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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 Thank you to those of you who were able to attend the Parent Coffee Evening. The main items discussed were Progress Reports and Meetings and the Summer Fayre on Saturday 6th July. If you are interested in helping out at the Summer Fayre in anyway then do let us know. Minutes will be shared with all parents shortly. The next Coffee Morning will be on Tuesday 2nd July at 9.00am.
Ms West’s mother has been extremely busy and kind enough to recover our chairs in the Reception area. I’m sure you will agree that they look pretty amazing. On behalf of all at INAP we say thank you for a great job!
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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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Lovely Learning this week! Year 1 had a great time at Colchester Zoo learning all about different types of animals and linking to their topic ‘Out of Africa’. Thank you to the many parents who were able to help out. Your support, as always, is amazing!
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Can you spot the Giraffe (and Mr Wilson)?
More Lovely Learning this week! We worked in groups to follow a recipe for an African fruit salad. As a group we read the recipe and notice the bossy verbs along the way.
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Some Year 4 pupils had the privilege to listen to the BBC Concert Orchestra when they visited INA last week. What a great opportunity!
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Wonderful Writing Week It was great to see so many children bringing in examples of their great handwriting from home and to see so many pupils trying really hard to improve their writing in their lessons last week. I know the teachers found it really hard to choose who to award the certificates to. Well done and congratulations to the following pupils for working hard on their handwriting during the Wonderful Handwriting Week:
Curie Class – Brandon Sagar & Quirrat Sobia Maxwell Class – Jahdior Malcolm & Abdul Sheikh Newton Class – Mahi Ghundiyal & Aneesh Saravanan Britten Class – Fatima Ali & Bilal Hussain Fitzgerald Class – Ekamjot Singh & Orpah Haque Glennie Class – Jasson Maheshwaran & Anam Shah Al-Kashi Class – Kayden Reid & Rida Alom Fibonacci Class – Arfah Noor & Humza Anwar Pythagoras Class – Amanah Ali & Ayala Saleem Ellington Class – Tanisha Shavan & Musa Ali Nicks Class – Ekam Bains & Hanad Ali Shankar Class – Zahir Khan & Tanmanjot Sandhu Lovelace Class – Nirmalpreet Durhailay & Osman Dean Mirzakhani Class – Nadia Khan & Kayaan Khan Ramanujan Class – Faheem Ahmedabadi & Zaina Hussain
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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:
Muhammad Ibrahim – BRIDGES Habits Award (for being brave and speaking in front of the parents). Manav Ahmed – Scholar of the Week (for remembering his lines well for his class assembly). Maxwell Class:
Nikunj Mittal – BRIDGES Habits Award (for being brave and answering questions in class). Rajveer Sawali - Scholar of the Week (for exploring how to share quantities into equal groups). Newton Class:
Ibrahim Yasin – BRIDGES Habits (for always being and showing his thinking thumb to answer questions in front of the class). Abdul Rehan - Scholar of the Week (for showing focus and enthusiasm during the activities at the maths learning station). Britten Class:
Ranvijay Arora – BRIDGES Habits Award (for being brave in a difficult situation). Hamza Ahmed – Scholar of the Week (for writing a great recount about his school trip to Colchester Zoo). Fitzgerald Class:
Azhan Ishaque – BRIDGES Habits Award (for taking risks and having a go at some of his learning independently). Medina Islam – Scholar of the Week (for a fantastic science trip recount using lots of classification star words). 10 May 2019
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Glennie Class:
Silha Omer – BRIDGES Habits Award (for always being a role model by looking smart, having good manners and doing the right thing). Danish Sheikh – Scholar of the Week (for successfully writing a school trip recount). Al-Kashi Class:
Joshua George – BRIDGES Habits Award (for taking risks in his writing – well done). Muhaimin Islam - Scholar of the Week (for using expanded noun phrases in his retelling of a story). Fibonacci Class:
Alia Malik – BRIDGES Habits Award (for using her bravery skills to take new risks in her learning). Alisha Zahoor – Scholar of the Week (for using her star words during maths ‘talk tasks’). Pythagoras Class:
Adem Malik – BRIDGES Habits Award (for making brave choices, trying new things and giving it a go, especially during lunch). Jawad Imran – Scholar of the Week (for writing a great plan for his story during the English lesson). Ellington Class:
Muhammad Hadi Raja – BRIDGES Habits Award (for showing leadership through group work). Nicholas Fertrina Jardiel – Scholar of the Week (for application and dedication during assessments this week). Nicks Class:
Aysha Islam – BRIDGES Habits Award (for being brave during swimming lessons). Jaskaran Singh - Scholar of the Week (for working extrememly hard on his maths assessment this week).
