Newsletter No.19 29th January 2014

Congratulations to the following writers of the week: Iveta Pohlodkova, Harsimran Kaur Sagoo, Sanjieth Bala, Disha Bose, Zaina Butt, Aarna Setia, Zainab Sayed, Pratima Krishnan, Uzair Shah, Nailia Ahmed, Ayaan Sheikh, Adele Udeze, Mahnoor Naeem, Naseera Parkhetiya, Abi Srikanthan, Anojan Mariathas, Mohamed Sheriff, Kiran Lalli, Yuliana Karaivanova, Zahrah Ahmed, Tamanna Begum, Samah Seedat, Saad Khan, Muhammad Rafay, Rayyan Goni, Hafizah Choudhury and Julia Kaluzna.

‘Mathletes’ Awards were received by: Mahliqa Zubair, Hanuv Garg, Aliyah Hosenally, Ibraheem Abou-El-Seoud, Jawad Islam, Alishba Riaz, Imran Shabbir, Hamdan Hamdan, Laaibah Saleem, Sanjay Singh, Amir Choudhury, Salman Mamoon Rashid, Raihan Sirajunnabi, Abi Srikanthan, Rajvir Paul, Yasin Khan, Lee Messerre Gago, Halima Proba, Kristien Hadjic, Ayaan Saleem, Viria Quifica Da Silva, Sameera Choudhury, Rayyan Goni and Medina Rexhepi. 

Special congratulations to the Mathletes and writers of the week for the previous weeks, who are as follows: Abit Bhullar, Ishtarth Katageri, Amina Butt, Madiha Yasmin, Pijus Kaupas, Vaneeza Jahangir, Layli Ali, Amina Rafiq, Mina Mikmat, Zainab Naqvi and Samiha Jaman.   

Gold Awards were received by: Amaan Ahmed (3R) and Hashir Khurram (3Y).

Well done to you all!

Punctuality Further to the newsletter last week, I would like to clarify that registration is at:                 

8.55am for Year 3-6                                               

9am for Reception, Year 1 and 2

We expect our pupils to be in class at these times because learning starts immediately. Please make every effort to ensure that you arrive in school promptly as the entry doors will be closed at 9.05am when registers close. Any late arrivals will need to register at the school office after this time.

Attendance Figures For Last Week

Rec Blue       92.3%             Yr 3R  97.3%

Rec Green    96.7%             Yr 3Y  91%

Rec Red        93.8%             Yr 4B  95.7%

Rec Yellow   94.2%             Yr 4G  94.3%

Yr 1B              98.3%             Yr 4R  99%

Yr 1G              88.3%             Yr 4Y  93.7%

Yr 1R              95.7%             Yr 5B  97.1%

Yr 1Y              95.9%             Yr 5G  93.7%

Yr 2B              94.7%             Yr 5R  95.8%

Yr 2G              93%                Yr 5Y  99.3%   

Yr 2Ra           97.9%             Yr 6B  98.7%  

Yr 2R              97.7%             Yr 6G  97.9%  

Yr 2Y              96%                Yr 6R  98.7%  

Yr 3B              99.7%             Yr 6Y  97.3%

Yr 3G              94.3%
 

Attendance Well done to class 3 Blue for achieving 99.7%. Fantastic! The overall percentage for the whole school was 95.8%.

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. Penalty notices may be considered in the first instance for leave of absence taken without permission of the Headteacher which will result in £120 fine per parent, per child (reducing to £60 per parent, per child if paid within 21 days). Please note that this can apply, even if you only take your child out for one day’s holiday during term time. A total of 16 fines have been issued since December.

Crossing Safely It has come to my attention that many parents and children are crossing The Drive near the bus stop as they disembark, rather than using the zebra crossing. This is highly dangerous and other parents and members of the public have raised concerns. PLEASE PUT SAFETY FIRST.

Parents’ Evening on 4th and 11th March Letters will be sent to you shortly inviting you to parents evening, so that you may discuss your child’s progress with the class teacher.

