29 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 It has been another incredible, fun-filled week. We have been blown away once again by the fabulous Spring Concerts - the pupils continue to get better and better every term! A huge thank you to the Music department who worked exceptionally hard this term to help prepare the pupils for their performances! The concerts were soon followed on Thursday with a wonderful display of gymnastics and dance performances as part of the Spring Spectacular. A massive well done to everyone who took part. A big thank you to Mr Marecar, the PE team and the Secondary Sports Leaders for organising another great event!
Absences immediately before or after a school holiday If your child is absent before or after a school holiday we must see evidence for the absence. This may be medical evidence if your child is unwell, or evidence of flight delays or circumstances beyond your control. We cannot authorise any absences before or after a holiday without this evidence and you risk being issued with a penalty n�tice.
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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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Message from Ms Chaggar Regarding Enrichment The enrichment sign up will go live at 5pm on Friday 29th March and will close at 12.00pm on Tuesday 2nd April.
Message from the Year 1 Team This week we have changed phonics groups in Year 1. Many of the children have a new phonics teacher now, so please make sure you print the correct home learning. Please speak to your class teacher if you have any queries.
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Spring Term 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:
Wednesday 3rd April 8.45-9.15am – Year 4 (All Year 4 parents are invited to attend) 9.30-10.00am – Year 1 (All Year 1 parents are invited to attend)
Thursday 4th April 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 2 (All Year 2 parents are invited to attend) 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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Easter Bonnet Parade
Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 This year the competition will run for the Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children only. This was a decision made in consultation with the School Council. The Easter Bonnet Parade will take place straight after school in the dining hall at 4.00pm on Wednesday 3rd April. Every child is invited to make an Easter Bonnet to enter the competition. The children will need to be able to wear their bonnet for a short time to show off to our panel of judges. 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes will be given for the most inventive and creative bonnets from each year group. You will need to sign up to say that your child will be entering on one of the sheets in the playground or front reception office by Wednesday 27th March. We will then issue you with spectator tickets on Monday 1st April; we will be able to allocate either one or two tickets for your child depending on the number of entrants we receive. So, it is really important that you sign up on time so that we can work out the number of spectators and ensure we have the correct capacity. If you are struggling with ideas, there are plenty of inspirational designs on google images. You are welcome to bring and leave your child’s bonnet in a safe place at school for the day and to collect at 4pm, if you are leaving it please make sure it is labelled. Alternatively, you may want to bring it into school at 4pm.
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Decorated Eggs Competition Year 3 and Year 4 Having consulted with the School Council, we have decided to introduce a new competition this year for the older children. Pupils are invited to imaginatively decorate a small egg; this can be a hard-boiled egg or small wooden egg. All entries will need to be clearly labelled with your child’s name and form group and handed in to their class teacher by Monday 1st April in time to be judged. 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes will be given for the most creative and well decorated eggs from each year group. The eggs will be on display during the End of Term assemblies for parents to view. If you would like your child to enter either competition, we ask for a £3 contribution. The money raised will help to buy the mini eggs for the Easter Egg Hunts for all year groups.
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Lovely Learning this week! Last week in Year 1 the children became super scientists! Winnie the Pooh’s umbrella was broken and the children investigated which material would best fix Pooh’s umbrella. They thoroughly enjoyed fairly testing different materials to find out whether or not they were waterproof.
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More Lovely Learning this week! This week in Year 1 the children used their Discovery by going on a ‘Spring Hunt’ around the playground. They enjoyed spotting the blossom and buds growing on the trees!
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Yet more Lovely Learning this week! As part of their ‘Get Growing’ topic the Reception chlidren had fun planting bulbs and seeds this week.
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Learning in Year 4 In Year 4 this week, the pupils have been creating their pressure pads for their intruder alarm circuits. These will be added to their circuits with switches next week and will be designed to sound an alarm whenever they are stepped on.
