Northwold Primary School Weekly newsletter 24 April 2015| Issue

Northwold Primary School
Weekly newsletter 24 April 2015| Issue 55
News and events from Northwold Primary School
IN THIS ISSUE
IPC Launches
Neal Zetter – Poetry Workshops
Year 2 Trip – Unicorn Theatre
Free School Meals – Free Checker
After School Clubs
Spurs Ladies – Youth Open Sessions
Golden Achievement Pupils
Congratulations to the following pupils for being
the golden pupil of the week for last week:
Class
Pupils
N Mexico
Enis Kel
N Pakistan
Dora Kovacs
R Somalia
Ayse Nur Navuz
R Ireland
Amara Osuji
1 Bangladesh Jack-Riley Sunduza-Gomedza
1 Ghana
Suzana Mikolajczak
2 Barbados
Riley Ernest
2 Poland
Israel Thomas
3 Spain
Iqra Khatun
3 Nigeria
Sana Gharby
4 Brazil
Ajay Singh
4 Jamaica
Haitham Guthmy
5 Turkey
Salmaan Mulla
5 Russia
Tyler James
6 China
Hamsa Jamal
6 India
Ishaq Mulla
IPC Launch – Year 5
IPC Launch – Reception
Somalia enjoyed launching their IPC topic Up, Up
and Away last week with the launch of balloons; it
was so exciting. We hope to get lots of replies and
hope that 1 of our balloons goes as far as Australia.
Miss Ghanima just wants to say a HUGE thank you
to Miss Elise and Ms Lewis for all the extra support
during my time away :)
To launch their new topic ‘The Great, The Bold
and The Brave’ Year 5 became “classical
architects” and built models of ancient Greek and
Roman buildings.
Get in touch
Tel: 020 8806 6352
| Fax: 020 8806 6315 |
email: office@northwold.hackney.sch.uk
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IPC Launch – Year 1 Ghana
Ghana class celebrated St. George's Day to launch their
IPC topic 'Time Travel.' We started the afternoon with
an English picnic, then made dragons after the famous
George and the Dragon story.
Neal Zetter – Poetry Workshops
Year 3 had 2 great sessions with Neal Zetter this
week. We focused on alliteration one day and
Kenning Poems on the other. All the children really
enjoyed the sessions and wrote some great poems!
Lines that stood out were 'Salt sprinkler, mango
Get in touch
Tel: 020 8806 6352
| Fax: 020 8806 6315 |
email: office@northwold.hackney.sch.uk
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masher, coconut cracker' in a Kenning poem about
a chef and 'Flabbergasted Flamingos' in an
alliterative poem about the zoo.
Year 2 Trip – Unicorn Theatre
On Wednesday 22nd April, Barbados and Poland
went to the Unicorn Theatre. We watched a show
called, 'The Velveteen Rabbit'. It was about a toy
rabbit who wanted to be real. We really enjoyed
it especially when they brought a real rabbit onto
the stage. After the show, we had lunch by the
river and played in the park. Mr Ali had lots of
fun hanging upside down!
Free School Meals – Free Check
If you think your child might be eligible for Free
School Meals, there is a free way to check this
online. London Grid for Learning (LGfL) have
created a website (link below), where you put in
your child’s details and find out if they are entitled
to Free School Meals. If they are, this will also
entitle the school to additional government
funding (called the Pupil Premium), which the
school can invest in more staff and resources to
improve our students’ education.
Please click on the link to see if your child is
entitled to Free School Meals - www.fsm.lgfl.net. If
your child is entitled, the school will be informed
directly as well. As a 'thank you' to parents for
making a check, and as an incentive to participate
(even if they believe their child would not be
eligible), LGfL is making available free of charge the
Sophos Anti-Virus software provided to LGfLconnected schools, to protect computers at home
used by pupils.
After School Clubs
After School Clubs will start next week beginning
27th April. Please make you payments for all clubs
by Tuesday 28th April, otherwise your child won’t
be allowed to attend the club. There are still a few
places available in the following Junior Clubs –
Spanish, Drama, Dance and Yoga.
Get in touch
Tel: 020 8806 6352
| Fax: 020 8806 6315 |
email: office@northwold.hackney.sch.uk
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Class Assemblies
Spurs Ladies – Youth Open Sessions
Below is the schedule for Summer Term. Please
come and support your child and watch their
fantastic assemblies. Class Assemblies are every
Friday at 10.45am.
Week Beginning
27.4.15
Barbados
4.5.15
Bangladesh
11.5.15
Brazil
18.5.15
Somalia
Half Term
1.6.15
China
8.6.15
India
15.6.15
Ireland
22.6.15
Pakistan
29.6.15
Nigeria
6.7.15
Mexico
Wednesday Coffee Morning
The next coffee morning is on Wednesday 29th
April at 9.00am. One of the school’s Governors will
be talking about current developments at
Northwold. We look forward to seeing you there.
Get in touch
Tel: 020 8806 6352
| Fax: 020 8806 6315 |
email: office@northwold.hackney.sch.uk
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Class Coffee Mornings
The Class Coffee mornings are a great success. It’s
a great chance to meet your child’s class teacher
and find out about what’s going on in their class.
Class Coffee Mornings will be every Monday and
Friday from 9.00-9.30am from now through to the
Week
beginning
27.4.15
4.5.15
11.5.15
18.5.15
1.6.15
8.6.15
15.6.15
22.6.15*
end of the whole school year. It’s also a great
chance to get to know other parents in the class.
See below for the classes’ full schedule.
Summer 2015
Class
Monday
Friday
Turkey
India
China
Jamaica
Brazil
Nigeria
Spain
Poland
HALF TERM
Barbados
Bangladesh
Ghana
Ireland
Somalia
Pakistan
Mexico
*PLEASE NOTE – Pakistan and Mexico have
swapped in the week beginning 22nd June.
Get in touch
Tel: 020 8806 6352
| Fax: 020 8806 6315 |
email: office@northwold.hackney.sch.uk
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Next Week’s Menu
Term Dates for 2014-15
Here’s Week 3 of our new and improved menu. We
hope your children are enjoying the changes.
Autumn Term 2014
First Day
Half Term
Finish
Thursday
4th
September
2014
Monday
Friday 19th
th
27
December
October to 2014
Friday 31st
October
2014
Number of
Days
73 days (38
first halfterm, 35
second halfterm)
Spring Term 2015
First Day
Half Term
Finish
Friday 27th
Monday 5th Monday
th
16
March 2015
February to
January
Friday 20th
February
2015
2015
Number of
Days
55 (30 first
half term,
25 second
half term)
Summer Term 2015
First Day
Half Term
Finish
Monday
13th April
2015
Monday
Wednesday
th
25 May to 22nd July 2015
Friday 29th
May 2015
Get in touch
Tel: 020 8806 6352
| Fax: 020 8806 6315 |
email: office@northwold.hackney.sch.uk
Number of
Days
67 (29 first
half term,
38 second
half term)