Attendance The class with the highest percentage was Year 2 Yellow with 100%. Well done Year 2 Yellow! The overall percentage for the whole school was 95.4 %. I would also like to remind you that children who are taken out of school for holidays during term time will be at serious risk of being removed from the school roll.
Money Management Course for Parents We will be hosting a free 2 day Money management course for parents. If you would like to find out how to manage your money, stop overspending, reduce your debts and learn to budget as well as where to get help, then this may be the course for you. The course will be held on Tuesday 1st February and Wednesday 2nd February from 9am – 10.30am. Free refreshments will be provided and an attendance certificate awarded; however there will be no crèche available on this occasion. If you would like to reserve a place, please phone the school office on 0208 518 2562 or pop in to put your name down on the waiting list.
Dinner Arrears Please make sure that dinner money is paid in advance, otherwise you will be asked to provide a packed lunch for your child.
Nursery/Reception School Uniform If you have any school uniform that is no longer used but is in good condition Nursery and Reception classes would be grateful of any donations.
Year 3 and 4 Football 1st Club Children in Years 3 and 4 were offered an additional football club on a Monday and Wednesday after school. Unfortunately, due to a very low take up we are not able to continue with these. However, if you wish your child to attend the Football First session on a Friday please contact Anna on 07834 386 814 to get the details of costs and times. We will review this again for the summer term to look at offering additional football clubs in the better weather!
Open School I would like to remind all parents and carers to walk through the school and look at your child’s class books this afternoon (26th Jan) between 3.30 and 4.15pm. Please note that this is, once again, an opportunity for the children to show their books to their parents, rather than a meeting with the class teacher.
Parent Questionnaire On this occasion, we will also have parent questionnaires available for you to complete, as we are keen to gather your views on the schools strengths and areas for development.
Late collection of Children During the week Monday 10th to Friday 14th January a total of 52 children were collected as late as 4.20pm at the end of the school day. Over the following weeks we will be closely monitoring this situation. Persistent lateness in collecting your child from school may result in a referral to the Education Welfare Services and a charge for providing childcare. Some parents are taking advantage and expecting school staff to be late for their own children and provide free childcare. This is clearly not acceptable.
Dates for your diary:
26th January Open School 3.30-4.15pm
16th February Year 4 performance
17th February PTA Craft Fair 3.30-5.30pm
18th February Break up half-term
21st -25th February inclHalf Term
28th February Inset Day (no pupils in school)
1st March School re-opens for pupils
28th March Year 1 performance
Thursday 27 January 2011
Thursday 20 January 2011
19th January 2011 Newsletter No.42
PTA Family Quiz Night Reminder This is tonight at 6.15-8pm. Why not come along and have some fun, bring drinks and nibbles?
Staffing Update I am sure you have noticed that we have some teachers who will be going on maternity leave later this year. Saffiyah will be starting her leave on 28th February. 1G will be covered by Mursheda for the remainder of the year. Caroline and Julia will be starting their leaves after Easter. I am currently in the process of arranging their cover. Junaida will not be here for the remainder of this year as she has been seconded to another school as deputy headteacher. She will return to her duties here in September 2011. I am sure you will all join me in wishing them all well.
Attendance The class with the highest percentage was Year 2 Green with 99.3%. Well done Year 2 Green! The overall percentage for the whole school was 95.1%. I would also like to remind you that children who are taken out of school for holidays during term time will be removed from the school roll.
Coffee Morning We had a fantastic turnout and would like to thank all the parents who came along to our first coffee morning on Tuesday. Those who managed to have a head massage and/or facial thoroughly enjoyed it. There was a great atmosphere and we are planning to make parents’ coffee mornings a regular event. We would especially like to thank two of our parents who offered free beauty treatments on the day. Paula Constantinou offered free head massages and Rubila Amjad offered free mini facials, both parents helped to make the event a real success and their kindness and generosity are much appreciated.
Next PTA Meeting The next PTA meeting is this Friday (21st January) at 9.30am
Money Management Course for Parents We will be hosting a free 2 day Money management course for parents. If you would like to find out how to manage your money, stop overspending, reduce your debts and learn to budget as well as where to get help, then this may be the course for you. The course will be held on Tuesday 1st February and Wednesday 2nd February from 9am – 10.30am. Free refreshments will be provided and an attendance certificate awarded; however there will be no crèche available on this occasion. If you would like to reserve a place, please phone the school office on 0208 518 2562 or pop in to put your name down on the waiting list.
Year 3 and 4 Football 1st Club Children in Years 3 and 4 were offered an additional football club on a Monday and Wednesday after school. Unfortunately, due to a very low take up we are not able to continue with these. However, if you wish your child to attend the Football First session on a Friday please contact Anna on 07834 386 814 to get the details of costs and times. We will review this again for the summer term to look at offering additional football clubs in the better weather!
Open School I would like to invite all parents and carers to walk through the school and look at your child’s class books on Wednesday 26th January between 3.30 and 4.15pm. Please note that this is, once again, an opportunity for the children to show their books to their parents, rather than a meeting with the class teacher.
Parent Questionnaire On this occasion, we will also have parent questionnaires available for you to complete, as we are keen to gather your views on the schools strengths and areas for development.
Late collection of Children Recently some children were collected as late as 4.12pm at the end of the school day. Over the following weeks we will be closely monitoring this situation. Persistent lateness in collecting your child from school may result in a referral to the Education Welfare Services and a charge for providing childcare. Some parents are taking advantage and expecting school staff to be late for their own children and provide free childcare. This is clearly not acceptable.
Security/Safety I would ask all parents to support us by only using identified doors – i.e. main door. Parents should not enter the building without permission, as we cannot monitor who is on site. If you do need to, please let a staff member know, and they will be happy to escort you.
Dates for your diary:
19th January PTA Quiz night 6.15-8pm
21st January PTA Meeting 9.30am
26th January Open School 3.30-4.15pm
18th February Break up half-term
21st -25th February incl Half Term
28th February Inset Day (no pupils in school)
1st March School re-opens for pupils
28th March Year 1 and Year 4 performances
Staffing Update I am sure you have noticed that we have some teachers who will be going on maternity leave later this year. Saffiyah will be starting her leave on 28th February. 1G will be covered by Mursheda for the remainder of the year. Caroline and Julia will be starting their leaves after Easter. I am currently in the process of arranging their cover. Junaida will not be here for the remainder of this year as she has been seconded to another school as deputy headteacher. She will return to her duties here in September 2011. I am sure you will all join me in wishing them all well.
Attendance The class with the highest percentage was Year 2 Green with 99.3%. Well done Year 2 Green! The overall percentage for the whole school was 95.1%. I would also like to remind you that children who are taken out of school for holidays during term time will be removed from the school roll.
Coffee Morning We had a fantastic turnout and would like to thank all the parents who came along to our first coffee morning on Tuesday. Those who managed to have a head massage and/or facial thoroughly enjoyed it. There was a great atmosphere and we are planning to make parents’ coffee mornings a regular event. We would especially like to thank two of our parents who offered free beauty treatments on the day. Paula Constantinou offered free head massages and Rubila Amjad offered free mini facials, both parents helped to make the event a real success and their kindness and generosity are much appreciated.
Next PTA Meeting The next PTA meeting is this Friday (21st January) at 9.30am
Money Management Course for Parents We will be hosting a free 2 day Money management course for parents. If you would like to find out how to manage your money, stop overspending, reduce your debts and learn to budget as well as where to get help, then this may be the course for you. The course will be held on Tuesday 1st February and Wednesday 2nd February from 9am – 10.30am. Free refreshments will be provided and an attendance certificate awarded; however there will be no crèche available on this occasion. If you would like to reserve a place, please phone the school office on 0208 518 2562 or pop in to put your name down on the waiting list.
Year 3 and 4 Football 1st Club Children in Years 3 and 4 were offered an additional football club on a Monday and Wednesday after school. Unfortunately, due to a very low take up we are not able to continue with these. However, if you wish your child to attend the Football First session on a Friday please contact Anna on 07834 386 814 to get the details of costs and times. We will review this again for the summer term to look at offering additional football clubs in the better weather!
Open School I would like to invite all parents and carers to walk through the school and look at your child’s class books on Wednesday 26th January between 3.30 and 4.15pm. Please note that this is, once again, an opportunity for the children to show their books to their parents, rather than a meeting with the class teacher.
Parent Questionnaire On this occasion, we will also have parent questionnaires available for you to complete, as we are keen to gather your views on the schools strengths and areas for development.
Late collection of Children Recently some children were collected as late as 4.12pm at the end of the school day. Over the following weeks we will be closely monitoring this situation. Persistent lateness in collecting your child from school may result in a referral to the Education Welfare Services and a charge for providing childcare. Some parents are taking advantage and expecting school staff to be late for their own children and provide free childcare. This is clearly not acceptable.
Security/Safety I would ask all parents to support us by only using identified doors – i.e. main door. Parents should not enter the building without permission, as we cannot monitor who is on site. If you do need to, please let a staff member know, and they will be happy to escort you.
Dates for your diary:
19th January PTA Quiz night 6.15-8pm
21st January PTA Meeting 9.30am
26th January Open School 3.30-4.15pm
18th February Break up half-term
21st -25th February incl Half Term
28th February Inset Day (no pupils in school)
1st March School re-opens for pupils
28th March Year 1 and Year 4 performances
Wednesday 12 January 2011
12th January 2011 Newsletter No.41
It was lovely to see the children return to school enthusiastic and energetic as always last week. We have a busy term ahead and continue to focus on our priorities for the year to raise standards:
1) Improve reading and writing learning outcomes for pupils
2) Work in close partnership with parents and the community to enhance the children’s enjoyment at school
3) Support staff in using assessment outcomes to target teaching and learning
4) Develop the role of middle leaders to enhance the children’s learning experience and build strong partnerships
5) Offer an exciting, relevant and creative curriculum, which has core basic skills at its heart
Information Sessions Please remember the Information Sessions for the following:
Reception will take place on Thursday 13th January at 9.00am until 9.30am
Year 1 will take place on Friday 14th January at 9.00am until 9.30am
Year 2 will take place on Monday 17th January at 9.00am until 9.30am.
These sessions are for parents only and we will look after the children in a separate room. Please make every effort to attend.
Attendance The class with the highest percentage was Year 5 Blue with 97.4 % for the second week running. Well done 5 Blue! The overall percentage for the whole school was 89.7% which is still significantly below Redbridge and National averages.
Percentages for other classes were as follows:
R Blue 91.7% R Green 87.9% R Red 85.8% R Yellow 87.5%
Yr 1 Blue 89.2% Yr 1 Green 94.2% Yr1 Red 84.9% Yr 1 Yellow 93.9%
Yr 2 Blue 90.8% Yr 2 Green 93.1% Yr 2 Red 87.5% Yr 2 Yellow 88.3%
Yr 3 Blue 80.1% Yr 3 Green 93.3% Yr 3 Red 85.4% Yr 3 Yellow 91.4%
Yr 4 Green 90.5% Yr 4 Red 94.2%
Yr 5 Blue 97.4% Yr 5 Yellow 85%
Yr 6 Red 90.8%
Open School I would like to invite all parents and carers to walk through the school and look at your child’s class books on Wednesday 26th January between 3.30 and 4.15pm. Please note that this is, once again, an opportunity for the children to show their books to their parents, rather than a meeting with the class teacher.
Parent Questionnaire On this occasion, we will also have parent questionnaires available for you to complete, as we are keen to gather your views on the schools strengths and areas for development.
Free Coffee Morning We would like to invite all of our parents and carers along to a free coffee morning on Tuesday 18th January from 9am-10am in the small hall. There will be free refreshments, free beauty treatments, free henna and a free raffle. Parents can relax, socialise and meet other parents as well as finding out about future courses and events happening in school. We would also like you to tell us what you would like to see happening at Cranbrook School for parents. Under fives are welcome, so please feel free to come along and have a cuppa on us. We look forward to seeing you there!
