22nd June 2011 Newsletter No 60

Year 6 Trip to Glasbury We are getting updates each day from the residential trip where the children are all safe, well and very excited. The Staff are exhausted! We look forward to their return on Friday.

Attendance The class with the highest percentage Year 5 Blue with 100%! Well done to Year 5 Blue! The overall percentage for the whole school was 95.6%. Percentages for other classes were as follows:

R Blue 96.7% R Green 92.4% R Red 85.7% R Yellow 94.7%
Yr 1 Blue 96.3 % Yr 1 Green 98% Yr1 Red 94.7% Yr 1 Yellow 97.3%
Yr 2 Blue 98% Yr 2 Green 93.1% Yr 2 Red 91.3% Yr 2 Yellow 97.9%
Yr 3 Blue 99% Yr 3 Green 95.3% Yr 3 Red 93% Yr 3 Yellow 96.9%
Yr 4 Green 96% Yr 4 Red 98%
Yr 5 Blue 100% Yr 5 Yellow 93%
Yr 6 Red 99.3%

IF YOUR CHILD’S CLASS PERCENTAGE IS BELOW IS 95%, PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ENSURE HE/SHE ATTENDS REGULARLY. POOR ATTENDANCE = POOR PROGRESS = POOR SELF ESTEEM

Recycling Stall The School Council would like to thank everyone who donated items for their Recycling Stall at the May Fayre, they managed to raise £178.90, which will go to the school council to decide how they would like to spend the money.

School Dinner Arrears Please make sure that all dinner arrears are paid by the end of this week or you will be asked to supply your child with a packed lunch. Dinner money should be paid on a Monday, a week in advance.

Early notice of possible school closure on 30th June You may be aware that a number of teaching and school based unions are due to strike on this date. Therefore, I write to give you early notice to make the necessary arrangements for childcare, as the large majority of Staff at Cranbrook are likely to take their union’s advice and support the action.

Year 5 Glasbury reply letter Please respond promptly to the letter sent out earlier in the week.

Open School/Exhibition This will take place on 19th July from 3:30-4:15pm. All parents are invited to come in and walk through the school to look at the lovely work displayed and to visit your child’s new classroom and meet their new teacher for September 2011.

Punctuality I am extremely concerned at the significant number of children that are brought in late to school. The class registers close at 9.05am prompt, so please take any children that are later than this to the School Office to be registered. Please do not sneak them up the stairs unregistered as this would mean in an evacuation the children would not be accounted for. In order to avoid this issue the gate will be locked promptly at 9.05am. Please do not shout at the Staff who have been asked to lock the gate as this is a serious safety matter!

Nursery ‘Teddy Bear’s Picnic Nursery will be having a Teddy Bear’s picnic on 6th July during the morning and afternoon sessions. Parents will be welcome at this event, a letter will be sent out with further details.


Last day for Nursery Please note the last day of term for Nursery children will be Thursday 14th July.

MDA Relief Vacancy If you are interested, please collect an application form from the school office.
Dates for your diary:

Please note

29th June Year 1 Trip to Valentine’s Park (1Red – am) (1G – pm)
1st July Year 1 Trip to Valentine’s Park (1B – am) (1Y – pm)
6th July Nursery Teddy Bear’s picnic
7th July Sports Day (KS1 at 10am and KS2 at 1.30pm)
11th July Y4 Trip to Colchester Zoo
12th July Year 2 Performance to parents at 2pm
14th July Last day of term for Nursery children
15th July INSET Day (School closed for pupils)
18th July Year 6 performance to parents at 6pm
19th July Class Exhibitions and meet the new teacher for September
20th July Year 6 Disco 3-5pm
22nd July Year 6 Final Assembly at 2pm
22nd July Last day of term

School dates for next year INSET Days

8th September 1st day of Autumn term 5th,6th and 7thSeptember
24th-28th Oct Autumn Half Term 25th May
16th Dec Last day of Autumn term 23rd July
3rd Jan 2012 1st day of Spring term
13th-17th Feb 2012 Spring Half Term
2nd-13th April 2012 Easter Holiday
16th April 2012 1st day of Summer term
4th-8th June 2012 Summer Half Term
23rd July 2012 Last day of school