Cultural Day and International Evening Event
On Thursday 12th October we will be celebrating our learning across Black History Month with a Cultural Day in school and an International Evening Event. The event will run from 15:45 – 17:00 (3:45 – 5pm). Enrichment clubs and wrap around care will continue to run as usual. Please note that if you do wish for your child to attend the international evening you will need to collect them to take them into the hall.
Across the next 3 weeks children have been learning about significant Black figures from the past and inspirational Black Brits of the present, focussing on different professions. This year we will be ‘Saluting Our Sisters’ so the year groups will focus some of their learning around influence women.
EYFS – Noise Makers – Musicians/music activists
Year 1 – Adventurers – pilots/explorers/archaeologists
Year 2 – Innovators – scientists/entrepreneurs/inventors
Year 3 – Artists
Year 4 – Poets and playwrights – authors / play writes/screen writers/poets
Year 5 – World changers – activists/politicians/civil rights leaders
Year 6 – Influential Sportswomen
When children come to school on Thursday 12th October we would love it if they could wear clothes that either represent their own culture.
There will be some food available and we are asking for donations from across the school community. If you are able to make or cook something for Thursday 12th October please do let us know by tapping on the link here and filling in a form. If you are donating a dish please drop that into the school office by 2pm on Thursday 12th, we will ask you to let us know what it is so we can make a label.
Parents Evening
Emails will be sent out next week to parents of children in Nursery, Reception, Years 1 – 6 for you to sign up to a slot on parents evening which is taking place on Tuesday 17th October. Please check your email and sign up, if you can’t find the link in your emails please speak to the class teacher as you will be able to sign up on their iPad when you collect your child. We look forward to sharing learning with you soon.
Influenza (Nasal Flu) Immunisation Letter
Children in classes from Reception to Year 6 have come home with a letter today from the Hackney School Immunisation team. They will soon be visiting school to offer the free flu vaccine to all eligible children from Reception to year 6. The nasal flu vaccine is painless, quick, and side effects are uncommon and
generally mild. Please note this is not the Covid vaccination.
This winter, now that life is back to normal, there is a very high risk that the NHS could be overwhelmed with illness caused by influenza, as we have not been mixing with others as much over the past few winters. Children who have the flu vaccine are less likely to pass the virus on to friends and family, especially
those who may be at greater risk from flu, such as young babies, elderly people or friends and relatives with a serious health condition.
Please complete consent for your child online. using this link https://london.schoolvaccination.uk/flu/2023/cityandhackney to give consent, or to decline consent.
Harvest Donations and Assembly
We have a table open at school near the office to collect food donations made by families and staff. Please donate dried food goods and toiletries to the school and we will donate these to the food bank in the church. There is also a Harvest Assembly this Thursday 12th October from 8:55am – 9:10am, parents and carers are welcome to attend.
Hot Chocolate with the Head
Congratulations for the following children who have achieved Hot Chocolate with the Head next week. Well done to Maya in our Nursery, Gabriella in Reception, Chloe in Year 2, Nina in Year 3, Keon in Year 5, Tayshaun in Year 6 what a fantastic start to your year!