University of Lincoln Academy Trust

Wednesday 19 June 2024 HPA - World Music Day - Music Through the Deacades This year, our academy organised a special event on 13 June 2024, that allowed the children to showcase their musical talents and revel in the joy of live performance. We invited a local live band, who graciously agreed to accompany our young musicians during their performances. It was indeed a thrilling opportunity for the children to experience the dynamics of performing live music alongside professional musicians. Each class had the chance to perform a piece that they had been practising diligently over the past weeks. The enthusiasm and energy in the performances was delightful, as the children’s hard work and dedication shone brightly through their performances. An esteemed panel of judges was present to evaluate the performances, and their task was undeniably challenging given the impressive talent displayed by all the children. After much deliberation, the judges announced that Willow and Acer classes had delivered the standout performances of the day, earning them the title.

Wednesday 19 June 2024 GHA - Kin Ball! We were lucky enough to have a visit from Rupert Gibson, to teach the children Kin Ball. There were lots of fun activities and he also taught the children how to play a mini game of Kin Ball. They had to think about team work and communication – it was very tiring! Olly and Jonathan both gave it 10 out of 10 and would love to try it again!

Tuesday 11 June 2024 GHA - National Smile Month Our local Dental Nurses visited school with a presentation about the importance of dental hygiene, and showed us some experiments too. They even gave some of the younger children a small pack of resources including stickers and a toothbrush. GHA staff also created lots of activities for the children to explore all together in the hall, around the theme of dental health. They had a super time exploring all the activities and it was wonderful to take turns, share and interact with children from different classes.

Tuesday 11 June 2024 HBA - D-Day Commemorative Activities As part of our DD-Day commemorative activities, pupils gathered around our Yew Tree to share learning and pay tribute to the brave allied forces. Glen and Witham classes created a beach scene around the tree with model small boats arriving on the sands and silhouettes of planes flying through the sky. Nene class wrote and recited their tribute poems which explained the story of Operation Overlord in rhyming couplets. Welland Class sang the wartime song Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and discussed the symbolism of those lyrics. We were joined by our Chair of Governors, Mrs Jenny Worth, who is delighted that the lock-down tradition of gathering around the Yew Tree on significant occasions continues long after the Covid restrictions have passed.

Thursday 6 June 2024 HPA/HBA - D Day Memorial Commemoration Children from Holbeach Primary Academy and Holbeach Bank Academy joined member of the British Legion, All Saints Church and other local schools to take part in the 80th Anniversary of the D Day Landings in 1944. The children represented both academies proudly and there were children from each that shared poems they had written. Each child also laid a D Day flag to commemorate those that lost their lives in the D Day landings 80 years ago. We could not have been more proud of the children who showed great respect in representing the academies and being part of this event. The children had been learning about the D Day landings as part of their curriculum work and were able to share facts with members of the British Legion.

Friday 31 May 2024 HPA/HBA - All Saints Church Flower Festival Holbeach Primary Academy and Holbeach Bank Academy have joined forces to share a display in All Saints church for the Flower Parade. The academies were given a hymn to base their display around. The hymn that we were given was 'Shine Jesus Shine'. The children have shared a QR code where you can listen to them singing the hymn. Some poems were crafted on water droplets reflecting grace and mercy within the hymn. The Early Years children made some sunshines and stain glass window hearts hand from the tree to complete the display. We hope that you are able to visit the church across the weekend to see it is all its glory for yourselves.

Friday 3 May 2024 MPA - Wellbeing Week - Vegetable Monsters! As part of Wellbeing Week, we invited children to take part in a competition to promote the eating of fruit and vegetables. Here, we asked the children to design, or make, a fruit and vegetable monster using as many different types of fruit and vegetables that they can. Take a look at some of their fantastic creations!

Tuesday 30 April 2024 GHA - Play Towers! Thank you to PlayTowers in Boston and to Mrs Cumberworth, who arranged an evening event exclusively for Gosberton House Academy families during the Easter holidays. Mrs Cumberworth, Miss Bratcher, Mrs White and Miss Dainty were joined by nearly 30 GHA families! Everybody had a wonderful time and we are already looking forward to the next event!

Thursday 28 March 2024 GHA - Easter Fayre The children and staff prepared lots of games and activities for our Easter Fayre. Some classes went shopping to buy prizes for their games - practising road safety and life skills in the process. Lots of willing family volunteers helped us with setting up and running the stalls. It was a wonderful afternoon for everyone. Thank you very much to everyone who helped, joined us or made a donation.

Wednesday 27 March 2024 HPA - PGL March 2024

Thursday 21 March 2024 UAH - T Levels Exciting new facilities are opening up amazing opportunities for ambitious students – as many enjoy real life experiences such as working on a maternity ward and seeing a plate removal operation in theatre.

