Established 1998

Newsletter No.22– March 2016

Contact us on: 01924 – 439803 or at info@paradiseschool.org.uk or write to us at Paradise Primary, 1 Bretton Street, Savile Town,

Dewsbury, WF12 9BB

Dear Respected Parents: Assalamu alaikum and welcome to our

March 2016 Newsletter.

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Our Annual fundraising

event will be held at

the Victoria Suite on

Sunday May 1st

2016. To maximise our

fundraising potential,

we are requesting all

parents to kindly sup-

port the event through

attendance and by do-

nating food, money,

sponsoring an event or

volunteering your time.

The report

can be read

in full on the school website but

some noteworthy comments from the inspectors include:

• Pupils personal development and welfare are OUT-

STANDING.

• Pupils reach standards which are consistently at or

ABOVE other pupils nationally in Mathematics and Eng-

lish.

• Pupils social, moral, spiritual and cultural development

is EXCELLENT.

• The head teacher is PASSIONATE about school im-

provement and puts very effective strategies in place.

Other key judgements were that the parents are confident

that the children are happy and safe and the school is helping

them become good British Muslims, that the teachers build

excellent relationships with their pupils and are skilled at

meeting the differing needs of the pupils.

The report encapsulates the high quality and hard work of

pupils, staff, Governors and parents who are working to-

gether as one big ‘family’ and shows that with passion, dedi-

cation and determination we will continue to take the school

from strength to strength.

Well done to all involved with Paradise and Jazakallah to eve-

ryone for their efforts.

Paradise Fundraiser

On January 26-28 the school welcomed three of Her Majesty’s

Inspectors (one observing the inspection team) to carry out an

inspection. During the rigorous inspection, the inspectors ob-

served lessons, spoke to pupils, parents, staff, and Governors;

as well as looking at a wide range of evidences including Data.

A report from Ofsted has now been published and we are all

extremely pleased to have been awarded an overall grading of

“GOOD”.

The new inspection framework, which has been enforced since

September 2015, has seen the bar being significantly raised for

independent schools. Out of 106 independent faith schools

whose reports have been published since September 2015,

only 16% of schools have achieved a grading of ‘Good’ or bet-

ter, with all others either receiving ‘requires improvement’,

‘inadequate’ or ‘standards not met’.

It is an excellent achievement to be recognised for the high

quality provision and opportunities given to our pupils in help-

ing them to become well rounded Muslim adults of the future.

The school is already working towards the few recommenda-

tions outlined to ensure that the school can quickly achieve

‘outstanding’.

OFSTED - EXCELLENT ACHIEVEMENT BY PARADISE!

A delegation from Oman came to the UK in 2015 to view Muslim educational

establishments. They travelled the country and visited many institutions in-

cluding Paradise Primary School. The guests identified Paradise as having the best

systems and practices in place and wanted to adopt these for their own school.

Shaikh Nassar, who is the school proprietor and governing body chair, was most im-

pressed with the way Paradise places equal importance on education and deen and

so requested a visit to inspire and advise his team.

A team from Paradise (the Head teacher and 3 governors) were invited to visit Oman

during February half term. The team spent a number of days supporting Al Azaiba Pri-

vate School in Muscat introducing new ways to improve their teaching and learning as

well as other areas including safeguarding, health & safety, premises and risk assessments.

During the visit leaders from other institutions in Muscat also attended the training sessions and spent

time learning from our team.

It was both a pleasure and an experience to meet and work with the staff and children at Al Azaiba and

to make strong links with them. IA Paradise will continue to support them in the future.

Oman School Link up

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The cross curricular topic last term was ‘You

are what you eat’ so there

were various food related

activities taking place across

school.

Pupils were able to release their inner creativity

by making their own ‘eat well’ plates which high-

lighted the importance of eating a balanced diet.

They also made their own healthy sandwiches; the highlight being

the end result which they were able to eat!

Other pupils were able to show their excellent debating skills by

participating in a debate about the controversial topic of whether

junk food should be allowed at school!

