Newsletter No. 27 24th April 2013

Congratulations to the following writers of the week: Hafsah Mahal, Alveena Waheed, Kaysah Mahmood, Kristen Caynes, Nojus Matekonis, Dilpreet Singh, Lorenzo Siwak, Zara Ross-Sattar, Talis Mishkin, Ishtarth Katageri, Mahliqa Zubair, Aariz Ashraf, Nicholas Vatafu, Zayna Sheikh, Jeyashanthan Saravanan, Yetunde Fadojutimi, Lina Khemili, Yasin Khan, Reijay Fenton, Owen Bailey, Sanaa Khanna, Viria Quifica Da Silva, Rohan Thakker and Qasim Hafeez.

Gold Awards and a book were received by: Taha Chowdhury, Anisha Ahmed, Urooje Wahid, Qasim Hafeez, Rajvir Paul, Ria Bhalla, Tahir Omar, Rayaan Ali, Jamil Rahman, Raheim Reid, Layla Khan-Ringshaw, Yusuf Ahmed, Goncalo Martins, Sai Gadhvi, Alisha Mahmud, Noholi Nistha and Dua Sheikh.

‘Mathlete’ Awards were received by: Raheim Reid, Maleeka Ejaz, Oasis Ahmed, Azaan Hafeez, Adam Salman, Princess Alloh, Muhammad Rehaan Lon, Naziya Bibi, Jawad Islam, Tasneem Delawala, Sofia Khan, Nathan Donovan, Arjun Mann, Humza Aslam-Jamil and Aleena Ali.

Well done to all of you!

Class Information Sessions The remaining class information sessions are taking place at 9am on the dates listed below. These meetings will provide you with information about this term’s learning theme for your child’s class and will take place in the main hall.
Thursday 25th April - Year 1
Friday 26th April - Reception

Colour Assemblies Please note that there will be no assembly this week as there will be information sessions running in the hall. Colour assemblies will resume as normal next week on
Thursday 2nd May as follows:
9.10am Green classes (main hall), Blue & Rainbow classes (dance studio)
2.40pm Yellow classes (dance studio) Red classes (main hall)

Attendance Figures For Last Week

Rec Blue 97.7%          Yr 3B 93.7%

Rec Green 92.7%        Yr 3G 93%

Rec Red 91.8%           Yr 3R 95.7%

Rec Yellow 96%         Yr 3Y 91%

Yr 1B 89.6%               Yr 4B 89%

Yr 1G 94.3%              Yr 4G 91.3%

Yr 1R 93.3%               Yr 4R 95.7%

Yr 1Y 91.2%               Yr 4Y 94.6%

Yr 1Ra 85.5%             Yr 5B 97%

Yr 2B 94.2%               Yr 5G 89.3%

Yr 2G 91%                  Yr 5R 90.3%

Yr 2R 90.7%               Yr 5Y 88%

Yr 2Y 84.3%               Yr 6G 90%

Yr 6R 96.7%

Attendance Well done to Reception Blue who achieved 97.7%. The overall percentage for the whole school was 92.2%. This percentage is still below our target of at least 95%. Let’s work together to get the percentage back up!

Attendance & Punctuality Please note that the school gate closes at 9.05am which is the same time as the closing of class registers. If you arrive later than this with your child you must go to the main office. This is to ensure that all children are registered for safety and legal reasons.

Absences During Term Time Please remember any holidays taken during school time will not be authorised by the Headteacher. The Local Authority will issue a fine (per child) of £60 which will increase to £120, if not paid within 28 days.

Warm Weather Please make sure that during the warm weather your child brings a suitable sunhat and has sun cream applied before coming to school. They may also bring a water bottle and should shelter in the shade regularly.

Girls Football Team The Cranbrook girls football team played against Glade Primary School on Monday and won 7– 0! The girls showed great teamwork and we are very proud of their achievement.

Bike Security Marking We are hosting a bike security marking session in the playground on Friday 26th April. Bikes will be marked with a unique reference number and will be logged by the Police Safer Transport Team who could trace the owner, if the bike were stolen. Please bring your bike into school in the morning and attach a label with your name, address and telephone number. Bikes should be left within the fenced outdoor gym area.

Transition Information Parents will be able to register their child for the Redbridge Grammar School 11 plus selection test from Monday 13th May 2013. Guidelines for registering will be available on the London Borough of Redbridge website. The final deadline for registering is on Thursday 4th July 2013. The 11 plus test will take place on Monday 2nd September 2013. Open evenings for both Grammar Schools will be held as follows:

Tuesday 25th June from 6.30-9pm - Ilford County High School
Thursday 27th June from 6-8pm - Woodford County High School

A transition information session will be held at Cranbrook Primary School on Wednesday 19th June from 9.15-10.30am for all Y5 parents to discuss the secondary school application process.

School Uniform Rupens Schoolwear are currently offering the following promotion on school wear:

3 summer polo shirts of the same size for £17.00 (all sizes) single at £9.00 each (price per size applies).
3 summer dresses of the same size for £12.00 (all sizes) single at £10.00 each (price per size applies).
Rupens is located at 98 Meads Lane, Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex IG3 8QN.

Dates For Your Diary
6th May Bank Holiday

13th May 11+ Application Deadline

24th May Inset (school closed to pupils)

27th -31st May Half-term

20th June Summer Fayre

16th July Open School

18th July Last day for Nursery

24th July Last day of term (Finish at 2pm)

25th July Inset (school closed to pupils)

3rd & 4th Sept Inset (school closed to pupils)

5th Sept School open for pupils