17 January 2020
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 It was great to see you all at the Parent Progress Meetings on Tuesday. The teachers always enjoy sharing your child’s progress with you and setting shared home/school targets to support your child further at home. It was also great to see so many Year 2 parents and carers who were able to attend the KS1 English SATs workshops this week. The PowerPoint presentation is available to view from the ‘Community’ tab on the website and then in ‘Resources for Parents’. We hope that you were able to take lots of practical ideas away with you to help support your child at home. Thank you Ms Jeremy for delivering the workshop sessions. A Maths SATs session will be held on Thursday 30th January at 9.00am and again at 6.00pm.
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.
Cover Photo: It's a jungle in Reception! Pupils being wild animals in Drama. 17 January 2020 Primary Newsletter
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Thursday 6th February 9.00am This is open to all Primary parents. We look forward to seeing you all then!
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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Relationships & Sex Education Information Year 5 Parents Please note the change of date Year 5 parents are invited to attend an information session on
Wednesday 22nd January.
The session will run at 9.00am and again at 6.00pm and is aimed at informing you of the schools’ statutory guidance as well as the resources we have chosen to use to teach RSE at Isaac Newton Primary.
Message from Ms Willcox To help harvest our parsnips and continue our gardening adventures in the new year, I am looking for a parent/carer volunteer to help in Gardening Club. If you are free 4:004:45pm on Thursdays and would like to get involved, I would love to hear from you! Leave a message for me with the office, speak to me at the start/end of the day. Many thanks.
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Switch Off Week Winners! Congratulations to everyone on saving electricity brilliantly this week and working hard to remember to turn off classroom lights when not in use. Special congratulations to Pythagoras Class in KS1 and Rahman Class in KS2 on switching off most times.
We hope you enjoy your certificate and stickers and are looking forward to seeing your creative colourings and energy saving messages up around school helping us all remember to be smart about using electricity in the future‌
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Message from the Reception Team The children have made fantastic progress with their reading in phonics and will now begin Guided Reading sessions in school next week. Guided Reading is where a group of children will spend time with the teacher exploring and sharing a reading book. These sessions will support your child’s reading development and comprehension skills. Your child will not take the guided reading book home but instead will be provided with a phonics reading book which they will take home on Wednesday/Thursday to share with their parents. During the week, we would like you to read and discuss the story with your child. We will issue your child with another phonics reading book only when the previous one has been returned.
Please look after the book and folder; we will request a payment from families for any lost or damaged books and folders.
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Lovely learning this week! The Reception children have been inspired by their reading of the book Elmer this week and have enjoyed making their very own Elmer the elephant using milk cartons. They also had the opportunity to explore the book further through drama at the Secondary school. A huge thank you to Ms Rayner from the drama department for organising and leading the learning sessions.
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Cycling with Year 3 This half term, all Year 3 students will take part in cycling courses at school. So far, the courses have been a success with most pupils having had their stabilisers removed permanently by the instructors. We hope their new cycling skills can be put to good use as part of a healthy lifestyle and that they will be encouraged to cycle to and from school and at the weekends for enjoyment and fitness. Cycling can also play a role as part of our ‘Switch Off’ week in helping the students appreciate ways to save energy when travelling.