Football 1st There are now two Football 1st Clubs. Years 1 and 2 will take place on Fridays as normal and a new session on Wednesdays for Years 3 and 4 (this is a correction from the leaflet handed out). If you are interested please see the Office or call Anna on 07834 386814.
MEND programme There are still places available on the January MEND programme for ‘kids to become fitter, healthier and happier!’ If you have children between 8 to 13 years old and are worried they may be unhealthy or even overweight, call Alex Bland on 0844 406 9000 ext 7395 for details to join the programme.
Late collection of Children During the week 4th January to 7th January 2011, a total of 30 children were collected as late as 4.12pm at the end of the school day. Over the following weeks we will be closely monitoring this situation. Persistent lateness in collecting your child from school may result in a referral to the Education Welfare Services and a charge for providing childcare. Some parents are taking advantage and expecting school staff to be late for their own children. This is clearly not acceptable.
Contacting the School Please note that the school office is open from 8am to 5pm, with a break for office staff at 10-11am and 1.30-2.30pm.
Children in cars It has come to our attention that some parents are leaving small children in cars in the car park whilst they collect children from school. This is clearly unsafe. Please ensure you take your children with you.
Yours faithfully
Jas Leverton
Head teacher
Dates for your diary:
17th January Information Session for Year 2 parents 9.00-9.30am
18th January Coffee Morning for Parents
19th January PTA Quiz night 6-8pm
26th January Open School 3.30-4.15pm
18th February Break up half-term
21st -25th February incl Half Term
28th February Inset Day (no pupils in school)
1st March School re-opens for pupils
28th March Year 1 and Year 4 performances
1) Improve reading and writing learning outcomes for pupils
2) Work in close partnership with parents and the community to enhance the children’s enjoyment at school
3) Support staff in using assessment outcomes to target teaching and learning
4) Develop the role of middle leaders to enhance the children’s learning experience and build strong partnerships
5) Offer an exciting, relevant and creative curriculum, which has core basic skills at its heart
Information Sessions Please remember the Information Sessions for the following:
Reception will take place on Thursday 13th January at 9.00am until 9.30am
Year 1 will take place on Friday 14th January at 9.00am until 9.30am
Year 2 will take place on Monday 17th January at 9.00am until 9.30am.
These sessions are for parents only and we will look after the children in a separate room. Please make every effort to attend.
Attendance The class with the highest percentage was Year 5 Blue with 97.4 % for the second week running. Well done 5 Blue! The overall percentage for the whole school was 89.7% which is still significantly below Redbridge and National averages.
Percentages for other classes were as follows:
R Blue 91.7% R Green 87.9% R Red 85.8% R Yellow 87.5%
Yr 1 Blue 89.2% Yr 1 Green 94.2% Yr1 Red 84.9% Yr 1 Yellow 93.9%
Yr 2 Blue 90.8% Yr 2 Green 93.1% Yr 2 Red 87.5% Yr 2 Yellow 88.3%
Yr 3 Blue 80.1% Yr 3 Green 93.3% Yr 3 Red 85.4% Yr 3 Yellow 91.4%
Yr 4 Green 90.5% Yr 4 Red 94.2%
Yr 5 Blue 97.4% Yr 5 Yellow 85%
Yr 6 Red 90.8%
Open School I would like to invite all parents and carers to walk through the school and look at your child’s class books on Wednesday 26th January between 3.30 and 4.15pm. Please note that this is, once again, an opportunity for the children to show their books to their parents, rather than a meeting with the class teacher.
Parent Questionnaire On this occasion, we will also have parent questionnaires available for you to complete, as we are keen to gather your views on the schools strengths and areas for development.
Free Coffee Morning We would like to invite all of our parents and carers along to a free coffee morning on Tuesday 18th January from 9am-10am in the small hall. There will be free refreshments, free beauty treatments, free henna and a free raffle. Parents can relax, socialise and meet other parents as well as finding out about future courses and events happening in school. We would also like you to tell us what you would like to see happening at Cranbrook School for parents. Under fives are welcome, so please feel free to come along and have a cuppa on us. We look forward to seeing you there!
Football 1st There are now two Football 1st Clubs. Years 1 and 2 will take place on Fridays as normal and a new session on Wednesdays for Years 3 and 4 (this is a correction from the leaflet handed out). If you are interested please see the Office or call Anna on 07834 386814.
MEND programme There are still places available on the January MEND programme for ‘kids to become fitter, healthier and happier!’ If you have children between 8 to 13 years old and are worried they may be unhealthy or even overweight, call Alex Bland on 0844 406 9000 ext 7395 for details to join the programme.
Late collection of Children During the week 4th January to 7th January 2011, a total of 30 children were collected as late as 4.12pm at the end of the school day. Over the following weeks we will be closely monitoring this situation. Persistent lateness in collecting your child from school may result in a referral to the Education Welfare Services and a charge for providing childcare. Some parents are taking advantage and expecting school staff to be late for their own children. This is clearly not acceptable.
Contacting the School Please note that the school office is open from 8am to 5pm, with a break for office staff at 10-11am and 1.30-2.30pm.
Children in cars It has come to our attention that some parents are leaving small children in cars in the car park whilst they collect children from school. This is clearly unsafe. Please ensure you take your children with you.
Yours faithfully
Jas Leverton
Head teacher
Dates for your diary:
17th January Information Session for Year 2 parents 9.00-9.30am
18th January Coffee Morning for Parents
19th January PTA Quiz night 6-8pm
26th January Open School 3.30-4.15pm
18th February Break up half-term
21st -25th February incl Half Term
28th February Inset Day (no pupils in school)
1st March School re-opens for pupils
28th March Year 1 and Year 4 performances
Thursday 6 January 2011
Newsletter No.40 5th January 2011
5th January 2011
Newsletter No.40
I would like to welcome back all of our children, parents and staff and wish everyone a Happy New Year. I do hope that your time at home was enjoyable and restful.
Some things we need to work on this term:
Uniform/Jewellery I would remind you that it is school policy that all children wear uniform every day unless it is an agreed non-uniform day. If headscarves are worn they should be plain black or white and no jewellery should be worn except for religious observance.
Attendance A high number of children are still being taken out of school for holidays during term time and also many children arriving late on a regular basis. It is very important children attend school every day and that any absence is reported to the School Office. Please note that as we have waiting lists in most year groups, persistent absentees may be taken off the school roll.
Information SessionsYears 5 and 6 will take place on Monday 10th January at 9.00am until 9.30am
Year 4 will take place on Tuesday 11th January at 9.00am until 9.30am
Year 3 will take place on Wednesday 12th January at 9.00am until 9.30am
Year 2 will take place on Monday 17th January at 9.00am until 9.30am
Year 1 will take place on Friday 14th January at 9.00am until 9.30am
Reception will take place on Thursday 13th January at 9.00am until 9.30am
These sessions are for parents only and we will look after the children in a separate room. Please make every effort to attend.
Attendance The class with the highest percentage was Year 5 Blue with 88.8%. The overall percentage for the whole school was 70.5%.
Percentages for other classes were as follows:
R Blue 65.6% R Green 75.9% R Red 47.2% R Yellow 50%
Yr 1 Blue 58.1% Yr 1 Green 63.5% Yr1 Red 75.6% Yr 1 Yellow 77%
Yr 2 Blue 71.7% Yr 2 Green 70.4% Yr 2 Red 66.1% Yr 2 Yellow 74.7%
Yr 3 Blue 69.6% Yr 3 Green 76.8% Yr 3 Red 69% Yr 3 Yellow 74.4%
Yr 4 Green 76.8% Yr 4 Red 81.7%
Yr 5 Blue 88.8% Yr 5 Yellow 66.9%
Yr 6 Red 81.6%
Open School I would like to invite all parents and carers to walk through the school and look at your child’s class books on Wednesday 26th January between 3.30 and 4.15pm. Please note that this is an opportunity for the children to show their books to their parents, rather than a meeting with the class teacher.
Contacting the School Please note that the school office is open from 8am to 5pm, with a break for office staff at 10-11am and 1.30-2.30pm.
Dates for your diary:w/c 10th January Parent Information Sessions
18th January Coffee Morning for Parents
19th January PTA Quiz night 6-8pm
26th January Open School 3.30-4.15pm
18th February Break up half-term
21st -25th February incl Half Term
28th February Inset Day (no pupils in school)
1st March School re-opens for pupils
28th March Year 1 and Year 4 performances
Newsletter No.40
I would like to welcome back all of our children, parents and staff and wish everyone a Happy New Year. I do hope that your time at home was enjoyable and restful.
Some things we need to work on this term:
Uniform/Jewellery I would remind you that it is school policy that all children wear uniform every day unless it is an agreed non-uniform day. If headscarves are worn they should be plain black or white and no jewellery should be worn except for religious observance.
Attendance A high number of children are still being taken out of school for holidays during term time and also many children arriving late on a regular basis. It is very important children attend school every day and that any absence is reported to the School Office. Please note that as we have waiting lists in most year groups, persistent absentees may be taken off the school roll.
Information SessionsYears 5 and 6 will take place on Monday 10th January at 9.00am until 9.30am
Year 4 will take place on Tuesday 11th January at 9.00am until 9.30am
Year 3 will take place on Wednesday 12th January at 9.00am until 9.30am
Year 2 will take place on Monday 17th January at 9.00am until 9.30am
Year 1 will take place on Friday 14th January at 9.00am until 9.30am
Reception will take place on Thursday 13th January at 9.00am until 9.30am
These sessions are for parents only and we will look after the children in a separate room. Please make every effort to attend.
Attendance The class with the highest percentage was Year 5 Blue with 88.8%. The overall percentage for the whole school was 70.5%.
Percentages for other classes were as follows:
R Blue 65.6% R Green 75.9% R Red 47.2% R Yellow 50%
Yr 1 Blue 58.1% Yr 1 Green 63.5% Yr1 Red 75.6% Yr 1 Yellow 77%
Yr 2 Blue 71.7% Yr 2 Green 70.4% Yr 2 Red 66.1% Yr 2 Yellow 74.7%
Yr 3 Blue 69.6% Yr 3 Green 76.8% Yr 3 Red 69% Yr 3 Yellow 74.4%
Yr 4 Green 76.8% Yr 4 Red 81.7%
Yr 5 Blue 88.8% Yr 5 Yellow 66.9%
Yr 6 Red 81.6%
Open School I would like to invite all parents and carers to walk through the school and look at your child’s class books on Wednesday 26th January between 3.30 and 4.15pm. Please note that this is an opportunity for the children to show their books to their parents, rather than a meeting with the class teacher.
Contacting the School Please note that the school office is open from 8am to 5pm, with a break for office staff at 10-11am and 1.30-2.30pm.
Dates for your diary:w/c 10th January Parent Information Sessions
18th January Coffee Morning for Parents
19th January PTA Quiz night 6-8pm
26th January Open School 3.30-4.15pm
18th February Break up half-term
21st -25th February incl Half Term
28th February Inset Day (no pupils in school)
1st March School re-opens for pupils
28th March Year 1 and Year 4 performances
Newsletter No. 39 15th December 2010
15th December 2010
Newsletter No. 39
PTA CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME The PTA has arranged a pantomime for this Thursday 16th December (tomorrow) for all children, free of charge.
Children from morning AND afternoon Nursery, Reception and Year 1 classes (except Year 1 Yellow) will see the Pantomime in the morning. Children from afternoon Nursery will need to come into school for 9.45am.
Children from Year 1 Yellow and Year 2 to 6 classes will see the Pantomime in the afternoon. ALSO, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PANTOMIME FOR YEAR 1 YELLOW AND YEARS 2-6 WILL NOT FINISH UNTIL 4PM so please make arrangements to collect your child at this later time.
