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Primary Newsletter

9 October 2020

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Important Reminders• 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.

• We ask that you avoid visiting the office, please either make an appointment, email or call instead to discuss the matter.

• Please ensure your child attends school every day and on time. If your child is sick or showing any of signs of Covid 19 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.

Safeguarding ChildrenAs 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 PurchasesThe 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.

• 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! • 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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As we head towards the last few weeks of this half term, it is a good time for us all to reflect on the systems and routines in place each day across the academy. Whilst it is great that many parents/carers have given positive feedback on the management of routines for dropping off and picking up their children and understand that the queuing system is in place to help keep everyone safe, it has been disappointing to hear that some parents/carers are not queuing up and are trying to ‘jump the queue’. Clearly this feels frustrating for the vast majority who have waited patiently and done the right thing. It is never a comfortable conversation for the Primary Leadership Team to have when someone has not waited their turn and hope that going forward we can ask everyone to abide by the rules to help keep the routines running smoothly and fairly for everyone.

Sadly Mr Haines and I have received a number of emails over the last few weeks from local residents on Highbury Gardens, the Fire Station and other local shop owners, informing us of parents/carers parking over driveways, driving and parking onto empty driveways, blocking access to the Fire Station etc. Clearly this is unacceptable and causing distress to local residents and could lead to preventing the fire service accessing an emergency. Closing the gate at the bottom of Cricklefield Close is for the safety of our school children, however it cannot be at the expense of causing issues elsewhere in the local community. Please be considerate when parking near the school.

Please be reminded that next week Friday 16th October the Primary school will be closed to children due to an Ark network training day. The Secondary school will be open as usual.

From Tam Broadway – Primary Headteacher

COVER PHOTO: Lovely learning with Reception pupils!


Covid 19 symptoms:

• a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)

• a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)

• a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you've noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal

If your child has any of the listed systems above, please let the office know.

If a member of your household tests positive it is very important that you inform the school and keep all children in family at home for 14 days. If you had Covid like symptoms and received a negative test result, you and your children are able to return to normal once you feel well again. You only need to have a test if you are experiencing Covid symptoms, please follow the government guidance if you are unsure.

Self-isolation means stay at home and do not leave the house for 14 days.

• do not go to work, school or public places – work from home if you can

• do not go on public transport or use taxis

• do not go out to get food and medicine – order it online or by phone, or ask someone to bring it to your home

• do not have visitors in your home, including friends and family – except for people providing essential care

• do not go out to exercise – exercise at home or in your garden, if you have one


This guidance for educational settings indicates who can get a test, local test sites, and how to book your test. It is vital that educational settings only recommend children to get a test if they develop coronavirus symptoms. These are:

• a high temperature • a new, continuous cough • a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste

Should children require a test there are two local testing sites, as well as those situated in our neighbouring boroughs.

• Mildmay Road Car Park, open 8am-8pm 7 days a week. • A Mobile Testing Unit routinely visits Gants Hill. The next dates are 15, 18, 21,

24, 26 and 30 September.

All test sites are government run and appointment only. They can be booked through the online national system.

Book your test here: https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test. If you are a member of staff you are an essential worker and can indicate that when booking. This will prioritise your appointment. onlinedoctor.lloydspharmacy.com/coronavirus/test

Accessing coronavirus tests for schools


Notices

Start and End Times of the Day

Please help everyone by only being at school for the allocated times, it can mean longer waiting times if you or your child are arriving too early.

Year Group Start Time Finish Time

(via the playground)

Tuesday Finish Time

(via the playground)Reception 8.55am

(via the usual school entrance)3.25pm 2.30pm

Year 1 8.25am(via the usual school entrance)

3.25pm 2.30pm

Year 2 8.35am(via the usual school entrance)

3.35pm 2.40pm

Year 3 8.45am(via the usual school entrance

3.45pm 2.50pm

Year 4 8.35am(via the High Road entrance)

3.45pm 2.50pm


3.55pm 3.00pm


3.35pm 2.40pm


Breakfast and Afterschool ClubEvery parent has 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.

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.


Year 6 INA Transition EveningsTo support our current cohort of Year 6 student’s transition into the secondary phase, Mr Haines would like to invite you to an evening where you can learn more about the vision of Isaac Newton Academy. Here you will have the chance to learn more about the experience your child will have in the secondary phase and have the opportunity to ask any questions in a more traditional forum.