Monday 18 March 2024 GHA - Association for Physical Education, Distinction! Mrs Worley, our PE lead, and all of the staff, work very hard to ensure that our children all access a range of excellent and engaging PE experiences. The Association for Physical Education considered GHA’s application for their quality mark and conducted a validation visit to school. They have awarded us the Quality Mark with Distinction for ‘demonstrating outstanding commitment to improvement in Physical Education, School Sport and Physical Activity’. They told us this is because: GHA’s PE curriculum is fully inclusive, broad, needs and context-driven and transformative with all pupils making excellent progress in relation to their abilities/communication skills and sensory needs; this is highly significant because the range of abilities and needs are incredibly wide and far reaching. The leadership and management of PESSPA are exemplary with the new PE Lead powerfully supported by the SLT advocating PESSPA in the school community and beyond and ensuring PESSPA is at the heart

Monday 4 March 2024 UALS - Year 8 Basketball Champions! The Year 8 Basketball team from UALS has brought great pride to the school this year by clinching the title of South Lincolnshire Basketball Champions. Throughout the journey to the final, the team engaged in five intense fixtures. The initial match against Spalding Grammar was an end to end game resulting in a 23-22 victory for UALS. Subsequently, facing off against UAH, the team secured a commanding 40-18 win, with standout performances from Josh Taylor and Alfie Clifton. The third encounter with Spalding Academy ended impressively at 36-10 in favour of UALS. With two crucial games remaining, the team felt the pressure, knowing that two more wins would propel them to the final. The trip to Bourne Academy resulted in a resounding 20-0 triumph, while the decisive match against Bourne Grammar concluded with a convincing 32-8 victory. Advancing to the final, the Year 8's confronted Cowley Academy. Demonstrating their skill and determination, UALS emerged triumphant with a final score

Monday 4 March 2024 GHA - Lincolnshire Reading Pledge - Bronze Award! We are very proud to announce that GHA has been awarded the Lincolnshire Reading Pledge - Bronze Award. The Lincolnshire Reading Pledge has been developed by Witham St Hugh’s English Hub and L.E.A.D. Teaching School Hub, working in collaboration with Professor Teresa Cremin (Reading for Pleasure & The Open University). At Gosberton House Academy, we value the importance of Reading for Pleasure and the positive impact it can have. Our children take part in sensory story sack activities, take home library books and spend time exploring new books in our Story Den. To achieve the award, staff and pupils worked towards meeting a range of criteria throughout the academic year. Our reading ambassadors have helped choose some new reading for pleasure books for school and discussed what they would like to see in the library. Some of our Key Stage 2 children go to the lunchtime Story Den club. Thank you to all of our families, staff and children who have supported our reading challenges, sh

Thursday 29 February 2024 UALS - Academy Rebuild Plans to completely rebuild University Academy Long Sutton have been unveiled.

Monday 26 February 2024 UALS - Oliver!

Monday 26 February 2024 GHA - RSPB's Big Garden Bird Watch Here at GHA we are lucky to have such wonderful grounds to watch all sorts of wildlife, minibeasts and creepy crawlies - sometimes even a muntjac deer! We also love looking out for birds big and small - we recently saw a pheasant in the carpark! We took part in the RSPB's Big Garden Bird Watch - some classes ticked off the birds they saw using a list, some made bird feeders and some made their own binoculars and then went around the playgrounds and wooded areas searching for birds.

Monday 26 February 2024 GHA - Fun Family Activities! This term we were delighted to welcome so many of our families into school to share in our learning activities. Families were invited to join in with making electrical circuits, baking activities, sensory play, singing and stories, a Roman feast and dressing up, as well as 'bucket' sessions, to name just a few. We are looking forward to offering similar activities in the future and hope that even more families will be able to join us!

Tuesday 13 February 2024 HPA & HBA - NSPCC Number Day

Thursday 8 February 2024 HPA & HBA - Singsation! On Thursday 8 February 2024 years 5 and 6 pupils attended Singsation at UAH. They had been learning a song that they would be performing alongside pupils from other primary schools including Holbeach Bank Academy. The song that they had practiced was a Latin Melody which was mash up of popular songs familiar to the children. At the event they practiced with the other primary schools and then performed alongside the band that usually performs on Strictly Come Dancing.

Thursday 8 February 2024 UAH - Newsletter UAH - Newsletter Terms 1 & 2

Wednesday 7 February 2024 HBA - Girls' Volleyball Competition 13 girls took part in a volleyball competition held by Sport2day at the Holbeach Hub against 6 other schools in the area. We had a year 3/4 team of 7 players and a year 5/6 team with 6 players. The girls had been playing volleyball in their PE lessons prior to the event but we still met up the day before to go over the rules.

Tuesday 6 February 2024 MPA - Monkshouse Mail February 2024

Friday 2 February 2024 HPA - Sir John Hayes MP visits On Friday 2 February 2024, Sir John Hayes MP visited Holbeach Primary Academhy as part of our work around British Values. He had a tour of the school with two Year 6 children and Miss Kenyon. He was then interviewed by Sycamore class, who learnt all about the role of a MP and they learnt about his career path. The children were then able to ask some questions. This was a very interesting experience that we hope to repeat at Holbeach Bank Academy later in the year.

Tuesday 23 January 2024 HPA & HBA - Online Safety Year 6 pupils across Holbeach Primary Academy and Holbeach Bank Academy took part in an online safety workshop run by Stay Safe Partnership. They explored the influence of the internet and were shown the importance of looking at information shared carefully as often it can be in the form of misinformation. The children were shown how this can happen and how to interpret some information correctly. Aspects around online chats and appropriate language were also shared to support their understanding of online bullying and the effect this can have on those in receipt of comments.

Tuesday 23 January 2024 UAH - The Eco Team Air Quality Project Pupil learning about air quality, pollution and campaigning. The Eco Team campaign will begin in February, focusing on idling cars

Friday 12 January 2024 GHA - Christmas Card Competition Congratulations to Eli and Daanish on winning the Christmas Card competition run by MP Sir John Hayes! Every year Sir John asks youngsters from Gosberton House Academy and Tulip Academy (Waterside Campus) to send in their festive designs. Eli and Daanish saw their designs used as the South Holland and The Deepings MPs’ official Christmas card! Well done!