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Darlinghurst Academy News & Views Views 14th June 2019
Message from the Principal
Dear parents and carers,
This week we have continued to focus on the academy value of excellence. We recognise that all our
academy values lead to excellence, alongside having a growth mind set and self-belief.
Excellence is an act we repeatedly do and a result of small acts, performed well, consistently and over time.
The children and I looked at how we demonstrate excellence.
We looked at this in the context of learning from others in life and film. Through
watching the extract from the film, ‘Zootopia’, we witnessed rabbit Judy Hopps fulfil
her childhood dream of becoming a police officer. Determined to prove herself, she
jumps at every opportunity, against all odds. The film also exemplifies one of our British
values, ‘Tolerance’ alongside the celebration of personal growth.
We agreed to aim for excellence using the
arrows below as a guide.
Please encourage your children and family
members to consider these prompts and aim
for excellence. I have recently set myself a
new goal to replay my abandoned guitar
and during the half term break I dusted off
my guitar and in my pursuit to learn some
new songs. Song one – done!
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Darlinghurst Academy News & Views Views 14th June 2019
Over the last couple of weeks, I have seen excellence showcased across
the academy in so many ways. Our children’s written work, their creative
work and their polite manners are just a few examples of the excellence
seen. I particularly enjoyed seeing Jefferson’s 3D model of the natural
world, showing the impact of pollution on the earth and its creatures.
I have also heard some amazing versions of ‘the Enormous Turnip’, by year
2 children and enjoyed reading finished published pieces by year 6. The
quantity and quality of the work is truly excellent!
Let’s continue to achieve excellence together and celebrate our steps –
big and small! Why not send in an example of excellence from home to be
a future feature in news and views.
As always, enjoy your family time together.
Mrs Nicholls
EYFS Our topic this week in Nursery has been dinosaurs and the children have
truly shown their knowledge of dinosaur names, we have felt a little on the
back foot as there knowledge has been fantastic! We have been learning
about carnivores, herbivores and omnivores and the children tried to guess
which dinosaurs fell into which category. The Nursery Team
Reception have enjoyed learning more facts about creatures that live in the sea this week and are looking
forward to our forthcoming trip to Sea Life Adventure in a few weeks’ time. The sea creatures that children
made for homework look amazing and are now being proudly displayed in our classrooms. Our caterpillars are
starting their transformation into butterflies and are currently in their chrysalis stage. How exciting! The
Reception Team
KS2
This week Year 3 have got back down to business after our visitors from last week. In maths we have been
recapping fractions in all its many shapes and forms. For writing we have been looking at an alternative
perspective on Old Leigh.
Topic wise we have been continuing our exploration of the qualities of a good leader and the pros and cons of
graffiti in our local area. We have also been raising the profile of kind words and communication in and out of
JELLYFISH 94.5
STARFISH 95.2
PELICAN 95.9
PUFFIN 95.8
SEAGULL 93.6
LOBSTER 95.5
OYSTER 96.5
SHRIMP 96.6
DUNE 96.7
PEBBLE 94.2
ROCK POOL 95.7
SEASHELL 97
PORT JACKSON 96.8
REEF SHARK 96.5
SAND TIGER 95.9
WHITE SHARK 96.1
NEPTUNE 94.9
POSEIDON 96.2
TRITON 95.1
BEMBRIDGE 95.1
WILTON 97.5
MAYFLOWER 93.4
ENDEAVOUR 94.7
Totals 95.6
Jefferson, Rockpool
class shared his
wonderful homework
Toby, Port Jackson class shared his My
Write“His hands began to tremble. He
slowly came to the window and saw a
horrifying scarecrow with a suspicious Jack
O’Lantern as his head. He yelped…”
Sam, Port Jackson class
passed his British fencing
Epee grade 1.
Darlinghurst Academy News & Views Views 14th June 2019
school. Another full on week in the life of Year 3 at Darlinghurst. Mr Dunne, Dune class
This week in Year 5 we have been writing stories with morals based on Native American folktales. We have
enjoyed creating settings and morals and deciding which animals to use. In maths, we worked hard to solve a
mystery involving roman numerals and find the culprit of a theft! It was really challenging!
