Acting Headteacher: Mr Peter Hyman Middle School NewsletterWe'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 *Year 7 iPads: The school is currently reviewing the lease agreements we offer to families to ensure that the best offer is provided. As soon as this process is complete, we will notify families about dates for information sessions, sign up and delivery. We apologise for the wait and any inconvenience caused. Middle School Attendance Winners Year 6 Kosciuszko 98.8% MIDDLE WINNERS Year 7 Rockies 98.5% Year 8 Fuji 97.0% September Above and Beyond Out and About Winners Year 6 Weekly Recap! Y7 Design Challenge Students in Ms Bannis' English class became 'overnight' designers and were tasked to recreate the front cover of a new manuscript. The results of the design competition are as follows: First place: Alyssa and Ria Year 7 Virtual Racers revv up! The Maths in Motion project this term has students using a wide range of maths skills to help them program every aspect of a virtual racecar - from the amount of fuel, to the maximum safe speed, to the types of tyres for the weather conditions! Soon the cars will be prepped to race to find a winner in our group. This virtual car will then go on to compete in a Newham race! Wish us luck! Celebrating Excellence in Our Community Below is a picture of Freya, from Year 7, from last Sunday. Freya swam 1/2 mile in The Serpentine in a time of 37 minutes 03 seconds. Freya was one of the youngest (if not ‘the’ youngest) participants on the day having turned 12 (the minimum age) 9 days earlier. This was the first time Freya has attempted open water swimming and we are all very proud of her achievement. Well done Freya! *If you have a story of an accomplishment outside of school that you would like us to share in the newsletter, please email it through, with a photograph if possible, to Ms Kyrk on akyrk@school21.org.uk . Robots are go in Year 5! This week, Year 5 have kick started their project by creating their own robots! On Tuesday, we built our creations using the Lego kits then programmed them to move using Lego WeDo on the Chromebooks. By Thursday, we had created robots that could sense any obstructions and stop themselves before they collided. Some trios even modified their original robots to create a completely unique design! Thanks to everyone who came along to Meet the Team last week! It was so lovely to chat with everyone whilst they went on their 'teacher treasure hunt'. Watch your post for your appreciation messages for your children - we will send these home soon! 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. 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 - 502 names over the week! 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 1! |