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Welcome from Co-op Academy New Islington

Dear Parents/Carers,

I would like to thank all parents who have contributed to the recent consultations on proposed changes to the school day. The discussions I have been able to take part in have been invaluable and I am very grateful for all the time that has been spared. We hope to be able to share an update on this next week. The academy will continue to attempt to engage parents in discussions such as these and we want you to know that all views are being considered.

As always, thank you for your continued support,

Mr Berry

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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.

Book Fair Next Week

Our popular Scholastic Book Fair returns on Monday and you can come to buy books after school in the hall from Monday to Thursday.

The Fair is open from 3.25-4.00

Each purchase helps to earn free books for the school.

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Year 6 Residential Trip

Year 6 parents will have received a letter by email today regarding this year's residential trip. If you have not received the letter, please get in touch.

A deposit of £15 is required by Friday 5th December to secure your child's place.

What a Busy Week!

Year 6 went to Belle Vue Army Reserve to have a range of sessions delivered by Crucial Crew.

We had talks from Greater Manchester Police, Travelsafe officers from Bee Network, British Transport Police as well as other organisations.

We learnt how to stay safe in different situations and how we can seek help from others. Miss Ballentine had her phone 'stolen' and the children had to give a description to the police!

The sessions were informative and the children (and adults) learnt plenty. Well done Year 6!

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Last weekend, Kenny Karate held their Union Interclub Championships. They had 100 students competing this year from the Oldham, Manchester, Worsley, Tameside and Warrington clubs.

Everyone did brilliantly and the competitor of the day was Logan from Co-op Academy New Islington.

Well done to everyone who took part.

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One of our children, Amaia-Grace in Year 1, has joined Pudsey Bear for a special CBeebies Bedtime Story!

Here is the link if you would like to watch it CBeebies Bedtime Story

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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.

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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 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

Monday 24th November- 4JJ

Tuesday 25th November- 4OF

Thursday 27th November- 5MW

Monday 1st December- 5RC

Tuesday 2nd December-1HD

Thursday 4th December- 1NE

Monday 8th December- 2MM

Tuesday 9th December- 2SK

Thursday 11th December - 3MN

Monday 15th December- 3HP

Tuesday 16th December- 4JJ

Thursday 18th December- 4OF

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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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See you next time!

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