Newsletter
13th December 2024
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Attendance
Attendance
Oliver Jeffers - 84%
Julia Donaldson - 92%
Steve Backshall - 97%
Malala Yousafzai - 95%
Ellie Simmonds - 92%
Rosa Parks - 98%
Ian Rose - 92%
David Attenborough - 94%
Peninsula East Primary Academy - 93%
Well done to Steve Backshall class for having the best attendance this week in EYFS/KS1. In KS2 this week Rosa Parks class has the best attendance. Congratulations to these classes! After such great whole school attendance last week, let's see if we can improve the whole school attendance for the last week of term.
PYP Learner Attribute Awards
Oliver Jeffers - Zainab (Balanced) & Lillie (Thinking skills)
Julia Donaldson Class - Nellie A (Caring) & Lilly (Self-management skills)
Steve Backshall Class - (inquirer) Joshua (thinking skills) Izabella
Malala Yousafzai Class - Isabella M (Open-Minded) & Tilly (Thinking skills)
Ellie Simmonds Class - Jason (self-management) & Leo (principled)
Rosa Parks Class - Orson (Knowledgeable) & Zoha (Communication Skills)
Ian Rose Class - Jayce (Balanced) & Harry (Research skills)
David Attenborough Class - Lilly (Caring) & Philippa (Self-management skills)
WOW Writer Awards
WOW Writer Awards
Congratulations to these children for fantastic writing this week...
Oliver Jeffers Class - Louie
Julia Donaldson Class - Sophia
Steve Backshall Class -Lenny H
Malala Yousafzai Class - Jasmine
Ellie Simmonds Class - Ellie
Rosa Parks Class - Richard
Ian Rose Class - Bluebell
David Attenborough Class - Harmony
Readers of the Week
Readers of the Week
Oliver Jeffers Class - Junior
Julia Donaldson Class - Edward
Steve Backshall Class - Bertie
Malala Yousafzai Class - Piper
Ellie Simmonds Class - Jackson
Rosa Parks Class - Mila
Ian Rose Class - Freddy
David Attenborough Class - George
Our Wonderful Inquiry Work
Our Wonderful Inquiry Work
Malala Yousafzai
The Year 3 class have been working hard in Module 2 and are all super excited about Christmas being just around the corner!
The children have been rehearsing for the last few weeks for the KS2 Carol Concert, they are all super excited about performing to their parents and carers to share all their hard work. In English they have been looking at the story and short film of The Snowman and the Snowdog. They are using the story to write a descriptive narrative of the Snowman's flight over London to develop their expanded noun phrases and to use as many verbs, adverbs and prepositions as possible. In science the class have been learning about the life cycle of a flowering plant and they also carried out a practical experiment using flowers and food colouring to investigate how water is transported throughout plants. When the class returned from the weekend, they discovered that the flowers in the yellow food colouring had all turned different shades of yellow, however, the flowers in the blue food colouring hadn't changed colour at all!
Ellie Simmonds
Ellie Simmonds
In Year 4's Design and Technology lesson this week, the children enjoyed a hands-on food preparation activity where they practised two important knife skills: the claw and bridge holds. Using these techniques, they safely and confidently chopped a variety of vegetables, developing both their fine motor skills and understanding of kitchen safety. After all their hard work, the budding chefs had the chance to taste the food they prepared and took on the role of food critics, thoughtfully reviewing the presentation and taste. Future chefs and food critics in the making!
School information
School information
Nursery and Reception Nativity
On Friday, our wonderful Nursery and Reception children performed, what was for many of them, their first Nativity, having already performed it to the school earlier in the week. They had learnt their lines brilliantly and their costumes were superb. They sang loudly and clearly for all to hear and put on an unforgetable performance. Miss Hartung and Miss Burchfield were especially impressed with how confident they were and how hard they worked - it is sometimes easy to forget most of them are only 4 years old! It was, in the word's of Ava (Year 1) a "masterpiece".
Eco-warriors Club
Last academic year, some of our children in KS2 attended an Eco-Warriors club with Mrs Rimmer. The children set about researching and making positive changes to impact our environment within the school and the local community. The children were really eager to investigate about the impact of car fumes if when at drop off and home time, visitors and parents are leaving their engines running. The children researched this and were very passionate about communicating this with our families. They made posters either virtually or using their artistic skills and asked whether we could put these up on the gates for our community to see. Kindly, Allhallows Parish council said that they would create the posters into a banner for the children. Whilst, we couldn't fit all of the wonderful posters on it, our Eco-Warriors are proud to show off their banner and for this to be hung proudly on the school gates for all to see! Well done to all of the children that attended the club and thank you to the Allhallows Parish council for their support.
Celebrations for PEPA!!
We wanted to share with you that our KS2 results from the last academic year has resulted in Peninsula East Primary Academy being ranked highly at 11th in having the best KS2 outcomes out of 90 primary schools in Medway. We are so proud of the team and our children and wanted to share these fantastic results.
Information
Medway Health Team
We have put together a short, recorded session to help parents and carers to Manage their Wellbeing During the Festive Season.
You will be able to find it here on our Child Health YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@medwaychildhealthforparents
Medway Go
‘MedwayGo is a free, government funded, holiday activities and food programme for children aged five to 16 who are eligible for free school meals. Along with lots of fun sessions, children attending will receive a nutritious meal, made to school food standards, ensuring that children have a healthy balanced meal as they would during the school day.
MedwayGo Winter Programme will be running between Monday 23rd December to Friday 3rd January. MedwayGo Winter Programme for children receiving benefits-related free school meals is like for bookings now and can be booked here: https://book.plinth.org.uk/calendar/ziND8yNE5jxmBALo96vR/cover
MedwayGo Fun Day – Saturday 21st December, Medway Park, Gillingham
On Saturday, 21 December the MedwayGo team will be hosting a free Family Fun Day at Medway Park from 10am to 1pm. The event will open with a SEND hour from 10am to 11am, and then from 11am – 1pm everyone is welcome.
As well as taking part in activities including arts and crafts and sport sessions, prizes will also be up for grabs! You will also be able to meet some of the MedwayGo activity providers, and the team will be on hand to help you book the fun winter activities on offer. There will also be a quiet area throughout the whole event for children who need a quiet, calm space.
A healthy hot lunch will also be provided for children at the MedwayGo Fun Day. There’s no need to book, but all children must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information visit the MedwayGo Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MedwayGoHAF’
Children & Family Hubs Survey
Please share this survey with Medway residents. Please also feel free to complete it yourself if you live or work in Medway
The purpose of this survey is to help Medway Council understand the extent to which local people are aware of the Children and Family Hubs offer, and how likely local people are to use or recommend the Hubs.
You do not need to have used Children and Family Hubs or know what they are to take part in this survey.
Your experiences and views will be used to help promote the offer to families and ensure that it works for residents.
The survey takes approx. two minutes to complete and is confidential. All responses are anonymous.
Please share this link and print and display the attached for Medway residents to complete.
Survey link: https://eu.surveymonkey.com/r/medway-family-hub
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