18 October 2019
Primary Newsletter
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, 4 & Year 5). 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 8.47am.
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School finishes at 3.45pm (3.35pm for Year 3, 4 & Year 5) every day other than Tuesday when we finish at 3.00pm (2.50pm for Year 3, 4 & Year 5).
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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 I can hardly believe that the first half term has gone by already, it only seemed like five minutes ago that we were welcoming the children back after the summer holiday and settling the Reception children into their new classes. It has been a busy and enjoyable half term and I am feeling incredibly proud of how hard everyone has worked and how much fantastic learning has taken place already. I hope you all have a lovely half term break and look forward to seeing you all again on Monday 28th October, feeling refreshed and ready to go again!
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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Mathemagical
Maths Week – Week beginning 4th November In the aim of raising the profile of mathematics as a lifelong skill that we use every day, we are holding a ‘Mathemagical Maths Week’. The staff are busy planning ways in which they can make mathematical links to every curriculum area and ensuring that the week will be a fun one! We ask that you encourage and support your child at home and get them to do as much thinking about their use of maths at home or during their visits to the shops, walk to school etc. It would be great to ask the children during the half term how they have been using their magical maths skills in different subjects at school, not just maths and in other context and settings around them.
PARKING Following on from the message that went out last week regarding the car park by Mr Marshall Jones, I have received several thank you messages from parents who are equally desperate to improve the situation we currently have. Mrs Rebhi who has children in both the primary and secondary phases of the school took time to write a heartfelt email to voice her frustration but to also make a suggestion regarding strategies that are being used in neighbouring schools that are dealing with similar situations. In the first instance Ms Rebhi would like to see if we can get a working party of parents together to share some ideas and then see if along with the school we can come up with some workable solutions. If you are interested in being part of this then please visit the primary office and ask for Ms Rebhi’s details so that you can contact her directly. Once we have a group of interested parents together we will host a meeting in school next half term to share ideas. Thank you in advance for your support.
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This week we held our Harvest Festival assemblies. The school council led a presentation about their visit to the Welcome Centre, sharing the important service they offer to the homeless in our community. Our Year 5 School Council members also wrote a poem to share the message about the importance of giving to those less fortunate. Mr Morgan also did an amazing job in leading the musical numbers. Each year group shared a harvest themed song with the rest of the school. In addition to the this, Year 3 performed with ukuleles and Year 4 with glockenspiels. Finally, I would like to thank all the children and families for their kind donations for the Welcome Centre; a memorable community event!
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Enrichment You should have received by now the notification of your child’s enrichment club for next half term. The children will start their new club from the week beginning Monday 28th October. This half-term, the children in Black History Month club have been learning about the achievements of some famous black individuals. We learnt about some famous black sportsmen and women such as Venus and Serena Williams, Lewis Hamilton and Ussain Bolt. Last week, one of our parents, Ms Miller, came to teach the children about Kente cloth.
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Football Results
On Tuesday 15th October ten of our Year 5 girls represented the school in the Redbridge Years 5 & 6 Female Football School Games qualification tournament at St Aubyns School in Woodford. The girls all played very well, showing determination, against some very strong teams, as well as great teamwork and fantastic enthusiasm throughout. INA finished joint third in our group and the girls should very proud of their performances – a great start!
The Squad Zaara Mubarak Ali, Nandini Sharma, Zahraa Aamanee, Gurkirpa Hunjan, Inaaya Ijaz, Zaina Hussain, Janeefa Khezar, Khadijah Bukhari, Avneet Chaggar, Siya Kamothi
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 notice. 18 October 2019 Primary Newsletter
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Maths with Parents Workshop (Reception & Year 1) It is great to see so many pupils signed up and accessing the great maths games and tutorials on the Maths with Parents portal. I am really impressed by the number of Reception children signed up and engaging with the games each week. If you have any difficulty with signing up, please speak to a class teacher or the staff in the office to help you. Here are the numbers of pupils signed up from each class so far, a particular well done to Shankar class who now have every child in the class signed up, closely followed by Curie, Ellington and Nicks. Let’s see if we can get every child signed up over the half term!
