Thursday 17 February 2011

16th February 2011 Newsletter No 46

Years 1 and 4 Performances The Year 1 performance is taking place this Friday 18th February at 2.15pm for parents, and we had our Year 4 performance this afternoon, which was enjoyed by all. Well done to all the children and staff who have contributed to make these such a success.

PTA Table Top Sale This event was due to take place this Thursday 17th February but, unfortunately has had to be postponed to a later date.

Attendance The class with the highest percentage was Year 3 Green with 100%, narrowly beating Year 1 Yellow with 99%! Well done Year3 Green! The overall percentage for the whole school was 95.1%.

Percentages for other classes were as follows:
R Blue 97.3% R Green 92.7% R Red 92.4% R Yellow 90%
Yr 1 Blue 94% Yr 1 Green 92.3% Yr1 Red 94.7% Yr 1 Yellow 99%
Yr 2 Blue 96.7% Yr 2 Green 97.7% Yr 2 Red 90.7% Yr 2 Yellow 92%
Yr 3 Blue 94.3% Yr 3 Green 100% Yr 3 Red 96.7% Yr 3 Yellow 93.5%
Yr 4 Green 97.3% Yr 4 Red 95.7%
Yr 5 Blue 94% Yr 5 Yellow 98.7%
Yr 6 Red 96.9%

Games before School Please make sure that children do not play any games with balls, skipping ropes, hoola hoops etc, before school as we have had a number of injuries, some resulting in visits to hospital.

Punctuality The school gates are locked promptly at 9.05am each day, so please make sure that if your children are late, they are taken to the school office to be registered, as we cannot take the risk of any children being in school and not registered.

Late collection of Children During the week 7th to 11th February, a total of 35 children were collected as late as 4.37pm at the end of the school day. If your child is collected late, you must ensure you sign them out in the late book at the main office. 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.

Book Fair World Book Day is taking place on 3rd March. Each child will receive from their class teacher a token which entitles them to £1 off any book over £2.99 either at our Book Fair or at any participating shops. Please come along to our Book Fair which is taking place on Friday 4th March until Wednesday 9th March after school in the Small Hall. The children have had a preview of the books which are available to buy. Do come along – the children are very excited about our Book Fair! Every book you buy helps to buy books for the school. Thank you for all your support so far.

Recycling Please save the following for us to use in forthcoming art projects – plastic, bubble wrap, clingfilm, cardboard boxes, old fabrics, old jewellery, newspapers and magazines and bring them into school each Tuesday.

Maternity Leave As some of you will know, Safiyyah is due to have her baby soon and will be starting her maternity leave this Friday. I am sure you will join me in wishing her well.

As we come to the end of another half term I wish you all an enjoyable break and look forward to seeing you all back at school on Tuesday 1st March.


Dates for your diary:
18th February Year 1 performance to parents at 2pm
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
3rd March Reception classes trip to London Zoo
4th, 7th, 8th & 9th March Book Fair
16th and 17th March Parents Evenings
21st and 22nd March Year 2 trip to Natural History Museum


Headteacher: Jas Leverton
Cranbrook Primary School, The Drive, Ilford, Essex, IG1 3PS
Telephone: 0208 518 2562
Fax: 0208 554 1575

Thursday 10 February 2011

9th February 2011 Newsletter No 45

PTA Table top sale (Thursday 17th February 3.15 – 5.15) Do you have anything to sell? Do you have your own business? Then why not hire a table at the PTA table top sale (previously advertised as the art and craft fayre). This event will take place on Thursday 17th February from 3.15 – 5.15pm. For this event to go ahead we need your support so if you have food, clothes, jewellery, toy’s or bric-a- brac to sell the cost of hiring a table is £10 for non-food and £15 for food. In order to hire a table collect a booking form from the school office, hand it in and we’ll see you there!

Attendance The class with the highest percentage was Year 1 Red with 97.7%, narrowly beating Year 4 Red and Year 2 Green. Well done Year 1 Red! The overall percentage for the whole school was 94%.

Percentages for other classes were as follows:
R Blue 94.3% R Green 93.3% R Red 93.5% R Yellow 90.7%
Yr 1 Blue 95.3% Yr 1 Green 92% Yr1 Red 97.7% Yr 1 Yellow 94%
Yr 2 Blue 93% Yr 2 Green 97.3% Yr 2 Red 91% Yr 2 Yellow 95.3%
Yr 3 Blue 92.1% Yr 3 Green 94.7% Yr 3 Red 92.3% Yr 3 Yellow 93.8%
Yr 4 Green 95.7% Yr 4 Red 97%
Yr 5 Blue 92.3% Yr 5 Yellow 95%
Yr 6 Red 93.7%

Information on Safer Internet Day, 8th Feb 2011
8th Annual Safer Internet Day focusing on enjoying gaming safely.
Safer Internet Day, now in its 8th year, is celebrated in over 65 countries and it is an opportunity to recognise the importance of the Internet in the lives of children and young people, and to help work to ensure that they and those that support children, parents, carers, grandparents, teachers, know how to get the most out of this resource and use it safely and responsibly. The focus this year, particularly in the UK is on games and gaming, as well as communicating the wider message that online actions can have offline consequences, both now and in the future. Research shows that games are enormously popular with children, with 86% of 9-16s using the internet to play games, and in terms of online activity for young people it comes second only to school work.
The top messages for the day for the various user groups to take away are that games are fun - indeed the first words that come into children’s heads when talking about games are, ‘friends, free, fun, competitive, multiplayer and chatting to friends – but to remember that internet safety messages and advice apply to games as well as other online activities, and there are tools available to help.

