Acting Headteacher: Mr Peter Hyman
Head of Middle School : Ms Anna Kyrk
We're ready for another great week in Middle School. Read on for an update of all the amazing things that happened last week!
Autumn 1 Key Dates Monday 7th - Thursday 10th October: Bikeablity Course - Year 6
(Selected Students)
Tuesday 8th October: Year 7 trip to the Cemetery Park
(Ms Rigby's project group) 1:00pm - 3:15pm
Thursday 10th October: Year 6 SATs Workshop for Parents
8:30am - 9:15am & 5:00pm - 5:45pm (Letter emailed)
Friday 11th October: School closed for INSET Day
Monday 14th October: Year 6 Pathways - Moving onto secondary at School 21 Workshop for Year 6 Parents & Students 5:30pm - 6:30pm (Letter to follow)
Monday 14th - Thursday 17th October: Year 6 Mock SATs 1
Tuesday 15th October: EVO Games
Wednesday 16th October: Streets2Stadium Paralympic Talent Event Trip - selected Y8 students 9:00am - 2:30pm
Friday 18th October: Family Film Night 5:30pm - 7:30pm - (Title TBC)
Throughout October: How have we been shaped by the Windrush Generation? BMH whole-school project (Letter this week)
Monday 21st - Friday 25th October: Half Term Holiday
Thursday 31st October: Year 6 Height and Weight Check 8:45am
Thursday 31st October: Middle School Quiz Night (English themed!)
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Friday 1st November: Above & Beyond Out & About trip (October winners) Year 7 iPads UPDATE***: We now have provisional dates regarding the roll out of the Year 7 1:1 devices. The following dates are provisionally set - a letter with further details will be emailed home this week. Please keep an eye out for this! Thank you for your support and patience. - Portal open for orders by the end of this week
- Parents information evening: Wednesday 16 October
- Portal for orders closing: Wednesday 30th October - Device collection days: Thursday 14th & Friday 15th November
Middle School Attendance Winners 5 Matterhorn 97.7%
6 Kilimanjaro 96.3%
7 Ben Nevis 98.8% MIDDLE SCHOOL WINNERS
8 Olympus 94.5%
Dropping off Lunches / Equipment during the day
We have had an increase in the number of parents and carers needing to drop off lunches, PE kits, keys, shoes and other items during the school day. Please be advised that the reception staff are unable to deliver these items to students. This is especially true over lunchtimes as the students are out playing and staff are on their lunch break. It is very important that your child has everything they need before they come to school., however we do understand that sometimes issues arise and it becomes necessary to drop items in. Please keep in mind that these items may not be delivered to your child until too late in the day. Thank you for your support and understanding in this matter. Collection after Clubs Please
note that parents collecting students after clubs are dismissed, must wait outside the main reception office on the left hand side for their children. The reception area must be kept free and clear for a safe dismissal, so waiting inside is not possible. Thank you for your support and understanding in this matter.
Please see Middle School After School Clubs Timetable below:
The Shadow Puppet Dilemma in Year 6!
This week in Science, Year 6 have been investigating how the size of shadows changes in relation to the distance of an object from a source of light. They've also been creating their own 'Lost Things', inspired by the book The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan.
How was Britain shaped by the Windrush Generation?
As you may know, October is Black History Month. This year the Middle School is running a whole school project focusing on how the British community grew from historically significant times such as the Windrush Generation. Students will be exploring this through assemblies and lessons with their coaching groups, and through the creation of a fantastic Middle School display, pieced together from the family histories of our staff and students. If your family has a story to share around their arrival in the UK, and you would be happy to share this with us, please do so via this form. We look forward to hearing about them! Alternatively, if you would prefer to speak to someone directly, please email Ms Silvain
on asilvain@school21.org.uk for your story to be included.
School Lunches A reminder that Year 5 and 6 students continue to receive free school lunches as part of the Mayor of Newham's initiative, however, when students start Year 7 they must pay for their school lunches through your Parent Pay account. A letter was sent again last week regarding this, including how to sign up through the Newham website if you feel you are eligible for Free School Meals.
The letter is available again by clicking here.
All families can sign up for Free School Meals (if eligible) at any time; it is advisable that current Year 6 parents look into doing so this year to avoid delays when their child starts Year 7.
If your account runs out of funds, students are to visit Ms Nandra in E1 at lunch time - she will support students to get their lunch that day, and will contact parents to remind them to top up the account.
If you have any questions or require any support to sign up for Free School Meals, please contact Ms Nandra through the front reception or via email at rnandra@school21.org.uk.
Walking Home Alone Permission All Year 5 and 6 students whose parents give permission for them to travel home alone must complete the online permission form sent home earlier this week. The link for doing so is available again here. Please note that students will not be permitted to walk home unless this permission has been received. If you have any problems completing the form, please contact the front reception for support. Thank you for your support in this matter.
Middle School Homework This year all of our 12 coaching groups / classrooms have their own Google Classroom set up. All home learning tasks will be set through these online portals. Parents are warmly invited to sign up as guardians on these classrooms; this will give you the opportunity to see all the tasks set for your child so you can keep up to date and support them at home. If you would like to be added to your child's classroom, please follow this link to add your details. Please note the classrooms
and student logins are being set up over this week so there may be a short delay before you are able to access them. Please bear with us! Year 7 and 8 students must log on at school to be able to access their Google Account. If your child is having issues or cannot remember their password, please direct them to see their coach or Mr Roworth and the IT team at school. Thank you for your support.
Recognition Board Another big week of recognition - Friday was particularly huge with 197 names on one day! Congratulations to everyone included on the boards - you have stepped up to live our values of Openness, Community, Humanity, Excellence and Responsibility!
The Lunch Menu for This Week is Week 2!
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