STONEYDOWN PARK
PRIMARY SCHOOL
July 16th 2013
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Dear parents
You should now have received your child’s end-of-year
report. Included is summer homework for children to bring
back next term. Please support your child to do their best
with their summer holiday homework & make sure they
return their diaries (children going into Years 1 to 6) to
their new teachers in September. As well as the homework
given out with reports, KS1 and 2 should also do their
summer MyMaths tasks. You should also have a parent
questionnaire to complete.
Summer Fete
Thank you everyone for a wonderful and enjoyable summer
fete. There was so much to do, lovely food to eat, a super
raffle and stalls selling interesting items. Once again, the
PTA has done a sterling job in organising a great event –
and raised approximately £2,500 to boot! Well done and
thanks to all concerned.
Volunteers
We were delighted to see so many of our volunteers at
assembly on Monday. We are very privileged to have so
much support. Many of our activities would not be possible
without it from reading to sports to trips to the summer
fete and more besides. Thanks again to all volunteers
including those of you who could not make Monday’s
assembly.
Year 6 Footy
qualified for the semi-finals along with the 3 group
winners, both teams managed to qualify.
In the semi-final, Stoneydown faced Thomas Gamuel;
Waseem scored an early goal but, although they came close
to adding another, that goal was enough to win the game
1-0. The final was against Henry Maynard who had won
both the Birmingham & CHOB cups in the 11-a-side
competitions. However, Stoneydown were not overawed
and were the better team although neither team managed
a goal in normal team. It went into extra time when the
tiny margin between victory and defeat was never more
apparent. With time running out before penalties (again),
Stoneydown had a corner from which William had a
shooting chance but his effort narrowly went over the bar.
From the goal-kick, Henry Maynard cleared the ball which
bounced off 2 players and fell to their centre-forward who
hit a lovely curling shot wide of Justin in goal. This
unstoppable goal was followed by the final whistle so again
Stoneydown were left with the consolation of runners-up
medals. Added to that, the organiser announced at the
presentation that the ‘better team had lost’.
Small consolation but in the 3 years the boys have played
together, they have shown a good level of ability as well as
sportsmanship. Despite their disappointment, they shook
hands with their opponents and applauded them as they
lifted the cup. The boys now move on to secondary school
where they will continue to develop their skills and enjoy
more success with their football teams. I wish them all the
best and look forward to hearing about their matches
there. Philip Dawes
Sports Day
Unfortunately, due to the blistering heat, Sports Day was
cancelled yesterday. Sports Day will now take place in
September. A message was placed on the school website at
the weekend and letters and texts were sent on Monday.
Please do check the website when there are extreme
weather conditions in case there are any messages.
Charity Run Achievement
Medals!
The Year 6 football team took part in their last 7-a-side
competition at Stoneydown hoping to go one better, having
lost on penalties in the final in Years 4 and 5. They started
in good form beating St Joseph’s 2-0 in their opening game.
They were unlucky to concede a late goal against Mission
Grove to draw 1-1 and after beating St Saviours 1-0, we
knew it was going to be close as to who the group winners
were. As it turned out, both Stoneydown and Mission Grove
had the identical number of wins, draws, goals scored and
goals conceded. However because the best runner-up
On Sunday I went to Hyde Park to run the 5km Race for life.
It was hot and hard! All of the adults were walking and I
was the only child running. I was the first child to cross the
finish line in 46 minutes and I raised £750 for the Cancer
Society. I am going to run it every year and hopefully beat
my time. Ashleigh Y3 Swan
STONEYDOWN PARK
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July 16th 2013
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Debate
Yesterday we went to Kelmscott for a debating session with
three qualified speakers. There were six other schools
taking part and we were divided into 2 schools per speaker.
In the morning session, we learnt tricks about debating and
id a few exercises for learning how to speak without being
shy. After lunch, we prepared a debate on three subjects:
whether beauty pageants were necessary, whether violent
video games should be banned and whether footballers
should be paid less. After the debate, we gave feedback to
each other. It was really fun and we got to know new ways
of debating such as the Mace debating structure where you
have three speakers on each side and the opposition team
starts by defining the motion. The first speaker from the
proposition side puts the first points down and the second
speaker from the opposition puts their first rebuttal down
and it continues. The third speaker answers the questions
that the floor have asked and summarises the debate.
Tenzin, Y5 Swift
Let’s Go Fly A Kite
Our KS2 SATs results this year are as follows:
Reading
86% Level 4 &
above
40% Level 5
97% 2 levels
progress
since KS1
Writing
83% Level 4 &
above
30% Level 5
10% Level 6
97% 2 levels
progress
since KS1
Mathematics
90% Level 4 &
above
50% Level 5
13% Level 6
100% 2 levels
progress
since KS1
Welcome to new staff
We welcome Rob Dawes and Luca Lapolla as class teachers.
Rob has worked with Pipit previously and will be taking
them into Year 4. Luca has been spending time this week
with Swift as he will be their teacher in Year 6.
We also have some new Teaching assistants joining our
school. They are: Rukshana Chowdury, Silvia Vasile
Benjamin Thompson, Khadisha Gerald and Ella Speakman
who will be supporting us for a term. Saadia Vaid is joining
us as a Nursery Officer.
