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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) Jo Spencer Vice Principal Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) Tam Broadway Primary Headteacher Leanne Abbott-Jones Assistant Principal Designated Child Protection Officers Sugra Alibhai Gabriel Ayerh Patrick Ball Pardeep Chaggar
Jody Lapish Gareth Marshall-Jones Mariam Mayet Jag Singh
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, This is our last newsletter of the term and of 2017. I should like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support and partnership over the course of the year. We have enjoyed a wonderful few weeks. The Year 11s and 12s have impressed us with their focus and maturity during the mock exam season. The younger students were a credit to us during the Community Party last Tuesday, where they served, entertained and socialised with elderly neighbours and residents of Ilford care homes. The Winter Concerts were a triumph: thanks to all those students who helped the primary children in their concert on Monday 11th and congratulations to each and every performer in the secondary concert last Thursday. And the Awards Assemblies have been fantastic celebrations of the progress and achievements of all our students. I hope that you all enjoy a wonderful holiday and extend very best wishes to you and your families for 2018. School starts again for all students on Friday 5th January at 8.25am. However, if you are a Year 9 student or the parent of a Year 9 student, please note that on Thursday 4th January we have our GCSE Options evening at 5.45pm for 9ISA &C & 6.30pm for 9NEW&T.
With very best wishes,
Rachel Macfarlane 20 December 2017
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Year 9 Progress Meeting Tuesday 9th January 2017 2:30 – 6:30pm ✧✧ Year 9 Progress Meeting is calendared for Tuesday 9th January 2017 from 2:30-6:30pm. ✧✧ All students will complete lessons P1 – 4a (Year 10 and Year 11 students will complete lesson 4a as per KS3 timings). ✧✧ P4a will finish for all students at 1:05pm. ✧✧ Students will return to tutor groups from 1:05-1:15pm. ✧✧ Students who are eligible for Free School Meals who request lunch in advance (via form tutors) can collect a lunch bag from the KS3 desk area as they leave. ✧✧ Tutors will escort students to the KS3 gate at 1:15pm where students are expected to go directly home and return between 2:30-6:30pm with parents/carers. ✧✧ Students are expected to attend with an adult family member in full school uniform. ✧✧ The last appointment is 6:25pm for a 6:30pm finish. ✧✧ Staff will set Independent Learning for Years 7, 8, 10 and 11 in advance for P5 and 6. ✧✧ The school will be closed to Years 7, 8, 10 and 11 from 1:15pm. ✧✧ Enrichments and detentions will not take place. Mr M Crowther-Green Assistant Principal
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Save the date! Thursday 4th January 2018—Year 9 Options Evening We are pleased to invite all parents and carers of our Year 9 students, and the students themselves, to our Year 9 Options Evening on Thursday 4th January 2018.
9ISAC:
Open from 5.45pm to 6.30pm Talk at 6pm
9NEWT:
Open from 6.30pm to 7.15pm Talk at 6.45pm
This is an essential opportunity to explore the subjects on offer, understand how the options process will work and reflect on factors to consider when making decisions about option choices. Browse subject stalls, pick up information and ask lots of questions of both our teachers and some of our GCSE students. This evening is your chance to find out about how the options system will work and pick up your options guide and form.
Make sure to catch one of the explanatory talks: 6pm for 9ISAC 6.45pm for 9NEWT Should there be a problem with the slot allocated to your child’s tutor group, contact the school as soon as possible and we will investigate the possibility of joining the other session. Ms McEvoy, Assistant Principal
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Isaac Newton Academy End of Autumn Term Awards Assemblies On Monday 18th and Wednesday 20th December we held our first awards assemblies of the year. The assemblies were wonderful events, enabling staff, students and parents/carers to come together to formally celebrate our students’ achievements at the end of the autumn term. At the assemblies we presented awards in recognition of students’ academic progress and attainment, personal progress and the development of their BRIDGES dispositions. Excellent attendance and punctuality was also celebrated. Congratulations to all of the award winners and to all students at INA for a fantastic start to the year!
