✨ This Week at Morningside ✨

It’s been a busy and exciting week at Morningside! We’ve welcomed a range of visitors — from headteachers to student teachers — all of whom were hugely impressed by our children, our staff, and the wonderful learning taking place across the school.

It was also fantastic to see so many children and staff wearing red today to support Show Racism the Red Card — a powerful reminder of our shared commitment to equality, respect, and standing up against discrimination.

Year 5 pupils took part in fascinating workshops led by UCL, exploring air pollution in our local area and how we can all make a difference.

Next week promises even more to look forward to, with our Diwali and Black History Month learning and celebrations taking place — see below for details.

A quick reminder that half term begins the week of 27th October, and children return to school on Tuesday 4th November. Please also see the information below about our Parent Consultations on Thursday 6th November — we’d love to see as many of you as possible.

Have a lovely weekend.

Rachel and Jo

What’s on next week:

Here are the events happening next week:

Tuesday 21st October Workshop: Autumn Art family session 8:45am

Wednesday 22nd October PTA Tuck Shop 3:25pm

Thursday 23rd October Black History Month Celebration Event 4:00pm-5:00pm – all welcome

Friday 24th October Phonics Cinema 3:25pm – Reception families only

 Cultural Celebration Week – Wednesday 22nd & Thursday 23rd October 2025
As part of our Black History Week learning, we have two exciting events planned to celebrate our school’s wonderful diversity:

 Wednesday 22nd October 2025
There will be a special lunch for all staff and children, lovingly prepared by our amazing chef, Awa, featuring a range of delicious dishes inspired by different cultures from around the world.

 Thursday 23rd October 2025 – Cultural Celebration Day
Children are encouraged to come to school wearing traditional clothing or colours that represent their culture, heritage, or identity. This will be a fantastic opportunity for our school community to celebrate, share, and learn from one another.

 Thursday 23rd October 2025 –Black History Celebration Event

After school, between 4pm and 5pm families are invited to come into school to see an exhibition of the children’s work about their learning from our Black History curriculum. There will be a family quiz with prizes. We will also be hosting a special food sale, where families can enjoy and purchase a variety of cultural dishes prepared for the occasion. It will be a wonderful way to come together as a community, celebrate our diversity, and raise funds to support future school events and projects. We look forward to seeing you there.

Thank you for your continued support in helping us make these events meaningful and enjoyable for all our children.

Parent Consultations Thursday 6th November

We are pleased to inform you that our Parents Evening will take place on Thursday 6th November from 2:15pm to 6:30pm for all classes. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to meet with your child’s teachers to discuss your child’s progress. Bookings for parents’ evening are now open.

Please book through the parent app, Arbor and ensure that you schedule all bookings by 5th November to secure your preferred time.

Please note the following exceptions:

• Only Class 6M will have two available sessions:
  • Thursday 6th November, from 2:15pm to 5:30pm, and
  • Friday 7th November, from 3:40pm to 4:40pm.
• Only Nursery will have morning and afternoon sessions on Thursday 6th November.

Important note:

Children will need to be collected from school at 2:00pm on the day of Parents’ Evening.

If your child is enrolled in a club (3:30-4:30pm) or attending playcentre (3:30 -6:00pm), they can remain at school and be collected at their usual time.

Upcoming with The Family Coach Service

Hackney’s Family coach service have the following courses on offer – see below for details and how to sign up.

Building a Wellbeing Toolbox

“This group is specifically designed to support your wellbeing as parents. To sign up, we ask that parents commit to attending all four weeks of the group sessions (details attached). This will be held across 4 weeks at Daubeney Children’s Centre starting Monday 10th November 1pm – 3pm (details attached).”

Creating a Sleep Routine for you and your family

“This will be run across 5 weeks on Tuesday mornings between 9am and 10.30am and will be starting Tuesday 11th November (details attached). Again, we ask that parents can commit to all 5 weeks when signing up. This takes place at Holy Trinity Primary School.”

To sign up to either or both of these groups, email the Family Coach service confirming your commitment, and the name of your child’s school, on familycoach@hackney.gov.uk

Attendance Classes of The Week 

This week, we want to celebrate 4M and 5S who both have 100% attendance. A HUGE congratulations and keep up the excellent work, it has a great impact on learning and progress. You can help your child’s class win the weekly fruit platter by making sure they are at school everyday.

Whole School attendance this week: 95.4%

Our school target is 97% attendance this year.

Class attendance this week

At Morningside this week…

This week we have been celebrating creativity across the school. You can see some of our wonderful artwork below and check out your child’s Seesaw account to hear some beautiful singing and music making.