A letter has gone out to Year 6 families inviting you to attend a virtual event by class:

� Einstein will be on Monday 12th October 2020 from 18:00-19:00

� Johnson will be on Wednesday 14th October 2020 from 18:00-19:00

Zoom links will be sent out prior to the events next week.

If you have any questions regarding Year 6-7 transition, please see Ms Broadway.

Day to Day Enquiries If you have any questions e.g. to check when your child has PE and needs their kit, you can send any enquiries to your child’s year team via the info@ address on the home learning page.

So for example if your child is in Year 6 you will need to visit the Home Learning page where you find the email addresses listed which will look like: [email protected]. The teachers will aim to answer your questions as speedily as possible.


Music, PE and Languages Timetable for Year 5 & 6

Each week there are a few pupils in Year 5 & 6 who forget their PE kit or musical instrument on the appropriate day. It is really important that as the students get older and ready for secondary school, that they take more responsibility for themselves and their resources and equipment they need each day. Attached is a copy of the Year 5 & 6 rotations for PE, French and Music. It is based on a three-week cycle so that week 4 starts back to the beginning and follows the lessons from Week 1 etc.

Year 5 (Wednesdays) Ms Serghiou

Rahman Class (S08) Ms Mir

Tailleferre Class (S09) Ms Chowdhary

Vivaldi Class (S10) Ms Parma

Week 1

9:15 – 10:00 (45 mins)

PE (Primary Hall)

(90 mins)

French Music

10:00 – 10:45 (45 mins)

Music (S09) French (S10)

Week 2

9:15 – 10:00 (45 mins)

Music PE (Primary Hall)

(90 mins)

French (S10)

10:00 – 10:45 (45 mins)

French (S08) Music (S10)

Week 3

9:15 – 10:00 (45 mins)

French (S08) Music (S09) PE (Primary Hall)

(90 mins) 10:00 – 10:45 (45 mins)


Year 6 (Thursdays) Ms Choudhury Ms Walia

Cartwright Class (S17) Ms Howard Mr Bethall

Einstein Class (S18) Ms Alam

Johnson Class (S19) Mr Crosby

Week 1

9:15 – 10:00 (45 mins)

PE (Primary Hall)

(90 mins)


10:00 – 10:45 (45 mins)


Week 2

9:15 – 10:00 (45 mins)

Music (S17) PE (Primary Hall)

(90 mins)

French (S19)

10:00 – 10:45 (45 mins)


Week 3

9:15 – 10:00 (45 mins)

French (S17) Music (S18) PE (Primary Hall)

(90 mins) 10:00 – 10:45 (45 mins)



Dear Parents and Carers,

The INA Times Table Championship fixtures for this week have been released:Nicks vs Al-Kashi

Pythagoras vs FibonacciShankar vs Lovelace

Ellington vs RamanujanCartwright vs Mirzakhani

Einstein vs VivaldiTaillefaire vs Johnson

The matches will start on the 12th October and finish on the 19th October. The results for each match will be in the newsletter along with a league table. If your child has not received a username and password, please contact your class teacher.

To access the website please follow this link: https://play.ttrockstars.com/

After the first week of fixtures, there were some fantastically close results. Vivaldi has taken an early lead in the table after securing an impressive victory over Ramanujan. Additionally, Shankar had a very close match, narrowly beating Ellington. The rest of the results are listed below along with the league table:


The results for this week’s match as of Wednesday evening are as follows:

The results will be published in the newsletter next week, along with an updated league table. There are still 4 days left to impact and change the results.


Maths with ParentsWell done to Curie class, Fitzgerald class and Glennie class who have the most

children signed up for Maths with Parents. Mr Crosby will be checking each week to see which children have engaged in the most activities this half term.