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Learning in Year 4 In English this week, the children have been writing a new piece for their Best Books based on our text: ‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’. The children have written their prologue and first chapter, from the perspective of the protagonist, William Kamkwamba, using strategies to generate suspense. It has been wonderful to see the progress that pupils have made since their last Best Book entry last term.
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Making music together! Well done to everyone who performed in the Spring Concerts this week.
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Primary PE Spring Spectacular
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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
97.3% 95.3% 92.6%
Britten Fitzgerald Glennie
98.7% 95.3% 95.0%
Al-Kashi Fibonacci Pythagoras
95.3% 98.6% 98.3%
Well done and congratulations to Britten class who are the winners this week with 98.7%.
Key Stage 2 Ellington Nicks Shankar
98.5% 96.0% 100%
Lovelace Mirzakhani Ramanujan
97.3% 94.3% 95.0%
Well done and congratulations to Shankar class who are the winners again this week with 100% and have earned themselves some extra play.
Overall Attendance: 96.5%. The attendance figures are disappointing this week in some classes; we hope to see an improvement next week. 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:
Aarav Singh – BRIDGES Habits Award (for showing great discovery skills when writing about the life cycle of a butterfly). Cavin Singh - Scholar of the Week (for trying hard and developing his writing. He is now writing in full sentences). Maxwell Class:
Hiba Rehan – BRIDGES Habits Award (for using her imagination to write a recount of Jack and the Beanstalk). Yunus Ashraf - Scholar of the Week (for exploring doubling within 5). Newton Class:
Shaan Bihal – BRIDGES Habits (for showing great curiosity in the Newton Class butterflies and asking lots of questions about them). Tahsin Chakma – Scholar of the Week (for using clear, neat spaces in his writing in literacy and during the afternoon exploration times). Britten Class:
Shad Rahman – BRIDGES Habits Award (for showing great enthusiasm towards his learning all week). Bilal Hussain – Scholar of the Week (for developing greater speed and expression when reading). Fitzgerald Class:
Alisha Ali – BRIDGES Habits Award (for always being very enthusiastic and curious to learn new things). Liyanna Mubarak Ali – Scholar of the Week (for a fantastically creative underwater diary full of alliteration and similes).
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Glennie Class:
Jiya Gill – BRIDGES Habits Award (for using great enthusiasm when learning about length during maths lessons). Diya Napal – Scholar of the Week (for writing a fantastic diary entry using alliteration and similes). Al-Kashi Class:
Ayaan Aqeel – BRIDGES Habits Award (for using his discovery when learning about capacity). Tasnia Anis – Scholar of the Week (for writing a great recount with lots of ambitious vocabulary and sentence starters). Fibonacci Class:
Emaan Adeel – BRIDGES Habits Award (for using her creativity skills and noticing skills to draw a portrait of Christopher Columbus). Zoya Butt - Scholar of the Week (for improving her presentation skills and taking more pride in her learning). Pythagoras Class:
Adem Malik – BRIDGES Habits Award (for his support of others and willingness to try). Laraib Ul-Haq – Scholar of the Week (for an excellent recount of the Easter story). Ellington Class:
Priyajanani Pradeep Kumar – BRIDGES Habits Award (for using creativity when planning her persuasive letter). Asher Shah – Scholar of the Week (for his determination to understand equivalent fractions). Nicks Class:
Akbar Hussain – BRIDGES Habits Award (for using discovery skills to explore his own interest in subjects taught at school). Hanad Ali – Scholar of the Week (for writing persuasively to convince someone not to be afraid of the dark).
