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Welcome toAstley Primary School
I am extremely proud and privileged to be the Headteacher of Astley Primary School, part of Synergy Multi Academy Trust. We are a school passionate about providing every child with the opportunities, skills and experiences to become a lifelong learner.
The 'Astley Curriculum Experience' (ACE) is at the heart of what we do; we are all ACE learners. We aim to develop happy, confident and kind individuals who are ready to contribute to and engage with life after Astley.
Our school is a fun, challenging, inspiring, positive and ACE place to be, so please do enjoy exploring our website and what Astley has to offer.
Follow us on Instagram @astleyprimary and feel free to come and visit us in action, I am sure you will love Astley as much as we do.
Jen Goakes - Headteacher
Latest News
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It has been a super week and we have loved welcoming so many families in for our Forest School Sessions. A big
well done to our Bears, Lions and Sharks who have had a fantastic time getting immersed in our outdoors this
term, picking up so many useful skills along the way. Turtles and Dolphins had a brilliant day out at Bewilderwood
yesterday – thank you to all the families who helped make the trip possible. Today our Lions and Tigers are off
to Cromer – we hope they have a fantastic day.
A massive thank you to families and our Friends for raising a super £186.86 at our recent Book Fair – this is a
significant amount we now have to spend on books for the school.
Today we have our final Celebration Assembly of the year. A big well done to all of our certificate winners, hot
chocolate recipients, attendance superstars, and much more across the year! I would like to also take this
opportunity to thank the families who support and attend our assemblies. It really is a lovely way to round off
our week, and the children are very lucky to have so much family support and celebration – thank you.
Next week is ACE Year Ahead week, where from Monday – Thursday morning children move up to their new
classes for September. As per the letter sent out, children will go to new classes each morning on those days.
Reminder – on Wednesday 8th July from 8:30am – 9:15am parents are welcome to pop into new classes for an
additional open morning and meet the teacher opportunity.
We are looking forward to our final Rocksteady performance which will take place next Friday 10th at 9:30am in
the hall, all are welcome. Please see overleaf dates for end of year arrangements, including the summer shows,
and as always – let us know if you have any questions. Have a good weekend.
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We have had an incredible ACE Active Week! From start to finish, the week has been a real success. Sports Day
on Tuesday was a particular highlight, with so many families joining us for a really special day full of team spirit
and competition. I am really proud of how hard the team worked to put on such a brilliant day – a massive thank
you to Mrs Borley and all of the staff who went over and above to make the event such a success. Thank you
also to the Friends of Astley for their huge efforts and enthusiasm selling refreshments on the day, and to the
parent helpers who gave so much of their time to help out. Finally – thank you to you – families – for your
unwavering support, cheers and smiles making your children’s Sports Day a happy place to be. The children were
amazing - you should be very proud of them. Among other activities, we are extremely grateful to the RNLI who
delivered fantastic sessions to us in their ‘Respect the Water’ campaign; such important messages and life skills.
I am delighted to announce that Miss Stagg will be joining our team as Bears class teacher in September. I will
be sending important information on Monday 22nd about classes for next year and our upcoming ACE year Ahead
(transition week.) Please ensure you read this carefully and let us know if you have any questions.
Next Wednesday from 10:30am 12pm current Bears families are invited in for a Forest School Family Open Session
– please do join us. There will also be a Travelling Book Fair after school on 24th.
Classes have been practising lockdown procedures in class this week and this has gone really well. The whole
school drill will take place either next week or the week after. I hope you have a lovely weekend.
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Well done to everyone this week as they have completed end of year assessments, Y1 Phonics Screening
and Y4 Multiplication Tables Checks. We have been really impressed with the hard work and attitude
shown across the school.
All classes really enjoyed the Soul Space sessions this week – thank you to our friends at the church for
organising and delivering such creative and reflective sessions.
Some of our Turtles and Dolphins had a fantastic day out on Wednesday taking part in an athletics
event at UEA. A big well done to all for their participation and enthusiasm.
We are looking forward to ACE Active Week next week – we have a range of fun activities on offer,
including our fantastic Sports Day on Tuesday. Please join us for a picnic lunch on the field at 12pm on
Tuesday 16th June. Refreshments will be provided by the Friends – cash only please. Ice lollies will also
be available after the picnic. I hope you have a fantastic weekend.
