Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Resilience Workshop for Parents

  Thu 12 May 2022

  Building Resilience at Lydd Primary School

  Workshop for parents and carers – Thursday 12^th May 2022

  Refreshments at 8.40 am / Workshop 9.00 – 10.00 am

   

  I am writing to inform you of some ongoing work we are doing here at Lydd Primary School to build pupils’ resilience and to invite you to a workshop on the theme of resilience so you can find out ways you can help at home. From 8.40am please come along and join us in the Hall for refreshments and then a short presentation about the Resilience project. Myself and the FLO will be there to answer any questions you might have about how we can work together to build resilience and support emotional wellbeing.  

  As a school we have become aware of how being resilient really aids pupils to achieve their best academically and ensures they are ready to cope with the ups and downs that life will undoubtedly throw at them in the future, including dealing with online safety.  The most successful individuals are generally very resilient people.

  One way that we have been looking to help pupils, which parents could also do at home, is to ensure that we are modelling resilient behaviour ourselves.  Pupils will take their lead from how adults respond to situations and deal with minor things going wrong, so as a group we have been thinking about the example we set here at school in these situations and the message that sends to our pupils.

  Understanding that making mistakes is OK and that we can learn from them is also a big part of becoming more resilient.  Here at Lydd Primary we have been encouraging pupils to take risks with their learning, make mistakes and use these mistakes as learning opportunities.  As adults we may have grown up in contexts where making mistakes was, at times, frowned upon, though actually it is through making mistakes that we learn best.

  We are emphasising to the pupils that while it is good to know things and be correct, anytime that mistakes are made is a real opportunity to learn and move forward.  Again, we feel this is something parents could help model at home, particularly when dealing with homework or discussing school work or assessment marks.

  Finally, humour is another important and often overlooked factor in resilient individuals.  Resilient people can laugh at themselves and not take themselves too seriously.  Again being a role model both here at school and at home can help in this regard.  Can we laugh at ourselves when things go wrong?  If so, we can expect that the children here at Lydd Primary are much more likely to be able to do this themselves and will be more resilient as a result.

  If you would like to find out more about this project and discover ways you can promote resilience at home, please come along to our Resilience Workshop on Thursday 12^th May. The workshop will start at 9am but refreshments will be available from 8.40am.   

  I greatly appreciate your support in this important regard as we look to best prepare our pupils for their future and if you can make it to the workshop on Thursday 12^th May, we look forward to seeing you there!

• KMFM Cool Skool Sketch Show

  Tue 19 Apr 2022

  Tigers class took part in in the KMFM Cool Skool Sketch Show. They wrote and performed their own sketches. Have a listen using the link below!!! 

  https://www.kmfm.co.uk/on-air/podcasts/cool-skool-sketch-show/episode/cool-skool-sketch-show-episode-2-lydd-wingham-and-herne-primary-schools/?autoplay=1

  

• Olympic Athlete to visit Lydd Primary School

  Thu 31 Mar 2022

  We are absolutely thrilled that Montell Douglas (British Summer and Winter Olympian) will visit the school on 26th May 2022.

   

  Montell holds the accolade of being the first British woman to represent GB & NI in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. She is in a select band of elite athletes that have achieved this.  

  She will lead an assembly and then a circuit of sporting activities with us. The circuit will comprise of Leg Drives, Spotty Dogs, Full or Half Press-Ups, and Star Jumps - each activity will be measured over 60 seconds. Sponsorship forms will come home - please look out for them, they contain a lot more information and guidance. The money raised from the event is split in favour of the school and will be used to further promote sports and healthy lifestyle in our school.

   

  Our school’s Crowdfunder page is now live!

  https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/lydd

  

• Holiday Activities and Food Programme Kent

  Tue 15 Mar 2022

  Please go to tinyurl.com/HAFKent to find out more and see if you are eligible.

  

• Ukraine appeal

  Thu 10 Mar 2022

  KAH Ukraine Appeal

  I am sure that we all will have been touched and affected by the terrible scenes that we are witnessing on a daily basis as a result of the invasion of Ukraine. At Lydd Primary we would very much like to do whatever we can to help people that are being affected in this humanitarian crisis.

  Our school is part of the Kent Association of Head Teachers (KAH) and together with many other schools across the county we are working to collect supplies and resources that we can send to Ukrainian refugees that have crossed the border into Poland.

  Mr Dan File (Head Teacher, Elham Primary School) has organised a 40ft container that is being sited at West Park Farm Industrial Estate, Folkestone. He has also organised a number of HGVs which will be used to transport the donations to Poland.

