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Message from Jo and Rachel
Morningside Wins the National Nurturing Schools Award! 
We are delighted to share that Morningside has been awarded the National Nurturing Schools Award! This is a wonderful recognition of the hard work of our staff, pupils and families in building a school where every child feels safe, supported and valued.
The assessors spoke with parents, staff and pupils and were full of praise for the strong relationships, positive culture and consistency they saw across the school. They highlighted staff training, our work with parents and carers, the use of the Boxall Profile to support every child, and the active role of the PTA and wider community in making families feel part of Morningside.
We are also delighted to be welcoming a steady stream of new pupils, with many families booking tours for next year. This doesn’t happen by chance – it reflects the reputation we are building together and the hard work going into spreading the word about our wonderful school.
A special thank you goes to Rachel and Ellen, who led on this project and will be sharing our journey with other Hackney schools at a conference next month.
This award is not the end of the journey – it’s a celebration of how far we’ve come and a reminder of our commitment to keeping nurture at the heart of everything we do. Thank you to everyone who makes Morningside such a special place.
Jo and Rachel
PTA Disco
School Disco – Thursday 9th October
Two sessions of music, dancing and fun!
4:00 – 4:45pm, Session 1 (Nursery–Y1): Parents/carers must attend. Older siblings welcome.
5:00-6:15pm, Session 2 (Y2–Y6): Drop-off and collect only (exceptions for additional needs).
Babies free, 2nd child half price. Free squash included; snacks & merch on sale.
Tickets are available on Eventbrite – links below:
Playtime Snacks
We know that a mid morning snack can help children with their concentration in school between breakfast and lunchtime. EYFS and Key Stage 1 children are already provided with fruit and vegetable snacks. Children in Key Stage 2 are welcome to bring a snack into school. However, due to serious airborn allergies within school these must be fruit or vegetable snacks only.
What’s on next week:
Here are the events happening next week:
Monday 29th September Workshop: What’s in My Book Bag Nursery – Year 1 8:45am
Autumn 1 Community Events
See the images below for information about the events and workshops taking place during Autumn 1.
Attendance Classes of The Week
This week, we want to celebrate 2S and 4S who both have 97% attendance. A HUGE congratulations and keep up the excellent work, it has a great impact on learning and progress. You can help your child’s class win the weekly fruit platter by making sure they are at school everyday.
Whole School attendance this week: 94.2%
Our school target is 97% attendance this year.
Class attendance this week
| RM | 95.5% | RS | 91.2% |
| 1M | 93.4% | 1S | 90.3% |
| 2M | 94.1% | 2S | 97% |
| 3M | 94.9% | 3S | 88.9% |
| 4M | 95.1% | 4S | 97% |
| 5M | 96.4% | 5S | 93.8% |
| 6M | 95.6% | 6S | 88.5% |
At Morningside this week…
This week we are focusing on writing in Year 4. We are so impressed with the standard of the work that they have produced.
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Dates to Note
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”newsletter-events”]Monday 29th September Workshop: What’s in My Book Bag Nursery – Year 1 8:45am
Thursday 9th October PTA Disco 4:00pm-6:00pm
Tuesday 14th October Workshop: Books, Biscuits and Brilliant Readers 8:45am – all welcome
Friday 17th October Phonics Cinema 3:25pm – Year 1 families only
Tuesday 21st October Workshop: Autumn Art family session 8:45am
Wednesday 22nd October PTA Tuck Shop 3:25pm
Thursday 23rd October Black History Month Celebration Event 4:00pm-5:30pm – all welcome
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