-
Visit our website www.williampatten.hackney.sch.uk
The Patten Pages The William Patten Newsletter for Parents and
Children
Tastes of the World 2017
A huge thank you to our families for making this year’s Tastes
of the World possible. We had food from over 20 countries - and it
was ALL DELICIOUS. Thank you to everyone for your hard work cooking
and baking. We had so much food that the children were able to
sample a huge variety of dishes. They were all very adventurous and
tried lots of different foods! Some of the amazing dishes included
klaklo from the Ivory Coast, parippu curry from Sri Lanka, deep
fried doughsticks from China, rosti from Switzerland, sushi from
Japan, pumpkin & chocolate cookies from the US, apple cake from
Germany, patacones from Colombia and many more wonderful dishes!
Also, a big thank you to the parents who came to help serve the
children on the day - we couldn’t have done it without you.
Dear parents,
The top secret event has finally been revealed. We are so
thrilled to be working with New Adventures and performing on the
stage at Sadler’s Wells! The children have been talking about it
ever since the launch assembly and they are so excited. I think
parents might be too! We can’t wait for the workshops to start next
week. We feature on the New Adventures website
http://new-adventures.net/ and on their Instagram page. This
amazing, once in a lifetime opportunity has been funded by the
PTFA. The actual performance is on Monday 22nd January at 6.30pm.
Details about tickets will be sent out soon. The PTFA have also
bought a brand new football kit for our Year 5 and 6 girls’ and
boys’ football teams. We have joined the Hackney primary school
league and we are hoping the new kit brings us luck! We are so
fortunate to have such an active PTFA and engaged and supportive
community that is committed to raising substantial amounts of
money, which provide these fabulous opportunities and resources.
Thank you! Parent power has also resulted in signs being put up in
Lancell Street reminding drivers that it is a dead end. The council
came to look at the road after complaints of dangerous driving when
children were being dropped off. They said this is the first step
in the process of ensuring the road is safe. They will monitor the
situation and put up speed limit signs if it continues. Tastes of
the World was another huge success, with so much delicious food
brought in to share. It was so lovely to see what families’
favourite dishes were. It certainly was a journey around the world
on a plate! The Winter Fair is on Sunday 3rd December and we hope
to see you there. We also have the EYFS Nativity on the 11th and
12th December and the Carol Concert on 13th December. Ali’s special
Christmas lunch is on 14th December. Busy times ahead!
Have a lovely weekend Best wishes Karen
Issue 121 Friday 24th November 2017
http://new-adventures.net/http://new-adventures.net/
-
Visit our website www.williampatten.hackney.sch.uk
Chain Reaction Assembly
As part of Anti-Bullying week, Years 4, 5 and 6
watched a performance from Chain Reaction
called 'Totally Together'. The performance
included different scenarios addressing how we
can all accept one another and live in a cohesive
community.
Kindness Cup
The Kindness Cup has been awarded to both Jonah
Vittori-Garman (2K) and Douglas Drummond (6J)
Jonah was nominated by Joanne for his fantastic
manners; he is always very polite to all the adults in
school and will stop what he’s doing to offer to help!
Jonah is always kind and caring to everyone around
him.
Douglas has been noticed by a few members of staff
for being very kind to our youngest children when
they come back into school after lunch. He is always
kind, polite and super nice to everyone in school!
St Paul’s Cathedral visit
Year 2 went on a great trip to the St. Paul's
Cathedral on Friday 10th Nov. The children had a
great time learning about the history of St. Paul's,
focusing specifically on the year 1666, when the
Great Fire of London took place. The children
looked at artefacts that were retrieved from the fire,
including two statutes whose heads had exploded
in the intense heat! They also learned about role of
Thomas Farriner the baker, Samuel Pepys and
King Charles II, and even carried out some role play
in character! Finally, the children learned that the
Cathedral standing today is in fact London's 5th St
Paul's Cathedral, designed by Sir Christopher
Wren, and they admired the brilliant architect and
interior design. At one point, we got to lie down on
the floor and gaze up at the infamous dome and
beautiful ceiling art, depicting images of earth, sea
and sky! The children used amazing vocabulary to
describe what they thought when lying under the
dome, using words like; amazing, overwhelming,
stunning, mighty and tremendous. Great vocabulary
Year 2! All in all, a great trip had by all. Thanks to
all the children for representing WP so well at the
cathedral, and special thanks to parents and staff
who helped to make the trip a success.
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwizm5e987PWAhXBwFQKHRzCDxIQjRwIBw&url=http://www.tidemill.net/place2be.html&psig=AFQjCNHcqduR5z8swVma-IMRYExZNeH4Yg&ust=1506001522904066
-
Visit our website www.williampatten.hackney.sch.uk
Multi-Skills Festival Ten of our KS1 children had the
opportunity to attend a Hackney Multi-Skills Festival at Clissold
Leisure Centre on Wednesday 15th November. The children were able
to join in a variety of games and activities using lots of
different PE equipment and competing against other Hackney schools.
Children worked on their movement skills, balance skills and
coordination skills, as well as team work, listening and taking
turns. The children were wonderfully well-behaved and represented
William Patten really well. Well done to all those who took
part!
