Newsletter No.5 3rd October 2012

Congratulations I would like to begin this week by congratulating the following writers of the week:

Sumaya Al-Mani, Eesha Uddin, Ajuni Kaur, Nathan Donovan, Sumayah Rafiq, Soumya Agrawal, Noor Jamil, Shaiq Ahmed, Layla Khan-Ringshaw, Esa Abdullah, Hayley Hetherington, Safa Butt, Mahena Kadimba and Halima Amir.

Congratulations also to:

Riaz Jilani (3R) star award, Karandave Singh (1Y) dance award and Amanjot Chug (1G) reading award.

Well done, children!

Emissaries Each week our emissaries for the school will write a short report in the newsletter about the exciting things that are happening in the school. Here is their first instalment!

“Our school held an amazing book fair to develop our reading skills, expand our imagination and extend our knowledge. It was a great success!! Mariam Ghaloo (5G)

“This weeks colour assembly was outstanding! There were mesmerising pieces of work from everyone, although it was only our second assembly this year. However, there was also girls football team training on Thursday”. Chukwadi Okwuone (6G).

“This week a man from Speedmark company came and told us about a competition to see who raised the most money for the school. It was really fun!” Huzaifa (3G)

Attendance Figures For Last Week

Rec Blue 92.3%          Yr 3B 96%

Rec Green 95.3%        Yr 3G 96.9%

Rec Red 92.6%           Yr 3R 96%

Rec Yellow 91.6%       Yr 3Y 96.9%

Yr 1B 95.8%               Yr 4B 97.2%

Yr 1G 96%                 Yr 4G 96.3%

Yr 1R 98.6%              Yr 4R 95.7%

Yr 1Y 96.8%              Yr 4Y 98%

Yr 1Ra 97.9%            Yr 5B 92.7%

Yr 2B 99.3%              Yr 5G 93.2%

Yr 2G 98%                Yr 5R 90%

Yr 2R 94.5%             Yr 5Y 91.9%

Yr 2Y 95.6%            Yr 6G 95.5%

Yr 6R 91.7%

Attendance Well done to class 2 Blue who achieved 99.3% attendance! The overall percentage for the whole school was 95.2%.

Eid As Eid may be either on 26th or 27th October, please note that only one day will be authorised if it is on the 26th October. If Eid is announced to take place on Sat 27th October absences will not be authorised.

Lost Item of Jewellery A parent has lost a silver beaded Gucci T-bar bracelet. If you do find it, please come into the school office where we can reunite it with its anxious owner!

Coffee Morning We had a very good turnout and shared an enjoyable session together, discussing some great ideas for future CFA events, the strengths of the school and the areas for further development. Please see the accompanying sheet for more information.

KS2 Tuck Shop is starting on Thursday 4th October, where children from Year 3-6 will be able to purchase fruit at playtimes. It will be located in the small hall and all pieces of fruit will cost 20p. Please bring the correct money as we will not have change. We look forward to seeing your children there.

School Council Following a democratic election, the following members were voted by their class: Aleena Kawajah (2B), Huzaifa Rayan (2B), Jack Bowen (2R), Aleena Ali (2R), Sophia Digwa (2G), Bryce Nagle (2G), Lakshya Anland (2Y), Hannah Udin (2Y), Asim Satti (3B), Zaara Ayub (3B), Taha Amin (3R), Raiz Jilani (3R), Aliya Patel (3G), Faraz Jahangir (3G), Priya Khosla (3Y), David Mazrreku (3Y), Aishah Baig (4B), Sam Donovan (4B), Aiza Ahmed (4R), Sufyaan Javed (4R), Soumya Agrawal (4G), Kiyan Mere (4G), Yetunde Fadojutimi (4Y), Shaiq Ahmed (4Y), Janvi Parekh (5B), Ajay Singh (5B), Aishah Saleem (5G), Hudhaifa Abdur-Rahman (5G), Jourdain Bryan (5Y) and Halima Parkhetiya (5Y).

Well done to all the children! 5G and Y6 will be holding their elections later this week, which will be reported in next weeks newsletter.

Uniform/Jewellery/Coats/Sensible Shoes Please continue to support us by ensuring that your child comes to school in uniform each day (jade jumper with the school logo or plain grey jumper or cardigan). Jewellery should not be worn, unless items for religious observance. Now that the weather is getting cooler, please ensure that your child is wearing a coat and sensible shoes for cold/damp weather.

Key Dates For Your Diary

24th Oct Y3 Diwali assembly

29th Oct-2nd Nov Half term

5th Nov School re-opens

15th Nov Y5 Eid assembly

15th Nov Parents Evening

16th Nov Pupil Photographs

19th Nov Pupil Photographs

21st Dec Last day of term

24th Dec– 7th Jan Christmas Break

8th Jan 2013 School re-opens

15th Feb Inset (school closed to pupils)

18th- 22nd Feb Half-term

25th Feb School re-opens

29th Mar -12th Apr Spring Break

15th April School re-opens

6th May Bank Holiday

24th May Inset (school closed to pupils)

27th -31st May Half-term

14th-20th July Year 6 residential trip to Glasbury

24th July Last day of term

25th July Inset (school closed to pupils)