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January 2018

Please find us online at www.williamtyndale-islington.co.uk

Parent Hotline: 08447 707576; school ID: 60256 William Tyndale School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its pupils.

Dear Children, Staff, Parents and Carers, Governors and Friends

Welcome back everyone and a very Happy New Year!

Thank you for your kind cards, presents and messages; I hope you have had a restful break. It has been lovely to see you all and to see how wonderfully settled and happy the children are upon their return to school.

The last few weeks of term were extremely busy but also lots of fun. Please read below about the various events which rounded up 2017.

From today you will be able to access teachers’ new curriculum pages for this term on the website at http://www.williamtyndale-islington.co.uk/nursery. These detail what your child will be learning this term; you can then better support your children with any homework, projects or visits, for example, to museums. Help with practising foundation knowledge such as spellings, number bonds and multiplication tables will also benefit your child. Our Skill of the Month is: Using Imagination. Thank you in advance for discussing the importance of this with your child.

Please see next academic year’s term dates and our attendance and punctuality policy below. Do remember that there are 176 days for holidays – please do not take your child out of school unless there is an emergency.

Finally, many thanks to you all for your generous contributions last term towards the Morris Building project. We still have some way to go to reach our target of at least £80k but every little bit does help. This term you will be able to purchase a brick or bricks at £5 each. You will be able to see exactly where your brick(s) will go on the drawings! We will continue with our Spend a Penny campaign – we have raised £120 already! – and will be preparing for our big auction on 8

th March; many thanks for the

amazing pledges we have had so far.

Have a lovely weekend!

Tanya Watson - Head Teacher

EVENTS Class Assemblies 10.20am Ground Floor Hall

January

30th

Aye Aye Class

February

1st

Kiwi Class

6th

Hummingbird Class

27th

Rhino Class

March

6th

Gorilla Class

13th

Tortoise Class

20th

Honey Bee Class

January

3rd Children return to school

8th Tortoise Class to V&A Museum of

Childhood

30th Year 4 Bird watching

February

5th Year 6 to Churchill War Rooms

12th – 16th HALF TERM

22nd Kiwi Class Enabling Enterprise trip

March

12th Year 6 to The Jewish Museum

20th Year 4 to Sutton House

23rd End of term @1.45 pm

April

9th Back to School

Newsletter Dates

The newsletter will be published on: 2

nd February 2018

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Christmas Shows

The seasonal spirit began with a lively instrumental concert of solos, duos and

ensembles playing pieces which included Jingle Bells, and We wish you a Merry

Christmas. With clarinets, recorders, violins, cellos, trumpets, trombones and bass

baritones we are lucky to have a full orchestral sound! Our thanks go to the instrumental

teachers, Abi, Natalie, Laura, Matt and Dom for all their very hard work.

Carols in the playground were another great success, despite the dull weather – well

done to all the parents and carers who joined in with the children!

The Nursery and Reception children wowed us with their brilliant show, Born in

Bethlehem. There was excellent poetry, dancing, tuneful singing and some really good

acting from silver stars, wise women and men, a special star, donkeys, Joseph and

Mary, shepherds and angels! All 90 children could be heard and clearly enunciated their

words – and there were so many of them to memorise! Well done, children! Thanks go

to Kitty, Billie, Elvira, Tanya T, Stephanie, Alicen, Kerry, Fiona, Beth, Lydia and

Yasemin for warming our hearts.

120 Year 1 and 2 children worked faultlessly together to present The Sleepy Shepherd!

Perfect teamwork, confidence and enjoyment were depicted through 7 beautiful songs -

perfectly in tune, dynamically expressive and with all words clearly articulated. The

expressive dancing, professional acting and very clear voices conveyed a real sense of

drama – humour as well as elegance! Well done to all the narrators, kings, pages,

angels, shepherds, star dancers, villagers and the sleepy shepherd. You were all

amazing! Many thanks to Orla, Tracie, Daisy, Christine, Robyn, Emma, Nancy,

Susan, Nicola and Debbie for all their hard work and success with the children.

