Paddock Wood Primary Academy

Newsletter 7.01.22

Mrs Fidock's news update

Welcome back and Happy New Year.

We still continue to deal with Covid, the current guidelines are:

If you have a positive PCR you only need to isolate for 7 days - providing you have a negative LFT test on day 6 and day 7. If these are positive you must isolate for the full 10 days.
If you have no symptoms, but have a positive LFT you no longer need to get a PCR, but you do need to isolate.
If you have symptoms you should still get a PCR.

In school we have:

Moved all assemblies online.
Moved all meetings online.
Staff are wearing masks in communal areas.
We will inform you if a child in the class gets a positive LFT/PCR.

Despite continuing with Covid, it's been a wonderful first week back. The children have returned, full of enthusiasm and focus and I'm already running out of stickers for lovely work! We warmly welcome our new staff to the Paddock Wood Team and community, so please do go and say hello if you get a chance. I hope you have a lovely weekend and we're looking forward to seeing you all on Monday.

Proud@paddockwoodcommunity

We've started 2022 with energy and engagement, this week we have been really proud of …

Year 4

Roman & Celts Day

Year 4 had an exciting start this term, celebrating a Romans and Celts day. The children all came in dressed in fabulous costumes and enjoyed a day packed full of fascinating, hands on learning, from drilling Roman battle tactics, learning about different jobs and roles and finding out about Roman homes and families. We even watched some gruesome surgery that was performed on Mrs Predescu!

All of the year 4 children were so brilliant and so engaged all day. We were all very proud of you!

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... The PYP Key Concepts

PYP Key Concepts

The PYP’s key concepts are seven 'Big Ideas' that help frame children's learning. When we explore and investigate topics through the key concepts, our children develop a much deeper understanding of what they are learning by asking open questions about each inquiry.

Below are the 8 Key Concepts & the questions they help our children think about.

If you would like to find out more about the PYP and what we are doing in classes, please click here

Dates ahead

Some dates for your diary:

11.01.22 Girls Football Match Away to Southborough 3:30pm - 4:30pm

18.01.22 Football Match Home to Claremont 3:30pm-4:30pm

20.01.22 Football Match Away to St.John's 3:30pm-4:30pm

25.01.22 Football Match Away to St.Mark's 3:30pm-4:30pm

1.2.22 - 4.2.22 Y5 Wales Trip 1

2.2.22 Year 3/4 Sportshall Athletics, Angel Centre 8:15am - 12:30pm

8.2.22 - 11.2.22 Y5 Wales Trip 2

11.2.22 INSET Day - school closed to all pupils

3.3.22 Netball High Five Competition at Weald of Kent 4pm - 5:30pm

7.3.22 & 8.3.22 Class Photos 8am - 12pm

21.3.22 Year 3/4 Hockey at Hawkenbury 3G Pitch 3pm - 5:30pm

29.3.22 & 31.3.22 Parents Evening for all year groups via School Cloud, timings TBC

Office Messages

Covid Communication

We will keep you informed if there are any Covid cases in your child's class, but it is not for anyone to share who this is - even if you know, with other parents. This is confidential information and should remain so. Thank you.

Parking

Please be considerate to our neighbours when parking outside the school grounds. We have received several complaints regarding blocked driveways and dangerous parking/driving.

Wellington Boots

Do you have a pile of old wellies that you don't need? We are looking for sizes 8-10 (childrens) for our EYFS. If you have any you no longer need - we would love to have them, please drop them with EYFS at the beginning or end of the day. Thank you.

Learner Profile Certificates this week go to:

6S (6H)

Darcey

For being open-minded in her discussions and questions related to our new area of Inquiry.

Henry

For returning to school with a balanced approach to your learning. You have worked hard in all subjects and are already trying to improve the quality and quantity of your writing.

Stanley

For your enthusiasm and overall engagement with our new inquiry this term. You have already shown a great deal of knowledge about it.

Elouise

For consistently displaying an inquiring and engaged attitude this week. Your contributions are always enthusiastic and welcome.

5g

Lleyton

For showing himself to be a balanced and reflective learner this week, working to develop his use of figurative language in his work.

5r

Oliver D

For being a great communicator in Maths this week! You made sure to use the correct mathematical language and explained your ideas clearly. Excellent work this week!

5w

Evie

For being a reflective learner this week. You have identified elements of your work to improve and worked hard to make it better.

