Morningside NewsletterBeing late to school Our school day starts at 8.45am and the school gate closes at 9.00am. Give your child the best opportunity to achieve and ensure they arrive at school ready for learning. When children are late, they miss key parts of their learning...
Our school day starts at 8.45am and the school gate closes at 9.00am. Give your child the best opportunity to achieve and ensure they arrive at school ready for learning. When children are late, they miss key parts of their learning which impacts negatively on their progress.
We are delighted to share with you that Morningside has achieved the TfL Silver award, in recognition for our work to encourage safe, active and responsible travel.
We’re thrilled to invite you to our Book Fair, which will be held in the bottom hall on the following dates:
Time: 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
There will be a large selection of books available for all ages and interests—perfect for inspiring a love of reading or even for holiday gifts!
We’re pleased to accept both card and cash payments, so it’s easy to shop.
We look forward to seeing you there!
This week, our Reading Champions have been busy getting ready for the upcoming Book Fair. They’ve been working hard on new initiatives to promote a love of reading across the school. Year 5 and 6 students can now take part in the exciting Reading Road Maps challenge. Additionally, the classes with the best reading records will win £5 book vouchers to spend at the Book Fair—happy reading, everyone!
On Monday, 2nd December, Morningside will be participating in the ‘Reindeer Run’ to help raise money for Homerton Hospital. For this, children will have the opportunity to run around the outside of the school with their peers and teachers, wearing a pair of reindeer antlers. We will be asking children to bring in a pound coin on this day – there will be collection buckets in the main office and on the front gate.
Next Friday, 29th December, children can come to school dressed in their own clothes. In return we are asking for children to donate a prize that we can use in the tombola at the Christmas Bazaar. All tombola prizes can be handed in at the school gates or front office. Prizes such as chocolates, candles, games, biscuits, soaps would be greatly appreciated.
It’s been lovely to see the children enjoying the playground with more sunshine this week. Please make sure children come into school with warm coats, hats and scarfs to keep them warm. We have lots of clothes in lost property so please make sure these are named and that children can put these things on independently. As Morningside is an OPAL Platinum school, we are inviting lots of other schools to see our playground next week. Make sure you check the update in next week’s newsletter for photos. Thanks again for the donations from families this week. Next week we are asking for donations of any outdoor wear: coats, wellies or any other items your children may have grown out of.
Nation Sports are hosting a Winter Sports Camp at Harrington HIll Primary School the week beginning 30th December. This sports camp is free to any children who are in receipt of Pupil premium funding. Click here for more details.
The Family Coach Service now has some dates for the Spring term which I have attached a poster for.
This training is open to ALL Hackney parents. To sign up you just need to email: familycoach@hackney.gov.uk
If your child is aged between 3 and 4 (born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021), they will be starting reception class at primary school in September 2025.
All parents need to apply by 15 January 2025, even if your child is already at Morningside nursery.
You will need to apply online. If you would like any support to do so, please call the school office.
This week, we want to celebrate 4M who have 98%. 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.
Being late to school
Our school day starts at 8.45am and the school gate closes at 9.00am. Give your child the best opportunity to achieve and ensure they arrive at school ready for learning. When children are late, they miss key parts of their learning which impacts negatively on their progress.
This week in maths, Year 6 have been focusing on their oracy and reasoning skills while working with 6-digit numbers. The children were challenged to estimate the position of large numbers on a number line, thinking carefully about their relative sizes and distances. Through group......
This week in maths, Year 5 have been using Dienes blocks to deepen their understanding of partitioning and multiplying large two-digit numbers. By breaking numbers into tens and ones, the children explored how to simplify complex calculations and build a solid foundation for multiplication. The......
This week in writing, Year 4 have been focusing on editing their own work and providing constructive peer feedback on their novel chapters. As part of this process, the children carefully read each other’s writing, offering thoughtful comments by highlighting something they particularly liked and......
This week in maths, Year 3 have been delving into the concept of flexible partitioning. Using manipulatives, the children explored how numbers can be broken apart and rearranged in different ways while always preserving their total value. By redistributing counters, blocks, and other hands-on materials,......
This week in maths, Year 2 used Dienes blocks to deepen their understanding of adding and subtracting 10 from two-digit numbers. By working with these hands-on tools, the children were able to visualise how numbers change when 10 is added or taken away, reinforcing their......
This week, Year 1 were delighted to welcome visitors from Pollock’s Toy Museum as part of their topic on toys. The children had the opportunity to learn all about toys from the past and compare them to the ones they play with today. Through fascinating......
This week in Reception, the children have been learning about the seasons and discussing how the weather is changing as winter continues. Together, they observed the effects of sunlight on ice and snow, noticing how they gradually melted as the day warmed up. Through these......
This week in Nursery, the children have been working on recognising numbers up to 5 and placing them in the correct order. Through a variety of fun and engaging activities, they practised identifying numerals, matching them to quantities, and arranging them sequentially. These activities are......