19th July 2018 We are pleased to let you know that we have signed up for access to Mathlecs. Mathlecs is an internet based programme used by thousands of schools and millions of pupils around the World. It is a targeted and rewarding online learning resource, which is aligned to curriculum standards. Children in years 1-6 will have take-home access to Mathlecs – they simply sign in with their username and password using any compable computer or mobile device. Your child’s username and password will be given to you in person by your child’s class teacher over the next few days. We believe that Mathlecs will have a real impact on the learning of students in the school. In September we will send out dates of Mathlecs workshop for any parents/guardians who would like to learn how to use Mathlecs. Invitation for parents of children in current Year 4 or Year 5 in September 2018: The Moving On to Secondary School event at Haverstock Secondary School, 24 Haverstock Hill, Chalk Farm, London NW3 2BQ, on Thursday 20th September 2018, from 4pm to 6:30pm Is your opportunity to: Find out more about what Camden Secondary Schools have to offer. Receive advice on how to apply and the admis- sions process from the Camden Admissions Team and the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Team. Speak with the head teachers, student ambassa- dors and staff from each of the Camden Secondary Schools. It is me for us to say a sad farewell to our brilliant Year 6 classes. We want to congratulate them all on their outstanding results in their Year 6 tests, but more importantly for their efforts and achievements in all areas of the curriculum throughout their me here. They have made a tremendous contribuon to the life of our school and we will miss them greatly. We look forward to hearing all about your great achievements in the future. We wish them all the very best of luck . Sadly, we will also be saying goodbye to some members of staff. Miss Sultana, Miss Hoyle and Mr Pascoal are going to university to connue their studies. Mr Miah is moving to a new post in health care. Miss Gill will be leaving us to move out of London. Mr Sidhu is taking up a new teaching post. Ms Ali will be taking up a new post in China. We would like to sincerely thank them all for their contribuon to our school and we wish them all the very best of luck for the fu- ture. We will be saying a temporary farewell to Miss Mian who will be taking two terms sabbacal and re- turning in the summer term. We hope her further studies are successful and we look forward to her return. We would also like to thank Ms Uka and Ms Ihsan for their hard work in covering maternity leave posi- ons in our school. We welcome Ms Begum back from maternity leave. We will also be joined by some new members of staff: Ms Hammond, Miss Ellis, Miss Doyle, Ms Peterson, Miss Plaen, Miss Perkins and Miss Blanco- Crespo.
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19th July 2018
We are pleased to let you know that we have signed up for access to Mathletics. Mathletics is an internet based programme used by thousands of
schools and millions of pupils around the World. It is a targeted and rewarding online learning resource, which is aligned to curriculum standards. Children in years 1-6 will have take-home access to Mathletics – they simply sign in with their username and password using any compatible computer or mobile device. Your child’s username and password will be given to you in person by your child’s class teacher over the next few days. We believe that Mathletics will have a real impact on the learning of students in the school. In September we will send out dates of Mathletics workshop for any parents/guardians who would like to learn how to use Mathletics.
Invitation for parents of children in
current Year 4 or Year 5 in September 2018:
The Moving On to Secondary School event at Haverstock
Secondary School, 24 Haverstock Hill, Chalk Farm,
London NW3 2BQ, on Thursday 20th September
2018, from 4pm to 6:30pm
Is your opportunity to:
Find out more about what Camden Secondary
Schools have to offer.
Receive advice on how to apply and the admis-
sions process from the Camden Admissions Team
and the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Team.
Speak with the head teachers, student ambassa-
dors and staff from each of the Camden Secondary
Schools.
It is time for us to say a sad farewell to our brilliant Year 6 classes. We want to congratulate them all on their outstanding results in their Year 6 tests, but more importantly for their efforts and achievements in all areas of the curriculum throughout their time here. They have made a tremendous contribution to the life of our school and we will miss them greatly. We look forward to hearing all about your great achievements in the future. We wish them all the very best of luck .
Sadly, we will also be saying goodbye to some members of staff. Miss Sultana, Miss Hoyle and Mr Pascoal are going to university to continue their studies. Mr Miah is moving to a new post in health care. Miss Gill will be leaving us to move out of London. Mr Sidhu is taking up a new teaching post. Ms Ali will be taking up a new post in China. We would like to sincerely thank them all for their contribution to our school and we wish them all the very best of luck for the fu-ture.
We will be saying a temporary farewell to Miss Mian who will be taking two terms sabbatical and re-turning in the summer term. We hope her further studies are successful and we look forward to her return. We would also like to thank Ms Uka and Ms Ihsan for their hard work in covering maternity leave posi-tions in our school. We welcome Ms Begum back from maternity leave. We will also be joined by some new members of staff: Ms Hammond, Miss Ellis, Miss Doyle, Ms Peterson, Miss Platten, Miss Perkins and Miss Blanco-Crespo.
Many congratulations to the 22 chil-dren in Year 6 for their brilliant per-formances in the Camden Rounders Competition at Parliament Hill Fields. Our B team finished in 3rd place and our A team finished as runners up, losing the final by just half a rounder! The result confirmed Richard Cobden's second
place finish overall in competitive sport in Camden. Team members will attend a special ceremony hosted by the Mayor of Camden where they will celebrate their achievements and re-ceive their award.
Camden Music Ceilidh – Year 4
Year 4 spent an exhilarating afternoon dancing,
singing and playing
their instruments at the
Camden Music C ilidh
at Cecil Sharp House.
The children worked hard to
learn the music and dances
in preparation for the event
and they had a wonderful
time sharing their first c ilidh
experience with children from
other Camden schools.
