Paddock Wood Primary Academy

Newsletter

Mrs Fidock's news update

Reports come home today and we look forward to discussing them further during our Open Event on Wednesday 3pm - 5pm. If you are unable to make this time and you wish to discuss your child's report, please contact the class teacher through the school office.

We have nearly completed all the Sports Days for this year - just Year 1/2 on Monday to go! Thank you to all those parents who were able to come and support the children - it was lovely to hear you all cheering for other children in the same team. All of the children took part in something and were able to celebrate both their individual and team efforts - well done to everyone involved.

Only 2 weeks left until the Summer break and it's going to be a hot! So, next week we don't need anyone wearing ties, they can just wear their shorts/shirts/summer dresses, please also ensure they have suncream on before they arrive and come with a hat and water (we can refill bottles during the day if needed). We will start sending bits and pieces home with the children - although we will keep hold of their last English, Maths and Inquiry books until Christmas. There is a huge pile of lost property outside 2F, so please do have a look. We will put this out on tables to make it easier to sift through - and please ensure that new unfiorm is named, as we do our best to return items to their owners.

Have a lovely weekend.

Proud@paddockwoodcommunity

This week we are really proud of...

Henry 1LT

Henry was awarded his yellow belt and a certificate for completing his red belt grading. What a tremendous achievement Henry - we are so proud of you. This demonstrates determination and perserverence.

stanley 1e & JAcob 3tl

Stanely has Cystic Fibrosis. Him and his brother helped to make a video to teach children all about this condition. The boys play the parts of Jack and Noah.

What a brilliant way to explain this condition to other children - boys you are fantastic advocates for this cause. We are so proud of you - and so is your mum!

Rory and Lucas

Lucas and Rory were both voted the 'Players Player' last Sunday at Paddock Wood FC football presentation! They are immensely proud that their team mates choose them! Awesome achievement!

Freddie 2T

Freddie was proud to be named player of the year for Paddock Wood Marvels , he says that Mr T's training helps him. Well done Freddie - what a superstar!

Matilda 5P

Matilda came 2nd in her first tennis tournament on Sunday. She was in a group of 8 children and scored the highest points overall. Well done Matilda - an excellent result for your first ever tournament. We are really proud of you.

Elliot 2B

Elliot received the Managers Player of the Year award for his football club (Paddock Wood Avengers) at the weekend. He always listens to his coaches and has followed their directions throughout the year which won him the award. We are very proud of him. What an achievement Elliot, very well done.

Archie 3tL

Archie plays for Paddock Wood Football Club Under 8 and recently his team participated in a tournament, for which he was awarded some medals. Well done Archie.

LAT Cricket Tournament

Well done to our amazing players who represented the school at the Leigh Academy Trust cricket tournament last week. The team gave a sensational performance scoring a massive 270 runs across just four games which secured us second place out of fifteen primary schools! Alongside playing, the pupils had the chance to meet some professional cricket players including Alex Tudor, Jonathan Trott and Graham Gooch. Great job everyone!

Well done to our Year 6 athletes who represented the school at Tonbridge School on Wednesday. The team participated in numerous events including, 800m, high jump, shot putt and 100m hurdles competing against children from other schools both primary and secondary. As always our sporting representatives made us extremely proud with their efforts and attitude.

Tonbridge School Athletics

Curriculum corner

Each week we want to give you ideas to enable you to support your child at home with a particular aspect of the curriculum. Our subject leaders will be sharing hints and tips to help you along the way and will be offering further ideas and resources that you might like to access at home. This week our focus is.... PYP Transdisciplinary Themes.

These themes are:

Who we are

Where we are in place and time

How the world works

How we organise ourselves

How we express ourselves

PYP Transdisciplinary themes

There are 6 Transdisciplinary Themes that we teach across each year group from Year 1 - Year 6 (EYFS do 4 Themes). These are the broad themes that cover increasingly complex ideas as the children move through the school.

