3 May 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 was great to see you all attend the Parent Progress Meetings on Tuesday. As always, we enjoy the opportunity to work in partnership with you and discuss your child’s progress and attainment for the term. I hope you managed to discuss how you can help and support your child at home this term. It is very important that all Year 1 and Reception pupils in particular continue to practise their phonics sounds at home every day. Just to remind you that there is no school on Monday due to the May Bank Holiday, so we hope you enjoy an extended weekend and look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday.
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.
Cover Photo: The BBC Concert Orchestra & Guy Barker Big Band visit INA 3 May 2019
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North East North Central London Health Protection Team Fleetbank House 2-6 Salisbury Square London, EC4Y 8AE
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Our ref: HPzone 1666919 Date 25/04/2019 Dear Parent or Guardian, I am writing to inform you that two children attending Isaac Newton Academy have been diagnosed with probable whooping cough. Although your child may have been in contact with the cases, there is no need to exclude your child from school if they are well. Whooping cough is a bacterial infection which causes coughing that may be followed by a whoop or vomiting. The coughing can last for a few months, but the child is not infectious to others after 48 hours of treatment with antibiotics or, if untreated, 21 days after the start of the illness. This letter is to advise you that virtually all children who have been fully immunised against whooping cough should be protected against this disease, and there is no increased risk to them or their families. Children should receive 3 doses of whooping cough vaccine between 2-4 months of age and then receive a further immunisation in their pre-school boosters. If your child has received all these immunisations, then you need to take no further action. If your child has not been immunised against whooping cough, or if you are unsure, then please take your child to see your GP who will arrange immunisation, if this is appropriate. You may have been advised in the past that your child should not receive immunisation against whooping cough, but this advice may no longer apply. No other member of your family is at increased risk of the disease and they do not need to see their GP. If you have any worries about this you can speak to a member of the Health Protection team on 020 3326 1658. More information can be found in the attached factsheet as well as the following website at NHS Choices: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/whooping-cough/pages/introduction.aspx Yours sincerely, Alix Johnson Health Protection Pracitioner
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Message from the Reception Team
As part of your child’s learning and demonstrating a ‘good level of development’ for their age, they must be able to dress and undress themselves. This will also help them as they move up to Year 1 in September. Next term, on Fridays, the children are expected to come to school in their normal school uniform and will need to bring their PE kit with them to change in to for their afternoon lesson. They will remain in their PE kit for the rest of the day, bringing their school uniform home in their bag. Can you please ensure that every item of clothing is clearly labelled with your child’s name. There is a lost property box in the main reception area for any items found around the school, or for you to drop off any items that your child may have taken home by mistake. In preparation for this transition we suggest that you start getting your child to practise getting dressed and undressed more independently, giving lots of practice to undoing buttons etc.
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Science Week During the week of May 13th, the whole school will be participating in a fun and exciting ‘Science Week’! As part of the week, the children are going to get to participate in lots of interactive and enjoyable scientific investigations, whereby they’ll get to explore how the world works by carrying out lots of interesting experiments in their classes! In addition to this, on Wednesday 15th May, the children will get to take part in a ‘Silly Science’ workshop! The workshop will introduce them to Professor Nitrate, who will be performing a lively, fun-filled show! The show will focus on teaching the children all about gravity, thrust, lift, pressure, chemical reactions, and lots more!
Competition time! To encourage you to engage in lots of fun scientific experiments at home – we are running a competition. We would really appreciate it if, during Science week, you can all immerse yourself in the world of science and get involved in some exciting experiments at home! Here are some websites for inspiration on what you can do at home: http://www.sciencefun.org/kidszone/experiments/ https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/category/150-science-experiments/ https://www.kidspot.com.au/things-to-do/collection/science-experiments We’d love to see examples of your work, and you can present this to us in any way that you’d like to. There will, of course, be prizes for those who put in the most effort and are the most innovative! We hope that you are all looking forward to Science Week, and we can’t wait to see all of your brilliant ideas!
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Calling All Year 1 Parents On Wednesday 8th May at 9am, Ms Nassa and Mrs Cush-Etter will be holding a phonics workshop for all Year 1 parents. We will be talking about – • the upcoming Phonics Screening Check, • how you can support your child and • there will be an opportunity for you to ask us questions. We strongly recommend that all Year 1 parents attend the session.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Newton's
NEWS
3 May 2019
Bravery is imperative, it’s important to be brave. You can be like a superhero, always ready to save. Resourcefulness allows us to adapt and ask questions. We can learn much more when we make lots of suggestions. Integrity is our goal, it helps us every day. Integrity makes us honest in every single way. Discovery is fed by our amazing curiosity. It grants us with a lot of great opportunities. Grit means that we always manage our distractions. It lets us be determined; we persevere with our actions. Emotional Intelligence is about empathy and collaboration. It lets us listen and understand, without hesitation. Self-Discipline helps us out with our self-regulation. We work very hard and we are full of motivation! Written by the Newton’s News Enrichment Club
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Lovely Learning this week! As part of the Year 2 topic ‘Fruits, Shoots, Animals and Fruits’ the children were treated to an awe-inspiring experience about birds of prey. They learned about a number of different birds and, in particular, different breeds of owl. They had the opportunity to find out lots of facts which they will use for the Fact File writing in the coming week.
