Head Teacher: Tom Canning

Barclay Road

Plaistow E13 8SA

Tel: 020 7476 1848

www.tollgate.newham.sch.uk

Issue 131 Friday 29th April 2016

May Day Bank Holiday

Monday 2nd May 2016

London Elections

Thursday 5th May 2016

School closed for Polling Station

Half Term

Last day of school

Friday 27th May 2016

Return to school

Monday 6th June 2016

European Referendum

Thursday 23rd June 2016

School closed for Polling Station

Parents’ Evening

Thursday 7th July 2016

3.15-5.15pm

Parents’ Evening

Tuesday 12th July 2016

4.00-6.00pm

Year 6 Leavers’ Show

Thursday 14th July 2016

Summer Break

Last day of school

Thursday 21st July 2016

Return to school

Monday 5th September 2016

School Photos

If you have ordered a school

photo of your child and have

not yet received it, please

can you come to the main

reception where all photos

are waiting to be collected

and signed for.

Singapore Maths Tour

Three senior teachers from both Tollgate and Cleves took part in

a ‘Maths No Problem’ Mathematics study tour last week to

Singapore. They had the opportunity to join other senior leaders

across various Newham schools to work alongside one of the

current leading Maths specialists in the world, Dr Yeap Ban Har.

The teachers were able to observe, experience and partake in

workshops from one of the leading countries for Mathematics

outcomes and share good practice across the UK and Singapore.

100 Days to Rio On Wednesday 27th April fourteen lucky children from year 5

were chosen to attend the 100 Days to Rio Event at the Queen

Elizabeth Olympic Park. The children got to try five different

activities which were Brazilian Dance, Athletics, Basketball,

Fencing and Handball. Everyone had a marvellous time and

thoroughly enjoyed the event.

Year 2 trip to the London Transport

Museum 2B visited the London Transport Museum in

Convent Garden on Tuesday. Children had

the opportunity to experience what it would

be like to use public transport in the past and compare these

modes of transport with the present day. There were lots of

different modes of transport on show

such as trams, steam engines and

buses. The children were also hunting

to collect stamps that were hidden in

secret locations all over the museum.

Attendance Stars Last week our star class was

6P With 99%

The rate in the school as a whole

was

96.9%

Sarrinah RD

Milena RD

Ameerat RP

Moussa RP

Agne 1B

Moira 1B

Zaki 1C

Meenakshi 1C

Gabriella 2B

Amal 2B

Jack 2H

Tahiya 2H

Kiyanna 3A

Jibril 3A

Christopher 3A

Emily 3D

Chamarion 3D

Shafana 4H

Yusrah 4H

Caitlin 4P

Frankie 4P

Maisie 5K

Shakif 5K

Lenardo 5LD

Mohammed 5LD

Nayeem A 5S

Ashraf 5S

Tagreid 6C

Tasnia 6C

Toni 6P

Nabil 6T

Lamin 6T

Cyrine 6T

All of 2B

For being very well behaved on the

trip to the London Transport

museum.

School Council Interview with a

Teacher This week the school council

interviewed our Year 5 teacher Mr

Sumpter.

Have you always wanted to be a

teacher?

I wasn't totally sure what I wanted to be, but I knew that

I wanted to do a job that involved helping people or

changing their lives for the better.

What do you enjoy doing outside of school?

I like to go out on my motorbike, going for a ride is always

a great way to clear away the stress of a day!

What is your pet hate?

Rudeness and refusal to accept the blame for something

you've done.

What is your guilty pleasure?

I'm a bit of a film nerd. I love reading in-depth analyses of

film production.

What type of music do you like listening to?

It entirely depends on my mood, my taste has become far

more diverse the older I've become. I still can't resist

going to a small gig every now and again though.

Which actor would you like to play you in a film of

your life?

I suppose it would be pretty cool if Tom Hardy picked up

the role, I think he's awesome.

If you could be any member of staff in the school for

a day who would you be and why?

None other than Mrs Hammond. I'd learn so many more

arty tricks and tips, she's a life-saver!

Playground Certificate

This week’s Playground

Certificate goes to Judah in 5LD

for his sportsmanship. Well done.

Mobile Phones If your child walks home alone and needs to bring their

phone into school, please can you make sure that all mobile

phones are brought into the main reception where they will

be locked away until the end of the day. This ensures your

child's phone is safe and prevents any phones from getting

lost.

Food Bank Thank you to all the parents and staff who

donated to the food bank. All the food

donated will help support our most

. vulnerable families.