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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 Despite the unsettling period in which we find ourselves, please be ensured that we are closely following the daily advice from both the local authority and Public Health England and will ensure that the children’s education continues to be delivered to a high quality. We will continue to update you accordingly via text messages, the newsletter etc. and appreciate that messages can change almost on a day to day basis. To help us keep you informed, it is important that we have up to date contact details for you in case of any emergencies, this includes any changes to your address, email or phone numbers. Your current details will be sent out to you today, it is important that you check these and get the form back to us on Monday 16th March with any changes. Thank you for your continued support! It is important to reiterate the same messages to the children at home as it is in school about basic hygiene rules and making sure everyone is washing their hands as often as possible. The spring term Pupil Progress Reports and Parent Progress Meetings will take place after the Easter break. The Pupil Progress Reports will be sent out to you on Friday 24th April and the Parent Progress Meetings will take place on Tuesday 28th April; school will finish at 12.15pm on this day.
Do we have your correct contact details? It is vital that we have correct, up-to-date contact details for all parents and carers. Please contact primary@saacnewtonacademy.org or info@isaacnewtonacademy.org if you have recently changed your telephone number, address or email. Thank you Cover Photo: World Book Day 2020 13 March 2020
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Primary PE
If you have any PE kit that your child has grown out of and is still in good/clean condition, please bring it in to school so we can put items to use for spare PE kit. Ideally the children should have their full kit with them for PE lessons every week but on the odd excusable week when children forget an item we do try our best to let them borrow some spare kit that we keep.
Most needed items: PE Tracksuit Bottoms & Shorts – all ages PE Shirts – all ages PE Sweatshirts Trainers of any size are welcome! Ms Hutson (Primary PE Lead teacher)
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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Wonderful Writing Week
It was great to see so many children bringing in examples of their great handwriting from home and to see so many pupils trying really hard to improve their writing in their lessons last week. I know the teachers found it really hard to choose who to award the certificates to. Well done and congratulations to the following pupils for working hard on their handwriting during the Wonderful Handwriting Week: Curie Class – Anshdeep Thind & Shauryaveer Tanwar Maxwell Class – Aisha Islam & Shreyan Yeruva Newton Class – Aafiq Fahmy & Sakinah Ahmed Britten Class – Ahmad Musa & Armaan Khan Fitzgerald Class – Ahmed Syed & Taranveer Matharu Glennie Class – Cavin Singh & Ayah Singh Al-Kashi Class – Aarzoo Ilyas & Szymon Plaskiewicz Fibonacci Class – Rohith Pradeep Kumar & Aisha Ali Pythagoras Class – Diya Napal & Hamza Dakri Ellington Class – Samuel Chamberlain Thomas & Imaan Javed Nicks Class – Ayala Saleem & Isa Ijaz Shankar Class – Jubear Hossain & Anna Jilani Lovelace Class – Kallum Bihal & Emilie Morgan Mirzakhani Class – Rohan Sharma & Mohammadou Sillah Marega Ramanujan Class – Riya Patel & Nicholas Fetrina Jardiel Rahman Class – Maryam Thava & Faheem Ahmedabadi Tailleferre Class – Nirmalpreet Durhailay & Eesa Hussain Vivaldi Class – Ceylan Warner & Hammad Siddique
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World Book Day 2020 Last week, we had another incredibly successful World Book Day at INAP! It was so fantastic to see our pupils from all key stages dress up for the occasion and celebrate the wonderful world of literature with their teachers and peers. From SuperTatos to Mr Bumps and Alice in Wonderlands to Hungry Caterpillars- we really did see it all! Well done to all those who made exceptional efforts to honour the spirit of the day.
Competition Results We were also thrilled to see some excellent competition entries for our Design Competition and the Get Caught Reading photo entry challenge. Our winners for the different year groups are listed below: Reception Newton: Safiyah and Hafsa Maxwell: Taran and Arundeep Curie: Rayan and Numair Year 1 Britten: Mahi Fitzgerald: Sehajdeep and Muhammad Ibrahim
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Year 2 Fibonacci: Jaskaran and Jiya Al-Kashi: Szymon and Rayan Pythagoras: Jasson and Ayaan Year 3 Ellington: Mariyah and Yasin Shankar: Maria and Avni Nicks: Emaan Year 4 Lovelace: Navneet and Shakira Mirzakhani: Hannad, Zaara C and Aryan Ramanujan: Jannat Year 5 Rahman: Nuhitu and Siya Vivaldi: Zaara M and Zaynul Taillefaire: Zairah and Jeevat Here is a selection of some of the wonderful entries that we received for the day:
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More comptetition entries!
