THE PAKEMAN
PRESS
Thank you once again for taking the time to read this
weekly newsletter. I hope that you will find its contents
useful.
Dear Parents/Carers
Please note that Monday 4th January will
be an INSET day, so the children will
return to school after the Christmas
holiday on Tuesday 5th January.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT
CLUBS
 On Wednesday 9th December there
will be no clubs, apart from flute. Flute
children will go to IAMS as usual.
 Art Club will take place next Tuesday
(8th December).
 Street Dance Club will take place next
Friday (11th December).
 In the last week of term (Monday
14th to Friday 18th December) there
will be NO CLUBS.
Maths Workshop for KS2 parents
On
Monday
Lorna,
our
Maths
Coordinator, ran a workshop for KS2
parents focusing on:
 The new curriculum
 Pakeman School’s maths policy
 Mathletics
 Interesting and interactive websites to
keep parents informed about their
children’s learning and how parents
can support them during activities
 Ideas for parents to develop their
confidence to support their child’s
maths learning
Thank you to all the parents/carers who
attended. They really enjoyed the
workshop and felt they benefited a lot.
Big thanks to Lorna for running the
event, and Nikki for organising it.
Christmas Fair
Next Wednesday (9th December) after
school the Bottom Hall will be buzzing
with excitement as the Christmas Fair
gets underway!! There will be games, a
raffle, food and drinks, plus Santa’s
Grotto. Please join us for all the fun of
the fair.
We would really appreciate any
donations of toys, books, games,
chocolates, sweets, biscuits and
cakes. These can be left in the office
next week all day Monday and
Tuesday and on Wednesday morning.
Pakeman
Primary
School
Issue 11, Autumn Term 2015
Friday 4th December
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Christmas Fair
Wed 9th December
school
after
School
production
with
morning
and
afternoon
performances
Tuesday 15th December
Christmas Lunch
Wednesday 16th December
Class Christmas parties
Thursday 17th December
Last day of Autumn term
Friday 18th December (school
closes at 1.30pm)
INSET Day
Monday 4th January
First day back to school for
children
Tuesday 5th January
Bikeability
Hot on the heels of our year 5/6
bikeability course, the year 3/4 children
have been getting on their bikes for
level 1 training at school. The instructors
said the children paid good attention,
stayed focused and learned a lot. Well
done to all of them!
Please note that holidays are
not authorised during term
time and could result in a
penalty charge.
P4C QUESTION
Discuss this question at
home, sharing your thoughts
and ideas:
How do you show that
you have knowledge?
Christmas Jumper Day
On the last day of term (Friday 18th
December) everyone can wear red,
white, green, gold or silver jumpers, or
Christmas jumpers, to school.
BEST OF THE
OSCARS
The proud winner of an Oscar this
week is:
Islington Council offers free family
cycling lessons. So, if your child didn’t
take part in the courses we have put on
in school, then you can contact
bikeability on 020 7527 7636, or you
can book a course by visiting
Islington.bookcycletraining.com.
Kewin (Blue) for
challenging himself
in his maths test
Incredibly Amazing Facts
Last week’s best classes for attendance and punctuality
Year Group
EYFS & KS1
KS2
Best
Attendance
Yellow
Blue
Most
improved
Attendance
Best
Punctuality
All < 95%
Lilac,
Yellow &
Green
Brown
Lunchtime Clubs
Table Tennis with Danny
Every Thursday lunchtime
the Bottom Hall becomes the
venue for a lively table tennis
club run by Danny, with a
different class involved each
week. The children love
playing ‘around the world’
and it really brings out their competitive spirit!
DS Club with Madeline
Madeline runs a different
lunchtime club each day. On
Thursdays
KS2
children
take part in a DS club. They
really enjoy being part of the
group and playing the games.
Many thanks to Madeline and Danny for providing
the children with these fun lunchtime activities.
can pull 30 times their own weight.
 Elephants are the only mammals that
cannot jump.
Pink &
Blue
Celebrations!
This half-term the children in Early Years have been
finding out about different celebrations. There have been a
range of celebrations and festivals that have taken place
this half-term, including Guy Fawkes’s Night, Diwali and
children’s birthday celebrations. Early Years have been
taking part in all sorts of exciting activities including
cooking different foods, making diva lamps, writing
greetings cards and reading
stories linked to these exciting
celebrations, such as ‘Rama &
Sita’ and ‘Kipper’s Birthday’.
This week they have been
learning about the story of
Christmas in preparation for
their nativity performance at the
end of term. The children love
celebrating!
Netball
Our netball team have taken part
in the Islington Primary Schools
girls’ netball championship. They
gave their very best, playing
exceptionally well, and they
really enjoyed the experience.
 Ants can lift 50 times their own weight and
 An ostrich's eye is bigger that it's brain.
 Starfish don't have brains.
 It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not
downstairs.
Science workshops
Orange Class have taken part in the National Grid
Science Festival. They did some exciting hands-on
science experiments and activities, such as making a
roller coaster to demonstrate forces and learning how to
build circuits. They learned a great deal and had a lot of
fun in the process.
Chatterbooks
Once a week a group of Year 5 children get together with
Sue for their Chatterbooks club where they read and talk
about the books they have been reading. The genre of the
books changes every two weeks and they all have
different titles, so the conversation is lively and engaging!
The club also involves art activities and the members
keep a reading log, which is kept in
the special book bag they received.
Congratulations Dji Dji
We are delighted to let you know that Dji Dji
was successful in the Islington district
football trials and now plays for the borough
of Islington. This is a brilliant opportunity for
him to showcase his skills to scouts from all
over the country on a weekly basis. We
can’t wait to hear how he does in the team.
Well done and huge congratulations to
Dji Dji, who is a credit to our school.
A full colour version of this newsletter can be found on our school website at: www.pakemanprimary.co.uk