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PARENT E-BULLETIN Dear Parents,

Whilst removal of restrictions are now in place, COVID 19 sadly remains with us. It is importantto follow the remaining guidelines to protect those most vulnerable and to minimisedisruption to face to face learning in the term ahead. To support high levels of attendance, we retain the control measures recommended by theDepartment for Education to reduce the risk of transmission in school: enhanced levels ofcleaning, increased ventilation, promoting hand and respiratory hygiene, testing (whereappropriate and advised) and the management of positive cases. The guidelines for selfisolation have now changed and only students who have tested positive will be required toisolate. It is important that your child continues to use the lateral flow home testing kits twicea week. If your child develops any COVID symptoms they should get a PCR test as soon aspossible. Continuing with safety matters, we had our first Fire Drill of the year on Thursday 16thSeptember. I am very pleased to report that student conduct was excellent and it is hearteningto know that, should we need to do this in an emergency situation, we can rely on them. As I looked at the whole school on Thursday, I was most impressed with how the studentspresented themselves. Uniform was of the high standard we are looking for; shoes rather thantrainers, a single natural hair colour, no jewellery apart from a single stud in the ear and so on.These high standards means we can all get straight on with the main business of the schoolwithout unnecessary delay. With Year 11, we had our first Parents' Evening of the year on Thursday 16th September. For me,it is always a delight to hear of the plans our students have to go out and 'do good' in theworld. This year, students are planning roles as diverse as architect, tree surgeon, mechanicalengineering and the best job in the world.... teaching! We look forward to supporting themthrough Year 11 with their applications for next year. We are welcoming Year 7 parents to a settling in evening with us on 23rd September. Staffbelieve they have made a great start, so there will be lots of good news to share. Contact us ifyou have not had the details for the evening. Looking further ahead, we have our Open Evening for current Year 6 students on Thursday30th September. After that date, we will be offering tours of the school during the school dayor in the evening for those that work office hours. Please join us if you have younger children orpoint family and friends to those events - all welcome!

Take care,

Mr Lythgoe

Well done to this week's Stars of the Week:

Year 7

Kaya Baysal for showing resilience and concern for othersJada Barlow for having a positive attitude towards school and always being kind Eesa Khadan for having perfect uniform, and being polite and kindFoster Dyson for always being prepared for school, and helping others when they are lostLacey Pye for always being polite, kind and having a smile on her face!Tilly Hughes for an excellent start to the school year. Positive, helpful and kind

Year 8

Alice Stewart for contributing to form development activities and being a good form rolemodel Mintare Vaitkeviciute for a calm and focused start to the termChloe Hardy for a great improvement in attitude at the beginning of a new school yearLewis Catley for an amazing start to the term and for receiving 25 LORRICs over the past 2weeks

Year 9

Connie Blake for being a great new member of 9P and earning the most LORRICs this weekChad Benit for starting the year of as a good role model - clam and organisedDenis Banatean for having the most LORRICS this weekFlorin Macingo for an excellent attitude shown in lessons

Year 10

Evan Johnson for excellent effort and enthusiasm in his lessonsLuke Donell for exemplary behaviour and work ethicTeagan Freyne for her support of others and her immaculate uniformMichi Mario for achieving the highest number of LORRICs in the form this week

Year 11

Katie Wearden for excellent attitude in form and whilst carrying out Prefect dutiesRaihan Ali for always having a fantastic attitude and being a good role model Thomas McGhie for massive improvement in his uniform.

Stars of the Week

Our Year 7 Tutor Evening takes place on Thursday 23rd September. This is an opportunity foryou to meet your child’s form tutor and discuss how they are settling into life at their newschool. It is vital that we see all parents of Year 7 students as we value a team approachworking with yourself in order to get the best possible experience for your child.

To find out more about this event, and book an appointment, please visit:https://www.colneprimet.co.uk/parents-evenings/859.html

Year 7 Tutor Evening

Our Creative and Vocational team have put together a fantastic programme of extracurricularactivities for the Autumn term. The activities are:

Extra curricular timetable

The trustees of Pendle Education Trust are seeking one parent governor to join the LocalGoverning Committee at Colne Primet Academy and invite parents, foster parents, carers orguardians who would like to be considered to put their names forward.

An outline of the role, along with a letter containing all the information you need beforeapplying, can be found on the website link below. We are particularly looking to recruitparents who as well wishing to support Colne Primet Academy in improving outcomes forstudents, have an interest in further developing the school as a community asset and workingwith the other Pendle Education schools in the area.