The children learnt about the various dietary requirements in dif-

ferent religions and came up with excellent ideas for different

meal plans. The children also learnt about Sunnah foods that

that Our Prophet (SAW) loved, and the benefits of eating such

foods.. The children also had the opportunity to create their own

recipe using Sunnah foods. Others also made their own poem or

rap about why it is important to love the

Sunnah. Lastly, children were given the

opportunity to taste some of these Sunnah

foods which included: olives, cucumber,

pomegranate and dates. The children im-

mensely enjoyed it and as one of the pupils

said, ‘we absolutely loved tasting the

foods!’

Pupils also explored the benefits of physical

exercise and partook in some outdoor

physical activities. They checked their pulse

rates before and after, and learnt the rea-

sons as to why the pulse rates fluctuate. In

addition, the children also studied the lack of provisions many

children face worldwide due to living in a third world country and

appreciated everything they have! Overall it was a fun day filled

with role play performances, debates, poster designing, exercis-

ing, taster sessions and much more!

Ever wonder what life was like in the past? On

this cross curricular day, the topic was ‘Britain

through the decades’ which allowed children to

explore the past. The children went through a

journey of time, transporting all the way back to

the 1940’s and looked at one of the most signifi-

cant events in Britain; World War 2. They learnt

about the many modern inventions developed

after the war which we use today, such as computers, microwave

ovens and even the Jeep car.

Students then travelled to the 1950’s, learning

about the coronation of the Queen. They

played various different games that were popu-

lar in this time period such as hopscotch,

snakes and ladders and skipping and were

amazed that these still exist to this day! The children had a Hula

Hoop contest to see how long they could Hula Hoop.

Next was the 1960’s where the children discovered the first man

on the moon and made their own rockets. They also learnt about

England hosting and winning their first World Cup, much to the

delight of the football fans in the class.

Students then travelled along to the 1970’s and looked at the in-

vention of the first walkman, popular culture and fashion in Brit-

ain. The children were immersed in various activities which in-

cluded being crowned king or queen for the day as they created

their very own silver jubilee medal (a ceremony that celebrated

Queen Elizabeth IIs reign for 25 years). The day ended with a fun

game of monopoly to celebrate the invention of monopoly in

1976.

In the 1980’s the children especially enjoyed learning about

trends and the latest technology of the time, such as the Pac-Man

games console, He-man, Guess who; many of which

are still played today. Attempting to solve the Rubik’s

cube proved to be most challenging for the pupils!

Children were keen to learn about the various tech-

nological advances through the 1990’s and enjoyed

designing their own mobiles! Overall the children had

a fantastic day travelling through the years.

Buddying Young Writers… As part of World Book day, the children

had an opportunity to stimulate their

creative writing talents by entering in a

writing competition. The children were

very enthusiastic and Maashaa’Allah

well done to the following winners who

shared their writing talents in a presen-

tation assembly.

Mohammed Amaan Irfan (Yr1),

Nusayba Patel (Yr2), Eesha Ismail

(Yr3), Umamah Sayed (Yr4), Saarah

Adam (Yr5), Habeebah Waza (Yr6)

It was a hard decision to single out the

winners as there were some excep-

tional pieces of writing demonstrating

great imagination and creativity so well

done to all the participants!

CROSS CURRICULAR DAYS

Read for my school To enhance the reading culture

in school and encourage life-long

reading, KS2 children have been

signed up to Read For My School

which is a national reading com-

petition designed to get the pu-

pils excited about reading and

challenge them to read as many

books as they can between 19th

January and 20th March. As well

as reading their own books off-

line, pupils have access to books

from an online library of over

150 titles.

Read for my School record

shows that 2064 books have

been read by Paradise pupils so

well done to all and keep up the

reading!

Drop Everything and Read…. To spark and develop the love, excite-

ment and enthusiasm of reading, eve-

ryone at Paradise participated in cele-

brating World Book Day, a worldwide

celebration of books and reading,

marked in over 100 countries all over the world.

At 9:45am all pupils, Teachers, Senior Management

Team and Head Teacher dropped everything and as-

sembled in the hall to read their favourite book in si-

lence for 30 minutes. It was very

heartening to see everyone en-

grossed in reading whereby the

only noise that reverberated

around the hall was the turning of

pages! It was an enjoyable and in-

spirational experience for all!