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First 'Farm to Fork' Harvest! The summer term has begun busily in our school garden. Last Thursday, some of our Eco-Ambassadors took first cuttings of our curly leaf parsley that has been growing slowly over the winter. We presented them to our fantastic cook, Ms Gilley who is using them in the Bolognese sauce and curry dishes she prepares for us this week. Basil and coriander have also been requested by the school kitchen and, as May arrives, we will be working on growing these too‌
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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:
Elsa Matilda – BRIDGES Habits Award (for showing good independence whilst changing in to her PE kit at school for the first time). Raya Alam – Scholar of the Week (for being a good partner to help model the learning to Curie class). Maxwell Class:
Nafiz Hossain Jamal – BRIDGES Habits Award (for practising his sounds and reading stories independently). Zakariyya Rahman – Scholar of the Week (for writing independently what he would take to Space with him). Newton Class:
Jaiden Benu – BRIDGES Habits (for always trying hard and being independent during English lessons). Aneesh Saravanan – Scholar of the Week (for working hard during English lessons and applying his phonics knowledge when writing). Britten Class:
Ekampreet Malik – BRIDGES Habits Award (for using self-discipline by focussing on his learning). Halima Chand – Scholar of the Week (for writing a fantastic innovative fivepart story). Fitzgerald Class:
Araiya Lard – BRIDGES Habits Award (for demonstrating excellent organisation in her new role as Class Ambassador). Simran Islam – Scholar of the Week (for taking great care in her learning with some wonderful results, particularly when creating an innovative sport story). 3 May 2019
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Glennie Class:
Anam Shah – BRIDGES Habits Award (for showing great self-discipline and all her hard work in class during lessons). Jiya Gill – Scholar of the Week (for creating a beautiful artistic composition using water colour pain and cut out animal silhouettes). Al-Kashi Class:
Rida Alam – BRIDGES Habits Award (for always organising her ideas well in English and taking care of the presentation of her learning). Arshitha Thelapurath – Scholar of the Week (for showing bravery when holding an owl during our Birds of Prey workshop). Fibonacci Class:
Adam Chowdhury – BRIDGES Habits Award (for being motivated to write at length and be creative in his story writing). Avani Tathgar – Scholar of the Week (for an excellent recount of the ‘The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark). Pythagoras Class:
Aina Shah – BRIDGES Habits Award (for being organised and hard working. Aina always focusses on the task at hand trying her best at all times). Tariq Hamed – Scholar of the Week (for never giving up and always trying his best at everything). Ellington Class:
Cameron Palmer – BRIDGES Habits Award (for his hard work in every lesson this week). Maya Kimborowicz – Scholar of the Week (for her use of words to create tension what writing her story resolution and gripping ending). Nicks Class:
Aysha Islam – BRIDGES Habits Award (for working hard to write a creative narrative). Akbar Hussain – Scholar of the Week (for demonstrating a scholarly attitude to his learning this week).
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Shankar Class:
Aryan Singh – BRIDGES Habits Award (for showing wonderful ‘hard work’ and ‘practising’ during his PE lesson). Isra Hussain – Scholar of the Week (for creating a really innovative and interesting resolution and ending to her story). Lovelace Class
Hammad Siddique – BRIDGES Habits Award (for working hard in lessons and being able to use absorption skills during the teaching modelling time). Ayaan Riaz Hussain – Scholar of the Week (for using imagery to depict key themes). Mirzakhani Class:
Ghiyas Elahi – BRIDGES Habits Award (for demonstrating hard work when solving challenging maths problems). Daniyal Sheikh – Scholar of the Week (for asking pertinent questions during topic lessons on the Tudors). Ramanujan Class:
Arrisa Isha-Butt – BRIDGES Habits Award (for demonstrating hard work through use of ‘trial and error’ in maths). Ali Ullah – Scholar of the Week (for his positive attitude towards summarising lessons this week).
