1st October

We have had such a great start to the autumn term and it’s been another busy week in school. Just a reminder that, children will need to have at least a jumper or cardigan in school now that the weather is starting to get a little colder. PE lessons do take place outside wherever possible - you can find details of our PE kit on our school website.

A big thank you to everyone who baked, donated and bought cakes and other sweet treats for the Macmillan Coffee Morning. We raised an amazing £501.50! What a lovely way for the Park Way community to come together, we really appreciate your support. I would also like to say a special thank you to all of the staff members who supported the coffee morning and the bake sale. Miss Watson

New Primary and Secondary School Admissions for September 2022

Parents and carers can now apply for a primary or secondary school place for September 2022 through the Kent County Council website at www.kent.gov.uk/ola. Secondary Transfer applications will open Wednesday 1 September to Monday 1 November 2021 and Primary Reception applications will open on

Friday 5 November 2021 and close at midnight on Monday 17 January 2022. Phonics and Reading Curriculum Evening At Park Way, we understand and value the importance of reading. We want to continue to work together to ensure the best progress and learning for your child so we would like to invite you into the classrooms on Wednesday 3rd November for a phonics and reading curriculum evening. These sessions are designed to give you an idea of how phonics and reading are taught in school and how you can support your child's progress at home. The workshops will run from 15:30 until 16:00 and each teacher will discuss and give support on how we can work together to help your child succeed and be the best readers they can be! To ensure that parents can attend EYFS, KS1 and KS2 sessions, each class teacher will run a 15-minute workshop and then repeat it so everyone can attend. It doesn't matter which classroom you visit first; you will be able to access everything within the 30 minutes. We look forward to hosting you for a fun and informative evening!

Park Way

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SCHOOL PHOTOS

Individual and sibling photos will be taking place on Tuesday, 12th October. Please can you ensure all children have their school jumper or cardigan with them. Many thanks.

A special request for lunch on 7th October

Thursday 7th October is the day of the autumn pupil census. On that day, one element of our funding will be determined for the following year, depending on how many pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 have a school lunch instead of their own packed lunch. Therefore, we would really appreciate it if, even if just for the one day, you would support us by ordering a school lunch rather than bringing a packed lunch. Simply doing this will protect us from missing out on some much-needed income next year, so we would hugely appreciate your support in this matter. Traditionally, our most popular lunch is fish and chips. On Thursday 7th, the kitchen staff will offer an adjusted menu (see below). If you could support us with your custom on that day we would be very grateful. The adjusted menu obviously applies to the juniors too!

Fun Fair Day Thursday 7th October 2021

Menu Pork Sausage Hot Dog With Ketchup

or Veggie Sausage In A Roll With Ketchup

or Loaded Potato Skins With Cheese & Onion

Chips

Cucumber & Carrot Sticks

Sweetcorn

Refreshing Ice Lolly

or Chocolate Cookie (Cookie For Serveries)

Also Available Fresh Fruit, Yoghurt, Salad & Homemade Bread

'You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book!' At Park Way, we believe that reading (in particular pleasure for reading) has a direct impact on social and cognitive development now and in later life. Reading is a gateway to knowledge and a doorway into the impossible! Research tells us that children who read for pleasure on a daily basis develop a wider vocabulary, greater general knowledge and a far better understanding of other cultures. We believe that reading can open doors for our pupils and can help them to gain experiences, improve language and vocabulary skills and stimulate their imaginations so with this in mind, we are calling on your support. If you have any books at home that are in good condition but you no longer have a need for, please donate them to our school reading areas. Just send them in with your child so they can make their way into another child's hand to love and enjoy. Thank you

Miss Beamish

School office

The school office is open Monday to Friday from 8:00am until 16:00pm. Please be aware that if you call outside of these times your call may not be answered. If it is urgent you can email the school office.

