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Stars of the Week Important Dates Reader of the Week Writer of The Spring Term 2 - Week 2 Important Dates Stars of the Week Spring 2 Tuesday 25th February 2020 to Reader of Writer of Mathlete Tuesday 7th April 2020 the Week the week of the week Spring Break Wednesday 8th April 2020 to Reception Simran Sofia Abdul Rosheed Friday 17th April 2020 Year 1 Zurielle Lina Isa Ali Summer 1 Monday 20th April 2020 to Friday Year 2 Anuva Mya Isabella 22nd May 2020 Year 3 Wildan Uthman Alexia Early May Bank Holiday Friday 8th May 2020 Year 4 Tahmid Amal Abdullah Half term Year 5 Monday 25th May 2020 to Friday Thaira Daviyah Zahra 29th May 2020 World Book Day On Thursday 5th March 2020, Children & Staff dressed up for as their favourite book characters for World Book Day. World Book Day is a registered charity on a mission to give every child and young person a book of their own. It’s also a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it’s a celebration of reading. Sing Up Day We are excited to invite you to attend our Sing Up Day concerts on Thursday March 12th. (Please note that the date has been changed from the date previously listed in the school newsletter, we hope that this change does not inconvenience anyone.) Sing Up Day takes place all around the world and is an opportunity for students to reflect on what singing means to them and to share their music with their community. Years 1, 2 and 3 will be performing from 9:10-9:30 and Years 4, 5 and 6 will be performing from 9:40-10:00. We hope you can join us to celebrate the power of music. Pupil Voice - Wembley Arena Trip On Wednesday 4th March, representatives from each of Portway's pupil voice groups were invited to attend the SSE Arena to celebrate WE Day. Our pupils earned their right to attend this event due to their work on making a difference to the world. This included donating food to homeless organisations, recycling plastic and introducing Meat Free Mondays at Portway. At the WE Day event, the children heard from famous celebrities and activists such as Iris Elba, Jamie Oliver, Laura Whitmore, Leona Lewis and Gwendoline Christie who starred as Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones. They watched performances by international renowned bands, dance troupes and singers such as Callum Scott. They were also inspired to create social change by the Dove Self-esteem project; Alexandra, a deaf and blind medical student; Maya Ghazal, a Syrian refugee who overcame many struggles to attend attend university in London and become a UN ambassador and an airline pilot. What a fantastic and purposeful day! "It was amazing! I was so happy to be there and to get the opportunity to hear from the speakers and to visit the Arena." Aysher- Barbican & Daviyah -Mile End "It made me think, how could I be just like them?" Mohammed Ashraf - London Bridge Sports Relief Help us raise money to support vulnerable people in communities across the UK and the world Buy a Sports Relief Donate £1 to dress up as your wristband for £1 each favourite sportsperson on Friday 13th March. These will be sold from Monday 9th March before and after school in the playground. Please ensure you have the right amount of money as we may be unable to provide change. 20p for a raffle ticket. £1 for a strip. Enter to win an item of sporting equipment! Winner announced during assembly on 13th March. All money raised will go to Sport Relief Charity .
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