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Shankar Class:
Maryam Nawaz – BRIDGES Habits Award (for showing leadership by being a wonderful role model and for always showing optimism when learning). Ryan Abraham – Scholar of the Week (for giving wonderfully detailed answers to his reading questions). Lovelace Class
Osman Dean – BRIDGES Habits Award (for using courage and persistence during tests and remaining calm). Maryam Thava - Scholar of the Week (for writing a clear plan for a narrative with clear details and description). Mirzakhani Class:
Ghiyas Elahi – BRIDGES Habits Award (for demonstrating optimism by having a positive approach at all times). Naniyah Owusu – Scholar of the Week (for always setting high expectations for herself and for achieving excellent outcomes in all her assessments). Ramanujan Class:
Aizah Nawaz – BRIDGES Habits Award (for demonstrating courage through active participation in class). Innaya Ijaz – Scholar of the Week (for using a range of sketching and shadowing techniques to create portrait art).
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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 17th May 2019. An invitation will be given to the children during our Celebration and Awards Assembly: Aarav Singh - Curie Divyam Hitesh Gohil Ravi Jethwa - Ellington Britten Inderpreet Singh - Curie Azmain Islam - Nicks Adrian Kvaraciejus Viraaj Saini - Maxwell J'Shawn Holland - Shankar Fitzgerald Moazan Siraj - Maxwell Rufaida Hasnat - Lovelace Jiya Jindjahan Kaur Gill Shayaan Sham - Newton Aashvi Govil - Mirzakhani Glennie Ayah Singh - Newton Zaina Hussain - Ramanujan Iman Hafeez - Al-Kashi Saara Jilani - Fibonacci Jawad Imran - Pythagoras
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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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
94.2% 100% 100%
Britten Fitzgerald Glennie
99.2% 99.2% 97.9%
Al-Kashi Fibonacci Pythagoras
97.8% 99.6% 99.3%
Well done and congratulations to both Maxwell class and Newton class who are the joint winners this week with 100% and have earned themselves extra play.
Key Stage 2 Ellington Nicks Shankar
96.7% 99.1% 100%
Lovelace Mirzakhani Ramanujan
99.6% 98.3% 93.3%
Well done and huge congratulations to Shankar class who are the winners again this week with 100% and have earned themselves some extra playtime.
Overall Attendance: 98.1% 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. Zara Khan Hafsa Mahmood Aryan Singh Jubaer Hossein Riya Patel Rohan Sharma Nobin Chowdhury Miguel Genov Tanmanjot Sandhu Ibrahim Rahman Lara Burvill Inaaya Muhammad Tariq Hamed Yusuf Ahmed
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. Ekamjot Pandher Abdul Wahab Zara Choudhry
Muhammad Hadi Raja Amber Carless
Naniyah Owusu Malaika Hussain Meliah Henry
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. Ali Haroon 10 May 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 13th May 2019
Resourcefulness
Resourcefulness comprises ten dispositions: Questioning Making Connections Reasoning Remembering Transferring Scavenging Imitating Adaptability Recycling Flexibility At School •
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.
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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?
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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…?
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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.
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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
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 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
Tuesday 16th July
Parent Progress Meeting – School Finishes at 12.15pm
Thursday 18th July
Summer Concert - TBC
Tuesday 23rd July
End of Term – School Finishes at 12.15pm
Thursday 25th July
Uniform Sale
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