Safety Day On Wednesday 5th February children will be learning about safety and will be participating in special assemblies and activities. They will be reminded of what it means to be safe both at school and at home and what they can do if they do not feel safe. There will be an emphasis on ‘anti-bullying’ including cyberbullying, internet safety and racism.

Colour Assemblies Please make every effort to attend your child’s assembly which take place every Thursday. The times are as follows:

9.10am-9.35am - Red classes (Hall) Yellow classes (Dance studio)

2.40-3.05pm -    Blue & Rainbow classes (Hall) Green classes (Dance studio)

Violin Lessons There are a few spaces left for children to learn violin. If you are interested, please contact the school office for further details.

Dates For Your Diary 

     

5th Feb          Safety Day

6-7th Feb       Y1 trip to the Toy Museum

17-21st Feb   Half term (school closed)

24th Feb         Inset (school closed to pupils)

26th Feb         5G and 5Y trip to Science Museum

27th Feb         5R and 5B trip to Science Museum

4th/11th Mar   Parents’ Evening

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)

2-3rd Sept       Inset (school closed to pupils)      

4th Sept          School opens to pupils

Newsletter No.18 22nd January 2014

Congratulations to the following writers of the week: Shayan Faisal, Madiha Nadeem, Yusuf Islam, Aleena Lodhy, Sufyaan Javed, Azaan Khan, Safa Abdul, Lidiane Da Silva Gomes Duarte, Aaron Moosa, Eesa Iqbal, Rubina Adam and Zara Rafiq.

‘Mathletes’ Awards were received by: Sarah Sowole, Dharam Singh, Ariana Mohammed, Aaminah Zaman, Anisha Ahmed, Wiktoria Gruszczynska, Maitreyi Bhatawadekar, Patrick Doherty, Safa Butt, Abimbola Falana, Eesa Iqbal and Faiza Choudhury.

Well done to you all!

Staffing Update I am thrilled to announce that following a rigorous interview process involving input from governors, school councillors and staff, we have appointed a second deputy headteacher, Stavroulla Stavrinou and an additional assistant headteacher, Joseph Wilson. Stav will joining the staff team in April and Joseph in June. Both have wide ranging, valuable experience to bring to Cranbrook. Watch out for updates in future newsletters!

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. Penalty notices may be considered in the first instance for leave of absence taken without permission of the Headteacher which will result in £120 fine per parent, per child (reducing to £60 per parent, per child if paid within 21 days).

Punctuality Please make every effort to ensure that you arrive in school by 9am at the latest, so that children are marked present and enter their class before the register closes.

Attendance Figures For Last Week

Rec Blue       96%                Yr 3R  99%

Rec Green    98%                Yr 3Y  97.2%

Rec Red        93%                Yr 4B  89.7%

Rec Yellow   96.9%             Yr 4G  98.3%

Yr 1B              96.6%             Yr 4R  99%

Yr 1G              87.2%             Yr 4Y  93%

Yr 1R              99%                Yr 5B  93.2%

Yr 1Y              97.2%             Yr 5G  96.7%

Yr 2B              99.7%             Yr 5R  92.6%

Yr 2G              98.7%             Yr 5Y  100%   

Yr 2Ra           97.9%             Yr 6B  97.4%  

Yr 2R              99.3%             Yr 6G  97.1%  

Yr 2Y              95.8%             Yr 6R  93.9%  

Yr 3B              98.3%             Yr 6Y  94%

Yr 3G              91.3%

Attendance Well done to class 5 Yellow for achieving 100%. Fantastic! The overall percentage for the whole school was 96.1%.

Open School Once again, it was lovely to see so many of you. I hope that you were pleased with the progress that your child is making. Formal parents’ meetings will take place after half term.

Cranbrook Friends Association (CFA) meeting There will be a CFA meeting at school in the small hall at 9am on Friday 24th January, instead of the previously published 2pm. This time change has been made in response to parental requests. All parents/carers are welcome to attend.