We then use our Curriculum Map (combining both the National Curriculum and the IBs Scope and Sequence) to build the learning for the children, based on their knowledge and interests.

The International Baccalaureate Program (IB) has provided the opportunity for pupils at Paddock Wood to challenge themselves within their learning and has given them the basis for intellectual curiosity and academic rigor.

Next week we have our verification visit from the IB to become an IB World School to demonstrate the journey we have taken as a school. We also have an Open Event on Wednesday (3pm - 5pm) where you are welcome to come and speak to your class teacher about the report, but to also come and see what your child has been learning. We do hope you are able to attend.

Office Messages

Please ensure that you have signed up to MCAS (Mychildatschool) this week. This will be our main communication platform between home and school from September 2022. If you have any problems please contact the school office.

Dates ahead

Some dates for your diary:

11.7.22 Year 1 & 2 Sports Day 9.15am - 11.15am

13.07.22 - 14.07.22 IB's PYP Verification Visit

13.7.22 Open Afternoon 3.00pm - 5.00pm

14.7.22 Year 6 to Mascalls to watch Matilda

14.7.22. KS2 Music Concert 2pm-3pm, Small hall

15.7.22 Leaver's Disco 6:30pm

20.7.22 Break the Rules Day

22.7.22 Year 6 Leavers Assembly 10 a.m.

Last day of term - 1pm Finish and no After School Clubs

Learner Profile / Approaches to learning Certificates this week go to:

Jake

An excellent application of thinking skills during our computing lessons.

Alesha

Showing great courage and being a risk-taker with your transition yesterday.

Asten

For an excellent contribution during Sports Day. You took part with enthusiasm, but also you were caring of others, supporting and encouraging those around you.

Jamie

You are a consistent role model, setting a high standard and working well with all members of the class.

5G

Caitlyn

For persevering with her Design and Technology project this week, working to make her own sustainable bag from recycled fabrics with truly impressive results. I’m very proud of you Caitlyn :)

5P

Jack

For showing you are a principled and knowledgeable learner through consistent high quality work and and an inquisitive nature. You set a great example to those around you. Keep it up!

5R

Penny

Being a creative thinker and designing a unique sustainable bag for our textiles project. I can’t wait to see the finished product!

4DP

Darcie

For working really hard on our inquiry about the rainforest. You have been knowledgeable and a good communicator, showing your learning in different ways in your inquiry book, which is looking really lovely.

4E

Layla

Layla, you’ve been spotted helping your peers this week during our Maths lessons on line graphs, demonstrating a true caring nature.

4G

Ella

For being a caring student this week - you spotted when one of your classmates was struggling and really tried hard to make a difference. Well done, Ella!

3B

All of 3B

For a brilliant sports day. You all took part and showed good sportsmanship, trying your best and demonstrating excellent teamwork skills. Well done!

3L

Joey

For being a risk-taker this week and working completely independently. You are a superstar!

3TL

All of 3TL

For a brilliant sports day. You all took part and showed good sportsmanship, trying your best and demonstrating excellent teamwork skills. Well done!

2B

Jack

Being an inquirer this week! Jack did a wonderful job researching how people travelled to work in 1872 and shared his research with the class to support their writing.

2F

Mia

For being so principled! She has been sharing with adults those visitors that have red lanyards. How responsible! Well done Mia.

2T

Hannah

For being a risk-taker every day as she pushes her learning forwards by not being afraid to try. Well done Hannah!

1E

Eva

For being a knowledgeable thinker when writing a wonderful recount of the story Flat Stanley.

1LT

Arlo

For being a good thinker when writing about your journey as Flat Stanley.

1T

Elsie

For being a keen inquirer and good communicator this week.

Bees

Phoebe

For being a wonderfully resilient learner, she has persisted in all areas of her learning despite finding it difficult. She has been a superstar!

caterpillars

Iris

For being an open-minded learner. She will give any activity a try and welcome any friends into her games. It is lovely to see!

ladybirds

Henley

For trying so hard with his reading and writing this week, he has been thinking hard about his work and persevering.