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On Thursday 12th March, our Year 3 children took a trip to the Science Museum. When we arrived, we went straight into the amazing ‘Wonderlab’; a place filled to the brim with amazing scientific experiments and activities! Lots of children tried the ‘friction slides’ and had a lot of fun sliding down plastic, wood and grass to see which generated the least and most friction. We also got to experiment with different magnetic activities, tried some pulley systems and also saw a demonstration where ‘indoor lightning’ was produced. After this, we went to the ‘Feel the force’ workshop where we learned all about Sir Isaac Newton! We also got to see some amazing demonstrations of some experiments using forces and magnets. The children were able to demonstrate what they have been learning in school, and were able to learn even more about our exciting topic. Overall, it was a great day which came with lots of wonderful learning opportunities for the children!
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Waste Week Winners! Congratulations to everyone on some great efforts this week to reduce single use plastic by bringing in a reusable water bottle to school this week. Although it might not seem that one person bringing in a reusable water bottle can make much difference, you would be surprised how much plastic can be saved by this alone.
Special congratulations to the children in the following classes who had the most reusable water bottles in their drinking trays on Tuesday and Wednesday this week and won a litter pick adventure in the primary and KS3 playgrounds on Thursday with a special newspaper pencil each at the end.
Nicks (59) Curie (56) Mirzakhani (52) Tailleferre (52) Litter pick photos
Please make sure any entries for the ‘Rubbish Party’ Poster competition get to the office or Ms Willcox by end of day Monday 16th March.
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Competition! Which class can grow the most potatoes? Since the 24th February, each class has been chitting their potatoes. Next week, on Friday 13th March, we will plant them and then the race is on to see which class can care for them best and grow the most‌. (Harvesting will be one day tbc between 15th and 18th June). The winning class will win a class certificate and funky prize.
GOOD LUCK!
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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:
Jairaj Chaggar – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using classroom resources to develop his learning). Aaban Bhatti – Scholar of the Week (for consistently using adjectives in his writing). Maxwell Class:
Rohita Balachandar - Headteacher’s Habits Award (for being resourceful at home and always remembering to turn off the lights). Aleena Khatun – Scholar of the Week (for improving her writing in literacy). Newton Class:
Maysa Saad – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for putting all paper waste in the correct bin during tidy up time). Yaseen Uddin – Scholar of the Week (for using the word ‘and’ to extend his sentences during literacy). Britten Class:
Haniya Shaikh – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for always displaying a positive attitude when dealing with challenges). Fadil Baig – Scholar of the Week (for working hard in reading lessons to locate key information in texts independently). Fitzgerald Class:
Hiba Rehan – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for great resourcefulness spotting and remembering plastic reduction facts hidden around school as part of our Waste Week). Taheem Ali – Scholar of the Week (for excellent wizard word sentence writing in Whole Class Reading lessons).
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Glennie Class:
Brandon Sagar – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for being flexible and adaptable in his group in computing). Qasim Hussain – Scholar of the Week (for showing excellent focus in all lessons, especially in reading). Al-Kashi Class:
Rayan Zeeshan – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for always turning the lights off when leaving the classroom and reminding his peers to do the same). Bola Omotola – Scholar of the Week (for independently finding the total of a set of coins and working out equations involving money). Fibonacci Class:
Fatima Ali – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for being conscious of paper waste and recycling efficiently). Orpah Haque – Scholar of the Week (for answering questions using a loud and proud voice and also being an excellent ‘Talk Partner’). Pythagoras Class:
Hessan Raja Bibi – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for reminding other children to re-use their plastic water bottles). Mariam Shaikh – Scholar of the Week (for using inverted commas in a dialogue). Ellington Class:
Aleena Choudhury – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing excellent reasoning skills during maths when learning about angles). Arti Sivananthan – Scholar of the Week (for trying extremely hard to improve her sentence structure). Nicks Class:
Keyaan Alam – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for his dedication to promoting Waste Week and using reusable bottles). Kayden Reid – Scholar of the Week (for his hard work and improved fluency with his reading). 13 March 2020
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Shankar Class:
Smaran Nakerekanti – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using great resourcefulness during his everyday life, especially when thinking of solutions to problems). Saif Shaikh – Scholar of the Week (for showing lovely concentration during reading lessons). Lovelace Class
Aysha Islam – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for creating an innovative poster for Waste Week with a catchy slogan). Zahir Khan – Scholar of the Week (for recognising and comparing decimal numbers and justifying his choices using place value knowledge). Mirzakhani Class:
Inaaya Islam – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using excellent remembering skills when ordering decimal numbers). Srisakthi Velmurugan – Scholar of the Week (for embedding new vocabulary accurately into sentences). Ramanujan Class:
Ayoola Yekini – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using higher level questioning when learning about our science topic on electricity). Ibrahim Nasiri – Scholar of the Week (for being able to explain how to order decimals using mathematical language). Rahman Class:
Jasmine Ghadhia – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for always demonstrating resourcefulness with her use of school materials). Miguel Genov – Scholar of the Week (for reading aloud with expression and intonation shifts during library sesssions). Tailleferre Class:
Rhea Thirumal – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using reasoning skills when solving word problems on percentages). Rufaida Hasnat – Scholar of the Week (for writing and informative piece on the Ancient Greeks).
