In Memory of Queen Elizabeth II

1926- 2022

Paddock Wood Primary Academy joins the rest of Great Britain and the Commonwealth in mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II. We await further guidance regarding any period of national mourning and will let parents and carers know as soon as possible.

We will start today with a two minute silence as a mark of respect.

As a community we send our thoughts and condolences to her family.

God save the King.

Paddock Wood Primary Academy

Newsletter

Refurbished EYFS

We are delighted with the refurbished EYFS. It has been totally transformed into a calm, purposeful and engaging learning space for our youngest children.

Still a few little finishing touches, but already it looks amazing. We will open it up for parents to have a look once the play area is completed and we can fully unpack...but for now a few little pictures for you.

Thank you to the Trust for this huge investment in our academy.

Proud@paddockwoodcommunity

This week we are really proud of...

Kelsie 6C

On Sunday 4th September Kelsie competed in the East Kent Athletic Competition where she represented PWAC under 11's. She did so well securing 2nd place in the 75m, 2nd place on the 150m and 1st place in the Long Jump and also getting a PB. What an achievement Kelsie - we are really proud of you!

11+

To all those children that sat the Kent Test (11+) this week - well done.

We know you were all a bit nervous, but as we told you at the time, just do your best and no matter what the outcome, we are so proud of you.

robbie 4T & ryan 4G

Robbie and Ryan won the Aylesford football tournament on Sunday.

Ryan was captain and Robbie got U9 Player of the Tournament.

Well done boys - what a brilliant achievement - your team must be delighted. We are really proud of you.

Edie 6c

You may remember that we shared Edie's submission to Kent's Big Writing Challenge. We are delighted to share that on the 30th August 2022, Edie was invited to attend an awards ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral Lodge for Kent’s Big Writing Challenge and won “District Winner - Key Stage 2” for her piece of writing titled My Hero.

Edie’s story was about her 99 year old Great Grandad.

Not only did she win on the day, her story has been published in the Kent’s Big Writing Challenge Finalists 2022 book and she had the privilege of meeting Nick Butterworth, Author and Illustrator of ‘Percy The Park Keeper’.

We are so proud of you Edie - we have a published author at PWPA! Huge congratulations.

Edie with Percy the Park Keeper author and illustrator, Nick Butterworth.

Parking

We continue to politely request that you park responsibly at drop off and collection. Local residents are reporting that cars are being parked irresponsbility and either blocking drives or access. This is not fair and means that residents are unable to leave for work. If we continue to get complaints we will have to refer this to the PCSO.

On-site parking: Just a reminder that only those parents with a disabled badge or taxis should be coming onto site. This is a staff car park only. Senior staff will challenge you if we see you drive on site.

If you have any other particular circumstances that require you to drive onto site, please contact us and we can give permission in exceptional circumstances. The more traffic we have on site increases the risk to those children and families walking to school.

Thank you for your help with this and keeping everyone safe.

Office Messages

Contact: If you need to contact a member of staff, please email into the school office where this will then be forwarded. If you do contact teachers directly , please remember that during the day they are teaching and have duties - and won't be able to respond immediately. We will reply within 48 hours. E.g. if you send an email on a Friday night, the member of staff may not reply until Monday morning. If your message is urgent, please send this into the office or give us a call. Thank you for your help with this.

MCAS / Google Classroom help

We are aware that some people are having difficulty accessing MCAS/Google Classroom. We are offering 2 drop ins so you can come and receive help.

Monday 12th September 2:45 - 3:30pm

Thursday 15th September 8:30 - 9:15am

All sessions will be held in the small hall - please come to the front office and we will direct you to the hall. Please bring your phone/device with you.

Dates ahead

Some dates for your diary:

12.9.22 Years 4, 5 & 6 Music Concert to St. Andrews Church 2pm

19.9.22 & 20.9.22 Pupil Photos

22.9.22 Kent Road Safety

11.10.22 3TL to Dover Castle

12.10.22 3B to Dover Castle

14.10.22 PTA Autumn Disco Years 1 - 6 (more information to follow)

17.10.22 3L to Dover Castle

21.10.22 End of Term 1

6.11.22 PTA Family Fireworks event

7.11.22 Term 2 begins

9.11.22 Open Evening for prospective parents EYFS September 2023 entry 6:30 -8pm

16.11.22 Nasal Flu Vaccination Year R to 6

20.12.22 End of Term 2

School finishes at 1:30pm (no After School Club)

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

6C

Amelie

For using initiative and a caring attitude towards our learning environment.

6J

Riley

Your great perseverance and reflection when carrying out your inquiry work this week. You communicated your ideas in a creative way and were open-minded when taking on board suggestions. Nice one Riley.

6S

Oliver

Your caring and principled approach have helped the class to settle this week. Thank you for being on hand to help around the classroom.

