Ensuring every individual achieves their best through high expectations for all;

with a focus on confidence, creativity, care and aspiration. 4th November 2019

✩✩✩✩ Stars of the Week ✩✩✩✩

Key Stage 1

Adam, Aisha and Muhammed Deen in Reception

Samiah, Abeeha, Eli, Alice, Scarlett & Rona in Yr 1.

Woody, Jaabir and Tomas in Year 2.

Lower Key Stage 2

Taraneh, Mariam B, Ayesha, Tabasom, Taranom

and Aisha in Year 3.

Abdallah, Juliana, Adam B, Samrah, Asma and

Simrah in Year 4.

Upper Key Stage 2

Soulaimane, Liam, Safiya, Annisha, Esther and

Anisa A in Year 5.

Arif, Abdulaziz, Hafsah, Nicolas, Gurdas and Saihan

in Year 6.

Assistant Head Teachers’ Stars of the Week

Miss Cook’s star is Ivy in Key Stage 1.

Miss Broadhurst’s stars are:

Muhammad K in Lower Key Stage 2

Darius in Upper Key Stage 2.

Attendance Stars

Attenborough Class in Reception and Key Stage 1

with 100%. 😃

Brunel Class in Lower Key Stage 2 with 99.5%. 😃

Mandela Class in Upper Key Stage 2 with 100%.😃

Overall Attendance: 93.7% 😢 (Target: 96%)

Punctuality Stars

Congratulations to Da Gama, Marco Polo, Galileo

and Mandela Classes who achieved 100%

punctuality this week. Enjoy your extra play!

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Updated Safeguarding Policy Please could we make you aware

that our Early Help, Safeguarding

and Child Protection Policy was

updated last half term. The updated policy is

available on our website here. Hard copies are

available on request from the school office.

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Black History Month at Park We are celebrating

Black History

Month at Park

across November,

with a particular

focus this year on black British history. We will be

looking at black Britons and how the black British

community has inspired and shaped our country

and culture. We look forward to sharing our

learning with you.

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Year 2 Performance We apologise for the change in date of the Year 2

Performance, ‘Tales of Te Fiti’.

The performance will now take place on Thursday

28th November at 2:00pm.

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Year 4 visit to Museum of London

On Monday 28th November, Year 4 went to the

Roman Amphitheatre at Guildhall and then the

Museum of London to see the Roman Gallery.

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This week…

Goodbye Park Ponders,

Hello Thunks to get you Thinking!

From this week, KS1 and KS2 will each have a different ‘Thunk’ to consider and discuss in class. The Thunks are designed to get the children thinking and talking. Given the overlap with Park Ponders, we have decided that the Thunks will replace Park Ponders and therefore each week, we will share the Thunks that the children are talking about in class with you instead. Please talk to your children about their Thunk. There isn’t usually a ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ answer to the questions, it’s all about justifying your ideas. Key Stage 1 Thunk

Key Stage 2 Thunk

Thought for the Week

Learning Power Focus

This week we are focusing on

being a ‘Creative Chameleon’. The Creative Chameleon

reminds us to think about

things in different ways.

You can show your teacher that you are a Creative

Chameleon by:

- Letting your imagination go

- Thinking up new ideas

and questions

- Being creative

- Being adaptable

- Suggesting alternative

strategies to answer

questions or solve problems

Current Affairs

The 2nd-8th November is UK Parliament week, a

week to learn all about how Parliament works. In

recent months, MPs who work in the House of

Commons (part of Parliament) have received

disapproval from some people who believe that

the 650 MPs who make many of the key decisions

in the running of the UK have not been working

effectively together. Particularly with regards to

Brexit, which has caused many issues between

MPs with very few agreements being reached.

Things to talk about at home...

● What do we know about how important

decisions are made in our country?

● Do we know who our local MP is? Do we

know what they do?

● Did you know you can write to or email

your local MP about any issues you have in

your area? Do you have anything you

would like to say to them?

● Do you think it is important to have one

leader in charge? What qualities do you

think they should possess? Do you think it

would be a hard job? Would you like to do

it?

British Values Link: Democracy

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Real Life Heroes visit Reception Reception welcomed some

very exciting visitors on

Thursday! We welcomed the

Fire Brigade to Park Primary

and had the opportunity to

sit in the fire engine and to

spray the hose. We have

been learning about People

Who Help Us and it was an

inspiration to meet real life

heroes.

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Dates for the Diary

Sharing Assemblies

Date KS1 9:00am KS2 2:20pm

8.11.19 Pasteur Brunel

15.11.19 No sharing Da Vinci

22.11.19 Marco Polo Helen Keller

29.11.19 Einstein Hawking Please note that this Assembly will be at 11:00am on Friday 29th November due to the hall being in use in the afternoon.

6.12.19 No sharing Mandela

13.12.19 No sharing No sharing

20.12.19 STAR OF THE TERM AWARDS

November

Mon 11th Shakespeare Schools Festival 7:00pm

Fri 15th Wearing pyjamas for Children in Need

Mon 18th Year 3 Museum of London visit

Thurs 28th Year 4 Museum of London visit

Fri 29th Thurs 28th 2:00pm Year 2

Production (Please note change of date)

December

Wed 18th 2:00pm Winter Showcase Performance

1

Thur 19th 9:30am Winter Showcase Performance 2

Thur 19th 2:00pm Winter Showcase Performance

3

Fri 20th Last day of term

January

Mon 6th School Closed - Staff Training

Tues 7th Children back to school

March

Wed 25th 2:00pm Year 4 Production

July

Thurs 9th 6:00pm Year 6 Production

Fri 10th 2:00pm Whole School Choral Speaking

Fri 17th 2:00pm Year 6 Leavers’ Assembly

Please note that school term dates are available on

our website for 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.

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Nursery Consultation The Local Authority are currently holding a

consultation with regards a proposed permanent

change of age range from 5-11 to 3-11 for Park

Primary School to include Nursery provision.

The complete proposal (including how to share

your views) can be viewed on our website

https://park.newham.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/

2019/10/Park-Primary-School-Consultation.pdf

Please note that the closing date for objections

and comments is Tuesday 12th of November 2019. _________________________________

CGP Order Thank you for your patience with regards

the CGP book order. We are expecting

the books in school at the beginning of

next week.

The ordered books will be given directly

to the children. _________________________________