Congratulations Congratulations to Jayden Jacobus of 1 Blue and Sofiya Khan-Ringshaw of 2 Red for achieving their Gold Awards and to Maddie Bowsher 2Red for completing the mile run for Sport Relief at the weekend and raising £64.00. Well done to Jayden, Sofiya and Maddie!
St Patricks Non-Uniform Day We raised £242.85 on non-uniform day. Thank you to all who contributed.
Attendance Figures for Last Week
RB 93% RG 97.3%
RR 96% RY 97%
Yr 1B 91.3% Yr 1G 94.5%
Yr 1R 96.3% Yr 1Y 96.7%
Yr 2B 93.3% Yr 2G 97%
Yr 2R 98% Yr 2Y 100%
Yr 3B 96.4% Yr 3G 92.7%
Yr 3R 92% Yr 3Y 96.9%
Yr 4B 94% Yr 4G 95.3%
Yr 4R 93.3% Yr 4Y 96.7%
Yr 5G 96% Yr 5R 87%
Yr 6B 95.3% Yr 6Y 92.3%
Attendance The class with the highest percentage is Year 2 Yellow with 100%! Well done to Year 2 Yellow! The overall percentage for the whole school was 94.9%. 5 Red, we need to see a big improvement after Easter!
CFA Table Top Sale Please don’t forget to come along to the Table Top Sale tomorrow 29th March from 3.15-5.15pm. As we are enjoying such good weather this will take place in the playground. There will be a Cranbrook Stall selling new school uniform dresses for £3 each in various sizes and we will also have a Cranbrook Stall selling ‘nearly new’ Canon Printers for £10 each. Look out for the School Council’s Easter Egg Tombola at the sale.
Design an Easter Bonnet All entries for the Easter Bonnet competition should be brought to school tomorrow (Thursday). The entry fee is 50p and 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winning entries will be announced in assembly on Friday 30th March and presented with prizes.
Nursery Applications If you have children born between 01/09/2008-31/08/2009 who you would like to be considered for a Nursery place in September please come into the school office to fill in an application form as soon as possible if you have not done so already.
Coloured Assemblies Please note there will be no coloured assemblies this week due to the CFA Table Top Event.
Bike Marking Event The Redbridge Safer Transport Team have organised bike marking events in partnership with Halfords. This will be taking place on the dates below at Halfords on Chadwell Heath High Road next door to Smyths. Come along and get your bike marked and registered for free! Log onto www.met.police.uk/teams/transportne/redbridge/ for further information.
The bike marking events will take place on:
Saturday 7th April 2012 (12pm–3pm)
Saturday 28th April 2012 (12pm-3pm)
Saturday 19th May 2012 (12pm-3pm)
Car Park and Field There still seems to be some parents who are continuing to be inconsiderate to other parents, the driver of a silver 4x4 WV11 FZZ drove the wrong way round the car park causing congestion and putting the safety of the children at risk! Also, please do not cut through the playing field to Wanstead Lane. This is private property and you are eligible for prosecution if you are found there without permission!
Class Information Meetings These begin on Tuesday 17th April with Year 4 and will take place at 9-9.30am, providing you with information about next term’s learning theme for your child’s class. Please make every effort to attend. The dates for other year groups are as follows:
Wed 18th April Year 3
Thu 19th April Years 5 and 6
Fri 20th April Year 2
Mon 23rd April Reception
Tue 24th April Year 1
Dinner Money Arrears All dinner money arrears need to be paid in full by tomorrow (Thursday) as we need to bring our account with ISS up to date. If you are still in arrears after the Easter Holidays please provide your child with a packed lunch.
After School Club Please note that there will be no After School Club provision this Friday 30th March.
Nursery Easter Open Session Thank you to all those parents who came along to join in with some of the activities in the Nursery at their Open session yesterday. It was a lovely atmosphere and great to be able to share with you your child’s Nursery experience. It was also wonderful for the children themselves to have their parents and carers join in with them at school. Look out for future open sessions for you to come along. With thanks from Caren and her Nursery team.
Staffing Update I will hope you will all join me in wishing Mark Hemsley all the best for his Interim Headship at Wanstead Church School for the Summer Term. We look forward to his return in September to his substantive post as Deputy Headteacher. We also look forward to Julia Davis’ return from maternity leave on 16th April. Sadly, we say ‘farewell’ to Clare Woolley who will be leaving to take up a new position. We wish you well Clare.
As this is the last newsletter before the end of term, may I take this opportunity to wish you all a good Easter Break and look forward to seeing you all when the school re-opens on Monday 16th April.
Thur 29th Mar— Queen’s visit to Redbridge
Thur 29th Mar- CFA Event—Indoor Boot Sale
Fri 30th Mar- Last day of term
Mon 16th April—School re-opens
Class Information Sessions:
Tues 17th April Year 4
Wed 18th April Year 3
Thurs 19th April Years 5/6
Fri 20th April Year 2
Mon 23rd April Reception
Tues 24th April Year 1
Fri 20th April—Family Numeracy Course
Weds 25th April—Class Photos
Term dates for this year:
Spring 2012
20th Feb-30th March 2012
Easter Holidays 2nd April-13th April 2012
School re-opens on Monday 16th April 2012
Summer 2012
16th April—1st June 2012
Half term break 4th June—8th June 2012
11th June—23rd July 2012
Inset Days
1st June 2012
23rd July 2012
Autumn Term starts on Thursday 6th Sept
Thursday 29 March 2012
Thursday 22 March 2012
Newsletter No 25 21st March 2012
Congratulations Congratulations to Lina Khemili of 3 Red for achieving her Gold Award and choosing a book for her class as a prize. Well done, Lina!
Reading Champions Well done to the following children Hannah 1Y, Jayden 1B, Maddie 2R, Rafay 2R, Aleena 3G, Soumya 3G, Keiran 4G, Qasim S 4R, Haaris Rafiq 5G, Anisah 5R, Humza 6B and Naimah 6B. These children will be responsible for raising the profile of reading throughout the school. They will be encouraging children to become more interested in reading, organise fundraising events and try to make reading an enjoyable experience. Congratulations!
