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Safeguarding Children As part of their curriculum, the children learn how to keep themselves safe. The following website has been set up by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) to offer parents and schools advice on how to raise safeguarding awareness with children. There is a notable section called ‘The Underwear Rule’ which is of particular support and guidance to parents. The website also offers advice regarding ‘online safety’ and how to obtain support or advice regarding the safeguarding of children. www.nspcc.org.uk
Uniform Information & School Uniform Purchases The Primary uniform can be purchased through the Khalsa Schoolwear website or can be bought at Khalsa Schoolwear shop in Bethnal Green. To save on the cost of delivery charges, Khalsa Schoolwear does a school delivery once every month. You can find further details of the delivery dates on their website or you can ask the reception office staff. • • • •
Please label every item of clothing One pair of plain stud earrings can be worn Nail polish is not allowed Long hair for both boys and girls must be tied back. Hair decorations must be small and plain
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School starts at 8.45am (8.35am for Year 3). It is important that your child arrives on time every day so that the teachers can start the lesson promptly. The school gate will be open from 8.25am and will close at 8.45am.
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School finishes at 3.45pm (3.35pm for Year 3) every day other than Tuesday when we finish at 3.00pm (2.50pm for Year 3).
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If any of your details have changed e.g. your address or phone number – please ensure you contact the office to inform us, so that we can update our records and contact you in case of an emergency.
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Please ensure your child attends school every day and on time. If your child is sick then you must call the office to let us know by 8.15am. If your child has a medical appointment you must let us know in advance.
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From Tam Broadway – Primary Headteacher Thank you to those of you that were able to attend the Parent Coffee Morning, we discussed and went through ‘What is Bullying’ PowerPoint and also thought about area that the parents would like to see being developed at INA over the next academic year. Minutes of the discussion will be shared with all parents shortly and the PowerPoint is available to all parents on the website on the under the ‘Community and Careers’ tab and ‘Resources for Parents’. The Pupil Progress Reports will be sent out this term on Friday 13th July, these will include the SATs scores and converted levels for Year 2 pupils and the Phonics Screening Scores for Year 1. The Parent Progress Meetings will take place on Tuesday 17th July; school will finish at 12.15pm on this day as well as the last day of term on Friday 20th July.
Celebration and Awards Assembly At the end of every term the children enjoy the opportunity to share and celebrate some of their learning and achievements with you. Each teacher chooses two children from their class to receive a certificate in the Celebration and Awards Assembly, one in recognition of a child who has demonstrated the habits of all the seven BRIDGES throughout the term, and the other in recognition of a pupil’s outstanding academic effort and achievement. The assemblies start at the following times in the Primary dining hall: Thursday 19th July • 9.15-9.45am – Year 2 (All Year 2 parents are invited to attend) Friday 20th July • 8.45-9.15am – Year 3 (All Year 3 parents are invited to attend) • 9.30-10.00am – Reception (All Reception parents are invited to attend) • 10.15-10.45am – Year 1 (All Year 1 parents are invited to attend) School will finish at 12.15pm on Friday 20th July
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Enrichment THERE WILL BE NO ENRICHMENT CLUBS RUNNING IN THE LAST WEEK OF TERM.
Summer Fayre Message If you are interested in helping out in any way with the Primary Summer Fayre on Wednesday 18th July, please let Ms Palray know. We are looking for someone who might be able to donate large quantities of samosas or pizzas. If you think you may be able to help with this then please speak to Ms Palray. We are also looking for some help with Mendi and face painting.
A Message from Ms Chaggar Please let the school know in good time if you are sending someone else to collect your child from school. The staff will not send a child home with an adult that has not been authorised by the parents/carers. This is in the interest of safeguarding your children. Thank you for your cooperation.
Breakfast & After School Club Every parent has Wisepay details and a password, which will enable you to book a place for ‘Breakfast Club’ or ‘After School Club’. Payments must be made in advance. If you experience any problems, please contact Ms Chaggar who will be happy to help. Breakfast is available each day from 7.45am and costs just £2.50 per day. The children enjoy a range of cereals, toast and different topping, juice or milk and fruit. Any child attending must be brought to the main reception area by 8.20am at the latest. After School Club runs from 3.45pm – 6.00pm (3.00pm – 6.00pm on Tuesdays) and costs just £5.50 per hour. The children enjoy a range of snacks each evening and a variety of games and activities
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INA JUMP OFF All INA students will be participating in the JUMP OFF to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. All P.E lessons between 9th - 13th July will be dedicated to skipping. Please fill out your sponsor forms and bring them to your P.E lesson that week. Please upload your sponsor money onto Wise pay before the lesson. Do not bring money in.