Special shout outs and well done to the following pupils who have completed the most activities so far this half term:

Curie Class Zoha Baig, Inaya Hussain, Eric Morgan, Gurjot Singh Pandher

and Aurora Tsvetanova

Maxwell ClassHibba Ahmed, Eartha Benjamin, Amaan Ilyas, Neevan Mahendra, Abrish Rehan

and Diya Sauntoo

Newton Class Zakiyyah Ahmedabadi, Maryam Ali, Rukh-e-zahra Naqvi,

Muhammad Rayaan Nasir

Ellington Class Zander Benjamin, Hamza Dakri, Ayaan Muhammad

Nicks Class Jaskaran Dhiman and Mehjabin Haque

To register your child, then please visit the following website:

www.mathswithparents.comOnce you are on the main page you will need to click to ‘log in’ you will be asked

to click on the ‘new parent’ tab.

When asked for the six-digit class please add as follows and complete the registration details:

Curie 767158

Maxwell 411987

Newton 529808

Britten 179736


Lovely LearningGreat learning in Reception classes this week!

Fitzgerald 609482

Glennie 315368

Al-Kashi 708917

Fibonacci 965243

Pythagoras 868671

Ellington 151903

Nicks 640750

Shankar 623599If your child had an account in the previous year group and class, you will need to

register them again in their new class using the codes above.

Please contact your child’s teacher if you need some support in getting signed up.


Year 2Letter Writing



Black Hero of the WeekThroughout Black History Month the children will be learning about a Black Hero in history each week who will feature in our newsletters and we encourage the children to use their discovery skills by clicking on the links below to find our more information about our heroes. Next week the children will be learning about Nelson Mandela. The children can find out more from the links below:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela

http://www.nelsonmandela.org/content/page/biography

Black Music of the Week

In recognition and to celebrate Black History Month we will be listening to the music of a different black composer or artist each week. Next week we will be

listening to and learning about Otis Redding. As a suggested activity to support at home, you could gather some facts about Redding in preparation for the coming

week. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_Redding

http://otisredding.com/


Praise and RecognitionEvery 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:

Sukhraj Dhillon – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for working hard to manage his distractions during carpet time).Gurjot Singh Pandher – Scholar of the Week (for engaging with all the activities on Maths with Parents).

Maxwell Class:

Aadam Khan – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for concentrating and actively taking part in his learning).Mishal Malik – Scholar of the Week (for remembering her sounds and applying it to her writing).

Newton Class:

Emily Kolyciute – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for persevering with her Maths learning this week!).Raghav Thirumal – Scholar of the Week (for using his Phonics knowledge to write sounds!).

Britten Class:

Jude Richardson – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for trying his best to manage his distractions during learning time and showing enthusiasm towards his learning).Jabir Mohammed – Scholar of the Week (for using wonderful adjectives in our English lesson).


Fitzgerald Class:

Daniyal Bayrami – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using great grit to persevere and give his best effort independently at his table lots this week).Hussain Nawaz – Scholar of the Week (for some great descriptive writing of the Wolf in Little Red Riding Hood, including powerful adjectives and a few conjunctions too!).

Glennie Class:

Zakarriya Din – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for managing his distractions and writing excellent descriptive sentences).Arfa Aamer – Scholar of the Week (for using amazing adjectives and conjunctions when retelling the story of Red Riding Hood).

Al-Kashi Class:

Ilyas Mohammed – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing perseverance throughout the day in all areas of learning. Well done for being so determined towards your learning Ilyas).Yahya Palejwala – Scholar of the Week (for writing a fantastic persuasive and informative letter in our English learning. Well done Yahya).

Fibonacci Class:

Rehan Rehan – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing grit and resilience in maths when identifying and solving number problems).Alisha Haleem – Scholar of the Week (for using persuasive language and conjunctions in her letter to George).

Pythagoras Class:

Amna Nusrat – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using her perseverance to add and subtract 2-digit numbers in maths).Tabinul Hasan – Scholar of the Week (for writing an excellent letter to George using persuasive language).

Ellington Class:

Aleeza Arshad – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using her ‘grit’ to secure her understanding in rounding).Tyler-Fraser Clark – Scholar of the Week (for using wonderful expressions when impersonating the big bad wolf).


Nicks Class:

Sophia Ahmed – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing great resilience during maths lessons this week on rounding).Abeera Qazi – Scholar of the Week (for helping the class win their first Times Tables Rock Stars battle and improving her knowledge of times tables).

Shankar Class:

Beetaa Bayrami – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for her determination when working through rounding questions in maths).Affan Rasool – Scholar of the Week (for his brave performance as the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood).