Attendance Figures for Last Week
RB 93.3% RG 98%
RR 94% RY 96.7%
Yr 1B 93% Yr 1G 97.9%
Yr 1R 94% Yr 1Y 94.3%
Yr 2B 96.7% Yr 2G 99%
Yr 2R 93.3% Yr 2Y 97.3%
Yr 3B 99.3% Yr 3G 98.7%
Yr 3R 97.7% Yr 3Y 97.9%
Yr 4B 100% Yr 4G 93.7%
Yr 4R 96% Yr 4Y 100%
Yr 5G 97.3% Yr 5R 91.3%
Yr 6B 98.7% Yr 6Y 99.3%
Attendance The classes with the highest percentage are Year 4 Blue and 4 Yellow both with 100%! Well done to both classes! The overall percentage for the whole school was 96.5%. Fantastic!
NUT Strike Wednesday 28th March Although some of you may have heard through the media that the National Union of Teachers is planning to strike next Wednesday 28th March, I am pleased to inform you that this will not affect the smooth running of Cranbrook and school will be open as usual.
Louise Parker Schools Dance Festival Congratulations to the following children who came 1st in the competition—Sindy Mikulecka 3G, Maryam Ali 4Y, Noholi Nistha 4Y, Sruthiga Premkumar 4Y, Andreea Dumitrascu 4B, Chidera Uzoma 4R, Santana Porter 6B, Caitlin McNulty 6Y, Cleo Williams 6Y and India Williams 6Y. Well done! This is a real achievement as over 20 schools participated, including secondary. Thank you Chloe for all your hard work.
CFA Table Top Sale Please don’t forget to book your tables for the Table Top Sale on 29th March 3.15-5.15pm. Pitch price will support school funds. Any profit you make at the event stays with you. Application forms for a pitch are available from the school office. Non-food £10, Food - £15. Look out for the School Council’s Easter Egg Tombola at the sale.
Design an Easter Bonnet Children are invited to design an Easter Bonnet at home and win an Easter Egg. 50p to enter and entries to be in school by the 29th March. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winning entries will be announced in assembly on Friday 30th March.
Jequirity Bean Bracelets We have received a safety alert regarding Jequirity bracelets that have been on sale across the country, urging customers to return the red and black bracelets. They contain a substance that if swallowed can be very serious. People who have bought the bracelets are being urged to bag them and then wash their hands and avoid touching their eyes. However, no such bracelets have been spotted in Redbridge.
The Big Pedal and Dr Bike A big thank you to everyone who took part in the Big Pedal and Dr Bike events. These proved very popular events which we hope to run again.
Nursery Applications If you have children born between 01/09/2008-31/08/2009 who you would like to be considered for a Nursery place in September please come into the school office to fill in an application form as soon as possible if you have not done so already.
Year 4 performance It was a great turnout this afternoon. Well done to all children and staff in year 4.
Year 1 performance date The Year 1 performance to parents is on Wednesday 28th March at 2pm. I do hope you will be able to come along and see your child perform.
Free Maths Course for Parents If you have a child in reception or year one then we would like to invite you to join our Family Numeracy Course starting on Friday 20th April 2012. This unique 12 week course will help you to 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 phone the school on 020 8518 2562 or visit the school reception to complete an enrolment form.
Dates for your diary:
Thurs 22nd Mar- Royal Albert Hall Choral Festival
Weds 28th March -Year 1 performance to parents at 2pm
Thur 29th Mar— Queen’s visit to Redbridge
Thur 29th Mar- CFA Event—Indoor Boot Sale
Fri 30th Mar- Last day of term
Mon 16th April—School re-opens
Term dates for this year:
Spring 2012
20th Feb-30th March 2012
Easter Holidays 2nd April-13th April 2012
School re-opens on Monday 16th April 2012
Summer 2012
16th April—1st June 2012
Half term break 4th June—8th June 2012
11th June—23rd July 2012
Inset Days
1st June 2012
23rd July 2012
Autumn Term starts on Thursday 6th Sept
Reading Champions Well done to the following children Hannah 1Y, Jayden 1B, Maddie 2R, Rafay 2R, Aleena 3G, Soumya 3G, Keiran 4G, Qasim S 4R, Haaris Rafiq 5G, Anisah 5R, Humza 6B and Naimah 6B. These children will be responsible for raising the profile of reading throughout the school. They will be encouraging children to become more interested in reading, organise fundraising events and try to make reading an enjoyable experience. Congratulations!
Attendance Figures for Last Week
RB 93.3% RG 98%
RR 94% RY 96.7%
Yr 1B 93% Yr 1G 97.9%
Yr 1R 94% Yr 1Y 94.3%
Yr 2B 96.7% Yr 2G 99%
Yr 2R 93.3% Yr 2Y 97.3%
Yr 3B 99.3% Yr 3G 98.7%
Yr 3R 97.7% Yr 3Y 97.9%
Yr 4B 100% Yr 4G 93.7%
Yr 4R 96% Yr 4Y 100%
Yr 5G 97.3% Yr 5R 91.3%
Yr 6B 98.7% Yr 6Y 99.3%
Attendance The classes with the highest percentage are Year 4 Blue and 4 Yellow both with 100%! Well done to both classes! The overall percentage for the whole school was 96.5%. Fantastic!
NUT Strike Wednesday 28th March Although some of you may have heard through the media that the National Union of Teachers is planning to strike next Wednesday 28th March, I am pleased to inform you that this will not affect the smooth running of Cranbrook and school will be open as usual.
Louise Parker Schools Dance Festival Congratulations to the following children who came 1st in the competition—Sindy Mikulecka 3G, Maryam Ali 4Y, Noholi Nistha 4Y, Sruthiga Premkumar 4Y, Andreea Dumitrascu 4B, Chidera Uzoma 4R, Santana Porter 6B, Caitlin McNulty 6Y, Cleo Williams 6Y and India Williams 6Y. Well done! This is a real achievement as over 20 schools participated, including secondary. Thank you Chloe for all your hard work.
