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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, 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 With a few busy weeks ahead and lots of events happening, I urge you to take time to read over upcoming dates and times. Please ask if you are unsure about of any of the information included. Just to remind you that the school will be closed to students on Wednesday 20th November in memory of Ahmed Al-Khafaji. This an opportunity for you to spend the day with your child and share an out-of-the-ordinary experience. You will see lots of suggested activities listed that could also support the completion of your child’s Cultural Passport.
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.
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Ahmed Al-Khafaji Day Wednesday 20th November On Wednesday 20th November, there will be no school for the children as all staff and pupils have a dedicated day to exploring learning of their own choice. This is an annual event held by the school in memory of Ahmed Al-Khafaji, a pupil who in the past attended INA but sadly passed away. The day is very much intended for the pupils to explore and discover new learning, and not just a day to play video games or watch the TV. It is a great opportunity to explore a cultural passport activity. If your child chooses to carry out a cultural passport experience at home, then they will need to record their learning. This can be done in words, diagrams, drawings, photos, PowerPoint presentation, in fact however you wish – the more creative, the better! Help your child to rehearse how they will present their evidence to their class teacher and class, and I look forward to hearing about the wonderful learning that has been taking place outside of school. Your child will also be awarded a special sticker for the learning activity they experience. At Isaac Newton Academy, we believe that cultural activities are a vital part of life and play a very important role in young people's social development. In our continued mission to create an enriching curriculum for all our pupils at Isaac Newton Academy, all children have a Primary Cultural Passport.
Within each passport there are a range of cultural activities to complete and they are split into the following four categories:
• Outdoor and nature • Community • Creative • Global
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Please see the following list of cultural experience we have planned for our children in each year group to help inspire your child’s choice.
Term
Year Reception Go on a bear hunt
Autumn 1
Autumn 2 Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Year 1 Grow and care for a plant from a seed
Eat an exotic fruit or vegetable Create some wild art Take part in Go for a boat ride a traditional celebration Make a mud pie Design and make a game or toy Grow and release a butterfly
Meet and put questions to an author
Have a picnic
Create a minibeast house
Visit a farm
Visit a museum
Summer 2 When appropriate over the year
Year 2 Promote healthy eating
Visit a pantomime
Donate to a charity
Learn to play a musical instrument Take part in a charity event Visit a library
Build a sandcastle Collect shells on a beach
Perform in a class assembly
Activities for Years 3, 4 and 5 can be found over the page.
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Term
Year 3
Autumn 1
Hunt for fossils and bones
Autumn 2
Hold a scary beast Help to prepare for a traditional family celebration
Spring 1
Play a song on a musical instrument
Communicate in a language other than English Build a float a model Read a classic novel boat
Invent something
Fly a kite
Have a pen pal in a different country Volunteer
Identify flags in different countries Climb a tree
Build a den
Visit an art gallery
Build a raft
Make a meal for someone
Find your way with a map and a compass Organise a charity event
Promote healthy living
Promote a safe and healthy life-style
Cook food you have grown yourself Perform in an event across the academy
Represent a sporting team
Spring 2
Summer 1
Read a classic novel Join a library Summer 2
When appropriate over the year
Learn to ride a bike
Learn to swim
Year 4
Year 5
Create big art
Publish you own work
Go pond dipping
Design and write a computer programme
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Feed and care for an animal Catch a fish in a net
Perform on stage outside of school
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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. For the Reception pupils we would like them to practise writing their name and some familiar words if possible, using any sounds they have learned. Year 1, we are looking for neat writing and sentences with capital letters and full stops. Year 2 now need to ensure their writing makes full sense and that they are beginning to use a range of punctuation, trying hard to spell more accurately familiar and unfamiliar words. 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!
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This week is national anti-bullying week. Across the whole school, all our children have been learning about ways to promote anti-bullying and being kind to others. See below some of the lovely learning the children have been doing.
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Anti-Bullying Week Competition This year to promote anti-bullying, we are holding a school competition. Design a poster to promote the 2019 Anti-Bullying theme of… •
Kindness
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Care
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Respect
All entries need to be returned to Mrs West by
Monday 18th November 2019 There will be prizes for the winning entries and the posters will feature in the school newsletter and around the school.
Enrichment Pupils have enjoyed making loom bands in their Enrichment Club this week.
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Mathematics Mastery Workshop Thank you to those parents and carers who were able to attend our Maths Mastery workshop this week. It was great to see so many of you participating and asking great questions about your child’s learning, we fully appreciate your support. I know that many of you now feel better equipped and informed about how to support your child with their maths learning at home. For those of you that were unable to attend or for those of you that would like to read through the power point presentations again, it is now available to view from the ‘Community’ tab on the website and then in ‘Resources for Parents’. Please also remember to log in and use the Maths with Parents portal each week too to give further support and understanding of the maths we are teaching in school. A big thank you to Mr Crosby, our Primary Maths Lead, for organising and running the workshops.