Curie
29
Maxwell
28
Newton
26
Britten
25
Fitzgerald
24
Glennie
20
Al-Kashi
19
Fibonacci
15
Pythagoras
23
Ellington
29
Nicks
29
Shankar
30
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Lovely Learning this week! As part of Year 3’s Cultural Passport activities, the children had to demonstrate their wonderful bravery skills by holding a ‘scary beast’. Luckily for us, the science department over in the secondary phase have some amazing animals, and they were able to bring some of them over for a visit. The Year 3 students got to meet Shelley the tortoise, Sapphire the corn snake, and Adam the bearded dragon. We learned all about where in the world these ‘scary beasts’ originate from, their diets, as well as learning all about their lifestyles. The children were so excited to meet the animals, and they showed some fantastic courage by stroking and petting them. It was a great afternoon and I think we’d all love to have the experience all over again!
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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
82.3% 93.7% 95.8%
Britten Fitzgerald Glennie
88.0% 96.3% 97.0%
Al-Kashi Fibonacci Pythagoras
98.0% 100% 98.3%
Well done and congratulations to Fibonacci Class who are the winners this week with 100% and have earned themselves some extra playtime next week!
Key Stage 2 Ellington Nicks Shankar
97.7% 99.3% 98.0%
Lovelace Mirzakhani Ramanujan
99.3% 95.6% 98.9%
Rahman Tailleferre Vivaldi
92.7% 98.7% 97.0%
Well done and congratulations to Lovelace Class & Nicks Class who are the joint winners this week with 99.3%.
Overall Attendance: 97.5% 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.
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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 1st November 2019. An invitation will be given to the children during our Celebration and Awards Assembly: Shafaq Tahir - Curie Musa Syed - Al-Kashi Saif Shaikh - Shankar Jude Richardson - Maxwell Rohith Pradeep Kumar Asher Shah - Lovelace Fibonacci Ishaq Thava - Newton Nowmi Touva - Mirzakhani Panthpreet Singh - Britten Sartaj Singh - Pythagoras Tanmanjot Sandhu Ramanujan Shayaan Sham - Fitzgerald Avani Tathgar - Ellington Ayala Saleem - Nicks Nandini Sharma - Rahman Ayah Singh - Glennie Nassim Rebhi - Tailleferre Hammad Siddique - Vivaldi
Black Musician of the Week Shirley Bassey
In recognition and to celebrate Black History Month we will be listening to the music of a different black composer or musician each week. For the week after half term we will be listening to and learning about Dame Shirley Bassey. As a suggested activity to support at home, you could gather some facts about Bassey in preparation for the coming week by following the suggest links below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Bassey http://www.discogs.com/artist/5492-Shirley-Bassey 18 October 2019 Primary Newsletter
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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:
Mikail Ambia – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing great collaboration during numeracy and supporting his partner). Pradhyun Jaganathan – Scholar of the Week (for working really hard during literacy and writing three letter words). Maxwell Class:
Lamaisah Ali – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for always being kind and thoughtful to her peers and teachers). Hendrix Campbell – Scholar of the Week (for reading and writing three letter words independently). Newton Class:
Yaseen Uddin – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for always listening during learning time). Hafsa Tehseen – Scholar of the Week (for speaking in full sentences when sharing her ideas). Britten Class:
Nubaid Ozzul – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for always working collaboratively in all areas of learning). Siddiqa Islam – Scholar of the Week (for always trying her best in all areas of learning). Fitzgerald Class:
Adam Dakri – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for being a good friend in the playground particularly when helping other children). Avreet Kaur – Scholar of the Week (for putting terrific effort into writing rhyming couplets).
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Glennie Class:
Esa Gul – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing fantastic listening skills in all lessons). Edie Morgan – Scholar of the Week (for showing excellent understanding of the properties of 2D and 3D shapes). Al-Kashi Class:
Anya Mirza – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing care and empathy in the playground by listening to other children). Robert Opincaru – Scholar of the Week (for writing his own Marvellous Medicine recipe using time connectives and imperative verbs). Fibonacci Class:
Nidhi Jogia – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for demonstrating fantastic collaboration when solving bar model problems). Aisha Ali – Scholar of the Week (for being able to write instructions using imperative verbs). Pythagoras Class:
Harveen Rai – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for listening to instructions). Hessan Raja Bibi – Scholar of the Week (for writing instructions on how to brush your teeth using time connectives and imperative verbs). Ellington Class:
Anmeek Sood – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for listening carefully during our Black History Month lesson and asking great questions about the ‘Olden Times’). Arthi Sivananthan – Scholar of the Week (for showing great independent learning during her English lesson).
