Canon Barnett Primary School

Canon Barnett Primary School

 Newsletter 697 19th March 2021

 Happy Red Nose Day!
 As always, our community has rallied around to support those in need. It
 was great to see the children in red or superheroes costumes and we
 have had some great designs for red noses.Have a look at the website to
 see which designs you like.
The last time I checked we had raised an amazing £114 on our Justgiving page but there is
still time to donate. Click on the link here:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/canon-barnett-primary-school-rednoseday21

Soundcastle Project
Year 6 have been busy working with Soundcastle to create a piece of music called ‘Aldgate
at Dawn’. The project is a community project which are working with groups across Aldgate
and then drawing all the ideas together to create an original piece of music. I will be in touch
when the final composition is ready to be heard.

Polling Day: Thursday 6th May
School will be closed on Thursday 6th May for Polling Day. Children will be given an ‘offline’
learning pack for this day to complete at home.

Year 4: Virtual Spitalfields Music
Year 4 have started their music project with Spitalfields Music. They are exploring the idea is
‘Island of the Self’. The musicians involved in the project have been very impressed with the
children’s creativity and focus during their sessions

End of term: Friday 26th March
A reminder that next Friday will be the last week of term. Pick up times as follows:
Nursery 11:45 (as normal)
Reception 1:50
Year 1 and 2 1:50
Year 3 and 4 2:00
Year 5 and 6 2:10

Test kits for families

If you are a member of a household, childcare bubble of a pupil, student or staff of a school,
nursery or college, you are able to pick up lateral flow tests to enable you to take twice
weekly tests. These can be collected from the locations below between 1:30 and 7pm.

Idea Store Watney Market
260 Commercial Street
E1 2FB

Jack Dash House
2 Lawn House Close
E14 9YQ

 Children who have shown respect this week

 Another fantastic week for all our classes so many children
 showed examples of all our values of the week. These children
 particularly stood out for showing respect. We celebrated
 together on our first ever virtual celebration assembly.

This week’s stars are

Nursery: Isra and Samiha

Reception: Adnaan and Mariam

Year 1: Amaara and Sounily

Year 2: Mahira and Sanah

Year 3: Mikaeel and Hamza Abdur Rahman

Year 4: Sara and Adil

Year 5M: Raheek and Shah

Year 5N: Arid and Tayyibah

Year 6: Noah and Tashfi

WORKSHOPS FOR PARENTS

 ● Join Tower Hamlets Council on Monday 22 March at 7pm for a live
 virtual discussion and Q&A session on Covid-19 vaccination.

 ● A panel of health experts, including Director of Public Health Dr Somen
 Banerjee, will answer your questions on the vaccine. Somali/English
 translations will be
 available during the webinar, to ensure our Somali residents can receive
 information in their community language.
 ● While this event is tailored for Somali residents, anyone can join the
 discussion.

 ● Register now and submit your question to the panel in advance.

Tower Hamlets Together: new community
film marking first anniversary of lockdown
The Council is releasing a new community film next Tuesday, 23 March, to mark the anniversary
of the UK's first Covid-19 lockdown.

Throughout the past year, it has been incredibly heartening to see so many residents, volunteers,
community groups, partner organisations and council staff working together from across our
diverse communities in response to the pandemic.

Through our #TowerHamletsTogether film, we want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has
helped to keep Tower Hamlets healthy, safe and supported throughout the past year - from key
workers and volunteers to all those who stayed at home, got tested, and took the vaccine when
offered to protect our community.

We will release this two-minute film on our social channels at 8am next Tuesday, 23 March, using
the hashtag #TowerHamletsTogether.

Please watch, share and like the video to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone in our community
for helping to get us through the past year. Together we can reach more people and make the
biggest impact.

Watch the film at 8am on Tuesday 23 March on Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn |
YouTube.

Suicide Prevention Overview Training (for parents only)
 ● Tuesday 23rd March 2021, 11.30 – 1pm

 ● Through open and honest talk, the session aims to increase awareness
 of the prevalence of young suicide and aims to break stigma and taboo
 surrounding suicide.

 ● This session will encourage parents to consider the question 'should we
 talk about suicide?', uncovering attitudes and beliefs around this
 question in order to shatter the stigma that can surround suicide.

 ● This training will be held online.

To register click here

 Information sessions for parents about
 the Local SEND System

 22nd March 2021
 12:00 – 13:30

We are interested in hearing about your experiences of the
 Local Area SEND system and how it is working for you.

There will also be an opportunity to ask questions of the
 LA Head of SEND John O’Shea and SEND IASS Manager
 Jenny Miller.

 The session will be held over Zoom. To get the link
 please email
 towerhamlets&city.sendiass@towerhamlets.gov.uk or
 call Family Information Service on 020 7364 6495

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

SPRING TERM ENDS: Friday 26th March (2pm - staggered end of term)

SUMMER TERM BEGINS: Monday 12th April

BANK HOLIDAY: Monday 3rd May

POLLING DAY: Thursday 6th May (school closed - remote learning packs)

END OF HALF TERM: Friday 28th May

SUMMER TERM 2: Monday 7th June

SUMMER TERM ENDS: Friday 16th July (2pm)

COVID INFORMATION

If you need a test information can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test

Symptoms of Covid - 19
 ● new persistent cough
 ● high temperature
 ● loss of taste/smell

A summary of the current government guidelines can be found here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-52530518

Lockdown restrictions from 8th March
A reminder that lockdown restrictions are still in place. The main changes are:

school will reopen to all pupils
you can meet 1 person from another household outside

We ask all members of our community to follow the rules to keep everyone safe.

Covid symptoms: a reminder
If your child has a temperature (this may only be for a short time),a new continuous cough or
loss of taste and smell. Please isolate your family, order a NHS test and report the
symptoms (and test results once received) to school.

 If someone in a class or bubble tests positive, the school will report the incident to public
health and take their advice: it may be necessary to close bubbles as we did in the autumn
term. We ask that all members of the school community adhere to the current guidelines to
keep everyone safe.

Family Fun
 Ideas to support
 learning, play and
 well-being

 F 77 7444
 Keep hydrated
 Can you guess how much of our bodies are
 made up of water?
 25% 70% 95% (answer at bottom of page)
 Try and drink at least 8 glasses of water a
 day. Cut up favourite fruit and vegetables to
 make a jug of healthy flavoured water

 Keep active keep healthy
 Exercise for a minimum of 60 minutes per
 day to keep fit and healthy. Running,
 skipping, bike riding, brisk walking are all
 good for you and easy to achieve. Make it
 a family activity 
 Get active with your name!
 Spell out your name and complete the
 activity listed for each letter

Foil art
Making art with household items like tin
foil develops children’s creativity and
imagination. Make foil sculptures and
pictures, decorate with felt tips or leave
plain. There’s an artist in everyone

 Playing card maths
 Studies show that playing card games develop children’s
 cognitive abilities and teach new strategies for using
 mathematical information. Playing card games, improves
 memory, develops quick thinking, encourages number talk
 and number fluency. Look online to get ideas for card maths
 games to play with your children

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