Millfields Mag Friday 23rd September 2016

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Yesterday was Autumn term ‘E-safety Day’ at Millfields! The children took part in assemblies with the theme "Play your part for a better internet" #shareaheart for Safer Internet Day!’ This theme encourages children to think about how they play a part in making the internet a positive place, and consider what to do if they experience anything negative online. It highlights the issues and concerns that young people have when they’re online but the theme primarily focuses on practical solutions and responding appropriately to negative content so that we can all ‘play our part for a better internet’. We also emphasise that they should always tell an adult if they are worried about what has been said to them or someone else online. Each child wrote an e-safety pledge that will be displayed

around the school. Please take some time to discuss this with your child.

Also this week, staff and children have been working very hard on making sure that all the classroom learning environments are completed and the teachers have also been meeting with senior leaders to discuss the progress of the chil-dren who are new to their class. The teachers have been looking at the end of year assessment outcomes from July 2016, and discussing how the children have settled in to new classes with new teachers, and are making sure that ap-

propriate provision and interventions are in place to maximise learning this term.

We are collecting food as part of Harvest Festival this week, and next and will be making a donation to the Salvation Army and to the Hackney Food Bank. Please do have a look in your cupboards and see if you can spare any tinned foods, washing powder, UHT juice or milk, or anything else non-perishable.

Many thanks for your support as always.

Today we enjoyed listening to the work that the children in both York and Dun-dee class have been doing over the summer break and in the first few weeks at

school. Thank you to all the parents who came to support their children.

Next Week is Maths Week so your child will be asking you about their classes’ Magic Number –please ask them about it next week, and support us in making

maths meaningful in every day life.

Don’t forget it is the individual photo session on Tuesday 27th September –

please be on time and dressed in school uniform.

Finally, have a good weekend. Best Wishes, Jane

Important Dates

Maths Week 26th-30th September

School Photos Tuesday 27th September

No Pens Day Wednesday 5th October Local Democracy Week

10th –14th October Diversity Week

17th –21st October Half Term

24th—28th October

Attendance Week beg: 12th Sept Our school target: 96.5%

Last week: 91.1% Winning classes:

KS1 Derby (95.5 %) KS2 Canterbury (93.9%)

Well done!

Tuck Shop

Thank you to Winchester Class for organising the last tuck shop. Amount

raised was £52.50! Thank you for all of your

support.

Reminder: Head Teachers Surgery Tues 27th Sept 2-3pm Tues 4th Oct 2-3pm

School Tours Fri 30th Sept 09:35am Fri 7th Oct 09:35am Fri 14th Oct 09:35am

Share a

heart for E

-Safety

Happy Birthday to the children and staff who celebrated their birthdays this week:

17th Sept ~ Rehana Budi, Mary Marcel & Joanne Bohan 18th Sept ~ Kai Otesanya-Mudd & Angela Kelly 19th Sept ~ Dorothy Ofori 20th Sept ~ Reuben Conceicao, Elijah-Marie King & Rohan Hooper– Stewart 21st Sept ~ Ruby Arnold Isles, Connice Pilgrim, Layla Jordaan, Michelle Calpane-Massett 23rd Sept ~ Harry McCartney, Joseph Meadowcroft & Nia Thomas-Grant

Many happy returns to you all!

SHARING ASSEMBLIES - AUTUMN TERM 2017

Date (Friday) EY and KS1(Bottom Hall @

9.10am) LKS2 and UKS2 (Top Hall @ 9.10am)

30/09/2016 Edinburgh Oxford

(Rana's Class) (Dorothy's Class)

07/10/2016 Leeds Swansea

(Vicky's Class) (Alex's Class)

14/10/2016 Belfast Portsmouth

(Teague’s Class) (Alice’s Class)

21/10/2016 Manchester Newcastle

(Ashraf's Class) (Mehmet's Class

HALF TERM

04/11/2016 Cardiff Sheffield

(Joy’s Class) (Kate & Carlie's Class)

11/11/2016 Derby Bristol

(Rachel's Class) (Kingsley's Class)

18/11/2016 South London Winchester

(Angela's Class) (Naomi's Class)

25/11/2016 Liverpool Glasgow

(Lucia's Class) (Judyann's Class)

02/12/2016 North London Birmingham

(Cynthia's Class) (Emma's Class)

09/12/2016 Nottingham Exeter

(Kelly's Class) (Keli's Class)

Week Begin-ning 12th Dec

Christmas Concerts

PSA After-school Tuck Shops — Autumn 2016

We always need people to volunteer time to run the stall

on the day and will need lots of donations of food on the day.

Just take your food to the office on the day of your stall. Please remember that all food

must be nut free to comply with school policy.

Date Class

Friday 30th Sept Year 6

Friday 7th Oct Liverpool

Friday 14th Oct York

Friday 21st Oct Manchester

HALF TERM

Friday 4th Nov Leeds

Friday 11th Nov Derby

Friday 18th Nov Nottingham

Friday 25th Nov Birmingham

Friday 2nd Dec Oxford

Friday 9th Dec Sheffield

Friday 16th Dec Portsmouth

PARENT/CARER WORKSHOPS –supporting your child at home Autumn Term 2016

Date Workshop Staff Lead

28/09/2016 KS1 Phonics/Spelling -Year 1

and Year 2 Debi Cookhorn

05/10/2016 KS2 Science –Years 3, 4 5, 6 Alex Cruse and Kate Roberts

12/10/2016 Making Maths Fun –Year 3 and

Year 4 Keli Tawiah and Sumon Thakur

19/10/2016 Making Maths Fun –Reception Keli Tawiah and Rana Mazrani

HALF TERM

9.11.16 Ocean Maths –Year 2 Leeds Vicki Wood and Garry Minto

10.11.16 Ocean Maths –Year 2 Derby Vicki Wood and Garry Minto

16.11.16 Ocean Maths –Year 2 Notting-

ham Vicki Wood and Garry Minto

16.11.16 KS2 Coding Sumon Thakur and Matthew Otto

23.11.16 KS2 Spelling -Years 3, 4, 5, 6 Debi Cookhorn

30.11.16 Curriculum Evening from 5pm -7pm

A visit from Perform We were very pleased to receive a visit from Perform on Friday 16th September. The chil-dren had a wonderfully energetic time explor-ing the theme of Around The World and using drama, dance and singing to help develop their confidence, concentration and social skills. To complement the workshop, there is a free educational app for iPhones and iPads based around the theme of Around The World. It contains fun games, creative tasks and videos of the themed songs and dances. You can find it on iTunes.

Perform run regular weekly classes in the lo-cal area and they are offering a special intro-ductory discount to all parents of Millfields Community School if they come along for a free trial session before Friday 7th October. To claim your discount, just call Perform on 020 7255 9120 quoting MILU071016 or visit perform.org.uk to find out more.

Secondary School Transfer 2017

Calling all Year 6 Parents!!

If you would like support with your child's secondary school application, please make an appointment at the

school office for one of the following dates: Monday 26th September

Tuesday 4th October Thursday 13th October Tuesday 18th October

The deadline for applications is the 31st October 2016.