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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 Everyone is working very hard and getting excited as we edge ever closer to hosting the Summer Fayre on Saturday 6th July. Thank you to those of you that have started to bring in any good quality unwanted gifts, uniform, food items etc. or informed us of any items you are able to donate, the deadline for which is Thursday 4th July. We have received some generous prizes which can be won on the day as part of our raffle and tombola including beauty salon vouchers, gift vouchers for meals, a signed picture from Mo Farah and many more. We have been overwhelmed by the generous support from other local businesses that have kindly donated bottles of water, cups and plates etc. Please keep them coming! A full shout out will be issued after the event. We look forward to seeing as many of you there on the day between 12-4pm where there will be plenty of delicious food on sale and fun for the family and we hope to raise lots of money for the school.
Parent Questionnaire On Wednesday 3rd July we launch the 2019 Parent Questionnaire when we ask you to give feedback about a wide range of aspects of our educational provision. We really appreciate you taking time to complete the questionnaire and provide us with valuable feedback. The link to the survey is here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/8V8LXSF. Just type it into your internet browser. You will receive a link via email to a Survey Monkey questionnaire. Please don’t hesitate to contact the school if you have problems or would like a paper copy.
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Message from Ms Wilcox
As we prepare to harvest our potatoes in a couple of weeks, your help checking at home whether you have any old wellies, washing up tubs or other containers that you are able to donate would be invaluable. Any container that it is possible to drill some drainage holes in will do! We want to put the soil currently in our potato grow bags, which will be nutrient rich from the potatoes, straight into receptacles that can be used to grow more things in. Please bring any containers you have either to the school office or to me in Fitzgerald Class. Many thanks in advance.
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PRIMARY SPORTS DAY Wednesday 10th July 2019 We are looking forward to seeing you at Cricklefield Place for the Primary Sports Day on Wednesday 10th July.
Year 3 and 4 Sports Day - 9.30am-11.30am Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 Sports Day - 1.00pm-3.30pm You will shortly all receive a letter and 2 spectator tickets, if you require more tickets please contact reception and we will do our best to see if there are any spare tickets available. The children need to come to school wearing their PE kit on the day. We ask that you provide your child with water, a hat and sun cream if the weather is hot. If we experience bad weather on the day and we have to cancel the event, you will receive a text to this effect on the day and your child will stay at school as per their normal routine. PLEASE NOTE: No photography / no ticket no entry / spectators must remain in the allocated stands for the duration of the afternoon
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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Summer 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:
Thursday 18th July 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)
Friday 19th 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 2 (All Year 2 parents are invited to attend)
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Lovely Learning this week! This week during Maths lessons, Year 1 have been exploring capacity! They have thoroughly enjoyed comparing the capacities of different containers and used remarkable emotional intelligence through super collaboration with their talk partners.
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Cat's Cradle! It’s been great watching the pupils play ‘Cat’s Cradle’ with each other at every opportunity in the playground and observing how expertly they create each of the patterns and combinations. From such a simple game I have witnessed our pupils helping each other, teaching each other and certainly using a range of BRIDGES dispositions to continue to improve their skills.
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Animal Magic! A huge thank you to the Secondary Science Department for bringing a range of animals over to the Primary this week to meet the Reception children. As you can see from the pictures, the pupils were extremely brave and happy to touch the animals and for some to even have the snake placed around their shoulders!
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This week, Betty from the NSPCC led some special assemblies to help us learn how to speak out and stay safe. We learnt about who we can talk to if we feel worried and talked about how we can keep ourselves safe and happy.
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Pupil Progress Meetings and Reports The Pupil Progress Reports will be sent out this term on Friday 12th 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 16th July sign up times will be live from Friday 5th July at 5pm and will close on Wednesday 10th July at 12pm. School will finish at 12.15pm on Tuesday 16th July as well as the last day of term on Tuesday 23rd July.
