Newsletter

13th October 2010
Newsletter No: 31

Dear Parents/ Carers,

Inclement Weather As the weather is getting colder, please ensure your child brings a weatherproof coat and appropriate footwear, as we would like the children to go out at playtimes as much as possible.

Year 6 Residential Trip. I was disappointed that some parents have still not returned their reply slip. It is very important that we know how many children wish to participate so that we can confirm if this trip will go ahead as there is a minimum number of children needed for us to make a booking.

Book Fair Today is the last day of our Book Fair so come along to the Small Hall after school to have a look at the books on sale. Every book you buy helps to buy books for the school.

Open School It was lovely to see such a good turnout at our Open School on Monday. Thank you for your positive feedback.

Year 5 Trip Year 5 had a fantastic time on their trip to Hyde Hall on Monday. The children learnt lots about the life cycles of plants and are now ready to start planning their own vegetable garden in school. I was very pleased to hear how well behaved they were.

Beijing Trip Next week, Helen Radmore, Mark Evans and Samina Rai will be visiting Beijing to meet our partner school. They will meet staff and children, observe and teach lessons and discuss how the link can benefit both schools. Please note that 2G and 4G will be covered by Sophia Gypsiotis and Baha Uddin from within the staff team when Mark and Samina are away. A website has been set up so that we can all follow Helen, Mark and Samina’s progress and we can also post comments for them! The website address is cranbrookprimary.blogspot.com

Cultural Dress Day The children are invited to dress in their cultural costume of heritage on 20th October. We are looking forward to seeing the colourful costumes.

International Evening Tickets Please come along to our International Evening on the 21st October from 3:45 – 6pm. This is a celebration of Black History Month and promises to be a great evening. Please return the slip and monies in an envelope as soon as possible as only 200 tickets are available and will be issued on a first come first served basis. Do remember to note on the slip if you are able to donate food or drink. We rely on your generous donations at these events.

Non-Uniform Day This has been cancelled, as the children will be in non-uniform on Wednesday.

Year 6 Secondary Transfer Forms Please return your application forms to Lynton House by 22nd October other wise your child is at risk of not being allocated a place.

Half Term The Half Term break is Monday 25th to Friday 29th October.

Inset Day Monday 1st November School closed. We will be closed for staff training. Please note: there will also be no Breakfast or After School Club on this day.

PTA Hallowe’en Event A letter was sent home yesterday with details of the exciting events planned by the PTA on 4th November. Please return your reply slip and money in an envelope as soon as possible as we are expecting a big response. Mr Marvel has sold out in the past! This will also be a non-uniform day for all children and staff. Please note: there will be no Clubs on this day.

Attendance I am thrilled to report that last week’s overall attendance percentage was 96.2% which is above the national average of 95%. The class with the highest percentage was Year 3 Green with 99.3%. Well done everybody! Let’s keep this up!

Percentages for other classes were as follows:
R Blue 96.6% R Green 93.3% R Red 93.5% R Yellow 92.2%
Yr 1 Blue 96.7% Yr 1 Green 96.0% Yr 1 Red 97.1% Yr 1 Yellow 98.4%
Yr 2 Blue 97.3% Yr 2 Green 99.2% Yr 2 Red 96.7% Yr 2 Yellow 98.6%
Yr 3 Blue 94.9% Yr 3 Green 99.3% Yr 3 Red 92.4% Yr 3 Yellow 96.3%
Yr 4 Green 96.6% Yr 4 Red 96.4%
Yr 5 Blue 99.0% Yr 5 Yellow 96.6%
Yr 6 Red 92.7%

RY, 3R and 6R – I would love to see an improvement in your percentage next week.

Donations of fabrics, material, saris We would be pleased to receive any donations of fabrics, material or saris for use in class and for making costumes. Please give these to your child’s teacher.

Waitrose Vouchers We are collecting Waitrose vouchers which we can exchange for garden tools. Please send any vouchers into class with your child.

Yours faithfully


Jas Leverton
Head teacher

Dates for your diary:

Year 6 Parents Meeting 30th September, 3:15pm
Harvest Assembly 1st October
Book Fair 4th - 13th October
Open School 11th October, 3:30-4:15pm
SRE meeting for Yr 5 parents 14th October
Beijing Visit w/c 16th October
Cultural Dress Day 20th October
International Evening 21st October, 4-6pm
Non uniform day 22nd October
Half Term break 25th- 29th October
Staff Training day (school closed) 1st November
School re-opens 2nd November
PTA Hallowe’en Entertainment 4th November
PTA Pantomime 16th December
Parents Evenings w/c 15th November
Last day of term 20th December
Christmas Break 21st December to 3rd January
School re-opens for pupils 4th January