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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. • • • •
Please label every item of clothing One pair of plain stud earrings can be worn Nail polish is not allowed Long hair for both boys and girls must be tied back. Hair decorations must be small and plain
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School starts at 8.45am (8.35am for Year 3). 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 8.45am.
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School finishes at 3.45pm (3.35pm for Year 3) every day other than Tuesday when we finish at 3.00pm (2.50pm for Year 3).
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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 is great to see that the lovely weather has continued for yet another week! We want to encourage the children to have fun but also to stay safe in the hot weather. Please remind your child to by drink plenty of water and stay hydrated by bringing their water bottle to school every day, labelled with their name and class on it. We would also suggest that in cases of hot weather that the pupils leave their blazers and jumpers at home and will not need a vest under their school shirt. It is also advisable to put 24 hour sun protection cream on your child before they come to school in the morning if it is forecast to be a particularly hot day. Please be reminded that the school will be closed for pupils on Friday 6th July as this is a staff training day. The Pupil Progress Reports will be sent out this term on Friday 13th July, these will include the SATs scores and converted levels for Year 2 pupils and the Phonics Screening Scores for Year 1. The Parent Progress Meetings will take place on Tuesday 17th July; school will finish at 12.15pm on this day as well as the last day of term on Friday 20th July.
Primary Sports Day 5th July 2018
We are looking forward to seeing you at Cricklefield Place for the Primary Sports Day on Thursday 5th July.
Reception and Year 1 Sports Day - 10:30am - 12:30pm Year 2 and 3 Sports Day - 2:00pm - 4:00pm You will have all received a letter and 2 spectator tickets, if you require more tickets please contact reception and we will do our best to see if there are any spare tickets available. The children need to come to school wearing their PE kit on the day. We ask that you provide your child with water, a hat and sun cream if the weather is hot. If we experience bad weather on the day and we have to cancel the event, you will receive a text to this effect on the day and your child will stay at school as per their normal routine. PLEASE NOTE: No photography / no ticket no entry / spectators must remain in the allocated stands for the duration of the afternoon.
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Calling all Male Role Models We are inviting any fathers who have some time available to join and help out with our enrichment clubs. If you are available to help out with a particular club every week or can offer a one-off hour over the course of next half term, then please let the office staff know, telling them which day and club you would be available for.
A Message from Ms Palray If you are interested in helping out in any way with the Primary Summer Fayre on Wednesday 18th July, please let Ms Palray know.
A Message from Ms Chaggar Please let the school know in good time if you are sending someone else to collect your child from school. The staff will not send a child home with an adult that has not been authorised by the parents/carers. This is in the interest of safeguarding your children. Thank you for your cooperation.
Breakfast & After School 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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Celebration and Awards Assembly At the end of every term the children enjoy the opportunity to share and celebrate some of their learning and achievements with you. Each teacher chooses two children from their class to receive a certificate in the Celebration and Awards Assembly, one in recognition of a child who has demonstrated the habits of all the seven BRIDGES throughout the term, and the other in recognition of a pupil’s outstanding academic effort and achievement. The assemblies start at the following times in the Primary dining hall: Thursday 19th July • 9.15-9.45am – Year 2 (All Year 2 parents are invited to attend) Friday 20th July • 8.45-9.15am – Year 3 (All Year 3 parents are invited to attend) • 9.30-10.00am – Reception (All Reception parents are invited to attend) • 10.15-10.45am – Year 1 (All Year 1 parents are invited to attend) School will finish at 12.15pm on Friday 20th July
Coffee Morning Tuesday 3rd July 9.00am
You are all invited to come along to the Coffee Morning on Tuesday 3rd July at 9.00am in the primary dining hall. We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible.
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Wonderful Writing Week Week beginning 2nd July To raise 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 children we would like them to practise writing simple sentences, using any sounds they have learned to help them. Year 1, we are looking for neat writing and sentences with capital letters and full stops and any additional punctuation that they can use. Year 2 now need to ensure their writing makes full sense and that they are consistently using a range of punctuation, trying hard to spell more accurately familiar and unfamiliar words and that the handwriting is now beginning to be joined and neat. Year 3 need to ensure they are consistently using a wide range of punctuation, spelling with increased accurately both familiar and unfamiliar words and ensuring their handwriting is clearly and neatly formed with joined cursive handwriting. 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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INA JUMP OFF All INA students will be participating in the JUMP OFF to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. All P.E lessons between 9th - 13th July will be dedicated to skipping. Please fill out your sponsor forms and bring them to your P.E lesson that week. Please upload your sponsor money onto Wise pay before the lesson. Do not bring money in.
