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

with a focus on confidence, creativity, care and aspiration. 11th November 2019

✩✩✩✩ Stars of the Week ✩✩✩✩

Key Stage 1

Liberty, Kirandeep & Sami in Year 1.

Ibraheem, Joseph, Lubana, Effie, Arandeep &

Amaan in Year 2

Lower Key Stage 2

Umar, Teshi & Antonio in Year 3.

Mika, Prodige & Rasikh in Year 4.

Upper Key Stage 2

Fatima, Shambil & Tammie in Year 5.

Zain, I’sa & Ioana V in Year 6.

Assistant Head Teachers’ Stars of the Week

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

Miss Broadhurst’s stars are:

Amira in Lower Key Stage 2

Hassan in Upper Key Stage 2.

Attendance Stars

Pasteur Class in Reception and Key Stage 1 with

99.2%. 😃

Edison Class in Lower Key Stage 2 with 100%. 😃

Mandela Class in Upper Key Stage 2 with 99%.

Overall Attendance: 92.1% 😢 (Target: 96%)

Punctuality Stars

Congratulations to Da Gama Class who achieved

100% punctuality this week. Enjoy your extra play!

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Remembrance Day Thank you to everyone who bought a poppy in

support of The Royal British Legion’s Poppy

Appeal; the House Captains proudly informed me

that they’d sold out on Friday. It usually takes a

few weeks before we find out how much was

raised, we will share the total with you when we

hear.

We held a two minute

silence in school today at

11:00am to remember all

those who have lost their

lives during war.

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Inter Faith Week This week it is ‘Inter Faith Week’.

All over the country, people from

different faiths will be arranging joint

events to learn about each other’s

religions. We believe in Respect for All!

Ideas- invite someone of another faith over for

dinner or invite them to your place of worship.

https://www.interfaithweek.org/

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Cuddle Up with a Good Book!

This was recently shared with our staff who love it!

Sharing books/ comics/ newspapers (in any

language) with your child is such an important way

to spend time together.

We’d love to receive photos of you reading with

your child. Please email them to

info@park.newham.sch.uk and we will share them

in the newsletter.

Michael Rosen gives some tips for reading bedtime

stories with your child.

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Children in Need - Friday 15th November Don’t forget to wear your favourite

pyjamas to school on Friday for Children in

Need. Remember your coat and outdoor

shoes for playtime and lunchtime though!

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Year 6 Visitor Last week, the

children in Year 6

were very lucky to

finish their World

War 2 topic with a

visit from Beryl

Giller, a local

resident who has

lived in the local

area throughout her life, and who kindly shared

her experiences of living here during the war. The

children had prepared questions for Beryl and

were given an insight into what it was like here

during the Blitz, the effects of rationing and the

roles women and teenage girls had to take on at

that time. Beryl is a very enthralling speaker and

the children really depended their understanding

of how WW2 affected our local area. We cannot

thank her enough for being so generous with her

time.

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Cold Weather As it gets colder outside,

please make sure you send

your child to school

appropriately dressed for

the weather. Warm

clothes and a waterproof

coat are necessary for this

time of year. It is

important that the children get fresh air and spend

time outdoors. We do not allow children to stay

indoors when it is cold. If the cold virus is around,

we will pick it up regardless of the weather! _________________________________

A Message for Drivers If you drive to school to collect

your child/ drop them off, we

urge you to turn off your engine

whilst you are waiting outside

school. We all have a duty to keep

our children safe, including

reducing pollution in the air they

breathe.

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This week…

Thunks to get you Thinking!

Key Stage 1 Thunk

Key Stage 2 Thunk

Thought for the Week

Learning Power Focus

This week are focusing on

continually improving by being a

‘Try Again Tiger’. You can show your teacher that you are a Try Again Tiger by:

- Regularly reviewing your work; - Identifying the best bits of your work; - Improving one thing at

once; - Trying to be better than

last time; - Taking small steps; - Not comparing yourself to

others, only yourself!

Current Affairs

During the Rugby World Cup, the England rugby

team were fined £2,000 for crossing the halfway

line on the pitch as they lined up before the

semi-final whilst the New Zealand team were

performing the haka (a traditional Māori

war dance). World Rugby rules state that teams

must remain within their own half of the pitch to

receive the haka. However Welsh rugby writer,

Stephen Jones, has called for the All Blacks to stop

the haka altogether, saying it is a 'means of rank

bullying on and off the field'.

But the New Zealand team believe that performing

the ritual of the haka unites the team. As author

James Kerr wrote in his book about the All Blacks,

“performing the haka before each match

showcases the team’s precision

and intense determination. This ritual connects the

team spiritually.”

Things to talk about at home...

● Did you watch any of the Rugby World Cup

this year? Do you enjoy watching sport?

● Have you heard or seen the ‘haka’ before?

● Do you think that the New Zealand ‘All

Blacks’ should be allowed to perform the

haka at the start of a sports match?

● Do you think the other team should be

allowed to respond? Do you think it was

fair the England team were punished for

crossing the halfway line during the haka?

British Values Link: Mutual Respect

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Anti-Bullying Week at Park Given all that is currently

taking place this week, we will

be holding our Anti-Bullying

Week in an alternative week

so that it isn’t overshadowed

by other events.

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Fun for all the Family!

If you’re looking for something fun to do as a

family, why not wrap up warm and head over to

West Ham Park to help create Newham’s Biggest

Leaf Pile on Sunday

17th November from

1:30-4:00pm. The

event is free, lots of

fun and a great

excuse to get

outdoors.

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Dates for the Diary

Sharing Assemblies

Date KS1 9:00am KS2 2:20pm

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

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. _________________________________

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. _________________________________