Newsletter No 30 9th May 2012

Congratulations  Congratulations to Alisha Mahmud (2R) and Tahir Omar (4R) for achieving their Gold Awards. Well done children!

Year 6 SATs  I would remind all year 6 parents to ensure that their child attends regularly, as most of the tests will be carried out during next week beginning 14th May. Please note if your child is not in school, you will receive a call and be asked to bring him/her in.  Please also note the writing paper will take place during week beginning  11th June.  Children must be in school for these tests.

E-safety reminder for parents  Once again, I would urge all parents to take note of what websites or social networking sites your child is accessing at home, to ensure that their use of the internet is safe.

CFA Summer Fayre  Come along to our Summer Fayre on Thursday 14th June from 3.15-5.30pm.  There will be fun and laughter!  If any parents would like to support us and run a stall, please leave your details with the school office.

Year 2 SATs  Year 2 SATs will take place during this month.  However, the timetable is not as intense as Year 6, as the teachers will plan to test the children in small groups or on a one to one basis.

Racist Incident Monitoring You may be aware that all schools are required to monitor, record and respond to any incidents of racism.  Whilst I am pleased to inform that this is a rare occurrence at Cranbrook, sadly we have once again had a child and his family very distressed by being told that he was not invited to a party because he does not follow the same religion.  I take this type of incident very seriously and would question where the origin of such thoughts come from.  Please see below the school’s stance on racism.

Inclusion Statement 

We, the adults and children at Cranbrook Primary School, embrace every member of our community and their race, ethnicity, religion, gender, physical and mental ability, beliefs etc.  We recognise all that they contribute to the school.  Every person is unique and brings varying life experiences, beliefs and cultures. They positively add to the rich learning environment of our community.  We will respect, value and learn from all of these, ensuring that we treat everyone as we would wish to be treated.  This will uphold the Cranbrook Values of:

Respect

Excellence

Equality

Friendship

Courage

Determination

Inspiration

We will challenge any individual or group who does not support this ethos.  If we fully encompass the diversity of Cranbrook Primary School our children today will develop a broad outlook on life which will impact positively on their future tomorrow.

Attendance Figures for Last Week

RB        91.3%            RG      94.1%

RR        90%                RY      93.8%

RW      87.4%            

Yr 1B   95.3%             Yr 1G  90.7%

Yr 1R   98.6%             Yr 1Y  95.5%

Yr 2B   92%                Yr 2G  98%

Yr 2R   95.9%             Yr 2Y  94.7%

Yr 3B   96.7%             Yr 3G  98%

Yr 3R   96.3%             Yr 3Y  95.2%

Yr 4B   97.3%             Yr 4G  95.2%

Yr 4R   96.6%             Yr 4Y  92.7%

Yr 5G  96%                Yr 5R  95.3%

Yr 6B   100%              Yr 6Y  90%

Attendance The class with the highest percentage is Year 6 Blue  with 100%! Well done Year 6 Blue!  The overall percentage for the whole school was 94.8%.

Key dates for your diary:

11th May                       Year 5 trip to Hyde Hall

w/c 14th May                 Year 6 SATs week

w/c 21st May                 Year 2 SATs week

Tues 22nd May               Glasbury Meeting for Yr 6 parents

w/c 28th May                 Diamond Jubilee Week

Fri 1st June                    Inset Day (school closed to pupils)

4th June—8th June         Half Term

Thurs 14th June             CFA Event—Community Fair

18th June-22nd June       Year 6 Glasbury Residential trip

Tues 26th June               KS2 Sports Day AM

                                    KS1 Sports Day PM

Thurs 5th July                Year 2 performance

Thurs 12th July              Year 6 performance

Fri 13th July                   Last day for nursery children

Mon 16th July                 Whole School Exhibition

Fri 20th July                   Last day of term—finish at 2pm

Term dates for this year:

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