‘You are what you eat’

WORLD BOOK DAY

‘Britain through the decades’

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World Maths Day World Maths Day World Maths Day World Maths Day For world Maths day, year 2

had to invent their own Maths game. Children used their

imagination and worked really well in teams, to think

and create their own game. After that, they explained

their game to the rest of the class and were given the

opportunity to play each other’s game.

Key stage 2 children entered a World Maths Day Art

Competition using squares and triangles to create patterns and pictures.

Year 4 did exceptionally well as their topic this term was Mosaics and

had a good understanding of how Maths geometric skills can be used to

create patterns. Congratulations to the 3 winners… Raiyyan Patel (Yr 4),

Merjem Selman (Yr 4) and Khadija Umarji (Yr 6). Well done to the run-

ners up Fatimah Farooq and Aisha Polli and all the children who entered!

Put on your Viking helmets as we

take a journey through the lives

of the Vicious Vikings!

In History Year 4’s have been learn-

ing about the fierce warriors known

as the Vikings. They were able to bring their

learning to life when they embarked on an exciting trip to Jorvik

in York, the very place where the Vikings once ruled.

In the Barley Hall they were greeted and entertained by two

hosts dressed as Vikings. Children enjoyed travelling back 2000

years and being immersed into the lives of Vikings and how they

lived their lives.

At Jorvik dig, the children had great fun becoming archaeolo-

gists; they were all ‘hands on’ digging for exciting artefacts and

made some discoveries of fascinating artefacts that were over

2000 years old!

Year 2 visited

Tropical World

in Leeds to help support the learning of their

Plants topic in Science, and also aid learning in art

and computing. The children explored tropical

habitats and discovered exciting new places

from around the world. It was an enjoyable day

filled with looking at alien landscapes and exotic

plant life, experiencing life in the jungle and

the desert and coming face to face with some

of the amazing animals that live in them; including crocodiles, but-

terflies, bats, lemurs, snakes, rare bird species and the gorgeous

meerkat family! The children had a great time looking at all the

wonderful creations of our Almighty!

Year 3’s had an enthralling time

learning about the human body

and exploring the ‘All about me’ section at Eureka

Museum. They enjoyed carrying out the fun ac-

tivities such as measuring their height and

weight and filling out their passports. They were fascinated with

the different things they learnt about their bodies and appreci-

ated how wonderful and complex our Almighty has created us all!

In History Year 6 have

been learning about

Crime and Punishment in

Britain and each era was

explored starting from Ro-

mans to the Modern times.

It was fascinating to learn

how the punishments have evolved over

time. Year 6 visited Ripon Museum to extend their

knowledge on crime during the Victorian pe-

riod. They had fun re-enacting a courtroom scene

and the host was very impressed with the children’s

drama skills! Well done! This was an enjoyable and

insightful topic for the year 6 and it also served as a

reminder that ‘our actions have consequences’!

Year 5’s spent an interesting day at Pon-

tefract ‘fired art and design studio’ re-

leasing their imaginative creativeness.

They learnt the skills of moulding clay

into flowers, butterflies and fruits and created some

unique and awesome clay plaques. The children en-

joyed painting their personalised plaques which were

then fired and given to them to take home. It was a

truly enjoyable pottery experience for all!

BRITISH SCIENCE WEEK

As part of British Science

Week, children from Nurs-

ery to Year 6 took part in

activities to expand their

understanding of science which surrounds us and the im-

portance of it. Some of these activities included a volcanic

eruption, dyed flowers experiment, milk and washing up

liquid experiment, water resistance, micro-

organisms and much more! Children were

very enthusiastic as they appreciated the

science which affects us in our daily lives.

OAKWELL HALL In History,

Year 1’s have been learning about

changes in our daily lives. The

children visited Oakwell Hall to

understand what life was like in

Tudor and Victorian times. Children

carried out a number of activities

which entailed writing with a quill,

dressing up, looking at household

items and playing spillikins.