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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 10th May 2019. An invitation will be given to the children during our Celebration and Awards Assembly: Brandon Sagar - Curie Tyler Fraser Clarke - Britten Inaaya Islam - Ellington Haniya Shaikh - Curie Fatima Kashif - Fitzgerald Aysha Islam - Nicks Zakariyya Rahman Aiza Faheem - Glennie Adam Ismail - Shankar Maxwell Joshua George - Al-Kashi Rufaida Hasnat - Lovelace Hiba Rehan - Maxwell Jubear Hossain - Fibonacci Kisa Fatima - Mirzakhani Sri Aneesh Saravanan Maisha Hossain Gurkirpa Hunjan Newton Pythagoras Ramanujan Khubaib Shahzad - Newton
Music of the Fortnight Aaron Copland
For the next few weeks after half term, we will be listening to and learning about Aaron Copland as our Composer of the Fortnight. As a suggested activity to support at home, you could gather some facts about Copland 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/Aaron_Copland http://www.biography.com/musician/aaron-copland
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Summer Fayre SATURDAY 6TH JULY 12PM - 4PM 1 Cricklefield Place, London, IG1 1FY (Secondary Building)
Face Painting | Bouncy Castles | Ice Cream & Sweets | Penalty Shootout | Hot Food Photo Booth | Sponge the Teacher | Arts and Crafts | Live Entertainment and much MORE!
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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
98.1% 96.7% 97.8%
Britten Fitzgerald Glennie
95.9% 97.0% 98.1%
Al-Kashi Fibonacci Pythagoras
97.8% 99.6% 99.3%
Well done and congratulations to Fibonacci class who are the winners this week with 99.6%.
Key Stage 2 Ellington Nicks Shankar
97.8% 97% 100%
Lovelace Mirzakhani Ramanujan
99.3% 95.2% 95.9%
Well done and huge congratulations to Shankar class who are the winners this week with 100% and have earned themselves some extra playtime.
Overall Attendance: 97.7% 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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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. Hanah Rebhi Saif Hossain Imran Hussain Raina Islam Khadijah Ali Aliyah Khan Saif Shaikh Haidar Shaikh
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. Jasmine Gadhia Tasnia Anis
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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 6th May 2019
Bravery
Bravery comprises five dispositions: Leadership Risk-taking Courage Optimism Experimentation At School • We encourage the children to try new things and experiment every day whether it is a food that they have not tried before or new activities that they may not normally choose during the afternoon sessions. For Year 1 and 2 we would encourage the children to try different reading books or authors/topics they might not normally consider reading or to experiment with the paint during art – trying to create different effects etc. • We always encourage the children to have courage when they fall over and hurt themselves and to remain as calm as possible while we help them. • We aim for all pupils to demonstrate their leadership skills by helping others, being smart in their appearance, being kind, having good manners and generally demonstrating all their BRIDGES characteristics. • We encourage some of the quieter pupils to have the courage to share their ideas in class and to have work with optimism and develop a real ‘can do’ attitude.
At Home • Encourage your child to try as many different things as possible – whether it is food, different enrichment clubs, books etc. • Support your child to develop their own mind and not just follow what everyone else is doing. It is important that the pupils are able to try things without worrying about getting it wrong or worrying about what other people think. Celebrate the fact that by making mistakes we are always learning. • Give examples of times when you have had to be brave and try something for the first time, or when something did not go so well the first time, but you learned from the mistakes you made and got better. • Help remind your child at home about being smart in their appearance and role-modelling good behaviour through their leadership skills. Allow your child to help with jobs and roles at home, taking on the responsibility for cleaning their room, keeping their books or toys organised etc. 3 May 2019
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Key Dates for
Summer Term 2019 Tuesday 23rd April–Tuesday 23rd July 2019 Half Term: Monday 27th–Friday 31st May 2019 INSET Days: Friday 21st & Monday 24th June 2019 Monday 6th May
Bank Holiday – No School
Wednesday 8th May
Reception Parents Meeting 2019 Intake – 6pm
Thursday 9th May
Coffee Evening 6pm
Friday 10th May
Curie Class Assembly – 9am
Monday 13th May
Home and Family Week (No enrichment clubs)
Monday 13th May
Science Week
Friday 17th May
Nicks Class Assembly – 9am
Friday 17th May
Glennie Class Assembly – 10.20am
Thursday 23rd May
Movie Evening – 4.00-5.30pm (Further Information to follow)
Monday 27th– Friday 31st May
Half Term
Monday 3rd June
Pupils return to school
Friday 21st June
Staff Inset Day – no school for students
Monday 24th June
Staff Inset Day – no school for students
Monday 1st July
Wonderful Handwriting Week
Tuesday 2nd July
Coffee Morning 9.00am
Friday 5h July
Newton Class Assembly – 9.00am
Saturday 6th July
Summer Fayre – 12pm -4pm
Wednesday 10h July
Primary Sports Day
Friday 12th July
Pupil Progress Reports sent home
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