Special Award Winners Reading Mariyah Chowdury
YEAR 7
Cultural Passport Maya Roberts-Gordan
Community Spirit Ruby Bird
Performance award Iqra Taher
Enrichment Zainab Hakim
Attitude to Learning award Aaminah Patel
Reading Muhammed Butt
YEAR 8
Cultural Passport Seayona Patel
Community Spirit Humza Rafiq
Attitude to Learning award
Sakinah Choudhury, Siddid Saxena
Enrichment Ram Solanky
Performance award Taukir Kazim
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Reading Yusuf Nasri
YEAR 9
Cultural Passport Devanshi Shah
Community Spirit Noah Hawthorne
Attitude to Learning award Keshan Beckett-Edwards
Enrichment Afrina Mosammed
Performance award Yumna Saleem
Reading Hruday Kinhikar
YEAR 10
Cultural Passport Riann Haynes
Community Spirit Omeir Khan
Attitude to Learning award Sisay Shah
Enrichment Zihan Mollah
Performance award Aman Jagdev
Reading Lamys Mills Community Spirit Husna Umarji
YEAR 11
Enrichment Nisha Mistry Cultural Passport Amber Khandwalla
More award winners over the page!
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BRIDGES Awa
Yea BRAVERY
RESOURCEFULNESS
INTEGRITY
DISCOVERY
Ashvir Sanghera
Serena Patel
Omar Gazi
Khushi Siddiqui
Zainab Hakim
Maya Roberts-Gordon
Hamza Marega Sillah
Manmeet Singh
Kenza Zatat
Khadija Raja
Yonas Haile
Unzish Ishtiaque
Gurleen Dhiman
Aidah Al Madiha
Aayan Chaudhry
Denis Mirica
Adrian Corae
Darius Sfartz
Shazaib Shah
Aamina Umarji
Laiba Khan
Samir Choudhry
Zenia Arsalan
Burhan Ali
Pritpal Jaswal
Joiry O'Neale
Ayesha Ghauri
Bilkis Abdi
Yea BRAVERY
RESOURCEFULNESS
INTEGRITY
DISCOVERY
Ryan Claire
Ilsa Dar
Pritom Uddin
Abdul Baari Dirie
Musa Sheikh
Safa Noor Kayani
Alif Ahmed
Mustafiz Ahmed
Sara Rahman
Warren Virk Singh
Rafaela Vemba Vieira
Sahil Vohra
Samia Rahman
Imani Ale
Iqra Siddique
David Marion
Farhan Javed
Shaya Puaar
Maya Imran
Shifa Raje
Samirah Ali
Seayona Patel
Musa Amin
Eesa Nasiri
Rhea Mahil
Bismah Mir
Shanzay Dar
Wasia Malik
Yea BRAVERY
RESOURCEFULNESS
INTEGRITY
DISCOVERY
Rayyan Ahmed
Jameelah Choudhury
James Evans
Daniel Ekuweme
Omar Hussain
Hawwa Imran
Nusrat Chowdhury
Azraful Alam
Zainab
Sabrina Mahamuud
Nadia Miah
Sakina Awadh
Adam Rebhi
Suda
Falaah Sayed
Zahir Uddin
Jack Lanvin
Hasan Shahzad
Jawad Rashid
Anisha Ahmed
Khadija Khan
Cimraan Gaal
Jasmine Joseph
Tayyab Khan
Asma Omar
Zain Islam
Rashad Haleem
Samiul Hoque
Tahseena El-Waily
Mohammad Taher
Zubeida Esmail
Ratul Saha
Devanshi Shah
Eliza Hussain
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Rafi
Rayyan
Elean
Izza
Rabb
Arjun
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ard Winners
ar 7 GRIT
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
SELF DISCIPLINE
PERSONAL PROGRESS
Nabila Islam
Hassan Sheikh
Hishaam Mosheraf
Iqra Taher
Khadiza Eesha
Jason Sumble
Ria Mann
Thana Muyanja
Adon Hossain
Saleena Hussain
Ali Ali
Adil Tahir
Rayyan Khan
Cara Adams
Adnaan Kothia
Ridhwaan Vaid
Khaddy Jatta
Asad Munir
Vishnu Duggal
Izza Tanoli
Pavanprit Bal
Nafisa Musab
Aaminah Patel
Arshkiran Dhiman
Tayyibah Sultan
Krish Patel
Arooj Khan
Joy Idowu
ar 8 GRIT
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
SELF DISCIPLINE PERSONAL PROGRESS
Rifa Pachath
Belal Yusuf
Tonima Rahman
Gemma Joseph
Ohoana Hossain
Aksa Dita
Jason Turcan
Ayaan Ali
Kaif Hossain
Mohammad Zahoor
Siddid Saxena
Fazan Miah
Taqi Tajwaar Aziz
Rohun Johal
Taukir Kazim
Sakinah Choudhury
Leah Deane
Zain Ali Butt
Eashar Kaur Rihal
