It has been lovely to start the week with no snow and usual routines able to run as planned. I would take this opportunity to thank you all for your patience and understanding. Also, a well done to the fantastic staff team, who went days without proper breaks, as the children were not able to go out.
Weekly Newsletter I hope that you all received the first copy of the weekly newsletter, which came out last Wednesday. Please note that this will be sent out on green paper each Wednesday and posted onto the school website: http://www.cranbrookprimary.redbridge.sch.uk/. Please also note that if we have any more bad weather that prevents the school opening, information will be available on the website and updates will be posted.
Groupcall In order to further improve communication with parents and carers, I have also started exploring the possibility of introducing ‘Group call’ to the school, whereby parents can be quickly contacted via text messaging. More to follow…
Haiti Appeal I am sure you have all been touched with the plight of the people in Haiti, since the terrible earthquake. As a school we would very much like to raise money to support this very worthy cause and have invited all children, staff and parents to dress in shades of red on Friday, and bring a donation of £1 towards the appeal. The children and staff are already excited about supporting this. I hope that you all feel the same. Please send the money in a clearly labelled envelope.
PTA It was lovely to meet the parents, who were able to attend the meeting this morning. We shared some exciting ideas about raising funds for the children’s benefit and in using the existing money for buying in play equipment for children’s use at playtimes. Updates to follow…..
Attendance/Punctuality Last week I emphasised the importance of regular attendance and good punctuality and their relationship with progress and behaviour. I would like to stress this again, because I am seeing too many children arriving late, who are struggling in class. We really need to improve this situation, as they are missing too much teacher input. Parents, please work on this – you know who you are. Did you know that in a school inspection, poor attendance, which is a responsibility of parents, can have a very negative impact on the inspection outcome in terms of a n OFSTED grade?
I thank the large majority, who ensure their child attends regularly.
Timings In order to ensure that all classes begin and end at the agreed school session times, I am exploring the possibility of introducing a school buzzer to indicate the start and finish for the school day.
Parking Once again, I would urge everyone to be cautious when driving into and around the car park. Please also avoid the zig zag lines.
School Library I know that both parents and staff are very keen to get the school library up and running as soon as possible. We have begun organising this already, and would like to invite all our families to donate a book for the library as follows:
Nursery Books, DVDs or CDs on Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales
Reception Traditional Stories from Around the World or Dual Text Books
Year 1 Atlases, Information Books about Countries, Homes, Toys, World History,
Religions or Festivals
Year 2 Poetry for different age groups & from across the world
Year 3 Short Chaptered Books or Anthologies of Short Stories
Year 4 Stories set in school, forests and outer space for across the age range
Year 5 Information Books about the Body, Plants, Animals, Landscapes and Habitats
Year 6 Language dictionaries, particularly Polish, Lithuanian, Russian, Portugese, and other
Languages represented within the school
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