  KAH are working with KCC, the British Red Cross and the Invicta Rotary club to collect and transport items in the next few days and weeks. If you would like to help our friends in Ukraine and support our appeal then there are a number of ways that you can get involved:

  1. Donations of supplies: If you are able to donate any items on the list below, we would be very grateful indeed. We are not asking you necessarily to go out to purchase these items but would ask if you have any of these at home and they are in a good condition and can be spared then they would be gratefully received.

   

  1. We need to raise money for fuel for the HGVs that will take these donations to Poland, A Go Fund me page has been set up and we are asking if you can share this far and wide especially with people that have businesses or if they are part of organisations that could support us. The Go Fund Me Page can be found here: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/igor-kovalenko-1?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=socpledgemobile&utm_content=igor-kovalenko-1&utm_campaign=post-pledge-mobile&utm_term=vxG2pyjD7

   

  1. We are also asking for volunteers to assist at the collection site which has been set up in Folkestone (Big Jigs in Folkestone- Unit B, Kingsmead, West, Park Farm Industrial Estate, Folkestone CT19 5EU.) If you can share this request across our community via social media sites that you are part of, we would be very grateful. Please can any potential volunteers please contact Dan File:

   

  If you are able to donate any items from the list please can you bring them into the school office in the next two weeks. We will keep you informed of any subsequent collections in case you are unable to donate by the first scheduled delivery.

  This appeal is likely to result in a huge effort across our county and will demonstrate the unquestionable compassion we have for those that are suffering the unimaginable horrors of war. We really are truly grateful for any support you can give as it will make a huge difference to the lives of everyone that have had their lives changed beyond measure.

   

   

  Items for donation

  • baby formula (especially hypoallergenic one - huge shortage)
  • baby feeding bottles, sterilising equipment (nothing electric - different sockets)
  • baby food
  • nappies - any sizes
  • painkiller medication, especially children's 
  • charging banks for mobile phones
  • warm socks/gloves/warm hats
  • camping mats
  • sleeping bags
  • protein/energy bars
  • anti-flu medication (Lemsips etc.)
  • wound dressings
  • first aid kits
  • warm blankets
  • thermal/base layers
  • hot water bottles
  • insulated flasks
  • female sanitary products
  • any clean soft toys/teddy bears
  • a letter/ card of hope and support from children and families.

  

• Donation from Landmarc Solutions

  Fri 04 Mar 2022

  A huge thank you to Landmarc Solutions for their generous donation of £500.00 to our Sponsored Read appeal for new books. This will be added to the £1,031.50 raised by the children to purchase new books for use across the whole school.

  A special well done and thank you to Deacon and Logan, in Years 3 and 5, who came up with the idea of asking the company for their support.

  

• Sweet Cones

  Thu 03 Mar 2022

  Sweet cones available to buy after school on Thursday for World Book Day.

  Will you find a Golden Ticket????

  

• The BIG GoReadathon 2022

  Wed 02 Mar 2022

  The Mission:

  Log as much high-quality reading as you can.

  Read whatever you like...

  Add it, log it and you'll be helping your school to climb the leader board.

   

  Books

  Magazines or Comics

  Newspapers

   

  Prizes for Schools & Families

  We're giving away some great prizes that could benefit your school.

  Plus there are also prizes for the individual top readers.

  £250 Book Voucher For the winning school

  £100 Book Voucher For the second school

  £50 Book Voucher For the third school

  5 x £20 Book Vouchers

   

  Prizes are all National Book Tokens. No cash alternative is available. Winners are determined by the statistics generated via the GoRead app for registered schools only. The judges decision is final. Reading must be completed and logged between 03/03/2022 and 31/03/2022 inclusive.

  

• Twos Day

  Tue 01 Mar 2022

  Wow, we were blown away by the support for our ‘Twos Day’ fundraiser last week and we want to thank all of the children for their class contributions!

  The twos have now been counted and the class totals collected…

  We have spoken with Mrs Man and she has agreed that due to the incredible success and efforts from all of the children (and sticking with the ‘twos theme’) we would like to award the top TWO classes with sweets and their extended break time this Friday…

  A huge well done to both Lions and Foxes classes, our well deserved winners!

  We are pleased to announce the total raised from the whole school was a whopping  

  £266.38!

  A big well down to the Friends of Lydd School who arranged this event AND counted all the coins!!!!

• Ready Steady Read

  Tue 01 Mar 2022

  Thank you to all pupils who took part in our sponsored read event to raise funds for some new books for school.

  A Massive £1,031.00 has been raised so far!!  This means as part of the Community Book Pledge with Usborne books we will receive £1,600.00 worth of books.

  Well done to everyone who took part!!