Wonderful Writing Week In the aim of raising the profile of writing across the school we hold a ‘Wonderful Writing Week’ once each half term. This of course does not mean that we would not expect wonderful writing every week but thought it would be great way to encourage the pupils to really show us what they can do. We ask that you encourage and support your child at home during these weeks and get them to do as much writing as possible, this could be in the form of a shopping list, a letter, story writing or instructions for a recipe or game – anything at all. We are looking for neat writing and sentences with capital letters and full stops. Pupils now need to read their own writing to ensure it makes sense and that they are beginning to use a range of punctuation and taking care of their spellings. Year 3 upwards need to ensure they are beginning to use a wide range of punctuation, spelling with increased accurately both familiar and unfamiliar words and ensuring their handwriting is clearly and neatly formed. At the end of the week two children from each class will be awarded a certificate in recognition of their hard work and effort. Thank you for your support! 28 June 2019
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Our Reception children will be performing a selection of their wonderful music learning from this year. We hope you can make it! Two tickets will be issued per child.
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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:
Tabinal Hasan – BRIDGES Habits Award (for working hard to practise his number bonds to 5). Aarav Singh – Scholar of the Week (for completing a great piece of writing about Barleylands Farm). Maxwell Class:
Rushda Hasnat – BRIDGES Habits Award (for always making good choices even when adults are not looking). Ayub Khan - Scholar of the Week (for funding all the number bonds to 5 in a systematic way). Newton Class:
Abeeha Zahir – BRIDGES Habits (for showing great independence and focus during lessons). Anabia Nawab - Scholar of the Week (for showing her determination and ambition for learning through her writing). Britten Class:
Tahsinah Begum – BRIDGES Habits Award (for using great self-discipline by focussing on independent learning all week). Alizah Bhatti – Scholar of the Week (for creating a fantastic William Morris motif). Fitzgerald Class:
Alisha Ali – BRIDGES Habits Award (for some super self-disciplined pouring of water into containers during the learning around capacity). Araiya Lard – Scholar of the Week (for some splendidly creative ideas on her story adventure plan). 28 June 2019
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Glennie Class:
Zander Benjamin – BRIDGES Habits Award (for showing great self-discipline by consistently making good choices in the classroom). Zakie Adnan – Scholar of the Week (for using adjectives and emotions to explain some creative ideas). Al-Kashi Class:
Manahil Shaukat – BRIDGES Habits Award (for effectively planning and writing a fantastic five part story independently). Joshua George - Scholar of the Week (for collaborating towards all lessons throughout the day and showing great motivation towards his learning). Fibonacci Class:
Alia Malik – BRIDGES Habits Award (for always making good choices even when an adult is not watching). Alishba Zahoor – Scholar of the Week (for super work on solving division word problems). Pythagoras Class:
Zainab Khan – BRIDGES Habits Award (for always doing the right thing, being sensible and making the right choices even when no-one is watching). Max Jagdev – Scholar of the Week (for doing very well in maths and explaining how to draw arrays as well explaining how they can help us). Ellington Class:
Musa Ali – BRIDGES Habits Award (for working hard to improve the quality of his home learning). Zara Choudhry – Scholar of the Week (for always trying to improve her writing skills with a determined attitude).
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Nicks Class:
Jaskaran Singh – BRIDGES Habits Award (for working hard during swimming lessons and being an example to his class). Muhammad Amher - Scholar of the Week (for creating some fantastic artwork over the last three weeks). Shankar Class:
Inaaya Muhammad – BRIDGES Habits Award (for always aiming to show ‘hard work’ by being determined to improve upon her learning). Aisha Musa – Scholar of the Week (for consistently striving to improve her learning by asking for and implementing feedback). Lovelace Class
Eesa Hussain – BRIDGES Habits Award (for managing his distractions during maths and making an independent start on set tasks). Yanis Benjamin - Scholar of the Week (for identifying whether a sequence of numbers are increasing or decreasing and articulating the rule to a partner). Mirzakhani Class:
Ibrahim Ijaz – BRIDGES Habits Award (for demonstrating enthusiasm for writing an excellent information text on healthy eating). Hamza Omer – Scholar of the Week (for working hard to write an excellent information text including rhetorical questions). Ramanujan Class:
Zaina Hussain – BRIDGES Habits Award (for consistently demonstrating a hard work ethic this term). Rohin Ronson – Scholar of the Week (for noticing an interesting pattern within the Fibonacci sequence).
