8 March 2019
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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.
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We expect every child to be in full uniform every day with their top button done up and wearing their tie All coats must be plain black Shoes must be plain black – no trainers, plimsolls or boots! If you are not sure about the types of shoes that are part of our uniform policy, please ask. Please label every item of clothing One pair of plain stud earrings can be worn Nail polish is not allowed Jewellery is not permitted Long hair for both boys and girls must be tied back. Hair decorations must be small and plain and match the school uniform
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Schools starts at 8.45am (8.35am for Year 3 & Year 4). 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 & Year 4) every day other than Tuesday when we finish at 3.00pm (2.50pm for Year 3 & Year 4).
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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 World Book Day this year has been a fantastic success! It was so wonderful to see the wonderful book character and outfits chosen by the pupils- a selection of which you will see below! All year groups participated so enthusiastically with the competitions this year with over 60,000 book pages being read by the school over the course of the last three weeks! Additionally, the entries for our book design competition were outstanding and will be proudly presented in school for visitors to see. Every child has been given a World Book Day voucher to the value £1. The voucher can be used against the cost of a more expensive book at most leading book stores or be directly exchanged for a pre- selected number of books chosen for World Book Day, also available at leading book stores. For further information regarding the use of the vouchers and the books on offer, please visit the following website. http://worldbookday.com/books/ Photographs from the day can be found elsewhere in the newsletter Just to remind you that the school will be closed to students on Monday 11th March for staff training; we look forward to seeing you all at the usual time on Tuesday. The spring term Pupil Progress Reports and Parent Progress Meetings will take place after the Easter break. The Pupil Progress Reports will be sent out to you on Friday 26th April and the Parent Progress Meetings will take place on Tuesday 30th April; school will finish at 12.15pm on this day.
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Breakfast and Afterschool 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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E-Saftey Parent Workshop It was great to see a few parents attend the workshop this week. The session was led Parent Zone giving great advice to parents around how to feel more confident with what the children are doing online. If you missed the session there are some advice sheets in the main office. You can also contact Parent Zone for advice on the following website: http://www.parentzone.me/
Friends of Isaac Newton Academy Next meeting
Wednesday 20th March 7pm in the Secondary building All Primary and Secondary parents are welcome to attend and find out how to get involved some fundraising events for the school.
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Dear Parent/Carer, The school has been given the opportunity to take part in a project that will run jointly between schools and the Metropolitan Police Service. This project is known as Operation Encompass. Operation Encompass is the notification to schools that a child (under 18) has been exposed to, or involved in, any domestic incident. Children can be significantly physically or emotionally harmed when this is the case and the information received will be used to make sure the right support is available for children and their families. This will ordinarily be done by the start of the next school day. Operation Encompass will ensure that a specially trained member of the school staff, known as a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), is informed. The DSL can then use the information that has been shared, in confidence, to ensure the wellbeing of the child. The school will be able to make provisions or adjustments to assist for any difficulties experienced by the child, or the families involved. We are keen to offer the best support possible to all our pupils and we believe this will be extremely beneficial for all those involved. If you have any concerns or questions, then please contact one of our school’s Designated Safeguarding Leads and we will be happy to discuss this further. Further information about the project can be found on our school’s website and is available at the school office on request. Yours sincerely
Jo Spencer Interim Principal
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Lovely Learning this week! In Year 1 the children have been reading the book ‘The Darkest Dark’ written by Chris Hadfield, an astronaut. This week the children wrote some fantastic letters to Chris to ask him some questions about space. In art the children designed and created their own Super Space Rockets. They enjoyed using a range of recycled materials, foil, paper and tissue paper to make them.
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More Lovely Learning this week! The Reception children are having fun this half term exploring the outside area and also finding out more about their new topic of ‘Get Growing’.
As part of their topic they have enjoyed using the gardening role play area and watching the class caterpillars grow.
