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King Offa Primary Academy Down Road, Bexhill on Sea, TN39 4HS 01424 211548 [email protected] www.kingoffaprimaryacademy.org Newsletter ~ December 2015 Dear Parents/Carers It has been another very successful year for King Offa Academy and we can reflect with pride on what the children have achieved over the last twelve months. In the summer we celebrated our best ever Year Six test results that were above the national average for the first time in many years. The demand for places in our school also meant that we welcomed three reception classes this year and it has been a pleasure to watch our new children settle so well and make such a good start to their time at King Offa. We have also seen many improvements to the school facilities and resources. Every class now has a brand new interactive TV and as I write this our new Key Stage Two library is being installed. The most exciting things from the children’s point of view are the improvements to the playgrounds at school. The pirate ship has been a big hit as has the Astroturf in the Foundation Stage playground. At the end of this term we will be sad to say goodbye to Miss Skues who is moving to a school in Eastbourne. We look forward to welcoming Mrs Hoggarth who will be taking over Swallows class. We are looking forward to another great year for the school and all the children. I would like to thank all the staff for their commitment and hard work to King Offa and wish them a very happy and well deserved Christmas break. Thank you also to all the parents, carers and volunteers who support the school so well and help make it such a great place to be. Merry Christmas and a happy new year! James Freeston - Headteacher Christmas Plays and Shows Christmas is a busy time for everyone, especially in school with the additional time taken rehearsing and practising for the wide range of plays and shows that we have produced this year. The children have also demonstrated their amazing wide range of talents. Here and on the next pages are a taster of some of the productions across the school. Our Foundation Stage children performed their Christmas songs brilliantly on Wednesday and Thursday. It’s hard to believe that they have only been in school for two terms!
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King Offa Primary Academy
Down Road, Bexhill on Sea, TN39 4HS01424 211548
[email protected] www.kingoffaprimaryacademy.org
Newsletter ~ December 2015Dear Parents/Carers
It has been another very successful year for KingOffa Academy and we can reflect with pride on whatthe children have achieved over the last twelvemonths. In the summer we celebrated our best everYear Six test results that were above the nationalaverage for the first time in many years.
The demand for places in our school also meant thatwe welcomed three reception classes this year andit has been a pleasure to watch our new childrensettle so well and make such a good start to theirtime at King Offa.
We have also seen many improvements to theschool facilities and resources. Every class now hasa brand new interactive TV and as I write this ournew Key Stage Two library is being installed. Themost exciting things from the children’s point ofview are the improvements to the playgrounds at
school. The pirate ship has been a big hit as has theAstroturf in the Foundation Stage playground.
At the end of this term we will be sad to saygoodbye to Miss Skues who is moving to a schoolin Eastbourne. We look forward to welcoming MrsHoggarth who will be taking over Swallows class.
We are looking forward to another great year forthe school and all the children. I would like to thankall the staff for their commitment and hard work toKing Offa and wish them a very happy and welldeserved Christmas break. Thank you also to all theparents, carers and volunteers who support theschool so well and help make it such agreat place to be.
Merry Christmas and a happy newyear!
James Freeston - Headteacher
Christmas Plays and Shows
Christmas is a busy time for everyone, especially in school with the additional time takenrehearsing and practising for the wide range of plays and shows that we have produced thisyear. The children have also demonstrated their amazing wide range of talents. Here and onthe next pages are a taster of some of the productions across the school.
Our FoundationStage children
performed theirChristmas songs
brilliantly onWednesday and
Thursday. It’s hardto believe that theyhave only been in
school for twoterms!
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The Key Stage One Christmas play will go down in history as oneof the best! The children’s performances were brilliant and theiracting skills really shone through. It was a great pleasure to hear
such confident singing.
Well done to all the children who took part in our carol concert at St Stephens Churchthis week. Your singing was amazing! Thank you to the children who performed their
readings all about what Christmas means to you.
A huge well done toMiss Winchester and
the Key Stage Oneteam for putting onsuch a great show.
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Children from the Country Dance Club have been out in the community performing ourtraditional Nativity Play at Bexhill Old Town's Christmas event, the Normanhurst, St
Vincent's Care Home and at Priory Meadow Shopping centre in support of St Michael'sHospice fund raising. The play featured music, dance and song and was very well
received at all the events.
Christmas dinner was great fun! Thank you to our Head cook Paula and her dedicatedteam. The food was delicious!
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JanuaryTuesday 5�� Start of Term 3Monday 25�� Maths WeekFebruaryTuesday 9�� Internet Safety DayFriday 12�� End of Term 3Monday 22ⁿ� Start of Term 4MarchThursday 3�� World Book Day
(costumes please!)Monday 14�� Science WeekTuesday 15�� 3:00pm – 6:00pm –
Parents EveningThursday 17�� 3:30pm – 6:30pm –
Parents EveningFriday 18�� Afternoon (TTBC) – Science
FayreThursday 24�� End of Term 4
AprilMonday 11�� Start of Term 5MayMonday 9�� Year Six SAT’s WeekFriday 27�� End of Term 5JuneMonday 6�� Start of Term 6Friday 10�� INSET DayMonday 13�� Year Six London TripMonday 20�� Sponsored SplashTuesday 28�� Year Five Blacklands Farm
TripJulyMonday 4�� Careers WeekWednesday 6�� Sports DayThursday 21�� End of school year for
childrenFriday 22ⁿ� INSET Day
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