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22nd March 2026

Spring 2 Week 4

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This week at Gainsborough... Spring 2 This half term we will be focusing on: Improving school punctuality and attendance Launching a school food initiative Striving towards being a more sustainable organisation Improving our academic outcomes for pupils at statutory checkpoints Year 4 Ice Skating trip...

This week at Gainsborough…

Spring 2

This half term we will be focusing on:

Improving school punctuality and attendance

Launching a school food initiative

Striving towards being a more sustainable organisation

Improving our academic outcomes for pupils at statutory checkpoints

Year 4 Ice Skating trip to Lee Valley

We have been working with a charity called Hackney on Ice. Hackney on Ice are a small charity working with Gainsborough to get children into ice hockey. As part of this work children Years 4 and 5 were invited to attend an ice hockey session at Lee Valley on Tuesday 17th March. While the children were there they had the chance to meet 5 ice hockey players who who showcased some skills a short match. The charity are small and are currently only working with Gainsborough to identify 10 children who they can support to start playing ice hockey. This week a group of players will also visit Gainsborough to come and speak with Year 4 and 5 children about the joy of ice hockey. We are looking for 10 players to receive support and be able to attend some sessions at Lee Valley, the children and families will be selected and written to if they are selected for this opportunity.

Red Nose Day – Friday 20th March

We wore red for Red Nose Day! Please donate £1 and wear red on Friday 20th March. We have bought red face paint to ensure we all have red nose on Friday if children would like to join in. We collected over £150 money to donate to Comic Relief.

Eid Celebration

We would like to wish everyone a wonderful Eid celebration this week. We will be celebrating Eid on Monday 23rd March by decorating the hall together. We will have a range of traditional food, from a range of cultures that celebrate Eid, on offer on Monday.

Gainsborough Food Co-Op Opportunity

We have had enough interest from families to set up a food co-op. Here is a message from Saul and Co-operation Town!

I’m Saul, one of the East London Community Organisers at Cooperation Town – it’s my job to help communities set up and run their own food co-ops on their estates/ streets/ local schools/ community centres/ wherever they have space. I can introduce the Cooperation Town organising model, help run meetings to get a group started, set up links with wholesalers, organise connections with surplus food deliveries and provide the resources for members to take ownership of their very own collective food buying project! If you want to get a bit of a head-start or learn more about food co-ops, you can check out our website and our ‘Starter Pack’ online. I also recommend the resources page if you want to go in depth!
At the moment, I’m working with the excellent people at Gainsborough school to organise a meeting shortly after the Easter break so we can get everyone who’s interested in being a part of the co–op together to chat (I’ll be there to talk through how food co-ops run and answer questions), so please keep an eye on your inbox for details of that! In the meantime, tell your friends and neighbours about the idea – I’m happy to supply flyers, come door knocking with you, or give a talk at coffee mornings, residents meetings or any local gathering.

TT Rockstars Battle

Children in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 were challenged to a TT Rockstars battle against Ms Lewis in week 3 and 4. Will any of the children be able to beat Ms Lewis in this week’s battle?

Reader of the Week

Each week we will award one child from Years 1-6 with a new book, as the Reader of the Week. The award is for commitment, reading progress, engagement or sharing their love for reading. Please support your child with reading at home! After all, reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

Year 1     Kyro

Year 2     Caden

Year 3    Jazmin

Year 4    Joseph

Year 5    Raphael

Year 6    Kiy- Ahra

Most Improved Writer of the Week

Each week we will award one child from Years 1-6 as most improved writer of the week. The award is for those who have shown a significant improvement in handwriting or writing throughout the week.

Year 1     Favour

Year 2    RJ

Year 3    Elias

Year 4    Derek

Year 5    Riley

Year 6    Mohamed S

Golds!

Each week we celebrate an amazing achievement from each class. Children are celebrated in assembly, receive a gold certificate and their name in the newsletter. Please celebrate their learning at home too!

Nursery Ducks

Terrence was awarded a Gainsborough Gold award this week for engaging in choosing time. Well done Terrence!

Nursery Geese

Patricia was awarded a Gainsborough Gold award this week for engaging with all learning and trying her best. Well done Patricia!

Nursery Swans

Matteo was awarded a Gainsborough Gold award this week for being a great role model at tidy up time. Well done Matteo!

