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Umberleigh Weekly Newsletter – Thursday 21st May 2026



 

Umberleigh Academy

 

 


Building Community; Building Futures; Building Learning Power; Building Self-Esteem


 

Life, Love and Learning to the Full

Dear Parents and Carers,

The Year six children are having an amazing time in Bude on residential trip! They’ve taken part in an exciting range of water sports, including canoeing, surfing and bodyboarding, as well as climbing and team-building games.

Mr Lovelass reports that the children have embraced every challenge with enthusiasm and have shown impressive levels of organisation and independence throughout the week.

With such an action-packed schedule, it’s probably a good thing that half-term is just around the corner; perfect timing for everyone to rest and recharge!

We’re all looking forward to welcoming the children back on Friday and hearing their stories from what has clearly been a memorable adventure. The children will return to school at 1.30pm on Friday for parents to collect.  

Don’t forget to check out the photo updates from their week on our Facebook page!

A huge thank you to Mr Lovelass for generously giving up his week to support and guide the children on this unforgettable experience.

Thank you to the FUS for contributing to our Year 6 leaver’s hoodies again this year. They received them last week in time for their residential.

Have a lovely half-term everyone.

We look forward to seeing you back at school on Tuesday 2nd June.

Best wishes,

Corrinne Smith

Head of School 

 

School Attendance


This week's whole school attendance percentage is:

94.8%

At Umberleigh Academy, we believe that regular and punctual attendance is key to helping children thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. 

Further Information

School Calendar


Year 6 Return from Bude Residential
1:30pm
22
May
Half Term
All Day
from 25 May until 29 May
25
May
Inset Day - No School
All Day
01
June
Back to School
All Day
02
June
ND Cricket Compeition for Year 4, 5 & 6 Girls
9:00am – 3:00pm
03
June
Whole school & Y6 photos by Tempest
1:15pm
04
June
Parents/Carers invite to class to share work from term
8:45am – 9:15am
05
June
View school calendar
View term dates

Lunch Menu 

Jacket potatoes are available daily with filling choices of: 

Tune, Cheese & / or Baked Beans 

School Lunch Prices per day: – 

Junior (Y3 - Y6) - £2.61  

Infant (R - Y2) – FREE

Brumble Bees - £2.05 

Latest News

19 May 2026
Role Play Science
In Science, Year 1 and Year 2s acted out the story of a lily plant and a rose plant germinating from seeds and growing into plants.However, one of the plants did not grow because it was shaded by weeds.Fortunately, the woodland animals were there to help...
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15 May 2026
Tidy Up, Thank You!
A massive thank you to all the parents who came to help tidy, sort and garden this week. Your support really makes a difference and the children will benefit so much from having a lovely space to play!
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15 May 2026
Runaway Train Learning
In Brumble Bees this week, we have been learning about trains and reading the story of ‘The Runaway Train’. We painted ourselves to pretend that we were passengers on a train. In maths, we also worked out that if we only had 3 trains and 4 people, that we would need 1 more train!
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14 May 2026
Brumbles join in with reading buddies
This term we have started our reading buddies across our classes for some shared story time together on a Wednesday afternoon. The children enjoyed reading together in groups consisting of children from all aged classes. It's lovely to see children across the school supporting each other.
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Celebration of Achievements 

TEAM Multi-Academy Trust Staff Vacancies 

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Important Notices

Events Cancelled due to lack of interest!!

WRAPAROUND CARE CLUBS AVAILABLE DAILY 

NEW Clubs Starting After Half Term

Please book via Arbor by selecting: – 

 Clubs – After School Wraparound Club – Summer 2

Please book via Arbor by selecting:- 

Clubs – Breakfast Wraparound Club – Summer Term  

Community News


Any articles which appear in the school newsletter that have not been organised by or on behalf of the school, have not been verified by TEAM Multi-Academy Trust as to the suitability for children. The news items are for parent information only.