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PICKHURST POST

Pickhurst Lane, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 0HL

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

Web: www.pickhurst.com

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 Sporting News Head Lice Y6 Secondary School Allocation Message from the Head Boy & Head Girl Diner of the Week Attendance & Punctuality Clubs Dates for your Diary

Dear Parents/Carers I would like to say how much I thoroughly enjoyed last week’s music concert! This was a fantastic opportunity to showcase the children’s musical talents. The children performed really well and we have had some very positive feedback from parents and carers. Our pupils’ recent sporting achievements are celebrated within this newsletter. Well done to everyone who has achieved so much … we are so proud of you all. Remember, if you take part in any outside clubs and would like to share your news or accomplishments with us, we would love to hear from you. Year 3 experienced a fabulous Dino Day on Wednesday this week. We can’t wait to hear all about it and share this with you in the next newsletter. Don’t forget our St George’s Day competition. Draw a picture of St George and the Dragon and hand it in at the school office by Wednesday 18th April. Pupils may wear red and white to school on St George’s Day, Monday 23rd April. May I take this opportunity to wish you all a very enjoyable Easter break. I hope the weather is kind to us all and the children return to school refreshed and excited for a busy summer term! Yours sincerely Mrs Marsh (Acting Principal)

School closes for the Easter Break at 1.30pm on Thursday 29th March

Pupils return to school on Monday 16th April

Happy Easter to you all!

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Sporting Update

Football News On 23rd February the boys’ football team played a Champions League against Wickham Common. The boys put on a dominant display, thrashing our visitors by 10 goals to 1! Well done boys. On Wednesday 7th March the boys’ football team played another Champions League game against Crofton. The game started with Pickhurst taking an early advantage. The visitors were soon on level terms with a well taken goal by the Crofton forward. The game continued to be end to end but it was Crofton that were to score the next goal and lead by 2 goals to 1. The remainder of the game saw Pickhurst dominate the last 15 minutes. This came to fruition in added time when Charlie C chased down a long ball and slid it past the advancing keeper. It was the minimum the team deserved for the effort and endeavour they put into the game. Well done! On Friday 9th March the boys’ football team travelled to Redhill Primary for another league game. The boys dominated the game from start to finish on a tight pitch and won the game comfortably by 13 goals to 1. On Friday 16th March the girls’ football team played a Champions League game against Edgebury. The game started with Pickhurst camped in the opposition half. Pickhurst created chance after chance but it was only midway through the first half that Nancy R struck a great shot from the edge of the box that found the bottom corner to put us 1-0 up. The second half continued much the same as the first, with Edgebury offering no real threat but content on trying to keep the score respectable. Nancy R completed her hat trick and Madison J added a further goal as Pickhurst won the game by 4 goals to 0. The team are top of the league, unbeaten with 2 games to go. Well done girls! On Tuesday 20th March, having become champions of Bromley, the boys’ 6 a-side football team travelled to Redbridge to represent the borough in the London Youth Games Finals. Our first game was against St Mary and St Michael from Tower Hamlets. Although Pickhurst dominated the game, they failed to take any of their numerous chances and the game finished nil nil. Our second game was against St Joseph's from Westminster which proved to be a little bit closer but it was Pickhurst who scored the decisive goal to win by a goal to nil. Our final game in the group was against Western Park from Haringey, this game was to decide who would top the group and in a very closely contested game, it was Western Park who took a dubious early goal, but Pickhurst showed their fighting spirit and levelled the game with a well worked goal. Pickhurst had a couple more chances to win the game, but the Haringey goalkeeper pulled off a couple of great saves which kept the final score at 1-all which meant both boroughs progressed to the last 16 of the competition. Our first game in the last 16 was against a strong Hammersmith and Fulham team, Brackenbury. The boys played some excellent football and won the game by a goal to nil. Our second to last game was against Northbury school from Barking and Dagenham, again, the boys played extremely well and won the game by a single goal. Our final game of the last 16 was against Merryhills from Enfield and, although creating quite a few chances, the score remained goal-less, which saw Pickhurst the top of the group and booked a place in the quarter final. In the quarter final we were up against The Vineyard from Richmond; this game proved a close affair with both teams having chances to win but with both teams failing to score - the quarter final was to be decided on penalty kicks. Although the boys were nervous, it was Pickhurst who progressed to the semi finals with Danny A making a great save in the shoot out. In the semi final we were up against Haringey who we had played in our group and, although dominating the game, Pickhurst failed to take their goal scoring chances and the semi final went to penalties. Knowing that by winning the shoot out they would book themselves a final in the London Youth Games, the boys were so nervous and the Haringey goalkeeper pulled off a good save in the shoot out to deny us the chance of a place in the final.