CFA Table Top Sale Please don’t forget to book your tables for the Table Top Sale on 29th March 3.15-5.15pm. Pitch price will support school funds. Any profit you make at the event stays with you. Application forms for a pitch are available from the school office. Non-food £10, Food - £15. Look out for the School Council’s Easter Egg Tombola at the sale.
Design an Easter Bonnet Children are invited to design an Easter Bonnet at home and win an Easter Egg. 50p to enter and entries to be in school by the 29th March. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winning entries will be announced in assembly on Friday 30th March.
Jequirity Bean Bracelets We have received a safety alert regarding Jequirity bracelets that have been on sale across the country, urging customers to return the red and black bracelets. They contain a substance that if swallowed can be very serious. People who have bought the bracelets are being urged to bag them and then wash their hands and avoid touching their eyes. However, no such bracelets have been spotted in Redbridge.
The Big Pedal and Dr Bike A big thank you to everyone who took part in the Big Pedal and Dr Bike events. These proved very popular events which we hope to run again.
Nursery Applications If you have children born between 01/09/2008-31/08/2009 who you would like to be considered for a Nursery place in September please come into the school office to fill in an application form as soon as possible if you have not done so already.
Year 4 performance It was a great turnout this afternoon. Well done to all children and staff in year 4.
Year 1 performance date The Year 1 performance to parents is on Wednesday 28th March at 2pm. I do hope you will be able to come along and see your child perform.
Free Maths Course for Parents If you have a child in reception or year one then we would like to invite you to join our Family Numeracy Course starting on Friday 20th April 2012. This unique 12 week course will help you to 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 phone the school on 020 8518 2562 or visit the school reception to complete an enrolment form.
Dates for your diary:
Thurs 22nd Mar- Royal Albert Hall Choral Festival
Weds 28th March -Year 1 performance to parents at 2pm
Thur 29th Mar— Queen’s visit to Redbridge
Thur 29th Mar- CFA Event—Indoor Boot Sale
Fri 30th Mar- Last day of term
Mon 16th April—School re-opens
Term dates for this year:
Spring 2012
20th Feb-30th March 2012
Easter Holidays 2nd April-13th April 2012
School re-opens on Monday 16th April 2012
Summer 2012
16th April—1st June 2012
Half term break 4th June—8th June 2012
11th June—23rd July 2012
Inset Days
1st June 2012
23rd July 2012
Autumn Term starts on Thursday 6th Sept
Thursday 15 March 2012
Newsletter No 24 14th March 2012
Congratulations Congratulations to Riaz Jilani (2 Red) and Kajus Pilukas (2 Blue) for achieving their Gold Award and choosing books for their classes as a prize. Well done, Riaz and Kajus! Congratulations also to Alawi Mohamed (1 Yellow) for achieving a Head teacher's Award.
Attendance Figures for Last Week
RB 96.1% RG 98.9%
RR 94.4% RY 98.3%
Yr 1B 95.6% Yr 1G 97.7%
Yr 1R 97.8% Yr 1Y 90.6%
Yr 2B 94.4% Yr 2G 99.4%
Yr 2R 100% Yr 2Y 91.7%
Yr 3B 95.8% Yr 3G 97.8%
Yr 3R 96.7% Yr 3Y 98.9%
Yr 4B 99.4% Yr 4G 100%
Yr 4R 89.4% Yr 4Y 93.3%
Yr 5G 100% Yr 5R 95.6%
Yr 6B 97.8% Yr 6Y 93.3%
Attendance The classes with the highest percentage are Year 2 Red, Year 4 Green and Year 5 Green all with 100%! Well done to all three classes! The overall percentage for the whole school was 96.4%. Fantastic!
Holidays/Absence for Overseas Travel During Term Time Once again I would clarify the school’s zero tolerance policy for these absences. I have been inundated with meetings with parents whose written request has not been authorised. Please don’t waste my time and yours by requesting such meetings because the answer will still be no. If a written request has been turned down, a meeting where you beg and try to bribe me will make no difference to the decision. Exceptional circumstances only allow for 3 days absence at the head’s discretion.
Nursery Applications If you have children born between 01/09/2008-31/08/2009 who you would like to be considered for a Nursery place in September please come into the school office to fill in an application form as soon as possible if you have not done so already.
Rainbow Class I would like to extend a warm welcome to our new children and parents who have started this week. I wish you a successful and a happy time at Cranbrook.
Queen’s Visit to Redbridge 29th March I am thrilled to announce that as part of her tour of the country in celebration of her diamond jubilee, the Queen will be visiting Redbridge this month. We have been fortunate to have some places allocated to the school and will be taking our very own ‘Elizabeth’ as well as the School Councillors to Valentines Park on 29th March to catch a glimpse of the Queen.
The Big Pedal A reminder to parents that the Big Pedal is taking place tomorrow (Thurs 15th) and next Wednesday 21st March and would like as many pupils to scoot or cycle to school as possible.
Dr Bike Dr Bike will be in school tomorrow for Reception, Year 1 and 2 and on Friday 16th March for Years 3,4, 5 and 6. This has been very popular and we will be unable to accept bikes on the day which are not booked in.
CFA Table Top Sale Please don’t forget to book your tables for the Table Top Sale on 29th March 3.15-5.15pm. Pitch price will support school funds. Any profit you make at the event stays with you. Application forms for a pitch are available from the school office. Non-food £10, Food - £15. Look out for the School Council’s Easter Egg Tombola at the sale.
Non-uniform day Friday 16th March Children are invited to come into school wearing green on Friday as it is St Patrick’s Day on Saturday and bring in a donation of £1.
Recycling Bin We now have a recycling container for any unwanted clothes and shoes that are in good condition. This has been situated behind the cardboard recycling near the Pavilion entrance. This recycling is for a good cause and will also raise funds for the school.
Design an Easter Bonnet Children are invited to design an Easter Bonnet at home and win an Easter Egg. 50p to enter and entries to be in school by the 29th March. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winning entries will be announced in assembly on Friday 30th March.
New Finish Time for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 Classes - Please remember to collect children from these year groups at 3.10pm each day.
