Last week at Gainsborough…
Assessments
Years 1 -5 have completed assessments this week in reading and in maths. The tests assess the learning throughout the year and are based on coverage of the curriculum this academic year. The children showed great determination and resilience in the tests, well done!
Keeping Healthy
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 Healthy. We are focusing on healthy eating this half term. Children will get the opportunity to try new herbs and vegetables in an attempt to encourage us all to make healthier choices. We will also look at what healthy endings look like as we say goodbye to this academic year.
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 Tate
Year 2 Innaya
Year 3 Zayden
Year 4 Arthur
Year 5 Macey
Year 6 Lukas
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
Usman was nominated to receive a Gainsborough Gold Award for enjoying the provision and building lovely friendships with your friends. Well done Usman!
Nursery – Geese
Idris was nominated to receive a Gainsborough Gold Award for using longer sentences to share your ideas and working hard to develop your fine motor skills, in dough disco sessions and making snips with scissors! Well done Idris!
Nursery – Swans
Sophia as nominated to receive a Gainsborough Gold Award. You have been trying so hard during phonics lessons and have been able to confidently write new sounds. You have been amazing!
Reception – Wrens
Nellayna was nominated to receive a Gainsborough Gold Award for her great turn taking and for being a great friend to all in her class.
Year 1 – Owls
This week Vasil has been nominated to receive a Gainsborough Gold Award for his fantastic effort and progress in our maths assessments this week. Vasil was able to show off his maths learning from this year independently. Well done Vasil!
Year 2- Hummingbirds
This week Zayn been nominated to receive a Gainsborough Gold Award for his amazing efforts in handwriting and spelling. Zayn has worked really hard to perfect his published piece of writing and we are really proud of him. Well done Zayn!
Year 3 – Herons
Shaniyah was nominated to receive a Gainsborough Gold Award for settling back into year 3 so nicely, staying on green, trying so hard in her reading assessment and being really respectful of the school rules. Well done!
Year 4- Skylarks
Jahmal was nominated to receive a Gainsborough Gold Award for his impressive understanding of fractions in lessons and also, for his exceptional performance in his assessments.
Year 5 – Magpies
Year 5 were nominated for the Gainsborough Gold Award for showing tremendous perseverance in their maths and reading assessments. Well done Year 5!
Year 6 – Doves
Na’Eemah was nominated for a Gainsborough Gold this week for her excellent contributions in science lessons. Well done Na’Eemah!
Next term at Gainsborough…
Summer 2 Priorities at Gainsborough
We will focus on the following next term in a bid to improve outcomes, teaching, our engagement and well being at Gainsborough:
- Assessment – all staff will look at assessing pupils through: lessons, observations and tests, to ascertain progress for the end of the year and set targets for next year
- Transition – we will ensure good transition for all pupils to their next year group
- Science – we will be developing our practical approach to science lessons
- Maths – we will be embedding the use of Maths – No Problem in our maths lessons
- Sustainability – we will be running our family cooking programme, selling our home grown fruit and vegetables, cooking our home grown fruit and vegetables in our school kitchen
- Attendance – we will be supporting families to remove barriers that prevent good attendance
- Keep Healthy – we will focus on healthy eating. We will address packed lunch contents, suggest healthy snacks to bring and promote more eating of fruit and vegetables in the dinner hall
WAMH’s Transition Workshops at Gainsborough in Summer 2
We have access to a WAMH’s clinician 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.
- Monday 24th June, 3.30-4.30pm WAHM’s Workshop – Information on how to Support your Child in the Reception to Year 1 Transition
- Monday 8th July, 3.30-4.30pm WAHM’s Workshop – Information on how to Support your Child in Transitions for Children with ASD
- Monday 22nd July, 2.30-3.30pm WAHM’s Workshop – Information on how to Support your Child in Transitions, drop in session
- Monday 22nd July, 3.30-4.30pm WAHM’s Workshop – Information on how to Support your Child in the Year 6 to Year 7 Transitio
Transitions for September 2024
We have started a comprehensive transition plan this term to ensure that children all: spend time in their new classrooms, spend time with their new teachers, spend time with their new support staff team. To make this less daunting, and a safe and secure experience, we are doing each of things and with one change at a time. Please see the below information about your child’s new class teacher and the days they will visit their new rooms. Please ask your children about their new rooms and adults and please do feedback to us any worries the children may have:
New Nursery Swans, Ms Hillary Lau, weekly transition to the Nursery class in small groups on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays.
