Welcome from our Headteacher
Welcome to The West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy, supported by the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham Multi Academy Trust.
Our primary aim is to deliver an excellent education that empowers children and equips them for an aspirational future of life-long learning. ‘To champion and rejoice in those we serve, creating an environment where excellence is achieved and potential fulfilled’.
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Our Values
Courage
We stand up for what is right and are not afraid to learn from our mistakes as we push ourselves to be the very best that we can be.
“I can do all things
through Christ who
strengthens me”
Philippians 4:13
Belief
We have unwavering
confidence in ourselves, in
others, and in our
capacity to succeed.
“All things are possible to
him who believes”
Mark 9:23
Love
We are dedicated and
devoted to, serving
others, achieving
excellence and celebrating
success.
“Be strong and
courageous. Do not be
afraid; do not be
discouraged, for the Lord
your God will be with you
wherever you go”
Joshua 1:9
Ambition
We have unlimited hopes
and aspirations so all
can achieve their full
potential.
“The integrity of the
upright guides them”
Proverbs 11:3
Integrity
We are honest, ensuring
that our actions are
guided by strong moral
principles that we refuse
to change.
“Love is patient, love is
kind. It does not envy, it
does not boast, it is not
proud. It always protects,
always trusts, always
hopes, always perseveres”
1 Corinthians 13:4 & 7
In Science this week, as part of our investigation into how light travels, we conducted an investigation of reflecting light.
The children were given some equipment (a torch, a mirror, a piece of card with a slit in it, a protractor and a piece of plain paper) and were asked to consider how to use this to prove the law of reflection. There were lots of interesting ideas and we eventually looked at how we could do this as a class.
Using the torch, we shone a beam of light through the slit in the card onto the mirror at an angle. We marked the angle of incident (where the light travelled towards the mirror) and the angle of reflection (the same light beam reflecting off the mirror) and then used a protractor to measure these angles.
We were able to prove the law of reflection and the children understood that the angle of incident was equal to the angle of reflection - some seriously scientific stuff!!
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One of our enrichment activities this term is 'Community Heroes'.
Last week, we started with learning CPR because what better way than to become a hero than by saving someone's life. It was a tricky skill to master with lots of steps to follow but all the children in the group had a turn.
This week, we had a special community hero visitor from the Army. Mr Walledge who has served for 35 years all over the world, brought in some equipment for the children to try. He spoke about how members of the military often leave their families for long periods of time to go and protect others. They have lots of special equipment to keep them safe, some of which the children tried on. He showed his medals and explained what they were for and finally, we had a game of hide and seek where one group of children hid with the radios. They then sent clues and messages over the radio to see if the other group could find them. The children were shocked at how heavy some of equipment was and for how long it had to be carried.
Do you know someone in the community that deserves to be celebrated as a community hero? If you do, please let us know for future sessions.
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This term in enrichment we are proud to have our very own group of WGPA Scouts. This week we have been practicing a selection of different knots. Everyone worked together to challenge themselves and help each other succeed. The children were proud to earn another badge for their neckers, this week the knot badge.
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