This week at Gainsborough…
Summer 2…
Hackney Music Festival
We have taken part in Hackney Music Service’s annual music festival. Children from Reception to Year 5 visited the Round Chapel this week to sing selected songs, and take part in a shared singing event along with over 12 other Hackney Primary Schools. Gainsborough sang their hearts out and the quality of our singing was commented upon by parents and other professionals at the event. Well done Gainsborough, you represented us very well and made us proud!
Year 6 Swimming
Well done Year 6 pupils on completing a range of swimming achievements this week at the Aquatics Centre. The staff who have supported you, daily over this 2 week period, have reported such determination and resilience from children who maybe started the swimming sessions with less confidence. They were incredibly impressed with how much progress you have made at all levels and I am pleased to say the entire class can swim! Well done Year 6 Magpies, you really are amazing.
Deputy Mayor Bramble and Councilor Sizer Visit to Gainsborough
We welcomed Deputy Mayor Bramble and Councilor Sizer this week to view our Children’s Centre, Preschool and our school! Nanette and Aston, from Year 6, read their letters to our local MP to ask for a more equitable outlook for refugee children, and they read a very moving piece of writing inspired by Alem’s story from the book Refugee Boy, by Benjamin Zephaniah (please see our school instagram to read these incredible pieces of writing). Fatima and Elias, from Year 2, showed our local council members around and it was amazing to hear how proud they were of the Aviary, art room, polytunnel food growing project, the community kitchen and our wonderful classrooms.
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 Emma
Year 2 Rachelle
Year 3 Rafi
Year 4 Zayden
Year 5 John-Frances
Year 6 Donovan
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 Sofia T
Year 2 Faith
Year 3 Talisa
Year 4 Bobby
Year 5 Romario
Year 6 Karima
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
Lucas was awarded a Gainsborough Gold award this week for being a good role model for his peers. Well done Lucas!
Nursery Geese
Ilyas was awarded a Gainsborough Gold award this week showing great determination in learning new songs. Well done Ilyas!
Nursery Swans
Jude was awarded a Gainsborough Gold award this week for always having a positive attitude to learning. Well done Jude!
Reception Doves
Reception Doves were awarded a Gainsborough Gold award this week for doing a wonderful job at the Hackney Music Festival and singing with their hearts and souls. Well done Reception Doves!
Year 1 Wrens
George was awarded a Gainsborough Gold award this week for working incredibly hard in all lessons this week and being an excellent role model on the trip to the Hackney Music Festival. Well done George!
Year 2- Owls
Year 2 Owls were awarded a Gainsborough Gold award this week for their fabulous performance at the Hackney Music Festival. Well done Year 2 Owls!
Year 3 – Hummingbirds
Zivah was awarded a Gainsborough Gold award this week for her kindness, selflessness and incredible writing this week. Well done Zivah!
Year 4- Herons
Paris was awarded a Gainsborough Gold award this week for making a fabulous poster showcasing what we learnt in our Keep Safe campaign- First Aid. Well done Paris!
Year 5 – Skylarks
Shantay was awarded a Gainsborough Gold award this week for showing great resilience when completing problems in maths about area and perimetre. Well done Shantay!
Year 6 – Magpies
Martin-Anthony was awarded a Gainsborough Gold award this week his excellent use of vocabulary when describing animals adaptations to different habitats. Well done Martin-Anthony!
Coming up at Gainsborough…
Year 1 Chalkwell Beach Trip
Year 1 have been looking at beaches in geography and the history of traditional beach holidays in history. They are going to Chalkwell beach on Friday to spend the day by the seaside!
Year 6 Personal Best
Year 6 selected pupils are going to take part in an event showcasing their improvements over the this academic year in a range of sporting events. They will take part at Hackney Marshes alongside children from across Hackney.
Current Year 6 pupils Transition Day
Year 6 pupils from across Hackney will take part in a borough wide transition day on Thursday 3rd July. Children should be taken to their secondary schools where they have an orientation talk, meet new friends and get to know their new school buildings. Good luck Year 6!
Gainsborough Summer Fair, Friday 4th July
We will hold our annual summer fair on Friday 4th July from 3.30-6.30pm. We will have a bouncy castle, various food stalls, hot dog stand, a raffle, water fight, 3 a side football tournament, incredible raffle, table tennis tournament, face painting and a range of younger children’s games. Please come along and show your support for the school and the school community. We hope to see you there!
Transition Activities
We will start transition activities next week whereby new class teachers will come and work in current classrooms to get to know the children, see how much progress they have made and start to understand what works best for them and their learning. The new class teacher allocation is below:
Nursery Swans Emma Kelsall
Nursery Geese Rugena Begum and Gazala Maljee
Reception Magpies Rebekah Anderson
Nest Provision Florence Elbazar
Indigo Provision Aysha Ahmed
Year 1 Doves Charmaine Mapundu
Year 2 Wrens Rebecca Carhart
Year 3 Owls Kayleigh Kee
Year 4 Hummingbirds Jamie Lydon
Year 5 Herons Lara Dempsey
Year 6 Skylarks Liz Muganga
More information about your child’s class team, transition days and other information will be passed on over the next few weeks but as children are starting to meet new teaches in their classes we wanted to let families know in advance of the plans. Families will also receive an introduction letter with a picture of the adults working in the room, the room layout and other information to help reduce any anxieties about the new year. Our new SENDCO will also be on site and on the gate to meet parents in the coming weeks.
If you have any concerns about transitions please speak to a member of staff and we hope to listen and reduce any worries.
