A warm welcome from our
Headteacher
“Our aim is to make learning fun, enjoyable and inspiring! If we can open children’s minds to accepting a challenge and enjoying meeting it, then we open a world of opportunities for them. Opportunities to meet with success, realise their potential and follow their dreams! Primary school children enjoying their learning is key to future success!”
Aletheia Academies Trust
Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School joined as a member of Aletheia Academies Trust in 2017.
Aletheia is committed to sustaining high-quality schools, and supporting schools in need of specific improvement in some of the more challenging wards in Kent. Our focus is to provide school improvement services that draw on the wealth of practice from across our trust, broaden the expertise available to schools through flexible working arrangements and increase our capacity to quickly respond to the needs of individual schools. Pedagogical excellence is at the heart of all we do with a sustained focus on collaborative and mastery learning.
“Since starting school in September we feel that our daughter has developed most notably with her reading and writing skills. This is undoubtedly down to your (Mrs Philpott) teaching skills and efforts with her and her classmates. She enjoys school so much and only ever talks positively about her day at school. We couldn’t be happier with her progress!”
“I am so pleased how my little girl has developed in the short time she has been in reception and I don’t doubt this is all because of Mrs Philpott and Mrs Wakeman. Her knowledge of numbers and letters has greatly improved. She came home teaching me about digraphs the other day, I was amazed at what she has learnt. She loves to go in every day and comes home with a smile”.
“Just a very quick email to say that we’ve been really impressed with the lessons and resources that have been planned for Oak class this week. Both Mrs Lalli & Miss Harper have put in a lot of thought into making interesting lessons for the children”.
In Key Stage 2 attainment at the higher standard in English grammar, punctuation and spelling test (46%), Maths (54%) and greater depth Writing (34%) were significantly above national and in the highest 20% in 2022.
In Key Stage 1 attainment at the expected standard in Reading (90%), Maths (86%) and Writing (74%) were significantly above national and in the highest 20% in 2022.
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Kent Young Carers supports young people aged 5-18, who provide emotional, practical or physical help for a family member they live with (e.g parent, grandparent or sibling) who has:
• a long-term health condition such as MS, epilepsy, diabetes or cancer,
• a disability such as ASD, ADHD or mobility issues,
• a hearing or sight impairment,
• a mental illness such as depression, anxiety, an eating disorder or PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
• or problems with addictions such as alcohol or other misuse of substances.
The referral link: https://imagocommunity.typeform.com/to/jaRssGvL?typeform-source=www.imago.community
A huge THANK YOU to all of those who have worked hard in raising sponsorship for our Pro Strike Event tomorrow.
Just a reminder, ALL children will have 3 strikes at the ball to gain a top speed. Every child will receive a certificate. Prizes are also up for grabs!
As we all love some healthy competition, please see below the Year Groups in order of who has raised the most so far - there is still time for this to change!
1st Year 1 = £250
2nd Year 2 = £220
3rd Year 6 = £150
4th place is joint between EYFS & Year 4 = £90
5th place Year 3 = £60
6th place is Year 5 = £35
The total that has been raised so far is £895 and counting - this is phenomenal!
In case you have lost your sponsorship form or would like to donate online,please see the following link: https://www.prostrikeevents.co.uk/product/horton-kirby-primary-school/
Any questions - please ask Miss Harper
At the end of last term it was children`s mental health week, where some of the pupils created some amazing posters that were put up around the school to help promote positive mental health.
Year 1 celebrated Chinese New Year by creating a dragon dance. They also made horses in DT as it is the year of the horse!
