Brass Concert for Year 3 and 4

Today year 3 and 3 where treated to a performance by the teachers from the Redbridge music school. They performed as a brass quintet.

We learnt all about the different parts of the brass instruments.

Children who learn brass instruments where also on hand to play.

Attendance

Last week we carried out our termly attendance assembly and were pleased to see so many children achieve their 100% attendance awards.
Congratulations to 4NH and 2LH who had the best attendance for the Autumn Term. They received the Attendance cups in assembly.
We hope to share the attendance award with another class next term!

2012

We hope that you all had a good Christmas break. The staff at Nightingale wish you a happy 2012.

We certainly have an exciting year ahead!

The Spring term begins on WEDNESDAY 4TH JANUARY 2012 and we look forward to seeing you then.

Strike day

As you will know from the media and from the school letter (23rd November), we are closed on 30th November. This is due to industrial action across the country.

Puppet Challenge

Puppet Challenge:
We hope you like our design of Captain Communcation's coat!

At the end of last year, some children from Nightingale were part of the Puppet Challenge. After we arrived at our destination at St.Augustine's school, we had the opportunity to make a puppet of 'Captain Communication.'

We worked well in teams and performed a play which was a lot of fun.

Siobhon from Nightingale wrote about the special day on the site: www.hello.org.uk/your-stories

Road Safety in Key Stage 1

The children were visited by Ms Cray from the Redbridge Road Safety Team.

We learnt how to safely cross the road and we learnt how to listen for any dangers on the road.

Nightingale Sports

TAG RUGBY:
At the end of last half term, a new tag rugby team was put together.
The children entered a festival at Eton Manor and represented the school really well. Although Nightingale weren't placed, they did incredibly well for a first effort. We hope to continue to train the team for further competitions.

SPEEDSTACKS:
We are joining the World Speedstacking association's wrold record attempt on 17th November (Years 4, 5 & 6).

SWIMMING:
We would like to wish 'good luck' to all those children who are partcipating in the RSSA Swimming Gala on 17th November (Years 5 & 6).

One World Competition

To celebrate One World Week (24-28 October) all children from Nightingale entered a competition organised by Redbridge. They were asked to design a poster to raise awareness about how to care for the environment. Some children chose to design a poster promoting recycling; others chose to focus their poster on encouraging children to walk to school. The judges commented that all entries were outstanding and imaginative and it was a hard decision to choose the winners. There were four winners from Nightingale:
Molly in 5SM, (overall winner)
Sienha in 2KB, Maria Poli in 6NO and Edith Sizer in 6NO
Winners will receive a kit for the school consisting of eco-friendly goodies.
There were also several runners-up who will receive a pencil made from recycled newspaper.
There will be a special assembly in the coming week where all winners and runners up will receive their certificates and prizes.
Well done to all the children who took part.
Thank you to Miss Sanders for organising the competition.

Poetry in Motion Competition

Congratualtions to all the children who took part in the Poetry In Motion Competition which was run by Redbridge. The children wrote about their journey to school, using a range of exciting descriptions.
The winning entries have been published in the Redbridge poetry book.
We are proud to announce the winners as: Alex Yan, Anngeley Candasamy, Bethany Morgan, Jake Ward Monsen, Jakub Moudry and Hiya Dar.
Congratulations!

Stegosaurus Science in Year 4

Year 4 were lucky enough to take part in a video conference with the Natural History Museum, to talk live with a Palaeontologist. We learnt about the Stegosaurus and thought about what its plates could have been used for. We also asked some questions.

Check back later in the week for some of the children's views about the event.

September 2011

Welcome back!
We welcome everyone back to school after the Summer break.
Please check the newsletter, prospectus and dates list for regular updates.

We are also delighted to announce that Nightingale is part of the Redbridge Get Set Network which means that we will be involved in projects leading up to the Olympic Games 2012. We will keep you posted about exciting competitions this term.

Autumn term 2011

School re-opens for the children on WEDNESDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER

Race for Life

Congratulations to Tegan Gard in 3RK for completing the 'Race for Life' challenge on 17th July.
She completed the 5k in 50 minutes exactly! We are very proud of her, well done!

Save The Children Appeal for Africa

A massive thank you to all those of you who donated money for the East Africa drought crisis. The money has already been sent off and we know that your donation means a lot to the charity. We raised an incredible £440

Summer Fair

A massive THANK YOU and well done to the PTA for all their hard work for this year's summer fair. Everyone enjoyed themselves.
The PTA raised an incredible £5600