Newsletter No.7 16th October 2013

Congratulations to the following writers of the week: Ayaan Ajmal, Sami Ahmad, Sukhraj Paul, Summer Bowen, Volodmyr Brylinski, Ibraheem Abou-El-Seoud, Fatima     Naweed, Aris Saleh, Muhammad Kamil Nisar, Rameen Qamar-Ahmed, Shayaan Younis, Rianna Barton, Zayna Sheikh, Manha Shah, Muhammad Rafay, Nabhan Naweed, Ariyan Tipu, Naseera Parkhetiya, Aman Singh Birdi, Daren Sungalee, Umar Choudhury, Kawsar Ahmed, Kian Bailey, Reece Barton and Naiha Minhas.  

‘Mathelete’ Awards were received by: Mahima Islam, Ria Sharma, Alishba Saddiqui, Kaysah Mahmood, Parker Samuel, Aliza Khan, Harsimran Kaur Sagoo, Talia Mishkin, Rehan Rehman, Sumayah Rafiq, Mikayla Thompson, Nayana Mathad, Haider Ishfaq, Mohid Khan, Victor Alloh, Habiba Hussain, Darran Rasakumar, Michal Nickel, Afitya Verma, Yetunde Fadojutimi, Stefan Benjamin, Priscilla Osei, Ridha Naushad, Arshian Khan and Sabah Jamil.    

In July, Year 1 Green (now Y2 Green) made congratulation cards for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their son. This week the class received a letter of gratitude from the Duke and Duchess. The following children received a personal letter of thanks for their beautiful and creative cards: Ishma Shaikh, Oliwia Wilgierz, Parker Samuel, Kerathan Sajinan and Bavneet Sagoo.

Well done to all of you!

Missed P.E. Sessions Some parents have raised concerns about missed P.E. lessons. Please note that if it is raining, classes do not go out for their games lesson. Sometimes, when Year Groups are rehearsing for performances, the hall is also required. However, we will make sure that this is not too frequent.  

Parking I am appalled to receive reports of inconsiderate parking by our parents from local residents. One resident who was unable to collect her own children as her car was blocked by a parent’s vehicle, was told that the school had given him permission to park there and that was the penalty of living so close to a school. This behaviour is totally unacceptable and the school certainly does not endorse this sort of behaviour! Please use the car park or park considerately.

Attendance Figures For Last Week

 

Rec Blue      94%                    Yr 3R 96.7%

Rec Green    96.7%                 Yr 3Y 93.8%

Rec Red        87.3%                 Yr 4B 99.3%

Rec Yellow   98.7%                 Yr 4G 97.3%

Yr 1B            98.6%                 Yr 4R   98.7%

Yr 1G            96%                    Yr 4Y   93.8%

Yr 1R            99.3%                 Yr 5B   97.3%

Yr 1Y            93.3%                 Yr 5G   94.7%

Yr 2B            95.3%                 Yr 5R   98.1%

Yr 2G            100%                  Yr 5Y 98.1%   

Yr 2Ra          94.7%                 Yr 6B   97.4%  

Yr 2R            96%                    Yr 6G   98%  

Yr 2Y            95.5%                 Yr 6R   97.4%  

Yr 3B            96.7%                 Yr 6Y   99.3%

Yr 3G           98.7%       

 

Attendance Well done to class 2 Green for all achieving 100%. The overall percentage for the whole school was 96.6%. Fantastic!

Secondary Transition Workshop for Y6 Parents We had a good turn out for the workshop on Monday. I hope that those who attended found the session helpful. All online application forms should be submitted by Thursday 31st October 2013.

Teachers’ Strike 17th October Please remember that the school will be closed to pupils.

“Wear it Pink Day” To raise awareness of breast cancer, children are invited to wear non uniform with a pink theme on Friday 25th October. We will be asking that children bring in a £1 donation that will go towards the charity.

Eid Assembly Year 5 parents are invited to watch the Eid performance on 24th October at 2pm.

Year 1 Phonics/Reading Session What a great turn out we had! We intend to run a similar session for Maths and sessions for other Year Groups.

