Last week at Gainsborough…
Earth Day
We wore blue, green and brown on Friday to raise awareness of Earth Day and the need for us all to do the small things to help save the planet. In this week’s outdoor assembly the children spelled out ‘Earth Day’ in their classes, using their bodies to make each letter. This will be made into a poster for each class and will help us remember what we can do to keep making small steps to be greener.
Year 1 trip to Woodberry Wetlands
Year 1 were excited, as always, to embark on a trip to the Wetlands. They have looked at what grows in the wetlands, seasonal changes over the year and what animals we often see in Spring in the wetlands. We are very proud of their excellent listening skills, safe behaviour and engagement in the activities on their trip. Well done Year 1!
Keeping Green
Each half term we focus on a different Gainsborough Keep: kind, connected, safe, healthy, green or giving. This half term we are looking at Keep Green. We will raise awareness of the following events and ways of being more sustainable at school and at home:
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 Faith
Year 2 Za’Kai
Year 3 Aaliyah
Year 4 Jay
Year 5 Natasha
Year 6 Na’Eemah
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
Auriiella was nominated to receive a Gainsborough Gold Award for settling into Nursery really well and making some lovely friendships! Well done Auriiella!
Nursery – Geese
Timur was nominated to receive a Gainsborough Gold Award for engaging really well in carpet sessions while we are learning ‘The Very Busy Spider!’ Well done Timur!
Nursery – Swans
Jenson nominated to receive a Gainsborough Gold Award. You have worked really well with your partner and been an excellent role model to your peers. Well done and keep up the great effort.
Reception – Wrens
Alya was nominated to receive a Gainsborough Gold Award for amazing effort in all of her learning. Alya has made excellent progress this week. Well done Alya.
Year 1 – Owls
Harrison was nominated to receive a Gainsborough Gold Award for working really hard this term. He has added adjectives to his writing and has been working really well independently. Well done Harrison!
Year 2 – Hummingbirds
This week Talisa was nominated to receive a Gainsborough Gold Award for making excellent progress in all lessons and working incredibly hard. Well done, Talisa!
Year 3 – Herons
Zayaan was nominated to receive a Gainsborough Gold Award for making a great start to the Summer term, for always making the right choices and being an excellent role model. Well done Zayaan!
Year 4- Skylarks
Ibrahim was nominated to receive a Gainsborough Gold Award for writing an excellent narrative with all the features of suspense! Well done Ibrahim!
Year 5 – Magpies
Tiana was nominated to receive a Gainsborough Gold Award for being an excellent partner in reading lessons on partner day! Well done Tiana!
Year 6 – Doves
Kamranhas been nominated to receive a Gainsborough Gold Award for being a great partner especially during group discussions in preparation for SAT’s. Kamran has asked relevant, engaging questions to support and making sure everyone in his group understands the task at hand. Well done Kamran!
Next week at Gainsborough…
WAMH’s at Gainsborough – Monday 29th April 2024
We have access to a WAMH’s clinicin at Gainsborough. This service supports both school and home and identifying and supporting pupil’s well being and mental health. Alice Zacharia is our dedicated WAMH’s worker, she is in Gainsborough every second Monday, and she is able to meet parents to discuss any aspect of pupil well being. Please email admin@gainsborough.hackney.sch.uk if you would like to meet with Alice.
The objectives of the WAMH’s programme are listed here:
- The school environment supports well-being (supporting schools to be mentally healthy settings)
- Supporting the personal, social, and emotional development of all children in schools
- Supporting schools to be inclusive places/ increase inclusive practices
- Promote cohesive and cooperative linked working between schools and mental health services
- Increase capacity within schools to identify early and meet the wellbeing and mental health needs of all pupils
- Engagement with parents and the external world
More information about WAMH’s can be found here: https://www.hackneylocaloffer.co.uk/kb5/hackney/localoffer/advice.page?id=DUgwy6CmZ6k
Attendance at Gainsborough
We are working hard to ensure good attendance at Gainsborough. To help you understand the importance in having good school attendance, we will be informing you about how we teach cycles of learning at Gainsborough in each week’s newsletter. We want families to understand the impact of absence on well being, the progress in subjects, friendships and the work load absence has on the school work force. We are doing this to help families be more mindful about taking days off.
This week’s ‘absence impact snapshot’:
Your child misses 3 days of school for a cough. They return and a new child has joined the class. The new child has been welcomed into the class and new partners and seating plans have been created. Your child was off school when children got into new groups and feels uncomfortable with their new seat. They are also really confused about the maths learning as they have missed 3 days of learning. The teacher notices that your child is quieter than usual and works with them in the afternoons to help them catch up in maths. The teacher cannot complete the ‘welcome to our class’ sessions again but does move your child, the move helps but your child would have preferred the changes hadn’t happened at all. The teacher explains next week will be better when we start new learning and they are used to the new seating plans.