Thank you

House Points This week: Overall Total: LEOPARDS 182 4 points 11 points TIGERS 131 3 points 9 points JAGUARS 115 2 points 11 points LIONS 95 1 point 10 points

Caught being

kind

Apple: Ethan - for sharing the PE equipment with another child. Frankie - for helping other children in the class. Pear: Ava - for always being sensible and helpful. Scarlett - For super tidying. Ivy: Marley-Rose - for comforting her friends when they are upset and Evie - for being a polite role model at lunch time Holly: Amber - to including others when playing outside. Samyok - for being kind to everyone on his table and sharing his resources with others. Oak: Gerald – for being really kind and patient and helping Vanessa with ordering numbers and not just giving her the answer. Joshua – for being super helpful and finding resources and putting them away to help others with their learning. Walnut: Amelia - Amelia has been very kind to a new member of our class by taking care of her. Maple: Alex and Alice - for always putting the chairs away for children at the end of the day.

Elm: Lexie - Being helpful in the classroom. Kai - For helping around the school. Cherry: Benita - Berra - for helping to collect and plug into the charger the iPads after an ICT session. Rowan: Hassan - for helping others with their learning in Maths. Sylvie - for being supportive and encouraging to others during our PE lesson. Cedar: Nola - always helpful and responsible for the collection of the register and reminding me about the school dinner bands. Tyler - Showing a real positive and mature attitude in the classroom.

Year R Apple and Pear Class have been learning about the story of 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears'. In Maths we have been learning about the composition of 0, 1 and 2. In Read, Write Inc we have been learning to recognise and write 'm', 'a', 's', 'd', 't' and 'i'. We have also been using our Fred fingers to segment and blend words like 'am', 'mat', 'sad' and 'sit'. In Literacy we have been drawing our favourite character from the story of Goldilocks and labelling them using our phonic knowledge. In Topic we have been making our own split pin characters, acting out the story using daddy bear, mummy bear and baby bear voices. in PE were have been learning how to travel around the hall using straight, curved and zig zag lines. We also used the Now, Press Play headphones to listen to the story of Goldilocks and pretended to be baby bear and Goldilocks. Next week we will be carrying on to learn about 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' and will be making our own porridge. Show and Tell - Show and Tell will be EVERY Friday. The children can bring in their favourite toy or something to show the class. The show and tell items will be kept in the show and tell box for the day. Evidence Me - if you have not already accepted the Evidence Me invitation could you please sign up so that we can send you photos of your child learning in Apple and Pear Class.

Year 1&2 It has been another amazing week of learning in Key Stage 1 this week. We have all been working super hard at writing the story of ‘The Pirate Cruncher’ by Johnny Duddle. In Numeracy, Year 1s have been working on calculating 1 more and 1 less and Year 2 have continued to secure their place value knowledge. In Topic we had a great time designing a new ship for Captain Purplebeard and testing which material is best and waterproof.

Year 3&4 It seems unreal that we are over half way through the term already. The children have really settled in their new classes and we are so proud of the learning they have done so far. In Literacy we have moved on to looking at instructional writing and will be looking at different survival skills in the coming weeks. This children have enjoyed designing their own playground games with a set of rules and instructions to go with them. In Maths, Year 4 have been finishing off looking at place value by practicing rounding to nearest thousand, and converting numbers to Roman numerals. Year 3 have been looking at place value also, practice their partitioning and adding multiples of 10 to numbers. In our topic we have been looking at the famous scientist Charles Darwin and his work on the Galapagos Islands. The children have written their own diary entries as if they were Darwin and how he would have felt first arriving on the island and seeing all of the unique wildlife for the first time. In Science we have looked at the importance of muscles in the body, and the children have completed the bleep test to see how much their muscles can endure. As the weather gets colder, please make sure children are coming to school with jumpers and coats where needed. We would also like to thank parents for supporting us with sending children with the right PE kits and trainers on PE days. We hope you have a lovely weekend.

