This week at Gainsborough…
No Pens Day! – We didn’t use a single pen on Wednesday. We worked in different pairs and groups and learnt in different ways. We really enjoyed the paired reading across the school. Our older children read with fluency and clarified words for the younger children, they asked them questions and helped deepen their understanding of the books they read together. We are incredibly proud of how they nurtured and looked after the younger children this week. Our younger children were in awe! They really enjoyed having that special one to one session with someone older and wiser.
Year 5 visited Kew Gardens – The children really enjoyed visiting the different environments created at Kew and spent time in the Palm house living and breathing the tropical air. They saw a Kapok Tree which linked to a text they had been reading in class, which made their learning come to life! Naomi said “The tree was much smaller than I thought but it was very old and very important.”
Year 6 Junior Citizenship Programme
Year 6 visited Forest Road Youth Centre who hosted a range of emergency services this year to inform children about keeping themselves and others safe. They learned about a variety of different topics during the interactive workshops, such as road safety, dental care, using public transport safely, opening a bank account, and what to do in the case of a fire.
The Junior Citizenship Scheme is coordinated by the London Transport Museum from Transport for London in partnership with Young Hackney
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 Vasil
Year 2 JJ
Year 3 Lola
Year 4 Arielle
Year 5 Naomi
Year 6 Ishaq
Keep Giving
Each half term we focus on a different Gainsborough Keep: kind, connected, safe, healthy, green or giving. This half term we have introduced the idea of giving your time to causes and issues.
School Council Christmas Jumpers
School Council have designed Christmas Jumpers this year, to raise funds for our new outdoor classroom. They will be on sale next week from the front office. There are only 60 availble to buy and we are trialing the project this year in the hope that next year we can run pre-orders and sell even more. Well done school council- you are incredible.
The Community Closet
We are a pick up point for donations to the Community Closet. This is a charity that collect and distribute clothes, toys and gifts for those in need. We have worked with the Community Closet for a number of years and really know the value of their hard work in reaching people when they need it most. From 1st December until 12th December you can drop of used and new children’s coats, shoes, clothes, toys and all things ‘baby’ to Gainsborough where it will be collected and made into bundles for families. If you would like to refer someone to the Community Closet who may be in need of additional support at the moment please contact them via their instagram.
Keeping Connected in our Community…
It’s Panto time again! Oh no it isn’t….
Years 1-6 will be going to watch Aladdin a the Hackney Empire. Years 1, 2 and 6 will travel together on Thursday 14th December. Years 3, 4, 5 on Friday 15th December. We only have enough parent tickets for parents we invite to come and support the children. If you do want to come and support the trip please email admin@gainsborough.hackney.sch.uk and we can put you on a waiting list to see if we have any tickets spare nearer the time. Letters asking for payment have been emailed to families and the payment has been set up on paypal. Please pay as son as you can.
Christmas Tree Discount at Pines and Needles
Firstly, thank you to Pines and Needles, Victoria Park, for donating a gorgeous tress to us. We love it! All families will have received a discount code in their emails this week to use at Pines and Needles. Happy tree decorating Gainsborough!
At Gainsborough Next Week…
Reception 2024 Parents Information Session – Wednesday 6th December
We are holding a session for parents of children who are currently in Swans or Geese Nursery classes. The session has been rescheduled from Wednesday 29th November, to Wednesday 6th December, from 3.45-4.30pm. These children will start Reception in September 2024. The session is designed to explain the admissions process, offer support in completing applications, and of course tell you how wonderful Gainsborough Primary School is. We will hold the session in the Reception classroom and share the curriculum, learning experiences and show the progress our children make. We hope to see you there!
School Pictures
A QR code went home with your child last week. Please use the code to access the individual and sibling pictures taken last week. You can view and purchase the pictures with this code. If you need a duplicate code, or cannot access the pictures, please speak to the school office. The deadline for orders, so that they can processed before Christmas, is Friday 8th December.
Parents in Class Years 1-6, Friday 8th December, 2.45pm
We are inviting family members into our Years 1 -6 classrooms next week. We will making decorations for our Winter Wonderland themed hall experience this year. Please come and help us thread, and tie our decorations and learn a new skill with the children. This is a chance for you to spend time in your child’s class and see the children with their friends. The activities are not lessons but activities designed to be completed alongside parents in class. All welcome!
Christmas Jumper Day, Friday 8th December
We are wearing our Christmas jumpers on Friday 8th December. You can wear a new school council made Christmas Jumper, an hand me down Christmas Jumper or your very own home made Christmas jumper, it is up to you!