PTFA Quiz Night
The first ever WP Quiz Night was a great success, with
the top hall full of teams going head to head over
capital cities, books and TV shows! The auction action
was also fierce and the evening raised a grand total of
£1,700 for the PTFA. Thanks to the parents who
helped on the evening or donated prizes, the local
businesses that donated, Peter (WP parent) at Apollo
Nuts for the snacks, Stokey Parents website for
donating Local Buyer’s Club cards and the fab
firefighters at Stokey fire station for offering a private
tour as a prize! A huge thank you to Lisa Buckingham
for organising the event.
Road Safety Week As part of Road Safety Week, JRSOs, Aidan and
Nyah, helped Su Guy from the Learning Trust present a special
assembly to raise awareness about Road Safety. They focused
particularly on distractions when crossing the road and the damage
this can cause.
Black History Month On Tuesday and Wednesday this week, Year 1
and 2 classes kicked off our annual visits to Hackney Museum as
part of Black History Month. This year the focus was called ‘Island
to Island: Journeys through the Caribbean’. Over 2,000 local
primary school children will visit Hackney Museum throughout
November to explore Hackney's connections with the Caribbean,
inspired by the photographs and personal stories on display. The
children, in the role of secret detectives, explored the belongings
of two migrants to Hackney, who had come over from Trinidad in the
1950s. They rummaged through suitcases to piece together evidence
to work out who the person was. The children also explored objects
from the Caribbean and learned a poem by a poet from Guyana who now
lives in Hackney. A lovely trip had by all, leaving many of us
wishing we could take a trip to the Caribbean ourselves!
-
Visit our website www.williampatten.hackney.sch.uk
If your child plays an instrument then playing in an
ensemble is the most wonderful way to solidify
learning, and give the student a practical application
for their playing, alongside a deeper understanding of
music. Oh, and also just to have more fun playing
music!!
Instruments suitable for orchestras:
Violin, viola, cello, double bass, flute, oboe, clarinet,
bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone. Others: please ask
contacts below!
There are two local orchestras that are currently
recruiting players! They are:
HTO
Following the huge success performing with WP choir
at the Barbican last July, the HTO is currently recruiting
for new players. It is open to students who are in Year
4 and above. In addition children must be of Grade 2
performance exam standard or higher. Applicants need
not necessarily have taken a Grade 2 exam but should
be able to sight-read to this level.
No audition is necessary.
Applicants must either live in the borough of Hackney
or attend a Hackney school.
When: Tuesdays 4:30pm – 6pm
Where: Bridge Academy, Laburnum Street, London, E2
8BA
If interested contact: Emilia Crawford, Tomlinson
Centre Annexe, 317 Queensbridge Road E8 3ND
T. 020 3076 1534 – Direct line. 020 3076 1522
[email protected]
William Patten Orchestra:
For something closer to home, our own WP orchestra
rehearses on Wednesday morning at 8.00am. If your
child knows 3 notes and has a vague concept of how to
read music, they're very, very welcome. As are those
with solid playing and music reading skills! If you're
interested contact: Alison Beckett, Music Co-ordinator
at William Patten through
[email protected]
Deborah Reade Art Award...the theme is
‘MAKE LIKE DAVID HOCKNEY’. Artwork can be any size up to and
including A3.
We will be looking for original ideas. Please
hand entries in by Tuesday 5th
December.
Winners will be announced in assembly on
Tuesday 12th December.
Dancers in Residence Project Launch
We were visited by two special guests this week from
Matthew Bourne’s ‘New Adventures’. In launch
assemblies in KS1 and KS2 on Monday, Paul and Daisy
told the children about the Dance in Residence project
that will be starting in school next week. The children
learned about Matthew Bourne’s ‘Cinderella’ and how
they would have the exciting opportunity to create
their own telling of the Cinderella story set against the
backdrop of WWII. The children learnt about how
each class’s performance is going to be sequenced to
tell the overall story and culminate in a whole school
performance which will take place at Sadler’s Wells
Theatre on 22nd January.
The children were understandably very excited about
this amazing opportunity and were shown pictures of
the inside of Sadlers Wells, including the stage and
understood the significance of performing at this
venue. The children even had the opportunity to
practice some choreography in relation to each
scene! We are looking forward to working with Paul
and Daisy throughout the duration of this PTFA-funded
project and as well as being able to work with very
talented, professional dancers, we are also very
excited to be working towards such a big whole-school
performance in such a well-known and well-respected
venue.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]
-
Visit our website www.williampatten.hackney.sch.uk
Leftover Recipe Competition!
5M are participating in a food waste project. We have been
researching the environmental impact of food wastage, measuring the
amount of food thrown away by Years 4, 5 and 6 and at lunchtime and
thinking about what can be done to prevent food waste. Do you have
any family leftover recipes? Please send them to us (via the
office) and we may include them in our recipe booklet and our
tasting afternoon on the 4th December! What a great Christmas
present!