If you wish to be considered, you will need to complete the online form by 9am on Monday27th September 2021. Alternatively, if you prefer you can download the Word document belowor request a paper copy of the form is sent to you by contacting the academy office andensure the completed form is returned to the academy by the deadline.https://www.colneprimet.co.uk/notice-of-election-of-parent-governor/869.html

Parent Governor vacancy

Book reviewsSince the start of term, the English department has received over 60 book reviews fromstudents. Mr Kinnane's 7M are leading the way!

A selection of these reviews are on the following pages.

I have read the trilogy His Dark Material by Philip Pullman. They are brilliant books.

The main character through the first and last, is Lyra and in the second novel Will isintroduced. Together the try and save Lyra's late friend and Will's death- stricken farther. In thefirst book Lyra goes on a huge adventure and discovers other worlds and is transported to onein which she finds Will. In the second novel Lyra and Will go looking for Will's father who thewitch clan queen said had ventured into the world. In the third book the two of them explorethe land of the dead using the subtle knife that the acquired in the other world.

In my opinion the best bit was when Lyra travelled to the land of the dead and tried to findRodger. I would rate this series 4.5 because of its brilliant language and description. I wouldrecommend these books to anyone that likes engrossing reads.

Sophie

Willow, Year 7

The series of books I am here to discuss with you is called 'Bear Grylls Adventures' whichconsists of 9 books . These books are about a variety of different children, who go on manymysterious adventures with a famous explorer; Bear Grylls. In each book there are manylessons Bear Grylls teaches them ! The adventures vary from:The blizzard challenge - A boy who is disliking camp a lot .The mountain challenge - A girl who struggles to speak up for herself.The cave challenge - A boy who loves to look great.The sea challenge - A girl who is a litter bug.The river challenge - A boy who hates getting wet.The dessert challenge - A girl who hates all bugs and spiders.The jungle challenge - A boy who wants to win everything.The volcano challenge - A boy who is addicted to video games.The earthquake challenge - A girl who hates the dark.But can Bear Grylls persuade these unwilling youngsters to take on adventures, challengetheir limits and learn to respect the earth around them.Yes, this is a series , but they are in no particular order; so, you can read them any way you like.These books are short, and they are probably suitable for the ages eight to ten but I still themreally interesting and no two books were the same. My rating for these books is a strong threestars.P.S. Fun FactBear Grylls actually wrote these books as well as a few other series - one aimed at youngerteens the other aimed at older teens and above.

Book reviews

Book reviews

Well done to the following students who made the most progress on Maths-Whizz over thelast week!

Year 7 - Willow K, Eman T, Aqsa B, Scarlet W and Sophie S

Year 8 - Corey K, Daiclan M, Joshua H, Austin D and Syed R

Year 9 - Mikolaj L, Minahil A, Ryan B, Gabriella L and Rames C

Maths-Whizz progress

Whether you're supporting your child in deciding whichsubjects to study at GCSE, or helping Year 11 students decidewhat to progress to after their GCSEs, Success At School has a wide range of information to help you -https://successatschool.org/advice/parents

Success at School

For those of you with children in the final year of primary school, please register for our VirtualOpen Event on this link - and share it with and friends or family members who also havechildren in Year 6.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/colne-primet-academy-virtual-open-evening-tickets-162794738445

Registering for the event will enable us to keep you up-to-date about the event on 30thSeptember and answer any questions you may have.

Virtual open event

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Artwork

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All children who have consented will receive two on-site lateral flow device tests, 3 to 5 daysapart, on their return in the autumn term. These children should then continue to test twiceweekly at home, until the end of September, when this will be reviewed. By ensuring yourchild correctly carries out the lateral flow tests, it will be easier to spot asymptomatic spread inthe school. A positive lateral flow test should always be followed up with a PCR test and theperson testing should isolate until the results are back.

Please click the link below to view the Pendle Education Trust letter to parents.https://pendleeducationtrust.co.uk/letter-from-pendle-education-trust/625.html

Covid update

The importance of testing and reporting in schools and colleges

Testing continues to play a crucial role, in and out of classrooms, in our fight against COVID19. Staff should continue to test themselves and report results whilst encouraging secondaryschool students to do likewise. Reporting test results can be done simply and quickly, frommobiles, online or by phone, and should be completed straightaway. Reporting not onlysupports contact tracing in the event of a positive case but also assists our understanding ofcommunity rates of infection.

The DfE has produced a blog which includes details on financial support available to parentswhose children are asked to self isolate after contact with a positive case. https://dfemedia.blog.gov.uk/2021/04/23/

Register your Covid-19 tests here - https://test-for-coronavirus.service.gov.uk/register-kitThis link can also be found on the top right of the homepage on our website.