Although the boys felt dejected after the shoot out, I couldn't have been more proud of their achievements to become the third best school out of 32 boroughs of London - which accumulates to over 4,000 schools. It is an unbelievable achievement and one the boys will be proud of for many years to come.

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Sporting Update

On the following day, 21st March, the boys were back in action again in a Champions League game against Warren Road. The boys were visibly tired from the previous day’s exertions and it was Warren Road who took an early 2 goal advantage. Pickhurst showed great desire and determination and pulled a goal back just before half time. The second half started with Pickhurst on the front foot dominating the game by trying to get the equalising goal, but it was Warren Road who scored a goal against the run of play to lead by 3 goals to 1. Pickhurst didn't let their heads drop and continued to believe that they could still get back into the game. Five minutes later Ben R made that belief reality with a well taken goal. Pickhurst continued to dominate the last few moments of the game and had a great chance to score in the final minute but the shot was hit straight at the Warren Road goalkeeper. This was the first defeat of the season for the boys and I told them how proud I was of all their efforts, desire, determination and teamwork but on the day it was just one game too many in the week!

Mr Belgrave, Sports Coach Sport Relief We would like to say a HUGE thank you to all the children for participating in sporting challenges last week to raise awareness for Sports Relief. If you donated money, we appreciate your kindness for this worthy cause.

Cross Country Well done to all the pupils who took part in the Crystal Palace Cross Country Championships. All the children did really well and put their heart and soul into the race. Congratulations go to Yasmina S (3C) who came 6th out of 276 runners and to Kian F (3C) who came 8th out of 390 runners. This is a wonderful achievement! Spring School Diving Competition Olivia Jackson and Sam Dye both represented Pickhurst Academy in the Spring School Diving Competition on Sunday. Olivia came first in the Year 4 girls’ competition and Sam came second in the Year 5 boys’ competition. This is a fantastic achievement by Olivia and Sam and we are extremely proud of you both. Thank you for sharing this with us and keep up the good work!

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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 ...

Agnes H (6ST)

Well done!

Message from the Head Boy & Head Girl

We hope you all have a nice Easter and get up

to loads of fun things during the holidays!

Emma L

(Head Girl) James F (Head Boy)

Head Lice

There have been a couple of reports of head lice in school recently. Please make it a regular habit to check your child’s hair for head lice and treat if need be. Treatment is only really effective if EVERY

parent is vigilant in checking for head lice and treating appropriately.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Y6 Secondary School Allocation

We have now received the list of allocated secondary schools from the borough for our Y6 pupils.

If you are appealing your child’s allocated place or you believe the information we hold to be incorrect due to a late change, please advise the school office in order that your child’s records can be transferred to the correct

establishment at the end of the academic year.

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Attendance & Punctuality 19th to 23rd March 2018

The overall attendance figure for Pickhurst Academy for this period was 95.77%. Forms 4M and 4O both achieved the best attendance possible this week with 100% each! This is fantastic! 53 lates were recorded. May we remind you that the school gates open from 8.30am and close at 8.50am so please ensure your child is punctual for the start of the day. 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. If your child is not going to be in school, please leave a message on the academy answer phone on each morning of their absence, stating their name, class and the reason for their absence—thank you.

Form % Attendance No. Of Lates

3C 98.06 0

3D 96.67 1

3DC 90.31 1

3R 93.55 1

3S 99.31 1

4H 97.5 3

4L 98.13 3

4M 100 1

4O 100 4

5B 97.27 4

5BU 96.13 7

5DP 93.44 2

5S 97.27 12

6B 91.18 1

6F 94.69 6

6ST 91.82 2

6W 94.24 4

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

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Clubs from January 2018

So that we can help to ensure your child is safe and where they are meant to be, please remember to let the club leaders know if your child will not be attending a club session for any reason.