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Primary Sports Day Once again we all enjoyed a fun-filled and very hot Primary Sports Day! It was great to see so many parents and carers supporting the children and getting into the spirit of the event. I’m sorry to that we were unable to run the parent and staff races this year due to the heat; there were some very disappointed parents who were looking forward to the event, but keep practising, there’s always next year! This week we have been working on ‘Bravery’ and we talked during Monday’s assembly about leadership, optimism, risk-taking and courage, habits that I believe the children demonstrated in abundance! Well done everyone! I would like to thank all the staff who supported but in particular Mr Marecar, Ms Hutson and Ms Young, along with the Student Leaders, for hosting and organising a fabulous event and experience for the primary children.
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Ragged School Museum Trip - Year1 As part of the Year 1 topic ‘Seen and Not Heard’ the pupils had the opportunity to visit the Ragged School Museum this week. The children experienced how strict and scary school could be for some Victorian children and appreciate just how fortunate they are to attend such a great school at INA with such lovely staff! Thank you so much to the parent volunteers for helping out and giving up their time, you were all a superb help!
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Exciting Learning Glennie enjoyed creating art work in the style of William Morris. They designed a motif and a created a printing block.
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Merits The following pupil has received 75 merits since September for making good choices and moving up to gold on the class ‘good choice chart’ – this is fantastic achievement. A special ‘gold’ certificate will be presented during the Celebration and Awards Assembly. Dua Maisam Aadya Bhandari Avni Kamothi
Inaaya Ijaz Trinethra Kuduva Karthikeyan Dimah Aljohani
Zunairah Raja Bhavkaran Singh Alizah Bhatti
The following pupil has received 50 merits since September for making good choices and moving up to gold on the class ‘good choice chart’ – this is fantastic achievement. A special ‘silver’ certificate will be presented during the Celebration and Awards Assembly. Aadam Ali Nirmalpreet Durhailay Ekamjot Pandher Arthi Sivananthan Amber Carless Emaan Haroon Farasat Heron Hamza Ahmed
Mariam Shaikh Szymon Plaskiewicz Zenia Zaidi Saad Bhutawla Joshua Adjarho Ethridge Uzair Ahmed Hamza Dakri Jiya Gill
Amrit Kaur Khadija Jamil Shahina Haleem Gurnoor Singh Kalkat Jashandeep Singh Mehmi Preeti Caldeira Ayaan Aqeel
The following pupil has received 25 merits since September for making good choices and moving up to gold on the class ‘good choice chart’ – this is fantastic achievement. A special ‘bronze’ certificate will be presented during the Celebration and Awards Assembly. Katrina Kaur Jasmine Gadhia
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Praise and Recognition Every week each teacher chooses two children from their class to receive a certificate in assembly; one is in recognition of a child demonstrating our BRIDGES habit of the week, and the other in recognition of a pupil’s academic effort throughout the week. Well done to the following children, who have been recognised this week:
Curie Class:
• Ekamjot Singh – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for trying new foods at lunch time). • Zara Ijaz – Scholar of the Week (for understanding o’clock and half past).
Maxwell Class:
• Amrit Kaur – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for being brave when her tooth fell out). • Jasnoor Kaur – Scholar of the Week (for reading the time to o’clock and half past).
Newton Class:
• Raihan Alam – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for ‘giving it a go’ and bravely explaining how he knew the time). • Ayaan Muhammad – Scholar of the Week (for the amazing effort he put into writing sentences independently).
Britten Class:
• Maira Nasir – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for being brave despite having an injury). • Ayala Saleem – Scholar of the Week (for always trying hard in her learning).
Fitzgerald Class:
• Avni Tathgar – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for being a great role model on the trip to the Ragged School Museum). • Eric Vasile – Scholar of the Week (for doing a great job describing and comparing the volumes of containers using star words).
Glennie Class:
• Joshua George – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for bineg a great role leader and role model within Glennie class). • Rasim Balaj – Scholar of the Week (for writing some great facts about Queen Victoria).
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Al-Kashi Class:
• Abdullah Riaz – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing bravery during his swimming lessons). • Tanmanjot Sandhu – Scholar of the Week (for consistently trying her best this term to improve her maths and reading understanding).
Fibonacci Class:
• Cameron Palmer – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for taking risks in his writing and attempting to write in a different style). • Keira Chana – Scholar of the Week (for a really good piece of writing recommending people to visit Southend).
Pythagoras Class:
• Aysha Islam – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for although Aysha is very new to the class, she has used her courage to offer lots of answers and contributions to class discussions). • Aairah Abid – Scholar of the Week (for writing a great recommendation for visiting Southend).
Ellington Class:
• Mariam Faheem – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing great leadership skills by modelling a good attitude and team spirit with her peers in PE lessons). • Zaina Hussain – Scholar of the Week (for showing a great attitude towards her peers by explaining and helping them solve mathematical problems).
Nicks Class:
• Arsal Anjum – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for demonstrating leadership by role modelling excellent attitudes to learning). • Nassim Rebhi – Scholar of the Week (for accurately using the context of sentences to help decode unknown words).