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Year 3 Exciting Learning During Science lessons, we have been learning about the human skeletal system. Thanks to the generosity of the Science department in the secondary school, we were able to show pupils replicas of a skull and spine. The children learned how bones support, protect and facilitate movement.
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Year 3 Exciting Learning Year 3 has greatly enjoyed their learning this week. During our maths lessons, we have been consolidating our addition and subtraction strategies by using darts games. Pupils had to achieve the greatest score using the rules of the dart board and were then asked to subtract their totals from an overall amount.
During our art lessons this week, the pupils have been practising proportional drawing by creating standing human figures using the correct dimensions. The children also had the opportunity to peer-evaluate their partner’s drawing.
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During our DT lessons this week, the Year 3 children have had the opportunity to make their protein bars. They used a range of ingredients to create the bars including: oats, seeds, cherries and raisins. It was fantastic to see the pupils using their learning about measurement and scales when weighing out the correct quantities of ingredients.
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Exciting Learning In Year 1 the children have been looking at and learning about William Morris’ artwork. They had a go at completing a symmetrical pattern in the style of William Morris by using mirrors.
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Exciting Learning This week in Maths Year 1 pupils we have started an exciting new topic: volume and capacity! This week they have been comparing the capacities of different containers and exploring non-standard units of measure.
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Barleylands Farm Museum The Reception children enjoyed a fun and sunny day at Barleylands Farm this week. They had an amazing experience of learning where wheat comes from, going into the farm to see the various growing crops, pick some wheat, grinding the wheat into flour, turning the flour into dough and finally making their own bread roll. They were also able to feed some of the farm animals as well as observe some of the farm’s reptiles and birds of prey. The staff at the farm were superbly impressed by the behaviour of our Reception children, although no surprise to us! Thank you so much to the parent volunteers for helping out and giving up your time, you were all fantastic!
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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:
• Giorgio Nicosia – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for having great patience to wait for instructions when making a pizza at Barleylands). • Aleeza Arshad – Scholar of the Week (for writing a detailed recount of the trip to Barleylands).
Maxwell Class:
• Yuvraj Chaggar – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for practising his set 2 sounds). • Silha Omer – Scholar of the Week (for learning how to make a gluten free pizza at Barleylands).
Newton Class:
• Shad Rahman – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for the self discipline demonstrated by practising new phonics sounds). • Wasif Mohamed – Scholar of the Week (for concentrating and writing questions for experts at Barleylands).
Britten Class:
• Aina Shah – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for being very organised and remembering to bring in her home learning and reading book promptly every week). • Tahsin Salam – Scholar of the Week (for working hard to learn his set one sounds and for beginning to blend words).
Fitzgerald Class:
• Ekamjot Pandher – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for working hard, regulating himself excellently and being much more organised in the mornings by putting his things away). • Samuel Chamberlain Thomas – Scholar of the Week (for a fantastic adventure story).
Glennie Class:
• Maria Mohamed Faiz – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for always managing herself to ensure she is doing the right thing). • Aydin Landi – Scholar of the Week (for creating a Victorian diary using his historical knowledge).
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Al-Kashi Class:
• Yusuf Ahmed – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for independently managing his behaviour, self regulating, and consistently working hard to achieve his best. • Rohan Sharma – Scholar of the Week (for focusing, practising and applying his learning in maths to solve multiplication and division calculations).
Fibonacci Class:
• Muhammad Hadi Raja – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using his self discipline skills to continue practising joined up handwriting). • Priyajanani Kumar– Scholar of the Week (for an excellent piece of home learning using conjunctions and suffixes).
Pythagoras Class:
• Maya Ahmed – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for her motivation during assembly practice this week and during English lessons, coming up with some lovely sentences in which she used nouns with the suffixes ‘ment’ and ‘ness’). • Dua Maisam – Scholar of the Week (for practising and remembering her lines for her upcoming assembly).
Ellington Class:
• Ali Ullah – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for his hard work and determination to take his feet off the floor and kick during his swimming lesson). • Smriti Nakerekanti – Scholar of the Week (for her determination and significant improvement in English).
Nicks Class:
• Aadam Ali – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for continuing to practise his handwriting and spellings on a daily basis). • Ceylan Warner – Scholar of the Week (for producing a wonderful diary entry using emotive voculuary and a range of sentence starters).
Shankar Class:
• Ghiyas Elahi – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for demonstrating Emotional Intelligence by collaborating well with his peers during group tasks). • Saif Hossain – Scholar of the Week (for really aiming to improve upon his written work by reading back over it to check for compositional errors).
