Newsletter: June 2012

Thursday, 21 June 2012

Newsletter No 35 20th June 2012

Congratulations Congratulations to Tahmid Kawser (2B) and Safa Chowdhury (1B) for achieving their Gold Awards.

A Headteacher’s Award was also presented to Haaris Abbas (1B) for really good handwriting.

Well done, children!

Cranbrook 2012 Fayre What a fantastic turnout and event. We raised £3,400 for developing the garden area for children’s use. Look out for the changes in September. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all CFA committee members and staff for their hard work and parents who helped in setting up and running the stalls.

Cooking Activities Years 1—6 will be taking part in cooking activities including an Olympic Breakfast on Friday 29th June. We would ask for a donation of £1 to cover the cost of the ingredients.

Olympic Week As part of our Olympic Week activities, we will be having a closing ceremony in the playground (weather permitting), next Friday 29th June starting at 1.45pm for Years 1-6. All parents are welcome to attend.

Transition Information Session for Year 5 Parents We would like to invite all of our year 5 parents to our Secondary School transition information session. This is a very important meeting which will take place on Monday 25th June from 9am – 11am. We will discuss the Secondary School application process and how we at Cranbrook can support you. You will also meet the Head of Year 7 from Valentines Secondary School who can answer any of your questions about life in Secondary School. There will be refreshments available on the day as well as information and freebies from the LBR travel team. Please ensure that you try to attend. Please note that the date has changed. I hope that this has not caused any inconvenience.

Early finish Friday 20th July Advance notice of the early closure on the last day of the school year. We will be closing at 2pm on Friday 20th July and there will be no After School Club available.

Attendance Figures for Last Week

RB 94% RG 91%

RR 95% RY 91.7%

RW 90.9%

Yr 1B 95.7% Yr 1G 96.7%

Yr 1R 97.9% Yr 1Y 92.4%

Yr 2B 92.4% Yr 2G 100%

Yr 2R 98.6% Yr 2Y 98%

Yr 3B 94% Yr 3G 91%

Yr 3R 96.6% Yr 3Y 99.3%

Yr 4B 96.7% Yr 4G 87.2%

Yr 4R 91% Yr 4Y 95.3%

Yr 5G 92.3% Yr 5R 95%

Yr 6B 97.7% Yr 6Y 98.7%

Attendance The class with the highest percentage is Year 2G with 100%! Well done to Year 2 Green! The overall percentage for the whole school was 94.8%.

Olympic Sports Day We would like to invite parents to our Olympic Sports Day, weather permitting, on Tuesday 26th June 2012.

KS2—starting at 9.15am

KS1—starting at 1.00pm

Parents will be required to sign in at the field entrance. We look forward to seeing you there to enjoy the day.

Non-uniform day Friday 29th June will be a non-uniform day for a donation of £1 per child. The children are invited to come into school dressed linked to the country they have been working on during Olympic Week. All money received will go towards sports facilities in school.

Year 6 Glasbury Trip Our Year 6 children arrived safely at Glasbury on Monday and have settled in well. We will send Year 6 parents daily updates by text. We look forward to their return on Friday and hear all about their trip.

Boot Sale On 30th June there will be a Boot Sale taking place in the playground for the local community. Pitches cost £8.00. No animals, alcohol or tobacco to be sold. Buyer’s entry fee 30p. All proceeds to help school facilities and teaching aids for our children. For more information please call Simon on 07779 124827 or visit www.facebook.com/groups/360477313999668 or www.facebook.com/events/443933665617843.

11 Plus Selection Test Parents of year 5 pupils who would like their child to sit the 11+ selection test for grammar school are required to register for the test by Thursday 5^th July 2012. Registration can be carried out online by accessing the LBR website via www.redbridge.gov.uk and then clicking on the ‘register for 11 plus test’ tab and completing the form online or downloading the form. Parents should also download the accompanying information and guidance notes which contain important information about the ID documents that must be submitted with each form.

The 11+ selection test will take place this year on Monday 3^rd September 2012.

Redbridge Grammar school open evenings are taking place on:

Tuesday 26^th June at 6pm at Ilford County High School

Thursday 28^th June from 6.30pm – 8.30pm at Woodford County High School

Redbridge Drama Centre Redbridge Drama Centre are holding an open day this Saturday 23rd June from 2pm-8pm. For more information visit www.redbridgedramacentre.co.uk.

Summer Maths Club for Year 3 and 4 children A Summer Maths Club is being held at Cranbrook every Thursday from 21st June to the 19th July (5 weeks) for Year 3 and Year 4 children. Year 3 (3.30pm-4.30pm) and Year 4 (4.45pm-5.45pm). Topics will include: Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, problem solving, fractions, mental maths, games and fun with numbers. Course fee is £30, there are limited seats and is on a first come first served basis. Please contact Anisha to book your place on: 07872 610195. For more information email mathsclub4u@gmail.com.

Key Dates for your Diary:

Mon 25th June Olympic Week

Mon 25th June Transition Information Session for Yr 5 parents (please note change of date)

Tues 26th June KS2 Sports Day AM

KS1 Sports Day PM

Fri 29th June Non-uniform day

Fri 29th June Olympic Closing ceremony 1.45pm

Sat 30th June Boot Sale

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

11th June—23rd July 2012

Inset Days 1st June 2012

23rd July 2012

Autumn Term starts on Thursday 6th Sept

Thursday, 14 June 2012

Newsletter No 34 13th June 2012

Welcome back, everyone! I do hope you had a really good half-term.

