Last week at Gainsborough…
Zero Waste Event
Hackney Council ran their well established Zero waste event at Gainsborough last Saturday. Visitors donated clothes, toys and books and in return picked up items to take home. They also offered bike repairs, electrical appliance repairs and clothes repairs- all completely free. Gainsborough staff were also on site and hosted an open day session at the Children’s Centre, selling hot chocolate, home made baked goods and plants. The event was very well attended and we hope to use these new partnerships with Traid and Hackney Fixers to establish more sustainability events at Gainsborough. Watch this space!
No Pens Day
Years 1 -6 took on some different learning challenges this Tuesday as they took part in Speech and Language Uk’s No Pens Day initiative. It was great to see children learn in a range of different ways and for some it was really great to give writing a bit of a rest! We cooked, completed a treasure hunt, played oracy games and used AI to write our own songs! No Pens Day gave space for teachers and children to think about the different types of learning that works best for them. We introduced different types of learners in assembly and children have been asked to write about their best lesson this year. They have been asked to think about what kind of learning they do best in: learning by physically doing, hearing and writing, musically, in groups or by them themselves. We look at meta-cognition, learning how we learn, more throughout the school year.
Year 6 TfL Junior Citizens
Year 6 visited the TfL Junior Citizenship programme this week. The children had the opportunity to participate in the following activities:
Hackney Health and WellBeing team – dental hygiene and mental health strategies
Transport for London – safe and sensible bus and train travel with a Zip Oyster card
Met Police safer transport team – robbery and reporting
Hackney Road safety – crossing awareness and stopping distances
London Fire Brigade – proactive advice and escape route
London Ambulance – quick first aid
Met Police school officers – risks and awareness around knife crime
The children really enjoyed this annual event and learnt so much. Thank you to all of the services who showcased their education programmes.
Individual and Sibling Group Photographs by Boom
On Monday and Tuesday we had Boom photography in school to take individual and sibling pictures. The photograph codes will then be sent to families for you to purchase photographs in time for Christmas. All sales go through Boom however you can then collect the pictures from school.
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 Ayaan
Year 2 Andulem
Year 3 Ze’Viyon
Year 4 Sophia
Year 5 Jonathan
Year 6 Aston
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 Emma
Year 2 Elsa
Year 3 Thiago
Year 4 Raiez
Year 5 Jahmal
Year 6 Sodbayar
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 Geese
Patricia has been awarded a Gainsborough Gold Award for settling into the classroom well and adapting the room. Well done Patricia!
Nursery Swans
Lorenzo was awarded a Gainsborough Gold Award this week for adapting to the school routines really well and making lots of new friends, welcome to Gainsborough Lorenzo!
Reception Doves
Lucy has been awarded a Gainsborough Gold Award this week for always trying really hard in lesson, being a kind friend and for working really hard in phonics. Well done Lucy!
Year 1 Wrens
Nellayna was awarded a Gainsborough Gold Award this week. Nellayna has made great improvements in all areas of learning this week. Well done Nellayna!
Year 2- Owls
Elsa was awarded a Gainsborough Gold Award for writing this week. She has worked really hard in maths and worked through the division problems independently. Well done Elsa!
Year 3 – Hummingbirds
Amiya was awarded a Gainsborough Gold Award this week. She has been an incredible help this week: cleaning the kitchen after cooking, keeping the cloakroom tidy and helping around the classroom. Well done Amiya!
Year 4- Herons
Umaiza was nominated for a Gainsborough Gold this week. Umaiza has worked really to improve her handwriting this week and has also contributed well to our geography learning comparing UK and USA landscapes. Well done Umaiza!
Year 5 – Skylarks
Blessing was awarded the Gainsborough Gold Award this week. Blessing has joined Gainsborough this week and has contributed greatly to all lessons, he has fitted in really well and his humour and giant smile have certainly helped. Well done Blessing!
Year 6 – Magpies
Zariyah has been awarded the Gainsborough Gold Award this week. She has made a great effort in all areas of learning and made hug improvements. She has completed all tasks to a high standard, well done Zariyah!
Coming up at Gainsborough…
It’s Panto time …. oh no it isn’t!
Years 1, 3 and 6 will travel to Hackney Empire, in Hackney Central, on Tuesday 3rd December, to watch Dick Whittington and his Cat. Years 2,4 and 5 will go on Wednesday 11th December. Please pay for your child’s ticket on Parent Pay. Children will need to be collected from school at 5pm. Children will eat lunch at school and be provided with a water bottle and snack for the interval while at the panto. There are very few parent tickets available this year and therefore we have a waiting list. If you able to attend please email admin@gainsborough.hackney.sch.uk to join the waiting list and we will let you know on the day if there are spare tickets.
Annual General Meeting for FRoG’s, Friday 6th December 2.30pm
We are hoping to expand our support network through our school PTA, the FRoG’s (Friends of Gainsborough). We understand lots of people have jobs, younger children and other commitments but we would like some more parent support to plan events, and carry them out. Please join our AGM on Friday 6th December at 2.30pm in the community room in the Children’s Centre.
Christmas Jumper Day , Friday 13th December
Christmas Jumper Day is on Friday 13th December at Gainsborough. We will be selling our own Christmas jumpers from Friday 6th December in the school office, to raise money for the school.
Parents in Class and FRoG’s Christmas Party , Monday 16th December from 2.45pm
We are holding a parents in class event on Monday 16th December at 2.45-3.20pm. This event welcomes families into years 1 -6 to take part in some learning with the chidlren. Families get a chance to complete an activity with the children and see what life is like in their classroom. These are not model lessons or taught sessions, they are often a chance for children to complete something with their parents that they have been successful in already and a chance to do these things together. This parents in class will be seasonal decoration making!
After parents in class we will have our Annual FRoG’s Christmas party. This will be a traditional party with party games, activities, our community kitchen will be open for cooking activities, a younger children’s area, and there will be a fund raising raffle! The party will take place from 3.30-5.30pm. All families are welcome to come and celebrate the end of term with us.
Thank you Barge East – Christmas Tree donation
Gainsborough primary school has been donated a Christmas Tree by Barge East, families are also invited to buy their tree from Barge East using a discount code GAIN5 and this link www.bargeeast.com/christmas-trees Thank you for your support Barge East!