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Nicks Class:
Aina Shah – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing emotional intelligence when playing basketball in a team). Ryan Charles – Scholar of the Week (for creating an informative and entertaining fact file about Mary Anning). Shankar Class:
Anna Kiseleva – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing excellent active listening skills during lessons and for asking pertinent and well-considered questions). Maria Faiz Mohamed – Scholar of the Week (for producing a fantastic fact file using adventurous vocabulary). Lovelace Class
Zara Daykin – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for always displaying excellent active listening skills, encouraging her peers to model the same behaviours). Hamza Chand – Scholar of the Week (for multiplying three, one-digit numbers together and justifying his use of efficient strategies). Mirzakhani Class:
Tanisha Shavan – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using her Emotional Intelligence by demonstrating exceptional manners both inside and outside the classroom). Mohammadou Sillah Marega – Scholar of the Week (for making excellent progress in maths by using his grit to solve complex column subtraction equations).
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Ramanujan Class:
Raheema Ali – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for demonstrating Emotional Intelligence through listening and understanding). Prajin Raja – Scholar of the Week (for exploring multiplying three, one-digit numbers). Rahman Class:
Osman Dean – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using active listening effectively during his reading assessment). Maryam Thava – Scholar of the Week (for writing an exciting short story linked to Ancient Egypt). Tailleferre Class:
Arjun Bihal – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for constantly showing his emotional intelligence, always helping others and being empathetic). Arissa Isha Butt – Scholar of the Week (for creating tension and atmosphere within her story). Vivaldi Class:
Anum Imran – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing fantastic listening skills all week and writing a really interesting story). Ayaan Hussain Riaz – Scholar of the Week (for using a range of figurative devices in his story).
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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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Self Discipline
Self Discipline comprises nine dispositions: Organisation Absorption Revising Prudence Motivation Practising Hard Work Independence Self-Regulation At School •
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We would all like to see the children develop the habits listed above, as they are all essential lifelong skills that are needed for us to successfully manage our way through school, college, and university and certainly throughout our work careers. It is really important that whilst the children are young that we help them develop these habits as quickly as possible – especially organisation, independence and hard work. At school we ensure the pupils understand that every action has a consequence and that when we work hard it can often reap satisfaction and reward. Our pupils work hard day to day to earn their merits for making good choices and demonstrate their efforts. To help the children understand the structure of each day and become better organised, we always start with a visual timetable in Reception. A picture represents each part of the day; this helps the children to understand the daily routines. It is important that that we teach the young people to become more organised and check that they have all of their belongings with them each day.
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• At home the children need to practise getting dressed and undressed, managing buttons on shirts and coats etc. and generally become more independent. Helping your child to get organised the night before will help to ensure they have everything they need for their day. It may help to create a visual/pictorial timetable at home to help your child become more organised and to think about when they need their PE kit, home learning, guided reading book etc. This could be displayed in your child’s room or in a central place like the kitchen where you can both check what is needed the night before, ready for the following day. This will allow your child to become more involved in preparing for their learning each day and gaining independence. It is also good to remind your child, as we do in school, to check regularly that they have all of the belongings with them. • Congratulate your child’s effort when you see them working hard and for showing an increased motivation with their home learning or reading. Talk to your child about how your own effort to practise and work hard at something led to success and a good feeling of achievement.
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Key Dates for
Autumn Term 2019 Monday 2nd September–Friday 20thDecember 2019 INSET - Wednesday 20th November Monday 21st – Friday 25th October
HALF TERM
Monday 4th November
Home and Family Week (No enrichment clubs)
Monday 4th November
Mathemagical Week
Wednesday 13th November
Reception Information Evening 6.00pm (For September 2020 Intake)
Thursday 14th November
Maths Mastery Parent Workshop 9.00am & 6.00pm
Friday 15th November
Lovelace Class Assembly – Year 4 - 9.00 – 9.20am
Friday 15th November
Britten Class Assembly – Year 1 – 10.20 – 10.40am
Monday 18th November
Wonderful Handwriting Week
Wednesday 20th November
INSET Day: no school for students
Tuesday 21st November
Primary School Disco
Wednesday 27th November
Reception Information Session 2.00pm (For September 2020 Intake)
Thursday 28th November
BRIDGES workshop for Parents – 6.00pm
Monday 9th December
Primary Winter Concert (Years 1 & 2) – 3.00pm
Wednesday 11th December
Primary Winter Concert (Year 5) – 9.00am
Thursday 12th December
Reception Nativity Play - 9.00am Primary Winter Concert (Years 3 & 4) – 2.45pm
Thursday 12th December
Christmas Lunch & Christmas Jumper Day
Thursday 20th December
Awards Assemblies (TBC) & Term Ends at 12.15pm
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