Year 1 and 4 performance dates The Year 1 performance to parents is on Wednesday 28th March at 2pm.
The Year 4 performance to parents is on Wednesday 21st March at 2.15pm. I do hope you will be able to come along and see your child perform.
Free Maths Course for Parents If you have a child in reception or year one then we would like to invite you to join our Family Numeracy Course starting on Friday 20th April 2012. This unique 12 week course will help you to 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 phone the school on 020 8518 2562 or visit the school reception to complete an enrolment form.
Frenford Club ZUMBA MUMBA AT EXCHANGE ILFORDTo celebrate Mother’s Day and to help raise money for Frenford Clubs, Exchange, Ilford is inviting caring kids and yummy mummies to get up, and get active! On Saturday, 17th March, families are invited to the Centre for a family fun day that includes ‘Create Your Own Mother’s Day Card” crafts; ‘Treat your Mum to Mehndi’ - with temporary henna skin decorations; face painting and balloons. For the more active - kids, mums (and dads) can take part in a series of fun sporting sessions including ‘Short Mat Bowls for the 50+’; ‘Wheelchair and Able Bodied Basket Ball’; ‘Table Tennis Challenge’; ‘Zumba for Mums and Kids’ with the Zumba Girls and Kids’ ‘Dance Along’ session.
Open seven days a week and based in a brand new £6.4 million purpose built youth club in The Drive, facilities include a multi use sports hall, two outdoor Astroturf pitches, music room, IT room, function room, junior club room and dance studio. With only two full time members of staff, 50% of the activities are managed and run by young volunteers between the ages of 13 and 25 years old. Their current project is to raise £100k for a new gym for young people to pursue purposeful leisure time activities - especially in this Olympic year.
Programme for the Day:
All Day: Create your own Mother’s/Carer’s Day Cards
Treat Your Mum/Carer to Mehndi
Face Paint and Balloon
Raffle Ticket sales
11am-12pm Short Mat Bowls for 50+
12pm-2pm Wheelchair & Able Bodied Basketball Taster/Exhibition
2pm-3pm Table Tennis Challenge
3pm-4pm Zumba for Mums and Kids with Zumba Girls
4pm-5pm Kids Dance Along
Zumba Classes Zumba Classes are being held at the Frenford Club on Mondays at 9.30am and Saturdays at 10.30am. All our parent/carers are welcome and ‘bring a friend along free’ on production of this Newsletter. Each session costs £5.00
Thurs 15th Mar—The Big Pedal
Thurs 15th Mar—Dr Bike session
Fri 16th Mar—Non-uniform day wear something green
Fri 16th Mar—Dr Bike session
Weds 21st Mar—The Big Pedal
Weds 21st Mar- Year 4 performance to parents at 2.15pm
Thurs 22nd Mar- Royal Albert Hall Choral Festival
Weds 28th March -Year 1 performance to parents at 2pm
Thur 29th Mar- CFA Event—Indoor Boot Sale
Fri 30th Mar- Last day of term
Mon 16th April—School re-opens
Term dates for this year:
Spring 2012
20th Feb-30th March 2012
Easter Holidays 2nd April-13th April 2012
School re-opens on Monday 16th April 2012
Summer 2012
16th April—1st June 2012
Half term break 4th June—8th June 2012
11th June—23rd July 2012
Inset Days
1st June 2012
23rd July 2012
Autumn Term starts on Thursday 6th Sept
Attendance Figures for Last Week
RB 96.1% RG 98.9%
RR 94.4% RY 98.3%
Yr 1B 95.6% Yr 1G 97.7%
Yr 1R 97.8% Yr 1Y 90.6%
Yr 2B 94.4% Yr 2G 99.4%
Yr 2R 100% Yr 2Y 91.7%
Yr 3B 95.8% Yr 3G 97.8%
Yr 3R 96.7% Yr 3Y 98.9%
Yr 4B 99.4% Yr 4G 100%
Yr 4R 89.4% Yr 4Y 93.3%
Yr 5G 100% Yr 5R 95.6%
Yr 6B 97.8% Yr 6Y 93.3%
Attendance The classes with the highest percentage are Year 2 Red, Year 4 Green and Year 5 Green all with 100%! Well done to all three classes! The overall percentage for the whole school was 96.4%. Fantastic!
Holidays/Absence for Overseas Travel During Term Time Once again I would clarify the school’s zero tolerance policy for these absences. I have been inundated with meetings with parents whose written request has not been authorised. Please don’t waste my time and yours by requesting such meetings because the answer will still be no. If a written request has been turned down, a meeting where you beg and try to bribe me will make no difference to the decision. Exceptional circumstances only allow for 3 days absence at the head’s discretion.
Nursery Applications If you have children born between 01/09/2008-31/08/2009 who you would like to be considered for a Nursery place in September please come into the school office to fill in an application form as soon as possible if you have not done so already.
Rainbow Class I would like to extend a warm welcome to our new children and parents who have started this week. I wish you a successful and a happy time at Cranbrook.
Queen’s Visit to Redbridge 29th March I am thrilled to announce that as part of her tour of the country in celebration of her diamond jubilee, the Queen will be visiting Redbridge this month. We have been fortunate to have some places allocated to the school and will be taking our very own ‘Elizabeth’ as well as the School Councillors to Valentines Park on 29th March to catch a glimpse of the Queen.
The Big Pedal A reminder to parents that the Big Pedal is taking place tomorrow (Thurs 15th) and next Wednesday 21st March and would like as many pupils to scoot or cycle to school as possible.
Dr Bike Dr Bike will be in school tomorrow for Reception, Year 1 and 2 and on Friday 16th March for Years 3,4, 5 and 6. This has been very popular and we will be unable to accept bikes on the day which are not booked in.
CFA Table Top Sale Please don’t forget to book your tables for the Table Top Sale on 29th March 3.15-5.15pm. Pitch price will support school funds. Any profit you make at the event stays with you. Application forms for a pitch are available from the school office. Non-food £10, Food - £15. Look out for the School Council’s Easter Egg Tombola at the sale.