After School Club Please note there will be no After School Club on Monday 20th December.
Extra Curricular Clubs All extra curricular clubs will be cancelled this Thursday due to the PTA Pantomime. The missed session will, however, be made up in the New Year.
School end of term early closure Please remember to make arrangements to collect your child from School at the earlier time of 2pm on Monday 20th December.
Icy Conditions Whilst every effort will be made to grit pathways etc., please do take care when entering and leaving the site. Site staff do their utmost to ensure that surfaces are safe. However, with limited time before school, it is not always certain that all ice patches will have melted.
Contacting the School Please note that the school office is open from 8am to 5pm, with a break for office staff at 10-11am and 1.30-2.30pm.
Year 3 Performance It was wonderful to see so many parents at the Year 3 performance last Friday. Thank you to all the parents who attended and to all the staff for their hard work.
Breakfast/After School Childcare Provision As mentioned in last weeks newsletter please note that from January there will be a slight increase in the charge: Breakfast - £3 per session After School - £8 per session
This is to enable us to be able to cover the costs of staffing and feeding the children.
Attendance and Holidays We have noticed that a high number of children are still being taken out of school for holidays during term time and also many children arriving late on a regular basis. Please note there is a possibility that you could lose your place on the school roll or receive a fine.
Late collections During the week of 6th December to 10th December we had a total of 55 children were collected as late as 4.45pm at the end of the school day. Persistent lateness in collecting your child from school may result in a referral to the Education Welfare Services.
Attendance The class with the highest percentage was Year 3 Yellow with 95.7%, narrowly beating Year 3 Green with 95.2%. Well done to both classes! The overall percentage for the whole school was 86.9%.
Percentages for other classes were as follows:
R Blue 90.7% R Green 83.7% R Red 90.3% R Yellow 84.8%
Yr 1 Blue 82.7% Yr 1 Green 75.2% Yr1 Red 79.3% Yr 1 Yellow 91.2%
Yr 2 Blue 87% Yr 2 Green 80% Yr 2 Red 75.2% Yr 2 Yellow 87.7%
Yr 3 Blue 89.3% Yr 3 Green 95.2% Yr 3 Red 90.7% Yr 3 Yellow 95.7%
Yr 4 Green 90% Yr 4 Red 86%
Yr 5 Blue 94.1% Yr 5 Yellow 92.7%
Yr 6 Red 85.2%
Midday Assistant Vacancy We have a vacancy for a Midday Assistant post for 10 hours a week, term time only. An enhanced CRB check is essential. If you are interested in applying for this post, please collect an application form from the School Office.
Dinner Money Arrears If you are in arrears for School Dinners you will receive an arrears letter. Please make sure this is paid by tomorrow. Please put the money in an envelope clearly labelled with your childs name and class.
Free Maths Course for Parents If you have a child in Reception or Year 1 we would like to invite you to join our Family Numeracy Course starting on Monday 10th January 2011. This unique 12 week course will help you brush up on your maths skills; teach you how to support your child with maths; and allow you to take part in maths sessions with your child in school. Parents will have an opportunity to gain a City and Guilds qualification in Maths and will receive a certificate. A free crèche and refreshments will be provided. To reserve a place please telephone the school on 020 8518 2562 or visit the school reception to complete an enrolment form.
As this is the last full week before the end of term, this will be the last newsletter you will receive, so may I take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2011 and look forward to excellent attendance from all of our children in the New Year.
Dates for your diary:PTA Christmas Pantomime 16th December, am and pm Nursery, Reception and Year 1 (am)
16th December, Years 2-6 pm (collect at 4pm)
Christmas Dinner 17th December
Last day for Nursery 17th December
Nursery Closed 20th December, no Nursery Children in school
Last day of term 20th December, finish at 2pm
Christmas Break 21st December to 3rd January
School re-opens for pupils 4th January
Newsletter No. 39
PTA CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME The PTA has arranged a pantomime for this Thursday 16th December (tomorrow) for all children, free of charge.
Children from morning AND afternoon Nursery, Reception and Year 1 classes (except Year 1 Yellow) will see the Pantomime in the morning. Children from afternoon Nursery will need to come into school for 9.45am.
Children from Year 1 Yellow and Year 2 to 6 classes will see the Pantomime in the afternoon. ALSO, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PANTOMIME FOR YEAR 1 YELLOW AND YEARS 2-6 WILL NOT FINISH UNTIL 4PM so please make arrangements to collect your child at this later time.
After School Club Please note there will be no After School Club on Monday 20th December.
Extra Curricular Clubs All extra curricular clubs will be cancelled this Thursday due to the PTA Pantomime. The missed session will, however, be made up in the New Year.
School end of term early closure Please remember to make arrangements to collect your child from School at the earlier time of 2pm on Monday 20th December.
Icy Conditions Whilst every effort will be made to grit pathways etc., please do take care when entering and leaving the site. Site staff do their utmost to ensure that surfaces are safe. However, with limited time before school, it is not always certain that all ice patches will have melted.
Contacting the School Please note that the school office is open from 8am to 5pm, with a break for office staff at 10-11am and 1.30-2.30pm.
Year 3 Performance It was wonderful to see so many parents at the Year 3 performance last Friday. Thank you to all the parents who attended and to all the staff for their hard work.
Breakfast/After School Childcare Provision As mentioned in last weeks newsletter please note that from January there will be a slight increase in the charge: Breakfast - £3 per session After School - £8 per session
This is to enable us to be able to cover the costs of staffing and feeding the children.
Attendance and Holidays We have noticed that a high number of children are still being taken out of school for holidays during term time and also many children arriving late on a regular basis. Please note there is a possibility that you could lose your place on the school roll or receive a fine.
Late collections During the week of 6th December to 10th December we had a total of 55 children were collected as late as 4.45pm at the end of the school day. Persistent lateness in collecting your child from school may result in a referral to the Education Welfare Services.
Attendance The class with the highest percentage was Year 3 Yellow with 95.7%, narrowly beating Year 3 Green with 95.2%. Well done to both classes! The overall percentage for the whole school was 86.9%.
Percentages for other classes were as follows:
R Blue 90.7% R Green 83.7% R Red 90.3% R Yellow 84.8%
Yr 1 Blue 82.7% Yr 1 Green 75.2% Yr1 Red 79.3% Yr 1 Yellow 91.2%
Yr 2 Blue 87% Yr 2 Green 80% Yr 2 Red 75.2% Yr 2 Yellow 87.7%
Yr 3 Blue 89.3% Yr 3 Green 95.2% Yr 3 Red 90.7% Yr 3 Yellow 95.7%
Yr 4 Green 90% Yr 4 Red 86%
Yr 5 Blue 94.1% Yr 5 Yellow 92.7%
Yr 6 Red 85.2%
Midday Assistant Vacancy We have a vacancy for a Midday Assistant post for 10 hours a week, term time only. An enhanced CRB check is essential. If you are interested in applying for this post, please collect an application form from the School Office.
Dinner Money Arrears If you are in arrears for School Dinners you will receive an arrears letter. Please make sure this is paid by tomorrow. Please put the money in an envelope clearly labelled with your childs name and class.
Free Maths Course for Parents If you have a child in Reception or Year 1 we would like to invite you to join our Family Numeracy Course starting on Monday 10th January 2011. This unique 12 week course will help you brush up on your maths skills; teach you how to support your child with maths; and allow you to take part in maths sessions with your child in school. Parents will have an opportunity to gain a City and Guilds qualification in Maths and will receive a certificate. A free crèche and refreshments will be provided. To reserve a place please telephone the school on 020 8518 2562 or visit the school reception to complete an enrolment form.
As this is the last full week before the end of term, this will be the last newsletter you will receive, so may I take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2011 and look forward to excellent attendance from all of our children in the New Year.
Dates for your diary:PTA Christmas Pantomime 16th December, am and pm Nursery, Reception and Year 1 (am)
16th December, Years 2-6 pm (collect at 4pm)
Christmas Dinner 17th December
Last day for Nursery 17th December
Nursery Closed 20th December, no Nursery Children in school
Last day of term 20th December, finish at 2pm
Christmas Break 21st December to 3rd January
School re-opens for pupils 4th January
Newsletter No. 38 8th December 2010
8th December 2010
Newsletter No. 38
I hope that last week’s unplanned school closure did not inconvenience you all too much. Unfortunately, I had no option but to take the decision to close on Friday for health and safety reasons. As a forward plan for any similar situation, please note we would again keep parents informed through groupcall text messaging and updates on the Redbridge website (www.redbridge .gov.uk). Therefore, it is crucial that we have up to date contact details for all parents/carers. If you have recently changed your mobile number, please let the school office know.
Icy Conditions Whilst every effort will be made to grit pathways etc., please do take care when entering and leaving the site. Site staff do their utmost to ensure that surfaces are safe. However, with limited time before school, it is not always certain that all ice patches will have melted.
Contacting the School Please note that the school office is open from 8am to 5pm, with a break for office staff at 10-11am and 1.30-2.30pm. It is not acceptable for parents to assume that staff will be here as early as 6 or 7am as was the case last week.
Nursery/Reception Christmas Performances We had a fantastic turnout for these performances on Tuesday. Thank you to all parents who attended and supported these events, and to all the staff for their hard work.
Year 3 Performance We look forward to seeing Year 3 parents on Friday at 1.45pm for their Christmas performance.
Christmas Parties These will take place next week as listed overleaf. Children can bring their party clothes to change into, a snack and a drink. They will have lunch as usual.
Dinner Money Arrears If you owe for school dinners, please clear your debt by Friday to ensure that your child can have a school dinner next week.
Breakfast/After School Childcare Provision I regret to inform you that from January there will be a slight increase in the charge: Breakfast - £3 per session After School - £8 per session
This is to enable us to be able to cover the costs of staffing and feeding the children.
PTA CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME The PTA has arranged a pantomime on the 16th December for all children, free of charge. Children from morning AND afternoon Nursery, Reception and Year 1 classes will see the Pantomime in the morning and children from Year 2 to 6 classes will see the Pantomime in the afternoon. ALSO, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PANTOMIME FOR YEARS 2-6 WILL NOT FINISH UNTIL 4PM SO PICK UP WILL BE A LITTLE LATER.
Attendance The class with the highest percentage was Year 2 Yellow with 91.7%. The overall percentage for the whole school was 82.2%.
Percentages for other classes were as follows:
R Blue 84.2% R Green 80.8% R Red 64.7% R Yellow 78.5%
Yr 1 Blue 79.2% Yr 1 Green 67.7% Yr1 Red 85.3% Yr 1 Yellow 81%
Yr 2 Blue 89.2% Yr 2 Green 79.3% Yr 2 Red 73.3% Yr 2 Yellow 91.7%
Yr 3 Blue 70.7% Yr 3 Green 89.7% Yr 3 Red 83.6% Yr 3 Yellow 83.9%
Yr 4 Green 88.4% Yr 4 Red 86.7%
Yr 5 Blue 89.7% Yr 5 Yellow 88.3%
Yr 6 Red 90.5%
Nursery Dropping Off/Collection of Children A reminder to parents of Nursery children for the beginning and the end of the school day. Please bring and collect your children to and from the outside door to Nursery. If you have children in other classes you need to walk around the outside of the building to the appropriate entrance rather than enter the school building.
Free Maths Course for Parents If you have a child in Reception or Year 1 we would like to invite you to join our Family Numeracy Course starting on Monday 10th January 2011. This unique 12 week course will help you brush up on your maths skills; teach you how to support your child with maths; and allow you to take part in maths sessions with your child in school. Parents will have an opportunity to gain a City and Guilds qualification in Maths and will receive a certificate. A free crèche and refreshments will be provided. To reserve a place please telephone the school on 020 8518 2562 or visit the school reception to complete an enrolment form.
