Newsletter
24th November 2023
Attendance
Oliver Jeffers - 96%
Julia Donaldson - 92.6%
Banksy - 93%
Maya Angelou - 94%
Paul O'Grady - 94 %
Steve Backshall - 98%
Emmeline Pankhurst - 92%
David Attenborough - 94%
Peninsula East Primary Academy - 94%
Well done to Oliver Jeffers class for having the best attendance this week in EYFS. In KS2 this week, Steve Backshall class has the best attendance for this week, so a huge congratulations to them too. Well done to all above for ensuring you are attending school this week.
Moving forward, with any requests for holiday, you will be invited to a meeting with Mrs Rimmer and Mrs Dyke in order for us to be able to share with you the impact that this will have on their education.
PYP Learner Attribute Awards
Oliver Jeffers Class - Teddy (Knowledgeable) & Kenzie (Caring)
Julia Donaldson Class - Jake (Open minded) & Halle (Principled)
Banksy Class - Olivia (Communicator) & Alexis (Risk-taker)
Maya Angelou Class - Shontelle (Inquirer) & Mason (Balanced)
Paul O'Grady Class - Sienna (Principled) & Annamaya (Inquirer)
Steve Backshall Class - Victoria (Principled) & Richard (Inquirer)
Emmeline Pankhurst Class - George (Thinker) & Pip (Knowledgeable)
David Attenborough Class - Teddy L (Risk-Taker) & Tianna (Thinker)
WOW Writer Awards
Congratulations to these children for fantastic writing this week...
Oliver Jeffers Class - Nellie A
Julia Donaldson Class - Aubrey
Banksy Class - Isabella M
Maya Angelou Class - Alfie
Paul O'Grady Class - Ellcie
Steve Backshall Class - Grace
Emmeline Pankhurst Class - Lilly B
David Attenborough Class - Charlie
Readers of the Week
Each time your child reads, they will receive one point for their class. At the end of each week, points will be counted and the winning class will receive a whole class reward. These points will be tallied up throughout the term and at the end of each module, the class with the most points will receive a reward.
Congratulations to Year 2 for winning with a total of 53 reading points this week.
Oliver Jeffers Class - Bobby E
Julia Donaldson Class - Macie
Banksy Class - Daisy
Maya Angelo Class - Mason
Paul O'Grady Class - Freddie
Steve Backshall Class - Tommy
Emmeline Pankhurst Class - Sonni
David Attenborough Class - James
Our Wonderful Inquiry Work
PEPA TOTS
This week was busy at Pepa Tots as we dived into diverse festivals and cultures. After our insight exploration of Diwali last week, we turned our attention to Thanksgiving, a cherished celebration both in America and Canada. Our activities included crafting a symbolic 'Thanksgiving' turkey and engaging in discussions about gratitude and what we each feel thankful for.
Our upcoming agenda promises a captivating journey into the magic of Christmas. Alongside this cultural journey, our curious minds explored the world of animals that hibernate during autumn.
Together with their parents during our PYP afternoon, children crafted delightful hedgehogs, adding a touch of creativity to our learning adventures.
Maya Angelou
Year 3 have been busy this week learning a lot about plants and the importance of different parts of the plant. We started off our learning dissecting a flower, where the children took apart the flower and identified it on a printed flower. This continued as we further explored what would happen to celery if we added some food colouring into some water. We also explored the idea of a dilemma through acting a part of our book The Great Kapok Tree, the children read part of the story and identified what the dilemma was and acted this out.
School information
LAT Swimming Gala
On Tuesday 21st November four children from year 5 took part in a swimming competition alongside a few of our academy schools. The children engaged in a range of different swimming techniques, such as backstroke, freestyle and relay. Throughout the morning they encouraged and supported each other by providing positive words. The children had a fantastic time and were able to apply their learnt swimming technique from their lessons into the competition. Well done!
Fantastic History Learning at PEPA
At Peninsula East, we are working hard to ensure all children get a broad and balanced curriculum. This week we have a spotlight on all of our fantastic History learning!
The children have been enjoying History across the school. In Year 1, children have been looking at changes in technology; in Year 2, children are studying explorers and will look at adventures that people have gone on throughout History and what they've discovered.
In Year 3, children are continuing learning about Stone age and Iron age; in Year 4 children are learning about Marie Curie as a significant individual in history.
Year 5 are looking at how the rights of women have changed throughout the years, in particular with the Suffragette movement (which links brilliantly to their class name, Emmeline Pankhurst!). Finally, Year 6 have a very exciting term as they are learning all about WWII and conflict over the years.
All of the children have been enjoying everything they've learnt so far and have enjoyed speaking to their peers and adults around the school all about their learning. At home, please do ask them about their History learning as I'm sure they will love to tell you everything about it!
Information
Medway Small Steps
Medway Small Steps will be holding a ADHD Awareness Workshop for parent/carers, which is taking place on Wednesday 29th November, 10am-12pm at the Academy of Woodlands (Treetops cafe entrance).
In this workshop we will take a look at:
What is ADHD - terminology and definitions?
Indicators of ADHD?
Supportive strategies and resources
It’s also a great opportunity to meet other parents on a similar journey and to share experiences and successful practices too. Tea and coffee will be provided on the day.
To book a space on this course, please click on the below link. Spaces are limited.
SEND at PEPA
To help us to gain parent and carer feedback about Special Educational Needs at PEPA we invite all parents to take part in this short google form to help us to improve our school.
https://forms.gle/idrU5uYj9FggdepT6
This form is anonymous unless you would like to arrange a meeting with Mrs Drogomirecki
