Our Year 2 class had a great afternoon with local artist Len Grant. Len came in to talk to the children about his life as an artist, and to bring the curriculum focus ‘Our Community’ to life; Len is a local artist whose work is in our community.
He shared his work and inspired the pupils to produce their own excellent pieces. Thank you, Len!
We raised an amazing £604 profit on Friday’s Halloween Disco. Many thanks to all our families who supported this event and of course, it could not have happened without the energy and enthusiasm of Courtney, Gloria, Frances and Sarah plus the many helpers on the night. We could not have done it without you!
This is a great event – for your children and for you. As a reminder – parents buy a ticket (or multiple tickets) for £5:00 and then the children can choose a present, and wrap it up and label it so that mums and dads and grandparents can have a surprise gift! Every gift is of excellent quality. Tickets are selling fast so buy yours NOW!
Check online and buy your child’s Christmas cards. Here is the link
https://mychildsart.co.uk/home/
username: CoOpIslington
password: StF9rmbM
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.
| Monday 7th November | Meeting for Year 6 parents at 2:45. Miss Harper will give an overview of the SATs expectations, give examples of the tests, talk about how school is helping your children to be their academic best, and will give hints and tips of things you can do at home.We will share all slides, notes, handouts etc afterwards. |
| Monday 7th November | Individual and sibling photographs – please come in usual school uniform and NOT their PE kit. If you have younger brothers and sisters that you would like to be involved please arrive at school at 8:20 |
| Monday 7th November | Talk Money Week. Any parents who work in the financial sector and who might be willing and able to come in to talk to the children about your job – please contact me tabitha.smith@coopacademies.co.uk |
| Monday 7th November | Poppies on sale at the gate in the morning this week |
| Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th November | Parents evening with appointments from 3:40 to 6:20Year 6 appointments will start at 2:30 |
| Monday 14th November | Anti-Bullying week. Look out for more information and activities |
| Thursday 17th November | Athletic event afterschool for Year 5&6 pupils. Look out for the letter |
| Friday 18th November The Great Spotacular!  |
Children in Need (with a twist!)Children can, if they would like, come to school dressed up – spotty clothes / home clothes and instead of a cash donation, we ask that children bring a food donation for the local charity Mustard Tree. Tins of meat, fish or fruitTea bagsSugarPot noodles |
| Friday 18th November | Year 5 and 6 Drama Performance from a company called Box Clever – focus on Road safety |
| Friday 18th November | A return visit from Rob, to undertake bike maintenance and repairs (plus goodie bags to give away) Rob will be here from 3pm so bring your bikes along for a free make-over. |
| Friday 18th November | EYFS (Reception) Parent Information session – focus on Reading. Miss Streeter will run two 30 minute workshops for parents, followed by a Q&A. The sessions will run at 9:00 and 2:45. Please look out for the letter with more details, but pop this date in your diary. |
| Friday 18th November | Choir singing LIVE as part of the BBC Children in Need event at Media City. Watch out for us on the programme! |
| Tuesday 22nd November3:30 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! |
| 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 |
| Thursday 8th December | Whole School Pantomime x 2 performances |
| Friday 9th December | EYFS nativity carols at 9:30 here at school |
| 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’. |
| Thursday 15th December | Badminton tournament for Years 5&6 – more details to follow |
| Thursday 15th December | Music Concert at 9:30 |
| 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
Following the huge success of Elfridges last year, we are again offering the chance for children to choose and wrap a ‘secret’ present for mum, dad, grandparents.
You go onto the School gateway and buy tickets (£5 each)
Your child then exchanges this ticket at our Elfridges shop, where they choose, wrap and label a high quality gift to give as a present at Christmas.
It’s great fun for the children, and exciting for you – your gift will be excellent quality but a total surprise!
Buy your tickets now before they all sell out.
Officers from Greater Manchester Police came in to talk to our pupils about, and raise awareness of, Hate Crime.
The children listened carefully, and took on board the messages given. Many thanks to the officers who gave their time.
Our Girls Football Team played in their first tournament of the season – and they did us proud!
