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Principal's Message
Principal's Message
It has been a very cold week this week but at least we have blue skies and the sun shining! With this, the children are wearing their warm hats, scarves and gloves to stay insulated. To ensure these lovely items remain with their owner; please label every item of clothing that your child brings to school.
The children are well underway now with the new units of inquiry and they are often very keen to share the links they are making in their learning. As a staff team, we recently learned even more about cognitive science which is all about how we commit new information, knowledge and skills to our long term memory; making learning stick. One of the key things to help this happen is to build on what the children already know so their learning is relevant and purposeful. The beauty of the PYP approach is that it is fundamentally built upon children making connections between what they learned yesterday, last week, last month and even last year.
Next week, we have lots exciting events taking place including the sponsored athlete visit and play leader training for our year 5 pupils so keep an eye out for next week's edition on how that all went.
Don't forget to share the children's good news stories from outside of school for our Langley Park Legends section!
Miss S Brading
Community Conduct
Community Conduct
Prior to the Christmas break and since then, we have had a number of incidents of parents behaving inappropriately towards each other in front of other members of our community and, most concerningly, the children. We understand that when we are feeling particularly emotional about a situation, we act impulsively but we must insist that you raise concerns with the school, either via the class team (teacher or LSA) or a senior member of staff and not address them directly with other parents. We have a zero tolerance approach to disruptive or aggressive behaviour towards any member of our community; parents or teachers. For parents who persistently behave in this way, we will have no choice but to restrict their access to our site and even prohibit it altogether. We are always willing to help but ask that concerns are raised respectfully and constructively. Thank you for your support with this.
Prior to the Christmas break and since then, we have had a number of incidents of parents behaving inappropriately towards each other in front of other members of our community and, most concerningly, the children. We understand that when we are feeling particularly emotional about a situation, we act impulsively but we must insist that you raise concerns with the school, either via the class team (teacher or LSA) or a senior member of staff and not address them directly with other parents. We have a zero tolerance approach to disruptive or aggressive behaviour towards any member of our community; parents or teachers. For parents who persistently behave in this way, we will have no choice but to restrict their access to our site and even prohibit it altogether. We are always willing to help but ask that concerns are raised respectfully and constructively. Thank you for your support with this.
Office Reminders:
Office Reminders:
Please can we remind you that all children should be dropped off before 9:00 am. If children arrive later than this time, the gates will be locked and they go down as Late or Unauthorised on the register depending on what time they arrive. If you are going to be late for any reason, please contact the school office (01622250880).
Thank you.
Contacting the class teachers:
Contacting the class teachers:
If you have concerns that you would like to raise with the academy, please do so via the school office email address on contactus@langleyparkprimaryacademy.org.uk and it will be directed to the relevant members of staff.
If you have concerns that you would like to raise with the academy, please do so via the school office email address on contactus@langleyparkprimaryacademy.org.uk and it will be directed to the relevant members of staff.
Whole School Attendance:
Whole School Attendance:
94.51%
Weekly Class Attendance Award:
Weekly Class Attendance Award:
Jazzy 98.33%
Willow's Corner
Willow's Corner
This week I have been using my special 'dog tunnel' when working with different children across the school. The children have been teaching me the command 'through'. I have loved going 'through' the tunnel to find my treat!
In Reception, the children have been learning about the properties of ice and with this they explored capacity. I was really good at making the different containers 'empty' by drinking the water! I have been working with Jubilee and Pazazz about protecting our mental health and what we can do to support this. I had to be a very calming influence during these sessions!
Take a look at my snow beard! I have been a cheeky pup this week!
Key Dates:
Key Dates:
New Young Voices Concert date: Tuesday 24th May 2022.
FRIENDS OF LANGLEY PARK UPDATE:
FRIENDS OF LANGLEY PARK UPDATE:
Our AGM will be held on Tuesday 25th January 2022 at 3.45pm in Jubilee Class. If you would like to nominate yourself or a friend for the role of chair, vice chair or secretary - please put nominations in the ornage box otside of the office by Monday 24th January 2022.
Forest School Update:
Forest School Update:
Welcome back to Forest School!
This week we have had great fun playing in the muddy puddles and creating mud slides. In Year 5 we used a bench to create balance scales which meant we could weigh different objects around the Forest School. In order to create weight, we used bricks on one end and counted these in order to compare.
Term 3 dates for group one and group two.
