Update
November 2024
STARS OF THE HALF TERM
Congratulations to the children who were awarded Star of the Half Term for their year group.
Nursery Beatrice N
Reception Mason W
Year 1 Rupert N
Year 2 Frankie S
Year 3 Demi-Rose B
Year 4 Theo C
Year 5 Sophie N
Year 6 Esmé C
ATTENDANCE
Whole school attendance for the first half-term was 95%.
Autumn 1 –
Half term class attendance
1L 96.3%
1C 96.8%
2L 93.5%
2K 97.6%
2S 95.3%
3G 95.6%
3AG 95.2%
3K 93.1%
4A 93.6%
4D 95.1%
4W 95.9%
5C 90.7%
5BM 95.6%
5PW 94.4%
6C 95.9%
6G 95%
6CS 94.5%
Congratulations to 2K who won the cup for the class with the best attendance in the school.
CLUBS
The four weekly clubs have now finished. Children have been given a temporary passport with their hours logged. Once they have completed their temporary passport with other hours logged out of school e.g. football, swimming, Beavers, Brownies, dance etc., their temporary passport can be exchanged for a full one at the office.
All of the hours they collect will help their journey towards graduation, which is a very exciting event. There is a video on the school website explaining the Children’s University process. This can also be found on the school Facebook page. This is all explained in the video, along with ideas for places to collect hours. If you have any questions, please speak to Mrs Lane or Mrs Wright.
WAITING AREA
Thank you for the many positive comments we have received about the new waiting area. We still have a few parents parking dangerously outside the school and stopping in front of the gate to drop their children off. We ask you to please don’t do this!
FOOTBALL
The boys team completed in a mini festival in Basildon against 5 other schools. They all really enjoyed the experience and finished third – narrowly missing out on progressing to the knockout stages of the competition.
The girls’ team have played their second league game away at Jotmans in Benfleet. They played really well but lost 3-1.
YEAR 5 – RSE SESSIONS
I hope the parents/carers who were able to attend either on Zoom or in the sessions which were led by Mrs Hyde found them informative. The children will be having their sessions on Thursday 21st November.
YOUNG CARERS
At Northwick Park Academy, we are committed to ensuring that all students who are young carers are identified and supported effectively. If you think your child might be a young carer please contact our Young Carers Operational Lead,
Mrs L Cooper by email at
LCooper@northwickpark.essex.sch.uk.
Any information given to her will be treated sensitively and no information will be shared without your knowledge.
POPPIES
Jessie and Emma represented the school beautifully whilst laying a wreath on behalf of the school on Remembrance Day. I am sure you agree that the poppies made of recycled materials looked beautifully displayed on the school gates. We had a delivery driver comment on the beautiful display on the gates.
CHILDREN IN NEED
There was an amazing effort from children and staff as we all left our school uniform at home whilst raising over £300 for this wonderful cause.
KINDNESS WEEK
During Kindness Week,11th-15th November, the children spent time thinking about ways to display kindness to themselves and others. It provided the opportunity to promote acts of kindness to reinforce a core value within our school The children completed a range of activities to highlight the importance of being kind not just during this week but on a daily basis.
The children have the opportunity to earn kindness raffle tickets which are celebrated during their weekly assembly: prizes are awarded for the lucky winners!
NETBALL
The girls’ netball team have played their first league game. They
CANVEY FLORAL ART
Canvey Floral Art invited us to be part of their floral celebration at St. Nicholas's church. The children were given flower designs, created by a floral artist, to colour. These were cut out and laminated to create a lawn of beautiful, bright flowers in a cold November weekend. The finished effect was stunning and we were glad to take part.
SCHOOL TOURS
In the last few weeks, I had the pleasure of showing lots of families around the school as parents make their decision over which school to send their reception children to next year. As always, it has been an absolute pleasure to see how engaged the children are in their lessons and their outstanding behaviour and manners. Well done to all of them!
DIARY DATES
Wed 20th Nov Tag Rugby (Selected children)
Mon 25th Nov Y6 Parent Consultations
Thur 28th Nov Y5 Viking Day
Thur 28th Nov Mayor’s concert
Mon 2nd Dec Y4, 5 + 6 Videos go live
Mon 2nd Dec 1:30 Christingle Y1 + Y2
Tue 3rd Dec Y3 concerts am
Tue 3rd Dec YR concerts pm
Wed 4th Dec Y2 concerts am
Wed 4th Dec Y1 concerts pm
Thur 5th Dec Training Day – Busy Bears open 7:15am – 6:00pm
Friday 6th Dec Training Day – Busy Bears open 7:15am – 6:00pm
Mon 9th Dec Post Box opens
Mon 9th Dec Raffle tickets go on sale
Mon 9th Dec Santa run for N, YR, 1 + 2
Tue 10th Dec Santa run for Y3, 4, 5 + 6
Tue 10th Dec Parent consultations Y2 + Y3
Wed 11th Dec Parent consultations YR + Y5
Thur 12th Dec Parent consultations Y1 + Y4
Thur 12th Dec Xmas jumper day
Mon 16th Dec Christmas parties for Y3 + Y4
Mon 16th Dec Christmas dinner for N, R, Y1 + Y2
Tue 17th Dec Christmas dinner for Y3, 4, 5 + 6
Wed 18th Dec Christmas parties for Y5 + Y6
Thur 19th Dec Christmas parties YR, 1 + 2
Fri 20th Dec School is closing for Christmas on Fri 20th December at 2:00.
Friday club open 2:00 – 3:15pm
Busy Bears open until 6:00pm
Busy Bears closes for Christmas on Friday 20th December at 6:00
If your child is attending Friday club from 2:00pm - 3:15pm – they must be booked in by Thursday 5:00pm @ fridayclub@northwickparktrust.co.uk
Busy Bears open 7:15pm–6:00pm please contact bthompson@northwickpark.essex.sch.uk to book.