5 July 2019
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Southern Entrance
We would like to remind parents and carers that the gate at the southern entrance will be locked at 08:23 each morning. Students arriving after this time should enter via the main entrance in Cricklefield Place.
Safeguarding The welfare and safety of our students is our priority. We do everything possible to ensure our students’ safety, both within the school community and outside of school, including working with relevant agencies to address any issues related to child protection. Students are informed of who they should go to should they have a concern about their own safety or the safety of others. At INA, all staff have regular safeguarding training to ensure that they are able to meet their statutory responsibilities. We also have a number of staff who are designated to respond to any child protection concerns and to liaise with social services: Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Leanne Abbott-Jones Assistant Principal Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) Tam Broadway Primary Headteacher Sugra Alibhai Head of Sixth Form Designated Child Protection Officers Patrick Ball (Online safety) Pardeep Chaggar Jody Lapish Gareth Marshall-Jones
Mariam Mayet Amreen Patel Jag Singh David Wilson
You can find the INA Safeguarding policy, Child Protection policy and other related policies and procedures on the Academy’s website.
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Dear Parents and Carers, Students in Years 7 to 10 are currently receiving feedback on their summer exams. It’s really important that they use the feedback provided by their teachers to gain a clear understanding of the gaps in their knowledge and the questions/question types that they find the most challenging. From this, students will gain a clear picture of the topic areas they most need to revise and work on further. We recommend that students devise an independent study/revision programme over the summer. This is important for all year groups but absolutely vital for Year 10s who need to consolidate their learning from Year 10, delve deeper into some topics they have studied and complete pre-learning in preparation for Year 11. We will be supporting this by providing plenty of high-quality summer IL. I will provide more details of this next week. This week the Year 10s are out on Work Experience in a wide range of professions and businesses across London. From our visits to them and from talking to employers who have generously offered them placements, it is good to hear that they are being challenged and inspired and that their BRIDGES dispositions are being put to the test. Meanwhile on Tuesday we welcomed back our Year 11s and their peers from across schools in Redbridge for their KS5 Transition Day. They experienced life on the top floor, ate in the Terrace Café, took part in sample lessons and engaged in some team building activities. It was a great day and we’re very much looking forward to enrolling them into the sixth form on 22nd August. exam results day. On Wednesday, Team PE organised and ran KS3 Sports Day. We were blessed with sunny weather and a great time was had by all. Many thanks go to Mr Beattie and Team PE for organising the events, to staff for supporting and to parents and family members for coming along to cheer the children on. And finally, please remember to complete the parent questionnaire. The deadline is Friday 12th July.
With all best wishes,
Jo Spencer Cover Photo: KS3 Sports Day 5 July 2019
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Year 9 - End of Key Stage 3 Awards Ceremony Monday 22nd July 5:00-6:30pm We are holding a special awards ceremony for Year 9 to mark the end of Key Stage 3. Students will go home at the end of the school day and return to school at 5:00pm, dressed formally in their finest outfits. There will be refreshments served between 5:00pm and 5:30pm in the Key Stage 3 Hall, providing students and parents/carers with a chance to mingle and reflect on the three years that have passed. Following this, there will be the formal awards ceremony in the Dining Hall. During the ceremony we will be celebrating progress and success over the entire key stage. Please note that Year 9 students will have an Independent Learning Day on the last day of term (Tuesday 23rd July). Ms Spencer, Interim Principal
Opportunity for students: BAFTA Young PresenterCompetition BAFTA Kids and First News are running a competition for young people, aged between 7 and 14, to become a young presenter. The winner will film for BAFTA Kids throughout the year, including at the BAFTA Children's Awards December. Entrants will need to film a short video talking about something they care about. The deadline for submissions is Friday 6 September 2019. Find out more on the BAFTA Kids website. http://www.baftakids.org/competitions/young-presenter-competition-2019
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A Warm Invite to
INA’s Awards Assemblies Tuesday 23rd July 2019 On Tuesday 23rd July we will be holding our end of term awards assemblies. This is an important opportunity for the staff, students, governors and parents/carers to formally celebrate our students’ achievements. There will be a separate assembly for each year group. Please note the times and locations as follows: 11.05-12.00