Reception Magpies

was awarded a Gainsborough Gold award this week for . Well done !

Year 1 Doves

Jam Jam was awarded a Gainsborough Gold award this week for his astounding effort in maths this week. Well done Jam Jam!

Year 2 Wrens

Ann was awarded a Gainsborough Gold award this week for writing a lovely piece to the Squash and a Squeeze. Well done Ann!

Year 3 Owls

Andulem was awarded a Gainsborough Gold award this week for being very brave making new friends, sharing more ideas and joining in groups work more. Well done Andulem!

Year 4 Hummingbirds

Destiny- May was awarded a Gainsborough Gold award this week for overcoming her fear during ice ice-skating and showing great resilience. Well done Destiny-May!

Year 5 Herons

Umaiza was awarded a Gainsborough Gold award this week for working incredibly hard in all lessons across the week. Well done Umaiza!

Year 6 Skylarks

Malik was awarded a Gainsborough Gold award this week for working hard on reading plus to complete lessons with focus and accuracy. Well done Malik!

 

Coming up at Gainsborough…

Easter Egg Hunt, 2pm Friday 27th March

School finishes at 2pm on Friday 27th March. We will take this opportunity to celebrate the end of term with an Easter Egg Hunt supported by Gainsborough FroG’s. The event will be outside and include hot dogs, cakes and drinks, face painting and tattoos, the bouncy castle and other games for older children. Children will be asked to sign up for an Easter Egg hunt, they will need to find a series of clues to spell a word and make the word to then be awarded with an egg. £5 will get food an event and the chance to take part in the Easter Egg hunt. We will operate the ticket system, for ease for both parents and staff. Everyone is welcome!

Tuesday 24th March Year 4 and 5 Apollo concert

Wednesday 25th March Year 4 trip to the Brunel Museum

Friday 27th March Geese and Ducks Family Friday, 8.45am and 12.45pm

Friday 27th March Year 1 Assembly 1.15pm

Friday 27th March Parents in Class share pop up books 1.30pm

Friday 27th March 2pm finish for Nursery to Year 6

2-4pm FRoG’s – Easter Egg Hunt

In the news this week…

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Each week, for 6 weeks, some of our Year 4 pupils will attend ice hockey coaching sessions at Lee Valley as part of a partnership with @hackneyonice We are beyond excited to see the skills and talents unfold in what is often an inaccessible sport. Do we have some budding ice hockey players? Yes we do! #keepconnected #keephealthy

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Each week, for 6 weeks, some of our Year 4 pupils will attend ice hockey coaching sessions at Lee Valley as part of a partnership with @hackneyonice We are beyond excited to see the skills and talents unfold in what is often an inaccessible sport. Do we have some budding ice hockey players? Yes we do! #keepconnected #keephealthy

Each week, for 6 weeks, some of our Year 4 pupils will attend ice hockey coaching sessions at Lee Valley as part of a partnership with @hackneyonice We are beyond excited to see the skills and talents unfold in what is often an inaccessible sport. Do we have some budding ice hockey players? Yes we do! #keepconnected #keephealthy ...

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In assemblies, and through our homework, this half term we focusing on Keep Healthy. Each week Chef Rab will be trialling new vegetables during lunch service and children will receive an #eatthemtodefeatthem sticker when they try a new vegetable! This week’s Mike’s Jerk Chicken was accompanied by asparagus, chick pea curry, sugar snap peas and homemade coleslaw. Lots of veg to choose from here! #keephealthy

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In assemblies, and through our homework, this half term we focusing on Keep Healthy. Each week Chef Rab will be trialling new vegetables during lunch service and children will receive an #eatthemtodefeatthem sticker when they try a new vegetable! This week’s Mike’s Jerk Chicken was accompanied by asparagus, chick pea curry, sugar snap peas and homemade coleslaw. Lots of veg to choose from here! #keephealthy

In assemblies, and through our homework, this half term we focusing on Keep Healthy. Each week Chef Rab will be trialling new vegetables during lunch service and children will receive an #eatthemtodefeatthem sticker when they try a new vegetable! This week’s Mike’s Jerk Chicken was accompanied by asparagus, chick pea curry, sugar snap peas and homemade coleslaw. Lots of veg to choose from here! #keephealthy ...

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Come and join us in the Children’s Centre this half term.

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Come and join us in the Children’s Centre this half term.

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