Many happy returns to Milly Meadows, Yusra
Amerat, Elizabeth Earle, Martha Doxford,
Sonny Oakland, Esther Eason, Harry Ngo,
Lorenza Ponce De Leon Del Villar, Sumire
Washitani, Maeve Coley, George Haines,
Jack Hawkins, Cara Callanan-Rhone, Bill
Coley, Nova Rubio Kremers, Rosa Hsieh and
Alfie Dyer who recently celebrated their
special day.
Year 1 Maths workshops
Maths workshops took place for both classes in
Year 1 this week. The workshops were led by
Asima and Craig on Thursday and by Natalie
and Craig on Friday. The workshops focused on
place value and how the understanding of new
mathematical concepts is supported by concrete
resources and tactile learning, using drawings
and pictorial representations, before more
abstract forms are introduced. This approach is
called CPA (Concrete, Pictorial, Abstract) and is
an integral part of teaching for mastery. Teaching
for mastery itself means that children develop a
deep, rather than superficial, understanding of
mathematics with opportunities to develop
fluency, reasoning and problem solving
embedded in lessons. This is part of a whole
school approach to teaching maths which
originates from East Asia and is in line with the
2014 National Curriculum.
After a short introduction, parents and carers
were joined by their children and were able to
take part in collaborative activities indicative of
the Year 1 maths curriculum; focusing on
fluency, reasoning and problem solving
throughout the session. The workshops were
well attended and it was great to see the children
working so well with their parents and carers as
well as with each other during both morning
sessions.
-
Visit our website www.williampatten.hackney.sch.uk
National Maths Competition
The Year 6 team which represented the school in
round 1 of the National Young Mathematicians
Awards at the Explore Learning centre on Essex
Road earlier this month, are successfully through
to round 2! Amy, Ethan, Lola and Mika
demonstrated excellent team work and problem
solving skills as they worked together on a never
seen before mathematical problem in round
1. Round 2 takes place on 29th November and
following this, the 5 national top teams will
compete in the final which to be held at the
University of Cambridge in December. We are
keeping our fingers crossed, but however well
the team do, they should all be very proud of
their achievements so far and for having
represented the school so well.
PTFA Update
We still need more people to volunteer for the
Winter Fair on Sunday 3rd December. We also
need people to help with set up on Saturday 2nd.
To volunteer please use the sign up form or get
in touch via the usual channels
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScW
B_S3_AJBCkYSTdwKnx8m2dh1XHDdrsiact_N3
aIUpPmOOQ/viewform
Email: [email protected] or ask at the
office. Also look out for bookbag drop and emails
with more information. See you on 3rd!
WP Lottery (November)
Results of the November lottery draw:
1st prize £40 Lucy Perman (Joshi Y5)
2nd prize £30 Stacy Shapiro (Lyra Y2)
3rd prize £20 Rachael Curtis (Finn Y5, Iris 3A)
Thanks to everyone who takes part in the lottery
which raises a lot of money for the PTFA. If you
would like to join the lottery please collect a form
from the office or contact Jasmine Hayward
(Cecily, 2T and Vita RecN)
at [email protected]
Attendance chart – 3A are the winners once again
with 98.4%. Well done 3A!
RLM 96.4% RW 97.1%
1A 97.6% 1N 97.6%
2K 97.7% 2T 97.2%
3A 98.4% 3C 95.9%
4H 96.5% 4M 96.1%
5D 95.4% 5M 97.8%
6B 95.7% 6J 97.4%
Last chance to support Winter Toy & Food Appeal
Please buy a toy for a child in Hackney who would
otherwise go without this winter.
StokeyParents and the Local Buyers Club are
collecting new, unwrapped toys and non-perishable
food – you can drop them at the school office or at
Location Location estate agency opposite. Or buy
online at www.ToyAppealWishlist.com
The toys will be distributed via the Ivy Street Family
Centre and a network of social workers, refuges,
schools, hostels, a hospital and hospice and children’s
centres to children in most need and the food will go
to Hackney Food Bank. The deadline for donating is
December 14th. www.WinterToyAppeal.com .
Pines and Needles invites children, parents and
the community to our mini ‘Treetorial’ being held
on Stoke Newington Church St (edge of Clissold
Park) at 4.30pm on 30th November, where our
Kilted team will be on hand to give a fun show
and tell about Christmas Trees with a take home
free gift to remember us by!
Winter Fair 12 -3pm Sunday 3rd December!
Put the date in your diary!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWB_S3_AJBCkYSTdwKnx8m2dh1XHDdrsiact_N3aIUpPmOOQ/viewformhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWB_S3_AJBCkYSTdwKnx8m2dh1XHDdrsiact_N3aIUpPmOOQ/viewformhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWB_S3_AJBCkYSTdwKnx8m2dh1XHDdrsiact_N3aIUpPmOOQ/viewformhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWB_S3_AJBCkYSTdwKnx8m2dh1XHDdrsiact_N3aIUpPmOOQ/viewformhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWB_S3_AJBCkYSTdwKnx8m2dh1XHDdrsiact_N3aIUpPmOOQ/viewformhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWB_S3_AJBCkYSTdwKnx8m2dh1XHDdrsiact_N3aIUpPmOOQ/viewformmailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.toyappealwishlist.com/http://www.wintertoyappeal.com/
