Paddock Wood Primary Academy

Newsletter

Mrs Fidock's news update

What a difference a little bit of sunshine makes! It's been lovely to have the children back this week and falling straight into their routines and learning. Over the half-term we have had more work completed on the building including: new flooring in the KS1 corridor, library and in the Year 6 classrooms, we have also had a very smart new wall built to replace the wooden stakes - we will be planting this shortly too. We've also had confirmed that the KS1 and Year 3 toilets will be upgraded over the summer holidays - this is way overdue and we are very grateful that the Trust have been able to fund this project.

We have also been reviewing the parental survey responses and have put together a response...a 'you said, we will...' letter - so please look out for this when it's sent later today. A few key reminders:

All of our detailed Curriculum Maps are on our school website. This is broken down into each year groups, the key skills and knowledge taught and when this will be delivered. We have overview maps for each year group, but we will also send a hard copy home so you can have this to hand.
All of our policies are on our school website. These include; admissions, attendance, behaviour, anti-bullying, safeguarding etc.
A member of SLT is out every morning and afternoon - either on one of the gates or on one of the playgrounds, we are here to listen and help in any way we can. We also have the enquiries@ email where you can ask questions or request someone to call you back - which we will endeavour to do so, ASAP.

I hope you find our response reassuring that we are and do listen.

Proud@paddockwoodcommunity

This week we are really proud of...

Robyn 6c

Robyn was the youngest ever to pass her confined Open Water course last week with The Scuba School at Tunbridge Wells Sports Centre. Well done Robyn!

Edmund 3L

Edmund successfully passed his karate grading and has progressed from a yellow belt to an orange belt. Well done Edmund, we are so proud of you.

florence 2p

Florence gained her Stage 5 achievement certificate trampolining. She has done so well in her trampolining class since starting at the beginning of January this year. She’s mastered tuck, straddle and pike jumps, as well as putting these moves and more into a routine. We’re so proud of you; well done, Flo!

Matthew 4T

Matthew was awarded his Water Skills 1 badge at swimming lessons recently. We are proud of your positive attitude in your lessons and your confidence in the water. What great life skills!

FREDDIE

Freddie was awarded this medal after taking part in a half term football camp! Wow Freddie, what a star you are.

tilly 2P

After hearing the news of the Turkey/Syria earthquake Tilly really wanted to help. She showed what a great inquirer she was learning more facts about the event and finding the best way to help. She jumped into action over half term with the help of her brother, Orson, and sister, Madeleine, baking cakes and making key rings to sell to neighbours, friends and family. The caring team raised £70 which was donated to the Red Cross Earhquake Appeal. We are so proud of you all!

JOSEPH 3TL

Joseph was recently awarded his 2* ski award. This means he can now skate step, side slip and complete parallel turns too. Well done Joseph, what a cool set of skills!

School Council & Wellbeing Champions

School Council and our Wellbeing Champions organised a very successful cake sale before half term. They raised a staggering £275! The proceeds will be split between our 2 charities, Bereko and the RSPCA.

Well done all !

We want you!

Could you be a Year Group Rep? This would involve 6 meetings a year, during school time with a member of SLT. It's an opportunity to come in and discuss:

things we can do to support families further
ideas of how we can improve
questions about school/year groups/future plans

You would represent the children and families in your year group, so you will need to also take ideas from other parents and feedback. This is a solution focused group and a positive forum. If you think you could be that person, please complete this google form to register your interest. Year Group Rep Interest Form

Curriculum corner

This week our focus is the International Baccalaureate. We are now an IB World School, a journey that has taken us 2 years. There are only 120 schools in the UK who are World Schools and we are proud to be one of them.

International Baccalaureate

Here at Paddock Wood, we teach the National Curriculum, under the framework of the International Baccalaureate's Primary Years Programme (PYP). This framework enhances the National Curriculum and includes:

Approaches to learning e.g. research skills
Learner Profile Attributes e.g. principled, risk-taker
Concepts e.g. change, causation

We also talk about giving the children agency (voice, choice and ownership) and that they will take action (either as small as a change of opinion or as larger actions such as a peaceful protest).

A more detailed guide can be found here: What is the PYP? or if you would prefer to watch a video about it you can find one here.

Office Messages

Following the cake sale at the end of last term we have a couple of unclaimed cake tins in the office. If you donated cakes but have not yet had your tin back please pop in to collect it!

Dates ahead

Some dates for your diary:

1.3.23 Reform Restore Respect Assembly for Year 5 and 6

Year 6 to Mascalls for 'Alice in Wonderland' production 1.00pm - 3.30pm

2.3.23 World Book Day - Dress up as your favourite book character

6.3.23 & 7.3.23 Class Photos

6.3.23 to 16.3.23 Bikeability for some of Year 6

6.3.23 to 10.3.23 Careers Week

30.3.23 Health and Care Careers Presentation for Year 5 and 6

31.3.23. End of Term 4 - school finishes at 1.00pm (no After School Club)

17.4.23 Term 5 begins

24.4.23 - 27.4.23 Plas Pencelli Residential Trip for Year 5

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

6C

Sudhan

For a being a wonderful collaborator in class. You have worked extremely well with others and the results show an excellent working partnership.

6J

Emelia

Being a risk taker in your inquiry work; you wanted to be more ambitious in how you presented your inquiry about Windrush, planning an inventive way of making your work interactive and informative! I can’t wait to see the finished piece, well done Emilia.

6S

Jessica

For being focused, principled and a knowledgeable learner. You have tried your best in all areas of the curriculum this week and we are really proud of you!

