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18th September 2026
Principal's Message
This week our year 5 children have been doing their Bikeability lessons, learning how to ride bikes safely, both around the school grounds and - for many children - on the roads. I always enjoy watching sessions like these, as some children learn the brand new skill of riding a bike, and others learn to extend their existing skills to new situations. If your child does own a bike and have passed their Bikeability sessions, please make sure that they also own a helmet to help keep them safe when riding around.
Thank you to all parents who have helped us with the new free school meals applcation process. We are slowly getting application responses back from Lancashire, and as soon as we have a response for your child (or if you show us an email from Lancashire proving eligibility), we will get your children registered for free meals. I know that all children in Reception, year 1 and year 2 already receive free meals automatically, but even if this applies to your child, completing an LCC application will mean that they will be automatically checked for free meals eligibility every year once they enter Year 3 and beyond, so it is worth doing the application regardless.
Have a lovely weekend.
Kind regards,
S Thompson
Principal
upcoming dates
upcoming dates
September
Wednesday 23rd September to Friday 25th September - Year 6 residential trip to Waddow Hall
Thursday 24th September - school nurse drop-in sessions (more information available later in the newsletter)
Friday 25th September - Year 3 MacMillan Coffee morning
October
Thursday 1st October - Pupil Flu Vaccinations (parents should be receiving emails from Intrahealth about this. Registration is to be completed by the online form)
Wednesday 7th October - Year 3 trip to Stump Cross Caverns (please make your £10 contributions either via ParentPay or in cash at the office)
Monday 12th October 1:30pm - EYFS parents' workshop
Friday 23rd October - school finishes for half term
SAFE
SAFE
sCHOOL NURSE DROP INS
sCHOOL NURSE DROP INS
We are offering School Nurse sessions for parents at school on Thursday 24th September 2026. Please contact the school office to book an appointment.
The Nurse can offer support with:
Sleep support
Toileting and continence support
Behaviour
Public Health Needs (diet, dental, puberty and hygiene etc)
School readiness
Please note the School Nurse cannot prescribe or diagnose any conditions.
اسکول میں نرس کا دورہ
ہم جمعرات، 24 ستمبر 2026 کو اسکول میں والدین کے لیے 'اسکول نرس' کے سیشنز کا اہتمام کر رہے ہیں۔ اپائنٹمنٹ (ملاقات کا وقت) لینے کے لیے براہ کرم اسکول آفس سے رابطہ کریں۔
نرس درج ذیل امور میں معاونت فراہم کر سکتی ہیں:
نیند سے متعلق رہنمائی
ٹوائلٹ کے استعمال اور مثانے/آنتوں پر قابو پانے continence سے متعلق رہنمائی
رویہ/سلوک
عوامی صحت سے متعلق ضروریات (غذا، دانتوں کی دیکھ بھال، بلوغت اور حفظانِ صحت وغیرہ)
اسکول جانے کی تیاری
براہ کرم نوٹ کریں کہ اسکول نرس کسی بھی طبی کیفیت کی تشخیص یا ادویات تجویز نہیں کر سکتیں۔
Operation encompass
Operation encompass
Our school is part of Operation Encompass, which is a national scheme that operates jointly between schools and police forces.
Operation Encompass is the reporting to schools, prior to the start of the next school day, when a child or young person has experienced domestic abuse and other issues that may impact upon their wellbeing and the police have been called.
Lancashire Constabulary will now also share details with school about children who are missing from home with us so that we can appropriately understand and support their needs when they return.
As a school we have ensured that Catherine Jermyn, the school's DSL, known as a Key Adult for Operation Encompass, has been trained in the Operation Encompass procedures allowing us to then use the information that has been shared, in confidence, to support the children in our care.
The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 identifies children who experience domestic abuse as victims of domestic abuse in their own right.
We are keen to offer the best support possible to all our children and we believe this will be extremely beneficial for all those involved.
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here
attendance
attendance
Our attendance this week has been 95.11%, and our attendance for this year is 94.87% Our attendance target for every child is 96%.