Hussein Yonis
Muhammed Butt
Diya Rajput
Owais Rasul
Ally Ali
Ersin Yesim
Lorena Bumbuc
Symran Kalley
Imran Miah
ar 9
GRIT
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
SELF DISCIPLINE
PERSONAL PROGRESS
Riha Isam
Shama Daula
Inaya Shah
Abbas Khan
Yusef Taher
Rhea Virdee
Ramel Shakespeare
Harria Ali
Umar Hotelwala
Maria-Iulia Hurmuz
Remy Adams
Chams-Din Raggai
Manahil Asim
Aathavan Kandeepan
Jaskiran Bains
ah Abid
Umaimah Umarji
Sukhdev Rehinsi
Zainab Ahmed
bi Hossain
Shania Da Costa
Alisha Mahmood
Jahiem Chambers
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Sunil Mann
Yumna Saleem
Ishaan Debroy
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nor Brant
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BRIDGES Awa
Yea BRAVERY
RESOURCEFULNESS
INTEGRITY
DISCOVERY
Amber Mahmood
Hasan Islam
Nehaal Khandwalla
Omar Al Khouli
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Rahul Kalra
Iman Latif
Sabina Begum
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Arjan Sandhu
Maliha Awadh
Zubair Islam
Sinthuram Seethamohan
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Alishba Khan
Sisay Shah
Omeir Khan
Aden Dirie
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Ikram Hussain
Aemy Rehmann
Karolina Merliunaite
Abdur Miah
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Thomas Cater
Sumeyyah Ali
Imaan Yusuf
Hruday Kinhikar
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Umer Ahmed
Lima Uddin
Jamie Joseph
Ayman Oulad-Lafkuih
Ram
Year BRAVERY
RESOURCEFULNESS
INTEGRITY
DISCOVERY
GR
Nipuni Divisekara
Amaan Muhammad
Denada Balraj
Ali Afaq Ali
Salman
Daljit Kaur
Leah Khan
Wei Weng
Ishani Punj
Mary
Jasmin Johnson
Alisha Khan
Khalees Sakkaf
Zahra Noori
Humayra
Adam Warishaully
Taner Mustafa
Arjun Shah
Nikita Spiridonovas
Yahiya
Aisha Patel
Yasmin Marziakhall
Yewande Oyebola
Hamzah Shaikh
Neel B
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Awais Malik
Maria Gulfareed
Elvinas Mikulin
Haroon C
Mason Pickton
Aliya Vahora
Denice Jaquilmac
Rajveer Aytan
Ye Yin
Nisha Mistry
Harveer Chana
Anushri Menon
Hassan Khan
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Congratulations to all o Ms J Spencer Vice Principal
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ard Winners
ar10 GRIT
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
SELF DISCIPLINE
PERSONAL PROGRESS
Aasiya Jilani
Fahim Islam
Rohan Jaswal
Kaiya Greenidge
Dovidas Snioka
Hibaak Aden
aeina Begum
Jeskiran Rai
Imani Astwood
Keiron William
amiha Muzib
Travis Barrett
Lailaa Malik
Ariharan Ponniah
Roheen Ali
Mohammed Nawaz
Tasmiyah Begum
Sumayyah Haroon
Cian Clinton
Zayd Selant
Manisha Mahil
Siqa Siddique
Monique Toor
Qashrina Collier
Faraj Uddin
omena Rashid
Anees Syed
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EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
SELF DISCIPLINE
PERSONAL PROGRESS
n Waheed
Haile Richards
Mahek Tabassum
Esha Patel
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Esher Bahara
Harris Waseem
Amal Sohail
Yameen Aslam
Jeshurun Jeyason
Mariam Parwane
a Farooq
Serina Singh
Nijaan Nadarajprabu
Hamza Shaukat
Barnasee
Paramveer Singh
Laiba Imran
Sneha Prasanna
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Chaudhry
Simran Singh
Bedi Elliel
Charisma Patel
nt Koko
Jiya Shahzad
Simran Chahal
Ellis Currie-Ward
raj Gill
Hamza Mosheref
Fariha Choudhury
Harry Atwal
of the award winners!