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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
92.8% 98.9% 98.9%
Britten Fitzgerald Glennie
96.1% 100% 98.7%
Al-Kashi Fibonacci Pythagoras
97.8% 100% 93.3%
Well done and congratulations to both Fitzgerald Class and Fibonacci Class who are the joint winners this week with 100% and have earned themselves extra play for next week.
Key Stage 2 Ellington Nicks Shankar
98.9% 100% 100%
Lovelace Mirzakhani Ramanujan
94.7% 98.3% 98.7%
Well done and congratulations to both Nicks Class who and Shankar Class who are the joint winners this week with 100% and have earned themselves extra play for next week.
Overall Attendance: 97.8% 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. Aahil Mubarak
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. Tabinul Hasan Siddiqa Islam Inderpreet Singh Ekamjot Kaur Anoop Tilk
Avni Kamothi Avani Tathgar Parmveer Singh Alisha Ali Araiya Lard Emaan Hassan
Zakariyah Master Hammad Siddique Arsal Anjum Yanis Benjamin Aishah Musa
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. Nuhitu Hasan Ayaan Riaz Hussain
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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 July 2019
Bravery
Bravery comprises five dispositions: Leadership Risk-taking Courage Optimism Experimentation
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Encourage your child to try as many different things as possible – whether it is food, different enrichment clubs, books etc.
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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.
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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.
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Help remind your child at home about being smart in their appearance and rolemodelling good behaviour through their leadership skills.
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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.
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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 5th July 2019. An invitation will be given to the children during our Celebration and Awards Assembly: Aahil Butt - Curie Robert Opincaru - Britten Cameron Palmer - Ellington Tabinul Hasan - Curie Mehjabin Orpah Dua Maisam - Nicks Fitzgerald Alisha Haleem - Maxwell Emilie Morgan - Shankar Jasnoor Kaur - Glennie Rushda Hasnat - Maxwell Tulsi Jogia - Lovelace Anna Kiseleva - Al-Kashi Tahsin Chakma - Newton Nadia Khan - Mirzakhani Arfah Noor - Fibonacci Abraiz Dar - Newton Aariz Khan - Ramanujan Hafsa Mahmood Pythagoras
Music of the Fortnight Randy Newman
For the next few weeks, we will be listening to and learning about Randy Newman as our Composer of the Fortnight. As a suggested activity to support at home, you could gather some facts about Newman 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/Randy_Newman http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005271/
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Key Dates for
Summer Term 2019 Tuesday 23rd April–Tuesday 23rd July 2019 Monday 1st July
Wonderful Handwriting Week
Thursday 4th July
Coffee Morning 9.00am
Friday 5th July
Newton Class Assembly – 9.00am
Saturday 6th July
Summer Fayre – 12pm–4pm
Monday 8th July
Primary Summer Concert – Years 1 & 2 – 3.00pm
Wednesday 10th July
Primary Sports Day
Thursday 11th July
Reception's Summer Concert – 9.00am
Thursday 11th July
Primary Summer Concert – Years 3 & 4 – 2.45pm
Friday 12th July
Pupil Progress Reports sent home
Tuesday 16th July
Parent Progress Meeting – School Finishes at 12.15pm
Thursday 18th July
Secondary summer Concert - TBC
Tuesday 23rd July
End of Term – School Finishes at 12.15pm
Thursday 25th July
Uniform Sale
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