Dates for your diary:Year 3 Christmas Performance 10th December
Christmas Parties 13th December Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and 2 classes
14th December KS2 classes
Christmas Assembly 14th December
Christmas Musical Event 15th December for local pensioners 2pm-3.15pm
PTA Christmas Pantomime 16th December
Christmas Dinner 17th December
Last day for Nursery 17th December
Nursery Closed 20th December, no Nursery Children in school
Last day of term 20th December, finish at 2pm
Christmas Break 21st December to 3rd January
School re-opens for pupils 4th January
Newsletter No. 38
I hope that last week’s unplanned school closure did not inconvenience you all too much. Unfortunately, I had no option but to take the decision to close on Friday for health and safety reasons. As a forward plan for any similar situation, please note we would again keep parents informed through groupcall text messaging and updates on the Redbridge website (www.redbridge .gov.uk). Therefore, it is crucial that we have up to date contact details for all parents/carers. If you have recently changed your mobile number, please let the school office know.
Icy Conditions Whilst every effort will be made to grit pathways etc., please do take care when entering and leaving the site. Site staff do their utmost to ensure that surfaces are safe. However, with limited time before school, it is not always certain that all ice patches will have melted.
Contacting the School Please note that the school office is open from 8am to 5pm, with a break for office staff at 10-11am and 1.30-2.30pm. It is not acceptable for parents to assume that staff will be here as early as 6 or 7am as was the case last week.
Nursery/Reception Christmas Performances We had a fantastic turnout for these performances on Tuesday. Thank you to all parents who attended and supported these events, and to all the staff for their hard work.
Year 3 Performance We look forward to seeing Year 3 parents on Friday at 1.45pm for their Christmas performance.
Christmas Parties These will take place next week as listed overleaf. Children can bring their party clothes to change into, a snack and a drink. They will have lunch as usual.
Dinner Money Arrears If you owe for school dinners, please clear your debt by Friday to ensure that your child can have a school dinner next week.
Breakfast/After School Childcare Provision I regret to inform you that from January there will be a slight increase in the charge: Breakfast - £3 per session After School - £8 per session
This is to enable us to be able to cover the costs of staffing and feeding the children.
PTA CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME The PTA has arranged a pantomime on the 16th December for all children, free of charge. Children from morning AND afternoon Nursery, Reception and Year 1 classes will see the Pantomime in the morning and children from Year 2 to 6 classes will see the Pantomime in the afternoon. ALSO, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PANTOMIME FOR YEARS 2-6 WILL NOT FINISH UNTIL 4PM SO PICK UP WILL BE A LITTLE LATER.
Attendance The class with the highest percentage was Year 2 Yellow with 91.7%. The overall percentage for the whole school was 82.2%.
Percentages for other classes were as follows:
R Blue 84.2% R Green 80.8% R Red 64.7% R Yellow 78.5%
Yr 1 Blue 79.2% Yr 1 Green 67.7% Yr1 Red 85.3% Yr 1 Yellow 81%
Yr 2 Blue 89.2% Yr 2 Green 79.3% Yr 2 Red 73.3% Yr 2 Yellow 91.7%
Yr 3 Blue 70.7% Yr 3 Green 89.7% Yr 3 Red 83.6% Yr 3 Yellow 83.9%
Yr 4 Green 88.4% Yr 4 Red 86.7%
Yr 5 Blue 89.7% Yr 5 Yellow 88.3%
Yr 6 Red 90.5%
Nursery Dropping Off/Collection of Children A reminder to parents of Nursery children for the beginning and the end of the school day. Please bring and collect your children to and from the outside door to Nursery. If you have children in other classes you need to walk around the outside of the building to the appropriate entrance rather than enter the school building.
Free Maths Course for Parents If you have a child in Reception or Year 1 we would like to invite you to join our Family Numeracy Course starting on Monday 10th January 2011. This unique 12 week course will help you brush up on your maths skills; teach you how to support your child with maths; and allow you to take part in maths sessions with your child in school. Parents will have an opportunity to gain a City and Guilds qualification in Maths and will receive a certificate. A free crèche and refreshments will be provided. To reserve a place please telephone the school on 020 8518 2562 or visit the school reception to complete an enrolment form.
Dates for your diary:Year 3 Christmas Performance 10th December
Christmas Parties 13th December Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and 2 classes
14th December KS2 classes
Christmas Assembly 14th December
Christmas Musical Event 15th December for local pensioners 2pm-3.15pm
PTA Christmas Pantomime 16th December
Christmas Dinner 17th December
Last day for Nursery 17th December
Nursery Closed 20th December, no Nursery Children in school
Last day of term 20th December, finish at 2pm
Christmas Break 21st December to 3rd January
School re-opens for pupils 4th January
Newsletter No. 37 1st December 2010
1st December 2010
Newsletter No. 37
Christmas will soon be upon us, so I would remind you of some of the events taking place leading up to the end of term.
Bad Weather/School Closure Please note that if I take the decision to close the school during bad weather conditions, a text message will be sent to all parents who have provided us with a mobile number. A message will also be on the Redbridge website. If you have not provided us with a mobile number, please do so as soon as possible.
Application for starting Reception in September 2011 If your child was born between 1st September 2006 and 31st August 2007 you must apply for a place at a primary school by 15th January 2011. You must apply even if your child is already in the nursery of your preferred school. Application forms will be available from School or from the One Stop Shop at Lynton House.
Late collection of children There is an increasing number of children being collected late from school at the end of the day. During the week beginning 15th – 19th November a total of 55 children were collected as late as 4.50pm. Over the following weeks we will be closely monitoring this situation. Persistent lateness in collecting your child from school may result in a referral to the Education Welfare Services and you may well be charged for childcare that the school has provided.
Year 6 Residential Trip to Glasbury Please note that the next instalment for the residential trip in June 2011 is due for payment by Friday 3rd December. If paying by cheque, please make payable to Cranbrook Primary School.
Reception and Nursery Christmas Performances Reception and Nursery’s Christmas Performances will take place next Tuesday 7th December. Nursery AM will perform at 10.00am with all Reception classes and Nursery PM will perform at 2.00pm with all Reception classes. In order to manage numbers we are inviting parents of Nursery AM, Reception Red and Reception Green classes to the morning performance and parents of Nursery PM, Reception Yellow and Reception Blue to the afternoon performance.
Year 3 Christmas Performance Year 3’s Christmas Performance will take place at 2pm on December 10th, parents of all Year 3 children are invited to attend and we hope to see you all there.
Christmas Parties These will be held week beginning the 13th December, children may bring their party clothes with them to school to change.
Last day of term Please remember that the last day of term is Monday 20th December and school will be finishing at 2pm. Nursery’s last day of term will be Friday 17th December.
PTA Christmas Treat The PTA has arranged a pantomime on the 16th December as a Christmas treat for all children. Children from morning and afternoon Nursery, Reception and Year 1 classes will see the Pantomime in the morning and children from Year 2 to Year 6 classes will see the Pantomime in the afternoon. Also, please note that the pantomime for Years 2-6 will not finish until 4pm so pick up will be a little later. THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE FOR THIS EVENT.
Attendance The class with the highest percentage was Year 6 Red with 97.9% just beating Year 2 Green with 97.2%. Well done to both classes! The overall percentage for the whole school was 91.6%.
Percentages for other classes were as follows:
R Blue 89.3% R Green 86% R Red 83.9% R Yellow 80.7%
Yr 1 Blue 86% Yr 1 Green 92.4% Yr1 Red 91% Yr 1 Yellow 86.4%
Yr 2 Blue 94% Yr 2 Green 97.2% Yr 2 Red 87% Yr 2 Yellow 93.7%
Yr 3 Blue 94.5% Yr 3 Green 96.6% Yr 3 Red 92.4% Yr 3 Yellow 95%
Yr 4 Green 95.7% Yr 4 Red 94.7%
Yr 5 Blue 96.6% Yr 5 Yellow 96.7%
Yr 6 Red 97.9%
Lost Property Please collect any lost property from the small hall after school.
Electronic Gates to Staff Pavilion Car Park It has come to our attention that many parents are walking through the electronic gates with their children, this is extremely dangerous. Please make sure you walk through the pedestrian gates as the electronic gates are for Staff Cars and Deliveries only. Pedestrians should not walk through the electronic gates at any time. The school will not take any responsibility for undue care and attention.
Dates for your diary:Christmas Performances 7th (Nursery and Reception) and 10th December (Year 3)
Christmas Parties w/c 13th December
Christmas Assembly 14th December
Christmas Musical Event 15th December for local pensioners 2pm-3.15pm
PTA Christmas Pantomime 16th December
Christmas Dinner 17th December
Last day for Nursery 17th December
Nursery Closed 20th December, no Nursery Children in school
Last day of term 20th December, finish at 2pm
Christmas Break 21st December to 3rd January
School re-opens for pupils 4th January
Newsletter No. 37
Christmas will soon be upon us, so I would remind you of some of the events taking place leading up to the end of term.
Bad Weather/School Closure Please note that if I take the decision to close the school during bad weather conditions, a text message will be sent to all parents who have provided us with a mobile number. A message will also be on the Redbridge website. If you have not provided us with a mobile number, please do so as soon as possible.
Application for starting Reception in September 2011 If your child was born between 1st September 2006 and 31st August 2007 you must apply for a place at a primary school by 15th January 2011. You must apply even if your child is already in the nursery of your preferred school. Application forms will be available from School or from the One Stop Shop at Lynton House.
Late collection of children There is an increasing number of children being collected late from school at the end of the day. During the week beginning 15th – 19th November a total of 55 children were collected as late as 4.50pm. Over the following weeks we will be closely monitoring this situation. Persistent lateness in collecting your child from school may result in a referral to the Education Welfare Services and you may well be charged for childcare that the school has provided.
Year 6 Residential Trip to Glasbury Please note that the next instalment for the residential trip in June 2011 is due for payment by Friday 3rd December. If paying by cheque, please make payable to Cranbrook Primary School.
Reception and Nursery Christmas Performances Reception and Nursery’s Christmas Performances will take place next Tuesday 7th December. Nursery AM will perform at 10.00am with all Reception classes and Nursery PM will perform at 2.00pm with all Reception classes. In order to manage numbers we are inviting parents of Nursery AM, Reception Red and Reception Green classes to the morning performance and parents of Nursery PM, Reception Yellow and Reception Blue to the afternoon performance.
Year 3 Christmas Performance Year 3’s Christmas Performance will take place at 2pm on December 10th, parents of all Year 3 children are invited to attend and we hope to see you all there.
Christmas Parties These will be held week beginning the 13th December, children may bring their party clothes with them to school to change.
Last day of term Please remember that the last day of term is Monday 20th December and school will be finishing at 2pm. Nursery’s last day of term will be Friday 17th December.
PTA Christmas Treat The PTA has arranged a pantomime on the 16th December as a Christmas treat for all children. Children from morning and afternoon Nursery, Reception and Year 1 classes will see the Pantomime in the morning and children from Year 2 to Year 6 classes will see the Pantomime in the afternoon. Also, please note that the pantomime for Years 2-6 will not finish until 4pm so pick up will be a little later. THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE FOR THIS EVENT.
Attendance The class with the highest percentage was Year 6 Red with 97.9% just beating Year 2 Green with 97.2%. Well done to both classes! The overall percentage for the whole school was 91.6%.
