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Northwold Primary School
Weekly newsletter 27 May 2016| Issue 98
News and events from Northwold Primary School
IN THIS ISSUE
Global IT project
Wear It Wild – Friday 27th May
Staff INSET dates – June & July
Ireland Trip – Tower of London
HMDT – Saturday Morning School
Half Term Activities
e-Safety – Password Sharing
Half-Term
We hope you have an enjoyable and relaxing half
term with your families. We look forward to seeing
you back at school on Tuesday 7th June at 8.55am.
Golden Achievement Pupils
Congratulations to the following pupils for being
the golden pupil of the week for last week:
Class
Pupils
N Mexico
Shakayla Brown-Furtado
N Pakistan
Nadirah Lunat
R Ireland
Navid Shaikh
R Somalia
Yusuf Gokce
1 Bangladesh Zenas Decardi-Nelson
1 Ghana
Sana Patel
2 Barbados
Dila Garip
2 Poland
Yuvraj-Deep Singh
3 Spain
Bethany Ewiah
3 Nigeria
Umaimah Dawood
4 Brazil
Brianna Shaw
4 Jamaica
David Ewiah
5 Turkey
Lillie-Grace Dardis
5 Russia
Samira Yusuf
6 China
Demar Ryan
6 India
mountainous areas or on water. Check this story
out for a truly scary school run in China. Our
students blogged, eBook-ed, Lego’d, filmed and
coded all week long. Bryn from Tagtiv8 came and
taught us some brilliant active games. We are
immensely grateful to the NightZooKeeper, who
set the Year 2-6 students up with their own
blogging accounts – you can see your child’s class
blog by clicking on the crescent moon icon in their
account. The NightZooKeeper also helped us make
a film about the whole project. Look out for the
film on the school’s YouTube account. A big big
thank you to Ms Sams, Mr Braune, Paul
(NightZooKeeper), Bryn (TagTiv8), Google
Expeditions and Teri (Dance) for creating such a
memorable and exciting week of learning. We took
a risk and a real step-up in what we can do through
IT.
Global IT project
We love to use IT in our learning. Last week we
spent the whole week thinking about different
places on the planet and what it is like to live on
them - for example in the rainforest, in
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email: office@northwold.hackney.sch.uk
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Get in touch
Tel: 020 8806 6352
| Fax: 020 8806 6315 |
email: office@northwold.hackney.sch.uk
Northwold Primary School – No sky too high
Wear it Wild
On Friday 27th May, The World Wildlife Fund held
their annual day of awareness of the plight of
endangered animals. The day fitted really well with
our Global IT project. Children and staff came to
school dressed as endangered animals. Just under
£386.00 was raised towards this very important
cause. We’ll be sending a cheque to the World
Wildlife Fund. Thank you for your generous
donations to this cause.
First Week of June at Northwold – w.c.
7.6.16
Here are the key events happening at Northwold
next week.
Day
Event (Class/Year)
INSET – SCHOOL CLOSED
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Year 3 – Unicorn Theatre
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email: office@northwold.hackney.sch.uk
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HMDT – Saturday Music Programme
Staff INSET – Summer Dates
Here are the dates for the remaining 2½ INSET days
for the school year.
Monday 6th June – All Day. Pupils to return to
school after Half-Term at 8.55am on Tuesday 7th
June.
Friday 24th June – Half-Day. School finishes at
12.00pm. There will be no school lunch or
Playcentre that day.
Friday 22nd July – All Day. Last day of term for
pupils is Thursday 21st July.
Ireland Trip – Tower of London
On Thursday 26th May, Ireland visited the Tower of
London. We enjoyed a workshop led Princess
Joanie, the daughter of King Edward I. "We learnt
about the olden days and how to be a Knight. Did
you know that at the age of 6 you would leave your
family and go to knight school? And it would take
seven years of training to become a knight.
