Last week at Gainsborough…
We are a Nut Free School!
Please be reminded we are a nut free school. We have some children who have allergies to nuts in our community. This means all of us need to be vigilant in protecting them form any exposure to nuts. We ask that families ensure they do not send children to school with snack in packed lunches, or for after school clubs, with nuts in. This includes, but is not exclusive to: chocolate spread, breakfast bars including nuts, snickers bars, boxes of chocolates with nuts in, peanut butter. Thank you for your support.
Volunteers needed!
We are looking for volunteers to support our circular food economy. We would like families to support us for one hour a week on a Friday to help maintain our school beds, growing project, composting and planting. No experience is necessary. Volunteers would work with our circular food economy lead, Ana, to learn how to look after our environment. Please email admin@gainsborough.hackney.sch.uk if you have any time to you could spare to support us.
Leyton Orient in the Community
We are working with Leyton Orient in Year 5 this term. Each week coaches from the Leyton Orient will work with Year 5 pupils which consists of Healthy Living Workshops in a classroom for 6 weeks and Physical activity lessons for 6 weeks. This will take place every Friday during their PE lessons.
Water Bottle Reminders Reminders
Please be reminded children that all children are given a water bottle at Gainsborough Primary school. If you send your child with their water bottle, they to use on their journey to and from school, they will be asked not to keep it in their bags during the school day, please do not send spray bottles or heavy metal bottles. Sending in bottles from home gives staff another thing to have to manage when pupils do try and use them in lessons or at lunchtime, we appreciate your support in encouraging your child to use the school issued water bottles.
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 Sophia T
Year 2 Leon
Year 3 Yacine
Year 4 Sophia
Year 5 Athena-May
Year 6 Ashton
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!
Year 1 – Wrens
Bridget was awarded a Gainsborough Gold Award for working really hard on her presentation. She has written all letters on the line, used finger spaces and missed lines when required. Well done Bridget!
Year 2- Owls
Niqo was awarded a Gainsborough Gold Award for applying himself to his learning while improving his presentation of work. Well done Niqo!
Year 3 – Hummingbrirds
Vayda was nominated for the Gainsborough Gold Award for showing great resilience and working hard to produce an excellent piece of writing. Well done Vayda!
Year 4- Herons
Zayden was awarded the Gainsborough Gold Award for excellent behaviour all week and paying great attention to detail in writing. Zayden used his learning from previous lessons to write an excellent guide to the Roman army. Well done Zayden!
Year 5 – Skylarks
Mohamed S was awarded the Gainsborough Gold Award this week. He has taken on feedback and improved his vocabulary and sentence structure in his writing. Well done Mohamed!
Year 6 – Magpies
Eddie has been awarded the Gainsborough Gold Award this week. He has worked hard in history lessons and has shared his excellent knowledge of World War 1 with his peers. Well done Eddie!
Next week at Gainsborough…
Year 4 Cricket every Monday
Year 4 have been invited to join a cricket initiative lead by Platform https://platform-ldn.org/ Year 4 will have cricket lessons for 5 weeks in the Autumn term with a trained cricket coach from Platform. The project also involves 2 other strands: a free community session for children attending schools in the project and a schools cricket festival in the Summer term. We will send further details of these 2 offers. Year 4 children should come in PE kits every Monday to be able to take part in the lessons on Monday 23rd, 30th September and Monday 7th, 14th and 21st October.
Family Cooking
Our family cooking workshops start up again this Friday. Every Friday we will be picking our own food, cooking it and eating with you! You can bring your whole family, enjoy some group cooking and learn how to compost and grow at home. Please email admin@gainsborough.hackney.sch.uk to book your place! The families who attend these sessions will be the first to try out our new community kitchen, we would really value your feedback and your time. Please come along!
Reminder: Flu Vaccinations at Gainsborough on Monday 23rd September
The NHS flu vaccination team will be at Gainsborough on Monday 23rd September. Children in Reception to Year 6 are offered the flu vaccination via nasal spray or injection. Please complete the e consent form if you want children to have the flu vaccination, all information has been sent previously and is in your emails. If you do not complete the e consent your child will NOT be given the vaccination.