Shankar Class:
• Kayaan Khan – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing excellent leadership during lessons and for always being incredibly optimistic). • Swara Kinhikar – Scholar of the Week (for creating a wonderful piece of descriptive writing using personification, homophones and onomatopoeia).
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BRIDGES in the Primary Phase “We build too many walls and not enough bridges.� Isaac Newton BRIDGES are habits of mind or learning characteristics that develop a pupil's character and learning power and enable him/her to grow into a well-rounded individual and resilient learner. There are seven BRIDGES habits that we will be working on, which will rotate on a weekly cycle throughout the year. The BRIDGES habit of the week will always be introduced at the beginning of the week during the Monday assembly and reinforced throughout the week across the curriculum. Each class teacher will award a certificate to a pupil that they feel has demonstrated the BRIDGES focus for the week. Each week we will update you on the BRIDGES habit that will be introduced in the coming week and offer some top tips on how to reinforce the habit at home too. Please also refer to the Primary BRIDGES wheel below.
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Week commencing 9th July 2018
Resourcefulness
Resourcefulness comprises ten dispositions: Questioning Remembering Imitating
Making Connections Transferring Adaptability
Flexibility Reasoning Scavenging Recycling
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It is important that the pupils are able to use and remember their vast phonics, spelling and vocabulary knowledge and apply this information when beginning to write independently. The children imitate familiar stories and characters they know and apply these to their own stories.
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As adults we are acutely aware that we model behaviours for the pupils every day during lunchtime when we eat with our knife and fork or not talk when our mouth is full, washing our hands, how we dress and present ourselves, how we speak to each other; knowing that the children will imitate the behaviour they see.
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As well as being able to read the sounds and words on pages, the pupils now need to be able to question, reason and comprehend the text they read and explain what is happening and explain their ideas.
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In Maths the children need to apply and transfer their knowledge to different problems and also give reason for the way they have worked out the answers.
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Every classroom has a recycling bin which we encourage the children to use and we also look at how we can use materials around us to incorporate them in pieces of art or other areas of our work before we throw things away.
At Home Encourage your child to use items around the house to create a piece of art or make junk models and re-cycle as many items as possible. Ask questions: What could we use this box for instead of throwing it away? Do you think we could make a car, boat or castle from this large box we have? How can we use some of the things we have around the home and turn them into something more useful? When your child finds reading a word difficult or a maths question challenging, ask them to remember and use the things they do know and apply it to the new word or challenge etc. Ask your child lots of questions when you listening to them read at home – some obvious to find answers but also so more tricky questions eg. Why do you think …? Why did the character …? How do you know…? Encourage your child to use their spelling and vocabulary knowledge to extend the level of interest in their writing. Get them to use familiar story characters, settings or plots to base their own stories upon. Perhaps they could scavenge interesting words from stories they read and create their own ‘interesting word dictionary’ to use whenever they are writing independently at home. Remind your child that it is important to adapt their behaviour according to the occasion or place, as parents you will of course role-model how to behave and encourage imitation.
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Composer of the Fortnight Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin (Enya)
For the next fortnight we will be listening to and learning about Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin (Enya) as our Composer of the Fortnight. As a suggested activity to support at home, you could gather some facts about Enya in preparation for the coming weeks. You can find out some facts and hear some of her music on the following links. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enya http://enya.com/
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Attendance Regular attendance is a crucial factor in students’ educational development and ability to achieve their full potential. At Isaac Newton Academy every student is set the target of 100% attendance. The class with the highest attendance at the end of every week is awarded the attendance trophy during Friday’s Award & Recognition assembly.
Lower School Curie
96.7%
Britten
99.3%
Maxwell
96.9%
Fitzgerald
98.3%
Newton
94.7%
Glennie
98.7%
Well done and congratulations to Britten class who are the winners this week with 99.3%.
Upper School Al-Kashi
99.3%
Ellington
97.1%
Fibonacci
98.5%
Nicks
98%
Pythagoras
100%
Shankar
97.7%
Well done and congratulations to Pythagoras who are the winners this week with 100% and will receive extra play next week!
Overall Attendance: 97.9% National average attendance for primary schools is 97.1%. It is important that the children attend school every day and do not miss any learning. Thank you for your support in ensuring your child is at school every day. We always strive for 100%.
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Key Dates Summer Term Dates: 16th April 2018 - 20th July 2018
Thursday 9th July
Year 1 visit to the Ragged School Museum
Friday 13th July
Pupil Progress Reports Sent Home
Tuesday 17th July
Parent Progress Meetings – School Finishes at 12.15pm
Wednesday 18th July
Summer Fayre 4.00pm
Friday 20th July
End of Term Awards Assemblies - Term Ends at 12.15pm
Tuesday 24th July
Primary Uniform Sales
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