Percentages for other classes were as follows:
R Blue 89.3% R Green 86% R Red 83.9% R Yellow 80.7%
Yr 1 Blue 86% Yr 1 Green 92.4% Yr1 Red 91% Yr 1 Yellow 86.4%
Yr 2 Blue 94% Yr 2 Green 97.2% Yr 2 Red 87% Yr 2 Yellow 93.7%
Yr 3 Blue 94.5% Yr 3 Green 96.6% Yr 3 Red 92.4% Yr 3 Yellow 95%
Yr 4 Green 95.7% Yr 4 Red 94.7%
Yr 5 Blue 96.6% Yr 5 Yellow 96.7%
Yr 6 Red 97.9%
Lost Property Please collect any lost property from the small hall after school.
Electronic Gates to Staff Pavilion Car Park It has come to our attention that many parents are walking through the electronic gates with their children, this is extremely dangerous. Please make sure you walk through the pedestrian gates as the electronic gates are for Staff Cars and Deliveries only. Pedestrians should not walk through the electronic gates at any time. The school will not take any responsibility for undue care and attention.
Dates for your diary:Christmas Performances 7th (Nursery and Reception) and 10th December (Year 3)
Christmas Parties w/c 13th December
Christmas Assembly 14th December
Christmas Musical Event 15th December for local pensioners 2pm-3.15pm
PTA Christmas Pantomime 16th December
Christmas Dinner 17th December
Last day for Nursery 17th December
Nursery Closed 20th December, no Nursery Children in school
Last day of term 20th December, finish at 2pm
Christmas Break 21st December to 3rd January
School re-opens for pupils 4th January
Newsletter No. 36 24th November 2010
24th November 2010
Newsletter No. 36
As we come towards the end of November I would remind you of various arrangements for Christmas and the end of term.
End of term parties will take place during week beginning 13th December.
Christmas Dinner Day Christmas Dinner Day is on Friday 17th December and not 15th December as stated in a previous newsletter.
Reception and Nursery Christmas Performances Reception and Nursery’s Christmas Performances will take place on Tuesday 7th December. Nursery AM will perform at 10.00am with all Reception classes and Nursery PM will perform at 2.00pm with all Reception classes. In order to manage numbers we are inviting parents of Nursery AM, Reception Red and Reception Green classes to the morning performance and parents of Nursery PM, Reception Yellow and Reception Blue to the afternoon performance.
Year 1 Food Sale Year 1 will be having a food sale on Friday 26th November 2010 to raise money for the outdoor area. It will take place at the end of the school day in the small hall. If anyone would like to donate any food, please hand in to your class teacher or at the office.
Year 3 Christmas Performance Year 3’s Christmas Performance will take place at 2pm on December 10th, parents of all Year 3 children are invited to attend and we hope to see you all there.
Dinner Money Please note that the cost of a School Dinner is £1.95 per day, £9.75 per week. Please make cheques payable to London Borough of Redbridge and please put any money or cheques in a clearly labelled sealed envelope.
Last day of term The last day of term is Monday 20th December and school will be finishing at 2pm. Nursery’s last day of term will be Friday 17th December.
PTA Christmas Treat The PTA have arranged a pantomime on the 16th December as a Christmas treat for all children. Children from morning and afternoon Nursery, Reception and Year 1 classes will see the Pantomime in the morning and children from Year 2 to Year 6 classes will see the Pantomime in the afternoon. There will be no charge for this event. Also, please note that the pantomime for Years 2-6 will not finish until 4pm so pick up will be a little later.
Attendance Attendance was low last week due to Eid, however, please continue to support us by bringing your children to school regularly and punctually. The class with the highest percentage were Year 2 Blue with 89.3%.
The overall percentage for the whole school was 79.7%.
Percentages for other classes were as follows:
R Blue 79.7% R Green 77% R Red 67.6% R Yellow 75.9%
Yr 1 Blue 72.3% Yr 1 Green 82.8% Yr1 Red 77.9% Yr 1 Yellow 79.2%
Yr 2 Blue 89.3% Yr 2 Green 83.5% Yr 2 Red 80% Yr 2 Yellow 85.3%
Yr 3 Blue 78.6% Yr 3 Green 83.1% Yr 3 Red 76.6% Yr 3 Yellow 82.1%
Yr 4 Green 82.1% Yr 4 Red 76.7%
Yr 5 Blue 76.9% Yr 5 Yellow 81.7%
Yr 6 Red 86.2%
Office Closure Please note that the School Office is closed from 10.00 to 11.00am and 1.30 to 2.30pm to enable all office staff to have their required breaks. Please could you help by sending in any money in labelled envelopes with your child rather than queuing up each day to pay it into the office.
Lost Property Please collect any lost property from the small hall after school.
Security Please remember that children should be handed over to class teachers in the playground and parents should not be entering the school building in the morning. However, if for any reason you are in the school building first thing in the morning, please leave via the main office and not through the locked doors at the bottom of the stairwells. These doors are locked to ensure the children’s safety.
Parking We have had a few complaints from residents in The Drive regarding inconsiderate parking (across and in their driveways). Please refrain from obstructing driveways/access when bringing your children to and from school.
Dates for your diary:Christmas Performances 7th (Nursery and Reception) and 10th (Year 3) December
Christmas Parties w/c 13th December
Christmas Assembly 14th December
Christmas Pantomime 16th December
Christmas Dinner 17th December
Last day for Nursery 17th December
Nursery Closed 20th December, no Nursery Children in school
Last day of term 20th December, finish at 2pm
Christmas Break 21st December to 3rd January
School re-opens for pupils 4th January
Newsletter No. 36
As we come towards the end of November I would remind you of various arrangements for Christmas and the end of term.
End of term parties will take place during week beginning 13th December.
Christmas Dinner Day Christmas Dinner Day is on Friday 17th December and not 15th December as stated in a previous newsletter.
Reception and Nursery Christmas Performances Reception and Nursery’s Christmas Performances will take place on Tuesday 7th December. Nursery AM will perform at 10.00am with all Reception classes and Nursery PM will perform at 2.00pm with all Reception classes. In order to manage numbers we are inviting parents of Nursery AM, Reception Red and Reception Green classes to the morning performance and parents of Nursery PM, Reception Yellow and Reception Blue to the afternoon performance.
Year 1 Food Sale Year 1 will be having a food sale on Friday 26th November 2010 to raise money for the outdoor area. It will take place at the end of the school day in the small hall. If anyone would like to donate any food, please hand in to your class teacher or at the office.
Year 3 Christmas Performance Year 3’s Christmas Performance will take place at 2pm on December 10th, parents of all Year 3 children are invited to attend and we hope to see you all there.
Dinner Money Please note that the cost of a School Dinner is £1.95 per day, £9.75 per week. Please make cheques payable to London Borough of Redbridge and please put any money or cheques in a clearly labelled sealed envelope.
Last day of term The last day of term is Monday 20th December and school will be finishing at 2pm. Nursery’s last day of term will be Friday 17th December.
PTA Christmas Treat The PTA have arranged a pantomime on the 16th December as a Christmas treat for all children. Children from morning and afternoon Nursery, Reception and Year 1 classes will see the Pantomime in the morning and children from Year 2 to Year 6 classes will see the Pantomime in the afternoon. There will be no charge for this event. Also, please note that the pantomime for Years 2-6 will not finish until 4pm so pick up will be a little later.
Attendance Attendance was low last week due to Eid, however, please continue to support us by bringing your children to school regularly and punctually. The class with the highest percentage were Year 2 Blue with 89.3%.
The overall percentage for the whole school was 79.7%.
Percentages for other classes were as follows:
R Blue 79.7% R Green 77% R Red 67.6% R Yellow 75.9%
Yr 1 Blue 72.3% Yr 1 Green 82.8% Yr1 Red 77.9% Yr 1 Yellow 79.2%
Yr 2 Blue 89.3% Yr 2 Green 83.5% Yr 2 Red 80% Yr 2 Yellow 85.3%
Yr 3 Blue 78.6% Yr 3 Green 83.1% Yr 3 Red 76.6% Yr 3 Yellow 82.1%
Yr 4 Green 82.1% Yr 4 Red 76.7%
Yr 5 Blue 76.9% Yr 5 Yellow 81.7%
Yr 6 Red 86.2%
Office Closure Please note that the School Office is closed from 10.00 to 11.00am and 1.30 to 2.30pm to enable all office staff to have their required breaks. Please could you help by sending in any money in labelled envelopes with your child rather than queuing up each day to pay it into the office.
Lost Property Please collect any lost property from the small hall after school.
Security Please remember that children should be handed over to class teachers in the playground and parents should not be entering the school building in the morning. However, if for any reason you are in the school building first thing in the morning, please leave via the main office and not through the locked doors at the bottom of the stairwells. These doors are locked to ensure the children’s safety.
Parking We have had a few complaints from residents in The Drive regarding inconsiderate parking (across and in their driveways). Please refrain from obstructing driveways/access when bringing your children to and from school.
Dates for your diary:Christmas Performances 7th (Nursery and Reception) and 10th (Year 3) December
Christmas Parties w/c 13th December
Christmas Assembly 14th December
Christmas Pantomime 16th December
Christmas Dinner 17th December
Last day for Nursery 17th December
Nursery Closed 20th December, no Nursery Children in school
Last day of term 20th December, finish at 2pm
Christmas Break 21st December to 3rd January
School re-opens for pupils 4th January
Newsletter No.35 17th November 2010
17th November 2010
Newsletter No.35
I hope you all had a fantastic Eid! Year 5’s Eid presentation took place on Monday- what an amazing presentation it was- congratulations Year 5 for an excellent job!
Reception and Nursery Christmas Performances Reception and Nursery’s Christmas Performances will take place on Tuesday 7th December. Nursery AM will perform at 10.00am with all Reception classes and Nursery PM will perform at 2.00pm with all Reception classes. In order to manage numbers we are inviting parents of Nursery AM, Reception Red and Reception Green classes to the morning performance and parents of Nursery PM, Reception Yellow and Reception Blue to the afternoon performance.
Zambia Schools Link This week we have launched our links with schools in Zambia, with Key Stage Assemblies being visited by Jodie Collins and Melissa and Dan Whitcombe from Beyond Ourselves. The children in Year 6 have written letters to the children at the schools and further links will continue through the year.
Year 3 Christmas Performance Year 3’s Christmas Performance will take place at 2pm on December 10th, parents of all Year 3 children are invited to attend and we hope to see you all there.
Christmas Dinner Day We will be having our school Christmas Dinner on the 15th December. Letters will go out next week for you to complete if you would like your child to enjoy the Christmas meal. Options available are Halal Turkey, Non-Halal Turkey, Seasonal Pizza and Xmas Ice Cream and the price of the meal is £2.00.
PTA Christmas Treat The PTA have arranged a pantomime on the 16th December as a Christmas treat for all children. Details to follow in next weeks newsletter.
Parents Evening Parents Evening will take place on the 18th November. When arriving after 4pm for your appointment please enter via the Hall.
Cookery Room Our new cookery room is now complete- exciting news! We will now be able to hold regular cookery sessions as part of the curriculum.
Holidays during Term Time The number of children being taken out of school for holidays during term time is too high. Can I remind you that Cranbrook is becoming oversubscribed and any child who misses more than 10 consecutive days will be taken off roll. We will soon be introducing punctuality fines for parents who fail to bring their child to school or pick them up at the end of the school day on time.
Office Closure Please note that the School Office is closed from 10.00 to 11.00am and 1.30 to 2.30pm to enable all office staff have their required breaks. Please could you help by sending in any money in labelled envelopes with your child rather than queuing up each day to pay it into the office.
Lost Property Please collect any lost property from the small hall after school.
Attendance Please keep up the good work on attendance but we are noticing that a lot of children have been arriving late on a regular basis which gives an interrupted start to their school day. The class with the highest percentage were Year 3 Yellow with 100.0%! Well done! The overall percentage for the whole school was 95.7%.
