What an amazing adventure Year 2 have been on! 

The Year 2 teachers have had the pleasure of taking the children on a trip to the Botanical Gardens in Birmingham. It was a spectacular day and the children were wonderful. All of the staff were very proud of the children and how engaged they were with the lesson and the exploring of the grounds. We saw some wonderful plants, birds and even some fish.  There were so many colours it was just like walking through a rainbow forest.  

The children got to hear a parrot say “Hello!” and they even had a chance to see the ice age animals that were being set up around the gardens.  Everyone had a brilliant day.

On Friday 5th April 2019, our pupils brought in their entries for this year’s Easter Bonnet Competition.

There were some fantastic bonnets on display and it was extremely tough to pick the winners.

Thanks to everybody who took part and well done to the winners!

Well done to both Bloxwich Academy Primary and Secondary for all their support and contributions towards Red Nose Day 2019. We will update you with a grand total raised.

Well done to Bloxwich Primary for their grand total of £324.01

After winning their group in tremendous fashion, the Year 3/4 team reached the Walsall League final, where they faced the winners of the other group.

Unfortunately, we lost 1-0 to an incredible free-kick that was quite simply unstoppable. Nevertheless, the future looks bright for our Year 3/4 team if they can keep up the hard work and teamwork.

On behalf of all the staff and pupils at Bloxwich Academy, we would like to say a huge congratulations to our team for making us so proud. Their behaviour, attitude and teamwork was superb.

They also looked extremely smart in their lovely, new kits!

On Thursday 7th March 2019 we celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as characters from our favourite books!

A variety of activities ran across the day, such as shared reading sessions and a costume parade during assembly.

We also announced the winners of our potato head competition in assembly. We would like to thank all of our pupils and parents for your entries, they were all fantastic!

Bloxwich Primary recently received acknowledgement of their continued support and contribution to the Remembrance. Bringing the community together and making an outstanding contribution to those who served in the First World War in the year of the centenary of the Armistice.

Well done everyone for your continued support.

At Bloxwich Academy, we want all of our pupils to have great recall of their times tables so that they can make good progress in mathematics. This can be hampered by many factors, two of which are having low confidence in maths and having poor recall of times tables. 

We are always striving to achieve more and recognise that parents are supportive of this too. Because of this, all children in KS2 now have access to Times Table Rockstars to help them practise their times tables.

Times Table Rockstars is an online programme for times table practice that is both effective and motivational. It gives children the access to improve their speed of recall and, should they wish, to compete against their classmates and children around the world.

When it comes to times tables, speed and accuracy are important – bursts of daily practice are more effective than spending hours once a week. And this is where parents come in. For your child to be fully motivated and for them to get the best out of the practice, they need your help. 

Without your praise and your reminders, without you sitting down next to them or checking their work, practising times tables will not feel important to your child and the more facts your child remembers, the easier it is for them to do harder calculations. Please encourage your child to play the game at home regularly over the next few weeks to develop a regular habit that will assist their mathematics, just as daily reading helps propel their reading and writing.

Times Tables Rockstars can be easily accessed with internet browsers or alternatively with phones and tablets using the Times Table Rockstar app. For internet browsers, visit https://ttrockstars.com/ for apps, visit the App/Play Store.

Contact your child’s teacher if…

• You have username or password issues
• Something isn’t working or you’re not sure how it works
• You have a complaint or a suggestion
• You have something nice to say about ttrockstars.com!

A huge congratulations to Callum in Year 4 who was the runner up of Eddie’s 2018 Christmas card competition. The competition was run by local MP Eddie Hughes who represents Bloxwich, Willenhall and Walsall North. After receiving over 900 entries, 300 of which came from Bloxwich Primary, Eddie had the tough decision of finding this year’s competition winners. A massive well done and thank you to everyone who entered this year. We would like to thank Eddie for taking the time to come into school and look forward to working closely with him in the future.