21^st April 2020

Dear Parents,

We hope that our NBA students enjoyed the first day of having three Live Lessons with their classes in Primary. As you are aware the Newton Group is working hard to ensure that we continue to deliver a quality education to our students. We are taking feedback and comments from parents and teachers to help us to make informed decisions to improve our Remote Teaching and Learning experience. We are aware that there are a lot of changes taking place but please note all of these proposed changes have been given a lot of consideration and are being instigated to improve the overall effectiveness of the Remote Learning here at our school during these unprecedented times. Please read the below details for specific updates.

1. Timetables:

From Thursday 23^rd April we will start our Ramadan Timetable which will be shared by your Class Teachers on Class Dojo. Students will be expected to attend lessons and complete tasks from 9am to 1pm daily. The teachers will be available for communication from 8am to 1pm via Class Dojo. Please note messages after this time will be dealt with the next day.

2. Live Lessons:

In Primary, we will continue with the Live Lesson times as shared yesterday and as per the Ramadan Timetable. Live Lessons will take place three times daily and will comprise of a number of subjects. Lesson resources will be shared on the Year Group Learning Spaces on Fusion daily and the teachers will direct students on the completion of tasks and quizzes.

Presently, we are using the Zoom Platform to stream our Live Lessons in Primary as the platform meets our current needs. To ensure that this platform is a safe and effective medium of teaching for our students place please refer to the Zoom procedures and Online Expectations shared on 19^th April 2020. The SMT will continue to monitor and review the Live Lessons and the Zoom Platform on a daily basis. Please ensure that the online expectations are met, to ensure that the experience is enjoyable and effective for all students. Any issues will be addressed and followed up by the SMT. As previously advised if students do not have their cameras turned on they will be removed from the lesson and have to wait to be re-admitted by the teacher. Recording or photographing of the live lessons by parents or students is not allowed in line with GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and for Child Protection.

3. Curriculum Overview:

The Curriculum Overview for each year group will be shared by your Class Teachers and will be available on the Fusion Platform. This has been adapted and amended to accommodate the Remote Learning practices at NBA for Term 3. We aim to provide comprehensive coverage of the National Curriculum to ensure that our students can continue to progress in their current year groups.

4. Assessment for Term 3:

The SMT will be creating regular checkups that will take the form of quizzes at the end of each topic based on the lessons and information taught. On given dates these checkups will be shared by their Class Teachers on a Wednesday with the students during their Live Lessons. The checkups can be completed at home with a deadline of the following Monday when they will be removed from the system. It is important that all checkups are completed independently by the students as they will form part of the overall Term 3 end of term grades. As parents, you can facilitate by reading the questions to the children and providing positive encouragement and technical support to keep them motivated and on task. Do not provide any clarification on the meaning of the vocabulary or help with the answers at all, as this will render all data obtained void and will not help the teacher plan effectively for the gaps in your child's knowledge which will have a negative impact on their overall progress.

5. Attendance for Term 3:

Attendance and engagement are compulsory and will be monitored for all students. Our teachers will be required to take attendance for the Live Lessons again from Sunday 26^th April.. Please note that as stated attendance this week will not affect the students overall attendance as parents put measures in place to ensure their children can access the Live Lessons. The teachers will be recording engagement of pre-recorded lessons through Fusion login data, quizzes and any tasks or homework that may be assigned throughout the term.

6. Parental Communication:

We will continue to use Class Dojo as our main form of communication but we will also begin to post some school messages on the Fusion Platform as well as our school’s old VLE. Please note our teachers are available to answer any queries or questions between 8am to 1pm during Ramadan each day. Any messages outside of this time will be responded to the following school day. Our Primary SMT are also available to help during school hours.

As a school, we endeavor to provide an effective Remote Teaching and Learning experience for all of our students during these unprecedented times. Thank you all for your continued patience and support as we strive to continue to provide a quality education to your children.

Kind regards,

Ms. J. Larkin.