Percentages for other classes were as follows:R Blue 92.7% R Green 96.6% R Red 86.8% R Yellow 95.2%
Yr 1 Blue 86.7% Yr 1 Green 96.6% Yr1 Red 97.6% Yr 1 Yellow 93.6%
Yr 2 Blue 98.0% Yr 2 Green 98.9% Yr 2 Red 91.3% Yr 2 Yellow 98.3%
Yr 3 Blue 96.5% Yr 3 Green 98.6% Yr 3 Red 91.6% Yr 3 Yellow 100.0%
Yr 4 Green 97.1% Yr 4 Red 97.0%
Yr 5 Blue 98.6% Yr 5 Yellow 99.3%
Yr 6 Red 99.3%
Poppy Appeal Thank You to everyone who bought a poppy for the Poppy Appeal, the grand total raised was £80.00 and the money was collected by Charlie Thurston of the Royal British Legion.
Dates for your diary:Parents Evenings 18th November
Christmas Performances 7th (Nursery and Reception) and 10th (Year 3) December
Christmas Assembly 14th December
Christmas Pantomime 16th December
Last day of term 20th December, finish at 2pm
Christmas Break 21st December to 3rd January
School re-opens for pupils 4th January
Newsletter No.35
I hope you all had a fantastic Eid! Year 5’s Eid presentation took place on Monday- what an amazing presentation it was- congratulations Year 5 for an excellent job!
Reception and Nursery Christmas Performances Reception and Nursery’s Christmas Performances will take place on Tuesday 7th December. Nursery AM will perform at 10.00am with all Reception classes and Nursery PM will perform at 2.00pm with all Reception classes. In order to manage numbers we are inviting parents of Nursery AM, Reception Red and Reception Green classes to the morning performance and parents of Nursery PM, Reception Yellow and Reception Blue to the afternoon performance.
Zambia Schools Link This week we have launched our links with schools in Zambia, with Key Stage Assemblies being visited by Jodie Collins and Melissa and Dan Whitcombe from Beyond Ourselves. The children in Year 6 have written letters to the children at the schools and further links will continue through the year.
Year 3 Christmas Performance Year 3’s Christmas Performance will take place at 2pm on December 10th, parents of all Year 3 children are invited to attend and we hope to see you all there.
Christmas Dinner Day We will be having our school Christmas Dinner on the 15th December. Letters will go out next week for you to complete if you would like your child to enjoy the Christmas meal. Options available are Halal Turkey, Non-Halal Turkey, Seasonal Pizza and Xmas Ice Cream and the price of the meal is £2.00.
PTA Christmas Treat The PTA have arranged a pantomime on the 16th December as a Christmas treat for all children. Details to follow in next weeks newsletter.
Parents Evening Parents Evening will take place on the 18th November. When arriving after 4pm for your appointment please enter via the Hall.
Cookery Room Our new cookery room is now complete- exciting news! We will now be able to hold regular cookery sessions as part of the curriculum.
Holidays during Term Time The number of children being taken out of school for holidays during term time is too high. Can I remind you that Cranbrook is becoming oversubscribed and any child who misses more than 10 consecutive days will be taken off roll. We will soon be introducing punctuality fines for parents who fail to bring their child to school or pick them up at the end of the school day on time.
Office Closure Please note that the School Office is closed from 10.00 to 11.00am and 1.30 to 2.30pm to enable all office staff have their required breaks. Please could you help by sending in any money in labelled envelopes with your child rather than queuing up each day to pay it into the office.
Lost Property Please collect any lost property from the small hall after school.
Attendance Please keep up the good work on attendance but we are noticing that a lot of children have been arriving late on a regular basis which gives an interrupted start to their school day. The class with the highest percentage were Year 3 Yellow with 100.0%! Well done! The overall percentage for the whole school was 95.7%.
Percentages for other classes were as follows:R Blue 92.7% R Green 96.6% R Red 86.8% R Yellow 95.2%
Yr 1 Blue 86.7% Yr 1 Green 96.6% Yr1 Red 97.6% Yr 1 Yellow 93.6%
Yr 2 Blue 98.0% Yr 2 Green 98.9% Yr 2 Red 91.3% Yr 2 Yellow 98.3%
Yr 3 Blue 96.5% Yr 3 Green 98.6% Yr 3 Red 91.6% Yr 3 Yellow 100.0%
Yr 4 Green 97.1% Yr 4 Red 97.0%
Yr 5 Blue 98.6% Yr 5 Yellow 99.3%
Yr 6 Red 99.3%
Poppy Appeal Thank You to everyone who bought a poppy for the Poppy Appeal, the grand total raised was £80.00 and the money was collected by Charlie Thurston of the Royal British Legion.
Dates for your diary:Parents Evenings 18th November
Christmas Performances 7th (Nursery and Reception) and 10th (Year 3) December
Christmas Assembly 14th December
Christmas Pantomime 16th December
Last day of term 20th December, finish at 2pm
Christmas Break 21st December to 3rd January
School re-opens for pupils 4th January
Newsletter No.34 10th November 2010
10th November 2010
Newsletter No.34
What an exciting first week we had with the PTA event on Thursday and Diwali and Bonfire Night on Friday. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all PTA Committee members and parents who worked so hard to offer the children a day of fun activities. We made a profit of just over £1100.00 which will go towards enhancing the outdoor environment for the children’s enjoyment and offer them exciting, fun activities later in the year.
International Evening A big congratulations to everyone who took part in our International Evening:
The Singers: Yetunde (Y2) and Cleo (Y5),
The Dancers: Swara (Y3), Andrea (Y4), Joana (Y4), Isabella (Y3), Nicole (Y3), Sana (Y3), Simran (Y3), Keerthana (Y4), Qasim Sheik (Y3) and Iqra (Y4)
The Steel Band: Santana (Y5B), India (Y5Y), Mustafa (Y5B), Caitlin (Y5Y), Naval (Y5Y) and Sumiyah (Y5B)
The Flag Bearers: Mustafa (Y5), Madhumita (Y5), Sai (Y5), Samuel (Y4), Denis (Y4), Alex (Y4), Kizzi (Y6), Sajida (Y6), Harjot (Y5)
Breakfast and After School Club The After School Club currently has spaces available. After School Club runs from 3.15- 5.00pm and the cost per session is £6.00. There are also spaces available in Breakfast Club. The cost per session is £3.00 and where two or more siblings attend the price is £2.50 per child. Breakfast club starts at 8.00am and is based in the Children’s Centre.
Eid Presentation Year 5’s Eid Presentation will be taking place at 2.30pm on Monday 15th November. Parents are invited to attend and we would like to see you at this performance.
Year 6 Meeting I was really disappointed at the poor turnout at Monday’s meeting when we provided information on the curriculum and Year Six SATs and would hope for a better response next time.
Parents Evening Parents Evening will take place on the 18th November. Please remember to hand in your reply slip as soon as possible.
PTA The first PTA newsletter went out last week, can I please remind you all to hand in your reply slips, indicating whether or not you would like to join or help out in any way.
Reception and Nursery Christmas Performances Reception and Nursery’s Christmas Performances will take place on Tuesday 7th December. Nursery AM will perform at 10.00am with all Reception classes and Nursery PM will perform at 2.00pm with all Reception classes. In order to manage numbers we are inviting parents of Nursery AM, Reception Red and Reception Green classes to the morning performance and parents of Nursery PM, Reception Yellow and Reception Blue to the afternoon performance.
Hannah Shaw Cranbrook are very lucky to have Hannah Shaw a young children's author and illustrator visiting the school for the day on Friday 12th November. She has a passion for character creation, drawing and fun story ideas. She loves to share her enthusiasm of books with children. She will be giving an assembly and then working with Year 2 classes and finally will be signing and selling her engaging and humorous books in the small hall from 3:10. Her books have been enjoyed by our children over the last half term and they have received some excellent reviews.
School Dinner Money Please remember to pay all school dinner monies at the beginning of the week in advance. School Dinners cost £1.95 per day or £9.75 per week. Please place in a clearly marked envelope and give to your child’s class teacher (not the Office). Cheques should be made payable to ‘London Borough of Redbridge’.
Uniform/ Jewellery I am very pleased to see the majority of the children following school policy. However, there are a few parents who need to ensure that children come to school in proper uniform and are not wearing jewellery unless it is for religious observance.
Coats As the weather is now getting cooler, 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.
Lost Property Please collect any lost property from the small hall after school.
Eid We would like to wish all of you celebrating Eid a happy time. Please let the school know if your child will be absent for this. One day’s absence will be authorised for Eid.
Late Collection Please ensure that your child is collected from school promptly at the end of the school day. Reception to Year 2 children finish at 3.15pm and Year 3- Year 6 children finish at 3.20pm. After school provision is provided by the Children’s Centre at a cost of £6.00 per session if you are unable to collect your child at the end of the day but this must be arranged with the Children’s Centre in advance. There should be no reason for staff to have to stay late to supervise children not collected on time.
Attendance Please keep up the good work on attendance but we are noticing that a lot of children have been arriving late on a regular basis which gives an interrupted start to their school day. The class with the highest percentage were Year 4 Green with 99.6%! Well done! The overall percentage for the whole school was 93.3%.
Percentages for other classes were as follows:
R Blue 96.7% R Green 87.5% R Red 89.3% R Yellow 89.2%
Yr 1 Blue 94.2% Yr 1 Green 93.1% Yr1 Red 99.1% Yr 1 Yellow 88.0%
Yr 2 Blue 96.7% Yr 2 Green 97.2% Yr 2 Red 86.7% Yr 2 Yellow 96.6%
Yr 3 Blue 92.9% Yr 3 Green 91.5% Yr 3 Red 91.1% Yr 3 Yellow 91.8%
Yr 4 Green 99.6% Yr 4 Red 95.0%
Yr 5 Blue 92.2% Yr 5 Yellow 92.5%
Yr 6 Red 98.3%
Poppy Appeal Poppies will be on sale in school until the end of the week raising money for the Royal British Legion poppy appeal. There is no fixed cost for a poppy so please give what you feel is appropriate.
Wishing you all a happy Eid!
Dates for your diary:Author Hannah Shaw visit 12th November
Parents Evenings 18th November
Eid Assembly 15th November
Christmas Performances 7th (Nursery and Reception) and 10th (Year 3) December
Christmas Assembly 14th December
Christmas Pantomime 16th December
Last day of term 20th December, finish at 2pm
Christmas Break 21st December to 3rd January
School re-opens for pupils 4th January
Newsletter No.34
What an exciting first week we had with the PTA event on Thursday and Diwali and Bonfire Night on Friday. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all PTA Committee members and parents who worked so hard to offer the children a day of fun activities. We made a profit of just over £1100.00 which will go towards enhancing the outdoor environment for the children’s enjoyment and offer them exciting, fun activities later in the year.
International Evening A big congratulations to everyone who took part in our International Evening:
The Singers: Yetunde (Y2) and Cleo (Y5),
The Dancers: Swara (Y3), Andrea (Y4), Joana (Y4), Isabella (Y3), Nicole (Y3), Sana (Y3), Simran (Y3), Keerthana (Y4), Qasim Sheik (Y3) and Iqra (Y4)
The Steel Band: Santana (Y5B), India (Y5Y), Mustafa (Y5B), Caitlin (Y5Y), Naval (Y5Y) and Sumiyah (Y5B)
The Flag Bearers: Mustafa (Y5), Madhumita (Y5), Sai (Y5), Samuel (Y4), Denis (Y4), Alex (Y4), Kizzi (Y6), Sajida (Y6), Harjot (Y5)
Breakfast and After School Club The After School Club currently has spaces available. After School Club runs from 3.15- 5.00pm and the cost per session is £6.00. There are also spaces available in Breakfast Club. The cost per session is £3.00 and where two or more siblings attend the price is £2.50 per child. Breakfast club starts at 8.00am and is based in the Children’s Centre.
