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Solebay Newsletter 

October 23rd 2026

REMINDER: SCHOOL CLOSED ON MONDAY 2ND NOVEMBER FOR STAFF INSET DAY

Please note that the school will be closed to pupils on Monday 2nd November due to staff inset. All pupils are expected to be back in school the following day – Tuesday 3rd November. Thank you.

 

Attendance Focus Week - W/C 3rd November

The first week of the new term – w/c 3rd November, will be attendance focus week. The will be certificates for all pupils with 100% attendance during that week plus some surprise prizes too!

No After School Clubs on a Friday

Just a reminder that we do not run clubs after school on a Friday, this includes Nazma’s After School Club. Pupils need to collected from the park at 3.30pm sharp as normal. Thank you as always for your cooperation.

Dates for your diary

Winter Movie Night
Tue 1st Dec
3.45pm - 5.30pm
Winter Concert 2026
Thu 17th Dec
2.00pm
Last Day of Term
Fri 18th Dec
Christmas Holidays
Fri 18th - Sun 3rd Jan
Staff Inset Days (no pupils in school)
Mon 4th Jan
Pupils Return to School
Tue 5th Jan

Star Pupils!

Nur/Rec

Viraj – Excellence – For sitting well on the carpet and contributing ideas during our Talk through story – The Gruffalo, well done!
Rafsan – Excellence – For some excellent work in Maths, we have been exploring estimating and counting to ten this week. Well done!


Year 1/2

Sufiyan – Sufiyan has been working hard this week at making better choices and focusing. Well done Sufiyan!

Manha – Manha is always trying her best in her learning and everything she does. Keep it up Manha.

 

Year 3/4

Farhan – Farhan is our star pupil for demonstrating fantastic focus and dedication during maths this week.

Nusaybah – Nusaybah earned star pupil honours for consistently showing excellent listening skills in class.

 

Year 6

Manha – Manha is a great writer and a storyteller, she gives herself time to think about her work and create an entertaining outcome. Well done Manha!

Samad – Samad has been working really hard in reading plus, he has been at the top of the leader board for a few weeks and that’s something to be celebrated. Well done Samad!

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Are you signed up to our My Child at School app?

This is our way to communicate and share important news. All texts and emails that we send out now go straight to the mcas app.

To sign up, please go to https://www.mychildatschool.com/MCAS/MCSParentSignUp
If you are having difficulty signing up or using the app, please speak to the admin team or email us at: info@solebayacademy.org

Find out more

Cost of Living Help

Tower Hamlets have produced a guide to the help and support available for Tower Hamlets residents during the cost of living crisis, get your copy and find out more about what you can claim, how you can save money, free services and more.

Download it here
Term Dates
Lunch Menus
Reporting Absence

Unsung Heroes

Unsung heroes this week – Thanjima and Paul for their commitment to the smooth running of the school and making sure there is great communication between staff, pupils and families. You are both amazing!

Pupil Privacy Notice

We have recently updated the Paradigm Pupil Privacy Notice, which explains how we use the personal data we hold about our pupils and their families in line with GDPR. Please take the time to read it and familiarise yourself with your options.

Read it here
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Get musical!

Did you know we offer instrumental lessons to children in Years 3-6?

Our team of tutors offer lessons in:

  • Piano
  • Singing
  • Flute
  • Clarinet
  • Trumpet
  • Drums
  • Guitar

These lessons are at a subsidised fee that is payable through the MCAS app! Please ask at the office for more information.

LATE COLLECTION OF PUPILS

Some pupils are regularly being collected late from the office after school instead of the park. We understand that occasionally parents/carers may unexpectedly be late. However if you regularly arrive late to collect, we will send your child to after school club and you will be expected to pay the £7.50 charge for this club. Thank you for your cooperation.