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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Primary Disco Tuesday 26 th November Disco 1 – 3.15–4.15pm Disco 2 – 4.30–5.30pm
£2.50 includes disco, popcorn and drink
Tickets are now on sale at Reception Tickets are now on sale for our annual INA Disco on Tuesday 26th November. The tickets are £2.50 which includes entrance to the disco and a popcorn snack and drink. There will be choice of two disco times which will be sold on a first come, first served basis. So, if you have a preferred time, we suggest you purchase your tickets as soon as possible to save disappointment. Disco 1 – 3.15-4.15pm
Disco 2 – 4.30-5.30pm
If you purchase a ticket for Disco 1, the children will be taken straight to the disco after school and will need to be picked up promptly from the playground at 4.15pm. If you purchase a ticket for Disco 2 the children will need to be collected from school promptly at 2.50pm/3.00pm and then arrive back on time to start their disco at 4.30pm.
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Mathemagical Maths Week
Last week was Mathemagical week, the children were treated to lots of different fun and engaging activities and competitions, all planned to develop their love of maths. Some of the activities that the children participated in were: baking gingerbread, making board games, code breaking, creating their own Stonehenge and even making a mathemagical washing line. The highlight of the week though was the mathemagical hat parade on Friday. Thank you for participation at home and to all the staff who helped make the week a success.
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Lovely Learning this week! The Reception pupils visited the High Road Fire Station this week and were taught some key lifesaving information. They also found out lots of facts about the station, the firefighting equipment and the great role of the firefighters. The children also had an exciting opportunity to sit in the fire engine and use the water hose!
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Year 4 Science Pupils had the opportunity to explore how pitch, vibrations, frequency and wavelength are significant for different outputs of sound. Pupils also had the amazing opportunity to use tuning forks and investigate how vibrations reach our ears with the use of water also. Pupils learnt that different factors affect our hearing and how it can be muffled.
A Message from the Year 5 Music Teachers Thank you to Rafaida and Mariam for giving up their play time to check all the Y5 trombone Big Band instruments. Great leadership demonstrated!
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Ten Pin Bowling Some pupils had fun this week attending a Ten Pin Bowling event in Romford, organised by Panathalon. The event encouraged good team spirit and fair play as well as the pupils competing with and meeting students from other local schools.
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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
98.0% 98.7% 98.3%
Britten Fitzgerald Glennie
98.3% 98.5% 95.7%
Al-Kashi Fibonacci Pythagoras
96.7% 92.3% 97.7%
Well done and congratulations to Maxwell Class who are the winners this week with 98.7%.
Key Stage 2 Ellington Nicks Shankar
99.0% 96.3% 97.7%
Lovelace Mirzakhani Ramanujan
97.7% 99.0% 98.7%
Rahman Tailleferre Vivaldi
98.5% 97.9% 97.4%
Well done and congratulations to both Ellington Class and Mirzakhani Class who are the joint winners this week with 99%.
Overall Attendance: 97.6% 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 22nd November 2019. An invitation will be given to the children during our Celebration and Awards Assembly: Sahej Singh - Curie Liyana Alveena Mubarack Hannah Nakhuda Ali Fibonacci Lovelace Agastya Panchal - Maxwell Elis Richardson Tanisha Shavan Safayet Tasbeer - Newton Pythagoras Mirzakhani Aneesh Saravanan - Britten Jashandeep Singh Mehmi - Prajin Raja - Ramanujan Heba Rehan - Fitzgerald Ellington Rohin Ronson - Rahman Moazan Saraj - Glennie Arfah Noor - Nicks Hamza Omer - Tailleferre Amina Sheikh - Al-Kashi Anushka Navarajan Kaysha Reid - Vivaldi Shankar
Composer of the Week Gabriel Faure
For the next few weeks we will be listening to and learning about Gabriel Faure as our Composer of the Fortnight. As a suggested activity to support at home, you could gather some facts about Faure 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/Gabriel_Fauré http://www.classicfm.com/composers/faure/ 15 November 2019
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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:
Abdullah Bhatti – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for being resourceful and using the sound mat during literacy). Jairaj Chaggar – Scholar of the Week (for working really hard to write sentences during literacy). Maxwell Class:
Aleena Khatun – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for concentrating and now can order numerals 1-5). Shreyan Yeruva – Scholar of the Week (for independently labelling a firefighter’s equipment). Newton Class:
Aafiq Ahamed – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for remembering to use a sound mat during his writing in literacy lessons). Jeevan Sehmi – Scholar of the Week (for writing out four letter words independently). Britten Class:
Musa Malik – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for always working hard and having a positive attitude towards his learning). Abdul Sheikh – Scholar of the Week (for always having a positive attitude towards his learning). Fitzgerald Class:
Anoop Tilk – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for stewarding classroom resources very responsibly, particularly looking after glue sticks and felt tip pen lids). Abdul Qadir Rajput – Scholar of the Week (for some excellent contributing to class discussions and focussed application during independent learning this week).