This year the Juniors’ concerts enabled them to really shine! Throughout the four

concerts the children sang excellently in tune, with confident part work, dynamic control

and clear diction. They also presented readings of poetry and prose - some of which

they had composed themselves! Years 3 & 4 delivered a beautiful song in French and

the Ukelele club got us in the mood with their Jingle Bells! Years 5 & 6 demonstrated

even higher skills with complex rhythms, solos and part work, which bounced from

unison to parts and back again and their ‘Gloria’ in Angels from the Realms of Glory was

truly glorious! The choir sang in all concerts and their Winter Nights was magical. Many

thanks go to Jessie, Yvonne, Shona, Jane, Lily, Maxine, Elly, Ida, Alana, Vanessa,

Amy, Kati, Tina, Mel, Blenda, Rachel, Martina for organising the readings and

supporting rehearsals and to Michael for all his music teaching throughout the school.


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PUNCTUALITY and ATTENDANCE

Punctuality

We have been delighted with the continuing decrease in the number of late arrivals at school. Children are happier when they arrive punctually at school and their learning gets off to a fine start. We have many incentives to encourage children to arrive punctually, including class cups, certificates and medals. Please remember:

The school gates open at 8.45 a.m. and the doors to the building open at 8.50 a.m.

School starts at 8.55 a.m. but we give you a 5 minute grace period to account for unforeseen circumstances; therefore any child arriving after 9 am will be marked late.

Sable Street Gate will close at 9.05 a.m. and 3.45 p.m. to ensure safety for the children at school.

Attendance

We are also delighted with the continued improvement in our attendance figures. We award children medals and badges for 100% attendance and punctuality over a term and for over the whole year. Well done and thank you to everyone who has helped reduce our absences and cooperated with procedures required by the Department for Education (DfE). A reminder about these is outlined below:

If your child is sick please inform the school office on the first day of absence.

On your child’s return to school please bring a note to the school office explaining why your child was absent. If your child is absent directly before or after a holiday you will need to bring in medical proof to support the absence.

Please avoid making dental or medical appointments for your child during the school day; if an appointment is absolutely necessary please show your appointment card (preferably in advance) to the school office as evidence for this absence.

Any leave of absence has to be applied for, four weeks in advance, using the appropriate forms from the school office; each case is reviewed individually but please be aware that absence will be authorised in only the most exceptional of circumstances. Holidays during term time will never be authorised.

Any unauthorised absence may result in an immediate penalty notice of £60 per parent per child from Islington’s Educational Welfare Department.

The school and Educational Welfare monitor attendance on a regular basis. We expect children to have at least 95% attendance. Many children achieve this which is wonderful. If your child’s absence falls below 95% then Educational Welfare will be in contact. A child is considered a persistent absentee once their attendance falls to 90%.

If you would like any more details about punctuality and attendance please see Penny in the school office.




Collecting your child

Please remember to let us know if someone other than yourself or the usual person is

collecting your child. You must let the class teacher know by writing them a note. We will

not let any child leave the school premises with any other adult, even if we or they

know them, unless we have had notice from you. Should your arrangements change

after the start of the school day, please phone the school office. After 3.15, please call

Kids’ Club, where the same procedures apply, on 020 7359 0588 to let Christine, or

another member of staff, know about your arrangements.

Many thanks for your understanding.

Booking School Clubs After school clubs need to be booked after every holiday. Clubs run for half a term at a time. Booking for clubs will always be in the first full week of each half term and a text will be sent in that week to notify you of the exact day and time booking will start. All information for the clubs will be on the school website, www.williamtyndale-islington.co.uk , in the clubs section and on the school notice board.

Breakfast Club & Kids’ Club

Charges

Breakfast Club 8am – 8.50am

£5

Kids’ Club 3.30pm – 6pm

£10

(Nursery children 3pm – 6pm £15)

BOOKS AMNESTY

Every year we lose up to 300 PACT books: £700!!

It would lovely if you could kindly return any

books you come across at home to help us

replenish our stores. If you find any please return them to the ‘Feed Me With Books!’ basket in the foyer.

Thank you so much.

KEEPING IN CONTACT

Please make sure we have your most

up to date contact details. We can be

faced with being unable to contact

you, should there be an emergency

with your child. Additionally, you

may end up not receiving text

notifications from school.

Please check with the school office if

you are not sure that we have your

most recent contacts.

Thank you.

CHILDREN GOING HOME ALONE

It is very important for us to know if your child walks home by themselves at the end of

their day at school i.e. from 3.30, after a club or after Kids’ Club.

Please let us know in writing if this is so, detailing the days and times that your child will

leave the premises, and hand this letter into the school office.

