Wednesday 2 October 2013

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)

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