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What is Ref
To think deeply and others’ previous ex from them.
Behaviours
Dame Carol Ann Duffy
• Being willing, re strategic about • Using past expe decisions, evalu learn from your act, review your improve your pr
‘You can find poetry in your everyday life, your memory, in what people say on the bus, in the news, or just what’s in your heart.’ Carol Ann Duffy Dame Carol Ann Duffy is a Scottish poet and playwright. She obtained a degree in Philosophy before becoming a full time poet and lecturer. Duffy’s work reflects upon her everyday experiences and explores contemporary culture and events. In her poems she reflects on scenes from her childhood, adolescence, and adult life. Duffy was appointed Britain’s first female Poet Laureate in 2009.
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TOP TIPS: Students
• When your learning has been marked, complete your ‘Actions’ with a reflective mind-set in order to improve your learning. • Use the BRIDGES wheel to reflect upon the dispositions you use regularly and the dispositions that you need to strengthen. • Reflect carefully on your current working at grade compared with your target grade. How can you approach your learning differently in order to get closer to your target grade?
Parents
• Encourage your son/daughter to discuss a piece of I/L or the choices they have made that day with you and help them to reflect on the outcome of these choices. • Discuss current affairs with your son/daughter and ask them to reflect on the impact of different policies and issues.
Student who has shown Reflectiveness at INA
Kisanth Ravi 9I 20 December 2017
Kisanth is very reflective, often giving examples of how his own actions can/ may impact on others. Kisanth is also able to build on his learning, based on his own experiences of the past. He is good at responding positively to feedback that helps him to improve.
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Some photographs from this weeks events Community Party
Winter Concert
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Attendance and Punctuality At Isaac Newton Academy every student is expected to maintain 100% attendance. Each form group across each year is competing to ensure they are top of the attendance league table for their year. Please ensure your child catches up with missed learning. Our pastoral and teaching staff are working hard to ensure their students are taking responsibility for going to collect missed learning from their classroom teachers. 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 8.20am. The form with the highest attendance at the end of every term is awarded the attendance trophy. Each week we will update you with the year to date attendance figures as seen below. Year group and form attendance for week of 11th December 2017 Tutor
YTD
Tutor
YTD
Tutor
YTD
Tutor
YTD
Tutor
YTD
7A
97.0
8A
97.4
9A
97.6
10A
97.5
11A
96.0
7C
98.7
8C
97.5
9C
95.7
10C
96.5
11E
94.2
7E
98.3
8E
97.0
9E
95.2
10E
95.7
11I
97.7
7I
96.5
8I
96.9
9I
97.0
10I
93.6
11N
91.8
7N
97.6
8N
97.7
9N
96.0
10N
96.0
11S
94.8
7S
97.0
8S
97.3
9S
97.4
10S
96.1
11T
97.4
7W
98.1
8W
96.2
9T
94.9
10T
95.7
11W
95.7
Total
97.6
Total
97.2
9W
96.3
Total
95.9
Total
95.4
Total
96.3
If you have any attendance related concerns please do not hesitate to contact myself or your child’s Pastoral Leader to discuss. Ms Lapish Lead Pastoral Leader 20 December 2017
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The Secondary Enrichment Programme has been a great success in the autumn term and we are looking forward to this continued trend. Students attended their clubs regularly and fully involved themselves with the school community and ethos. A list of all spring 2018 enrichment clubs can be found on the school website. The Enrichment Programme for spring 2018 will begin on Friday 5th January. KS3 students have used the new online app to make their selection. Their allocation is confirmed via an email. KS4 students were notified of their subject specific intervention allocations during registration on Tuesday 19th December. Weekly attendance is expected for all KS3 students and invited KS4 students. Parents will receive a text message by 5pm on the day of enrichment if a student is absent from their club.