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Year 3 visit Colchester Castle On Friday 15th of February, Year 3 visited Colchester Castle as a way of consolidating our learning on the Romans. We were able to participate in many fun activities; including building a ‘Roman villa’ and building our very own ‘roundhouse’. We also got to dress as Romans and role play some scenarios that would have taken place over 2000 years ago. One of the best parts of the day was when we were able to go underneath the castle to the vaults, where we were told all about the battle between the Romans and the Celts by a very engaging storyteller! Overall, it was an excellent day, and we were able to learn even more about the exciting life and times of people in the Roman Empire.
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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 for the phase by the end of every week is awarded the attendance trophy during Friday’s Award & Recognition assembly.
Early Years and Key Stage 1 Curie Maxwell Newton
93.3% 99.3% 98.0%
Britten Fitzgerald Glennie
99.7% 97.8% 92.0%
Al-Kashi Fibonacci Pythagoras
96.7% 94.3% 97.3%
Well done and huge congratulations to Britten class who are the winners again this week with 99.7%.
Key Stage 2 Ellington Nicks Shankar
97.8% 97.0% 99.0%
Lovelace Mirzakhani Ramanujan
95.7% 97.7% 95.7%
Well done and congratulations to Shankar Class who are the winners this week with 99%
Overall Attendance: 96.7% 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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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:
Panthpreet Singh – BRIDGES Habits Award (for being brave and trying new food during lunchtimes). Anoop Tilk - Scholar of the Week (for working hard to include capital letters and full stops in her writing). Maxwell Class:
Mihrimah Tanvir – BRIDGES Habits Award (for using a loud and proud voice when answering questions). Sumayya Jamil - Scholar of the Week (for writing a double equation independently). Newton Class:
Khadeeja Khan – BRIDGES Habits (for using her bravery to speak loudly and proudly to answer questions). Jaiden Benu – Scholar of the Week (for showing great determination and focus in literacy and using time connectives). Britten Class:
Wasif Mohammed – BRIDGES Habits Award (for taking risks and trying out new challenges in his learning). Khalid Ahmed – Scholar of the Week (for writing fantastic questions in English lessons this week). Fitzgerald Class:
Yousef Javed – BRIDGES Habits Award (for taking risks and volunteering some super contributions on the carpet as well as working independently). Leja Vitauskaite – Scholar of the Week (for excellent independent learning in maths and English). 8 March 2019
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Glennie Class:
Diya Napal – BRIDGES Habits Award (for showing great bravery and experimentation when making a rocket in art). Joshua Adjarho-Ethridge – Scholar of the Week (for successfully representing a difference as a subtraction equation in maths). Al-Kashi Class:
Tasnia Anis – BRIDGES Habits Award (for using ambitious vocabulary and taking a risk in her writing). Gurjas Dhanjal – Scholar of the Week (for showing more independence in his writing and improving his joining up). Fibonacci Class:
Ekamjot Singh Pandher – BRIDGES Habits Award (for using his bravery in swimming this week). Saif Shaikh - Scholar of the Week (for excellent progress in remembering his phonics sounds). Pythagoras Class:
Tariq Hamed – BRIDGES Habits Award (for always being brave and having a go at the task). Hanan Khan – Scholar of the Week (for fully engaging within all class discussions). Ellington Class:
Mohid Asif – BRIDGES Habits Award (for showing courage when giving feedback to his Talk Partner on their newspaper article). Priyajannni Pradeep Kumar – Scholar of the Week (for her informative newspaper article). Nicks Class:
Ibrahim Rahman – BRIDGES Habits Award (for showing bravery to share his ideas and being open to constructive feedback). Aairah Abid – Scholar of the Week (for writing an engaging newspaper article about the first man in space).