Recycling Please save the following for us to use in forthcoming art projects – plastic, bubble wrap, clingfilm, cardboard boxes, old fabrics, old jewellery, newspapers and magazines and bring them into school each Tuesday.



Dates for your diary:

16th February Year 4 performance at 2.15pm
17th February PTA Craft Fair 3.30-5.15pm
18th February Year 1 performance to parents at 2pm
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

Thursday 3 February 2011

Newsletter No 44 2nd February 2011

Attendance The class with the highest percentage was Year 2 Yellow with 98.7%, narrowly beating Reception Blue, Year 2 Green and Year 6 Red all with 98%. Well done Year 2 Yellow! The overall percentage for the whole school was 94.7%.

Percentages for other classes were as follows:
R Blue 98% R Green 96.7% R Red 91.7% R Yellow 89.3%
Yr 1 Blue 96% Yr 1 Green 91.3% Yr1 Red 92% Yr 1 Yellow 85.3%
Yr 2 Blue 95.3% Yr 2 Green 98% Yr 2 Red 95.9% Yr 2 Yellow 98.7%
Yr 3 Blue 91.4% Yr 3 Green 96% Yr 3 Red 95.3% Yr 3 Yellow 96.6%
Yr 4 Green 93.7% Yr 4 Red 95.3%
Yr 5 Blue 96% Yr 5 Yellow 97%
Yr 6 Red 98%

FREE MULTI-SKILLS SPORTS CLUBS FOR CHILDREN IN YEAR 1-4Mayfield School Sports Partnership would like to invite your children to our free sports clubs for children aged 5-9 years.

The clubs run at local secondary schools and are part of the schools' Leadership Academy where secondary students are trained in sports leadership. They will lead the club under instruction and supervision.

Mondays Chadwell Heath Academy RM6 4RS 4.30-5.30pm
Mondays Loxford School of Science & Technology IG1 2UT 4.15-5.15pm
Mondays Canon Palmer Catholic High School IG3 8EU 4.30-5.30pm
Tuesdays Mayfield School RM8 1XE 4.15-5.15pm
Wednesdays Ilford Ursuline High School IG1 4JU 4.15-5.15pm
Wednesdays Woodbridge High School IG8 7DQ 4.30-5.30pm
Thursdays Wanstead High School E11 2JZ 4.30-5.30pm

Children need to wear appropriate sportswear and bring a drink. To register your child, simply turn up to the club and complete a registration form at your first session. Parents are welcome to stay and watch.

If you have any questions please contact Ally Traynor, Development Manager for the School Sports Partnership on ally.traynor@redbridge.gov.uk or 07540 724282

Recycling Please save the following for us to use in forthcoming art projects – plastic, bubble wrap, clingfilm, cardboard boxes, old fabrics, old jewellery, newspapers and magazines and bring them into school each Tuesday.

Dance Club A reminder to parents of children who attend on Thursdays, that there will be no Dance Club this week.

PTA Art and Craft Fair This is being held on Thursday 17th February from 3.15pm to 5.15pm. If you are interested in renting a stall please complete the slip on the letter that was sent home last Friday and return it to the school office by Friday 11th February 2011.

Information on Safer Internet Day, 8th Feb 2011
8th Annual Safer Internet Day focusing on enjoying gaming safely.

Safer Internet Day, now in its 8th year, is celebrated in over 65 countries and it is an opportunity to recognise the importance of the Internet in the lives of children and young people, and to help work to ensure that they and those that support children, parents, carers, grandparents, teachers, know how to get the most out of this resource and use it safely and responsibly. The focus this year, particularly in the UK is on games and gaming, as well as communicating the wider message that online actions can have offline consequences, both now and in the future. Research shows that games are enormously popular with children, with 86% of 9-16s using the internet to play games, and in terms of online activity for young people it comes second only to school work.
The top messages for the day for the various user groups to take away are that games are fun - indeed the first words that come into children’s heads when talking about games are, ‘friends, free, fun, competitive, multiplayer and chatting to friends – but to remember that internet safety messages and advice apply to games as well as other online activities, and there are tools available to help.

Late collection of Children During the week Monday 17th to Friday 21st January a total of 49 children were collected as late as 4.30pm 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.

Parent Questionnaire Thank you to all parents/carers for completing the questionnaire and would like to remind you that the deadline for these to be returned to school is next Wednesday 9th February 2011.

Dates for your diary:

16th February Year 4 performance
17th February PTA Craft Fair 3.30-5.15pm
18th February Year 1 performance to parents at 2pm
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