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Glennie Class:
Monira Miah – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for remembering to use star words in talk talks). Marquece Horne – Scholar of the Week (for trying really hard to write on the line and use his sounds and finger spaces). Al-Kashi Class:
Rayan Zeeshan – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for reminding children to recycle in class by collecting paper and using the brown bins provided in class). Bola Omatola – Scholar of the Week (for writing a fantastic alteranative ending and using very interesting adjectives and expanded noun phrases). Fibonacci Class:
Mehjabin Orpah – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for making connections with different stories). Fatima Ali – Scholar of the Week (for being able to independently edit her writing). Pythagoras Class:
Araiya Lard – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for recycling paper and reminding others to recycle too). Muahid Ahmad – Scholar of the Week (for interpreting data from a block diagram). Ellington Class:
Rasim Balaj – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using his ‘questioning and reasoning’ disposition during whole class discussions about the Stone Age). Arshitha Thelapurath – Scholar of the Week (for putting in a great effort in her writing as well as participating in whole class discussion).
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Nicks Class:
Jawad Imran – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for remembering key vocabulary in PE lessons). Alexandra Bale-Orhorha – Scholar of the Week (for being the first student in the class to earn her 25 merits award). Shankar Class:
Xavier Ambia – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing excellent ‘remembering’ when considering how his previous learning can be applied). Ayaan Aqeel – Scholar of the Week (for trying really hard to improve his handwriting – especially his handwriting). Lovelace Class
Akbar Hussain – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for excellent questioning across all lessons, allowing him to transfer and deepen his speaking and listening skills). Emile Morgan – Scholar of the Week (for excellent contributions and increased independence in maths lessons). Mirzakhani Class:
Ubaid Mueez – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for excellent reasoning skills when interpreting pictograms and bar charts). Harneet Kang – Scholar of the Week (for using embedded relative clauses to enhance her sentences in English lessons).
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Ramanujan Class:
Cameron Palmer – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using higher level questioning during scientific experiments this week). Maryam Nawaz – Scholar of the Week (for using a range of embedded clauses in her writing). Rahman Class:
Amber Carless – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for always using resourcefulness to think of innovative ideas and strategies). J’Shawn Holland – Scholar of the Week (for demonstrating a passion and enthusiasm for reading). Tailleferre Class:
Arissa Isha-Butt – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for remembering and using a variety of skills in football). Gurkirpa Hunjan – Scholar of the Week (for producing high quality work and attempting challenges in all areas of learning). Vivaldi Class:
Hashim Kamil Ali – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for being extremely brave this week answering questions that he is unsure of). Hammad Siddique – Scholar of the Week (for working really hard to solve complex long multiplication problems).
Merits The following pupil has 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. Alexandra Bale-Orhorha Qirrat Sobia Abdul Wahab Mihrimah Tanvir Alvina Adeel Avreet Kaur Abeeha Zahir Adam Ismail 15 November 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 18th November 2019
Integrity
Integrity comprises six dispositions: Citizenship Justice Humility Honesty Fairness Humanity At School • At school we encourage the pupils to make sure they play in a kind and thoughtful way and ensure that they include others in their games. Games where ‘turn-taking’ is needed are great at helping the children to understand that everyone has fair turn. • It is also important that the children learn how to win and lose a game graciously and show humility when they win or congratulate the winner and say well done if they lose. • The children need to learn and understand the importance of telling the truth even when it feels uncomfortable when we have to admit that we have done something wrong. They also need to learn to take responsibility for their actions and not get into a habit of blaming others. It is important that the children have a moral sense of right and wrong. • Each half term the class teacher chooses two ambassadors to help the pupils develop their citizenship skills and by helping with jobs in their class or at lunchtimes. • We encourage every child to help keep the school environment clean by clearing away plates or cups after lunch or tidying up their own table place after activities in class.
At Home
• Talk to your child about how they can be a good citizen within their community, by not dropping litter etc. • Talk about what is fair and encourage your child to help out at home with tidying their room or books away so that they develop a sense of responsibility and respect towards theirs and others’ property. • Reinforce the message about always telling the truth and why this is important. • When you are reading stories together with your child, discuss characters, their behaviour and moral decision and whether they are good or bad characters and why. What should the character have done instead etc. 15 November 2019
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Key Dates for
Autumn Term 2019 Monday 2nd September–Friday 20thDecember 2019 INSET - Wednesday 20th November Monday 18th November
Wonderful Handwriting Week
Wednesday 20th November
INSET Day: no school for students
Tuesday 26th 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
Friday 20th December
Awards Assemblies (TBC) & Term Ends at 12.15pm
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