Message from Ms

White

Welcome to the first newsletter of this new academic year, I hope by now your child has settled in well. We have had lots of new staff join our school as well as new pupils so we welcome them to our school and hope they will be very happy. There have been plenty of exciting events happening in the school over the past half term from Roald Dahl day to Chess competitions and lots more—all of which you can read about in this newsletter. I have been very

Tronador News

Friday 25th October 2013 Autumn Term 2013

Tronador

Stars of the Week

Newton Class

AM— Ayah

PM— David

Pascal Class

Novie

Thales Class

Ra-eessa

Pythagoras Class

Musa

Da Vinci Class

Idrees

Copernicus Class

Aramide

Archimedes Class

Grace

Gauss Class

Arian

Euclid Class

Victor

Blackwell Class

Valarie

Lee Brown Class

Emmanuel

Tobias Class

Farida

Banneker Class

Alisha

Bhaskara Class

Asma

Success—Honesty—Independence—No Excuses—Excellence

Goodbye Ms Maddy

At the end of this half term, we have to say goodbye to Ms Maddy who works in our Nursery.

We would like to thank her for her hard work and wish her well for the future.

pleased with the attendance for Tronador School this half term but would like to stress how important it is that your child arrives on time for school. And finally I would also like to wish Mrs Orchard lots of luck with her new arrival in the next few weeks as she is starting her maternity leave today and thank her for all her hard work over the past few weeks. We will keep you updated with any exciting news!

Dates for your Diary

Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th November —INSET days

Wednesday 6th November 2013—Pupils return to school

Friday 15th November— Children In Need day—wear your pyjamas!

Monday 3rd December 2013 —Year 3 trip to Imperial War Museum (letters to come)

Thursday 5th December 2013— Nursery PM Trip

Friday 6th December 2013—Nursery AM Trip

Friday 13th December 2013— Tronador closed—Academic Review Day

Year 2 Cinema trip

Year 2 went on a fantastic outing this week to the Odeon

West End Cinema as part of the first National Youth Film

festival. On our bus journey to the cinema the children also

got to see the Houses of Parliament which we have been

learning about in school. As it was the opening ceremony of

the upcoming film ‘Thor 2’, we were able to meet the

producer and two actors from it. The children then got the

chance to watch ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2’ in 3D.

For a lot of the children it was their first time to the cinema

and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. After the film

a few children were chosen to be interviewed to give their

thoughts on the film!

Super Science!

On Tuesday, our Year 6 pupils went on their first trip of the year to the Science Museum. Whilst there, the children had the opportunity to explore numerous exhibits aimed at helping students make sense of the science that shapes our lives. In particular, we enjoyed the 'Who am I?' exhibit where we investigated some of the characteristics that make humans such successful species, such as personality, intelligence and language. We had lots of opportunities to experience Science first-hand in the 'Launch pad' where there were over 50 interactive activities.

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Tronador Junior Leadership Team

Success—Honesty—Independence—No Excuses—Excellence

Extra-Curricular Activities

A number of exciting new clubs have started up after school—

please keep a look out for letters in your child’s book bag as we

have a few more planned for after half term.

Monday Comic Book Club Year 5 and 6

Multi Skills Year 1 and 2

Tuesday Ukulele Year 3 and 4

Football Team Year 5 and 6

Wednesday Art Club Year 4 and 5

Tag Rugby Year 1 and 2

Basketball Year 3 and 4

Thursday Trampolining Year 5

Choir takes place every Tuesday lunchtime

Chess club also takes place every lunchtime at 1pm

Lost Property

There are still a number of

items in our lost property box

that have no names on the

clothing. If you know your child has lost an

item of uniform or PE kit this term, please

do make sure you look before the end of this

term. Over the half term, please

ensure all items of school uniform and PE kit

has your child’s name on so it can be

returned promptly.

PE Kit

A number of pupils

are still coming to

school with the

incorrect PE kit or

not bringing it in at all. PE is part of our

curriculum and it is important that all

pupils participate. Please ensure your

child has their PE kit on the

correct days (see below for your child’s

PE day) as they will not be able to take

part otherwise.

Reception—Friday

Year 1—Monday and Tuesday

Year 2—Thursday and Friday

Year 3—Tuesday and Wednesday

Year 4—Tuesday and Wednesday

Year 5—Tuesday and Wednesday

Year 6— Thursday and Friday

Brilliant Books!

Year 4 had a fabulous trip to the British

Library this week where the children

learnt about the type of books, records

and archives that are kept there. The

children were fascinated by the fact that

the library adds 9000 items to their

collection every week as well as housing

Britain’s oldest book and if it is exposed

to air it will crumble! The children also made their own books using traditional

folding and binding techniques which was a lot of fun!

Well done to the following pupils for

becoming part of the JLT:

Da Vinci Hawa and Rahma

Pythagoras Sufian and Jorja

Archimedes Santana and Zamzam

Copernicus Hanan and Chanelle

Gauss Issah and Aniya

Euclid Arian and Eline

Blackwell Ayisha and George

Lee Brown Siira and Myeisha

Banneker Jenae and Tola

Tobias Zayd and Shae

Bhaskara Amiyah and Dorina

Pupils in the Reception classes will

hopefully join the JLT at the start of the

Summer Term.

Tronador is working towards increasing

the Student Voice in school and

bringing in new ideas and initiatives

that children would like for their

school. As a result, a new Leadership

Team has been created which will be

known as the Junior Leadership Team

(JLT).

Each class held discussions and

children prepared speeches in order to

try to be elected and a large number of

pupils did their very best.

Meetings will be held weekly and the

two Junior Leaders from each class are

looking forward to representing the

children in their class and across the

school. We are very excited about what

lies ahead for Student Voice!

Please look out for more information

about the JLT in the coming weeks!

Start of the day—Year 3

Please note that after half term, pupils

in Year 3 will not need to line up in the

mornings as they will be allowed to

come into the building on their own

from 8:25am.

Should you wish to speak to your child’s

class teacher, either speak to them at

3:30pm or let the office know.

Pupils in Year 1 and 2 will continue to

line up in the playground.

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Last Saturday saw the very first match

for our new Year 5 and 6 school

football team against Rosendale Green.

All the boys were extremely

excited and were ready to showcase

their skills. Unfortunately our very first

match also happened to be against the

league winners from last year!

However all the players tried their very

best and were positive and committed

throughout the game. We did lose the

match but everyone played to the best

of their ability. Man of the match for

this game was Rodrigo in Year 6 as he

demonstrated some excellent skills

throughout the game. Many thanks

must also go to Mr Dwayne and the

parents who came along and watched.

Our next match is tomorrow against

Peckham Park at 10:30am again at the

Rosendale playing fields—please come

along and support if you can!

On Thursday 17th October 2013 some Year 5 and 6 students had the opportunity to attend a chess tournament at King Solomon Academy. When we first arrived, the organisers were setting up the competition with chess boards, pieces and the timers. After having some lunch, we started off the first round. I played someone from KSA and I ended up winning by check mate. I felt very contented. Nearly all of our team won their first match. We had a break for a drink and a biscuit and

then we went into the second round. Overall it was a good tournament and we finished in second place with only half a point in it. We all got given silver medals which we wear with pride. Luckily Rodrigo (Year 6) from our team won a trophy for being one of the most successful players and winning all of his games. We all had a great time and hope there will be another tournament in the future.

Francisco Costa Martins - Year 6

ARK Chess Competition