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Welcome from Co-op Academy New Islington

Dear Parents/Carers,

As with every first week back at New Islington, it has been lovely to welcome back the children after half-term and see the wonderful work going on in classrooms!

I am also very much looking forward to welcoming parents to various consultation meetings in the next few weeks and listening to the views of our community, which will feed into the direction of the academy's strategy in a range of areas.

Mr Berry

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Inset Day

School is closed on Monday 10th November for an inset day.

Good News and Good Luck!

Mrs Oksana has given birth to a beautiful baby boy! He was born on Thursday. Both mother and baby are doing well!

Good luck to our children who are in the Kenny Karate Club. They are taking part in an inter-club competition tomorrow. We know they will be brilliant!

Good news from our football team. Our Year 5/6 boys excel football team played their first league match of the year against Heald Place Primary School. The boys won 11-0, showing exceptional skills and teamwork. Mr Jackson would like to give a special mention to Mark and Kai from Year 5 as this was their first competitive match for the school.

Parents Evenings

Parents Evening appointments are now able to be booked on Arbor, these can be found under Guardian Consultations.

Reception, Y2, Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6 will be Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th November.

Y1 will be Tuesday 25th November and Thursday 4th December.

You will be able to book a 10 minute slot to meet with the teacher to discuss their progress.

Halloween Disco

Thank you to Miss O'Mahony, Mrs Wild and all the wonderful volunteers who helped make the disco such great fun. Events like this take a lot of time planning and preparing to make it run smoothly. Everyone had a wonderful time and we appreciate all your time and hard work to make this happen.

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A Big Thank You from the School Nurses!

We would like to extend a huge thank you to all the parents who joined us for the recent School Nurse Coffee Morning! It was a truly wonderful and informative session. Our school nurses shared valuable insights and practical advice on a range of important topics, including establishing good sleep routines, navigating healthy food and fussy eaters, addressing children's continence and bedwetting, managing head lice, promoting outdoor play, and supporting children's mental health. Your engagement and thoughtful questions made the morning a great success.

We understand that life is busy, so if you weren't able to attend this time, please don't worry—we're planning another session for parents after Christmas. We hope to see you there!

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Thank you to everyone who came to the Maths Parents Coffee Morning before the half-term holidays.

We will be holding more Coffee Mornings on Maths throughout the year if you were unable to attend.

However, here are some links that you might find helpful to support your children with Maths at home.

4 times tables with counting stick

White Rose for Parents

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z826n39

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=16

https://www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk/helping-children-maths/family-maths-toolkit

What a Busy Week!

Year 1 have been writing command sentences about how to look after an egg. Year 6 came down to visit so that the children could practice giving their instructions. The Year 1 children instructed the Year 6 children to hold an egg carefully while they read them a story.

Super teamwork from Year 1 and Year 6, well done!

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Year 1 have also been learning about their bodies, drawing them on the tables, and labelling all the different parts. They also made fireworks pictures using leaves from Forest School.

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Year 6 have started their new History unit on the legacy of Ancient Greece. In our first lesson, we looked at the different periods within the Ancient Greek Period and where it fits within other historical periods. We did this by producing comparative timelines.

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Non-Uniform Day & Winter Fair Donation - Friday 21st November

On Friday November 21st, we will be holding a Non-Uniform Day for all students.

In exchange for coming to school in their own clothes, we ask that each student bring in a donation for our upcoming Winter Fair. Your kind contributions will help us stock two of our stalls:

Bottle Tombola: We welcome donations of any kind of unopened bottle (e.g., wine, spirits, soft drinks, cooking oil, shower gel, bubble bath, sauces, etc.).
Rainbow Raffle: We are looking for donations of new items suitable for our themed raffle prizes.

Please see the attached poster for more information on the Winter Fair and specific ideas for the Rainbow Raffle donations.

Thank you in advance for supporting this important fundraising event!

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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.

Mrs Williams Recommends

Until I Met Dudley by Roger McGough

This is a wonderfully hilarious non-fiction book with lovely illustrations by Chris Riddell.

Have you ever wondered how a toaster works? In this fun-filled book of how things work, Dudley, the techno-wizard dog, provides all the answers. Roger McGough’s exciting text and Chris Riddell’s amazing illustrations take the readers from fantasy into the fascinating world of technology in the name of discovering how things work.

Perfect for sharing from age 5 and up

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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

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

Tuesday 11th November- Parent consultation on changes to the school day 9.00

Thursday 13th November- Parent consultation on changes to the school day 3.40

Thursday 13th November- Parent consultation on changes to the school day 5.00- ONLINE ONLY

Thursday 13th November- Year 6 visiting Crucial Crew 12-3.00

Friday 14th November- Flu vaccination catch up session

Monday 17th November- Thursday 20th November- Book Fair in the school hall 3.25-4.00

Friday 21st November- Home Clothes Day- see posters above

Friday 21st November- Coffee Morning- FONI Winter Fair Planning- all welcome

Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th November- Parents Evening- more details to follow

Thursday 27th November- London Trip (selection of children in Y4-6 only)

Friday 28th November- Coffee Morning- for families of children in Year 3,4,5,6 on how to support with reading.

Thursday 11th December- Reception class Nativity to parents 9.30 (reception families only)

Friday 12th December- Christmas Fair after school

Tuesday 16th December- Christmas Carol Concert for parents of Year 1 & 2 at 9.30

Wednesday 17th December- Christmas Jumper Day and Christmas Dinner

Friday 19th December- finish for the Christmas holidays at 3.25

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

Tuesday 11th November- 1NE

Thursday 13th November- 2MM

Monday 24th November- 4JJ

Tuesday 25th November- 4OF

Thursday 27th November- 5MW

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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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