Morningside NewsletterWorld Book Day On Thursday 7th March, Morningside will be taking part in World Book Day. This is a day to share and celebrate our love of reading. This year at Morningside, we will be focussing on the traditional tale, ‘Goldilocks and The Three Bears’....
On Thursday 7th March, Morningside will be taking part in World Book Day. This is a day to share and celebrate our love of reading. This year at Morningside, we will be focussing on the traditional tale, ‘Goldilocks and The Three Bears’. All year groups will be reading a version of this traditional tale, and will be taking part in a number of special World Book Day activities. Children can come to school dressed as a character from this tale, or their favourite book character.
Click here to listen to our reading ambassadors sharing information about world book day.
In PSHE, our topic for this term across the school is “Healthy Me”. Each class will be learning how to be safe and healthy. Key Stage 1 will be discussing ways they can make healthy choices and medicine safety. Key Stage 2 will explore how to have healthy relationships with others and themselves, as well as raising awareness of the effects of alcohol, smoking and drugs on our bodies. We continue to use our PSHE lessons as an excellent opportunity for oracy and building confidence in communication.
We are having a big push on children wearing the correct school uniform to school. Children are expected to wear school uniform every day. Wearing a school uniform fosters a sense of belonging and unity within the school community.
Please click on the link to see our school uniform expectations. If you need any support purchasing school uniform or black school shoes please contact the office and we will see what we can do to support you.
This term we are having a big focus on improving our school attendance. Attendance matters and has a huge impact on your child’s attainment and progress.
Did you know? When children attend school they:
Class of The Week: 2M 98.33%
Today, some children joined Jo to enjoy a hot chocolate treat. The children were chosen for improved behaviour. It is great to see children making the right choices thinking about why it is important to be ready, respectful and safe.
Congratulations to Canaan, Anayah, Yusuff, Jeremiah, Shian and Samah.
Free sessions for children aged between 6-17 every week at the Gascoyne 2 community Hall. Wick Road, E9 5AY.
Monday – Kick boxing: 6.00pm – 7.30pm
Tuesday – Football: 6.00pm – 8.00pm
Wednesday – Basketball: 6.00pm – 8.00pm
Application forms for our school Nursery are available at all times from the school office. If you have a child who is turning 4 between 1st September 2024 and 31st August 2025 they will be entitled to 15 hours a week of free nursery education. Some families may be entitled to 30 hours of free nursery education a week. You are encouraged to complete the form at your earliest convenience so they can be added to the waiting list. Applications close on 1st May 2024.
We have been updating our wellbeing page on the website. This page has information about how we can support your child and your family. It also has information about up and coming workshops we are running at school.
Click here to read more information about how to keep your child safe if they are using WhatsApp.
This term in RE, our learning question is: How are Sacred teachings and stories interpreted by Jews today? We have been thinking about how lives may be affected, improved or challenged by belonging to a community, or by having certain beliefs and values. In our......
This week in history, we have been investigating why Athens was so powerful within Ancient Greece. We looked at a variety of sources and discussed why trade, resources, democracy, great thinkers and location enabled them to dominate and become a stronghold....
This week, 4S went to Cardinal Pole for a science workshop. They had a brilliant time learning how fireworks are made. As they were in the science labs they were taught how to use bunsen burners and examined how different chemicals reacted in the flames! ......
This term in music, we are learning about rhythm, structure and pitch. This week, we worked in groups to create a composition. We made and collaborated with different sounds and used different pitches. ...
In maths, we started this half term learning about partitive division. We practised solving division by sharing and by skip counting with the divisor. We decided that skip counting using the divisor was the best method. We are now able to solve questions such as:......
This week in maths, we have been learning to partition the numbers 7 and 8. We used the part, part, whole method to investigate how many ways we could make 7 or 8. We learnt that because 8 is an even number it can be......
This term RM will be having weekly forest school sessions. We had a lovely time in the forest climbing trees and looking for mini beasts. We found worms, woodlice and tiny snails. We are looking forward to our next session. We also went out on......
This week in nursery, we have been practising our counting and comparing skills. We used balancing scales to compare amounts of insects. We used the language more than and fewer than to describe the different amounts. ...