31 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 Gong Hei Fat Choy & Happy New Year to our families that have celebrated the Chinese New Year this week! I hope you have enjoyed celebrating with family and friends.
Please be reminded that there is no school for children on Monday 3rd February or Friday 14th February due to staff training. We look forward to seeing you at the normal time next Tuesday.
Message from the Reception Team Thank you to those parents that were able to attend the EExAT workshop this week. We look forward to seeing many more Reception parents logging in and using EExAT to capture some great learning that is happening at home. If you need any further support, please do not hesitate to speak to your child’s teacher.
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: Year 1 visit to the Museum of Childhood 31 January 2020 Primary Newsletter
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SATs Information Workshop Mathematics (Year 2 Parents) Thursday 30th January Thank you to the Year 2 parents and carers that were able to attend the KS1 Maths SATs workshop on Thursday. We received a good turnout for both the morning and evening sessions. 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 and ideas away with you, to help you support your child at home.
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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There will be a WisePay workshop for parents on Wednesday 5th February at 9.00am and repeated again at 6.00pm. The workshop will be aimed at helping with any log in issues, as well as introducing the new mobile phone app to help make payments/ bookings quicker and easier. Enrichment booking will soon be available to book through WisePay, the session will also demonstrate how this can be done.
Thursday 6th February 9.00am This is open to all Primary parents. We look forward to seeing you all then! 31 January 2020 Primary Newsletter
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Lovely Learning this Week! Last week, the Year 4 pupils participated in an exciting and interactive day of chocolate workshops. They gained a historical and scientific background to the art of chocolate making and transformed into ‘Level 10 Chocolatologists’; becoming experts in the history and origins of chocolate making from 1000BC to the present day.
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Chocolatology! They learnt about the cocoa harvesting process and determined the importance of Fairtrade produce in relation to chocolate. They made their own chocolates, decorating these with a variety of delectable toppings.
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More Lovely Learning! As part of the Year 2 topic on Islam this half term, the pupils took the opportunity to visit Ilford Mosque in order to deepen their knowledge and understanding of Islam and the significance of the Mosque for Muslims. Thank you to Ilford Mosque for hosting the students and for organising such an interactive visit. A huge thank you to all the parents and carers that were able to help escort the children to and from the mosque.
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Even more Lovely Learning! At the Museum of Childhood this week, Year 1 enjoyed exploring different types of puppets. They used stick puppets to enact the story of The Three Little Pigs as well as exploring the museum's collection of toys that have been popular through the years! Thank you to the parents that were able to help out this time, your support makes a huge difference.
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Year 3 Cycling Courses After three weeks of cycling courses, all sixty of our previous non-cyclers have been advised to continue cycling without stabilisers. This fantastic progress will now hopefully be built upon outside of school and we would love to see more of our year three students cycling to school.
We also had thirty students who could already ride without stabilisers. These students took part in a ‘Bikeability level 1’ course. This course helped them to hone their skills, navigate obstacles and challenged them to build the skills they will eventually need to ride on the roads such as riding with one hand (to signal).
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If any students with or without their own bikes would like additional practice, they can attend free sessions in a choice of local parks. For more information please visit www.cycleconfident.com.
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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:
Safaa Patel – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for asking lots of questions during ‘talk time’ to develop her understanding of recycling). Amaris Eliza – Scholar of the Week (for using adjectives in her writing). Maxwell Class:
Rohita Balachandar – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using her imagination and writing adjectives to describe a tiger). Fawaz Bari – Scholar of the Week (for being brave on his first week of school). Newton Class:
Zaidan Dhansay – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing great enthusiasm when exploring 'one fewer than and one greater than' within numbers to 15). Ammara Rehman – Scholar of the Week (for using her ‘Fred Fingers’ to help her write four letter words). Britten Class:
Aneesh Saravanan – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing great enthusiasm and curiosity during our trip to the museum). Nubaid Ozzul – Scholar of the Week (for writing a fantastic trip account which included time connectives, adjectives and feelings). Fitzgerald Class:
Abraiz Dar – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for demonstrating great noticing skills on our trip to spot yellow fact cards among the toys). Anoop Tilk – Scholar of the Week (for consistently applying herself to her learning like a scholar all week).