Richard Cobden also entered many other competitions and inclusive events including: netball, swimming, outdoor athletics, dodgeball, Year 4 football, cross-country, cricket and tennis. Many congratulations to ALL of the children who took part in training and competitions this year.
Camden School Sports Award Children from Year 5 and 6 were invited to a special ceremony evening to celebrate a fantastic year for our Key Stage Two sports teams. The celebration event was hosted by the mayor of Camden who awarded tro-phies to the best performing schools, teams and individuals in Camden. More than 40 schools took part in the Camden Active Schools League, which combines participation and results in a wide range of sports competi-
Girls Basketball Cup: Winners
Hockey A Team competition: Winners
Hockey B Team competition: Winners
(Our hockey team represented Camden in the London School Games at Crystal Palace) Girls Football League: Winners
Boys Basketball Plate competition: Winners
Tri Golf B Team competition: Winners
Tag Rugby A Team competition: Runners Up
Tag Rugby B Team competition: Runners Up
Mixed Basketball School Games play offs: Runners Up
Rounders A Team competition: Runners Up
Tri Golf A Team competition: Runners Up
Rounders B Team competition: 3rd Place
Boys Football league: 4th Place
Year 4 Benchball: 4th Place
Sports Hall Athletics: 4th Place
Camden Music Cluster Festival - Year 3
Both Year 3 classes participated in the Camden Music Primary Cluster
Festival with children from other Camden schools. The children per-
formed joint songs that they had been learning in class, singing in rounds
and parts. There was also a wonderfully eclectic mix of individual perfor-
mances from each school and our Year 3 children gave a very impressive
performance of Gary Barlow’s ‘Sing’, performed with great passion and
commitment.
MAKE SURE ALL HOLIDAYS OR JOURNEYS ABROAD ARE BOOKED IN SCHOOL HOLIDAY TIME. HOLIDAY LEAVE DUR-ING TERM TIME WILL NOT BE GRANTED.
AUTUMN TERM 2018
Monday 3rd
September 2018 Staff INSET Day
Tuesday 4th September 2018 Staff INSET Day
Wednesday 5th September 2018 Start of Term for Children
Monday 22nd
to Friday 26th October
2018 Half Term Holiday
Friday 21st December 2018 Last day of Autumn Term
75 days
SPRING TERM 2019
Monday 7th January 2019 Staff INSET Day
Tuesday 8th January 2019 Staff INSET Day
Wednesday 9th January 2019 Start of Term for Children
Monday 18th to Friday 22
nd Febru-
ary 2019 Half Term Holiday
Friday 5th April 2019 Last day of Spring Term
60 days
SUMMER TERM 2019
Tuesday 23rd
April 2019 Staff INSET Day
Wednesday 24th April 2019 Start of Term for Children
Monday 6th May 2019 May Day Bank Holiday
Monday 27th to Friday 31
st May Half Term Holiday
Tuesday 23rd
July 2019 Last Day of Summer Term
60 days
190 Pupil Days + 5 INSET Days
Total 195 days
School finishes on Wednesday 25th July at
1.30pm. Please collect children on time.
Certificates of Achievement
Well done to our most recent certificate winners who
were nominated for achieving well in their learning
or behaviour. These children will be presented with
their certificates in assembly:
Reception: Halima Akther, Tanisha Haq, Dilawer Hadi, Ahmed Donnachie, Zura Abdullah, Adam Ali, Hamza Kazi, Bushra Hassan, Vinessa Henry, Anaya Hussain, Taseen Hussein, Mohamed Abdullahi
Year 1: Eilyas Ahmed,Ellie Shorehdeli Jessup,Abukar Yusuf
Year 2: Samiha Haque, Imran Ebad, Zara Yaqub, Nahla Donnachie, Samiksh Sabikhi
Year 3: Lylah-Ricci Sheahan, Isshaq Abdulrahman, Khadija Ahmed, Tayyib Raqib
Year 4: Abdullahi Hassan, Iqramul Hoque,
Liam Tristany, Ibrahim Ali, Blessing Basima
Year 5: Eshrak Rashid, Ikramullah Ebad,
Rahmo Harun, Rafath Ahmed, Sumaiyah Rahman,
Aria Majid, Yassir Sadik
Year 6: Wasif Chowdhury, Ayeshah Tabassum,
Francis Nkani, Idris Mohamud,
Fardowsa Magan, Nasibajan Noori,
Maths Champions
Lana El Ali Zakariya Miah
Ameen Salah
Best Attendance for this year
KS1 2 Sycamore 96.84%
KS2 5 Birch 97.11%
School Council
Our School Council work hard through-out the year making sure ideas and opin-ions of all pu-pils are put for-ward for consideration.
This year, they have been doing a lot of work around supporting their peers to be safe online. They have each trained to become a digital leader.
After a year of hard work ensuring pupils’ voices were heard, councillors were treated to a Pizza Express workshop . They learned
all about the history of the Margarita piz-za and then they learned how to make one. They all had a great
Early next week we will be writing to you again to inform you of your child/children’s new class teacher and which class they will be going to. Please keep a close eye on your child’s book bag for this letter. Please make sure all outstanding dinner money is paid in full by Tuesday 24th July 2018. Class parties will take place on Tuesday 24th July. Children may wear their own clothes on this day. Children need to be collected at 1.30pm on Wednesday. The school re-opens for children on Wednesday 5th September 2018 at 8.45am. We hope you all have a great holiday and we look forward to seeing you all then.