ACHIEVEMENT CERTIFICATES THIS WEEK GO TO:

Jasmine,

Lucas, Ethan, William

For representing the school during this week's athletics event at Tonbridge School with a mixture of skill, determination and a sporting attitude.

Lily

Your amazing commitment to your story writing. You have taken time to proof read your work independently and illustrated your pages beautifully taking great pride in what you are doing. Great job Lily!

Freddy

For really thinking through our computing work this week, not being daunted by the problems that presented themselves.

Lucy, Lewis, Lilly T & Alison

You were principled and showed good communication when working as a team this week.

Well done!

5G

Lola

For being a creative thinker and persevering with her writing work this week, developing new skills and using them to good effect. Superb work Lola :)

5P

All of 5P!

For a fantastic performance, as a team and as individuals, in Sports Day this week. You came first on the day thanks to your hard work and determination. Well done!

5R

Dylan

Being responsible and helping to keep the classroom organised and tidy, even when it isn’t your mess. Great effort, Dylan!

4DP

Willow

For being such a star at Sports Day - you stepped in when we needed extra runners, went twice in relays and gave an amazing performance in all the events. You really embodied the spirit of Sports Day. Well done Willow!

4E

Leo

The effort, commitment and determination you showed at Sports Day resulted in the entire team succeeding. You put in a huge amount of effort and pushed yourself hard. Well done Leo for proving that you can achieve great things!

4G

Reggie

For trying really hard in all your lessons and Sports Day this week - you showed great understanding of angles!

3B

Lily

For amazing reading progress this year. Your fluency and comprehension skills have developed well and you are reading far more complex books. A fantastic achievement.

3L

Callum

For much improved writing. You are presenting your work carefully and picking up the pace to showcase how well you can write! Well done and keep up the good work.

3TL

Zoe

For creating a piece of digital art in the style of Auguste Erban, a French Cubism artist. Not only did you use your ICT skills to make the art but you did it all in French too. Well done!

2B

Elsie

Elsie has made a wonderful start in our class over the past few weeks! She has shown great confidence and has made lots of new friends already. Keep it up Elsie!

2F

Bertie

For interpreting data well this week! He took time asking the teachers around the school how they travelled to work. You made a brilliant tally chart!

2T

Ruben

For trying very hard with his writing and making steady progress over the last month. Well done Ruben; you are becoming a writer!

1E

Archie

For being a fantastic role model for others. You are always polite, caring and hardworking. Your kind words and actions always make others smile.

1LT

Oliver K

For working really hard to complete our Inquiry challenges.

1T

The whole of 1T

For working hard and having a great transition morning.

bees

Everyone!

For all trying their best during Sports Day. We have a lot of fun and everyone showed lots of good sportsmanship.

caterpillars

Everyone!

For their fantastic Sports Day. Everyone showed great sportsmanship and most of all had lots of fun. We are very proud of you all!

ladybirds

Everyone!

For a wonderful Sports Day full of smiles, hard work and teamwork. We are really proud of you all.

Over the last week we have had several incidents on Whatsapp. Please take note of the details here and discuss how to behave appropriately when having conversations online. Remember - if you wouldn't say it in person, do not say it to someone online

The fox project

A fox cub was found tangled in some football netting on the school site. The Fox Project (based in Tunbridge Wells) were amazing. They rescued the cub, nursed it back to health and then released it back with his family on Tuesday morning. What an amazing local charity.

For more information about them please visit:

https://foxproject.org.uk/

Big fish... little fish... cardboard box

Thank you to everyone who have already kindly donated cardboard boxes to EYFS. These are being used to help prepare for an exciting summer of renovations.

If you have anymore heavy duty cardboard boxes please can you donate these via the School Office or give them directly to the EYFS team. Thank you!