5th June 2026
Principal's Message
Welcome back to all our families after the half term break - I hope everyone made the most of the sunshine while it was here. The final half term of this academic year is now underway, and there are a lot of key milestones up and coming to make sure that we end this year right, and help the children prepare for the next one. Please take a moment to look at the upcoming dates below so that you are aware of these dates. The final half term of the year is always a busy one, and teachers are already hard at work preparing end-of-year reports for all children, starting to prepare for their next classes, as well as ensuring that their current classes have a fantastic last couple of months' learning.
As a reminder, our PPAStars mini-site (www.ppastars.co.uk) contains information about what each year group is learning this half term - please take a moment to have a look at the pages for your children's year group, to give you information about what they are learning, as well as some ideas for how you might support them with their learning at home.
Kind regards,
S Thompson
Principal
June
Week beginning Monday 8th June - Year 1 phonics check.
Wednesday 10th June - Reception junk modelling competition.
Monday 15th June - Year 4 Tudor Workshop (please make £5 contributions via ParentPay, or by cash via the office)
Tuesday 23rd June - Year 6 picnic in the park
Wednesday 24th & Thursday 25th June - Reception trip to Smithills Farm (please make £9 contributions via ParentPay, or by cash via the office)
Friday 26th June - Year 1 Dinosaur workshop (please make £5 contributions via ParentPay, or by cash via the office)
July
Wednesday 1st July - Sports Day (provisional date, weather dependent)
Friday 3rd July - Year 2 trip to Bolton Museum (please make £9 contributions via ParentPay, or by cash via the office)
Tuesday 7th July - Year 6 SATs results day. End-of-year reports sent out to all parents
Monday 13th July - Children start in new classes
Tuesday 21st July - celebration assemblies
Wednesday 22nd July - school finishes at 12:30pm for all children
If you encounter a medical emergency near the school, please prioritise safety of all involved. If children are nearby, ensure they enter the school gates safely under the supervision of another trusted adult or school staff, keeping them clear of the incident.
If you think to be neccessary call 999 and ask someone else to inform a member of staff so we can assist. For cardiac emergencies, the school has two Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) on site. Staff can access one of the defibs, which is located in the school hall. There is also a defibrilator located outside near the main entrance; its secure cabinet can be unlocked using a code provided directly by the 999 call handler.
Many children enjoy watching videos, but please remember that TikTok is for ages 13 and older. For children in primary school, the app can show videos that are not suitable for their age and understanding. It can also be difficult to keep their personal information private.
To keep your children safe, we recommend:
Not allowing them to set up their own profiles on Tik Tok or post anything to the platform using others' profiles.
Ensuring you are closely monitoring them if they are watching videos on devices belonging to family members.
Checking their devices regularly.
Talking to them about what they see online.
If you have older children who are using Tik Tok, this short video explains how to set up parental controls for Tik Tok.
Our attendance this week has been 95.4162%, and our attendance for this year is 93.815% 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.
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.
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
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۔
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.
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.
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.