Jessica's Newsletters
This is the place where you will be able to read my weekly newsletters. Thanks for taking the time to read them, Jessica
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Newsletter Thursday 25th May
Thu 25 May 2023Dear Parents and Carers,
Thank you for a brilliant half term. Thank you for your kindness and support. We hope you enjoyed BLastonbury. We really did. Thank you for coming and supporting too.
Just a few dates for your diary - Friday 16th June is Sports Day and Nursery, Reception and KS1 will be in the morning and KS2 will be in the afternoon. It will be in Clissold Park and we look forward to seeing you there.
We have Parents and Carers Week the week beginning 26th June and we will send you more details nearer the time. This is a lovely afternoon when you can come and enjoy some outdoor activities with your child’s class.
Our last parents’ meetings will be on Thursday 13th July and we will close at 1pm that day.
Thank you to all the parents, carers, family members and children who ran the Hackney Half and the final mile. I was so impressed with the amount of people who ran and supported the event. Thank you. It has raised over £6000 so far and we know there is more sponsorship money to come. Very impressive. A big thank you to the organisers too.
I hope you have a lovely bank holiday and half term and we look forward to seeing you on Monday 5th June,
Jessica
Headteacher
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Friday 19th May 2023
Fri 19 May 2023Dear Parents and Carers,
We have had a busy week. The Year 6 children had a wonderful week away in Norfolk and were absolutely brilliant. They had a camp fire, an amazing amount of activities and a lot of fun. They had the best time and they so deserved it. We are incredibly proud of them.
Jade class performed an amazing assembly on Wednesday and demonstrated excellent historical knowledge, performing skills and timing. We were all very impressed. Well done Jade class.
Blastonbury is on Thursday 25th May at 2pm in the playground. The children will be singing songs from around the world. Please stay behind the tape and enjoy. You will pick your child up from school as normal. We look forward to seeing you there.
Well done to Kenza in Year 6 who won their category, Ages 10 and under for Science Journalist of the Year, in the Global Young Journalist Awards 2023. They received many outstanding entries this year, and we want to say a big congratulations for this incredible achievement. Kenza’s entry truly impressed the judges, and they were proud to recognise her talent and hard work. This is an incredible and amazing achievement. Well done Kenza. I have attached the entry.
The Hackney Children’ Mile for the Hackney Half takes place tomorrow. I am really grateful to everyone who is participating and raising money for the school. If you are taking part please arrive at the marshes for 8:45am so you have time to find everyone. If you are late there won't be anyone at the meeting point anymore as everyone will have moved to the starting line. We have 106 people to register and there are 1500 children taking part from across the borough, all wearing the same t-shirt, so please be prompt and patient until you find the Betty Layward children and families. This have raised at least £6,100 so far!! (this includes GIFTAID) and here is the page if you or anyone else would like to sponsor us
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/bettylaywardprojectrenovate
Thank you for supporting the school with this; the organisers, runners and anyone who has sponsored us. It is greatly appreciated.
On Tuesday 16th May, girls and boys from year 4 and 5 played in a football match against Kingsmead and Mandeville primary schools. We played some very good football. The boys lost both games and the girls drew 1-1 against Kingsmead and then recorded a victory over Mandeville, 1-0 with a goal from Zoe. Thank you to the children who took part. We are very proud of you. Thank you to the parent volunteers for coming to help.
On Wednesday 17th May, children from year 4 took part in an Aquathlon festival at Clissold Leisure Centre. There were many different events like picking up glow sticks from the bottom of the pool, a relay race using noodles and floats, and many more activities. Thank you to the children who took part and the parent volunteer who came to help.
Thank you for all your support with the bingo last week. It was a great evening and a great success. Thank you to everyone who came and a massive thank you to the organisers, host and performers. We are happy to say the final amount raised from Betty's Disco Bingo was £4140 and an amazing £975 was raised in REWIND donations alone. Well done everyone.
Thank you for all your support and kindness. I hope you have a lovely weekend and enjoy the Hackney Half Marathon.
Jessica
Headteacher
Massive Hole on the Sun’s Surface – How does this affect our planet?
Have you ever pondered about the mysteries of the Sun? Or why we need to study the Sun’s activities?