Excellent effort by everyone in the team – and many thanks to the parents who encouraged them along the way.
We invited our parents into school to work alongside their children at a Forest School session.
Forest School children have been enjoying seasonal favourite activities like pumpkin carving, creating spooky leaf and rock creatures. Year 1 made beautiful autumn wreaths and dry plant bouquets.
One of our parents came up with a wonderful idea to help out our families – this good quality clothing ‘swap shop’ was the brain child of Frances.
Our pupils showed great determination and teamwork to get an important job done.
The pupils demonstrated the Co-Op Ways of Being in bucketloads!
The following children have been celebrated in our assemblies for demonstrating an understanding of our Ways of Being:
This week we celebrated the value ‘Be yourself, always’ to showcase our talents. 35 pupils from across the school showed courage and determination to perform in front of the school. It was lovely to welcome in parents to share the show.
Congratulations to our girls who played in their first tournament of the season. You did yourselves, your teammates and our school proud!
Congratulations to the 70+ pupils who completed the Summer Reading challenge. They will be given a certificate and medal this week.
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.
| Monday 24th October – Friday 28th October | Holiday Camp here at school – book directly on this link https://juniorsportstars.co.uk/sports-holiday-camps/ |
| Monday 31st October | NO SCHOOL FOR PUPILS – STAFF TRAINING DAY |
| Monday 31st October | Final date for our Year 6 families to make your online application for a Secondary school place |
| Tuesday 1st November | Return to schoolSign up for Parents Evening |
| Monday 7th November | Meeting for Year 6 parents at 2:45. Miss Harper will give an overview of the SATs expectations, give examples of the tests, talk about how school is helping your children to be their academic best, and will give hints and tips of things you can do at home.We will share all slides, notes, handouts etc afterwards. |
| Monday 7th November | Talk Money Week. Any parents who work in the financial sector and who might be willing and able to come in to talk to the children about your job – please contact me tabitha.smith@coopacademies.co.uk |
| Monday 7th November | Poppies on sale at the gate in the morning this week |
| Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th November | Parents evening with appointments from 3:40 to 6:20Year 6 appointments will start at 2:30 |
| Monday 14th November | Anti-Bullying week. Look out for more information and activities |
| Thursday 17th November | Athletic event afterschool for Year 5&6 pupils. Look out for the letter |
| Friday 18th November The Great Spotacular! |
Children in Need (with a twist!)Children can, if they would like, come to school dressed up – spotty clothes / home clothes and instead of a cash donation, we ask that children bring a food donation for the local charity Mustard Tree. Tins of meat, fish or fruitTea bagsSugarPot noodles |
| Friday 18th November | Year 5 and 6 Drama Performance from a company called Box Clever – focus on Road safety |
| Friday 18th November | A return visit from Rob, to undertake bike maintenance and repairs (plus goodie bags to give away) Rob will be here from 3pm so bring your bikes along for a free make-over. |
| Tuesday 22nd November3:30 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! |
| Thursday 1st December | Last chance to buy your Elfridges tickets |
| Thursday 8th December | Whole School Pantomime x 2 performances |
| Friday 9th December | EYFS nativity carols at 9:30 here at school |
| 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’. |
| Thursday 15th December | Badminton tournament for Years 5&6 – more details to follow |
| Thursday 15th December | Music Concert at 9:30 |
| 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
The following children have been celebrated in our assemblies for demonstrating an understanding of our Ways of Being:
Congratulations to: Logan and Sofia, Winter, Austin and Luca, Audvik and Logan. Yathra, Archie, Vivaan and Hannah, Luna, Titilayo, Yohoni and all of Year 4, Emma, Deen and Famke and Liyana.
Continuing the wellbeing focus, this week we have all listened to and joined in with ‘Stand by Me’ by Ben E. King.
Thanks to the parents who voted in this parent Governor election. A total of 54 parents returned the voting slip before the deadline. The two parents who have been voted onto the Academy Governing Council are Frances Cameron and Gloria Lilley. Congratulations to both, and my thanks to Rick Turner and to Dr El Sayed Salem for their willingness to contribute to the school’s success.
