Exciting news – Bloxwich Academy have purchased every child a book bag!

Your child has brought their book bag home with them and inside should be their reading book, reading diary, and their library book.

Your child’s reading bag should be brought into school every day to enable them to read with an adult in school.

As a school, we suggest that you hear your child read at home at least three times a week. After you have heard them read, please fill in their reading log and sign to say you have heard them read!

Unfortunately, if a book bag is lost an additional cost of £3.50 – will need to pay at our school’s reception for a replacement.

Children in Early Years will be taking part in World Nursery Rhyme Week this month. We will be challenging children to participate in the ‘Rhyme a Day Challenge’ by singing nursery rhymes and taking part in supporting activities. 

Nursery rhymes are excellent teaching tools and can help to develop:  

• Language and literacy skills 
• Numeracy skills 
• Social skills
• Physical skills
• Emotional skills – they are so much fun 

All children in Nursery and Reception are asked to dress up on Monday 22nd November 2021 as their favourite Nursery Rhyme character. Please do not feel obliged to spend money on a costume. Home-made outfits are often the best. To help prepare your child for this experience you could sing the official rhymes of 2021 at home:

• Incy Wincy Spider 
• Sleeping Bunnies 
• Wind the Bobbin 
• Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes 
• Down In the Jungle 

Or, use this link to watch the nursery rhyme videos. https://bit.ly/3Ezl87W 

If you would like to explore a wide range of rhymes please visit Piccolo Music by using this link https://bit.ly/2ZJJ9tI

Friday was Miss Machin’s last day at Bloxwich Academy for a while as she is taking maternity leave to welcome the birth of her son. The staff at Bloxwich Academy wish the best of luck on the arrival of your baby and we can’t wait to hear all about it. Good luck!

Jump Rope for Heart Event

On Friday 15th October, Bloxwich Academy Primary supported the British Heart Foundation by participating in the Jump Rope for Heart event. Children had great fun participating in a range of skipping activities with their class. Some children skipped on their own and tried a range of skipping tricks and skills. Some children skipped as a group using the large skipping ropes, which was a lot of fun to watch.

Schools and Academies up and down the country participated In the Jump Rope for Heart event to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. Before the British Heart Foundation existed, most babies with major or complex heart problems did not survive to their first birthday. However, research has helped change this, and now in the UK nine out of ten babies born with heart problems get to go to school.  The Jump Rope for Heart event help the British Heart Foundation continue to fund lifesaving research. Research that will help improve the lives of the estimated 50,000 children currently living with congenital heart disease.

We hope you will enjoy reading out what we have planned for the children of Bloxwich Academy Primary and will be inspired to get involved yourself.

Currently, the elected members are:

Chair: Rebecca Williams

Joint Secretary: Amy Williams & Sarah Gooch

Treasurer: Stephanie Millard

Friends of Bloxwich, or FOB for short, are a group of parents and carers from the local community who meet throughout the academic year to organise various events to support an enhanced curriculum for the pupils. As well as raising money, FOB brings together parents, family members, staff and friends in support of our school and is an opportunity for family members to become involved in our children’s education. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer and getting involved, please drop us an email: Friendsofbloxwichacademy@outlook.com

Halloween Disco

We are excited to see the return of the annual Halloween Disco to be held in the upper hall at Bloxwich Academy Primary. There will be two events held on Friday 22nd October; a session for Keystage 1 children (Years 1 & 2) from 3.30pm-4.15pm, and another for Keystage 2 children (Years 3-6) from 4.30pm-5.30pm. Tickets will be on sale within the academy grounds during week commencing 11th October and are priced at £1.00 each. We know how much the children love dressing up and having fun with their friends, and we cannot wait to see their amazing outfits! There will be a prize during each session for the spookiest outfit, and all children will also receive a small bag of sweets to take home with them.

Christmas Fayre

Although we are still in the process of finalising the specific details, we are thrilled to confirm that we will be holding a Christmas Fayre at Bloxwich Academy Primary on Friday 17th December. Please keep an eye out for further details after half term!