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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 A huge thank you all for donating your £1 for World Book Day, we managed to raise an amazing £438.90, which has helped to pay for the WBD prizes for the winning story entries and other competitions that were run. Any remaining funds will go towards buying other curriculum resources. It was great seeing everyone dressed up and entering the spirit of fun. Ms Jeremy will post an article for next week’s newsletter with the names of all the competition winners. It was also great to see a number of you visit this week for the Reading Worship run by Ms Jeremy. Please be reminded that all workshop PowerPoints are available on the school website under the ‘Community & Careers’ tab. 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.
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.
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06/03/2020 Subject: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dear Parent/Carer, We know you will have been hearing a lot about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on TV and in the media. We have no reports of anyone connected with our school – staff or students – being at risk of having Coronavirus. The good news is that the risk of getting the virus remains low. The health of all of our students and staff is our top priority and we are monitoring the advice from the Government and the NHS on a daily basis. I am getting in touch to make sure you have the most up to date information about and what we can all do to help prevent it from spreading. KEY FACTS FOR ANYONE WHO HAS TRAVELLED TO THE AFFECTED AREAS If your or your children have…
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…travelled to the UK from the areas below in the last 14 days and is experiencing cough or fever or shortness of breath - Mainland China - Thailand - Japan - Republic of Korea - Hong Kong - Taiwan - Singapore - Malaysia - Macau …returned from any of the areas below since 19 February - Iran - specific areas in northern Italy - ‘special care zones’ in South Korea - Hubei province of China …returned from the below areas since 19 February and develop symptoms, however mild. - Northern Italy (anywhere north of Pisa, Florence and Rimini) - Vietnam - Cambodia - Laos - Myanmar
…stay indoors at home and call NHS 111, even if your symptoms are mild.
…call NHS 111 and stay indoors. Avoid contact with other people even if you do not have symptoms. …stay indoors at home and avoid contact with other people. Immediately call NHS 111. You do not need to follow this advice if you have no symptoms.
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KEY FACTS FROM THE NHS: There are things you can do to help stop viruses like coronavirus spreading • when you cough or sneeze, cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) • put used tissues in the bin immediately • wash your hands with soap and water often – use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available • try to avoid close contact with people who are unwell • do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth if your hands are not clean The latest NHS information is available here - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/ If you are worried that your child may have been exposed to the virus, it is vitally important that you do not go to the doctor or the hospital, you need to call NHS 111 who will advise you on what to do. It is vital that you let the school know immediately if you have been told by NHS111 that your child could be at risk of having Coronavirus. Please contact info@isaacnewtonacademy.org or call the school to let us know and ask to speak to the Principal. If NHS 111 has said that your child must stay at home, then they must not come to school. We will make sure that they can keep up with their studies if they have to away from school. Any parents or carers who have been told to stay at home by NHS 111 should ask someone else to take their children to school for them. I will keep you updated on the situation, if you have any questions or need any further information, please do not hesitate to get in contact with the school. Kind regards, Jo Spencer Interim Principal Isaac Newton Academy
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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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Literature Week and World Book Day 2020 We were delighted to have local author, Kiran Lyall visit us this week as part of our World Book Day and Literacy Week to work with the Year 1 pupils. She talked to the children about how books are made and the left the children feeling inspired and wanting to have a go at writing their own stories. Some children made book markers and others drew their own book character. The children also sang the RUNG song which is all about colours in Punjabi.
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Ιοvειψ Ιεατηιηδ τπιξ ωεελ! Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed their Ancient Greek workshop last week. The children had fun being dressed up in Greek outfits and participating in a range of activities which included, a Greek battle, quizzes, games and puzzles as well as learning about the history of Ancient Greece.
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Lovely Learning this week! As part of our Literacy Week, Year 1 and Year 4 enjoyed some paired reading activities. The Year 4 pupils were very impressed by the Year 1 pupils and their reading skills.
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Project INDONESIA
I have recently been working with the School Council around a project that I felt compelled to run this year after my visit to Indonesia in the summer holiday. I was really fortunate to visit a number of different islands during my stay one of which was a very small island called Gili Meno. Gili Meno is an island with approximately 500 inhabitants. There are no cars, only horses, carts and bikes used to travel as it is so small. You can walk around the whole circumference of the island in the matter of a few hours. It thrives on and is wholly dependent on tourism. In August 2018 an earthquake struck Indonesia and some of its islands, one of those being Gili Meno, leaving tourists and islanders alike having to flee in panic to safer ground. Walking around the beautiful island there is still visible evidence of the ruins from a year previous to my visit but what stuck with me the most was how incredibly resilient and determined the people of Gilo Meno were in immediately rebuilding the hotels and businesses to ensure their livelihood in what is an already poor area. What was also very apparent was the kindness and generosity of the island’s people. Being the curious person I am, I wondered around and discovered the one primary school on the island called Gili Meno Elementary. Around 80 children aged 7-12 attend school there for a few hours each day, if their parents can afford
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it. A child can get a scholarship they are lucky enough to go onto secondary school on the island of Lombok, a short boat ride away. I was fortunate enough to be invited into the school and given a tour of the classrooms, the staffroom and the library that the headteacher was proud to show me. As I left the school I knew that I could take what I had learned to INA and share it with our children and do something to help. With the School Council we are hoping to collect from each class any donations of pens, pencils, colouring pencils, felt tips, note pads along with other stationery items as well as some basic English story books and non-fiction texts that can help to replenish their library. We have requested that items be sent in by Friday 3rd April. If every INAP child donated at least one pencil we would have 540 pencils to send to a school of 80 pupils, so even the smallest of donations will have an impact.