For parents who use our Wraparound Club, please read the letter that has been sent out. We don’t want to cap our numbers, but will have to do so if parents fail to pre-book and pre-pay.
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 and then the children can choose a present, and wrap it up, so that mums and dads and grandparents can have a surprise gift!
Buy your tickets via the school gateway – there is no limit on the number of tickets you can buy, but the closing date is 1st December.
If you want to buy more than one ticket, make separate individual payments. Tickets are going fast – buy yours before 1st December!
As part of the Road Safety Awareness campaign, we have arranged for a company called Box Clever to come into school to present a drama show for our Year 5 & 6 pupils focussing on road safety. This show will be in the afternoon of Friday 18th November. Additionally, Rob, from Revolution MCR will return to New Islington to provide free bike maintenance opportunities for our families.
Bring your bikes along from 3pm on Friday 18th November.
Anyone work in the financial sector or work with money? Do you work with foreign currency, in a bank, in a shop, in pensions, insurance? Do you know about stocks and shares?
Are you willing to come in for 30 minutes to talk to our pupils about your job?
Email me! tabitha.smith@coopacademies.co.uk
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.
| Monday 17th October | Nasal Flu vaccinations |
| Tuesday 18th October | Key Stage One assembly – focus on the Ways of Being – Be Yourself, Always. This is a chance for pupils to showcase their talents to their peers. |
| Wednesday 19th October | Girls Football Team tournament. Letter has been sent out – parents are needed for transport. |
| Thursday 20th October | Key Stage Two assembly – focus on the Ways of Being – Be Yourself, Always. This is a chance for pupils to showcase their talents to their peers. |
| Friday 21st October | Year 6 Talk Money Workshop run by Yorkshire Bank |
| Friday 21st October | Final date to pay the £10 deposit for the Year 5 children attending the Residential when in Year 6, 2023 |
| Friday 21st October | Halloween Disco – come along dressed up (optional) for fun and dancing! It’s also a chance for parents to chat and meet new friends. Pay on the door – £2:00 EXACT MONEY PLEASE EYFS and KS1 disco 6:15 to 7:00KS2 disco 7:15 to 8:00Free Face painting from Miss Kinga, and there will be sweeties available for a 50p kindly donated by Sarah:@Cook Stars Manchester Central & Easthttps://www.facebook.com/cookstarsmanchestercentralandeast |
| Friday 21st October | Last day of school before the half term holiday |
| Monday 24th October – Friday 28th October | Holiday Camp here at school – book directly on this link https://juniorsportstars.co.uk/sports-holiday-camps/ |
| Monday 31st October | NO SCHOOL FOR PUPILS – STAFF TRAINING DAY |
| Monday 31st October | Final date for our Year 6 families to make your online application for a Secondary school place |
| Tuesday 1st November | Return to schoolSign up for Parents Evening |
| Monday 7th November | Talk Money Week. Any parents who work in the financial sector and who might be willing and able to come in to talk to the children about your job – please contact me tabitha.smith@coopacademies.co.uk |
| Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th November | Parents evening with appointments from 3:40 to 6:20 |
| Thursday 17th November | Athletic event afterschool for Year 5&6 pupils. Look out for the letter. |
| Friday 18th November | Year 5 and 6 Drama Performance from a company called Box Clever – focus on Road safety |
| Friday 18th November | A return visit from Rob, to undertake bike maintenance and repairs (plus goodie bags to give away) Rob will be here from 3pm so bring your bikes along for a free make-over. |
| Thursday 1st December | Last chance to buy your Elfridges tickets (see above) |
| Thursday 8th December | Whole School Pantomime x 2 performances |
| Friday 9th December | EYFS nativity carols at 9:30 here at school |
| 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’. |
| Thursday 15th December | Badminton tournament for Years 5&6 – more details to follow |
| Thursday 15th December | Music Concert at 9:30 |
| 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 17th Oct – RNE |
Fridays Whole Class Forest School with Teacher and TA’s 21st Oct – RCS |
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
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