Non-uniform day Friday 16th March Children are invited to come into school wearing green on Friday as it is St Patrick’s Day on Saturday and bring in a donation of £1.
Recycling Bin We now have a recycling container for any unwanted clothes and shoes that are in good condition. This has been situated behind the cardboard recycling near the Pavilion entrance. This recycling is for a good cause and will also raise funds for the school.
Design an Easter Bonnet Children are invited to design an Easter Bonnet at home and win an Easter Egg. 50p to enter and entries to be in school by the 29th March. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winning entries will be announced in assembly on Friday 30th March.
New Finish Time for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 Classes - Please remember to collect children from these year groups at 3.10pm each day.
Year 1 and 4 performance dates The Year 1 performance to parents is on Wednesday 28th March at 2pm.
The Year 4 performance to parents is on Wednesday 21st March at 2.15pm. I do hope you will be able to come along and see your child perform.
Free Maths Course for Parents If you have a child in reception or year one then we would like to invite you to join our Family Numeracy Course starting on Friday 20th April 2012. This unique 12 week course will help you to 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 phone the school on 020 8518 2562 or visit the school reception to complete an enrolment form.
Frenford Club ZUMBA MUMBA AT EXCHANGE ILFORDTo celebrate Mother’s Day and to help raise money for Frenford Clubs, Exchange, Ilford is inviting caring kids and yummy mummies to get up, and get active! On Saturday, 17th March, families are invited to the Centre for a family fun day that includes ‘Create Your Own Mother’s Day Card” crafts; ‘Treat your Mum to Mehndi’ - with temporary henna skin decorations; face painting and balloons. For the more active - kids, mums (and dads) can take part in a series of fun sporting sessions including ‘Short Mat Bowls for the 50+’; ‘Wheelchair and Able Bodied Basket Ball’; ‘Table Tennis Challenge’; ‘Zumba for Mums and Kids’ with the Zumba Girls and Kids’ ‘Dance Along’ session.
Open seven days a week and based in a brand new £6.4 million purpose built youth club in The Drive, facilities include a multi use sports hall, two outdoor Astroturf pitches, music room, IT room, function room, junior club room and dance studio. With only two full time members of staff, 50% of the activities are managed and run by young volunteers between the ages of 13 and 25 years old. Their current project is to raise £100k for a new gym for young people to pursue purposeful leisure time activities - especially in this Olympic year.
Programme for the Day:
All Day: Create your own Mother’s/Carer’s Day Cards
Treat Your Mum/Carer to Mehndi
Face Paint and Balloon
Raffle Ticket sales
11am-12pm Short Mat Bowls for 50+
12pm-2pm Wheelchair & Able Bodied Basketball Taster/Exhibition
2pm-3pm Table Tennis Challenge
3pm-4pm Zumba for Mums and Kids with Zumba Girls
4pm-5pm Kids Dance Along
Zumba Classes Zumba Classes are being held at the Frenford Club on Mondays at 9.30am and Saturdays at 10.30am. All our parent/carers are welcome and ‘bring a friend along free’ on production of this Newsletter. Each session costs £5.00
Thurs 15th Mar—The Big Pedal
Thurs 15th Mar—Dr Bike session
Fri 16th Mar—Non-uniform day wear something green
Fri 16th Mar—Dr Bike session
Weds 21st Mar—The Big Pedal
Weds 21st Mar- Year 4 performance to parents at 2.15pm
Thurs 22nd Mar- Royal Albert Hall Choral Festival
Weds 28th March -Year 1 performance to parents at 2pm
Thur 29th Mar- CFA Event—Indoor Boot Sale
Fri 30th Mar- Last day of term
Mon 16th April—School re-opens
Term dates for this year:
Spring 2012
20th Feb-30th March 2012
Easter Holidays 2nd April-13th April 2012
School re-opens on Monday 16th April 2012
Summer 2012
16th April—1st June 2012
Half term break 4th June—8th June 2012
11th June—23rd July 2012
Inset Days
1st June 2012
23rd July 2012
Autumn Term starts on Thursday 6th Sept
Thursday 8 March 2012
Newsletter No 23 7th March 2012
Congratulations Congratulations to Zayn Abbas for achieving his Gold Award and choosing a book for his class as a prize. Well done, Zayn!
Nursery Gate Closure at 11.45am Please note that the Nursery gate will be locked promptly at 11.45am and morning children who are uncollected will be taken to the main school office. If you arrive after 11.45am you will need to walk to the main office and sign your child out in the late book.
Thank you to all of our parents who are prompt in collecting their child from Nursery.
Attendance Figures for Last Week
RB 97% RG 96.3%
RR 98% RY 95.3%
Yr 1B 98.7% Yr 1G 94.5%
Yr 1R 93.3% Yr 1Y 96.3%
Yr 2B 90.3% Yr 2G 97.3%
Yr 2R 95.7% Yr 2Y 93.7%
Yr 3B 99.3% Yr 3G 98%
Yr 3R 96.3% Yr 3Y 95.1%
Yr 4B 97.7% Yr 4G 96%
Yr 4R 93.7% Yr 4Y 98%
Yr 5G 96% Yr 5R 98%
Yr 6B 97.7% Yr 6Y 95.3%
Attendance The class with the highest percentage is Year 3 Blue with 99.3%! Well done to Year 3 Blue! The overall percentage for the whole school was 96.1%. Fantastic! This is more like it.
Change to the end of the School Day for Reception, Year 1 and 2. In order to ease the congestion at the end of the day in the playground and the car park, from next Monday school will finish at 3.10pm for Reception, Year 1 and 2 classes. The time will remain the same for all other year groups.
The Big Pedal In March 2011 over 800 schools participated in The Big Pedal, pedaling 600,000 school journeys by bike over just 15 days. This year The Big Pedal wants 1,000 schools to take part and make the challenge an even greater success. The Big Pedal is a giant inter-school cycling competition spanning 15 school days in March (5th-23rd March 2012). Cranbrook has entered the challenge on the following dates Tuesday 6th, Thursday 15th and Wednesday 21st March and are encouraging pupils, parents and staff to cycle and scoot to school on these days.