Zulu Nation What a great day for Year 5. The children had a fantastic time participating in the workshops.

Uniform Please ensure that your child comes to school in uniform (jade sweatshirt or plain grey jumper/cardigan, white polo shirt and grey trousers/skirt). Headscarves should be plain black or white, not printed. No jewellery should be worn, unless for religious reasons.

Colour Assemblies Please note that colour assemblies will recommence on 7th November at the usual times.

Road Safety Theatre Show Years 3 to 6 enjoyed a Road Safety themed theatre show last week. Judging by the laughter and cheering the children enjoyed it very much.

Payment For School Lunches Please remember that school lunches should be paid in advance. If you have accrued lunch arrears, you will asked to bring in a packed lunch for your child until the arrears have been paid. Payments can be made into the school office or online at www.feedhungryminds.co.uk/online-payments.

Student Teachers We are delighted to welcome a number of students who will begin working at Cranbrook this term. They will be working alongside the class teacher, supporting the children in class. I am sure you will join us in welcoming them to the school.

Missing Buggy Board We have received a report from a parent that they had left a buggy board at the bottom of the steps at the entrance of the school and when she      returned to collect it, it had gone. If you have taken the buggy board, please can you bring it to the school office, so that we may return it to the parent.

 

Free Guided Bike Rides As part of the local Sky Ride Programme, the Local Authorityare offering free guided bike rides as follows:

Sunday 13th October, 10am—Roding Valley off-road tour (steady ride)

Sunday 20th October, 10am—Hainault Forest (easy family ride)

The rides are a great way to see your local area and get some exercise.

For further information, please see the poster on the Travel Plan noticeboard in Reception or visit www.goskyride.com/Redbridge.

 

Dates For Your Diary

 

17th Oct                Teacher’s strike (school closed)

24th Oct                Eid Performance by Y5 (2pm)

28th Oct-1st Nov    Half term (school closed)

4th November      Inset (school closed to pupils)

7th November        Parents Evening

14th Nov                Diwali Performance Y3 (2pm)

23rd Dec-3rd Jan    Christmas Break (school closed)

14th February        Inset (school closed to pupils)

17-21st Feb           Half term (school closed)

7th-18th April        Spring Break (school closed)

21st April               Bank Holiday (school closed)

5th May                 Bank Holiday (school closed)

23rd May               Inset (school closed to pupils)

26th-30th May       Half term (school closed)

24th July               Summer break begins (school closed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newsletter No.6 9th October 2013

Congratulations to the following writers of the week: Sara Khan, Aleeza Khan, Zain Mehmood, Tariq Khemili, Javon Sinclair, Andy Vundla, Eshal Ahmed, Syeda Hassan, Megan Evans, Lakshmidar Brahma, Aman Bhaker, Nathan Donovan, Lakshya Kumar, Viria Quifica Da Silva, Taha Amin, Tahmid Kawser, Maariya Jamil, Taqwa Ahmed, Rajan Alam, Umaimah Patel, Umar Choudhury, Amaan Sayed, Aman Makwana, Aleeza Khawaja and Dua Sheikh. 

‘Mathelete’ Awards were received by: Sumayah Rafiq, Luiza Stricescu, Rumaysa Amin, Zayaan  Shahid, Muhammad Huzaifa Hamid, Dada Osman, Daria Chiriacescu, Kajus Pilukas, Anita Bushati, Rahnia             Saleem-Yousaf, Maitreyi Bhatawadekar, Olivia Kaluzna, Yuliana Karaivanova, Gursimran Kaur, Abimbola Falana, Noholi Nistha, Nicole Lima, Dilpreet Singh, Said Abdul, Jaya Bhopal, Aliyah Hosenally, Zunaira Tahir, Oviya Srikanathan, Usman Ahmed and Sofia Khan.                     

A Headteachers’ Award was received by Akshara Pathak (2R).                                                             

A Gold Award was received by Maryam Patel (2Y).

Well done to Hassan Mahmood (5G) for being an IT whizz and producing a program. Fantastic!