Year 7 assembly
Dining Hall
12.00-12.55
Year 10 assembly
KS3 Hall
12.00-12.55
Year 8 assembly
Dining Hall
At the assemblies we will be presenting awards in recognition of students’ academic progress and attainment, personal progress and the development of their BRIDGES dispositions. Excellent attendance and punctuality will also be celebrated. We believe that it is important that every student is represented by a parent at the Awards assembly for their year group. Tickets will be distributed in the lead up to the awards assemblies. Due to limited capacity, we are unable to accommodate very many additional family members. However, if you would like additional places, please notify the school office and we will do our best to allocate an additional ticket. I look forward to seeing you during these special celebrations. Ms Spencer, Interim Principal
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YEAR 11 NEWS Year 11 – Yearbook Final payments for the Yearbook are now on Wisepay, due to the number of students who want a Yearbook, we have managed to keep the cost at £7.50. Final payments of £5.50 need to be paid on Wisepay by 12th July 2019. Year Books will then be available to collect on GCSE results day, 22nd August 2019. If students wish to upload a photo to go against their name in the year book then they can do so now on Fronter in the year 11 folder, photos need to be uploaded by Wednesday 9th July.
Year 11 – Graduation Ball I am pleased to inform you of the details of the Year 11 Graduation Ball to celebrate the end of the exam season and also the time the students have spent with us at Isaac Newton Academy. The details are as follows: Date: Monday 22nd July Time: 7pm-11pm Venue: Woolston Manor Country Club, Abridge Road, Chigwell, IG7 6BX Admission to the event will only be granted to students with a ticket. At the event there will be: a red carpet entry, finger food buffet (catering for all dietary requirements), a DJ, a photo booth, decorations and security personnel. Furthermore, students will be able to purchase soft drinks at the venue. To ensure the Graduation Ball is an enjoyable occasion for all we are relying on high standards of behaviour from all students. Alcohol/other banned substances are strictly prohibited and searches will be made by the venue security personnel as the students enter the venue. In addition, INA staff will be on hand to supervise throughout the evening. For health and safety reasons any student leaving before 11pm will be required to sign out with a member of staff and once students have left the venue, parents/carers are responsible for their safety, although INA staff will be available at the end of the evening to supervise until collection. Mr Athwal, Pastoral Leader – Year 11
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Year 9 Preparing for GCSE Maths GCSE maths books are now available to buy through wisepay. All Year 9 students must purchase a copy before the end of term.
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Josephine Baker was an American-born French entertainer, activist, and French Resistance agent. Throughout her career Baker transferred knowledge and skills from one area of performance to another, thus creating a truly unique style. Her dancing was rooted in popular Jazz Age dancing like the Charleston. However, she used her understanding of different dances (such as of ballet, tap and African dance styles) to create a unique blend. In addition to this, Baker was renowned for incorporating comedy and singing into her performance to create a style truly unique. This was only possible as she learnt to apply skills and knowledge from one performance area across to another. Baker also made a stance against injustice, refusing to perform for segregated audiences (when an audience is separated based on race) in the United States. Furthermore, during World War 2 she supported the Resistance Movement to fight against the Nazi occupation of France. She smuggled messages in sheet music, housed refugees in her own home, performed in hospitals for the wounded and gathered information for the French intelligence services. Secondary Newsletter
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• Discuss your transferable skills e.g. collaboration, problem solving, working to deadlines, making decisions, research skills with your son/daughter. Explain when and how you use them and why it is important to do this. • Talk about the skills you learned in school and explain how they transferred to workplace practice/your role as a citizen. • Discuss how you have learnt from your mistakes and how you transfer the lessons you have learned to other situations.
who have shown great Questioning at INA Samirah moved from trombone to Tuba this year and swiftly learnt a new instrument. She is now in the senior Hip Hop Brass Band and has performed in all of our concerts this year.
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Ali has been using his superb language skills to help a new student settle in to the school. Through this, he is transferring his knowledge and understanding of what it means to be a member of the INA community.