Dr Bike Is a bike mechanic who will give your bikes a health check and makes minor repairs and adjustments to try get them back to full to full health. There will be 2 sessions on 15th March for Reception, Year 1 and 2 and on the 16th March for Years 3,4,5 and 6. A letter will be sent home by the end of the week.
Book Vouchers £1 towards the purchase of books from specific book shops. Please read the terms and conditions carefully. To be fair to all children we are unable to accept these for the school book fayre, but would encourage you to use them at local book shops e.g. WH Smiths and Waterstones. We apologise for any confusion caused, this was due to the fact that the vouchers arrived later than usual. Enjoy reading!
Year 5 Trip to Royal Observatory Both Year 5 classes will be going to the Royal Observatory, Greenwich next Wednesday 14th March. Children need to be at school at 8.15am in order to leave Cranbrook at 8.30am promptly.
Royal Albert Hall A group of children from Year 5 and 6 have been busy rehearsing for a performance at the Royal Albert Hall which is taking place on the 22nd March along with other schools from Redbridge. Parents who need tickets, please contact Redbridge Music Service to purchase these on 020 8501 3944.
Year 1 and 4 performance dates The Year 1 performance to parents is on Wednesday 28th March at 2pm.
The Year 4 performance to parents is on Wednesday 21st March at 2.15pm
Free Maths Course for Parents If you have a child in reception or year one then we would like to invite you to join our Family Numeracy Course starting on Friday 20th April 2012. This unique 12 week course will help you to 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 phone the school on 020 8518 2562 or visit the school reception to complete an enrolment form.
Breakfast/After School Club—Price Increase As we face the same budget pressures as everyone, a decision has been made to increase the cost to parents. Whilst I understand that some parents have not welcomed this decision, I regret to inform you that we have no choice. Please also note, we do not make any profit on this and have in fact run at a loss for a year!
Weds 14th Mar—Year 5 trip to the Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Thurs 15th Mar—The Big Pedal
Thurs 15th Mar—Dr Bike session
Fri 16th Mar—Dr Bike session
Weds 21st Mar—The Big Pedal
Weds 21st Mar- Year 4 performance to parents at 2.15pm
Thurs 22nd Mar- Royal Albert Hall Choral Festival
Weds 28th March -Year 1 performance to parents at 2pm
Thur 29th Mar- CFA Event—Indoor Boot Sale
Fri 30th Mar- Last day of term
Term dates for this year:
Spring 2012
3rd Jan—10th Feb
Half term break 13th-17th February 2012
20th Feb-30th March 2012
Easter Holidays 2nd April-13th April 2012
Summer 2012
16th April—1st June 2012
Half term break 4th June—8th June 2012
11th June—23rd July 2012
Inset Days
1st June 2012
23rd July 2012
Autumn Term starts on Thursday 6th Sept
Nursery Gate Closure at 11.45am Please note that the Nursery gate will be locked promptly at 11.45am and morning children who are uncollected will be taken to the main school office. If you arrive after 11.45am you will need to walk to the main office and sign your child out in the late book.
Thank you to all of our parents who are prompt in collecting their child from Nursery.
Attendance Figures for Last Week
RB 97% RG 96.3%
RR 98% RY 95.3%
Yr 1B 98.7% Yr 1G 94.5%
Yr 1R 93.3% Yr 1Y 96.3%
Yr 2B 90.3% Yr 2G 97.3%
Yr 2R 95.7% Yr 2Y 93.7%
Yr 3B 99.3% Yr 3G 98%
Yr 3R 96.3% Yr 3Y 95.1%
Yr 4B 97.7% Yr 4G 96%
Yr 4R 93.7% Yr 4Y 98%
Yr 5G 96% Yr 5R 98%
Yr 6B 97.7% Yr 6Y 95.3%
Attendance The class with the highest percentage is Year 3 Blue with 99.3%! Well done to Year 3 Blue! The overall percentage for the whole school was 96.1%. Fantastic! This is more like it.
Change to the end of the School Day for Reception, Year 1 and 2. In order to ease the congestion at the end of the day in the playground and the car park, from next Monday school will finish at 3.10pm for Reception, Year 1 and 2 classes. The time will remain the same for all other year groups.
The Big Pedal In March 2011 over 800 schools participated in The Big Pedal, pedaling 600,000 school journeys by bike over just 15 days. This year The Big Pedal wants 1,000 schools to take part and make the challenge an even greater success. The Big Pedal is a giant inter-school cycling competition spanning 15 school days in March (5th-23rd March 2012). Cranbrook has entered the challenge on the following dates Tuesday 6th, Thursday 15th and Wednesday 21st March and are encouraging pupils, parents and staff to cycle and scoot to school on these days.
Dr Bike Is a bike mechanic who will give your bikes a health check and makes minor repairs and adjustments to try get them back to full to full health. There will be 2 sessions on 15th March for Reception, Year 1 and 2 and on the 16th March for Years 3,4,5 and 6. A letter will be sent home by the end of the week.
Book Vouchers £1 towards the purchase of books from specific book shops. Please read the terms and conditions carefully. To be fair to all children we are unable to accept these for the school book fayre, but would encourage you to use them at local book shops e.g. WH Smiths and Waterstones. We apologise for any confusion caused, this was due to the fact that the vouchers arrived later than usual. Enjoy reading!
Year 5 Trip to Royal Observatory Both Year 5 classes will be going to the Royal Observatory, Greenwich next Wednesday 14th March. Children need to be at school at 8.15am in order to leave Cranbrook at 8.30am promptly.
Royal Albert Hall A group of children from Year 5 and 6 have been busy rehearsing for a performance at the Royal Albert Hall which is taking place on the 22nd March along with other schools from Redbridge. Parents who need tickets, please contact Redbridge Music Service to purchase these on 020 8501 3944.
Year 1 and 4 performance dates The Year 1 performance to parents is on Wednesday 28th March at 2pm.
The Year 4 performance to parents is on Wednesday 21st March at 2.15pm
Free Maths Course for Parents If you have a child in reception or year one then we would like to invite you to join our Family Numeracy Course starting on Friday 20th April 2012. This unique 12 week course will help you to 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 phone the school on 020 8518 2562 or visit the school reception to complete an enrolment form.