Eid Presentation Year 5’s Eid Presentation will be taking place at 2.30pm on Monday 15th November. Parents are invited to attend and we would like to see you at this performance.
Year 6 Meeting I was really disappointed at the poor turnout at Monday’s meeting when we provided information on the curriculum and Year Six SATs and would hope for a better response next time.
Parents Evening Parents Evening will take place on the 18th November. Please remember to hand in your reply slip as soon as possible.
PTA The first PTA newsletter went out last week, can I please remind you all to hand in your reply slips, indicating whether or not you would like to join or help out in any way.
Reception and Nursery Christmas Performances Reception and Nursery’s Christmas Performances will take place on Tuesday 7th December. Nursery AM will perform at 10.00am with all Reception classes and Nursery PM will perform at 2.00pm with all Reception classes. In order to manage numbers we are inviting parents of Nursery AM, Reception Red and Reception Green classes to the morning performance and parents of Nursery PM, Reception Yellow and Reception Blue to the afternoon performance.
Hannah Shaw Cranbrook are very lucky to have Hannah Shaw a young children's author and illustrator visiting the school for the day on Friday 12th November. She has a passion for character creation, drawing and fun story ideas. She loves to share her enthusiasm of books with children. She will be giving an assembly and then working with Year 2 classes and finally will be signing and selling her engaging and humorous books in the small hall from 3:10. Her books have been enjoyed by our children over the last half term and they have received some excellent reviews.
School Dinner Money Please remember to pay all school dinner monies at the beginning of the week in advance. School Dinners cost £1.95 per day or £9.75 per week. Please place in a clearly marked envelope and give to your child’s class teacher (not the Office). Cheques should be made payable to ‘London Borough of Redbridge’.
Uniform/ Jewellery I am very pleased to see the majority of the children following school policy. However, there are a few parents who need to ensure that children come to school in proper uniform and are not wearing jewellery unless it is for religious observance.
Coats As the weather is now getting cooler, 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.
Lost Property Please collect any lost property from the small hall after school.
Eid We would like to wish all of you celebrating Eid a happy time. Please let the school know if your child will be absent for this. One day’s absence will be authorised for Eid.
Late Collection Please ensure that your child is collected from school promptly at the end of the school day. Reception to Year 2 children finish at 3.15pm and Year 3- Year 6 children finish at 3.20pm. After school provision is provided by the Children’s Centre at a cost of £6.00 per session if you are unable to collect your child at the end of the day but this must be arranged with the Children’s Centre in advance. There should be no reason for staff to have to stay late to supervise children not collected on time.
Attendance Please keep up the good work on attendance but we are noticing that a lot of children have been arriving late on a regular basis which gives an interrupted start to their school day. The class with the highest percentage were Year 4 Green with 99.6%! Well done! The overall percentage for the whole school was 93.3%.
Percentages for other classes were as follows:
R Blue 96.7% R Green 87.5% R Red 89.3% R Yellow 89.2%
Yr 1 Blue 94.2% Yr 1 Green 93.1% Yr1 Red 99.1% Yr 1 Yellow 88.0%
Yr 2 Blue 96.7% Yr 2 Green 97.2% Yr 2 Red 86.7% Yr 2 Yellow 96.6%
Yr 3 Blue 92.9% Yr 3 Green 91.5% Yr 3 Red 91.1% Yr 3 Yellow 91.8%
Yr 4 Green 99.6% Yr 4 Red 95.0%
Yr 5 Blue 92.2% Yr 5 Yellow 92.5%
Yr 6 Red 98.3%
Poppy Appeal Poppies will be on sale in school until the end of the week raising money for the Royal British Legion poppy appeal. There is no fixed cost for a poppy so please give what you feel is appropriate.
Wishing you all a happy Eid!
Dates for your diary:Author Hannah Shaw visit 12th November
Parents Evenings 18th November
Eid Assembly 15th November
Christmas Performances 7th (Nursery and Reception) and 10th (Year 3) December
Christmas Assembly 14th December
Christmas Pantomime 16th December
Last day of term 20th December, finish at 2pm
Christmas Break 21st December to 3rd January
School re-opens for pupils 4th January
Newsletter No.33 3rd November 2010
3rd November 2010
Newsletter No.33
I would like to welcome you all back and we are all very excited about the term ahead. It was great to see everyone dressed so smartly in their uniforms yesterday which gives us all a real sense of pride in our school. The term ahead will be another busy one with many events taking place across the school so please make sure that you take a few moments to read these weekly newsletters so that you don’t miss any important information and dates.
International Evening It was wonderful to see so many of you coming along to the International Evening at the end of last half-term which was a big success. The Mayor came along to give us his support and it was great for him to see our school and the amazing talents of many of our pupils who took part. Thankyou to all of you who donated your time and food to the event and a special thank you to Junaida who organised not only the evening but many different workshops and activities for the children throughout our ‘Diversity’ week.
Beijing Visit This week sees the return of Helen, Mark (year 2) and Samina (year 4) from their weeks visit to Beijing as part of our international links. They are already sharing their exciting experiences with us all. The week was spent in a school, meeting other teachers and children and setting up links with them which we will be able to develop over the coming year. They also spent time teaching in the school which proved to be quite different to teaching at Cranbrook! Their Chinese hosts were wonderful throughout the week and we have passed on our thanks to them for looking after them so well. Watch out for a display of their visit and watch this space as this will be an ongoing relationship!
Rainbow Arts Festival You will remember that a number of our children performed at the ‘Rainbow Arts Festival’ arranged with the Gants Hill Extended Partnership of which we are a member. Apologies to Naval Agraval in year 5 who stunned us all with his drumming schools but got missed of last terms newsletter…sorry Naval, you were great!
PTA Hallowe’en Event On Thursday we will be having the PTA Hallowe’en event taking place in school. This will mean there will be no clubs running after school on Thursday. Missed sessions will be rearranged by the club leader. If you have bought your child a ticket for the event then they will be able to come to school in their fancy dress and there will be a prize for the best Hallowe’en costume. Please make sure you collect your children promptly after the events if they have a ticket for the events:
Nursery and Reception at the normal time (3.15)
Year 1 and 2 at 4.45pm
Years 3,4,5 and 6 at 5pm
If you haven’t bought a ticket but wish to come in fancy dress/ non-school uniform on Thursday your child can do so with a £1 donation. Thank you to the PTA members for all of their time and work in preparing for the event and raising money to be spent on our children.
Year 6 Meeting A reminder to the parents of our Year 6 children of the meeting on Monday at 2.30pm to hear more about the year ahead, SATs, the residential trip and the curriculum. The meeting will take place in the dance studio. Please come to the main office entrance to sign in.
Book Fair The Book Fair was a big success and it was wonderful to see so many of our children buying books to enjoy at home. You bought so many that the Book Fair company will also be donating lots of books to add to our school library. Thank you to Oriel for organising these events.
Children’s author Hannah Shaw visit We will also be having a visit from the well known children’s author Hannah Shaw. She will be in school on Friday 12th November and will be signing and selling copies of her books in the small hall from 3.10pm.
Collection from After School Club If you are collecting your child from an after school club, could you please make sure that you come into the school to collect them rather than staying in your car in the car park. The teachers running the clubs need to make sure they are handing over your children safely to you at the end of the session.
Diwali We would like to wish all of you celebrating Diwali later this week a happy time. Please let the school know if your child will be absent on Friday for this. This day will be authorised.
Attendance Please keep up the good work on attendance but we are noticing that a lot of children have been arriving late on a regular basis which gives an interrupted start to their school day. The class with the highest percentage were 4 Red with 99.3%! Well done! The overall percentage for the whole school was 93.8% .
Percentages for other classes were as follows:R Blue 95.3% R Green 89.3% R Red 93.0% R Yellow 82.7%
Yr 1 Blue 94.3% Yr 1 Green 91.7% Yr1 Red 96.2% Yr 1 Yellow 94.8%
Yr 2 Blue 92.7% Yr 2 Green 98.6% Yr 2 Red 95.3% Yr 2 Yellow 95.9%
Yr 3 Blue 91.4% Yr 3 Green 96.3% Yr 3 Red 95.0% Yr 3 Yellow 95.2%
Yr 4 Green 91.4% Yr 4 Red 99.3%
Yr 5 Blue 89.7% Yr 5 Yellow 96.7%
Yr 6 Red 96.0%
Poppy Appeal Poppies will be on sale in school over the next couple of weeks raising money for the Royal British Legion poppy appeal. There is no fixed cost for a poppy so please give what you feel is appropriate.
Shoe Box Appeal Thank you to all of you who so kindly donated items for the Shoe Box Appeal. Claire from the Nursery has worked over half-term to create over 60 boxes that will make a lot of children very happy when they receive them. The staff are raising more money between them to help raise the additional money needed to transport these to the countries.
Councillor Visit On the 9th November, Councillor Weinberg will be visiting the school to see what is happening here and to visit classes. We look forward to him coming and sharing some of the ‘Cranbrook spirit’.
Dates for your diary:PTA Hallowe’en Entertainment 4th November
Year 6 Parents Information Session 8th November
Councillor Weinberg visit 9th November
Author Hannah Shaw visit 12th November
Parents Evenings w/c 15th November
Eid Assembly 15th November
Christmas Performances 7th (Nursery), 8th (Reception) and 10th (Year 3) December
Last day of term 20th December, finish at 2pm
Christmas Break 21st December to 3rd January
School re-opens for pupils 4th January
Newsletter No.33
I would like to welcome you all back and we are all very excited about the term ahead. It was great to see everyone dressed so smartly in their uniforms yesterday which gives us all a real sense of pride in our school. The term ahead will be another busy one with many events taking place across the school so please make sure that you take a few moments to read these weekly newsletters so that you don’t miss any important information and dates.
International Evening It was wonderful to see so many of you coming along to the International Evening at the end of last half-term which was a big success. The Mayor came along to give us his support and it was great for him to see our school and the amazing talents of many of our pupils who took part. Thankyou to all of you who donated your time and food to the event and a special thank you to Junaida who organised not only the evening but many different workshops and activities for the children throughout our ‘Diversity’ week.
Beijing Visit This week sees the return of Helen, Mark (year 2) and Samina (year 4) from their weeks visit to Beijing as part of our international links. They are already sharing their exciting experiences with us all. The week was spent in a school, meeting other teachers and children and setting up links with them which we will be able to develop over the coming year. They also spent time teaching in the school which proved to be quite different to teaching at Cranbrook! Their Chinese hosts were wonderful throughout the week and we have passed on our thanks to them for looking after them so well. Watch out for a display of their visit and watch this space as this will be an ongoing relationship!
Rainbow Arts Festival You will remember that a number of our children performed at the ‘Rainbow Arts Festival’ arranged with the Gants Hill Extended Partnership of which we are a member. Apologies to Naval Agraval in year 5 who stunned us all with his drumming schools but got missed of last terms newsletter…sorry Naval, you were great!
PTA Hallowe’en Event On Thursday we will be having the PTA Hallowe’en event taking place in school. This will mean there will be no clubs running after school on Thursday. Missed sessions will be rearranged by the club leader. If you have bought your child a ticket for the event then they will be able to come to school in their fancy dress and there will be a prize for the best Hallowe’en costume. Please make sure you collect your children promptly after the events if they have a ticket for the events:
Nursery and Reception at the normal time (3.15)
Year 1 and 2 at 4.45pm
Years 3,4,5 and 6 at 5pm
If you haven’t bought a ticket but wish to come in fancy dress/ non-school uniform on Thursday your child can do so with a £1 donation. Thank you to the PTA members for all of their time and work in preparing for the event and raising money to be spent on our children.
Year 6 Meeting A reminder to the parents of our Year 6 children of the meeting on Monday at 2.30pm to hear more about the year ahead, SATs, the residential trip and the curriculum. The meeting will take place in the dance studio. Please come to the main office entrance to sign in.