5G

Isaac

For having a positive attitude to learning, persevering and trying very hard with his maths and English this week I’m very proud of you Isaac, keep it up:)

5J

Finley

Has shown great communication skills when contributing in class discussions.

5M

Lucas

For showing your caring side and being thoughtful of others. In addition, you have also shown great insight during our Literacy discussions.

4DP

Bennie

Bennie is a principled learner, always approaching new learning with an enthusiastic and hard-working attitude.

4G

Albert

Albert has demonstrated great self-regulation skills this week, getting on with his work and only asking for help when he needs it.

4T

Hayley

Showing care and consideration throughout the week in all subjects and with her fellow peers.

3be

Mia

For being an enthusiastic inquirer this week. You are asking lots of interesting questions about our new inquiry and thinking carefully about how to find out the answers! A great start to Year 3.

3L

Sonny

For an amazing start to Year 3! You have been a risk-taker this week by starting your work independently and doing a brilliant job. We are very proud of you!

3TL

Isabelle

Being caring and principled. Isabelle helped her friend when she was feeling sad and made sure that she had someone to play with. Well done!.

2CR

Isaac

For being knowledgeable this week! For sharing ideas about the world around us and linking your ideas together.

2P

Gracie

For being a risk taker and trying hard to do her best in every lesson this week despite a little nervousness at the start. She has shown she is a balanced and principled learner with her amazing attitude towards learning. Well done!

2T

Teddy

For being principled this week! He has been a good role model to others by making an excellent start to Year 2. Well done Teddy!

1E

Alexandra

For being a knowledgeable communicator when learning about our bodies in Science.

1P

Juan

Juan has been a great risk taker by challenging himself and working well independently and with others. In particular, he showed great inquirer skills labelling parts of the body in french.

1T

Leo

For being a balanced reflective thinker. You have independently taken upon the challenge to help teach your friend a new skill.

Wesley centre:

Paddock wood

Are you interested in local history or do you want to find out more about Paddock Wood? The Wesley Centre is open this Sunday from 10am-4pm for a Heritage Day where they will have an exhibition of photos of PW in past times and will be recording people’s memories, sharing refreshments and holding a raffle. Please do go along and see what it's all about.

ACHIEVEMENT CERTIFICATES THIS WEEK GO TO:

6C

Edie

Sharing some terrific ideas in writing and applying her own knowledge along with an element of risk taking in her work.

6J

Jack

Your incredible hard work this week and demonstrating your fantastic skills within reading this week. You accurately retrieved and inferred information from the texts. Great job Jack!

6S

Ellie

For being reflective and a risk-taker. Your inquiry work has inspired others and your determination to try something new was commendable. Well done!

5G

Caio

For settling very well into his new class and school, welcome to Paddock Wood Academy.

5J

Ava

Her effort in drawing a beautiful self portrait and dedication to completing tasks was well noted.

5M

Sam

For a great start to the year. You have shown excellent attention to detail and displayed a committed work ethic.

4DP

Freya

For contributing a huge amount to our learning about the human body and the digestive system - you have asked fantastic questions and learnt so much already.

4G

Layla

For working consistently hard in Inquiry, producing great work and being able to justify her view when challenged!

4T

Teddy

For his excellent skeleton sketch and for making HUGE efforts with his writing this week, achieving higher standards as a result.

3BE

Dylan

For a fantastic start to the year. You are putting a huge effort into your writing and you thought of lots of ideas and interesting words to describe a setting. Well done.

3L

Luca

For having such a consistently positive attitude. Your enthusiasm when contributing to class discussions brightens up our classroom. A great start to Year 3!

3TL

Zac

For a consistent approach to your learning, you have worked hard in all your subjects. You always listen carefully and try your best. An excellent start to Year 3. Well done.

2CR

Martha

For taking pride in your writing when describing the bog baby and working hard on your presentation.

2P

Barnaby

For beautiful presentation in all of his work in every lesson this week. He is a shining example to all of his peers with his neat and tidy approach to presenting his work. Well done!

2T

Alex

For trying his best with his writing this week! He came up with a brilliant prediction of what creature he thought entered our classroom. Super!

1E

Woody

For being a wonderful and caring friend to others. I am very proud of you for giving lovely compliments to others and making others smile when they were feeling a little sad.

1P

Harriett

Harriett has shown a balanced approach to her new environment. She has already shown good progress in using resources to help her regulate her emotions. We can’t wait to see this progress continue.

1T

Summer

Summer your confidence has flourished. You have participated in class discussions whilst inquiring parts of the body.

Recycling picture

I am hoping to make a recycling picture made out of bottle lids.

I will need as many bottle lids as possible to create the murals and so a whole school effort is required!

Please save your bottle lids and either hand these into the office or children can give them to their class teacher.

Thank you for your support.

Mr James

Year 5

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