We had a morning filled with music and singing! Our first ever musicathon – when the whole school came together, with parents and staff, to celebrate the joy of music.

The children sang songs from around the world and brought smiles and happiness to the faces of everyone! Huge thanks to Mrs Mirazi, and to Ken Brown, a trumpet player from the Halle, who came to work with us and our pupils.

Thank you to everyone who attended, you helped us have a very special day!

We invited members of the Halle orchestra to run workshops for our pupils.

Here our Year 1 pupils work with a violinist to create a soundscape ‘through the forest’

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Friday 15th July 2022

Mrs Tabitha Smith, Head Teacher

As our last week of school approaches, here are notices and activities to look out for:

Heatwave

We are preparing for a heatwave, with temperatures set to soar on Monday and Tuesday. Please ensure that your child comes to school with a full water bottle. Sun cream should be applied at home – our staff are not allowed to apply sun cream. A named sun hat or cap would be useful too. We will shorten the amount of time your child is outside, and keep classrooms as cool as we possibly can.

Clubs: There are no teacher run clubs this week.

Musicathon

With temperatures very high on Monday and Tuesday, we have made the decision to change the Musicathon. Our priority is to keep our pupils safe, whilst keeping as many activities going as possible.

The new plan is this – we will turn the ‘dress rehearsal’ into the ‘final production’. On Monday morning, at 9:20 parents are welcome to join us – but please remember that this is the first time the children have come together as a whole school to sing and make music!

Year 6 disco

All our Year 6 pupils are invited to a disco on Tuesday 19th at 6:30pm to 7:30pm. Parents are welcome to stay and chat.

Year 6 leavers’ assembly

Our Year 6 families are invited to the Leavers’ assembly at 9:15 on Friday 22nd July.

Toy day

Children are welcome to bring a toy to play with during the morning of Friday 22nd. Nothing too precious and nothing electronic.

Term finishes for all pupils at 1pm on Friday 22nd July. There is no Wraparound club and we appreciate a prompt pick up

Advance notice

School starts back on Monday 5th September at 8:50.
Meet the Teacher sessions on Thursday 8th September at 3pm and 4:30pm.

An advance date for your diary

We will be holding two ‘Meet the Teacher’ sessions on Thursday 8th September.
This will be a chance for you to come into the classroom, to sit alongside your children, and for the teacher to run through organisational and academic expectations with you.
We appreciate that not everyone will be able to attend in person, and so one session will be run on Google Meet, as well as the slides being sent out to all parents after the event.
The sessions will be held at 3pm in person, and then at 4:30 via Google meet.

Key Dates

Monday 18^th July No teacher run clubs this week. 

Monday 18th July Musicathon – parents are welcome to join us at 2pm for a cheerful event of singing and music making outside! Clarifying the date and time

Tuesday 19^th July Year 6 Leaver’s disco NEW DATE. 6:30 to 7:30

Friday 22^nd July Year 6 Leaver’s assembly at 9:15 . Please remember to send in your photos 

Friday 22nd July 2022 School closes for the summer holidays at 1pm (no wraparound provision) 

Advance notice:

School starts back on Monday 5th September at 8:50.

Meet the Teacher sessions on Thursday 8th September at 3pm and 4:30pm.

As always, contact me any time: tabitha.smith@coopacademies.co.uk

Check out these photos of a presentation from one of our pupil’s mum, who came in to talk about Nigeria as part of our ‘Going Global’ project

She shared lots about Nigerian culture and even showed us some traditional dress!

Thank you so much for coming in a sharing, our pupils had a great time.

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Friday 8th July 2022

Mrs Tabitha Smith, Head Teacher

Beer Tasting

A Beer Tasting event has been organised by the ‘Friends of New Islington’ to bring our parents and friends (over 18s only!) together for a fun and informative evening. You will have different beers to taste, with information about each one, plus a local brewer will be here to explain the journey of the hops and wheat in the field to the bottle. Arrive at 6:45 for a 7pm start. Tickets £15 bought in advance on the School gateway. 

Summer Reading challenge

Manchester Libraries have been in contact with us. There has been an administrative muddle at their end, meaning children across all schools in Manchester are missing cards.The library has now realised that the children with missing cards are those who are already library members. They have said that they won’t be sending new cards to those children as they are already members so they can go to the library as normal to either request a new card or use their current one. 

An advance date for your diary – 8th September

We will be holding two ‘Meet the Teacher’ sessions on Thursday 8th September. 

This will be a chance for you to come into the classroom, to sit alongside your children, and for the teacher to run through organisational and academic expectations with you. 

We appreciate that not everyone will be able to attend in person, and so one session will be run on Google Meet, as well as the slides being sent out to all parents after the event. 

The sessions will be held at 3pm in person, and then at 4:30 via Google meet. 

Key Events

Monday 11^th July Clubs block two – week 10 LAST WEEK

Monday 11^th, Tuesday 12^th, Thursday 14^th, Friday 15^th July Settling in sessions for our new intake of EYFS children

Tuesday 12^th July Football trials for those pupils in Year 4&5 who wrote to apply for a place in the Boys and Girls football team. Come in your kits and the trials will end at 4:30.

Wednesday 13^th July Open evening from 3:30 to 5:30. Come along with your child to let them show you their work. Chat informally with the teacher and pop in to see your child’s new teacher.

Thursday 14th July Year 6 show at 9:30 

Thursday 14^th July Clubs that should be on a Wednesday have been moved to 14th July due to the Open evening. So the Rounders/Netball Club and Drawing Club has moved from Wednesday 13th to Thursday 14th July. A letter was sent out last week to give advance notice.  

Thursday 14^th July Beer tasting for parents, and friends of families (over 18s only!) Pop the date in your diary (more information above) Arrive at 6:45 for a 7pm start. Tickets £15 bought in advance. Come along for a really interesting and fun evening.

Friday 15^th July Music concert – parents of those performing are more than welcome to attend. Look out for your invitation. 9:15 start and will last no more than an hour.

Monday 18^th July No teacher run clubs this week. 

Monday 18th July Musicathon – parents are welcome to join us at 2pm for a cheerful event of singing and music making outside! Clarifying the date and time

Tuesday 19^th July Year 6 Leaver’s disco NEW DATE. 6:30 to 7:30

Friday 22^nd July Year 6 Leaver’s assembly at 9:15 . Please remember to send in your photos 

Friday 22nd July 2022 School closes for the summer holidays at 1pm (no wraparound provision) 

Advance notice:

School starts back on Monday 5th September at 8:50.

Meet the Teacher sessions on Thursday 8th September at 3pm and 4:30pm.

As always, contact me any time: tabitha.smith@coopacademies.co.uk

We’ve joined Co-op Academies, sponsored by The Co-op Group on 1 July 2022. 

The Co-op Group provides funding and support to the Co-op Academies Trust as part of their commitment to providing fairer opportunities to young people.  

New Islington Free School in Manchester has joined the Co-op Academies Trust, established in 2012, which educates over 17,000 young people across 27 academies in the North of England

Founded in 2013, as a standalone academy trust, New Islington is a popular and thriving academy at the heart of its community.  

We will be known as Co-op Academy New Islington following the conversion on July 1st 2022.