Congratulations Congratulations to the children from Years 4, 5 and 6 who recently competed in a cricket tournament at Mayfield School. We came 3rd out of 12 schools from the borough. The team were led superbly by the captain Naval Agrawal (6Y). Well done!

Cranbrook 2012 Fayre I would like to ask for cake donations please – to be given to the School Office on Thursday morning. Come along and buy some yummy cakes at the Cranbrook 2012 Fayre.

Early finish and arrangements on Thursday14th June for the Fayre Please remember school will finish slightly earlier tomorrow at 3pm due to the Cranbrook Fayre. The children will be dismissed from the front of the school, as the playground will be used for the Fayre. There will be signs up in the playground and by the main gate to tell you about this.

Clubs Please note there will be also no Clubs after school tomorrow (Thursday) due to the Cranbrook Fayre. This includes the After School Childcare provision.

Transition Information Session for Year 5 Parents We would like to invite all of our year 5 parents to our secondary school transition information session. This is a very important meeting which will take place on Monday 25th June from 9am – 11am (please note change of date). We will discuss the secondary school application process and how we at Cranbrook can support you. You will also meet the head of year 7 from Valentines Secondary School who can answer any of your questions about life in Secondary School. There will be refreshments available on the day as well as information and freebies from the LBR travel team. Please ensure that you try to attend. Please note that the date has changed. I hope that this has not caused any inconvenience.

Attendance Figures for Last Week

RB 91.7% RG 95.7%

RR 99.1% RY 94%

RW 93.2%

Yr 1B 98.3% Yr 1G 99.2%

Yr 1R 96.1% Yr 1Y 94%

Yr 2B 95% Yr 2G 93.3%

Yr 2R 97% Yr 2Y 96.7%

Yr 3B 99.2% Yr 3G 96.7%

Yr 3R 92.5% Yr 3Y 97.4%

Yr 4B 95.8% Yr 4G 97.4%

Yr 4R 93.1% Yr 4Y 93.3%

Yr 5G 95.4% Yr 5R 97.1%

Yr 6B 98.3% Yr 6Y 95%

Attendance The classes with the highest percentage are Year 1 Green and Year 3 Blue both with 99.2%! Well done to both classes! The overall percentage for the whole school was 95.8%.

Our Year 4 Emissaries have written the following after the Jubilee celebrations we held at school. ‘Yesterday on Wednesday 30^th May we had a fun filled street party and our teachers brought lots of incredible treats. Some of the wonderful classes got the opportunity to bake something scrumptious like cupcakes or fruit salads. After lunch we got everything ready for the pleasant party. When we got downstairs to the playground, we started to eat the luxurious snacks!! We drank, thirst quenching, cold, chilled cartons of juice. Some of us got crunchy crisps or even ice pops!!

We shared some food with a few of the amazing adults. Once we finished eating our fabulous snacks we started to play some great games, like duck duck goose. After we played a few games we went back into our classes.’ Mariam and Jordan - Year 4 Emissaries.

Parent Governor Vacancy As mentioned in previous newsletters, we have a Parent Governor vacancy. The closing date for nominations was Friday 25th May and we have received two nominations.

This means that a ballot will now need to take place; please find accompanying this newsletter the statements provided by each candidate, which may help you in deciding who to vote for. All parents are entitled to vote.

Walk Once a Week - Congratulations to all the children who have earned their WOW badges for April and May. These have been given out today. And thank you to Classmonitors.The winners of May's WOW Class of the month is 2B and 6B - well done!

Workshops for Women at Cranbrook Children’s Centre Cranbrook Children’s Centre will be hosting a series of workshops for women. The workshops will explore how to build your confidence and self esteem, how to manage stress, how to build healthy relationships, as well as offering techniques for relaxation. The workshops are free and there will be a crèche provided for each one. The workshops start on Friday 22^nd June from 10 am – 12pm. Each one will take place at the same time every Friday for 5 weeks. These workshops are aimed at empowering women and are being held in Cranbrook Children’s Centre. To reserve a place please contact Cranbrook Children’s Centre on 020 8709 2012.

The 11+ selection test will take place this year on Monday 3^rd September 2012.

Redbridge Grammar school open evenings are taking place on:

Tuesday 26^th June at 6pm at Ilford County High School

Thursday 28^th June from 6.30pm – 8.30pm at Woodford County High School

SPECIAL OFFER— One of our parents has a barber shop ‘Tariq Hair Stylist’ and for each haircut for a customer quoting Cranbrook Primary, they will donate 50p to the school. Also, customers will get every sixth cut for free with one of their membership cards. The shop address is ‘Tariq Hair Stylist,

64 Cranbrook Road, Ilford, IG1 4NH

PARKING - PLEASE DO NOT PARK ON THE BEND TO JACK CARTER CENTRE AS THIS PREVENTS EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS AND COULD RISK LIVES.

KEY DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:

Thurs 14th June Cranbrook 2012 Fayre

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