Group one
W/B: 3.1.2022, 17.1.2022, 31.1.2022
Group Two
W/B: 10.1.2022, 24.1.2022, 7.2.2022
As the weather changes daily, please ensure your child has the following;
wellies or walking boots,
a waterproof coat,
a warm hat, scarf, gloves
joggers or waterproof trousers
a warm jumper or hoodie
Your child will need to bring in their school uniform to change into after their session. As stated we go outside in all weathers and play in the rain, mud and even snow.
National Online Safety Guide
It’s fair to say that the past 12 months have been more demanding than most of us would have imagined. A recent study by the Stress Management Society found that 65% of people have felt more stressed since the pandemic began. Even before Covid-19, modern life had created an epidemic of anxiety, with high stress levels damaging the health of millions. To mark the start of Stress Awareness Month, we’re joining in with the Stress Management Society’s 30-day challenge. Below, we’ve given you 30 tips to get you started: each day, simply pick a stress-busting action to complete from our categories and give your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing a lift.
Seedlings Nursery
Seedlings Nursery
Golden Apple
Golden Apple
Georgia B
Georgia B
Georgia has settled into Seedlings so well in the last two weeks. She has enjoyed exploring the nursery environment and being a risk-taker in her play.
Apollo Class ~ Year R
Apollo Class ~ Year R
Golden Apple
Golden Apple
Milan
Milan
For using fantastic thinking skills and being really knowledgeable to answer questions in class.
Discovery Class ~ Year R
Discovery Class ~ Year R
Golden Apple
Golden Apple
Jake
Jake
Applying his knowledge of phonics independently this week to write a sentence! Keep it up Jake!
Jubilee Class ~ Year 1
Jubilee Class ~ Year 1
Golden Apple
Golden Apple
Gracie
Gracie
Gracie has shown she is knowledgeable in maths with addition and has been reflective when showing her recording in her book.
Well done Gracie!
Enterprise Class ~ Year 1
Enterprise Class ~ Year 1
Golden Apple
Golden Apple
Oscar
Oscar
Well done Oscar! You have been principled in your learning and thought about your actions to ensure you're ready to learn. You really impressed us with your focus when using string to design a web.
Jazzy Class ~ Year 2
Jazzy Class ~ Year 2
Golden Apple
Golden Apple
Sabin
Sabin
For being a fantastic risk taker during PE and throwing yourself into new experiences. You showed great enthusiasm.
Well Done!
Empire Class ~ Year 2
Empire Class ~ Year 2
Golden Apple
Golden Apple
Felicity
Felicity
Showing resilience in maths when working on fact families and overall being a great role model. She has also been a greek thinker when using her phonics and reading. Well done Felicity!
Pip & Bramley Class
Pip & Bramley Class
SRP
SRP
Victor
Victor
Victor has shown himself to be a risk taker in his balance bike session this week. He explored how to move the bike in the most effective (and fun!) way, and was keen to keep going for the whole session. He told us he was really happy! Well done, Victor!
Fortune Class ~ Year 3
Fortune Class ~ Year 3
Golden Apple
Golden Apple
Franco
Franco
This week Franco has been a risk-taker as he has been working independently in his writing to increase his speed and stamina! He has written some lovely descriptive passages over the week and has still got beautiful handwriting.
Pazazz Class ~ Year 3
Pazazz Class ~ Year 3
Golden Apple
Golden Apple
Ethan
Ethan
Writing a fantastic story using paragraphs, a range of punctuation and making great choices with some adjectives. He has been reflective by improving his work.
Ambrosia Class ~ Year 4
Ambrosia Class ~ Year 4
Golden Apple
Golden Apple
Betsy
Betsy
This week, Betsy has been a fantastic learner as she has been using technical language to compare and contrast two things in her writing. Well done!
Cameo Class ~ Year 4
Cameo Class ~ Year 4
Golden Apple
Golden Apple
Beyza
Beyza
Working so hard on your 12 times tables this week. She has even written all her times tables up to 39 x 12! Well done Beyza!
Melrose Class ~ Year 5
Melrose Class ~ Year 5
Golden Apple
Golden Apple
Harley
Harley
Harley has been a risk taker with his learning and persevered with long multiplication. He was also an excellent team player when creating our dietary coprolite models. Well done!
Zari Class ~ Year 5
Zari Class ~ Year 5
Golden Apple
Golden Apple
Alice
Alice
Alice has shown us her resilience this week planning her creative writing. Alice has demonstrated how principled she is in persevering even when tasks became difficult. Well done.
Kanzi Class ~ Year 6
Kanzi Class ~ Year 6
Golden Apple
Golden Apple
Isla
Isla
When investigating the struggle of a working Victorian child, Isla showed great independence when researching. She also showed how balanced a learner she is when discussing her research with others. Well done, Isla!
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