Year 5&6

Another busy week in years 5 and 6. We have finished the story called 'Kensuke's Kingdom' and we were quite disappointed as we loved the story. It led to lots of discussions as we predicted the ending just before we read the final part. We also looked at open ended and closed questions and used them in our role play. We acted out an interview scene for a newspaper report that we have planned and have started to write. This will be concluded next week. Next week we will be moving on to a lovely picture book called Flotsam where the children will be writing their own stories. In Maths, year 5 have been looking at addition and subtraction and they have been adding and subtracting whole numbers with more than 4 digits, including using formal written methods. Year 6 have been looking at the addition of numbers with up to 7 digits and using mental recall facts to solve calculations. They have also been applying these skills in problem solving and developing their fluency skills. For topic we have compared St Lucia and Maidstone with a focus on the human and physical features of the two areas. We have been looking at friendships in PSHE and continued to learn about the 5 pillars of Islam in R.E. Next week, we have an online visit with an author. Please see the home learning that is now on Teams. The children have until the 20th October 2021 to complete it. Please see your class teacher if you need support. Children are still coming into school in trainers. Please ensure the correct footwear. P.E. kits should be worn for P.E. Thank you for your support and to everyone who contributed to and bought cakes from the cake sale last week. Have a lovely weekend. The Year 5 and 6 Phase

Pastoral Team News

Weekly Attendance

Apple 98% Maple 94%

Pear 99% Elm 95%

Oak 94%% Cherry 98%

Holly 99% Rowan 98%

Ivy 96% Cedar 93%

Walnut 97%

Weekly Whole School Attendance 97%

There has been some changes to the way you report your child absent or lateness, either: -

Call – 01622753651 Ext.1 Should no-one be available please leave a message stating your child’s name, class and reason for absence. Please leave a full description of their illness.

Or Email – Attendance@park-way.kent.sch.uk

If you are unavoidably late, please follow the path past reception class to the Community room entrance. There you will be met by one of the Pastoral Team and your child will be signed in. Your child must be accompanied by a parent or carer.

Nearly New Uniform Sale Wednesday 6th October 8.45am All items 50p Good quality used uniform donations welcome.

Recycle your Ink Cartridges Please donate any used or unwanted ink cartridges. The school will receive money for your donation and you are helping the environment by recycling. Please find the recycling box in reception.

Please remember we are here if you need anything:

Karen Abrahams (Welfare Officer) – 07395965378 karen.abrahams@park-way.kent.sch.uk

Katie Smith (Family Liaison Officer) - 07395965404 katie.smith@park-way.kent.sch.uk

We would like to invite year R

Parents to join us for an informal coffee morning on: Friday 8th October At 9.00am –10am

In The Lodge

This is an opportunity for us to get together and chat over a cup

of coffee. Younger Siblings are welcome We look forward to seeing you.

Best wishes

The Pastoral Team

2021/2022

TERM 1

Wednesday 1st September Staff Development Day

Thursday 2nd September First Day of Term 1

Friday 22nd October Last Day of Term 1

OCTOBER HOLIDAY

Monday 25th to Friday 29th October Holiday – No School

TERM 2

Monday 1st November Staff Development day

Tuesday 2nd November First Day of Term 2

Friday 17th December Last Day of Term 2

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

Monday 20th December to Monday 3rd January Holiday – No School

TERM 3

Tuesday 4th January Staff Development Day

Wednesday 5th January First Day of Term 3

Friday 11th February Last Day of Term 3

FEBRUARY HOLIDAY

Monday 14th to Friday 18th February Holiday – No School

TERM 4

Monday 21st February Staff Development Day

Tuesday 22nd February First Day of Term 4

Friday 1st April Last Day of Term 4

EASTER HOLIDAY

Monday 4th April to Monday 18th April Holiday – No School

TERM 5

Tuesday 19th April First Day of Term 5

Monday 2nd May Bank Holiday – No School

Friday 27th May Last Day of Term 5

MAY HOLIDAY

Monday 30th May to Friday 3rd June Holiday – No School

TERM 6

Monday 6th June Staff Development Day

Tuesday 7th June First Day of Term 6

Friday 22nd July Last Day of Term 6