Thank you for your support. Ms Broadway
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Waste Week 9th - 13th March 2020
To promote plastic reduction and contribute to the Great British Spring Clean happening up and down the country this month, Isaac Newton Academy will be engaging in a variety of waste-focused environmental competitions and challenges next week... Water bottle competition (Tuesday and Wednesday)
classes will compete to see which class can bring in reusable water bottles the most.
Litter picks/treasure finding sessions (Thursday)
Winning classes will win a slot with a representative from Redbridge’s Neighbourhood team to do some real litter picking in the primary and KS3 playgrounds - with some treasure at the end!
Fact finding challenge
Fact cards, like the one above, will be hidden around the school. Children who can spot and remember them to tell a teacher can move their pegs up.
Poster competition (for KS2)
See competition flyer below. NOTE: we have an extension to the deadline. Please send any entries to Ms Willcox/the office by 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:
Aleeza Khan – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing bravery when asking questions during circle time). Sukhnoor Singh – Scholar of the Week (for working hard in literacy to complete his story). Maxwell Class:
Aamir Haroon - Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing courage when answering questions during learning time). Aisha Islam – Scholar of the Week (for reading and writing words independently). Newton Class:
Rayyan Khwaja – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for using his bravery when answering questions in class). Safiyah Motin – Scholar of the Week (for writing an excellent recount of ‘The Enormous Turnip’ story). Britten Class:
Manav Ahmed – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for always displaying a ‘can do’ attitude and willingness to try new things). Qirrat Sobia – Scholar of the Week (for writing a fantastic letter including all the important features of a formal letter). Fitzgerald Class:
Abeera Ahmad – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for bravely taking risks and working more independently in class). Inayah Kashif – Scholar of the Week (for thinking of some great similes to include in her writing this week).
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Glennie Class:
Haniah Bilal – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for being brave and answering questions in lessons). Ibrahim Nabi – Scholar of the Week (for writing a fantastic letter this week). Al-Kashi Class:
Zunairah Raja – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing great leadership skills when working in groups and reminding the class to take turns). Fatima Kashif – Scholar of the Week (for drawing an excellent portrait of Florence Nightingale). Fibonacci Class:
Tahsinah Begum – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for being more willing to take risks and learn by making mistakes in her learning). Wasif Mohammed – Scholar of the Week (for a fantastic letter written to Felix from the character Sophie). Pythagoras Class:
Tyler Fraser Clarke – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for taking on the role of leader during lessons). Leja Vitkauskaite – Scholar of the Week (for using descriptive language to describe a character). Ellington Class:
Laraib Ul Haq – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing her bravery when articulating how to make an equivalent fraction). Tahsin Salam – Scholar of the Week (for being extremely brave when answering literal questions independently). Nicks Class:
Fiza Alam – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for joining a new school with great enthusiasm and bravery). Arfah Noor – Scholar of the Week (for consistently producing high quality independent learning in all lessons).
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Shankar Class:
Anna Kiseleva – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for taking lots of risks with her learning and for thinking outside of the box). Devyani Soni – Scholar of the Week (for creating a very well written newspaper article, using all the appropriate features). Lovelace Class
Sanan Shah – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for excellent bravery during swimming lessons). Hamza Chand – Scholar of the Week (for sharing his innovative ideas during Whole Class Reading). Mirzakhani Class:
Inaaya Muhammad – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing optimism in class and always demonstrating a positive attitude towards her learning). Abdul Wahab – Scholar of the Week (for including embedded clauses using a range of parentheses in his writing). Ramanujan Class:
Gulle Jannat Zahir – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing optimism and courage in all subjects, even when tasks are challenging). Maya Kimborowicz – Scholar of the Week (for using reasoning in maths when converting fractions to decimals). Rahman Class:
Faheem Ahmedabadi – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for demonstrating great decision-making skills in class). Janeefa Khezar – Scholar of the Week (for being a supportive peer to her classmates). Tailleferre Class:
Yanis Benjamin – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for his optimism and enthusiasm in rehearsals for the class assembly). Meerab Dar – Scholar of the Week (for her creativity and love for reading shown in her fantastic World Book Day competition entries).
