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Welcome from Co-op Academy New Islington

Dear Parents/Carers,

Firstly, I would like to congratulate all of our year 6 pupils who have been appointed to leadership roles this week. They have already made a huge difference around our school!

September was a great start to the school year and there is lots going on in October as well, including concerts, the Halloween Disco and more of our parent coffee mornings covering a range of aspects of school life.

We have loved welcoming parents and carers to these events and have been delighted with the amount of our community attending.

As always, thank you for your continued support,

Mr Berry

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School Uniform

At Co-op Academy New Islington, we believe that a school uniform plays a vital role in promoting a sense of belonging, pride, and equality amongst our pupils. It also helps to prepare children for the expectations of future workplaces.

Our school uniform consists of:

Grey branded sweatshirt/cardigan or plain grey sweatshirt/ cardigan, white polo shirt, grey trousers/ knee length skirt, white socks or black socks, black school shoes (no trainers), black/grey hijab.
PE kit: plain white t-shirt/ long sleeve t-shirt, black shorts/tracksuit bottoms/ leggings, trainers.

We ask that all pupils come to school in full, correct uniform every day. Please ensure all items are clearly labelled with your child's name. If you have any difficulties in providing the uniform, please speak to the school office.

After School Club

Do you have any unwanted games, toys, craft materials or puzzles that After School club could use?

We would welcome all donations, but please no soft toys.

Thank you

Zones of Regulation Coffee Morning

Thank you to everybody who came to our Zones of Regulation coffee morning last Friday! It was an informative session led by our speech and language therapist, Bhavini, and we hope you found it useful!

Please see the attached handout if you were unable to attend. Zones of Regulation

Today's Early Years coffee morning was great too. It was lovely to chat about how your children have settled into school. The resources are being emailed to you.

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What a Busy Week!

Year 1 have been learning all about Manchester and this week we have been looking at how people travel around to get to different places. We went on a walk around school to visit some very grown up in Year 6 children so we could interview them on how they get to school. We were amazed at how many different ways they arrived - buses, trams, trains, bikes and scooters were just some of our findings!

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In Year 2's art lesson, the children have been learning about primary and secondary colours. The lesson was full of enthusiasm, joy, laughter and pride, it was a wonderful experience for everyone.

In computing, Year 2 practised skills by drawing their own self-portraits. They took great pride in their work.

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Sports News

Well done to the year 5 girls on their first ever football tournament. They did amazing and showed great team spirit, drawing all 4 games they played. Big shout out to the new Assistant Coach who helped organise the girls and support them in all their games!

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House Leaderboard

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Shields are awarded to the house with the most points each week. The number of shields gained so far this half term are listed below the points for the week.

Halloween Disco

Tickets are now on sale on Arbor (under Trips). Please note, all children wishing to attend must be booked in advance.

Numbers are capped for each disco, so please book your child's ticket now to avoid disappointment.

You do not need to stay with your child, but we welcome volunteers to help. Please contact Miss O'Mahony if you would like to volunteer.

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Mrs Williams Recommends

Lost and Found by Olive Jeffers

This was a firm favourite in my house when my son was younger. In fact, Oliver Jeffers books were a regular bedtime read.

Lost and Found is a charming book about friendship and loneliness. It's the story of a sad, lonely penguin who appears at the door of a young boy. The boy decided he must be lost. Together they set off to find his home only to discover that sometimes what you're looking for is right in front of you all along.

Perfect for sharing with ages 3-5

PE Days

Please remember you can wear your PE kit to school on your PE days.

Reception- Thursday

Year 1- Monday and Friday

Year 2- Tuesday and Wednesday

Year 3- Wednesday and Thursday

Year 4- Wednesday (PE) and Thursday (swimming)

Year 5- Tuesday and Thursday

Year 6- Monday and Friday

Swimming is just for Year 4 children on Thursdays as part of their PE curriculum.

Dates for your diary

Friday 10th October- coffee morning about dyslexia 9.00 (all welcome)

Monday 13th October- Flu immunisations

Thursday 16th October- Year 4 concert at MGS

Friday 17th October- FONI (Friends of New Islington) coffee morning 9.00 (all welcome)

Friday 24th October- School photos (individual and siblings)

Friday 24th October- coffee morning about maths 9.00

Friday 24th October- Halloween Disco- more information in poster

Friday 24th October- Break up for half term at 3.25

Monday 3rd November- Return to school

Monday 10th November- INSET DAY- No children in school

Forest School Dates

Please remember to bring Forest School clothing on these days- welly boots, waterproofs and a hat and gloves if it is cold. They will go outside in all weather so be prepared!

Year 6- every Tuesday afternoon

Bumblebees/ Ladybirds- Wednesday

Monday 6th October- 5RC

Tuesday 7th October- 1HD

Thursday 9th October- 1NE

Monday 13th October- 2MM

Tuesday 14th October- 2SK

Thursday 16th October- 3MN

Monday 20th October- 3HP

Tuesday 21st October- 4JJ

Thursday 23rd October- 4OF

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24 Sep 2025

Coffee Morning Dates Autumn 2025

All our parents and carers are welcome to join us at any of the Coffee Mornings listed below. Some may be more relevant than others but we aim to have a range of guest speakers and topics so there should be something for everyone. We look forward to seeing you!

09 May 2025

Newsletter 9th May 2025

Here is our newsletter for this week.

30 Apr 2025

Newsletter 2nd May 2025

Mr Berry's Message. Dear Parents and Carers, Another wonderful week at New Islington! I particularly enjoyed hosting every class for a whole school assembly to relaunch our school rules of Ready, Respectful and Safe. We have been blown away by behaviour so far thi...

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Well done to the year 5 girls on their first ever football tournament. They did amazing and showed great team spirit, drawing all 4 games they played. Big shout out to our new Assistant Coach who helped organise the girls and support them in all their games!

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See you next time!

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