Leigh Academy Paddock Wood

Welcome to our weekly Year Group update!

This is where we share a glimpse into your child's learning journey. You'll find highlights of the exciting activities and lessons we've covered this week, celebrate our well-deserved 'Peak Performer', and see any important notes or reminders for parents. It's a great way to stay connected with what's happening in our classrooms and celebrate your child's progress.

Mr Moore's News Update

Dear parents and carers,

We are not only entering into the festive season but also a cold snap following a period of heavy rain. We have in place adverse weather plans and also gritting plans to make the site as safe as possible. I strongly advise that caution is taken when coming onto site. We cannot ensure that all areas are unfrozen and thus ask that you restrict children from running on site. We conduct our own assessments of risk before break, lunch, PE and clubs and desperately want to avoid any injuries. The same care must be taken in that scooters and bikes must not be ridden on the school property and in current conditions could be extremely dangerous. Staff will continue to remind but vigilance is key to prevent injuries.

The same vigilance must be applied when leaving the school site, please remain on pathways and avoid the carpark and the driveway. Choosing to walk in these spaces is very dangerous and a risk I do not want children and family members exposed to.

With so many events happening in the coming few weeks leading up to Christmas, please read our important dates section below. It details not only time and date but location as we are working closely with St Andrew's church this year in a very special set of performances that we hope you enjoy.

Yours sincerely and have a lovely weekend,

Mr Moore

Office Messages

Year 5 Rootd Residential Trip - The payment schedule for this trip has now been sent out via MCAS>Announcements. Please go to MCAS>Trips to make the deposit payment to secure your child's place by 19th December 2025 if you haven't already done so. Further instalments are to be paid monthly via MCAS>Outstanding Payments.
Wraparound Care - Breakfast and After School Club are often running at full capacity. Please ensure you book sessions in advance to avoid disappointment. For amendments or cancellations we require a minimum of 24 hours notice - please contact the school office if you wish to make any changes. We run a waiting list for sessions that are fully booked - again please contact the office if you wish to add your child to the waiting list and we will contact you if a space becomes available.
Clubs - KS1 Fun Club has now finished for this module. Most other clubs end next week. The only clubs running in the last week of term are KS1 MSporti and SAMA Karate. Club information for Module 3 will be sent out via MCAS>Announcements on Friday 12th December with booking live on MCAS from 7pm on Wednesday 17th December.
PE Days - There are some changes to PE days for next week only. Please check MCAS>Announcements for more information.

Important dates

8.12.25 Year 1 Carol Concert, St Andrew's Church 2pm

9.12.25 Panto performance for whole school

10.12.25 Rocksteady Concert 2.00pm (Rocksteady parents only)

11.12.25 Christmas Jumper Day and Christmas lunch

15.12.25 EYFS Christmas Performance to Goldings parents 9.15am

15.12.25 Year 2 Christmas Performance, St Andrew's Church 2pm

16.12.25 EYFS Christmas Performance to Phoenix parents 9.15am

16.12.25 EYFS Christmas Performance to Archer parents 2.15pm

17.12.25 KS2 Christmas Performance, KS2 playground 2.30pm

19.12.25 Christmas Church Service KS1 9.30am, KS2 10.30am (children only)

19.12.25 End of Module 2, 1.30pm finish

05.01.26 Inset Day (Staff only)

06.01.26 Start of Module 3 - all children return to school

08.01.26 Prospective EYFS Pupil Open Event 9.15am - 10.45am

21.01.26 Year 4,5 & 6 Choir children to O2 Young Voices Concert

06.02.26 - 11.02.26 Book Fair

12.02.26 End of Module 3

13.02.26 Inset Day (Staff Only)

Lunch Menu

Next week - Week 1

This Week's Attendance ...

EYFS: 93.2%

Year 1: 95.2%

Year 2: 97.6%

Year 3: 97%

Year 4: 95.9%

Year 5: 96.4%

Year 6: 89.7%

overall school attendance: 95%

Winner of the Attendance Cup this week goes to ...

YEAR 2!!!!!

House Points this week...

293

314

303

Proud at Paddock Wood

JOSEPH 1B

Joseph was awarded with a yellow belt in kickboxing this week. Well done to Joseph for putting in lots of effort during his lessons and especially during his grading at the weekend.

LUCY 1M

Lucy had her grading for martial arts this weekend, she showed good focus, balance and coordination, which gained her her yellow belt! We are so proud of you Lucy, keep going!

Albie - Goldings

Ollie - 2H

🥋

Albie and Ollie were both amazing on Saturday at their grading on Martial Arts and on Wednesday were awarded their Yellow belt. Well done boys - we are all extremely proud of you. Keep it up!

PAddock wood's got talent

Competition Rules

Students are invited to sign up with their class teacher to take part in this year’s talent show!

Perform solo or team up with up to 4 friends.
Each year group will hold a heat to select the top three acts, who will then advance to the final on 18th December.
Please think carefully about your choice of music or type of performance. While we can accommodate a variety of acts, space is limited, and props must be reasonably sized.

We can’t wait to see the amazing talents our students will share!

Prize

House Points for Winners!

1st place: 45 house points

2nd place: 35 house points

3rd place: 25 house points

Even if you don’t make it to the finals, you can still earn 3 house points—because confidence counts!

These points contribute towards your bronze, silver, and gold badges.

Thank you! 🎄

A massive thank you to Capel Cottage Nursery for their kind and generous donation of a wonderful Christmas Tree for us to have in school.

The children decorated it (and the hall) beautifully!

Thank you to Real Ryderz motorcycle group

The local motorcycle group bought us a little tree for our reception area after hearing our old one was broken.

Thank you so much. It's the perfect size for our small reception area.

#WakeUpWednesday

#WakeUpWednesday is a campaign by the National Online Safety organisation. It's designed to help parents and carers stay informed about the latest online trends and platforms that their children might be using.

Every Wednesday, a new guide or resource is released, offering simple tips and advice on how to keep children safe online. These guides cover a range of topics, from popular apps and games to general online safety issues like cyberbullying and privacy. The goal is to start a conversation between adults and children about staying safe in the digital world.

We will upload these guides/resources here every week.

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