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Vivaldi Class:
Ronak Chatha – Headteacher’s Habits Award (for showing bravery by trying to be more independent with his learning). Hammad Siddique – Scholar of the Week (for writing a very informative fact file on the Ancient Greeks using range of clauses).
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. Lara Burvill Alishba Zahoor Rajan Mann Ejamjot Pandher Johan George Roman Tayib Ayaan Muhammad
Leja Vitkauskaite Khadija Jamil Farasat Heron Eesa Anwar Inayah Kashif Laraib Ul Haq
Avani Tathgar Arshitha Thelapurath Alia Malik Yunus Ashraf Monira Miah Rumaysah Bukhari Nobin Choudhury
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. Joshua George
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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
89.0% 90.0% 95.3%
Britten Fitzgerald Glennie
94.7% 98.7% 96.7%
Al-Kashi Fibonacci Pythagoras
96.7% 96.7% 98.2%
Well done and congratulations to Fitzgerald Class who are the winners this week with 98.7%.
Key Stage 2 Ellington Nicks Shankar
97.0% 98.3% 92.7%
Lovelace Mirzakhani Ramanujan
96.3% 98.9% 98.0%
Rahman Tailleferre Vivaldi
95.7% 99.0% 96.7%
Well done and congratulations to Tailleferre Class who are the winners again this week with 99%.
Overall Attendance: 96.0% 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 13th March 2020. An invitation will be given to the children during our Celebration and Awards Assembly: Pradhyun Jaganathan Fatima Kashif - Al-Kashi Zakariya Iqbal - Lovelace Curie Zara Asim Ijaz - Fibonacci Aryan Lakhani - Mirzakhani Hashim Janjua - Maxwell Simran Islam - Pythagoras Aliyah Khan - Ramanujan Daniel Kitov - Newton Aleena Chowdhury Inaaya Ijaz - Rahman Sahejdeep Kaur - Britten Ellington Tay'Shawn Holland Avreet Kaur - Fitzgerald Joshua George - Nicks Tailleferre Alisha Aqsa Islam - Glennie Avni Kamothi - Shankar Ayaan Hussain Riaz - Vivaldi
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/ 6 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 9th March 2020
Resourcefulness
Resourcefulness comprises ten dispositions: Questioning Making Connections Reasoning Remembering Transferring Scavenging Imitating Adaptability Recycling Flexibility At School •
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It is important that the pupils are able to use and remember their vast phonics, spelling and vocabulary knowledge and apply this information when beginning to write independently. The children imitate familiar stories and characters they know and apply these to their own stories. As adults we are acutely aware that we model behaviours for the pupils every day during lunchtime when we eat with our knife and fork or avoid talking when our mouth is full, wash our hands, consider how we dress and present ourselves, how we speak to each other; knowing that the children will imitate the behaviour they see. As well as being able to read the sounds and words on pages, the pupils now need to be able to question, reason and comprehend the text they read and explain what is happening and explain their ideas. In Maths the children need to apply and transfer their knowledge to different problems and also give reason for the way they have worked out the answers. Every classroom has a recycling bin which we encourage the children to use and we also look at how we can use materials around us to incorporate them in pieces of art or other areas of our work before we throw things away.
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It is important that the pupils are able to use and remember their vast phonics, spelling and vocabulary knowledge and apply this information when beginning to write independently. The children imitate familiar stories and characters they know and apply these to their own stories. As adults we are acutely aware that we model behaviours for the pupils every day during lunchtime when we eat with our knife and fork or avoid talking when our mouth is full, wash our hands, consider how we dress and present ourselves, how we speak to each other; knowing that the children will imitate the behaviour they see. As well as being able to read the sounds and words on pages, the pupils now need to be able to question, reason and comprehend the text they read and explain what is happening and explain their ideas. In Maths the children need to apply and transfer their knowledge to different problems and also give reason for the way they have worked out the answers. Every classroom has a recycling bin which we encourage the children to use and we also look at how we can use materials around us to incorporate them in pieces of art or other areas of our work before we throw things away.
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Debt is getting me down
Social Media/Gaming is causing family conflict
Separation or loss of family member
My child(ren)’s behaviour is difficult to manage
Peer Pressure is getting too much
My child has/is selfharming
Early Help can be provided for all the concern’s raised above and can be accessed via a CAF Assessment. Contact your school’s Safeguarding Officer, SENCO, or contact the Redbridge CAF Team on 0208 708 2613 / 0208 708 2674
Being a new parent is
Worried about bullying
Where can I get support/help?
Spring Term 2020 Monday 6th January –Friday 3rd April 2020 Thursday 12th March
Relationships and Sex Education Workshop – Year 4 Parents - 9.00 & 6.00pm
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
Thursday 26th March
Parent Coffee Morning – 9.00am
Monday 30th March
Easter Egg Hunts
Monday 30th March
End of Term Assemblies – TBC
Wednesday 1st April
Easter Bonnet Parade
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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