Breakfast/After School Club—Price Increase As we face the same budget pressures as everyone, a decision has been made to increase the cost to parents. Whilst I understand that some parents have not welcomed this decision, I regret to inform you that we have no choice. Please also note, we do not make any profit on this and have in fact run at a loss for a year!
Weds 14th Mar—Year 5 trip to the Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Thurs 15th Mar—The Big Pedal
Thurs 15th Mar—Dr Bike session
Fri 16th Mar—Dr Bike session
Weds 21st Mar—The Big Pedal
Weds 21st Mar- Year 4 performance to parents at 2.15pm
Thurs 22nd Mar- Royal Albert Hall Choral Festival
Weds 28th March -Year 1 performance to parents at 2pm
Thur 29th Mar- CFA Event—Indoor Boot Sale
Fri 30th Mar- Last day of term
Term dates for this year:
Spring 2012
3rd Jan—10th Feb
Half term break 13th-17th February 2012
20th Feb-30th March 2012
Easter Holidays 2nd April-13th April 2012
Summer 2012
16th April—1st June 2012
Half term break 4th June—8th June 2012
11th June—23rd July 2012
Inset Days
1st June 2012
23rd July 2012
Autumn Term starts on Thursday 6th Sept
Friday 2 March 2012
Newsletter No 22 29th Feb 2012
Ofsted Report I hope that you have all had the opportunity to read the report of our recent inspection. As head teacher I feel that it is a true reflection of the achievements of the school, since the last inspection in October 2008. We were already aware of the 3 areas that the inspectors identified as development points as they are areas of priorities within our own School Improvement Plan. Once again, I would thank all parents who sent in their questionnaires and showed great support for the school. Onwards and upwards!
Attendance Figures for Last Week
RB 93% RG 96%
RR 94% RY 99.3%
Yr 1B 93.3% Yr 1G 99.3%
Yr 1R 93.1% Yr 1Y 95.9%
Yr 2B 91.3% Yr 2G 97.3%
Yr 2R 93.6% Yr 2Y 96%
Yr 3B 92.1% Yr 3G 93.2%
Yr 3R 98.7% Yr 3Y 95.3%
Yr 4B 96% Yr 4G 93.9%
Yr 4R 91.3% Yr 4Y 95.2%
Yr 5G 98.7% Yr 5R 91.7%
Yr 6B 96% Yr 6Y 96.7%
Attendance The classes with the highest percentages are Reception Yellow and Year 1 Green with 99.3%! Well done to both classes! The overall percentage for the whole school was 95.1%.
Staffing Update Parents of class 4B and RG should have received letters informing you of the arrangements for the class cover when Monika and Jasmina start their maternity leaves. Caroline will become the class teacher for 4B and Julia for class RG. I would take this opportunity to inform you that Mark Hemsley, one of our deputy head teachers will be leaving us for 1 term to be interim head teacher at Wanstead Church School, whilst the governors there work on recruiting a substantive head teacher. This is a fantastic opportunity for Mark, but also acknowledges his vast experience and skills. I am sure you will all join me in wishing him well.
Football Match In an exciting first game of the season Cranbrook beat Uphall 1-0. The winning goal was scored by Santana Porter and if it was not for the opposition goalkeeper we could have won by a lot more. The game was played in a fantastic spirit and managers Mark E and Ian were delighted with the commitment, team work, skill and passion showed by the children. Let’s hope the winning run continues!
New Reception Class Following our good inspection the local authority has asked us to accommodate an additional class in reception due to the huge pressure on school places within the local area. We have agreed to do and this and will start the new class later in March by making use of the large areas we have within our site.
Lettings As a fantastic site with facilities that are ideal for community events, please note that the hall and kitchen, small hall and dance studio are available for hire. £25 per hour before 6pm and £40 per hour after 6pm and £60 per hour at weekends. Prices can also be varied according to which space is being used and at the discretion of the head teacher and governing body.
Book Fayre The Book Fayre is being held this Thursday (1st March) until Wednesday (7th March) from 3.15-4.00pm in the small hall. Please come and support us, as the commission enables us to purchase more books.
Year 1 and 4 performance dates The Year 1 performance to parents is on Wednesday 28th March at 2pm.
The Year 4 performance to parents is on Wednesday 21st March at 2.15pm
Sainsburys Active Kids Vouchers We are collecting the Sainsburys Active Kids Vouchers again this year, so please remember to send them in to school so we can collect as many as we can and exchange them for PE equipment.
Maths Resources for Year 1 and 3 The Maths Resource packs that were sold at the recent Year 1 and Year 3 parent workshops will be available to buy at Parent’s Evening outside the Year 2 classrooms. These will help support your child’s learning in Maths. The Year 1 pack is £11 and the Year 3 pack is £9. Your child’s class teacher will also be able to provide you with a copy of the PowerPoint that was featured at the workshops as well.
New PTA This morning Cranbrook Primary School hosted our first Cranbrook Friends Association (CFA) meeting. This is a really exciting initiative which extends our old Parent and Teachers Association. The group includes representatives from the staff, the parents, Frenford, Barclays Bank, the Police Force, The Children’s Centre and St Andrew’s Church. There have also been other local groups who have expressed an interest in joining the Association and we will be further extending in the future. We had a very positive meeting, made a range of links and planned a number of activities to benefit our children and the local community. The first event will be an Indoor Boot Sale on 29th March 2012 – a letter will be sent home tomorrow to each family.
Parking Campaign Many of you will have noticed the police presence in the car park today. This has occurred in response to our concerns about illegal and dangerous driving and parking. A number of parents were fined. I hope that those who show little consideration for children safety will take note, as this will be repeated periodically. I would also ask parents who come and ‘have a go’ at school staff, realize that we are not responsible for the poor behaviour of some of our parents. Don’t moan at us, moan at them! As a staff team, we are determined to work with the community to address this issue because we take the safety of our children very seriously. More so, than the parents of some of our children!
