ARK Atwood Primary Academy
Newsletter
Achieving Success
This Week’s Attendance
Today was Science Day! See overleaf for some photos
of the day. It started with a great assembly led by Miss
Lester, Mr Knight and Miss Burge where the children
witnessed
some
amazing
scientific
reactions.
Endothermic and exothermic; particle theory; solids,
liquids and gasses! Primary science is going places with
aspirational content! This was followed by Year 3 taking
on the role of teachers and scientists and leading
investigations for all classes. All classes continued with
science throughout the day. Children at Atwood have
really come to see science as fun, inspiring and are full of
knowledge!
Reception
India
Mexico
96.7%
94.7%
Year 1
France
Italy
97.3%
90.7%
Year 2
Barbados
China
95.7%
96.6%
Year 3
Belgium
Norway
96.2%
98%
Norway Class are the proud winners of the Atwood
Attendance Cup – congratulations!
Overall school attendance for this week:
Children were dressed all in blue or along a scientific
theme. All proceeds raised from our non-uniform day
are going to the charity: Ambitious about Autism. We
raised a fantastic: £153.23. Thank you for your
contributions.
95.7%
Much better this week – well done 
Late Arrivals
The school day starts at 8.30am
House Points
Class
Rank
Points
House
Points This
Week
Total Points
(Term)
India
1
10
Aspiration &
Achievement
65
276
Mexico
3
2
Scholarship
69
273
France
2
5
Perseverance
80
304
Italy
=5
Integrity
60
273
Barbados
=5
Respect &
Responsibility
82
265
China
=5
Enthusiasm
81
284
Belgium
4
Norway
=5
Respect and Responsibility wins the House Points
Cup this week. Congratulations!
Newsletter to parents and carers – Friday 27th March 2015
Next Week @ Atwood
P3
No clubs this week (other than Computer Coding
on Tuesday)
Holiday playcentre will run from Tuesday 7th April
until Friday 17th April. Playcentre will also be open on
the INSET day, Monday 20th April. Details, bookings and
prices can be obtained from Maria in the school office or
from a member of the P3 team.
Samantha Baxter our new Deputy Headteacher will be in
for a couple of days next week so hopefully you will get a
chance to meet her informally. We will arrange a coffee
morning for after the Easter break.
Monday 30th
Nursery Parent/Teacher Meetings
Please note that playcentre will not be running on the
last day of this term (Thursday 2nd April) when school
will close for the Easter break at 2pm.
Class Photographs – extra smart
uniform please!
Also a good opportunity to remind
you that children should NOT be
wearing jewellery (other than studs
and/or a watch) to school and that
long hair should be tied back. A few
non-uniform items have been
creeping in and need to be left at
home. Thank you.
Tuesday 31st
8.45 France Class Assembly in the Hall
We look forward to seeing parents there.
Belgium Class did a fantastic assembly on
volcanoes this week. It was an assembly
full of drama, singing and knowledge! It
included their own version of ‘Let it Go’
titled ‘Let it Glow’ – lyrics overleaf!
Autism Awareness Assemblies for all
year groups with Miss Rees
Wednesday 1st
9.00 Recorder Assembly in the Studio
If your child has been playing the recorder
this term please come along for a brief
recital
15.30 Easter Hat Parade in the
Playground
Come along from 15.20 ready for the
parade to start at 15.30. Children are
making their hats in school this year.
Thursday 2nd
9.00 End of Term Assembly in Hall
Parents welcome
Easter Egg Hunts @ Playtime
14.00 End of Spring Term for Pupils
(Year R from 13.50)
No Playcentre
Tuesday 21st
8.30 Summer 1 starts
Newsletter to parents and carers – Friday 27th March 2015
Let it Glow by Year 3 Belgium Class
The lava flows bright on the crater tonight
Not an Oaluf to be seen
A kingdom of explosion, and it looks like I’m going to scream
The fire is burning like this swirling storm inside
Couldn’t keep it in, heaven knows I've tried
Don’t let them in, don’t let them see
Be the dormant hill you should always be
Conceal, don’t feel, don’t let them know
Well now they know
Let it glow, let it flow
Can’t hold it back anymore
Let it glow, let it flow
Turn away and burn the door
I don’t care
What they’re going to say
Let the fire rage on, the heat never bothered me anyway
It’s funny how some magma
Makes everything seem burnt
And the crater that once controlled me
Can’t stay down at all
It’s time to see what I can do
To test the limits and break through
No snow, no ice, no frost for me
I’m free
Let it glow, let it flow
I am one with the fire and ash
Let it glow, let it flow
You’ve never seen me fry
Here I stand
And here I blaze
Let the fire rage on
My lava rockets through the air into the ground
My vent is blowing in burning flames around
And Atwood is lit like a burning furnace
You’ll never put me out, the lava’s out my spout.
Let it burn, let it burn
And you’ll writhe like a match on fire
Let it burn, let it burn
That perfect hill has gone
Here I stand in the light of fire
Let the flames rage on,
The heat never bothered me anyway
Newsletter to parents and carers – Friday 27th March 2015
Newsletter to parents and carers – Friday 27th March 2015