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We Are Social

We’ve extended our line of communication to include even more social platforms so you can be the first to see important updates and get an insight into all the fun and exciting things happening in school. 

Please take a few minutes to follow us on our social media platforms using the below links:  

Facebook – @bloxwichacademy

Instagram – @bloxwich_academy

Twitter  – @bloxwichacademy

The fastest way to ask a direct question is to email our post box email address as these are forwarded to the correct member of staff for your enquiry.

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Back To School – September 2022

Years 1 – 6

Will return to school Tuesday 6th September, normal school hours.

Nursery

Tuesday 6th September – Wednesday 7th September 2022.

You will be invited to come into nursery with your child to look at their classroom. There will be a short 10-15 minute meeting with your child’s teacher so we can get to know you and your child better before starting nursery.

Thursday 8th September 2022

1 hour nursery session for all nursery children 8:40-9:40am

Friday 9th September 2022

2 hour nursery session for all nursery children 8:40-10:40am

Monday 12th September 2022

3 hour nursery session for all nursery children 8:40-11:40am.

Reception

Wednesday 7th September 2022

Children who attend Bloxwich Academy nursery to start full time.

Wednesday 14th September 2022

Children from outside settings to start full-time and join children who attended Bloxwich Academy.

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Woodlands Adventure

Year 4 have had a fantastic couple of weeks! We have been getting involved in lots of activities in our recent residential and we have also been smashing out our summer term tests.

For three days, Year 4 have been getting actively involved in some of the amazing activities that Woodlands outdoor activity centre had to offer. After arriving, children got to unpack, familiarise themselves with the buildings and even have time to play a couple of games of table football and pool.

After a quick bite to eat, we got into the activities! The assault course, zip line, archery, canoeing and other activities over the 3 days were so enjoyable and the children had an absolute blast! After a long day of activities, children had some free time to play football, pool and table football whilst waiting for dinner. Hot chocolate accompanied the children before bed. After a long and tiring day, eventually, everyone was in bed, ready to be up nice and early the next morning to do it all again! Year 4 definitely enjoyed the visit and some children even managed to conquer some fears and challenges that they thought they would never get the opportunity to do!


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Walsall Summer Holiday Activities

Welcome to our Summer Holiday Booklet which will provide you with information about the programme and activities we have on offer over the summer holiday 2022!

What is the Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) Programme?

HAF is a free and exciting holiday programme for children and young people aged 5 to 16 who are eligible for benefit related free school meals. The programme is running over Easter (1 week), summer (4 weeks) and Christmas (1 week) school holidays.

The Department of Education (DFE) has provided funding for the programme. The programme enables children to be active, to learn and to eat healthy foods and it is all FREE.


How do I know if my child is eligible?
Your child/ren will qualify if all these statements apply:
• Your child is eligible for benefit related free school meals or is a young carer or on a plan
• You live in Walsall
• Your child is between the ages 5-16yrs

How to register and book activities for the Programme?

Every eligible child will have received a letter from Walsall Council HAF programme providing them with
their unique code to register into the programme.

If you haven’t received a letter but you think your child is eligible, please email WR4C@walsall.gov.uk or call
our helpline. You will only need to register once for the HAF programme, which will provide you with access
to your account throughout the year.

Step 1: You will need your child’s unique code to register online (HAF Portal) using the following link: www.walsall.gov.uk/children_and_young_people/haf_signup

Step 2: Complete the HAF registration form with your child’s details

Step 3: Once you have registered you will receive a confirmation email

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Sports Day 2022

For this year’s Sports Days on Friday 24th June and Tuesday 28th June, children are asked to attend school in their PE kit. If you have a t-shirt in their house colour, children are welcome to wear this instead. You can find your child’s house on the list below, and the corresponding house colours are as follows.

Brindley – Blue

Stephenson – Green

Telford – Yellow

Watt – Red

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Platinum Jubilee

Today has been brilliant! The whole school have been in jubilant Jubilee spirit all day – the fun has not stopped. With the children decked out in red, white and blue and bunting adorning the corridors, the atmosphere has felt very patriotic as we celebrated Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne.

The day started with a through school assembly in which every year group performed a popular UK hit from each decade that has passed since the Queen’s reign began. Songs included ‘We are the champions’ by Queen and ‘Reach’ by S Club 7. The School Choir also gave their first performance in front of an audience, belting out ‘Sing’ by Gary Barlow. They cannot wait to perform in front of parents, and we really hope to announce details of when this will be very soon.  Children have also been learning The National Anthem over the last few weeks in preparation for today’s events, and sang it together during the assembly; it was incredibly moving and they sang it beautifully.