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BRIDGES Mentoring Wednesday 17th January The first BRIDGES mentoring session takes place on Wednesday 17th January from 1:45-4:30pm. All students will be given a fifteen minute 1:1 coaching session with their BRIDGES mentor. This is an important opportunity for KS3 students to reflect on how they have developed or strengthened their BRIDGES dispositions, to discuss the dispositions they consider to be their strengths and the ones they need to work on further. Year 10 students will be engaging in a mock interview focusing on their preparedness for GCSEs and work experience and how they are further strengthening their BRIDGES dispositions to achieve success in both. Year 11 students will be engaged in one to one coaching focusing on well-being and managing workload. Arrangements All students will complete lessons p1 – 4 (Y10 students will complete lesson 4 as per KS3 timings). Period 4 will end at slightly earlier at 12.50pm to allow time for all students to make their way home for lunch before returning to school for their allotted mentoring session. Students who are eligible for Free School Meals who request lunch in advance (via form tutors) can collect a lunch bag from the student reception as they leave. Students are expected to go directly home and return between 1.45-4.30pm for a fifteen minute 1:1 coaching session with their BRIDGES mentor. Appointment times will be issued to students at the start of the new term. Students must attend their session on time. Failure to attend the mentoring session will lead to an unauthorised absence. KS3 students must wear full school uniform. KS4 students may wear either school uniform or professional work wear. We are unable to supervise any students as all staff are BRIDGES mentors and will be engaged in mentoring session throughout the afternoon. Parents are not required at the sessions but will be given feedback on how their son or daughter’s BRIDGES skills are progressing later in the year. Please note that enrichment will be cancelled on this day. Ms J Spencer, Vice Prinicpal 20 December 2017
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Key Dates for the Spring Term 2018 Wednesday 3rd January – Thursday 29th March Half Term: Monday 12th – Friday 16th February INSET Days: Wednesday 3rd January, Thursday 4th January, Wednesday 28th February, Friday 16th March Independent Learning Day: Monday 19th February Wednesday 3rd January Thursday 4th January Monday 8th January Monday 8th January Tuesday 9th January Wednesday 10th January Wednesday 17th January Thursday 18th January Tuesday 23rd January Wednesday 24th January Thursday 25th January Friday 26th January Friday 26th January Monday 29th January Wednesday 31st January Wednesday 7th February Monday 19th February Friday 23rd February Monday 26th February — Friday 2nd March Thursday 8th March Wednesday 14th March Thursday 15th March Thursday 15th March
INSET day: No school for students INSET day: No school for students Spring term enrichments start Year 9 Girls HPV Vaccination Year 9 Progress Meetings 2.30 – 6.30pm Growth Mindset parent workshop BRIDGES Mentoring (pm) Sixth Form Recruitment Event 6pm Year 11 Progress Meetings 2.30 - 6.30 pm Bugsy Malone – dress rehearsal Bugsy Malone Bugsy Malone Sixth Form Application Deadline Options Interviews start Year 12 Progress Meetings 4 -7pm Year 8 Progress Meetings 2.30 – 6.30pm Sixth Form Interviews End of Options Interviews Family Week (No events after school) Year 10 Progress Meetings 2.30 – 6.30pm Med Experience Year 9 & 10 BBC News School Report Year 8 Big Band concert
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