Ingoldsby Academy April 2023

Welcome back to all our pupils and parents. We hope that you have all had a restful Easter break.

Summer term is one of the busiest of the year so firstly, I'd like to give you some dates for your diaries:

Bank Holidays: Mondays 1st and 8th May

Testing:

• 9th May SATS week Year 6
• Throughout May Year 2 SATs
• 5th June- 16th June Multiplication Check Year 4
• W/C 12th June Year 1 and Year 2 Phonics Screening Check

Other diary dates:

• School photos on Monday 24th April individual
• Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th Year 5 bikeability
• 27th April Year 1 to 5 Trip to Lincoln Cathedral
• Primary Champions Netball Cup Friday 19th May
• Half term break up on the Friday 26th May
• Tuesday 4th July Year 6 trip to Twinlakes
• Thursday 6th July 1st chose for sports day
• Thursday 13th July reserve sports day
• Break up for summer holidays Thursday 20th July

Announcements and polite reminders

Year 3-5 class violin lessons begin next week on a Wednesday Morning.

Polite reminder regarding school lunches - please note cut off time for ordering for Lunches is always the Tuesday before the following week. We cannot guarantee that your child will have a meal if these are not booked in advance.

Polite reminder- please book Fabulous foxes wraparound via ParentPay in advance.

Snacks at breaktime- morning snacks should be fruit where possible. Sweets and fizzy drinks are not permitted as part of pack up in school.

Polite reminder- please do not smoke or vape in the school carpark.

Please remember PE kits for clubs and PE lessons. KS1 have PE on Tuesday and Fridays, KS2 have PE on Wednesday and Fridays. Pupils may wear kits to school on PE days.

If your child wears earrings, please ensure that your child is able to remove earrings for PE/ sports clubs and they have a container to store these in. We are not able to provide tape nor do this for pupils and your child will not be able to take a full part in PE lessons without earring being removed. Safe Practice 2020 says:

“Schools have a duty of care to ensure students are able to participate actively without unnecessarily endangering themselves or those working around them. A clear and consistently applied policy for the removal of personal effects should be in place. The Association for Physical Education (afPE) strongly recommends the practice of removing all personal effects at the commencement of every lesson to establish a safe working environment. This applies to all ear and body piercings, including retainer and expander earrings.”

“If a school/employer adopts a policy where taping is utilised to enable participation then appropriate action needs to be taken at the start of the lesson. Staff are not required to remove or tape up earrings for students. Students should come ready for the lesson, preferably with earrings removed or adequately taped. Taping over ear and body piercings may offer a measure of protection in some physical activity situations, where individuals are required to work within their own personal space. However the amount of tape used needs to be sufficient to prevent the piercing penetrating, for example, the bone behind the ear should an unintentional blow be received from someone or some item of equipment, such as a ball."

Speeding- a number of local residents have complained about parents speeding through the village and on routes towards Bourne and Grantham.

Clubs- please book here:

Finally, I wanted to say a huge congratulations to the Netball team who thrashed every opponent in the Northern Netball Cup!