Cinema trip during February half-term

Issue: 35
30.01.15
www.thomasfairchild.hackney.sch.uk
Upcoming Trips & Events
Polar Bears – Geffrye Museum
Feb 4th
Dates for your Diary
Term Dates
Holiday – Feb 16th – 20th
Finish – Friday 13th Feb & Return
Monday 23rd Feb
Dear Parents and Carers
We come to an end of another good week.
School Trips
Reception went to The Geffrye Museum as part of their
House & Homes topic; Y3 went to the Suleymaniye
Mosque as part of RE looking at how different faiths
worship and Y4 went to the Science Museum to learn
all about how electricity works.
Handwriting
We continue to focus on handwriting and presentation
please encourage your child to form their letters
correctly, why not have a go too!!
Punctuality
This is a reminder your child needs to be in school for
the 9.00am register ready to start learning. There have
been a few children turning up after the register has
closed.
HOLIDAYS
Requests for holidays during term time will be refused.
Regards
Miss Lewis
Easter Break
Mar 30th Mar – Friday 10th April
Finish – Friday 27th Mar & return
Tuesday 14th April (Inset on 13th)
Class Assemblies
Feb 3rd – Tigers
Feb 10th – Orcas
Assemblies start @ 10.25am
Parents/carers are welcome to attend
Cinema trip during February half-term
“Paddington”
Wednesday 18th February 2015
At 9.30am
at Hackney Picture
House
Tickets cost £1
Please pay and collect at the
Children’s Centre
Good Book Children for w/e 23rd January
Headteacher’ s Tea Party Friday 23rd January – Congratulations to our
Good Book children and Accelerated Reader Stars
Shoreditch Trust’s
Waterhouse Restaurant
hosts Hackney’s venue for the
London Children’s Book Swap (ages
0-11) on Saturday February 14th at
12pm-4pm. Address, 10 Orsman
Road, London, N1 5QJ. There will
be a special story telling session,
healthy snacks and more.
This initiative celebrates reading and encourages children to
discover new stories by exchanging hundreds of books and ideas
as well as recommending their favourite authors and illustrators.
House Points - Week Ending Friday 23rd January 2015 Winners
were Edinburgh Castle
Houses of Parliament
679
Mount Snowden
607
Edinburgh Castle
782
Buckingham Palace
741
Giants Causeway
663
Good Book Certificate for: 23/1/15
Name
Class
Name
Class
TIM
Orcas
CHARLIE
Panthers
MERYEM
Walruses
FAHAD
Cheetahs
ABDULLAH
Sea Lions
KAYDEON
Leopards
ADAM
Narwhals
KAILAN
Tigers
MARIAM
Seals
CHEZNAY
Lynx
WHOLE CLASS!!!!
Belugas
SCARLETT
Lions
School Attendance w/e 23 .1.15 = 96%
Polar Bears
Grizzly Bears
Orcas
Walruses
Sea Lions
Narwhals
Belugas
Seals
Cheetahs
Panthers
Leopards
Tigers
Lynx
Lions
97%
96%
96%
88%
97%
97%
94%
98%
99%
97%
PRIZES FOR 100%
ATTENDANCE Spring Term
Early Years
Leapfrog Activity
Tracker
LS Leapfrog
LeapPad 3
99%
99%
98%
93%
US Lenovo 7” Tablet
Every fortnight we will have a quiz for children to do with prizes up for grabs!
For your chance to win complete the quiz and hand it in to the school office by the following Friday.
This week’s quiz is on the subject of Science and
Nature .
There are 15 questions to answer. The answers are
below, put the correct answer in the box.
1 From what tree do acorns come?
2 What is the largest planet in the solar system?
3 What colour are dandelions?
4 How many ounces are there in a pound?
5 What term in mathematics refers to the number obtained when two or more numbers are multiplied?
6 How many sides does a hexagon have?
7 What has the scientific formula H2O?
8 Which is the only vowel not on the top row of a computer keyboard?
9 The African and Asian are the two main forms of which mammal, with their ear size being an easy way to tell which is which?
10 What is the innermost colour of a rainbow?
11 Which planet is known as “The Red Planet”?
12 Feline means relating to what sort of animal?
13 Comice, Conference and Williams are varieties of which fruit?
14 What are the young of frogs and toads called?
15 In computing, what is Mb short for?
Cat Pear Jupiter 6 Water A Elephant Mars The
Oak Tadpoles Megabyte Yellow The Product
Violet ______________________
16
Name
Class __________________
Well done to Samirah in Leopards. Our winner
of the last edition’s quiz. Please come to the school office to choose a
prize.