Newsletter

21st July 2010
Newsletter No: 25

Dear Parents/Carers,

Pupil Achievements It is a pleasure to congratulate the following pupils for being awarded the Gold Award for their success in class: Alisha Mahmud in Reception Red and Kreeya Shah in Year 1 Blue. Well done Alisha and Kreeya! I hope you enjoy the books you chose as your prize.

Attendance Last week’s overall school attendance percentage dropped again to 91.9%. This is well below the national average of 95% and we really need to see an improvement next term. The class with the highest percentage – 98.6% - was Year 4 Yellow. Well done!

Percentages for other classes were as follows:
Rec Blue 88.7% Rec Green 92.3% Rec Red 92.0% Rec Yellow 93.8%
Yr1 Blue 94.0% Yr 1 Green 97.2% Yr 1 Red 83.6% Yr 1 Yellow 81.7%
Yr2 Blue 85.9% Yr 2 Green 92.7% Yr 2 Red 90.7% Yr 2 Yellow 98.6%
Yr3 Green 93.8% Yr 3 Red 93.8% Yr 4 Blue 84.7% Yr 4 Yellow 97.5%
Yr5 Red 93.3% Yr 6 Yellow 94.1%

Sports Day We were very lucky with the weather and the children enjoyed a fun, healthy competition. The winning team for Key Stage 1 was Green, for Key Stage 2 was Yellow and the overall winning team was Green. The Year Group winners were:
Reception: Boys: Ismail Patel- Green and Girls: Aliya Patel- Green
Year 1: Boys: Raulnelle Skeete-Anglin- Green and Girls: Izabela Grzesiakowska - Red
Year 2: Boys: Jourdain Jhagroo-Bryan- Yellow and Girls: Shanae Sinclair - Green
Year 3 and 4: Boys: Chukwudi Appah-Okwuone- 3 Green and Girls: Joana Aukstuolyte- 3 Red
Year 5: Boys: Mohammed Zaker and Girls: Franceska Vevere
Year 6: Boys: Miroslav Hristov and Girls: Barbra Atieno
Year 6 Olympic Awards will be presented during their Leaving Assembly on Thursday for the following areas: Inspiration, Excellence, Determination, Friendship, Equality, Courage, and Respect.

Open Exhibition It was lovely to see so many parents at our Open Exhibition on Monday. This will now be a termly event.

Class Swaps The children had the opportunity on Monday to meet their new class teacher and see their new classroom.

Coloured Strings Thank you to those parents who attended the final lesson on Tuesday.

Musical Afternoon Tea The local old people enjoyed their Afternoon Tea with musical entertainment today. Thank you to Year 6 who provided the entertainment and to Beverley who helped Year 6 organise this event.

Year 6 Final Assembly All Year 6 parents are invited to come along to their Final Assembly on Thursday at 9.30am. This will be followed by refreshments. We hope many of you will be able to join us at this special event. In addition, as an end of year treat, we have organised a disco for our Year 6 pupils from 2.30-4.30pm (no parents allowed) for which they can bring party clothes.

My Last Day This Term My last day this term will be Thursday, as I will be attending my final assemblies at Glade Primary School on Friday and become full time substantive Head at Cranbrook from September.

Non-Uniform Day Friday will be a non-uniform day. The children have been talking and learning about children in Africa. Through our learning we found out that many children in Africa cannot go to school, do not have clean water or enough food. To help with this we have decided to help raise money for ‘Self Help Africa’. We appreciate any donation, but would ask for a 50p donation to come to school in non-uniform.

Ramadan/Eid When we return in September, it will still be Ramadan. We have therefore arranged for only Yrs 5 & 6 pupils to fast during school. The library will be available and supervised for these pupils at lunchtime. Please note, only 1 day will be authorised for Eid.

Breakfast (8-9am)/Afterschool Club (3.15-5pm) Please note that this childcare provision will be available from 6th September, term-time only.

Lost Property Please collect any lost property from the School Office. Any items remaining at the end of term will be donated to charity.

Staffing Update I am thrilled to announce that we are fully staffed for September and that the staff team remains stable. Please join me in welcoming our 6 new Class Teachers who joined this month ready to take over their class positions in September – Tracey and Jasmina in Reception, Chloe in Year 1, Harman in Year 2, John in Year 4 and Ian in Year 5. We also welcome Pavan as SEN co-ordinator, Mark and Darshan as Deputies both of whom are bringing a wealth of experience with them and Adam and Paul, Teaching Assistants in Year 2 and 6 respectively. Sadly, we say a fond farewell to Alex who is leaving to pursue alternative career options, Megan who is starting her new position in a Secondary school in September and Becca who is getting married in the summer and relocating to Amersham. I am sure you will join me in wishing them well and thanking them for all their hard work and commitment during their time at Cranbrook.

Baby News Congratulations to Clare Hall (Year 6 Teacher) on the birth of her son, George, on Tuesday 13th July and to Naz Duru-Ahmet (School Office) on the birth of her twin sons, Kaan and Karem on 3rd July.

I would like to take the opportunity to thank you all for your continued support and positive feedback.
I wish you all an enjoyable summer break and look forward to seeing you again on Monday 6th September, when school re-opens for pupils.

Yours faithfully

Jas Leverton, Head teacher

Dates for your diary:
Year 6 Final Assembly & Drinks Reception 22nd July, 9.30am
Year 6 Disco 22nd July, 2.30-4.30pm
Last day of the school year 23rd July
First day of the school year 6th September