Dear Parents/Carers Tickets for the Year 6 production of “Aladdin” have now gone on sale! Tickets are limited to four per family, which may be spread across the two nights if you wish. Our Year 4 PGL/Forest School celebration assembly will be held on Friday 16th June in the school hall. The assembly will commence at 2:00pm and will include some of the photographs taken from the recent trip to PGL and Forest School. Some of our Year 4 children will also be sharing recounts of their experiences. We look forward to seeing lots of our Year 4 parents and carers there! A reminder that class photographs are being taken on Friday. Please ensure that your child is wearing the correct uniform attire for the day as follows:

1. Full uniform to be worn with a school jumper/cardigan 2. Black school shoes – no trainers 3. School tie 4. A smile!

Yours sincerely Ms Anderson (Acting Principal)

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Pickhurst Lane, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 0HL

Tel: 020 8462 5867 Fax: 020 8462 9394 Email: office@pickhurst.com

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Pickhurst Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Message from the Acting Principal

Inside this Issue: Message from the Acting Principal Diner of the Week Attendance & Punctuality Year 6 “Aladdin” Tech Supports Jaeda’s Election as PM in 4W Knights of the Reading Table Junior Travel Ambassadors PTA News Clubs Dates for your Diary

Diner of the Week The Diner of the Week is nominated by the Dining Hall Team and pupils are judged on their politeness and impeccable table manners. This week’s Diner of the Week is ...

Beatrice S (Y4)

Well done! Enjoy your week.

P A G E 2

Attendance & Punctuality w/e 9th June 2017

The overall attendance figure for Pickhurst Academy for this period was 95.6%. Congratulations this week goes to Form 5C who achieved the highest attendance at 100%. Fantastic! As the majority of Year 6 were in France this week, we have not taken into account their attendance figures this time. 20 lates were recorded this week. Please note that each child’s attendance and punctuality rate is monitored on a regular basis. If it is seen that a child’s attendance or punctuality is below our expected requirement, then parents will be contacted either by letter or a mutually convenient appointment will be arranged to discuss the situation in order for us to offer support.

LOWER SCHOOL UPPER SCHOOL

Form Attendance %

Late Children

Form Attendance %

Late Children

3C 96 0 5B 97.1 1

3DS 91.8 1 5BA 97 0

3F 96.2 2 5C 100 1

3L 97.9 0 5E 98.6 1

4C 93.5 3 5S 98.1 1

4F 91.9 4 6C 98.2 0

4P 97.5 0 6M 95.2 0

4W 91.9 3 6S 100 0

6SN 95.5 0

6ST 85.9 0

6W 95.2 3

Every minute really does count so don’t be late!

Year 6 - “Aladdin”

Monday 17th July at 9.15am (to Grandparents) Monday 17th July at 7pm Tuesday 18th July at 7pm

Tickets are now on sale!

Please complete the slip on the ticket letter (you can find a copy

on our website www.pickhurst.com) indicating which performance you wish to attend,

and return it to the school office with your payment.

Tickets are issued on a first come first served basis!

P A G E 3

Tech Supports Jaeda’s Election as PM in 4W

Last week we held an impromptu election within Form 4W to mirror the national election. Each table elected an MP and they each had to tell the class what their manifesto was (these ranged from free pizza for the emergency services to a financial donation for the NHS). The children then voted, with Jaeda victorious! She won by promising a Lamborghini after graduation for every young person who goes to Uni! After that, we had a press conference where the children took photos and video footage and had selfies with the new PM. This content was then used to create a digital booklet on the iPads. This was great fun, the children learnt a lot about the process and the iPads played a key part in the teaching and learning.

Mr Winkless (Year 4 Class Teacher)

Knights of the Reading Table by Olivia C (5S)

“Queenie”

“Queenie” is a Jacqueline Wilson book that was published in 2013. It is set in 1953 around the time of

Queen Elizabeth’s coronation.

Elsie Kettle lives with her nan in a basement flat - mainly because her mum and dad broke up when

she was little. Her dad disappeared and her mum is a showgirl who is always coming and going. Elsie

is a nan’s girl with all her heart.

But one day disaster strikes and nan is taken to a sanitarium with TB. Then Elsie gets TB as well

and has to be taken to Miltree Orthopaedic Hospital. Can Elsie deal with poisonous patients, nightmare

nurses and having to have a Thomas’s knee bed splint!!!!

What I Liked About “Queenie”

I liked the book because you can feel what Elsie is feeling. If she is sad you feel sad. And if she is

happy you feel happy too. By the end of the book it feels like you’ve known Elsie all your life. I have

kept on reading “Queenie” again and again. I love it!!!!!

Rating

4 and a half stars!!!!!!!