A new phenomenon has left scientists stunned. NASA have detected a coronal hole on the Sun’s surface that can disrupt radio transmissions and cause damage to satellites and electrical transmission line facilities, resulting in massive and long-lasting power outages. With the coronal hole being approximately 20 times larger than Earth, this has prompted US federal agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to send out a high alert as
geomagnetic storms are unleashing 1.8 million mile-per-hour solar winds towards Earth, predicted to hit us on 25 th March at a G1 level.
Coronal holes appear as dark areas in the outermost part of the Sun's atmosphere (solar corona), as Extrema Ultra-Violet (EUV) and soft x-ray solar images. The open configuration of the magnetic field in coronal holes allows particles to escape, and it is found that these holes are sources of high-speed
solar wind streams.
“Events like these are of great interest to us scientifically to further understand our Sun’s 11-year solar cycle, but are also important for us to evaluate how these winds might affect technology in orbit, like GPS (Global Positioning System)” said Machine Learning researcher at Swinburne University of Technology, Dr. Sara Webb.
The coronal hole produced auroras far further south than usual, with the skies in Arizona turning an electric purple and green, but why?
A coronal hole will cause solar wind to travel faster and carry a higher density of particles, therefore bringing more to the Earth’s magnetosphere. A higher density of these particles creates the bigger aurora storms that we all love to hunt. This leads to rare occurrences of the auroras as south as New York and Idaho. With this information, scientists hope to develop our understanding of coronal holes and possibly share their knowledge with future generations to protect our home.
Only time will tell what other mysteries we can learn from the Sun.
By Kenza Al-Yassin, Betty Layward Primary School
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Friday 12th May 2023
Fri 12 May 2023Dear Parents and Carers,
Thank you for all your support this week with the kitchen having to close. It was due to unforeseen circumstances and I really appreciated your support.
The Year 6 children completed their national assessments this week. You may have read in the news that they were particularly hard this year. Our children approached them with positivity and really tried their hardest. We could not have asked for more. Well done Year 6. We are really proud of you. Year 6 are off to Kingswood in Norfolk on Sunday for a few days. I really hope they have the best time. They deserve it.
Your child will be bringing home some song lyrics today. These are the songs they are singing at Blastonbury. Please could you ensure that they practice them. I hope you can join us to watch their performances. It is on Thursday 25th May. We look forward to seeing you there.
Thank you to everyone who has helped organise the bingo evening taking place tonight at school. I am looking forward to seeing you there.
Please remember that if your child has a tummy bug your child needs to be off school for 48 hours since the LAST bought. This is school policy so we do not spread tummy bugs around the school. Thank you for supporting us with this.
Nits are marching around school again and we would really appreciate it if you checked your child's head often and treated them if necessary. Thanks.
I hope you have a lovely weekend and the sun shines,
Jessica
Headteacher
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Friday 5th May Newsletter
Fri 05 May 2023Dear Parents and Carers,
I hope you had a lovely bank holiday weekend and enjoy another one this weekend. Lavender class performed the most amazing assembly today on the Great Fire of London. They gave us the most amazing news report and they remembered a lot of facts. Well done Lavender class. It was amazing.
Year 6 will be completing their National Assessments next week and we wish them all well. A child is more than a SATs result and we are so proud of how hard they have worked, not only this year, but every year they have been here. Good luck Year 6. It is really important that Year 6 children are here every day and are on time. Thank you for supporting us with this.
On Tuesday there is a Coronation picnic for the children (weather permitting). We will be eating outside if we can, fingers crossed.
We have been successful with the first stage of a solar panel bid for the school. We have been given the money for a feasibility study from Stokey Energy. This is such good news and something we have wanted to implement for a while. We will need more fundraising to match grants, but don’t worry, that won’t be until after the decorating. I am also going to ask the children’s eco-committee to be involved.
Please look at the photos with the newsletter. These are the proofs of the tea towels to order soon. They look great and thank you to Sophie, a parent, who organised this.
We resent the information for the Hackney Half Marathon. Thank you for supporting your child getting sponsorship for this and helping raise money for Project Renovate.
Have a lovely long weekend and we look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.
Jessica
Headteacher
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