We have continued to read Tom’s Midnight Garden
which is all about a boy finding a secret garden at
midnight. It’s phenomenal! In our topic lesson, we have
been learning about the Native Americans and where
they lived which has been really interesting. Miss Stevens,
Neptune class
It’s been a really fun week! Evie and Daisy,
Neptune Class
Congratulations Laura
Two weeks ago, Laura, Wilton class attended a football
trial for West Ham United Women where she participated
in some rigorous training sessions and played in a few
small sided games under the watchful eyes of the West
Ham training staff. I am pleased to report that this week,
Laura received a letter from West Ham offering her a
place in the team. Laura has worked hard in PE lessons,
at football club and at home to improve her skills in
football and it has really paid off. Practice really does
make perfect! What an amazing
achievement, we are all excited to see
what is in store for Laura in the future and
who knows… maybe we will see her
playing in a World Cup one day! Well
done Laura, we are incredibly proud of
you. Mr Felton PE Subject Lead Teacher
Some children in Year 6 visited Asheldham activity centre
this week. The children made me really proud whilst
representing the school. Team building, problem solving
and determination to succeed. Thank you Year 6.
Miss Arnold
Fri 21 Jun
PTA Summer Disco (School Hall)
Wed 26 Jun
KS1 Sports Day (School Field)
Wed 26 Jun
EYFS Sports Day (School Field)
Fri 28 Jun
Year 6 Enterprise Day
Tue 02 Jul
School Diversity Week
Fri 05 Jul
Whole School Transition
Parents please come in to meet your child's
teacher for the next academic year 8:40am-
9:00am
Mon 08 Jul
Reception Sea Life Centre Trip
Tue 09 Jul
Nursery Open Day
Wed 10 Jul
Year 2 Animal Visit
Wed 10 Jul
KS2 Sports Day (School Field)
Sat 13 Jul
Summer Production Rehearsals (Belfairs
Academy)
Wed 17 Jul
School Uniform Pop Up Shop 3:00pm-
4:00pm (Sports Demountable)
Wed 17 Jul
Year 5 Hanningfield Reservoir Trip
Thu 18 Jul
Year 6 Leavers Disco (School Hall)
Fri 19 Jul
Summer Production (Belfairs Academy)
Wed 24 Jul
ACADEMY Closes for Summer Holidays
Wed 24 Jul
Year 6 Leavers Assembly 9:30am (School Hall)
Please visit www.darlinghurst.uk/calendar/ for
future dates
Darlinghurst Academy News & Views Views 14th June 2019
Parents are reminded that it is their
responsibility to check for “visitors” in their
children’s hair and take appropriate action
to clear this as soon as possible. However,
due to the nature of the creature the NHS
also recommend checking everyone in the
house and start treating anyone who has
head lice on the same day. There's no need
to keep your child off school if they have
head lice. Lice and nits can be removed by
wet combing and the NHS suggest this as the
first method of treatment. Further information
on the treatment of nits and head lice can
be found on the NHS website.
Did you know it is Darlinghurst’s 50th year. We would
love to hear from past pupils and staff members from
our lovely school. If you know someone with a story to
tell please contact us.
Reminder – Please park considerably around
the community if you need to drive to the Academy.
Year 6 Leavers’ – The Year 6 leavers’ disco will take
place in the school hall Thursday 18th July from 5:30pm-
7:30pm. In addition, the Year 6 leavers’ assembly will
be held in the school hall Wednesday 24th July from
9:30am. All of Year 6 will be receiving gifts of a leavers
t’shirt and a leavers book with photos of their year
group.
Darlinghurst Academy News & Views Views 14th June 2019
Darlinghurst Academy News & Views Views 14th June 2019
At Darlinghurst we love reading and we want as many of you as possible to participate in a fun reading
challenge. Have a look at the list below and try to take on one of the 18 challenges. Send in some
evidence of completing the challenge (a picture, a drawing, a book review, report, something you have
learned or discovered or even something you have made as a result of the challenge) to
[email protected] or [email protected] and you could feature in News and Views
along with earning a prize. Happy reading!
Mr Sykes, Reading coordinator