4E (4B)

Rory

For showing care towards everyone in the class. Numerous times you've been spotted being caring towards your friends and the adults around school.

4dp

Jack

Jack has been a fabulous communicator this week. He has worked hard on his maths, showing us his working and thinking really clearly. Keep it up Jack!

4g

Reggie

For being a reflective learner in Maths this week. You realised that you made a mistake and then used resources to check and correct your answers. Well done, Reggie!

3b

Ryan

For being a principled and caring member of the class. You are always helpful to those around you and display exemplary behaviour at all times.

3l

Matthew

For being knowledgeable about trains. You shared your amazing knowledge, which helped us to create the questions for our inquiry.

3s

Bluebelle

You have shown wonderful thinking skills in reading comprehension this week. It has been great to hear your predictions about our book The Railway Children.

2f

Maia

Being knowledgeable with her maths this week! She was able to use drawing and manipulatives to help her solve tricky problems. Super work!

2h

Maisie

For being a risk taker and raising your hand more in class and for contributing to class discussions.

2t

Edmund

For being a brilliant inquirer by asking lots of questions and enjoying discovering new things in all subjects.

1lt

Dollie

For being a caring and helpful friend.

1T (1m)

Louie

For being knowledgeable. You have been able to solve problems using what you have learnt in maths.

1r

Harry

For being a risk taker in PE and for being knowledgeable. You were able to retell the story Wolves. Well done

Bees

Phoebe

For taking risks and being brave enough to try new things this week.

Ladybirds

Harry

For communicating his ideas while we discussed what we knew about materials.

caterpillars

Isabel

For being a good communicator when telling her own story.

National Online Safety

Please remember that as parents you have access to this brilliant resource. There are webinars, courses and further help guides regarding a multitude of subjects.

If you need help getting access, please speak to your child's teacher in the first instance.

ACHIEVEMENT CERTIFICATES THIS WEEK GO TO:

6S (6H)

Rose

For including adventurous and engaging description in her writing to create an image for her audience.

Shanice

For your fantastic dinosaur suspense writing. You took care to make your work not only exciting to read but also look eye-catching on display.

Lacey

For an absolutely fantastic effort in Maths, being the first to successfully complete a challenge, showing a firm grasp of formal methods of calculation.

Isaac

For a truly fantastic piece of independent writing which incorporated knowledge and an ability to effectively communicate ideas.

5g

Emelie

For working hard to develop her problem solving skills this week and sharing this with others.

5r

Darcy

Giving thoughtful contributions in our Maths lessons. It’s great to see your confidence improving in answering questions. Keep it up!

5w

Sudhan

For always participating in mathematical discussions. You share your ideas and different ways of getting answers.

4E (4b)

Florence

For your incredible effort and contribution to the class discussion when we looked at Julius Caesar and how he was assassinated!

4dp

Josie

Josie has shown amazing self management skills this week. She has been super focused on every task and making sure her work is completed to a high standard. Well done Josie.

4g

Jessica

For fantastic historical writing - you used lots of descriptive language and conveyed emotion effectively. Well done!

3b

Harry

For fantastic engagement and achievement during our maths lessons this week.

3l

Dominykas

For working extremely hard on your writing this week. A great start to the term!

3s

Paris

You have thought carefully about your setting description based on The Railway Children, paying close attention to your handwriting, presentation and spelling. Well done!

2f

Henry

For trying his best with his writing! He wrote a super police report of how a dinosaur trespassed into our classroom and left his eggs! Well done.

2h

Anna

For being a helpful, caring and kind member of the class. You always try your best in lessons and willingly help others with their learning.

2t

Sonny

Being a caring individual, always wishing to make people happy and being sensitive to the needs of others.

1lt

Kayden

For working really hard in Maths this week. A great start to the term!

1T (1m)

Millie

For great writing about Peter and the Wolf. You used your phonics to sound out words carefully.

1r

Sierra

Being a good listener and being able to recall what happened in the story. Well done.

Bees

Bella

For showing great resilience and trying her best each day!

Ladybirds

Mickey

For trying hard with his phonics learning.

Caterpillars

Lennie

For trying hard to learn how to spell his name.

Queen's Jubilee

As part of the Queen's Jubilee celebrations, community groups were asked to submit an application to receive one of the saplings to be planted to commemorate this occasion. I am delighted to inform you that Paddock Wood Primary Academy has been successful in this bid and will receive one of these to be planted in June.

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