CLUB: CONTACT DETAILS: DAY/TIME OF CLUB: WHERE CLUB HELD:

PICK UP WITH PASSWORD FROM:

Bees Athletics

Mick Jones 07973 114404 mick@mickjones.coach

Thursday @ 3.20pm–4.30pm From March – October (weather permitting)

Field/Playground

Field - by the Pavilion

Chess Club (no fee)

Internal Club – Miss Smith Tuesday lunchtime 12-12.30pm Y5 Bay n/a

Choir Club (no fee)

Internal Club - Mrs Carty-Houston

Thursday lunchtime 12.30-1.10pm Hall n/a

DWX Katie Collins 07538 199678 katie@danceworxs.com

Monday@ 12.00-12.45pm Gymnastics Tuesday @ 12.00-12.45pm Drama Friday @ 12.00-12.45pm Tap

Hall n/a

Cricket Krazee

Craig Belgrave 07956 241457

Thursday Years 4,5,&6 @ 3.20pm–4.30pm

Field/Playground

Field – by the Pavilion

Football Krazee

Craig Belgrave 07956 241457

Monday Years 3&4 @ 3.20pm–4.30pm Tuesday Years 5&6 @ 3.20pm-4.30pm

Field/Playground

Field – by the Pavilion

Gardening Club

Internal Club – Mrs Smoothy Lunchtimes as advised by Mrs Smoothy Garden n/a

Ju Jit Su Michael Hughes 07719 794142 michaelhughes@heijoshin.org.uk

Monday @ 3.20pm-4.20pm Tuesday @ 3.20pm-4.20pm

Hall Hall

Bottom entrance

Lego Club Rebecca Welsh 07930 395309 clubsforschools@outlook.com

Thursday @ 12.30pm-1.10pm Y5 intervention room

n/a

Pottery Sharon Bertram 07976 639766 msbertram@yahoo.co.uk

Thursday @ 3.20pm-5pm Y4 Bay Office foyer

Sew Cool for Kids

Nichola Byfield 07887 924731 nic.byfield@hotmail.co.uk

Monday @ 3.20pm-4.45pm Tuesday @ 3.20pm-4.45pm

Y4 Bay Office foyer

Spanish Ana Townley 07944 771116 ana.maria15@live.co.uk

Mon Years 3&4 @ 3.20pm-4.20pm Thurs Years 5&6 @ 3.20-4.20pm

Monday – Classroom 4O Thursday – Y5 Intervention Room

Office foyer

Stephaneez

Stephanie Bradbury 07950 364299 stephaneez17@tiscali.co.uk

Friday @ 3.20pm-4.20pm Hall Bottom entrance

String Group

Rebecca Cebrat Wednesday @ 8.15-8.45am Hall n/a (morning drop off at bottom entrance)

Tiny Artists

Phoebe Coulson 07891 733059 phoebefricker@googlemail.com

Friday @ 3.20pm-4.20pm Y4 Bay Office foyer

Wind Band

Tracey Thurlow 07956 591048 traceythurlow@ntlworld.com

Friday @ 8.15am–8.45am Hall n/a (morning drop off at bottom entrance)

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Dates for your Diary

Wed 28th March Y3 Dinsosaur Footprints from the Past day

Fri 30th March to Fri 13th April Easter Break

Mon 16th April Pupils return to school

Wed 18th April 5B & 5BU to Crofton Roman Villa

Thu 19th April 9am & 4.30pm SATs Meeting for Y6 Parents/Carers

Fri 20th April 5DP & 5S to Crofton Roman Villa

Mon 23rd April St George’s Day—pupils wear red and white to school

Tue 1st to Fri 4th May Y4 PGL residential trip

Thu 3rd May Local elections—school closed to pupils

w/c Mon 14th May SATs week

Mon 28th May to Fri 1st June Half Term

Mon 4th June Pupils return to school

Mon 4th to Fri 8th June Y6 Wales residential trip

Fri 29th June Pickfest (PTA)

Wed 18th July Y6 leavers’ disco

Thu 19th July 3.30-8pm Y6 leavers’ picnic