We cannot prevent children from going home by themselves but we do discourage this from

happening until your child is at least in years 5 and 6.

Thank you.

Early Arrivals Please be mindful that if your child arrives unaccompanied, before the gates open at 8.45am, they will be sent to Breakfast Club – there is a £5 charge for this. This policy is in the interest of your child’s safety.



ESPRESSO HOME ACCESS

We are delighted to announce that we have purchased Espresso Home Access! It is filled with wonderful resources

across all subject areas for children to access from home. Please follow the instructions on how to get into all the

great material.

Open a webpage and type in www.espresso.co.uk

Choose from the list ‘Espresso Home Access System’ and click on ‘Login’.

On the next page, type in your username and password (which your class teacher has already given to you).

Tick ‘Accept the terms and conditions’

You are now ready to use the wonderful resources available on Espresso Home Access! Enjoy!

Don’t’ forget our wonderful links to www.readingeggs.co.uk and

www.MyMaths.co.uk . If you have forgotten your passwords please ask your class teacher.



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SPRING TERM 2018

FIRST DAY OF TERM Wednesday 3rd

January 2018 INSET DAY Friday 9

th February

HALF TERM 12

th February – 16

th February

LAST DAY OF TERM Friday 23

rd March 2018

Good Friday Friday 30th March

Easter Monday Monday 2nd

April SUMMER TERM 2018 FIRST DAY OF TERM Monday 9

th April 2018

May Bank Holiday Monday 7

th May

HALF TERM Monday 28

th May – Friday 1

st June

Spring Bank Holiday Monday 28

th May


th July 2018

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AUTUMN TERM 2018

FIRST DAY OF TERM Monday 3rd

September 2018 INSET DAYS Monday 3

rd & Tuesday 4

th September

CHILDREN RETURN TO SCHOOL Wednesday 5

th September 2018

INSET DAY Friday 26

th October

HALF TERM Monday 29th October – Friday 2

nd November


st December 2018

SPRING TERM 2019 FIRST DAY OF TERM Monday 7

th January 2019

HALF TERM Monday 18

th February – Friday 22

nd February

LAST DAY OF TERM FOR CHILDREN Friday 5

th April 2019

INSET DAYS Monday 8

th & Tuesday 9

th April

LAST DAY OF TERM Tuesday 9

th April 2019

SUMMER TERM FIRST DAY OF TERM Tuesday 23

rd April 2019

May Bank Holiday Monday 6

th May

HALF TERM Monday 27

thMay – Friday 31

st May

Spring Bank Holiday Monday 27

th May


th July 2019






WORRIES OR CONCERNS?

If you have any concerns, no matter how small, about your child, please see their class teacher in the first instance. An after-school appointment is best for this.

Teaching staff are very happy to meet with parents or discuss matters over the phone: direct emails and phone calls should always be sent through Penny in the school office. Even if you have figured out how to contact staff directly, these messages will not be answered or noted.

Please do not feel you have to wait until parent conferences to discuss matters about your child.

If you are not satisfied with the way in which your concern has been addressed, then do please make an appointment to see Tanya (Head Teacher), Claire (Deputy Head Teacher), Bea (Assistant Head Teacher), Olivia (Assistant Head Teacher and SENDco), or Sophie (Assistant Head Teacher).

BICYCLE MANNERS

Thank you to those parents and

carers who always dismount and

leave their bicycles in our pods

away from all the children at

ALL TIMES. There is a real

danger of them falling on small

children in particular. We are

also grateful to those parents

who remind their children not to

ride their scooters and bicycles

at any time through the school

grounds.

Collection from Kids’ Club

Thank you to all who enable Christine, Nancy and Elvira to finish their work on time by 6 pm in Kids’ Club. If you are late three times in any one term you will not be able to send your child/ren to Kids’ Club until further notice. There is an immediate fine of £20 to pay if you do not collect your child by 6 pm, which increases by £1 every minute from 6 pm; so please make sure you are at the door before then. Thank you.

Parking in Sable Street

We understand that some of you may

need to collect your children by car; if

you do please help us maintain good

neighbourly relations by making use of

public parking spaces and not

blocking exits. The Sable Street gate

will close at 9.05 a.m. and 3.45 p.m.

every day so please be mindful of this.

Thank you.

Playground Equipment

Thank you to those parents

and carers who remember to

keep their children off the

playground structures in the

morning and at the end of the

day.


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