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Vivaldi Class:
Zahra Abbas – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using her questioning to improve her understanding in all subject areas). Smirti Nakerekanti – Scholar of the Week (for solving some complicated translations in mathematics).
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. Hussain Nawaz Hammad Siddique Rasim Balaj Safaa Patel Nabiha Khan Mariyah Ahmed Elijah Jahedi Taheem Ali Sana Abbas Priyajanani Pradeep Kumar Gurnoor Kang Zoya Butt Rohan Sharma Ayah Singh Aamir Haroon Nirmalpreet Durhailay Brandon Sagar Jude Richardson Jubear Hossain Adem Malik Ammara Rehman Parmveer Singh Aina Shah Aariz Zaheer Shahina Haleem Ayala Saleem Rayyan Khwaja Ibraheem Nawaz Keyaan Alam Anton Baranski Muhaimin Islam Aleena Choudhury Anita Uddin Orpah Haque Hanaa Choudhury Ibrahim Rahman Ghiya Elahi Yousef Abir Jaskaran Singh Aamina Akram
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. Xavier Ambia Zaki Adnan Asher Shah Amna Nusrat Prajin Raja Aysha Islam Mahi Ghundiyal Zakariyah Iqbal Hamza Chand Hanan Khan Abdullah Riaz Akbar Hussain 13 March 2020
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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
94.3% 86.0% 97.0%
Britten Fitzgerald Glennie
94.7% 92.3% 94.0%
Al-Kashi Fibonacci Pythagoras
90.3% 94.0% 98.0%
Well done and congratulations to Pythagoras Class who are the winners this week with 98%.
Key Stage 2 Ellington Nicks Shankar
92.3% 97.4% 92.7%
Lovelace Mirzakhani Ramanujan
99.3% 98.7% 94.3%
Rahman Tailleferre Vivaldi
94.7% 99.2% 96.7%
Well done and congratulations to Lovelace Class who are the winners again this week with 99.3%.
Overall Attendance: 94.7% 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 20th March 2020. An invitation will be given to the children during our Celebration and Awards Assembly: Kyron Grant - Curie Bilal Hussain - Fibonacci Mohammed Hussain Lovelace Aisha Islam - Maxwell Muhammad Ishaque Pythagoras Katrina Kaur - Mirzakhani Rayyan Khwaja - Newton Hanaa Choudhury Isra Hussain - Ramanujan Nihara Jay - Britten Ellington Zaina Hussain - Rahman Inayah Kashif - Fitzgerald Adam Chowdhury - Nicks Emaan Hassan - Tailleferre Qasim Hussain - Glennie Anna Jilani - Shankar Malaika Hussain - Vivaldi Aarzoo Ilyas - Al-Kashi
Composer of the Fortnight Anne Dudley
For the next few weeks we will be listening to and learning about Anne Dudley 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 Dudley 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/Anne_Dudley http://www.annedudley.co.uk/ 13 March 2020
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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 16th March 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. 13 March 2020
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Spring Term 2020 Monday 6th January –Friday 3rd April 2020 Please note that due to the ongoing situation regarding coronavirus, planned events are subject to change or cancellation. 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 - CANCELLED
Thursday 26th March
Parent Coffee Morning – 9.00am
Monday 30th March
Easter Egg Hunts –TBC
Monday 30th March
End of Term Assemblies – TBC
Wednesday 1st April
Easter Bonnet Parade – TBC
Friday 3rd April
Pupils finish at 12.15pm
Summer Term 2020 Monday 20th April – Friday 17th July 2020 INSET Days Friday 19th June Friday 3rd July
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