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2019 2020 2020
S
S
M
October
S
8
December 7
29
School holidays
School days
1 6
S
5
28
F
4
27
T
3
26
W
S
2
25
T
S 3
24
Ark inset days
School inset days
Bank holidays
23
31
M
F
10
T 2
W
S
9
T
S 1
M
F
8
November
Term dates 2019-20 F
September T
7
T
W
6
W
T
5
T
M
4
3
6
10
13
2
5
9
12
1
4
8
11
7
1 8
15
7
14
6
13
5
12
4
11
3
10
2
9
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
15
12
14
11
13
20
12
19
11
22
10
21
9
20
26
19
25
18
24
17
23
16
22
24
21
23
22
22
21
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
27
16 31
30
30
29
29
28
28
27
29
26
28
25
27
30
April
S
March
T
5
M
S
S
F
S
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W
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12
W
4
19
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3
11
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2
10
26
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1
9
25
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8
26
24
W
7
18
23 30
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February M
6
25
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8
17
S
7
24
F
6
16
T
January T
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M 2
5
23
1
1
4
15
30
5
3
22
4
2
14
29
3
9
13
21
2
1 8
15
28
7
14
20
6
13
27
5
12
22
4
11
29
3
9
10
21
12
8
9
28
11
7
16
20
10
6
15
27
14
19
13
26
12
17
18
11
16
25
10
15
17
19
14
24
18
13
16
22
23
21
25
20
24
19
23
18
22
17
21
31
26
20
23
29
30
28
31
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27
30
2
26
29
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August F
July S
25
28
June
S
24
27
May
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9
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1
16
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8
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5 7
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12
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11
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10
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9
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8
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7
1
6
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14
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12
15
11
14
10
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9
12
8
11
10
10
9
19
8
18
7
17
6
16
5
15
4
14
19
13
18
21
17
20
16
30
15
22
17
29
16
21
15
28
14
20
13
27
12
19
11
26
27
18
26
25
25
17
24
24
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26
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25
24
24
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31
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21
30
21
20
29
20
19
31
28
18
30
31
29
30
28
29
27
28
26
27
25
Correct as at 12 June 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:
Ibrahim Ibrahim – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing resourcefulness when creating an elephant using a milk container). Safaa Patel – Scholar of the Week (for writing sentences with finger spaces and capital letters). Maxwell Class:
Hashim Janjua – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for having a positive attitude towards his learning). Jayan Khanna – Scholar of the Week (for independently reading words during the phonics lessons). Newton Class:
Ishaq Thava – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for remembering key parts of the Elmer story). Rayyan Khwaja – Scholar of the Week (for trying to read three letter words). Britten Class:
Fadil Baig – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for always showing great positivity in all aspects of learning). Maxi Kimborowicz – Scholar of the Week (for writing an excellent innovated 5 part story in literacy). Fitzgerald Class:
Taranveer Matharu – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for very enthusiastic scavenging of electricity this week and remembering to turn off lights). Lucas Petre – Scholar of the Week (for some very imaginative and creative story writing).
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Glennie Class:
Zayyan Ali – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using his resourcefulness and remembering to use his wizard words). Gurnoor Kang – Scholar of the Week (for using interesting adjectives in our story plan). Al-Kashi Class:
Danish Sheikh – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for remembering and reminding children to turn the lights off when the class is empty, showing a great example of being resourceful). Alizah Bhatti – Scholar of the Week (for showing great interest and enthusiasm when reading the time to the nearest five minutes). Fibonacci Class:
Bilal Hussain – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for remembering to check his learning against the success criteria). Shanaya Sharma – Scholar of the Week (for re-reading her text to find the answers to literal questions). Pythagoras Class:
Farasat Heron – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using resources around him to help answer inference questions). Elis Richardson – Scholar of the Week (for being able to tell the time confidently to his peers). Ellington Class:
Arshitha Thelapurath – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for improving on her reasoning skills during a maths challenge). Yasin Alom – Scholar of the Week (for creating an informative poster about the Romans).
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Nicks Class:
Maya Bumbuc – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for scavenging for paper to do extra maths). Ekamjot Pandher – Scholar of the Week (for showing fantastic remembering skills when using methods for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division). Shankar Class:
Hanfil Jameel – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for representing his class well by being an enthusiastic eco-ambassador). Saif Shaikh – Scholar of the Week (for trying really hard to improve his handwriting). Lovelace Class
Azmain Islam – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for excellent reasoning during maths when ordering and comparing fractions). Emilie Morgan – Scholar of the Week (for an increased level of participation and confidence in all lessons). Mirzakhani Class:
Jeevan Hunjan – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using her remembering skills when finding equivalent fractions). Eesa Vali – Scholar of the Week (for using reasoning skills to order fractions). Ramanujan Class:
Maya Ahmed – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing excellent reasoning skills during maths lessons). Ahmer Amher – Scholar of the Week (for using amazing adjectives when describing chocolate boxes). Rahman Class:
Avneet Chaggar – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for being resourceful by creating model planets using Papier Mache). Kashan Shahzad – Scholar of the Week (for creating an interesting newspaper article about Tim Peake).
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Tailleferre Class:
Nirmalpreet Durhailay – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for always asking thought provoking questions in class discussions). Haidar Shaikh – Scholar of the Week (for improving his handwriting and the overall presentation of his learning). Vivaldi Class:
Tara Rani Kaur – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for being kind, considerate and thoughtful to her peers). Ayaan Riaz – Scholar of the Week (for comparing and ordering mixed numbers and improper fractions).