Lovelace Class

Arthi Sivananthan – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using grit and improving her writing through lots of practice).Sana Abbas – Scholar of the Week (for making a huge leap in her writing this year and becoming more independent).

Mirzakhani Class:

Alishba Zahoor – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing great determination and resilience in all challenge tasks).Humza Anwar – Scholar of the Week (for being the most consistent Times Table Rockstar!).

Ramanujan Class:

Holly Carless – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for excellent concentration and perseverance in all lessons).Parmveer Singh – Scholar of the Week (for independently completing set tasks with a growth mindset).

Rahman Class:

Emilie Morgan – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using her ‘grit’ disposition during maths lessons).Akbar Hussain – Scholar of the Week (for writing a fantastic letter in his English lesson).


Tailleferre Class:

Aliyah Khan – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for demonstrating ‘determination’ to improve her times table knowledge and recall).Mohid Asif – Scholar of the Week (for demonstrating an excellent understanding of column addition and subtraction).

Vivaldi Class:

Mohammadou Silah Marega – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for learning his times tables very quickly and getting 25 out of 25).Zayn Miah – Scholar of the Week (for doing excellent acting as Howard Carter for history hot-seating and using all the information from past lessons to give reasonable responses).

Cartwright Class:

Anum Imran – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using perseverance and determination when completing your maths learning this week).Naniyah Owusu – Scholar of the Week (for doing a fantastic job when translating your Shakespearean script, and for challenging yourself by using rhyming words!).

Einstein Class:

Siya Kamothi – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for her concentration in class and always managing the distractions around her).Rayaan Vakas – Scholar of the Week (for producing an impressive, modernised version of a Shakespeare playscript).

Johnson Class:

Haider Shaikh – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing great grit and determination with his handwriting, he is constantly trying to improve this. Well done!).Arjun Bihal – Scholar of the Week (for working really hard this term and scoring some very impressive results during assessment week).


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 in-troduced at the beginning of the week during the Monday assembly and reinforced throughout the week across the curriculum. Each class teacher will award a certifi-cate 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.


At School • At school we always remind the children to treat others in the way that they

would like to be treated in return. • At school we talk about having good listening skills and that we must look at the

person who is talking to us to show respect for them and that we are listening to them properly.

• During every lesson the children are encouraged to develop their sociability by talking to their talk partner, when some children find this hard to do; an adult will sit and help facilitate paired talk. During the course of the year the children will be moved around and will have been encouraged to have different reading partners, maths partners etc.

• We discuss the importance of working together as one big team or family at school and that we need to take care of everybody – we use the phrase ‘kind hands, kind feet’ to remind children that we do not hurt others.

• When a child hurts someone or makes a poor behaviour choice, it is important that they reflect on their behaviour and if another person is involved, that they apologise to them.

• Through wider reading and research the children are able to extend their understanding of the world around them, reflecting on what makes things different and what are the common thread through life.

• Though reading stories the children can develop their skills of empathy through their comprehension of the characters, their motivations etc.

At Home• Having consistent boundaries between home and school is very important. • Talk to your child about the importance of not hurting or hitting other children

and that we need to treat everyone kindly and respectfully. • We know that you have equally high expectations of your child at home as we at

school and working in partnership has great strength in supporting your child to make good choices each day.

EmpathyListening

SociabilityCollaboration

Openness

ReflectivenessUnderstanding

Week commencing 12th October 2020

Emotional IntelligenceEmotional Intelligence comprises seven dispositions:


Autumn Term 2020Tuesday 1st September –

Friday 18th December 2020

Key Dates

Monday 12th October Year 6 INA Transition Meeting (Virtual)Einstein Class 6.00pm

Wednesday 14th October Year 6 INA Transition Meeting (Virtual) Johnson Class 6.00pm

Friday 16th October INA Primary Ark INSET Day – Primary School Closed

Friday 23rd October Multicultural Day

Friday 23rd October Break up 3.45pm

Monday 26th - Friday 30th October HALF TERM

Monday 2nd November Home and Family Week

Monday 2nd November Mathemagical Week

Wednesday 18th November INSET Day: no school for students

Friday 11th December Christmas Lunch & Christmas Jumper Day

Friday 18th December Break up 12.00pm

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