Last week at Gainsborough..
Annual General Meeting for FRoG’s
The FRoG’s AGM was held on Friday 6th December. During the meeting the following elections happened.
FRoG’s Chair – Faye, Vayda (Year 3) and Ozzy (Nursery Swans) parent
Treasurer – Varda, Rafi and Zivah (Year 3) parent
Joint Secretary – Leanne, Ronnie (Year 5) and Demi (Nursery Geese) parent and Frances, Shantay (Year 5), Dontay (Year 4), Destiny May (Year 3) and Kamari (Ducklings) parent
We would really value a family member from Reception, Year 1 and 2 so they can spread the work in their classes. The FRoG’s aim to meet to complete tasks to support the school every Friday from 2.30pm. Joining the FRoG’s does not mean you need to attend each week. It does mean you join a watsapp group and offer ideas, support and time to support the school events.
Please speak to Charlotte Harris or a FRoG’s parent if you would like to would like to join the group.
Individual and Sibling Group Photographs by Boom
This week photograph codes went home with children. These are on paper and have a QR code which takes you to your child’s pictures. You can then chose to order pictures to the school or to your home.
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 Lucinda
Year 2 Harrison
Year 3 Zayn
Year 4 Zayaan
Year 5 Mohammed S
Year 6 Katie
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 Redd
Year 2 Elias
Year 3 Zivah
Year 4 Bobby
Year 5 Mohammed R
Year 6 Hamza
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
Demi has been awarded a Gainsborough Gold Award for great listening and sharing ideas confidently. Well done Demi!
Nursery Swans
Aaminah was awarded a Gainsborough Gold Award this week for showing great interest in book talk sessions and being a great friend! Well done Aaminah.
Reception Doves
Antonio has been awarded a Gainsborough Gold Award this week for always trying really hard in phonics, and learning his set 1 sounds. Well done Antonio!
Year 1 Wrens
Alya was awarded a Gainsborough Gold Award this week. SHe has made great improvements in all areas of learning this week, been an excellent friend and showed a great attitude. Well done Alya!
Year 2- Owls
Fatima was awarded a Gainsborough Gold Award for writing this week. She has been a great friend and very kind in the classroom, she has also worked well across all subjects this week. Well done Fatima!
Year 3 – Hummingbirds
Jospeh was awarded a Gainsborough Gold Award this week. He has been a kind friends, applied himself well in all areas of learning and contributed well to our class assembly. Well done Joseph!
Year 4- Herons
Raphael was nominated for a Gainsborough Gold this week. Raphael has worked really hard on planning and writing a great narrative this week. Well done Raphael!
Year 5 – Skylarks
Kiy-Ahra was awarded the Gainsborough Gold Award this week. Kiy-Ahra has worked really well independently this week ad take on board all feedback to improve her work. Well done!
Year 6 – Magpies
Macey has been awarded the Gainsborough Gold Award this week. She has made a great effort in writing, improving the descriptive detail in her sentences enabling her ideas to flow more smoothly. Keep up the amazing efforts- you should be very proud Macey!
Coming up at Gainsborough…
Cards, wrapping paper and decorations wanted…
2 Year Old Ducklings, Nursery Swans and Geese and Reception will be completing activities related to winter and Christmas this week. We would welcome any donations of decorations, cards, wrapping paper or Santa related paraphernalia! Thank you those who have donated cards, ribon and wrapping paper already. We are also looking for sets of fairy lights if families have any they no longer need.
It’s Panto time …. oh no it isn’t!
Years 2, 4 and 5 will travel to Hackney Empire, in Hackney Central, on Wednesday 11th December, to watch Dick Whittington and his Cat. 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.
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 children in their classes. 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!