We have a number of students, who go to HMDT
on Saturday. Based at Haggerston School during
term time, there a number of places available
across the various programmes – I Can Sing!, The
Music Box, The Julian Joseph Jazz Academy and the
CYMH Instrumental School – starting in the
Autumn Term. Tap on the link for more details http://www.hmdt.org.uk/saturdayprog/thesaturday-programme/
Half-Term Activity Hamper
There’s so much to do in London at half-term.
Here’s a selection of what’s on offer –
Tempting Failure – FREE workshops for children
with an interest in art, drama and performance at
the Hackney Showroom –
http://www.hackneyshowroom.com/halfterm/
The Shard – Want the most amazing view in
London of London? Go up to The View from the
Shard. This half-term kids go free with a paying
adult http://www.theviewfromtheshard.com/en/ticketspackages/whatson
Hackney Museum – There are always
stimulating events at the Hackney Museum.
Coming this month, Antiuniversity Now projects
across the borough. Visit the website for more
details - www.hackney.gov.uk/museum .
Time Out – something for everyone in Time Out’s
regular half-term round up of things to do. Our
outdoor favourite local freebies are the giant slides
at Victoria Park, the Camley Street Natural Park (St
Pancras) and the water fountains at Granary
Square (King’s Cross). Tap here for the full article –
http://www.timeout.com/london/kids/101-thingsto-do-in-london-with-kids
Get in touch
Tel: 020 8806 6352
| Fax: 020 8806 6315 |
email: office@northwold.hackney.sch.uk
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Wednesday Coffee Mornings
Every Wednesday from 9.00-9.30am there will be a
coffee morning held in the Canteen. Each week,
one of the school’s leaders will be talking about
their area of responsibility. The next meeting this
term will be on 8th June. It will be led by Ms Lewis,
who will be talking to you about developments in
English teaching at school. Why not join other
parents afterwards for a coffee? We look forward
to seeing you there.
Week beginning
6.6.16
13.6.16
20.6.16
27.6.16
4.7.16
Class
China
Somalia
Ireland
Mexico
Pakistan
e-Safety – Password Dilemma
Class Coffee Mornings
Class coffee mornings next week are on both
Monday and Friday. The full timetable is published
below. It’s a great chance for parents to meet the
class teacher and one another. We look forward to
seeing you there.
Date- Week
Monday
Friday
Beginning
6.6.16
China
13.6.16
Ireland
India
20.6.16
Bangladesh
Mexico
27.6.16
Pakistan
Somalia
Class Assemblies
Below is the schedule for the Summer Term. Please
come and support your child and watch their
fantastic assemblies. Class Assemblies are every
Friday at 10.45am. We also film the assemblies and
upload them to the school’s YouTube account.
Get in touch
Tel: 020 8806 6352
| Fax: 020 8806 6315 |
In Key Stage 2, we have been discussing a number
of dilemmas that occur in our online lives. Who can
your child share their password with?
If there are any areas of e-Safety you want to know
more about, please feel free to discuss it with Mr
Braune, your child’s teacher or one of the school’s
leaders.
email: office@northwold.hackney.sch.uk
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Next Week’s Menu
Term Dates for 2015-16
Week 1
Autumn Term 2015
First Day
Half Term Finish
Monday
7th
September
2015
Monday
26th
October
to Friday
30th
October
2015
Friday 18th
December
2015
Number of
Days
70 days (35
first halfterm, 35
second
half-term)
Spring Term 2016
First Day
Half Term Finish
Number of
Days
Monday
4th
Monday
15th
February
to Friday
19th
February
2016
54 (30 first
half term,
24 second
half term)
January
2016
Thursday
24th March
2016
Summer Term 2016
Get in touch
Tel: 020 8806 6352
| Fax: 020 8806 6315 |
First Day
Half Term Finish
Number of
Days
Monday
11th April
2016
Monday
30th May
to Friday
3rd June
2016
69 (34 first
half term,
35 second
half term)
Thursday
21st July
2016
email: office@northwold.hackney.sch.uk