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Shankar Class:
Khadijah Ali – BRIDGES Habits Award (for showing excellent experimentation by creating a very innovative magnetism project). Safwan Khan - Scholar of the Week (for putting some fantastic into improving his handwriting). Lovelace Class
Aayan Hussain – BRIDGES Habits Award (for showing courage and participating in class discussions by speaking more confidently). Maryam Thava - Scholar of the Week (for using embedded clauses and brackets to provide additional detail within her explanatory text about electricity). Mirzakhani Class:
Lara Burvill – BRIDGES Habits Award (for demonstrating courage by answering questions even when she is unsure). Swara Kinhar – Scholar of the Week (for writing an engaging explanatory text about electricity). Ramanujan Class:
Fahmid Khan – BRIDGES Habits Award (for demonstrating bravery when sharing his opinions in class). Zaara Alveena Mubarak Ali – Scholar of the Week (for participating enthusiastically in our circuit-construction science lessons).
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Headteacher’s Lunch Well done to the following pupils who have been nominated for the Headteacher’s Lunch for next Friday 15th March 2019. An invitation will be given to the children during our Celebration and Awards Assembly: Nusaybah Jalil - Curie Ranvijay Arora - Britten Zara Choudhry - Ellington Gurnoor Kaur Kang - Curie Zara Ijaz - Fitzgerald Ekam Bains - Nicks Armaan Khan - Maxwell Saad Bhutawala - Glennie Shakira Choudhry - Shankar Ayub Khan - Maxwell Alexandra Bale-Orhorha - Charan Chaggar - Lovelace Al-Kashi Inayah Kashif - Newton Amber Carless - Mirzakhani Humza Anwar - Fibonacci Avreet Kaur- Newton Khadijah Bukhari Maya Bumbac - Pythagoras Ramanujan
Music of the Fortnight Gioachino Rossini
For the next few weeks after half term, we will be listening to and learning about Gioachino Rossini as our Composer of the Fortnight. As a suggested activity to support at home, you could gather some facts about Rossini in preparation for the coming weeks. You can find out some facts and hear some of his music on the following links. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gioachino_Rossini http://www.roh.org.uk/people/gioachino-rossini
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Merits The following pupils have 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. Anya Mirza Preeti Caldeira Kallum Bihal Anam Shah Iman Hafeez Isra Hussain Sheryar Javed Shahina Haleem Hamza Chand Aiza Faheem Ranvi Arora Marqelo Rama Anna Jilani Wasif Mohammed Hari Virdee Arthi Sivananthan Shad Rahman Kayaan Khan Yunus Ashraf Shanaya Sharma Ghiyas Elahi Nikunj Mittal Alisha Ali Kuljit Aytan Mihrimah Tanvir Eisa Ali Hamza Omer Alisha Haleem Fatima Kashif Ronak Chatha Zakariyya Rahman Ibrahim Mohaed Ava-Lily PembertonNoor Asghar Hong Yip Mardenborough
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. Hessan Raja Bibi Alishba Zahoor Ibrahim Ijaz Xavier Ambia Tyler Fraser Clarke Zainab Khan Aisha Ali
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. Alexandra Bale-Orhorha
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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 11th March 2019
Resourcefulness
Resourcefulness comprises ten dispositions: Questioning Making Connections Reasoning Remembering Transferring Scavenging Imitating Adaptability Recycling Flexibility At School •
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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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
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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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Key Dates for
Spring Term 2019 Friday 4th January - Friday 5th April 2019 INSET Day: 11th March 2019 Monday 11th March
INSET– no school for students
Friday 15th March
Shankar Class Assembly – Year 3 - 9.00 – 9.20am
Friday 15th March
Fitzgerald Class Assembly – Year 1 – 10.20 – 10.40am
Wednesday 20th March
Parent Coffee Morning – 9am
Wednesday 27th March
Year 3 and Year 4 Spring Music Concert – 9am
Wednesday 27th March
Year 1 and Year 2 Spring Music Concert – 3pm
Thursday 28th March
PE Spring Spectacular
Friday 29th March
Maxwell Class Assembly – Year R – 10.20 – 10.am
Wednesday 3rd April
Easter Bonnet Parade
Thursday 4th April
Easter Egg Hunt
Thursday 4th April
Music Spring Concert - Secondary
Friday 5th April
End of Term Awards Assemblies – pupils finish at 12.15pm
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