Children also invited their grand-

parents to talk about their child-

hood and compare it to theirs. They

enjoyed asking questions and listen-

ing to stories about what life was

like 40 years ago.

Trips, Trips, Trips…..

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PARENT ASSEMBLIES - Jazakallah to Year 2 and 5

Parents who attended their child’s class assembly.

Well done to the children for their outstanding per-

formance.

PARENT FORUM - Jazakallah to all Parents who at-

tended the Parents Forum Meetings.

We would like to thank Michael Berry from Kirklees road

safety who presented an assembly for KS1 children and

parents about the importance of staying safe on the

road and in car safety (importance of not overcrowding

vehicles and the importance of seat belts). Thank you to

all the Year 1 and 2 parent’s as well for attending.

CRICKET Year 5 have enjoyed a few

lessons of cricket coach-

ing by a specialist coach.

They enjoyed learning

various tactics and enjoyed being challenged

by the coach under timed conditions. He

taught various skills over three lessons in-

cluding, bowling, fielding and batting. They

enjoyed learning various tactics.

Swimming - As part of P.E. year 3 have been

going to Batley sports centre for swimming lessons,

which they have thoroughly enjoyed. The instruc-

tors at the centre have been teaching the children

different techniques to swim in the pool. The chil-

dren have made really good progress and some are

even confident enough to swim independently.

Bikeability A level

2 on-road Bikeability

cycle course was run

at the school for pu-

pils in Year 6.During

the first session of

the course, the children carried out cycle

checks and worked on riding skills exercises

in the playground. Once a required standard

of cycle control was achieved, the children

moved onto level 2 of the training course and

were challenged to practice their skills onto

the main road. They learnt basic manoeuvres

at local road junctions; including left and

right hand turns and over taking parked vehi-

cles. It was an exciting and excellent oppor-

tunity for the year 6 to gain a real cycle ex-

perience and build their confidence by mas-

tering new cycling skills. The Year 6 pupils

were awarded with a certificate and a Level

2 badge for their proficiency. Well done!

As part of the Spring and growing

theme, Reception and Nursery

children have been looking at plants, spring animals, growth and

change. The children have enjoyed doing the vari-

ous spring activities, including making bird feeders

which they hung around the school playground and

watching stealthily for the birds to feed from them.

The children have also planted beanstalks which they water

every day, talking about the changes as the plant grows.

Nursery children have started a butterfly project; and are fasci-

nated to see the caterpillars growing big every

day and are excitedly waiting for the transforma-

tion into beautiful butterflies!

Children have especially loved the chick

project; learning the process of hatching

chicks in an incubator. The children were

enthralled to see one of chicks hatch and

are waiting eagerly for the other new

arrivals!

Gardening club Little Green Fingers…

After school gardening club has

been an invigorating experience for

the children where they have en-

joyed adding greenery to a small area of

the playground. They have taken great pride in trans-

forming the gardening patch into a vibrancy of colours

by planting different flowers. The children have also

planted potatoes and are waiting in anticipation to see them grow!

Sports Festival - On Tuesday 23rd Febru-

ary some children from ks1 went to Bat-

ley Sports Centre to take part in fun

games and activities. They had a great

afternoon meeting different schools from

the area and trying out new equipment and

activities which in turn helped them to de-

velop their love for PE and Sports and gain confidence.

RECEPTION & NURSERY

FEES CONSULTATION For the continual improvement and sustainability

of the school, Paradise School Governing Body are holding a fees con-

sultation meeting on April 12th 2016, and would strongly urge all par-

ents to attend.

We have Nursery and play-

group places available for September 2016.

Please contact the school for further details.

Madressa Support - As part of our commitment to

supporting other institutions, a number of workshops

have been held at Paradise for the leaders of local

Madressas.

These workshops, held over a 4week period, have

been attended by leaders from Dewsbury and Batley

as well as Wakefield. The aim has been to help them

to improve standards by sharing best practice and

resources. The topics covered included safeguarding,

staffing and recruitment procedures, health & safety

and premises.

The support was welcomed by the attendees who

found the information very useful and IA we hope to

work with even more institutions in the future.