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Shankar Class:
Kallum Bihal – BRIDGES Habits Award (for showing discovery by demonstrating amazing enthusiasm towards his learning). Adbullah Riaz – Scholar of the Week (for being determined to try new things both in and out of class). Lovelace Class
Rufaida Hasnat – BRIDGES Habits Award (for an enthusiastic performance at the Spring Concert). Zakariyah Master – Scholar of the Week (for creating metaphors which depict famine in Malawi). Mirzakhani Class:
Tara Rani Kaur – BRIDGES Habits Award (for demonstrating immense enthusiasm during our science investigation on electricity). Nadia Khan – Scholar of the Week (for demonstrating an excellent understanding of the rules of Kosher during our RE lessons on Judaism). Ramanujan Class:
Sabah Akram – BRIDGES Habits Award (for using curiosity and asking thought provoking questions during lessons). Emaan Hassan – Scholar of the Week (for displaying a ‘growth mindset’ during dodgeball games in PE). Mr Beasley, one of our Secondary music teachers, was extremely impressed by Zairah in Year 4 who demonstrated resourcefulness and discovery by researching and creating her own trumpet chart for Big Band.
Keep up the excellent work!!
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Headteacher’s Lunch Well done to the following pupils who have been nominated for the Headteacher’s Lunch for next Thursday 4th April 2019. An invitation will be given to the children during our Celebration and Awards Assembly: Ibrahim Nabi - Curie Alizah Bhatti - Britten Sohana Nila Hoque Ellington Nubaid Ozzul - Curie Simran Islam - Fitzgerald Nikunj Mittal- Maxwell Jaskaran Dhiman - Glennie Mohammed Akbar Hussain - Nicks Edie Morgan - Maxwell Aleena Chowdhury Imran Hussain - Shankar Al-Kashi Anabia Nawab - Newton Nirmalpreet Durhailay Adam Chowdhury Amna Nusrat - Newton Lovelace Fibonacci Tariq Hamed - Pythagoras Meerab Dar - Mirzakhani Emaan Hassan - Ramanujan
Music of the Fortnight Evelyn Glennie
For the next few weeks after half term, we will be listening to and learning about Evelyn Glennie as our Composer of the Fortnight. As a suggested activity to support at home, you could gather some facts about Glennie in preparation for the coming weeks. You can find out some facts and hear some of her music on the following links. http://www.youtube.com/user/DameEvelynGlennie http://www.evelyn.co.uk/composer/
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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. Janeefa Khezar Ekamjot Singh Miriam Mirza Ishaan Mutha Meerab Dar Arfah Noor Hashim Kamil Ali Kisa Fatima Keyaan Alam Yuvraj Chaggar Kareem Al Khouli Aadam Ali Hamza Dakri Kamiah Reid Riyen Shah Adrain Kvaraciejus Maya Kimborowicz Nandini Sharma Abeera Qazi Nowmi Touvi Hafsa Mahmood
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. Saismriti Nakerekanti Mariam Shaikh Cameron Palmer
Zara Daykin Mohid Asif Eric Vasile
Humza Anwar Ijaz Nazir Zairah 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. Mariam Chowdhury Charan Chaggar 29 March 2019
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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 1st April 2019
Grit
Grit comprises seven dispositions: Perseverance Managing
Distractions Resilience Patience
Concentration Determination
At School • At part of our 6 pillars we continuously stress the importance to the children about managing distractions and concentrating during their learning time. • It is essential that from Reception upwards that the children become better at managing distractions and demonstrate that they can work on a task for a sustained period of time. • We always encourage a ‘can do’ resilient attitude and talk to the children about the importance of not giving up on a task too easily, even when it presents as a challenge, learning that ‘practice makes perfect’. • We discuss that having patience and trying something again, even though we may find it difficult, will lead to success. We also explain that patient can also mean not having what we want instantly and that sometimes we have to wait our turn.
At Home • Encourage your child to try and complete things more independently – when they say they can’t do something – tell your child to have a go and to try a little harder. If then they are still completely stuck with a task, then offer a small amount of help to get them started. Offer encouragement and praise your child’s effort. • Talk to your child about how you learned to do things and how hard some things were for you too but through not giving up, being determined and practising you got better.
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Key Dates for
Spring Term 2019 Friday 4th January - Friday 5th April 2019
Wednesday 3rd April
Easter Bonnet Parade 4:00pm
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
Summer Term 2019 Tuesday 23rd April - Tuesday 23rd July 2019
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