Weds 29th Feb Parent’s Evening for Nursery to Year 5
Thur 1st—7th Mar Book Fayre
Weds 7th Mar Year 6 Blue Parents’ Meetings
Weds 7th Mar Redbridge Mini Games
Weds 21st Mar Year 4 performance to parents at 2.15pm
Thurs 22nd Mar Royal Albert Hall Choral Festival
Weds 28th March Year 1 performance to parents at 2pm
Thur 29th Mar PTA Event—details to follow
Fri 30th Mar Last day of term
Term dates for this year:
Spring 2012
3rd Jan—10th Feb
Half term break 13th-17th February 2012
20th Feb-30th March 2012
Easter Holidays 2nd April-13th April 2012
Summer 2012
16th April—1st June 2012
Half term break 4th June—8th June 2012
11th June—23rd July 2012
Inset Days
1st June 2012
23rd July 2012
Autumn Term starts on Thursday 6th Sept
Attendance Figures for Last Week
RB 93% RG 96%
RR 94% RY 99.3%
Yr 1B 93.3% Yr 1G 99.3%
Yr 1R 93.1% Yr 1Y 95.9%
Yr 2B 91.3% Yr 2G 97.3%
Yr 2R 93.6% Yr 2Y 96%
Yr 3B 92.1% Yr 3G 93.2%
Yr 3R 98.7% Yr 3Y 95.3%
Yr 4B 96% Yr 4G 93.9%
Yr 4R 91.3% Yr 4Y 95.2%
Yr 5G 98.7% Yr 5R 91.7%
Yr 6B 96% Yr 6Y 96.7%
Attendance The classes with the highest percentages are Reception Yellow and Year 1 Green with 99.3%! Well done to both classes! The overall percentage for the whole school was 95.1%.
Staffing Update Parents of class 4B and RG should have received letters informing you of the arrangements for the class cover when Monika and Jasmina start their maternity leaves. Caroline will become the class teacher for 4B and Julia for class RG. I would take this opportunity to inform you that Mark Hemsley, one of our deputy head teachers will be leaving us for 1 term to be interim head teacher at Wanstead Church School, whilst the governors there work on recruiting a substantive head teacher. This is a fantastic opportunity for Mark, but also acknowledges his vast experience and skills. I am sure you will all join me in wishing him well.
Football Match In an exciting first game of the season Cranbrook beat Uphall 1-0. The winning goal was scored by Santana Porter and if it was not for the opposition goalkeeper we could have won by a lot more. The game was played in a fantastic spirit and managers Mark E and Ian were delighted with the commitment, team work, skill and passion showed by the children. Let’s hope the winning run continues!
New Reception Class Following our good inspection the local authority has asked us to accommodate an additional class in reception due to the huge pressure on school places within the local area. We have agreed to do and this and will start the new class later in March by making use of the large areas we have within our site.
Lettings As a fantastic site with facilities that are ideal for community events, please note that the hall and kitchen, small hall and dance studio are available for hire. £25 per hour before 6pm and £40 per hour after 6pm and £60 per hour at weekends. Prices can also be varied according to which space is being used and at the discretion of the head teacher and governing body.
Book Fayre The Book Fayre is being held this Thursday (1st March) until Wednesday (7th March) from 3.15-4.00pm in the small hall. Please come and support us, as the commission enables us to purchase more books.
Year 1 and 4 performance dates The Year 1 performance to parents is on Wednesday 28th March at 2pm.
The Year 4 performance to parents is on Wednesday 21st March at 2.15pm
Sainsburys Active Kids Vouchers We are collecting the Sainsburys Active Kids Vouchers again this year, so please remember to send them in to school so we can collect as many as we can and exchange them for PE equipment.
Maths Resources for Year 1 and 3 The Maths Resource packs that were sold at the recent Year 1 and Year 3 parent workshops will be available to buy at Parent’s Evening outside the Year 2 classrooms. These will help support your child’s learning in Maths. The Year 1 pack is £11 and the Year 3 pack is £9. Your child’s class teacher will also be able to provide you with a copy of the PowerPoint that was featured at the workshops as well.
New PTA This morning Cranbrook Primary School hosted our first Cranbrook Friends Association (CFA) meeting. This is a really exciting initiative which extends our old Parent and Teachers Association. The group includes representatives from the staff, the parents, Frenford, Barclays Bank, the Police Force, The Children’s Centre and St Andrew’s Church. There have also been other local groups who have expressed an interest in joining the Association and we will be further extending in the future. We had a very positive meeting, made a range of links and planned a number of activities to benefit our children and the local community. The first event will be an Indoor Boot Sale on 29th March 2012 – a letter will be sent home tomorrow to each family.
Parking Campaign Many of you will have noticed the police presence in the car park today. This has occurred in response to our concerns about illegal and dangerous driving and parking. A number of parents were fined. I hope that those who show little consideration for children safety will take note, as this will be repeated periodically. I would also ask parents who come and ‘have a go’ at school staff, realize that we are not responsible for the poor behaviour of some of our parents. Don’t moan at us, moan at them! As a staff team, we are determined to work with the community to address this issue because we take the safety of our children very seriously. More so, than the parents of some of our children!
Weds 29th Feb Parent’s Evening for Nursery to Year 5
Thur 1st—7th Mar Book Fayre
Weds 7th Mar Year 6 Blue Parents’ Meetings
Weds 7th Mar Redbridge Mini Games
Weds 21st Mar Year 4 performance to parents at 2.15pm
Thurs 22nd Mar Royal Albert Hall Choral Festival
Weds 28th March Year 1 performance to parents at 2pm
Thur 29th Mar PTA Event—details to follow
Fri 30th Mar Last day of term
Term dates for this year:
Spring 2012
3rd Jan—10th Feb
Half term break 13th-17th February 2012
20th Feb-30th March 2012
Easter Holidays 2nd April-13th April 2012
Summer 2012
16th April—1st June 2012
Half term break 4th June—8th June 2012
11th June—23rd July 2012
Inset Days
1st June 2012
23rd July 2012
Autumn Term starts on Thursday 6th Sept
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