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. Huzaifa Iqbal Zakariya Iqbal Hannah Nakhuda Akbar Hussain Ekam Bains Sasha Lard Zara Daykin Fatima Kashif Anya Mirza Alisha Ali
Annika Taheem Sarah Master Hanfil Jamel Charan Chaggar Tara Rani Kaur Aryan Lakhani Raina Islam Tasnia Anis Hanan Khan Meerab Dar
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Arissa Butt Ibrahim Ijaz Hafsa Tehseen Sumayya Jamil Kaysaan Uddin Gulle Jannat Zahir Isra Hussain Alexis Burvill Aydin Landi
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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
98.9% 93.0% 94.1%
Britten Fitzgerald Glennie
98.9% 98.1% 88.1%
Al-Kashi Fibonacci Pythagoras
98.9% 98.5% 99.3%
Well done and congratulations to Pythagoras Class who are the winners this week with 99.3%.
Key Stage 2 Ellington Nicks Shankar
96.7% 98.1% 98.9%
Lovelace Mirzakhani Ramanujan
94.1% 94.1% 100%
Rahman Tailleferre Vivaldi
98.9% 99.3% 98.1%
Well done and congratulations to Ramanujan Class who are the winners this week with 100% and have earned themselves some extra play next week. The attendance is looking slightly healthier this week – I look forward to seeing more classes with 100% next week.
Overall Attendance: 93.4% 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 24th January 2020. An invitation will be given to the children during our Celebration and Awards Assembly: Aleeza Khan - Curie Bola Omotola - Al-Kashi Ubaid Mueez - Mirzakhani Jayan Khanna - Maxwell Nidhi Jogia - Fibonacci Maryam Nawaz Ramanujan Musa Mughal - Newton Eshaan Malik - Pythagoras Kayaan Khan - Rahman Ilyas Mohamed - Britten Imaan Javed - Ellington Ibrahim Ijaz - Tailleferre Taranveer Matharu Leja Kolyciute - Nicks Fitzgerald Musa Malik - Vivaldi Hafsa Mahmood - Shankar Nikunj Mittal - Glennie Yusuf Mahmud - Lovelace
Composer of the Fortnight Joseph Koo Kar Fai In recongnition of the Chinese New Year, for the next few weeks we will be listening to and learning about Joseph Koo Kar Fai as our Composer of the Fortnight as well as listening to other Chinese folk songs for Children. As a suggested activity to support at home, you could gather some facts about Koo in preparation for the coming weeks. You can find out some facts and hear some of his music on the following links. A big thank you to Ms Yip for helping me source a suitable composer! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Koo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KsXG5UCAOc 17 January 2020 Primary Newsletter
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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 20th January 2020
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. 17 January 2020 Primary Newsletter
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Spring Term 2020 Monday 6th January –Friday 3rd April 2020 INSET Days Monday 3rd February Friday 14th February
Wednesday 22nd January
Relationships and Sex Education Workshop – Year 5 Parents - 9.00 & 6.00pm
Friday 24th January
Ramanujan Class Assembly – Year 4 - 9.00 – 9.20am
Friday 24th January
Glennie Class Assembly – Year 1 – 10.20 – 10.40am
Monday 27th January
Wonderful Handwriting Week
Thursday 30st January
Maths SATs Information – Year 2 Parents - 9.00am & 6.00pm
Thursday 6th February
Parent Coffee Morning – 9.00am
Friday 7th February
Rahman Class Assembly – Year 5 - 9.00 – 9.20am
Friday 7th February
Fibonacci Class Assembly – Year 2 – 10.20 – 10.40am
Thursday 13th February
Break Up for Half Term – 3.45pm
Monday 17th – Friday 21st February
HALF TERM
Thursday 27th February
High Attainers Parent Workshop - 9.00am & 6.00pm
Monday 2nd March
Home & Family Week – No enrichment clubs
Monday 2nd March
Literature & Wonderful Handwriting Week
Thursday 5th March
World Book Day – (Dress up as a book character)
Friday 6th March
Tailleferre Class Assembly – Year 5 - 9.00 – 9.20am
Friday 6th March
Pythagoras Class Assembly – Year 2 – 10.20 – 10.40am
Thursday 12th March
Relationships and Sex Education Workshop – Year 4 Parents - 9.00 & 6.00pm
Friday 20th March
Vivaldi Class Assembly – Year 5 - 9.00 – 9.20am
Friday 20th March
Al-Kashi Class Assembly – Year 2 – 10.20 – 10.40am
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