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Glennie Class:
Alisha Haleem – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for being enthusiastic, being curious and having lots of energy on our trip). Monira Miah – Scholar of the Week (for writing a creative and interesting 5-part story). Al-Kashi Class:
Ekamjot Singh – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing great enthusiasm towards his RE learning on our school trip to the mosque). Hong Yip – Scholar of the Week (for writing sentences using a variety of subordinations). Fibonacci Class:
Orpah Haque – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using her noticing skills at the mosque and asking great questions). Huzaifah Iqbal – Scholar of the Week (for a much-improved attitude to his learning). Pythagoras Class:
Zenia Zaidi – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for discovering new artefacts from the mosque trip). Shad Rahman – Scholar of the Week (for using time connectives in his biography). Ellington Class:
Aleena Chowdhury – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using her creativity and imagination skills when writing a 5-part story). Yousef Abir – Scholar of the Week (for persevering through all his assessments independently). Nicks Class:
Amina Ali – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing so much energy and enthusiasm). Adam Chowdhury – Scholar of the Week (for writing an entertaining narrative with plenty of suspense). 31 January 2020 Primary Newsletter
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Shankar Class:
Maria Mohamed Faiz – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using exceptional ‘imagining’ skills when producing her five-part story). Rida Alam – Scholar of the Week (for being a consistent role model to her peers by being an engaged and hardworking learner). Lovelace Class
Miriam Mirza – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using her noticing and openmindedness when completing all assessments). Zara Daykin – Scholar of the Week (for designing an innovative chocolate box with a vibrant design). Mirzakhani Class:
Ubaid Mueez – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for demonstrating enthusiasm across all lessons and always trying his best). Saim Rehman – Scholar of the Week (for demonstrating curiosity by asking interesting questions during science lessons). Ramanujan Class:
Mohid Asif – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for brilliant enthusiasm during this week’s assessments). Ibrahim Nasiri – Scholar of the Week (for using prior experiences and knowledge to help his understanding in science). Rahman Class:
Nadia Khan – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using discovery habits to identify interesting space facts during our observatory trip). Nuhitu Hasan – Scholar of the Week (for maintaining a calm and focussed approach to assessments). Tailleferre Class:
Bushra Rahman – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing great enthusiasm in reading). Nassim Rebhi – Scholar of the Week (for using a variety of sketching techniques to produce impressive art work).
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Vivaldi Class:
Aayan Hussain – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for being really brave and courageous when swimming). Sabah Akram – Scholar of the Week (for being highly creative and imaginative in her writing).
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. Araiya Lard Kyron Grant Ekamjot Pandher Alisha Ali Khubaib Shahzad Edie Morgan Zara Khan Nihal Muhammad Jahdior Malcolm Anna Jilani Lamaisah Zahir Harneet Kang Maria Mohamed Faiz Raisha Islam Gurjas Dhanjal Hafsa Mahmood Beetaa Bayrami Tariq Hamad Rielle Cummings David Bros Arthi Sivana Aaban Bhatti Rayan Zeeshan Meliah Henry
The following pupils have 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. Avreet Kaur Ibrahim Muhammad
Tabinul Hasan Alexandra Bale-Orhorha Zara Daykin
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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
99.2% 94.3% 94.7%
Britten Fitzgerald Glennie
97.2% 96.7% 97.7%
Al-Kashi Fibonacci Pythagoras
96.9% 96.1% 99.2%
Well done and congratulations to both Curie Class and Pythagoras Class who are the winners this week with 99.2%.
Key Stage 2 Ellington Nicks Shankar
98.9% 98.4% 99.4%
Lovelace Mirzakhani Ramanujan
98.9% 98.9% 99.7%
Rahman Tailleferre Vivaldi
98.3% 93.6% 95.5%
Well done and congratulations to Ramanujan Class who are the winners this week with 99.7%.
Overall Attendance: 97.4% 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.
We always strive for 100%.
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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 7th February 2020. An invitation will be given to the children during our Celebration and Awards Assembly: Harkirat Kaur - Curie Anya Mirza - Al-Kashi Zayn Miah - Mirzakhani Manha Khan - Maxwell Sheryar Javed - Fibonacci Mohid Asif Mohid Ramanujan Aafiq Mohamed Fahmy Araiya Lard - Pythagoras Newton Siya Kamothi - Rahman Tariq Hamed - Ellington Musa Malik - Britten Aftab-Rebecca Hussain Jawad Imran - Nicks Tailleferre Ayub Khan - Fitzgerald Anna Kiseleva - Shankar Tara Rani Kaur - Vivaldi Jahdior Malcolm - Glennie Zahir Khan - Lovelace
Composer of the Fortnight Germaine Taileferre
For the next few weeks we will be listening to and learning about Germaine Tailleferre 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 Tailleferre in preparation for the coming weeks. You can find out some facts and hear some of her music on the following links. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germaine_Tailleferre http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/germaine-tailleferre-346.php 31 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 3rd February 2020
Grit
Grit comprises seven dispositions: Perseverance Distractions Concentration Managing Resilience Determination Patience At School • At part of our 6 pillars we continuously stress the importance to the children about managing distractions and concentrating during their learning time. • It is essential that from Reception upwards that the children become better at managing distractions and demonstrate that they can work on a task for a sustained period of time. • We always encourage a ‘can do’ resilient attitude and talk to the children about the importance of not giving up on a task too easily, even when it presents as a challenge, learning that ‘practice makes perfect’. • We discuss that having patience and trying something again, even though we may find it difficult, will lead to success. We also explain that patient can also mean not having what we want instantly and that sometimes we have to wait our turn.
At Home • Encourage your child to try and complete things more independently – when they say they can’t do something – tell your child to have a go and to try a little harder. If then they are still completely stuck with a task, then offer a small amount of help to get them started. Offer encouragement and praise your child’s effort. • Talk to your child about how you learned to do things and how hard some things were for you too but through not giving up, being determined and practising you got better.
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Spring Term 2020 Monday 6th January –Friday 3rd April 2020 INSET Days Monday 3rd February Friday 14th February
Monday 3rd February
INSET day - no school for pupils
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
Friday 14th February
INSET day - no school for pupils
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
Wednesday 25th March
PE Spring Spectacular
Thursday 26th March
Parent Coffee Morning – 9.00am
Monday 30th March
Easter Egg Hunts
Monday 30th March
End of Term Assemblies – TBC
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