Head of Primary

TERM 2 EXAM TIMETABLE

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YP1Sfi6WlRaFQTgdVHIxAE_ha-97sq6S/view?usp=sharing

HOMEWORK 2 - 6 February 2020

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ccd9qg-YByH2YfUaMotKnqAMVrfIaHzj/view?usp=sharing

YEAR 4 PARENT CURRICULUM OVERVIEW TERM 2 - 2020

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wa2QWs7ATd5KCvpXWTPygNpy5uMSy2jd/view?usp=sharing

HOMEWORK 9 - 16 January 2020

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hQJnB9Do9N6O9jcWF4cFQc0qUbT39Jhg/view?usp=sharing

Dear parents

Thank you to those who have contacted us raising your concerns regarding the timing of the dissemination of the Term 1 revision packs.

Unfortunately, we will be unable to post the packs earlier as the children are still completing the coverage of the curriculum for Term 1. To reintroduce past concepts while the children are learning new skills leads to misconceptions and confusion.

I understand your concerns regarding the amount of content in the revision pack but as communicated on the assessment letter, your child should only focus on the areas for development identified by the teacher. Please do not work through the whole pack as this will overwhelm and demotivate the children.

If you require further guidance regarding the areas to focus your child's revision, please contact the class teacher via dojo. They have constantly been assessing your child's progress throughout the term and know what areas need to be targeted and what areas are already secure.

Thank you for your continued support.

Kind regards

Martin Hutchin

QNSA visit to our school. Please read attached letter.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wBjWDvU9Jc8zukZ14_QPZoqH8m_7AhAh/view?usp=sharing

HOMEWORK 10 -14 November 2019

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W2lx4hNmgwW1rPj9t24Yecot6NkiAzGX/view?usp=sharing

HOMEWORK 3 - 7 November 2019

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17ngqwzY2UVWkrlTOYS8LMFhzkc0ddPDS/view?usp=sharing

This week we will be learning:

• English: SPaG and Reading Comprehension
• Mathematics: Measurements
• Science: Food chains
• Topic: Qatar vs England

HOMEWORK 6 - 10 October 2019

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uCT69J5p_wx-Q-Q6qOvilRudf-Ce9oUr/view?usp=sharing

This week we will be learning:

• English: Diary writing - another Viking theme
• Mathematics: Fractions
• Science: To examine the influence humans have on the environment
• Topic: Viking trade

WEEKLY NOTE FOR THE WEEK 15 - 19 September 2019

Spelling Tests will take place from the week 15 September.

English: To create a story

Maths: To add numbers with up to 3-digits using column addition, counting in 25s, 250s and 500s

Scienc:e: To develop the understanding of the term Invertebrates

Topic: To understand how Viking homes were built, also about the different jobs in the Viking family

Homework 8 - 12 September 2019

WEEKLY NOTE: 8 - 12 September 2019

Spelling homework will be uploaded from the next week (15 Sept). Maths and Topic homework can be handed in on a Tuesday. English and Science can be handed in on a Wednesday. Please keep the homework books neat and tidy and try to avoid sticking in copies as far as possible.

This week we will learn:

• English: Plan a Viking story
• Maths:Round numbers to 10, 100 and 1000
• Scienc:e: Classify vertebrates into relevant groups
• Topic: Know why the Vikings left their homeland.

Term 1 Overview

Please click the BLUE button to have access to the Term 1 termly overview. This will provide details of the teaching and learning that will take place throughout Term 1.

Homework

There will be no homework set until Thursday 5th September 2019. The homework will be required to be brought to school the following week. Each class teacher will organise individually with their class via DOJO as how they want the homework to be handed in.

The children will have a weekly spelling and mental math test, along with a SPAG test every two weeks as well as a Reading comprehension. They are also required to read for at least 20 minutes at home and record what they have read in their reading record. Reading material can be anything from websites and bug club to books and newspapers. The class teacher will organise the log-ins via DOJO.

Week 25 - 29 August 2019

In year 4 this week we will be welcoming back all the children and make sure that they settle in and know what is expected from them to make a success of this year. The children will be added to DOJO and Active Learn as soon as possible.

We will start formal lessons from Tuesday:

Mathematics: Revise the 4 operations. We will learn how to use the bar model as well as part part whole model for addition and subtraction.

English: We will write a recount about how to care for you pet.

Science: To recognise living things can be grouped in a variety of ways.

History: To know who the Vikings were and where they came from.