Congratulations to the following School Councillors who were elected: Chairperson: Aishah Saleem (6G), Vice Chairperson: Janvi Parekh (6B), Deputy Chairperson: Rayaan Ali (6R) and Deputy Vice-Chairperson: Mahena Kadimba (6G). 

We are pleased to announce that Shlok Verma (RB) was crowned chess champion in an under 5 years old competition. Excellent Shlok!!

Shane Lyons-Cording (5B) is currently performing in the production of ‘A Doll’s House’ at a West End theatre. We would like to congratulate him for being a star!!

Well done to all of you!

Zulu Nation As part of the ‘Out of Africa’ topic a workshop will be taking place for all children on Thursday 10th October. Year 5 parents are invited to attend a performance by the children on 10th October from 2.45pm in the main hall.

Eid Mubarak As Eid is on 15th October, I would like to wish all our families a day of celebration. Please note only one day’s absence will be authorised for this for pupils who are celebrating.

Attendance Figures For Last Week

Rec Blue           94%                 Yr 3R   99.3%

Rec Green        95.2%              Yr 3Y    99.3%

Rec Red           94.2%              Yr 4B    95.6%

Rec Yellow       96.7%              Yr 4G   97.7%

Yr 1B                99%                 Yr 4R   97.2%

Yr 1G               89.7%              Yr 4Y   98.3%

Yr 1R               95.3%              Yr 5B   97.7%

Yr 1Y                98%                 Yr 5G   98.3%

Yr 2B                97.3%              Yr 5R   94.8%

Yr 2G               98.7%              Yr 5Y    99%   

Yr 2Ra              94.7%              Yr 6B   99.4%  

Yr 2R               98.7%              Yr 6G   98%  

Yr 2Y                97.1%              Yr 6R   98.7%  

Yr 3B                98.3%              Yr 6Y   98%

Yr 3G               98.3%                                       

Attendance Well done to class 6 Blue for all achieving 99.4%. The overall percentage for the whole school was 97.1%. Excellent!

Unauthorised Absence I would remind parents that if your child has 12 sessions of unauthorised absence recorded throughout the academic year, the Local Authority will issue you with a penalty notice. The notice incurs a fine of £120 which is  reduced to £60 if it is paid within 21 days.

Secondary Transition Workshop for Y6 Parents Please ensure that you make the most of the opportunity to visit the secondary school of your choice on the relevant open days/evenings. A full list of dates is displayed on the noticeboard in the playground. We shall be holding a transition workshop on Monday 14th October from 9am-11am for all parents who require assistance in completing their online secondary school application form. Forms can be completed online by logging on to www.redbridge.gov.uk/eAdmissions. All online application forms should be submitted by Thursday 31st October 2013.

Teachers’ Strike 17th October Please remember that the school will be closed to pupils.

Colour Assemblies Please note that there will be no colour assemblies on Thursday 10th October. They will recommence on 24th October at the usual times (as the school will be closed on 17th October).

Payment for school Lunches School lunches should be paid in advance and any arrears can be paid into the school office or online at  www.feedhungryminds.co.uk/online-payments .

Parents Maths Course Parents and carers from all year groups are invited to take part in a six week maths course at Cranbrook Primary School. The course will start on Friday 8th November and will run until Friday 13th December from 9am to 11am. Parents will have the opportunity to understand how and what their children are learning in maths lessons at school in order to support their learning in the home. A certificate will be awarded to all participants and free refreshments will be provided. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide a crèche on this occasion.

If you would like to enrol or have any questions, please contact Beverley (Parent Support Advisor) on 020 8518 2562 

Privacy Notice - Data Protection Act 1998          

We Cranbrook Primary School are a data controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act. We collect personal  information from you and may receive information about you from your previous school and the Learning Records   Service. We hold this personal data to:

·         Support your learning;

·         Monitor and report on your progress;

·         Provide appropriate pastoral care, and

·         Assess how well we are doing.

