Our dedication to resilience and emotional wellbeing is award winning!

Good Attendance gives children every opportunity to influence their future quality of life and reach their full potential.

Welcome to Drapers Mills Primary Academy

I offer you a warm welcome, along with all staff, governors and fellow pupils to Drapers Mills Primary Academy. At Drapers Mills, we know the crucial role school plays in a child's life and we will give every pupil the opportunities they deserve.

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At Drapers Mills Primary Academy we expect good attendance and punctuality.

Good Attendance gives children every opportunity to influence their future quality of life and reach their full potential.

Curriculum Overview

We have a bespoke curriculum at Drapers Mills Primary Academy.

We believe our curriculum allows children to shape their futures by developing resilience, respect, as well as, understanding themselves as individuals and encouraging them to aspire to achieve.

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What a day to remember for our Year 6 pupils! ✨ A few weeks ago, we stepped back in time to experience World War II Day, and what an incredible journey it was. The children rolled up their sleeves to bake wartime treats – carrot cookies and jam tarts 🥕🥧 – before getting creative making their own gas masks. Our classrooms were transformed into a fascinating WW2 museum, filled with old artefacts and carefully curated displays that brought history to life. The pupils shared stories, asked thoughtful questions, and showed real respect for the past. The afternoon took a dramatic turn as we experienced a mock air raid, giving everyone a powerful insight into what life was like on the Home Front, before ending the day on a high with a joyful VE Day party 🎶🎉 – celebrating peace, resilience and togetherness. A huge well done to our brilliant Year 6 historians for their enthusiasm and curiosity. History truly came alive! ❤️

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Last week’s theme in breakfast club was water/sea creatures. The children made fish & turtles, experimented with different objects to see which floated and enjoyed making boats out of tin foil to sail in trays of water. ⛵️

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Starting next term! 👀Our new playgroup for families from Drapers Mills and Northdown Primary School. 📍Where: Millmead Children’s Centre Dane Valley Road, Dane Valle, Margate CT9 3RU 🗓When: 9.30am-11am on the following dates: 25th February, 4th March, 11th March, 25th March, 1st April 🎟️Cost: Completely free! For children age 0-5 years Connect with parents from both school communities, make friends, have fun playing and allow your child to explore in a safe and nurturing environment.

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🤖🎸 Reminder: Rockstars & Robots Number Day – Friday 6th February! 🎸🤖 A quick reminder for parents about our upcoming Rockstars and Robots Day, taking place on Friday 6th February 🎉 This special day will help us relaunch our Times Tables Rock Stars and NumBots apps in a fun and engaging way. 👕 Dress-up details: * Year R & Year 1: Robots or numbers 🔢🤖 * Years 2–6: Rockstars 🎸⭐ 📚 What’s happening in school? Throughout the day, pupils will: * Explore and learn how to use their relevant maths app * Take part in a dedicated maths lesson focused on a job that uses maths It’s set to be a fun, creative day that celebrates maths and shows pupils how important it is in the real world. We can’t wait to see all the amazing outfits! 😄✨ See the pictures for some outfit inspiration.

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Congratulations to this week's stars of the week! Nest - Harry St Mildreds- Lea West Bay - Lily Palm Bay- Barbara Viking Bay - Michal Louisa bay - Miroslav Joss bay- David Walpole bay- Amelia Botany bay- Shay and Natalina Epple bay- Skye Stone bay- Hawa

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Top of the class attendance battle this week is ...

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The Emotional Wellbeing Team offer two online parent groups, which support with child anxiety and behavioural concerns, please see below for further details.

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For more information please contact Christy Fetherston - Family and Community Engagement Leader- on 07762401019

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Sports Connect Community Sessions offer young people a safe, inclusive and engaging space to stay active, build confidence, and connect positively with others in their community for free. These sessions support physical wellbeing, teamwork, and personal development, while encouraging healthy routines outside of school.

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Congratulations to this week's stars of the week! Nest - Lilly and Arthur Palm Bay - Kourtney Louisa - Oliver Epple - Danaya Stone - Lydia West Bay - Dexter Viking Bay - Dominik 🤩

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Information from RAF Manston History Museum in Manston.

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🗓️ Mondays and Fridays 10.30-12.30 📍Margate Salvation Army, Margate Citadel, Union Cres, Margate CT9 1NS

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Breakfast club had a busy week last week. The children had an animal themed week, they made birds out of toilet roll inserts, and variety of other animals using paper plates and other craft materials. They rounded the week off by decorating biscuits. 😊

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Congratulations to our stars of the week! ⭐ Nest- Christopher St Mildreds- Mia O West Bay - Mohammad Palm Bay- Fabio Viking Bay - Poppy Louisa bay - Elliott Joss bay- Nevaeh-Faith Walpole bay- Nojus Botany bay- Melissa O Epple bay- Tilly

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Well done to this week's class attendance winners Stone Bay, who are well on their way to winning the end of term treat! 🤩

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We’re so proud of some of our Year 6 pupils who recently took part in Bikeability training, successfully achieving Level 1 and Level 2. ⭐ The children worked incredibly hard to develop their cycling skills, confidence, and road safety awareness – a fantastic achievement and an important life skill. 🚴‍♀️ A huge thank you to The Canterbury Bike People The Canterbury Bike Project for kindly lending us bikes and helping to make this opportunity possible. 🚴 Well done, Year 6 – you should be very proud of yourselves!

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Happening tomorrow evening at Pie Factory in Ramsgate. Connect with Respect is a community wellbeing project in Thanet for girls aged 7 to 18 which aims to strengthen wellbeing, nurture kindness and empower girls to trust their bodies, voices and choices.

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