BY Olivia C (5S)

Other books by Jacqueline Wilson:

Clover Moon

Lola Rose

Butterfly Club

The Illustrated Mum

The Longest Whale Song

Hetty Feather Well done Olivia—we LOVE your book review!

P A G E 4

Junior Travel Ambassadors

A massive well done to the JTA children (Oliver R, Leanne and Elena) who have worked hard throughout the year launching competitions and promoting road safety. It has been so nice working with them and seeing their confidence grow, especially when leading their own assemblies. Throughout the year I have had to send off evidence to show the work we do at Pickhurst Academy to promote things such as using less transport to get to school and staying safe when travelling to school. We have done this in a variety of ways, including Walk to School Week, the Big Pedal, competitions to design clothing to be seen at night and a lot more! All of this hard work has paid off as we have been recognised as one of the ‘top teams’ in Bromley! Only six schools in the Bromley area have achieved this, so it is something we are really proud of. As a reward, we will be joining the other Top Teams for a day out. We are really looking forward to this and I will update you on our day out when we have been!

Miss Barr Head of Year 5 & RE, PSHE and Charities Co-ordinator

PTA News

FRIDAY 23rd JUNE - PICK-FEST

The afternoon will start at 2.30pm on the junior playground with each year group performing a musical number - all parents/grandparents/carers are invited to come along and support their children. After the entertainment the children will return to their classrooms to collect their belongings and be dismissed at 3.20pm in the normal way. The afternoon will then continue over on the field with musical entertainment from the Hayes Jazz Band and two very talented solo singers/musicians. There will be bouncy castles, a last man standing game, extreme gaming van, ice cream van, crepes, sweets, prosecco & beer tent, soft drinks and food provided by Nosh van. Bring along your blankets and chairs and enjoy the afternoon - the forecast is looking good! Wristbands Wristbands for unlimited turns on the bouncy castles will be available to buy in the afternoon for £2.50 each. However, we will also be selling these on the playground during the week of Pickfest so avoid the queues and purchase early! PLEASE make sure that your children have socks to bounce on the bouncy castles as the company we hire them from will not let anyone on without socks and we will not be selling them this year! Raffle We are having a Summer Raffle, with first prize of £200 cash and lots of other great prizes. Your child should have brought a book of raffle tickets home with them to sell; please return your money and stubs to the PTA box by Thursday 22nd June with your child’s class clearly marked on the back. The class who sell the most will receive a class treat. We will also have tickets for sale on the afternoon. The draw will take place at 5.45pm. We look forward to seeing you all there for a fun afternoon!

P A G E 5

Dates for your Diary

Fri 16th June 2pm PGL & Forest School Assembly

Fri 16th June Class photographs

Wed 21st June 2pm Music concert

Fri 23rd June 2.30-6.30pm Pick-fest (PTA)

Fri 23rd June Own clothes day—fundraiser

Fri 30th June Y5 Pyjama day

Wed 28th June 9-10am Y6 road safety talk

Thu 29th June Y5 puberty talks

Mon 17th July 9.15am Y6 show to grandparents & Y5

Mon 17th & Tue 18th July 7pm Y6 show to parents

Weds 19th July Y3/4 sports day

Thur 20th July Y5/6 sports day

Thur 20th July 7-9pm Y6 Leavers’ disco

Fri 21st July Y6 picnic (3-8pm)

Fri 21st July Last day of term, school closes at 1.30pm

Mon 24th July to Tue 5th September Summer break

Wed 6th September Pupils return to school

Fri 13th October Y3 & Y4 flu immunisations

DAY TIME CLUB VENUE

MONDAY 12-12.45PM DWX GYMNASTICS HALL

12NOON CHESS CLUB MS ANDERSON’S OFFICE

3.20-4.30PM FOOTBALL KRAZEE Y3/4 FIELD

3.20-4.20PM SPANISH CLUB Y3 & Y4 4T

3.30-4.15PM JU-JITSU HALL

3.30-4.30/4.45PM SEW COOL SEWING CLUB Y4 BAY

TUESDAY LUNCHTIME DWX DRAMA HALL

3.20-4.30PM FOOTBALL KRAZEE Y5/6 FIELD

3.30-4.15PM JU-JITSU HALL

THURSDAY LUNCHTIME LEGO CLUB Y5 INTERVENTION ROOM

3.20-4.20PM BEES ATHLETICS (STARTS 27TH APRIL 2017) FIELD

3.20-4.20PM SPANISH CLUB Y5 & Y6 4T

3.20-4.30PM CRICKET KRAZEE Y4, 5 & 6 FIELD/PLAYGROUND

FRIDAY 8.15AM WIND BAND HALL

LUNCHTIME DWX TAP DANCING HALL

3.30-5PM POTTERY CLUB (STARTS IN JULY) Y4 BAY

3.30-4.30PM STEPHANEEZ PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE CLUB HALL

Clubs