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13th March 2026
Principal's Message
This week our Year 5 children took part in Pendle Education Trust's Careers Fair at Colne Primet Academy. The children got chance to explore dozens of different careers from local and national employers, and had a wonderful time getting hands-on with different activities related to different jobs, from hairdressers to mechanics, and it was wonderful to see how children were raising their own awareness and aspirations for different career paths in the future.
We are approaching the final week of Ramadan, which means Eid is on the horizon for many of our families. We will, as always, authorise a day's absence for Eid if your child is celebrating, and a letter will be sent home on Monday next week asking about your intention for Eid. It is important that you complete the letter and return it to school as it enables us to effectively plan for which children should be in school.
Finally, a bit of important news about Holly, one of our school counsellors alongside Gemma. As you will be aware, Holly had a baby last year and has been on maternity leave since. Holly was due to return to school after Easter, however has made the decision to not come back to Pendle Primary Academy so she can spend more time with her beautiful daughter. We will all be incredibly sad to say goodbye to Holly, who has been a huge part of our school team for many years, and has worked so closely with so many families. The children will get a chance to say goodbye to Holly on the last day of term, Friday 27th March, as Holly will be visiting school that day.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Kind regards,
S Thompson
Principal
upcoming dates
upcoming dates
March
Tuesday 17th March - Year 2 Great Fire of London Workshop in school. We welcome contributions from parents towards the cost of the visitor that can be paid via ParentPay.
Tuesday 24th March - Reception & Year 6 class photographs
Wednesday 25th March - Eid Celebration Lunch and non-uniform day
Thursday 26th March - Parents' Evening, school closes at 1:30pm
Friday 27th March - Bunny Hop for Pendleside Hospice
Friday 27th March - School closes at 12:30pm for Easter Holidays (2 weeks)
April
Monday 13th April - school reopens to all children
SAFE
SAFE
bringing your child into school safely
bringing your child into school safely
The school grounds and surrounding streets and roads are very busy before and after school. It is very easy for smaller children to wander away from their adults and become lost in the crowd. Please ensure young children are kept close to you and that you hold hands with children from Reception - Year 2.
All children in Reception - Year 3 must be accompanied to school by an adult and brought directly to their entry door by an adult.
Children in Year 4 must be accompanied to school by an adult and must be walked at least to the Yard 1 gate, with a adult ensuring they enter the Year 4 door before leaving.
The school gates are opened from 8:45am but there is not always a staff member on the yard until the doors open at 8:50am. School cannot take responsiblity for children left unsupervised on the yards before they enter school.
Please ensure your child enters school safely every morning.
Roblox
Roblox
School are aware than many of our children play Roblox with parents believing this to be safe because of it's age 7 rating but unfortunately the game has been in the news in recent weeks as Police in the UK have revealed that more than 1,500 crimes recorded by Police, including violent sexual offences against children, involved Roblox.
School's advice is that children should not be using Roblox at all, but if they are doing so parents must ensure that parental controls are set blocking all chat/messaging functions and that parents are monitoring their children closely at all times they are using the game. If you are concerned about your child's use of Roblox or any online game / app, please ask to speak to Miss Jermyn.
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here
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.
attendance
attendance
Our attendance this week has been 95.98%, and our attendance for this year is 94.69% 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.
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
Year 5 Careers FAIR
Year 5 Careers FAIR
The Year 5 children had a fantastic morning at Colne Primet Academy as part of the Careers Fair.
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 terms questions are designed to encourage deeper thinking and philosophical conversations.
neighbourly
neighbourly
admissions to reception in september 2026
admissions to reception in september 2026
The deadline for completing applications to start school in September 2026 has now passed. If you know of any families who have missed the deadline but would like a place at Pendle Primary Academy, please tell them to come to the school office and we will support them in making a late application.
Families who have been offered a place at our school for September 2026 will be informed by Lancashire County Council shortly on April 16th.
excellent
excellent
seesaw gallery
seesaw gallery
Have a look at some of the learning the children have been doing this week in school. All images are taken from Seesaw, our online digital learning platform.
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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