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Praise and Recognition At INA, we aim to provide a stimulating, challenging and rewarding learning environment which supports learning, celebrates achievement and encourages everyone. Awarding merits, informal praise in class and the end of term awards assemblies are all part of this. Please speak to your child/children on a regular basis to see how many merits they have and how they are working towards the different awards at school.
Merits The inter-form merit competition is heating up – with more and more merits being given out each week. Each merit you gain will increase your individual total and also your form’s overall total. So make sure you are keeping up the fantastic work to gain merits! Also if you are owed a merit go and collect it and make sure it gets recorded on your form’s spreadsheet! YEAR 7
TOTAL
YEAR 8
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YEAR 9
7I 7S 7C 7N 7A 7W 7E
2196 2084 2075 1945 1903 1866 1364
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1815 1504 1465 1296 1201 997 978
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756 583 424 351 300 281 174
10I 10C 10T 10W 10S 10A 10N
356 166 157 138 77 52 15
Good Deed Feed Every week we ask teachers to nominate students who have been role models by carrying out good deeds for others and the INA community. A big well done for those who have been nominated this week!
Sara Ali 7W, Tahir Mehmood 7A, Eshwar Deehee 7I, Haseeb Kiyani 7W for giving excellent tours of the school to visitors. - Mr Smith
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KS4 Options
Option allocations and requests for change Deadline: Monday 8th July at 4pm We were delighted to issue option allocations to Year 9 students this week. Many Year 9s received all 4 of their top choices and many students have shared with me how pleased they are with their allocations. The process for students to request a change in their options is set out in the letter they received, with the deadline given above. Changes are not guaranteed. Ms McEvoy, Assistant Principal
SATURDAY 6TH JULY 10AM-4PM ILFORD WANDERERS RUGBY CLUB ILFORD IG6 3HZ Wrist band ÂŁ5 for unlimited bouncing Other free activities also
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INA Attendance and Punctuality Regular attendance is a crucial factor in students’ educational development and success in achieving their full potential. Missing out on education and learning leaves students vulnerable to falling behind, putting them under unnecessary pressure. At Isaac Newton Academy every student is expected to maintain 100% attendance.
Punctuality All students need to be present on site and ready for line up no later than 8.25am each day and as such we advise students to be through the school gates (side entrance and southern entrance) no later than 8.23am.
Reporting of child’s absence In line with INA attendance policy it is the parent/ carer's responsibility to phone the school by 8.15am on each day of an absence. If you fail to contact the school to inform us of your child’s absence we may take the necessary steps to ensure your child is safe. Please take the time to familiarise yourself with the INA Attendance policy.
Year group and form attendance for last week Tutor 7A 7C 7E 7I 7N 7S 7W Total
% Tutor % Tutor 100.0 8A 93.7 9A 100.0 8C 94.0 9C 95.5 8E 97.1 9E 98.2 8I 97.4 9I 98.3 8N 94.5 9N 96.2 8S 96.7 9S 98.9 8W 96.6 9W 98.2 Total 95.7 Total
% Tutor % 98.5 10A 96.6 89.4 10C 91.5 98.3 10I 91.7 96.7 10N 96.3 93.5 10S 93.4 94.3 10T 89.8 95.1 10W 92.0 95.1 Total 93.1
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. 5 July 2019
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Key Dates
Summer Term 2019 Tuesday 23rd April - Tuesday 23rd July 2019 Saturday 6th July
Summer Fayre – 12pm -4pm
Thursday 18th July
Summer Concert
Monday 22nd July
KS3 Graduation
Monday 22nd July
Year 11 Prom
Tuesday 23rd July
Summer Awards Assemblies
Wednesday 24th July
Uniform Sales
Autumn Term 2019 Monday 2nd September - Friday 20th December 2019 Monday 2nd September
INSET
Tuesday 3rd September
INSET
Wednesday 4th September
INSET Year 7 &12 in from 8.25am
Thursday 5th September Friday 6th September
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Years 8-11 in from 1.30pm All students in from 8.25am for the full day
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