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