Children in Years 1 to 6 who are in school on time every day in a week will be given 5 dojos to celebrate and recognise their attendance. We are also recognising the best class each week with an in-school Shine Charter competition, where classes can win £50 to spend on resources once they have been the highest-attending class 5 times. Please support the school by ensuring that you child is here every day, ready to learn.
reporting absence to school
reporting absence to school
Please can we remind all parents that, if your child is going to be absent from school, it is important that you call school on 01282 615927 to inform the office of the absence. Please do not email the reasons for absence, as the office may not see this email, and we may need to therefore do a home visit to check on your child.
If school conducts home visits and finds that your child is not at home (if they are too ill to be in school, we would expect them to be at home with a parent), the absence may be marked as unauthorised.
As a reminder, school does not authorise extended absence in term time. Taking your child out of school in term time may lead to legal action being taken against you by Lancashire County Council.
If you're worried about something - we're here to help
If you're worried about something - we're here to help
We want to work in partnership with you. If you're ever worried or unhappy about something that's happened in school, please follow this order of contact via the school office:
Your child's class teacher.
Key Stage Leader - EYFS, Miss McMinn; KS1, Mrs Gill; KS2, Mrs Birmingham & Mrs Ramshead
Assistant Principal - Miss Jermyn
Principal - Mr Thompson
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inspired
Free sports activities at the Leisure box
Free sports activities at the Leisure box
The Leisure Box in Brierfield offer free sports activities for children in the evenings. If you are interested, please see which sessions you would like to book onto and speak to Umbreen in the school office. Once your child is registered you can attend without having to book weekly. Please note it is your responsibility to take and collect your child from the Leisure Box.
Leisure Box
شام کے وقت بچوں کے لیے مفت کھیلوں کی سرگرمیاں پیش کرتا ہے۔ اگر آپ دلچسپی رکھتے ہیں تو براہ کرم دیکھیں کہ آپ ٹائم ٹیبل پر کون سے سیشنز بک کرنا چاہتے ہیں اور مس امبرین سے بات کریں۔ ایک بار جب آپ کا بچہ رجسٹر ہوجاتا ہے تو آپ ہفتہ وار بک کیے بغیر شرکت کرسکتے ہیں۔ براہ کرم نوٹ کریں کہ یہ آپ کی ذمہ داری ہے کہ آپ اپنے بچے کو لیزر باکس سے لے جائیں اور جمع کریں۔
Time to Talk
Time to Talk
Pendle Primary Academy are proud to be a Voice 21 Oracy Centre of Excellence. As a school, we encourage children to have conversations about many subjects, both in class and with friends. The support of the children's families in practising those conversation skills would help inspire the children to freely share their views.
This term we have questions which should help us get to know each other better.
neighbourly
neighbourly
free school meals - important update
free school meals - important update
More children than ever are now eligible for free school meals. If you are in receipt of Universal Credit, your children can free school meals free this year. The school office have identified a large number of families who may now be eligible for free school meals, and are working very hard to support these families in making their applications.
If you are in receipt of universal credit and would like to apply for free school meals, you can contact the office for support or apply directly at https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/schools-and-education/free-school-meals/ - if you do this yourself, please call the office to let them know you have applied, so that we don't duplicate applications.
We are aiming to have all applications completed before the end of September, so that we can get free meals to as many children as possible by the start of October. It sometimes takes a couple of weeks for applicaitons to be processed by lancashire County COuncil, but as soon as we know you are eligible for free school meals, we will contact you to let you know.
new catering company - mellors
new catering company - mellors
We have a new catering company called Mellors who are providing school meals this year. Our kitchen team remain the same, led by the wonderful Yasmin, and all of the food supplied by Mellors remains fully HMC compliant. Mellors provde food for hundered of schools across Lancashire, and already our children are enjoying the new menus.
If you have any questiosn about Mellors, please visit their website at https://mellorscatering.co.uk/ or speak to the school office who will provide what support they can.
As part of our contract with Mellors, we are now also providing meals to Woodfield Nursery, so some of their children can enjoy the wonderful food before thye join us here at Pendle.
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excellent
seesaw gallery
seesaw gallery
Have a look at some of the work the children have doing across school this week. All images are taken from SeeSaw, our in-school digital portfolio.
PPA STARs
PPA STARs
The PPA Stars mini-site is the place for your children to find links to homework, class blogs and help them to be inspired and excellent in their learning, even when they're not at school! The mini-site is updated each half term with content which is linked to what your child is currently learning in school. Keep an eye out for next half term's content appearing soon.
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