medway Foodbank has provided a desired shopping list, and each year group has been allocated specific items. However, any and all non-perishable food donations are immensely appreciated!
Drop-off Deadline: Monday 12th October 2026
Where to drop off: Main reception area
On behalf of Delce Academy, we would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our wonderful community. Your kindness and ongoing generosity never fail to make a real difference—thank you for your endless support.
Our Learning
Our Learning
Year 3
Year 3
Year endured a wonderful workshop surrounding the upcoming World Black History Month. The children developed a wonderful dance routine to some famous songs of Motown! It was wonderful to see how engaged the children were when learning about the different backgrounds and cultures.
Great job guys!
Year 4
Year 4
Year 4 have been working very hard on our narratives in English learning all about the structure of narratives and the purpose of them. We have also been having fun in Art creating a background for our final work in the style of Solara Shira.
Year 5
Year 5
In Year 5, we have been learning about place value. We used cards and place value cards to to find more or less than a number to 100,000. Then we added them to our place value grid. We had lots of fun learning.
Year 6
Year 6
In the amazing Year 6, we have explored 'how does music bring us together' by learning the song 'What do you want to'. We first used our body procussion to tap along the the beat of the song and then we incorperated musical instruments.
DEC
DEC
DEC children have been enjoying our offer of clubs this term. Cooking, football and art and craft. They choose their club every Thursday so they can change clubs each week to see what they enjoy. DEC children can apply to take part in after school clubs with the mainstream children. DEC staff will support them from 3pm until their club starts, children can apply for new clubs each term in the mainschool but cannot swap between clubs. Children loved making pizza this week and some experimented with the sweet and savoury mix!
Enrichment at Delce
Motown Music
Motown Music
Celebrating the start of Black History Month with rhythm and creativity!
The children at Delce Academy came together for an incredible music and dance session to kick off a month of honouring culture, history and community through the power of movement. Taking inspiration from legendary Motown classics, the pupils immersed themselves in the music, took the challenge in their stride and teamed up to learn dance routines to perform for each other.
What a fantastic, fun-filled session packed with teamwork, self-expression and joy!
Music Technology
Music Technology
Become a music tech!
We are delighted to partner with Kent Music to give our Year 5 pupils the exciting opportunity to become music technologists!
The children will join the brilliant Noah for hands-on sessions to explore digital composition, sound design and audio production. The children are already buzzing with excitement from their first lesson.
Reading at Delce
Congratulations to our Book winner!
Congratulations to our Book winner!
Congratulations to Florence who won the prize draw from our parental questionaire from the Summer term. We hope you enjoy sharing your new set of books at home.
SEND: A message SENCO Mr Palmer
Mr. Palmer's Strategy of the Week!
Are you finding that the initial excitement of September has worn off, leaving your child struggling with fatigue or emotional meltdowns as they settle into their school routine?
Establish predictable evening routines and early bedtimes to combat post-school exhaustion.
Provide quiet, low-demand recovery time straight after school before discussing their day.
Share any emerging anxieties or sensory struggles with school staff to ensure consistent support.
Birthdays
Birthdays
Wishing the following children a Happy Birthday over the next two weeks!
Emme-Rose - Goulding
Harry - Curie
Jerrick - Dyson
Ayse - Darwin
Caden - Sharman
Charlie - Inventors
Leilarose - Earhart
Rutendo - Darwin
Family and Community Information
Family and Community Information
Friends of Delce Academy
Thanks to the incredible fundraising efforts from the friends of Delce Academy, our library has been transformed into a bright, inspiring space for reading and learning.
The children are absolutely thrilled with the amazing uplift. We are so deeply grateful to the team and community for making this wonderful transformation possible!
Key dates
Key dates
Key upcoming Dates
Thursday 1st October - Cenus Day! (your child will be put down for a school dinner unless you email to opt out for this day) (Menu shown to the left)
Monday 5th October - Wednesday 7th October – Year 6 Residential Trip
Monday 5th October - 9am - SEND coffee morning - Come and meet the Team!
Tuesday 13th October 2026 - Parents evening - 15.40pm - 6pm (details to follow in due course)
Wednesday 14th October 2026 - Ms Morrish & Mrs Sparks to assist with Parent / Carers with secondary School Applications @ 2pm
Thursday 15th October 2026 - Parents evening - 15.40pm - 6pm (details to follow in due course)
Flu Vaccination Day - (previously Thursday 15th October - Now December 2nd
Friday 16th October 2026 - Last Day of Term - normal finish time of 3.25pm
Further information
Further information
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