Issue 32

Friday 24th May 2019

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UNICEF WORLD DAY FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Today we celebrated Unicef’s World Day for Cultural Diversity at school and

talked about how our diversity at Old Ford makes our school an exciting and

vibrant place to be.

NEW CATERERS

When the pupils return after half term, we will

have our new catering company Chartwells

providing school meals. Our lovely kitchen staff

are staying but the food

provided will be different.

We are all looking

forward to the tasty,

healthy new food!

HALF TERM HOLIDAY

Have a great half term!

We look forward to seeing all pupils back at

school on Monday 3rd June at 8.55am

INVACUATION/LOCKDOWN

This Tuesday, we practised an 'invacuation' or

lockdown at school. We talked to the pupils

about what we would do if there was

an intruder on the school site and how we

would keep safe.

Please speak to your children about this.

OLD FORD BAKE OFF

Old Ford will be holding a presentation and

tasting competition on Friday 14th June. Every

child is welcome to bake a cake to enter the

competition. The cakes will be judged by Year

6 pupils and will then be on sale after school.

All money raised

will be donated to

Cancer Research

UK.

ATTENDANCE FOCUS WEEK

Well done to all of those who

came into school everyday

and on time this week!!

Each child with

100% attendance

will get a pencil

CAKE WITH KEVIN

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR CAKE WITH

KEVIN WINNERS!

VALUES STAR PUPILS

Safwan (RG), Towsif (1R), Mayasa (1B), Ibrahim (1G), Saqib (2R), R’Jae (3R), Chloe (3B),

Jahid (3G)

SPORTS STAR PUPILS

Muhammed Kara (1R), Musa Kara (1B), Kristina (3B), Kevin (3G)

NURSERY CLOSURE

The nursery will be closed for the week

from Monday 24th June so that staff can

conduct home visits on the children who will

join the nursery in September 2019.

School will resume for all pupils on

Monday 1st July 2019.

HOCKEY FESTIVAL

Year 5/6 pupils took part in the England Hockey

primary school festival at Lee Valley Olympic

park, pupils had a lovely time and they got to

play in the centre court with other primary

schools in East London.

FAMILY CYCLE SKILLS SESSION

There will be a family cycle skills session in

Victoria Park over the half term which runs from

10:00 - 12:00 from Mon - Friday and is free for all

families in Tower Hamlets.

More information can be found at

https://www.bikeworks.org.uk/Event/book-

family-cycle-skills

EID DATES

School will be closed on either the 4th or 5th of

June for Eid.