Longford Park Primary Academy

Flying High winners from last week!

Well done to this week’s flying high winners!

*** Summer is here!! ***

This day is the first day of astronomical summer in the northern hemisphere and is the longest day of the year.

Here are some more photos from sports day……

*** Happy Eid Al-Adha ***

This Muslim festival remembers the prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son when God ordered him to. It is celebrated by prayer and visiting family and friends.

*** Happy Father's Day ***

Father's Day is the celebration of fathers in the UK. We would love to hear about all of the things that make your dads the best they can be

*** Happy Birthday to King Charles ***
Celebrations of the monarch's official birthday are held in June across the Commonwealth and include the Trooping of the Colour in London.

*** UEFA Euros - Who Do You Want to Win? ***
The 2024 UEFA European Football Championship will be held in Germany from 14 June to 14 July. The tournament will comprise 24 teams, with Georgia the only team making its European Championship finals debut.

Congratulations to Woodpecker House as overall winners of sports day this year! The day has gone brilliantly and the children have been great sports, cheering each other on and showing amazing determination! More photos to follow…..

Thank you for all the family support, the pupils love seeing you there cheering them on!!

Finally… A huge thank you to the Friends of LPPA for the wonderful leavers hoodies that they have bought for our Year 6 pupils!

*** 80th Anniversary of D-Day - We Will Remember Them ***

The 6th June 2024 is the 80th Anniversary of the Normandy Landings, also known as the D-Day Landings which laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front in World War II.

*** Wake Up Wednesday ***

*** Africa Day ***
Africa Day (formerly African Freedom Day and African Liberation Day) is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organization of African Unity on 25 May 1963. It is celebrated in various countries on the African continent as well as around the world.

Have a lovely May half term! See you all back on Monday 3rd June!

Congratulations to this week’s Flying High winners!

And a HUGE well done to each and every one of our amazing year 6 pupils who have completed their SATs this week…..and had 100% attendance this week too!

The GLA are currently recruiting for the following vacancies across three of our schools:

Year Group Lead Teacher KS1 (eteach.com)

Class Teacher 0.44 FTE (eteach.com)

Please click on the above links for more information and to apply

Congratulations to last week’s Flying High winners!

*** International Nurses Day ***
Nursing is a highly skilled, safety-critical profession. You are experts. You are leaders. And this Nurses’ Day, we thank you for the remarkable difference you make to so many lives every day. You dedicate yourselves to ensuring you deliver the best possible care to those you care for from the moment they enter the world to the moment they leave it and every stage in between. Thank you 😊

*** Cinco de Mayo ***
Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, is a holiday that celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s May 5, 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. The day, which falls on Sunday, May 5 2024, is also known as the Battle of Puebla Day.

Atlas Camps May Multi-Activity Camps and Sports Academies (www.atlascamps.co.uk)

With the May Half-Term break less than 4 weeks away, Atlas Camps will be back with a bang with our award-winning multi-activity camps running throughout the May Half-Term break! Joining them will be our ever-popular Atlas Camps Sports Academies – ideal for football and netball lovers – allowing sports-mad All-Stars aged 7-14 to hone their sporting skills with drills, games and plenty of FUN.

Rated Outstanding by Ofsted, Atlas Camps specialises in multi-activity clubs for children aged 4-14. With a focus on fun, activities on offer span everything from arts and crafts to sports and active play, all in a safe, enjoyable environment designed to cater for all.

• Ofsted-rated ‘Outstanding’
• Childcare vouchers accepted from a variety of providers
• Early drop-off/ late pick-up options
• Sibling discount and 5th day savings available
• Multi-activity and sport-specific camps
For further information, please watch this video or check out the attached posters. Head to the Atlas Camps website at www.atlascamps.co.uk to book our multi-activity camps. Atlas Camps Sports Academies can be found at https://www.atlascamps.co.uk/sports-camps.

Well done to this week’s Flying High winners! And to Blue Class for having the highest attendance for the last week!

Please click on the link below to have a look at important dates for this term:
https://www.longfordpark.org.uk/docs/LETTERS/Parent_Copy_Summer_dates_2024.pdf

Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Ready, Steady, Ready Challenge recently! We have received a wonderful big box of books for the school library this week!