This half term, Key Stage 2 have excelled sharing their new knowledge in their celebration assemblies. Year 5 taught us all about the Ancient Greeks. Year 3 took us to Ancient Egypt and Year 4 showcased their learning about animal classification and the positive and negative impact humans can have on different habitats.  We can't wait to watch Year 1 and 2's assemblies next half term. 

Visiting the Reception classrooms at this time of year is always an absolute pleasure as the children have become so confident talking about their learning and recording their ideas in their books. The children were so proud to share their lemonade instructions, persuasive descriptions and drawings before they all had a go at squeezing the lemons to make fresh and juicy cold lemonade to sell to their families to raise money for charity. 

Year 3 and 4 proved to be cross country superstars when they took podium places in both the girls and boys race at the Young Hackney event this month. Year 3 also enjoyed a day of sports at Britannia Leisure Centre competing against teams from schools across Hackney. 

A huge well done to the 87 children across Year 4, 5 and 6 who have taken part in weekly one mile runs in preparation for the Hackney Half Schools Challenge on Hackney Marshes. Thank you to Bev, Lisa and all the families who chaperoned and ran alongside the children at the event at the weekend. 

This week you received the paperwork outlining the plans to formalise our partnership with Thomas Fairchild Community School so they can become part of the New Wave Federation. 

We have been working with the team at Thomas Fairchild for two years and the mutually beneficial relationship has had a very positive impact on all the schools involved. Our vision of 'Excellence for All' has always incorporated the wider community and by being able to formalise this arrangement we will be able to broaden our support for local children. The transformation at Thomas Fairchild has been astounding and we know that as a community you want all children in Hackney to be successful. If you have specific comments or questions please return the response slip to the school office or join us in person at Grazebrook this Wednesday, 24th May at 6.00pm. 

If you have any queries regarding you child's learning, the first point of contact is your child's class teacher. You can speak to them at the end of the day or contact our school office to arrange a phone call or face-to-face meeting with them. At times, you may wish to contact the member of staff in charge of your child's year group. At Grazebrook, these are: 

Nursery and Reception: Ms Hasina Khan (Deputy Headteacher)

Year 1 and Year 2: Ms Niamh McLaughlin (Lead Teacher)

Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6: Mr Joshua Middleton (Assistant Headteacher) 

SEND: Ms Hasina Khan (Deputy Headteacher) 

All email queries including those for the attention of Mrs Beecroft or Mrs Reid should be sent to gboffice@newwavefederation.co.uk in the first instance with the addressee and/or topic in the subject line. These will be forwarded to the relevant member of staff.