Information about you that we hold includes your contact details, national curriculum assessment results, attendance information and personal characteristics such as your ethnic group, any special educational needs you may have and relevant medical information. If you are enrolling for post 14 qualifications the Learning Records Service will give us your unique learner number (ULN) and may also give us details about your learning or qualifications.

We will not give information about you to anyone without your consent unless the law and our policies allow us to.

We are required by law to pass some information about you to our Local Authority (LA) and the Department for Education. If you want to receive a copy of the information about you that we hold or share, please contact the School Office.

If you need more information about how the LA and DfE store and use your information, then please go to the following websites: http://www.redbridge.gov.uk/cms/education_and_young_people/school_support_information/strategies_plans_and_policy.aspx or

http://www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/datatdatam/b00212337/datauseIf you cannot access these websites, please contact the LA or DfE as follows:

Research & Data Team, Lynton House, 255-259 High Road, Ilford, Essex IG1 1NN
Public Communications Unit, Department for Education, Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3BT
Website: www.education.gov.uk
Email: http://www.education.gov.uk/help/contactus
Telephone: 0370 000 2288

Dates For Your Diary

 

14th Oct                 Y6 Transition Workshop (9-11am)

16th Oct                 CFA meeting (9.15am)

17th Oct                 Teacher’s strike (school closed)

24th Oct                 Eid Performance by Y5 (2pm)

28th Oct-1st Nov     Half term (school closed)

4th November         Inset (school closed to pupils)

7th November         Parents Evening

14th Nov                Diwali Performance Y3 (2pm)

23rd Dec-3rd Jan    Christmas Break (school closed)

14th February         Inset (school closed to pupils)

17-21st Feb            Half term (school closed)

7th-18th April         Spring Break (school closed)

21st April               Bank Holiday (school closed)

5th May                 Bank Holiday (school closed)

23rd May               Inset (school closed to pupils)

26th-30th May       Half term (school closed)

24th July               Summer break begins (school closed)     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

             

 

 

Newsletter No.5 2nd October 2013

Congratulations to the following writers of the week: Sivaranjani Velmurugan, Iman Hussein, Safa Chowdhury, Hannah Uddin, Jamaal Mamsa, Sifiya King-Ringshaw, Aisha Rahman, Ayaan Saleem, Muhammed Patel, Saira Jaman, Zahra Ahmed, Rajvir Singh Paul, Nailah Hussain, Tahir Omar, Jade Pokuah, Khadidjatou Diaby, Ranco Mahmood, Alexia Pokum Demoussinga, Alisha Jahangir, Ishtarth Katageri, Amani Miah, Karan Singh, Zara Manzoor and Nehir Solgun.

‘Mathelete’ Awards were received by: Kasim Manzoor, Suleiman Malik-Singh, Osman Osman, Hashir Khurram, Iqra Tasnia, Umar Malik, Shahreen Ali, Alexy Musuyi, Fatimah Rashid, Viduna Athavan, Mohammed Yasin Sami, Jaspreet Kaur, Maleeka Ejaz, Rahul Huda, Onais Khan, Jourdain Jhagroo-Bryan, Ifrah Khan, Masfee Ahmed, Inaaya Mughal, Eliza Younis, Imaan Saleem-Yousaf, Aris Saleh and Josiah Johnson.

Well done to all of you!

Safety Week The workshop led by the NSPCC, the police and the Victim Support Team, along with sessions and assemblies led by school staff were very useful in promoting children’s awareness of the issues. We will repeat this again in the spring term.

Cranbrook Friends Association (CFA) Meeting A reminder to core members that a meeting will be taking place on Wednesday 16th October from 9.15-10.30am in the small hall.

Racist Incident I was once again saddened to speak with a child and his parents about racist abuse. I would remind all families that this will not be tolerated at Cranbrook and would draw your attention to the accompanying statement, which was approved by the Governing Body of the school.

Teachers’ Strike 17th October I would like to confirm that the school will be closed to children on Thursday 17th October as 25 teachers will be out that day. Please can you make any necessary childcare arrangements.