5G

Roseanna

For developing her communication and knowledge skills and presenting her learning effective skills to solve problems involving fractions of amounts in maths. Well done Roseanna :)

5J

Jack

Jack has worked tirelessly to improve his overall performance in his writing and it has paid off. Using great extraction skills to collect important information and write a detailed summary on Viking and Anglo-Saxon life. Well done Jack.

5M

Lucas

For showing real determination this week with regard to your presentation. You have put in a great effort and taken pride in the obvious improvements you have made.

4DP

Archie

Archie has been a principled learner this week, listening carefully and really engaging with his learning. Keep up the great attitude Archie.

4G

Tommy

You have been a reflective learner this week - showing great improvement in your writing across the board.

4T

Matthew

For being a risk-taker in Mathematics, approaching new concepts with forethought and determination - well done Matthew!

3BE

Georgie Lee

For having such a positive attitude this week. You are more focussed and determined to do your work. Keep it up, we are very proud of you!

3L

Blake

For being a reflective learner this week. You have written a fantastic start to your Howard Carter diary entry. When given feedback from the class, you went back and edited your work. Well done Blake!

3TL

Michael

For being such a good role model to your peers in class. You help organise equipment and offer to help anyone who needs it. Well done!

2CR

Frank

You have been a risk taker this week attempting more challenging questions in Maths and finding ways to solve them.

2P

Victoria

For your consistently positive approach to learning. You are inquisitive and caring, and you do your best every day to learn as much as you can and help your classmates. Keep it up.

2T

Seth

For being open-minded this week! He has used a range of fantastic vocabulary to describe fire. Well done Seth!

1E

Alice

For being a reflective and principled learner during our English lessons this week. You wrote a wonderful pancake recipe using a wide range of time connectives, evaluated your pancakes using effective and suitable adjectives and on top of all that you have been extremely focussed on ensuring your handwriting is lovely and neat.

1P

Ardita

For applying many learner attributes this week to her learning. As well as being a principled learner, Ardita applied her thinking and risk-taking skills when writing words with different suffixes such as -ing,-er and -ed. Ardita then focused on constructing sentences with these words. Well done!

1T

Harry

Harry this week you have been a risk - taker. You consistently confront challenges confidently and inspire others to do so too.

ARCHER

Bobby-Lee

For perservering to become MUCH clearer with his speech! We are very proud of him.

Goldings

Freddie

For being such a responsible and caring member of the class. Freddie uses his learning time responsibly and he always is the first to help when tidying up.

phoenix

Harry

For being a great communicator. He has enjoyed sharing his knowledge and skills with his friends to build a garden centre outside. Well done Harry!

ACHIEVEMENT CERTIFICATES THIS WEEK GO TO:

6C

Misbaah

For a wonderful effort with writing. You have really applied yourself

and managed to write some wonderful extended pieces. Well done!

6J

Harley

Working hard on your playscript this week. You came up with the speech between the characters all on your own and challenged yourself to even add stage directions as well. Nice one Harley.

6S

Brendan

For producing an informative and well-written piece of work about The Windrush. Your audience will enjoy reading and learning from it.

5G

Charlotte

For showing resilience and determination working in maths to solve problems involving equivalent fractions and decimals - keep up the good work Charlotte :)

5J

Niamh

A future baker in the making, Niamh enjoyed the process of making Viking Cookies and learning about the baking process. Although enthusiastic, Niamh was responsible and followed instructions carefully to ensure steps were completed correctly. Well done, Niamh :)

5M

Sam

For some lovely writing on the Vikings, showing a mature authorial voice, good structure and nicely presented. I really enjoyed reading it.

4DP

Isla

Isla always approaches learning with enthusiasm and takes real pride in every piece of work. Well done Isla!

4G

Freddie

You have completed wonderful work on fractions in Maths and descriptive writing this week, Freddie showing self-management and focus. Well done!

4T

Faye

For consistently aiming to achieve high standards in every lesson; this determination to succeed is bringing success - well done Faye!

3BE

Jimmy

For a great effort in your writing and Maths this week. You are working more independently and striving to do your very best. Well done!

3L

Mia

For a brilliant week in all areas of your work. Your reading has been fantastic and you have shown a lot of enthusiasm, which has been lovely to see. Your Maths work on division with remainders has also been brilliant. Super focus and a great start to the term!

3TL

JoJo

For your efforts in Maths. You have really tried hard, showing resilience and challenging yourself. This can be seen in the excellent progress that you are making. Keep it up - Well done!

2CR

Holly

Throughout writing this week you have shared ideas and found ways to improve them further. You have created a fantastic poem well done!

2P

Tilly

For your advancement with your spelling and handwriting. You have worked hard in the areas you needed to improve and made some real progress.

Well done.

2T

Sierra

For trying her best this week! Her artwork of The Great Fire of London was particularly amazing, well done Sierra!

1E

Woody

For being a wonderful mathematician! This week we have been working with numbers from 20 to 50. You used dienes to create various numbers and also confidently completed the missing numbers on a range of number tracks counting forwards and backwards. Keep up the amazing work!

1P

Reggie

You have successfully returned with an enthusiasm to build upon your growth mindset and have shown an improvement in your handwriting and ability to use resources around the classroom to not stay stuck. Well done and keep this up!

1T

Mollie

Mollie you consistently work hard in all areas of the curriculum. During our Science walk you confidently shared your knowledge, of deciduous and evergreen trees with your peers.