Jan 17, 2025
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Welcome to Axminster Community Primary Academy
Axminster Primary Academy is a school where the community is at the heart of what we do, working to enable children to grow creatively and to achieve their best in a happy and secure environment.
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Jan 17, 2025
To celebrate World Religions Day, the children have been working hard into researching the 4 main religions - Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism. They found lots of information about the symbols, the places of worship and key figures.
Look at the range of wonderful work the children have produced.
Jan 16, 2025
Can you help us on our OPAL journey? We are looking for new play resources.
Action figures / Chunky chalk / plastic tubes or poles / pine cones / saucepans or frying pans / pebbles
If you have anything on this fortnight's OPAL Bingo list, please speak to your class teacher or email Mr White at axmisnteradmin@acornacademy.org Thank you for all your help in making our playtimes amazing!
Jan 16, 2025
Year 3 and 4 have really enjoyed their respective Science lessons this week! Year 3s are learning about Forces and Magnets -- and worked together on an experiment to see how the surface of something changes the friction. Year 4s created their own string telephones to investigate how sound travels through vibrations!
Jan 16, 2025
Year 5 and 6 have really enjoyed their first couple of lessons learning about the First English Civil War. They have learnt about King Charles 1 and how he clashed with Parliament and the reasons for the declaration of war back in 1642. We have also explored how the local area - Lyme Regis and Axminster - was involved in this Civil War. Also, Mrs Ayres has kindly brought us some books to help with the study of the local area.
If there are any adults out there who have more information on this topic, please do contact the school.
Jan 16, 2025
We have had a busy week in reception this week learning more about people who help us! This week we’ve been learning about the role of postal workers and fitness instructors. We were incredibly lucky to have had a visit from Jemma Featherstone from OJ gym in Axminster and she taught us all about how we can stay fit and healthy and how important this is! We were even lucky enough to have had a little workout session with her too! The children absolutely loved having Jem in and are all itching to get down to the gym to visit her! Thank you so much Jem for giving up your time and coming to visit us, we’re incredibly grateful. 👏🏼 #EYFS #PSED #enrichment
Jan 15, 2025
The children of Key Stage One have been finding out about some important local history. Did you know that Chard is the home of the first powered flight? If you want to know more ask the children of Year One and Year Two who have been designing stamps to commemorate John Stringfellow and The Bat.
Jan 13, 2025
Nursery are fully immersed in their new topic, 'Pleased to meet you', all about important occupations in our community.
So far, we have been dentists, builders, vets and postmen.
Jan 11, 2025
By popular demand, our Movie Nights are back!
The next movie night is MADAGASCAR (U) on Thursday 30th January. If you would like your child to attend, please complete the form emailed to you on Parentpay (or come to the office and complete a form)
It's really helpful for us to have these in plenty of time so we can organise the register lists. Please let us know by next Friday 17th Jan if you want your child to attend.
Jan 11, 2025
Have you started a new job this year? Did you know that we offer wrap around care from 7.30am to 5.30pm for just £7 a day? Drinks and snacks are included within the price.
Breakfast Club is £2 per session
After School Stay and Play is £5 per session
Please book via Parentpay to secure your space.
Jan 10, 2025
Date: Monday 27th January 2025 | 19:15 – 20:45 | Online via Zoom
Sign up here: https://bit.ly/PMSWMeltdown25
Jan 9, 2025
Year 3/4 have really enjoyed the start to their Music lessons this half term. We have begun using the recorder! This week was just the start -- reminding them what they already know, practising finger position and a few of the basic notes. Students really impressed with their effort and perseverance! We cannot wait to see (and hear!) how far they will come over the next 6 weeks!
Jan 9, 2025
The children in year 5 and 6 have started their reading books with enthusiasm.
Year 6 are going to be reading and studying the wonderful book 'The Happy Prince' by the famous author, Oscar Wilde.
In Year 5, the children will be reading and exploring 'Odd and the Frost Giants' by Neil Garmain. These children are familiar with this author as he wrote the dark traditional tale of 'Hansel and Gretel' last year.
Jan 9, 2025
I have 12 of these full packs, that are free to anyone who wants to come and collect them. :) Please see Family Support.
Jan 9, 2025
School is open today.
Please be careful walking to and on the site as it's very slippy.
The school de-icing team have been working hard since 7am to make it as safe as possible for you all.
Jan 8, 2025
What a first week back we’re having in reception class! This half term our new topic is ‘When I Grow Up, I Want To Be…’ and this week we are learning all about builders and their important role. We’ve been thinking this week about all the people who help us and all of the different ways they help us within our home and community. We’ve been reading the Three Little Pigs this week and have been enjoying retelling the story using the puppets. We’ve been busy making houses for the pigs using a range of resources in order to develop our fine and gross motor skills. We’ve been using the hammer and nails, building blocks and Lego to construct our own creations. The children have been working incredibly well as a team, we’ve been working hard on team work, turn taking and sharing! The children have also been enjoying role playing customers and employees at our Robins Class Cafe! 🍽️ and to top off our week we got to play out in the snow today! ❄️ well done on a super first week back robins! #EYFS #continuousprovision #learnthroughplay