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Merits The following pupil has received 75 merits since September for making good choices and moving up to gold on the class ‘good choice chart’ – this is fantastic achievement. A special ‘gold’ certificate will be presented during the Celebration and Awards Assembly. Humza Anwar Annika Taheem Amanah Ali Shresta Yeruva
Keira Palmer Hanad Ali Aariz Chaudhry Akbar Hussain
Tulsi Jogia Charan Chaggar Tasnia Anis
The following pupil has 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. Parmveer Singh Rohan Sharma Saim Rehman Aisha Ali
Halima Chand Hessan Raja Bibi Jasson Maheshwaran Meerab Dar Ekam Bains
Ubaid Ur Rahman Ayaan Riaz Hussain Maryam Umarji Rhea Thirumal
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. Ayoola Yekini Abdul Wahab
Anum Imran J’Shawn Holland
Zakariyah Master Sohana Hoque
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Headteacher’s Lunch Well done to the following pupils that have been nominated for the Headteacher’s Lunch on Wednesday 4th July, an invitation will be given to the children during our Celebration and Awards Assembly:
Arzoo Ilyas - Curie Silha Omer - Maxwell Shad Rahman - Newton Vianna Mahendra - Britten Hanan Khan - Fitzgerald Avni Kamothi - Fitzgerald Parmveer Singh - Glennie Aliyah Khan - Al-Kashi Eesa Vali - Fibonacci Aysha Islam - Pythagoras Siya Kamothi - Ellington Maryam Umerji - Nicks Yanis Benjamin - Nicks Avneet Chaggar - Shankar
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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 2nd July 2018
Bravery
Bravery comprises five dispositions: Leadership Optimism
Risk-taking Courage
Experimentation
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We encourage the children to try new things and experiment every day whether it is a food that they have not tried before or new activities that they may not normally choose during the afternoon sessions. We would encourage the children to try different reading books or authors/topics they might not normally consider reading or to experiment with different art materials and medium – trying to create different effects etc. We always encourage the children to have courage when they fall over and hurt themselves and to remain as calm as possible while we help them. We aim for all pupils to demonstrate their leadership skills by helping others, being smart in their appearance, being kind, having good manners and generally demonstrating all their BRIDGES characteristics. We encourage some of the quieter pupils to have the courage to share their ideas in class and to have work with optimism and develop a real ‘can do’ attitude.
At Home Encourage your child to try as many different things as possible – whether it is food, different enrichment clubs, books etc. Support your child to develop their own mind and not just follow what everyone else is doing. It is important that the pupils are able to try things without worrying about getting it wrong or worrying about what other people think. Celebrate the fact that by making mistakes we are always learning. Give examples of times when you have had to be brave and try something for the first time, or when something did not go so well the first time but you learned from the mistakes you made and got better. Help remind your child at home about being smart in their appearance and role-modelling good behaviour through their leadership skills. Allow your child to help with jobs and roles at home, taking on the responsibility for cleaning their room, keeping their books or toys organised etc.
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Composer of the Fortnight Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin (Enya)
For the next fortnight we will be listening to and learning about Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin (Enya) as our Composer of the Fortnight. As a suggested activity to support at home, you could gather some facts about Enya 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/Enya http://enya.com/
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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 96.7% at the end of every week is awarded the attendance trophy during Friday’s Award & Recognition assembly.
Lower School Curie
95.6%
Britten
96.3%
Maxwell
95.3%
Fitzgerald
96.7%
Newton
94.8%
Glennie
95.2%
Well done and congratulations to Fitzgerald class who are the winners this week with 96.7%.
Upper School Al-Kashi
97.6%
Ellington
96.6%
Fibonacci
96.2%
Nicks
97.3%
Pythagoras
95.8%
Shankar
96.6%
Well done and congratulations to Al-Kashi who are the winners this week with 97.6%.
Overall Attendance: 96.2% 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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Key Dates Summer Term Dates: 16th April 2018 - 20th July 2018
Monday 2nd July
Wonderful Handwriting Week
Tuesday 3rd July
Coffee Morning 9.00am
Tuesday 3rd & Thursday 9th July
Year 1 visit to the Ragged School Museum
Thursday 5th July
Primary Sports Day
Friday 6th July
Staff Inset Day - no school for students
Friday 13th July
Pupil Progress Reports Sent Home
Tuesday 17th July
Parent Progress Meetings – School Finishes at 12.15pm
Wednesday 18th July
Summer Fayre 4.00pm
Friday 20th July
End of Term Awards Assemblies - Term Ends at 12.15pm
Tuesday 24th July
Primary Uniform Sales
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