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)