PRIMARY
FOCUS
Autumn Term 2016
Volume 1, Issue 1
Welcome to the first newsletter from the
Primary Unit within Kempston Challenger
Academy. I have been really impressed
with the children’s effort and I am looking
forward to the year ahead. The team members are: Mrs Savory, Miss Powel, Mrs
Basi, Mrs Mayston-Barlow and Mrs Reed.
I look forward to updating you all on our
fantastic journey together.
Reading for
Best wishes,
pleasure
We encourage parents
Mrs N Savory
Primary Core Values
We have introduced our core values
which are the four ‘c’s:
Courtesy
Consideration
Cooperation
Care
We will be referring these on a daily
basis. We would like the children to
create posters for the four ‘c’s which
will be used to display within the
Primary Unit.
If you have any
worries, or want to
contact your
child’s class teacher, please contact
Carol Reed or write a
message in your
child’s planner.
and carers to read with
their children. Research shows that reading with your child appears to be the most
powerful predictor for
success.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Primary Notice Board ........ 2
Attendance updates ........... 2
‘You may have tangible
wealth untold;
Upcoming events................ 2
Caskets of jewels and
coffers of gold.
Stars of the Half Term........ 3
Richer than I, you can
never be-
Homework timetable ......... 3
Year 6 SATS dates 2017 ..... 3
Student poem ..................... 4
I had a mother who
read to me.’
Gillilan Strickland
(1936)
(or teacher, or father, or
Gran, or big sister, or
aunty, or carer, or an
App, or anyone).
Part of Challenger Multi Academy Trust
SPECIAL POINTS OF
INTEREST
 SATS information evening November 2016, see
page 2
 Gap Year to Star Wars
land, page 4
Upcoming events
ATTENDANCE
The attendance for the Primary unit for this half term
was (%). Our target for next half term is (%).
Form group attendance figures:
SATs information
evening Thursday
3rd of November
3:10-4:10 for Year 6
Parents/carers. This
session is an
opportunity to find
out extra
information about
the tests year 6 take
in May 2017 and
how you can
support with their
learning at home.
5RBA 96.6% 5APO 97.6% 6NSA 97.10% 6TMA 95.4%
Well done to 6NSA!
PRIMARY NOTICE BOARD
The primary notice board is located on the playground where information is updated weekly.
Please remember to read it weekly.
Challenger Diploma Hour
The next round of option choices for next half term have been shared with pupils. If you
would like your child to opt in, the choices are below. Please contact Carol Reed in Primary. (Choice timetable to be inserted)
Photos of work/pupils: NSA to add in
Uniform
The pupils look smart in their uniforms. Please encourage them to keep this up.
Break Snack Shop
A reminder that pupils can buy snacks at break time on the Primary playground. There are
lots of healthy options for the pupils to choose from.
National Poetry Day 6th October 2016: the theme was messages.
All our pupils took part in National Poetry Day by writing their own messages.
(NSA to include example)
October is Black History Month
Pupils have been learning about the historic and modern role models; Nelson Mandela,
Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Will Smith, Oprah Winfrey and Stevie Wonder.
Homework Timetable
All classes have been given a homework timetable which has been glued
into the back of their organiser. Please refer to this to know which subject
has been set on which day. All homework has a weeks due date. Extra rewards will be handed out for brilliant effort.
Monday
Foundation
Tuesday
Spellings
Arithmetic
Wednesday
Thursday
English
Maths
Friday
Monday
Arithmetic
Tuesday
Foundation
Wednesday
Reading
Thursday
English
Spellings
Maths
Friday
Monday
Arithmetic
Tuesday
Spellings
Wednesday
Reading
Thursday
English
Friday
Foundation
Monday
Arithmetic
Tuesday
Spellings
Wednesday
Reading
Thursday
English
Friday
Foundation
Maths
Maths
STARS OF THE HALF TERM
5APO
5RBA
6NSA
6TMA
WB 12.09.16
Giulia
Caris
Faith
Niamh
WB 19.09.16
Freya
Tamzin
Junior
Alisha
WB 26.09.16
Martin
Bogdan
Kristians
Treshah
WB 03.10.16
Nuha
Phoenix
Emmanuela
William S
WB 10.10.16
Jakub
Karolina
Joshua
Harry
WB 17.10.16
Jasmine
Daniel
Adam
Oliver
Gap Year to Star Wars
Land
Hi Mum, Martin here, I’m in
Star Wars land
and I’m being attacked by an
unknown spirit.
It looks very long and it crawls
around on a bit of paper.
Anyway its gone now, you
should visit.
It takes four days to get from
England to where I am.
I hope you are ok and safe.
If you see bad guys attack.
So far I am fixing a crossbow
for Hans Solo.
C3PO has lost his leg again.
If Jar Jar Binks knocks and
sticks his tongue out again
I’m going to grab it and rip it
off
I can’t face coming home. I’m
staying here.
My Gap Year’s for a lifetime,
not a year.
By Martin James 5APO
EMBRACE CHALLENGE : EXPECT EXCELLENCE
Year 6 SATs Dates for May 2017
Date
Activity
Monday 8 May 2017
English reading
Tuesday 9 May 2017
English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 1:
questions
English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 2:
spelling
Wednesday 10 May 2017 Mathematics Paper 1: arithmetic
Mathematics Paper 2: reasoning
Hill Rise
Kempston
Bedford
MK42 7eB
Thursday 11 May 2017
T: 01234 290900
E: office@kempstonchallengeracademy.
org
Part of Challenger Multi Academy Trust
Mathematics Paper 3: reasoning