New Nursery Geese, Ms Emma Kelsall, weekly transition to the Nursery class in small groups on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays.
Reception Doves, Ms Rebekah Anderson. Ms Anderson is new to Gainsborough and Ms Anderson will work in Nursery every Thursday for the rest of the term. Nursery will visit Reception class on Tuesday mornings in small groups.
Year 1 Wrens, Ms Kelis Dillon, weekly transition to the Year 1 classroom on Wednesday, Ms Dillon will teach Reception every Friday.
Year 2 Owls, Ms Aysha Ahmed, Ms Ahmed will teach Owls every Friday and complete one to one sessions with children.
Year 3 Hummingbirds, Ms Kayleigh Kee, Ms Kee will teach Hummingbirds every Tuesday afternoon.
Year 4 Herons, Ms Rebecca Carhart. Ms Carhart is new to Gainsborough and has completed 2 days in Year 3 in June. The children will see her again in September.
Year 5 Skylarks, Ms Lara Dempsy. Ms Dempsey is new to Gainsborough and will teach Skylarks on 22nd, 23rd and 24th July.
Year 6 Magpies, Ms Muganga, Ms Muganga will teach Magpies every Tuesday.
Year 6 Doves are being supported in their secondary transition through the borough wide transition day on Thursday 4th July. We are also preparing workshops through Kooth, an online mental health support tool, our school MHST worker and offering parents a session through our WAHM’s lead. If you are concerned about your child’s transition to secondary school please come and speak to us.
Sports Week at Gainsborough
We are very excited to be heading to the London Community Marathon Track https://www.london-stadium.com/community-track.html with Years 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 for Sports Day this year. The sports, layout, activities and preparation have been created with the children in mind so there is an element of competitiveness, reward for good teamwork and sportsmanship and the opportunity for all children to shine! Please come along and support us.
Years 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 London Community Marathon Track Tues 9th July Leave school at 12.45pm, 1.30-3pm Sports, 3pm return to school
Year 6 London Community Marathon Track Tues 9th July Leave school at 12.45pm, lead Years 1-5, Year 6 Sports day 3-4.30pm
Nursery & Rec School Playground Weds 10th July 1.30-3.30pm Sports
Preschool 2 Year old and Baby gardens Weds 10th July 1.30-3.30pm Sports, parents drop in
Parents in Class – Science
We are inviting families into classes in Years 1 -6 next week, Friday 12th July, 2.45-3.20pm. This is to see children in their classroom and for the children to showcase some of their learning. We have been developing our approach to science teaching and the children have really enjoyed the recent changes to our science curriculum. We have worked on developing a much more practical curriculum with a greater focus on the working scientifically skills. This has really improved the children’s subject knowledge and engagement in lessons. Come along and have a look for yourself!
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.
Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) is a broad term. It describes children and young people who have severe difficulty in attending school due to emotional factors. This often results in prolonged absences from school.
It is difficult to estimate the prevalence of EBSA. In the UK it affects approximately 2% of the school population. There is a slightly higher prevalence for secondary school students. It is equally common in males and females with little evidence of a link to socioeconomic status.
The impact of EBSA on young people is far reaching. Difficulties can often quickly spiral requiring inpatient treatment. Outcomes for young people who display EBSA include:
- poor academic attainment
- reduced social opportunities
- limited employment opportunities
- poor adult mental health.
The Educational Psychology Service have produced some guidance for EBSA. It’s based on the current evidence for factors which contribute to positive outcomes. These include:
- intervening early
- working with parents and school staff as well as the young person
- working in a flexible way, paying attention to the individual
- emphasising the need for rapid return to school
- good support and adaptations within the school environment.