Attendance Figures For Last Week

Rec Blue        97.7%            Yr 3R  100%

Rec Green     96.2%            Yr 3Y  93.6%

Rec Red         97.9%            Yr 4B  96.7%

Rec Yellow    97.7%            Yr 4G  98.3%

Yr 1B              99.7%            Yr 4R   95.8%

Yr 1G              96.2%            Yr 4Y   97.9%

Yr 1R              97%               Yr 5B   96.2%

Yr 1Y              97.7%            Yr 5G   94.7%

Yr 2B              95.2%            Yr 5R   99%

Yr 2G              98.7%            Yr 5Y  100%   

Yr 2Ra            99.7%            Yr 6B   100%  

Yr 2R              99.7%            Yr 6G   95.2%  

Yr 2Y              97.3%            Yr 6R   96.3%  

Yr 3B              98.6%            Yr 6Y   95.7%

Yr 3G              98.7%                                   

Attendance Well done to classes 3 Red, 5 Yellow and 6 Blue for all achieving 100%. It is fantastic to see so many classes achieving 100%! The overall percentage for the whole school was 97.5%. Fantastic!

Colour Assemblies Please note that there will be no colour assemblies on Thursday 10th October. They will recommence on 24th October at the usual times (as the school will be closed on 17th October).

Zulu Nation As part of the ‘Out of Africa’ topic a workshop will be taking place for all children on Thursday 10th October. Year 5   parents are invited to attend a performance by the children on 10th October from 2.45pm in the main hall.

Parents Evening You will have an opportunity to meet with the class teacher on Thursday 7th November. A letter will be sent to you shortly.

Book Fair Following the Book Sale last week, we raised £910.09 for the school to spend on books. Thank you to all parents and carers for coming along and purchasing books.

Walk to School The winners for the most pupils in a class walking to school are as follows:

KS1 - Year 2 Green with 22 walkers

KS2 - Year 3 Green with 30 walkers

Well done to both classes!

Can I encourage parents/carers to walk to school with their children at least once a week.

Uniform I am still coming across children not in uniform. Please make every effort to ensure that your child is in school uniform and wearing sensible shoes. No jewellery is to be worn.

Violin Lessons The school is currently offering violin lessons for children in Years 2 to 6. If you are interested in your child taking part, please go to the school office for a letter which provides details of the cost etc.

Incident in Car Park On 23rd September a silver Porsche was damaged in the car park. If anyone is aware of the registration of the car that damaged the Porsche last week, please can you contact Bal Matharu in the school office.

Cold Weather Now that the cold weather is beginning to set in, please send your child to school in a warm coat, scarf, hat and gloves.

 

Fruit Tuck Shop A fruit tuck shop will be running for children in Years 3-6 every day from 10.55am to 11.10am. Pieces of fruit can be purchased for 25p each and can be paid to ISS Facility Services with the brown envelopes in the school office or directly to the staff serving in the playground.

 

Lettings The school has the following facilities available for hire for all occasions and events:

Main hall, small hall, dance studio and playground.

The times of availability are Monday-Friday 4pm-10pm. Weekends and school holidays 8am-11pm (subject to availability).                                          

For further information or to make a booking, please contact Rahima on 020 8518 2562 or email admin.cranbrookprimary.redbridge.sch.uk.

 

Dates For Your Diary

 

16th Oct                        CFA meeting (9.15am)

17th Oct                        Teacher’s strike (school closed)

24th Oct                        Eid Performance by Y5 (2pm)

28th Oct-1st Nov            Half term (school closed)

 

4th November                Inset (school closed to pupils                                                                                            

7th November                Parents Evening                                                                                                            

 

14th Nov                       Diwali Performance Y3 (2pm)                                                                                         

 

23rd Dec-3rd Jan            Christmas Break (school closed)

14th February                Inset (school closed to pupils)

17-21st Feb                   Half term (school closed)

7th-18th April                Spring Break (school closed)

21st April                       Bank Holiday (school closed)

5th May                         Bank Holiday (school closed)

23rd May                       Inset (school closed to pupils)

26th-30th May               Half term (school closed)

24th July                       Summer break begins (school closed)