Book Fair The Book Fair was a big success and it was wonderful to see so many of our children buying books to enjoy at home. You bought so many that the Book Fair company will also be donating lots of books to add to our school library. Thank you to Oriel for organising these events.
Children’s author Hannah Shaw visit We will also be having a visit from the well known children’s author Hannah Shaw. She will be in school on Friday 12th November and will be signing and selling copies of her books in the small hall from 3.10pm.
Collection from After School Club If you are collecting your child from an after school club, could you please make sure that you come into the school to collect them rather than staying in your car in the car park. The teachers running the clubs need to make sure they are handing over your children safely to you at the end of the session.
Diwali We would like to wish all of you celebrating Diwali later this week a happy time. Please let the school know if your child will be absent on Friday for this. This day will be authorised.
Attendance Please keep up the good work on attendance but we are noticing that a lot of children have been arriving late on a regular basis which gives an interrupted start to their school day. The class with the highest percentage were 4 Red with 99.3%! Well done! The overall percentage for the whole school was 93.8% .
Percentages for other classes were as follows:R Blue 95.3% R Green 89.3% R Red 93.0% R Yellow 82.7%
Yr 1 Blue 94.3% Yr 1 Green 91.7% Yr1 Red 96.2% Yr 1 Yellow 94.8%
Yr 2 Blue 92.7% Yr 2 Green 98.6% Yr 2 Red 95.3% Yr 2 Yellow 95.9%
Yr 3 Blue 91.4% Yr 3 Green 96.3% Yr 3 Red 95.0% Yr 3 Yellow 95.2%
Yr 4 Green 91.4% Yr 4 Red 99.3%
Yr 5 Blue 89.7% Yr 5 Yellow 96.7%
Yr 6 Red 96.0%
Poppy Appeal Poppies will be on sale in school over the next couple of weeks raising money for the Royal British Legion poppy appeal. There is no fixed cost for a poppy so please give what you feel is appropriate.
Shoe Box Appeal Thank you to all of you who so kindly donated items for the Shoe Box Appeal. Claire from the Nursery has worked over half-term to create over 60 boxes that will make a lot of children very happy when they receive them. The staff are raising more money between them to help raise the additional money needed to transport these to the countries.
Councillor Visit On the 9th November, Councillor Weinberg will be visiting the school to see what is happening here and to visit classes. We look forward to him coming and sharing some of the ‘Cranbrook spirit’.
Dates for your diary:PTA Hallowe’en Entertainment 4th November
Year 6 Parents Information Session 8th November
Councillor Weinberg visit 9th November
Author Hannah Shaw visit 12th November
Parents Evenings w/c 15th November
Eid Assembly 15th November
Christmas Performances 7th (Nursery), 8th (Reception) and 10th (Year 3) December
Last day of term 20th December, finish at 2pm
Christmas Break 21st December to 3rd January
School re-opens for pupils 4th January
20th October 2010 Newsletter No: 32
20th October 2010
Newsletter No: 32
Drummers I am thrilled to report how impressed and pleased I was with the performance of our drummers: Santana (5B), Tyler (3G), Riddhi (3G) Wakaris (3B) and Deniz (3G) when they represented the school at last week’s Art Festival at Ilford Ursuline High School. Although I am biased, I thought they put on a stunning performance with immense confidence. Please look out for this week’s edition of the Ilford Recorder where there will be an article and pictures.
Year 6 Residential Trip Unfortunately, only 14 parents have confirmed they would like their child to go. As the minimum number we need to confirm the booking is 16, I would urge remaining parents to have another think and let Rhonda in the School Office know by the end of tomorrow. I will send out a letter to the 14 parents with an update on Friday.
Beijing Trip Helen Radmore, Mark Evans and Samina Rai are in Beijing this week meeting our partner school. Please log on to the website to follow their progress and post comments for them! The website address is cranbrookprimary.blogspot.com. They are visiting Hepingli Number 2 primary school which is currently in a temporary building because their own school building is having some structural work done to strengthen it, so that it can be safe if there is an earthquake! They are talking about school competitions and their involvement in the Olympics.
Cultural Dress Day It has been lovely to see the children dressed in their cultural costumes of heritage today. Thank you everyone for making such an effort.
International Evening Tickets We are thoroughly looking forward to this event which will be attended by the Mayor and Mayoress of Redbridge. Tickets are now sold out. Your donations of food and drink will be gratefully received tomorrow.
Non-Uniform Day This has been cancelled, as the children are in non-uniform today.
Year 6 Secondary Transfer Forms Please return your application forms to Lynton House by 22nd October or 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 The school will be closed for staff training. Please note: there will also be no Breakfast or After School Club on this day.
Mr Marvel, PTA Hallowe’en Event, 4th November Tickets are still available but must be purchased by this Friday for this exciting, fun event for the children. If you are paying by cheque, please make it out to Cranbrook Primary PTA. Please note: there will be no Clubs on this day.
Year 6 Parents Information Session Year 6 parents are invited to attend an Information Session on Monday 8th November at 2:30-3:15pm. This will include curriculum information and an update on SATS. Please do make every effort to attend.
School Dinners Price Increase The cost of School Dinners will increase to £1.95 per day, £9.75 per week as from 2nd November 2010.
Eid Assembly Year 5 will be leading our Eid Assembly on ¬¬¬¬15 November at 2:30. Year 5 parents are invited to join us in celebrating Eid-ul-Adha with song, dance and presentation. It promises to be a lot of fun.
Other Performances Nursery, Reception and Year 3 parents are invited to attend their Christmas performances on 7th,8th and 10th December respectively. Years 1, 2, 4 and 6 will be performing for their parents in the Spring or Summer term.
Early Closure on 20th December The school will close at 2pm on 20th December and there will be no Clubs or After School Club.
Attendance I am thrilled to report that last week’s overall attendance percentage was 95.7% which is just above the national average of 95%. The classes with the highest percentage were Year 1 Red and Year 4 Red with 99.3%. Well done everybody! Let’s keep this up after Half Term.
Percentages for other classes were as follows:R Blue 95.3% R Green 95.2% R Red 97.1% R Yellow 87.3%
Yr 1 Blue 95.7% Yr 1 Green 93.3% Yr1 Red 99.3% Yr 1 Yellow 98.5%
Yr 2 Blue 97.3% Yr 2 Green 94.6% Yr 2 Red 90.0% Yr 2 Yellow 99.0%
Yr 3 Blue 95.8% Yr 3 Green 98.3% Yr 3 Red 97.9% Yr 3 Yellow 96.3%
Yr 4 Green 95.5% Yr 4 Red 99.3%
Yr 5 Blue 95.0% Yr 5 Yellow 95.7%
Yr 6 Red 94.0%
Reception Yellow – I really do need to see an improvement in your percentage after Half Term please.
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.
Dates for your diary:
Beijing Visit w/c 16th October
Cultural Dress Day 20th October
International Evening 21st October, 4-6pm
Half Term break 25th- 29th October
Staff Training day (school closed) 1st November
School re-opens 2nd November
PTA Hallowe’en Entertainment 4th November
Year 6 Parents Information Session 8th November
Parents Evenings w/c 15th November
Eid Assembly 15th November
Christmas Performances 7th (Nursery), 8th (Reception) & 10th (Year 3) December
Last day of term 20th December, finish at 2pm
Christmas Break 21st December to 3rd January
School re-opens for pupils 4th January
Newsletter No: 32
Drummers I am thrilled to report how impressed and pleased I was with the performance of our drummers: Santana (5B), Tyler (3G), Riddhi (3G) Wakaris (3B) and Deniz (3G) when they represented the school at last week’s Art Festival at Ilford Ursuline High School. Although I am biased, I thought they put on a stunning performance with immense confidence. Please look out for this week’s edition of the Ilford Recorder where there will be an article and pictures.
Year 6 Residential Trip Unfortunately, only 14 parents have confirmed they would like their child to go. As the minimum number we need to confirm the booking is 16, I would urge remaining parents to have another think and let Rhonda in the School Office know by the end of tomorrow. I will send out a letter to the 14 parents with an update on Friday.
Beijing Trip Helen Radmore, Mark Evans and Samina Rai are in Beijing this week meeting our partner school. Please log on to the website to follow their progress and post comments for them! The website address is cranbrookprimary.blogspot.com. They are visiting Hepingli Number 2 primary school which is currently in a temporary building because their own school building is having some structural work done to strengthen it, so that it can be safe if there is an earthquake! They are talking about school competitions and their involvement in the Olympics.
Cultural Dress Day It has been lovely to see the children dressed in their cultural costumes of heritage today. Thank you everyone for making such an effort.
International Evening Tickets We are thoroughly looking forward to this event which will be attended by the Mayor and Mayoress of Redbridge. Tickets are now sold out. Your donations of food and drink will be gratefully received tomorrow.
Non-Uniform Day This has been cancelled, as the children are in non-uniform today.
Year 6 Secondary Transfer Forms Please return your application forms to Lynton House by 22nd October or 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 The school will be closed for staff training. Please note: there will also be no Breakfast or After School Club on this day.
Mr Marvel, PTA Hallowe’en Event, 4th November Tickets are still available but must be purchased by this Friday for this exciting, fun event for the children. If you are paying by cheque, please make it out to Cranbrook Primary PTA. Please note: there will be no Clubs on this day.
Year 6 Parents Information Session Year 6 parents are invited to attend an Information Session on Monday 8th November at 2:30-3:15pm. This will include curriculum information and an update on SATS. Please do make every effort to attend.
School Dinners Price Increase The cost of School Dinners will increase to £1.95 per day, £9.75 per week as from 2nd November 2010.
Eid Assembly Year 5 will be leading our Eid Assembly on ¬¬¬¬15 November at 2:30. Year 5 parents are invited to join us in celebrating Eid-ul-Adha with song, dance and presentation. It promises to be a lot of fun.
Other Performances Nursery, Reception and Year 3 parents are invited to attend their Christmas performances on 7th,8th and 10th December respectively. Years 1, 2, 4 and 6 will be performing for their parents in the Spring or Summer term.
Early Closure on 20th December The school will close at 2pm on 20th December and there will be no Clubs or After School Club.
Attendance I am thrilled to report that last week’s overall attendance percentage was 95.7% which is just above the national average of 95%. The classes with the highest percentage were Year 1 Red and Year 4 Red with 99.3%. Well done everybody! Let’s keep this up after Half Term.
Percentages for other classes were as follows:R Blue 95.3% R Green 95.2% R Red 97.1% R Yellow 87.3%
Yr 1 Blue 95.7% Yr 1 Green 93.3% Yr1 Red 99.3% Yr 1 Yellow 98.5%
Yr 2 Blue 97.3% Yr 2 Green 94.6% Yr 2 Red 90.0% Yr 2 Yellow 99.0%
Yr 3 Blue 95.8% Yr 3 Green 98.3% Yr 3 Red 97.9% Yr 3 Yellow 96.3%
Yr 4 Green 95.5% Yr 4 Red 99.3%
Yr 5 Blue 95.0% Yr 5 Yellow 95.7%
Yr 6 Red 94.0%
Reception Yellow – I really do need to see an improvement in your percentage after Half Term please.
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.
Dates for your diary:
Beijing Visit w/c 16th October
Cultural Dress Day 20th October
International Evening 21st October, 4-6pm
Half Term break 25th- 29th October
Staff Training day (school closed) 1st November
School re-opens 2nd November
PTA Hallowe’en Entertainment 4th November
Year 6 Parents Information Session 8th November
Parents Evenings w/c 15th November
Eid Assembly 15th November
Christmas Performances 7th (Nursery), 8th (Reception) & 10th (Year 3) December
Last day of term 20th December, finish at 2pm
Christmas Break 21st December to 3rd January
School re-opens for pupils 4th January
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)