At around 11am, parents of Nursery children came into school and joined their little ones on the field for a picnic and playtime. We have been so lucky with the weather today; sitting on the blankets, enjoying the fresh air and refreshing drinks. Children from Reception to Year 6 then enjoyed their own slice of al fresco dining as they skipped outside to enjoy a street party style banquet, sitting in rows in the sunshine amongst the bunting, banners and Union Jack flags. As you can see it was a sight to behold and the experience will stay in their memories for years to come. We will look back fondly on this afternoons celebrations.

This afternoon, the party atmosphere has continued back into the classrooms with children taking part in a number of Jubilee inspired activities. Year 3 have been making collages of Queen Elizabeth II, Year 6 have been designing a new royal stamp, and children through Keystage 1 and Early Years have been making their own crowns, fit for our own little kings and queens! Year 5 children have been taking on the role of newspaper journalists, writing reports about Queen Elizabeth II, while Year 4 children have been using red, white and blue icing to decorate cakes in patriotic style. It is fair to say that teachers and children alike have had an incredibly busy, but also extremely fun day.

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Platinum Jubilee – FOB

This morning, we spent time with Nursery children and parents as they enjoyed a picnic on the playing field, serving cake and squash in between the fun and games. We then made our way up to the Keystage 2 playground and helped out with their street party style lunch. It has been such a lovely occasion, and we wanted all the children to have a special memento to take away with them. Over the past few weeks, we have been busily creating the below commemorative Jubilee keyrings which we today handed out to every child. We hope that these will be a little gift from Friends of Bloxwich that will stay in their keepsake box forever, and hope they will look upon with fondness in years to come.

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Happy Easter

Happy Easter from all of us here at Friends of Bloxwich!

Today has been fabulous! We have spent the morning hopping around from class to class, delivering chocolate eggs to all the children at Bloxwich Academy Primary. As you can see from the pictures, we had a fantastic reception from the children who were really excited to see the Easter Bunny and helpers; we can’t tell you how much we love seeing the children smile!

We have also had an incredible response to our ‘Guess the Eggs’ competition and the chocolate hamper raffle. Overall, our Easter activities have raised over £340.00 which will go towards future events for the children. We could not organise these fun, memorable experiences for the pupils at Bloxwich Academy Primary without your support, so a massive thank you needs to go out to parents.

We hope you all have a fantastic Easter break and we look forward to sharing or plans for the summer term with you very soon!

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Well Done Year 2!

Year 2 have had a brilliant couple of weeks. The children have been working very hard on their reading skills and it has been a pleasure for us to see them improving so much.

As the final week of the half term has arrived, the children have been completing their newest writing unit – persuasive postcards. We have used the book, Meerkat Mail, as an inspiration for this unit and the children have impressed us greatly with their creativity. This week, the children have written their own postcard persuading the reader to visit Bloxwich Academy.

Mrs Watkins’ maths group have been learning all about fractions in their mathematics, Miss Azad’s maths group have been finishing off their place value to 100 unit and Mrs Gandhi’s maths group have been looking at their addition and subtraction unit. Well done to all the children for their effort and hard work this week.

We have been coming to the end of a couple foundation subject units and have been having lots of fun being creative with their final projects. In R.E., we have been learning about Losar (a New Year’s tradition for Tibetan Buddhists). We have completed this project this week by having our own, small New Year’s class party and working together to create our own cham dance. The children and teachers really enjoyed this! The children created flower sculptures at the end of their Art project, using paper plates and felt tips to mimic the sculptural designs of Yayoi Kusama.

Well done on yet another fantastic half term, Year 2! Have a safe and happy Easter holidays. We look forward to welcoming you back to school next term!

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Walsall Holiday Activity & Food Programme

The HAF programme is for children and young people aged 5 to 16 years who are eligible for benefit related free school meals. Children and young people and their families will be able to access free activities during the Easter, Summer and Christmas 2022 holidays.

The Department for Education’s (DfE) Holiday Activities and Food programme (HAF) has provided funding for the scheme.

For more information visit our website  https://go.walsall.gov.uk/children_and_young_people/haf_signup or you can email us at WR4C@walsall.gov.uk

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