The New Islington News – Edition 11
Ways of Being Co-op
he following children have been celebrated in our assemblies, for demonstrating an understanding of our Ways of Being – ‘show that you care’ ‘do what matters most’ ‘be yourself, always’ and ‘succeed together’.
Congratulations to: Lucas and James, Nina and Yoshika, Ryder and Amelia, Monia and Noah, Davyd, Yasmine, Henry, Karen and Sophie.
Music of the week:
The focus this week has been on our BBC Children in Need choir, who sang so beautifully last week.
Millionaire Readers:
Congratulations to the following children who have reached a reading total of 500,000 words! Muhammed, Jacob, Harry J, Nicolas, Anthony, James, Dareen, Aadil, Sophie, Jamal, Aradhya, Nadeem and Zach
Term dates
The following list gives an outline of the term’s events. They are not set in stone! New additions or alterations are bold. Greater details will be given as appropriate nearer the time.
| Tuesday 22nd November 3:30 to 5:00 |
Year 5 auditions for Les Miserables – see email sent out 14.10.22The production is open to students in all year groups from Year 5 & 6, right up to Year 13, taking pupils from all the Co-Op Academies Trust schools. The production will be staged in the theatre at Coop Academy Manchester during the week commencing 10th July 2023. Roving auditions will come to each school throughout November. Auditions will be here at school.To prepare for the auditions, pupils can click on this link cooplesmis.online which provides more information and resources for students to get to grips with before their auditionWe would encourage as many of our pupils to audition and take part! |
| Monday 28th November | Week A |
| Monday 28th November | A photographer will be in all day taking promotional shots for our website, for around school on our photo boards, and for social media. We will only take photos if parental permission has been given. Please look out for the Google Form tomorrow – click the link to your child’s correct class |
| Thursday 1st December | Last chance to buy your Elfridges tickets |
| Friday 2nd December | Parent Forum at 9:15. Come along with questions and queries about any aspect of school life. If you are unable to attend, please send areas to discuss to tabitha.smith@coopacademies.co.uk |
| Monday 5th December | Please bring in £1:00 for party food during this week |
| Monday 5th December | Week b |
| Thursday 8th December | Whole School Pantomime x 2 performances |
| Friday 9th December | EYFS nativity carols at 9:30 here at school |
| Friday 9th December | Last chance to order your Christmas Cards Check online and buy your child’s Christmas cards. Here is the link https://mychildsart.co.uk/home/ Username: CoOpIslington Password: StF9r |
| Friday 9th December | Elfridges – Today is the day that children can exchange their ticket to buy a surprise present. This event was a huge success last year (thanks to one of our parents, Zoe Mills). It is a great way to raise money for our Library project, as well as being great fun for the children. Parents buy a ticket for £5:00 and then the children can choose a present, and wrap it up, so that mums and dads can have a surprise gift! You can buy your tickets now. |
| Monday 12th December | Year 3 Carols and Poems at Angel Square, starting at 2pm.We are really excited to hold our Year 3 concert at the Co-Op HeadQuarters – the amazing Angel Square. For security reasons, parents will only be allowed to attend with pre-booked tickets. The session will be live streamed for those who cannot attend. Look out for the letter and how to get your ticket in November. |
| Tuesday 13th December | Key Stage One Carol Concert at 9:30 |
| Wednesday 14th December | Christmas Dinner day. School will pay for all our pupils to have a Christmas Dinner. Those who usually pay for a school dinner will be credited for this meal. Of course, if your child would prefer their usual packed lunch, they can bring this in as usual. |
| Wednesday 14th December | Christmas Jumper Day: Children can (if they want to) wear a festive jumper and bring in £1:00 for the charity ‘Mind’. |
| Wednesday 14th December | A live orchestral concert, here at school, performed by the Manchester University Orchestra for our pupils in KS2. |
| Thursday 15th December | Badminton tournament for Years 5&6 – more details to follow |
| Thursday 15th December | Music Concert at 9:30 |
| Friday 16th December | Christmas Parties for all classes. Children can come to school in their home clothes / party clothes. Teachers will ask for a £1:00 donation from Monday 5th December, so that we can provide party food. |
| Friday 16th December | Toy day / end of term |
| Tuesday 4th January 2023 | Spring Term begins for all pupils |
| Mondays Whole Class Forest School with Teacher and TA’s 7/11/22 – 6CH14/11/22 – 5IP21/11/22 – 4LB29/11/22 – 3FC |
Fridays Whole Class Forest School with Teacher and TA’s 4/11/22 – 2AO11/11/22 – 5LB18/11/22 – 4AO25/11/22 – 3JM2/12/22 – 2JJ9/12/22 – 2AO (missed from A1) |
Notes Children should come to school on Forest School days in the appropriate clothing and footwear. As the winter approaches, a warm waterproof coat is essential as the children go out in any weather. Please refer to letters previously sent home or ask your child’s teacher for clarification. |
As always, contact me any time: tabitha.smith@coopacademies.co.uk