Goodbyes
We said good luck and goodbye last week to Maggie, who
has been supporting Swallow Class & other pupils, as she
prepares to have her new baby.This week we are saying a
sad goodbye to some of our TAs. Rosie and Suffiyah will be
training to be teachers, Sofia will be working as a part-time
Learning Support Assistant in the borough, and Zahra is
returning to studying. Leyton Orient coach Athena Younnis
is taking up a p.e teaching position at a Hackney secondary
school. We wish them all the best of luck.
Congratulations Fahmeeda and Mussarat
Congratulations to both Fahmeeda and Mussarat who are
leaving this week after many years at Stoneydown as
Teaching Assistants. Both have now qualified as teachers.
Mussarat is leaving to pursue her teaching career and
Fahmeeda will do the same but is having her new baby
first! We wish them both well in their new careers.
Year 3 and 4 went on a Kite flying trip to the marshes on
Monday. The sun was shining and it was a great day to test
the amazing kites that we all made in our Air topic.
Although there was not a lot of wind, everyone enjoyed the
day. We had a fantastic time in the park flying kites,
having lunch and playing games. Thank you to all of the
parent helpers that came along and helped for the day.
Sarah, Sumra and Taryn
SATs Results
Our KS1 SATs results this year are as follows:
Reading
90% Level 2 &
above
28% Level 3
Writing
76% Level 2 &
above
14% Level 3
Mathematics
83% Level 2 &
above
24% Level 3
Summer Building Works
During the summer, extensive building works will be taking
place, which is why we cannot have a summer play-scheme
this year.
Last Thursday, twelve Reception children went to visit the
new Warner Road site. We were taken there by Councillor
Clare Coghill who explained to the children how excited
she was as she was seeing all the planning coming together
and the building works started. We all had to wear white
hard hats (not pink or blue!!) We also wore yellow high
visibility jackets.
STONEYDOWN PARK
PRIMARY SCHOOL
July 16th 2013
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This year we have introduced a jay and a kingfisher and the
wagtail has returned to the flock.
Good Luck Year 6 Leavers
Kestrel Class are preparing to leave for the next stage of
their education. We hope they have fond memories of
Stoneydown and a pride in their achievements as they start
to prepare for secondary school.
Clare got to sit in one of the machines and the children
said it reminded them of Bob the builder! Hilary Ebden
Class Allocations 2013 – 2014
Year Group
Name
Teacher
Room
Nursery a.m.
Robin
Brigid CoyleKelleher
Nursery
Nursery p.m.
Magpie
Reception
Heron
Reception
Owl
Hilary Ebden
Current Heron
classroom
Ground floor
Sue Power &
Charlotte
Billington
Current Owl
classroom
Ground floor
Current Wren
classroom
Ground floor
Current Swallow
classroom
Ground floor
Y1 (current
Heron)
Wren
Emmylynn
Mutibwa
Y1 (current
Owl)
Swallow
Dawn Jones
Y2 (current
Wren)
Chiffchaff
Suzanne Kerry
Y2 (current
Swallow)
Jay
Georgia Winter
Y3 (current
Chiffchaff)
Swan
Sarah Baker
Current
Chiffchaff
classroom
Middle floor
Current Swan
Classroom
Middle floor
Current Pipit
classroom
Middle floor
Current Skylark
classroom
Middle floor
Current Swift
classroom
Top floor
Y4 (current
Swan)
Skylark
Sumra Khan
Y4 (current
Pipit)
Wagtail
Rob Dawes
Y5 (current
Skylark)
Linnet
Taryn Teeling
Current Linnet
classroom
Top floor
Y6 (current
Swift)
Kestrel
Luca Lapolla
Current Kestrel
classroom
Top floor
Y6 (current
Linnet)
Kingfisher
Nitisha Demart
Current Claire’s /
music room
Top floor
Start of Next Term
Dates will be sent out at the beginning of term but Dates –
meet the teacher on Tuesday 10th September at 9, followed
by an informal parents’ ‘coffee’.
Reminders
Possessions
Please send your Thursday child to school with a bag on &
Friday to take home all their possessions.
Arrears
Please ensure that all arrears are paid by the end of term.
Thank you.
Books
Please return any class books if you have any at home.
Mobile phone numbers
Could all parents ensure that we have up-to-date mobile
phone numbers as we still have many missing and we don’t
want any parents to miss important messages.
Term Dates for 2012-13
These have been given out previously and are also available
on the school website.
Concert and Year 6 Leaving Assembly
Please do come to our summer concert on Thursday. You
should have received a flyer. Year 6 parents are also
welcome to Kestrel Class’ Leaving Assembly on Friday.
Finally
Please remember that we still haven’t broken up! There is
still school tomorrow and again on Friday. Have a HAPPY
SUMMER HOLIDAY and we look forward to seeing you all
again on Wednesday September 4th! Keep on reading with
your children!
---------------------------------------------------------------------Local History Walk
Walthamstow Historical Society walks are very good – and
free! There is a local history walk called ‘The Warner
Estate – choice dwellings at reasonable rents’, on 20 July
2pm and 24 July 11 am, meeting at Blackhorse Road
station.
STONEYDOWN PARK
PRIMARY SCHOOL
July 16th 2013
Newsletter
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