Colour Assemblies Please make every effort to attend your child’s assembly which take place every Thursday. The times are as follows:

9.10am-9.35am - Red classes (Hall) Yellow classes (Dance studio)

2.40-3.05pm - Blue & Rainbow classes (Hall) Green classes (Dance studio)

Important - Change of Inset Date Please note that the school will be closed to pupils for Inset on 24th February, NOT the 14th February. Apologies for any inconvenience that this change of date may cause.

Fruit Tuck Shop Can Year 3 parents be aware that the fruit tuck shop will be available daily for their child in the small hall from 10.30-10.50am. This is ONLY for Year 3 children. Years 4, 5 and 6 can access the tuck shop as normal from 10.55-11.10am.

P.E./Cold Weather As the cold weather is now upon us, please ensure that your child has a coat, hat, scarf and gloves. For outdoor P.E. sessions, children should wear a tracksuit (or sweatshirt and jogging bottoms).

Violin Lessons There are a few spaces left for children to learn violin. If you are interested, please contact the school office for further details.

Dates For Your Diary

4th January              CFA meeting (9am)

5-6th Feb                  Y1 trip to the Toy Museum

17-21st Feb              Half term (school closed)

24th February           Inset (school closed to pupils)

26th February           5G and 5Y trip to Science Museum

27th February           5R and 5B trip to Science Museum

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.16 8th January 2014

Welcome back and a happy new year to you all. I hope you had a lovely Christmas break and wish you all a happy, healthy and successful 2014!

Priorities This Term We continue to work on improving the children’s understanding of mathematical language and their reading comprehension skills. We would ask that parents support us with this at home when reading with your child or discussing mathematical word problems with them. If you would like further information about this, please do not hesitate to ask the class teacher.

Congratulations to Aadhi Velmurugan and Ryan Phelan (both in nursery) who were awarded Headteachers awards.

Class Information Sessions As usual, these will begin next week and will take place at 9.10am in the main hall. The session will provide you with information about this term’s learning theme for your child’s class. Please make every effort to attend. The dates for year groups are as follows:

13th January - Year 1                                              

14th January - Year 5                                               

15th January - Year 4                                               

16th January - Reception classes                               

17th January - Year 3                                              

20th January - Year 2                                                   

21st January - Year 6 (including SATs workshop)

Clubs We will be holding a Club Enrolment Day on Thursday 9th January (between 3.15-3.45pm) in the main hall. If your child has been allocated a club, this will give you an opportunity to meet the club providers and pay any monies due. If your child has not been allocated a club, there are still places available in some clubs. Please come along and check availability and register.

Attendance Figures For The Last Week Of Term

Rec Blue       91%                Yr 3R  92.3%

Rec Green    98%                Yr 3Y  99%

Rec Red        94.3%             Yr 4B  94%

Rec Yellow   95.7%             Yr 4G  95.7%

Yr 1B              91.9%             Yr 4R 98%

Yr 1G              92.4%             Yr 4Y 91.3%

Yr 1R              90.7%             Yr 5B 92.3%

Yr 1Y              97.9%             Yr 5G 93%

Yr 2B              95%                Yr 5R 97.4%

Yr 2G              92%                Yr 5Y 97.7%   

Yr 2Ra           86.2%             Yr 6B 90.3%  

Yr 2R              87.9%             Yr 6G 87.1%  

Yr 2Y              89.4%             Yr 6R 85.2%  

Yr 3B              94%                Yr 6Y 96.7%

Yr 3G              95.6%

Attendance Well done to class 3 Yellow for achieving 99%. The overall percentage for the whole school was 93.2%.

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. Penalty notices may be considered in the first instance for leave of absence taken without permission of the Headteacher which will result in £120 fine per parent, per child (reducing to £60 per parent, per child if paid within 21 days).

Open school All parents will have the opportunity to come into school on Tuesday 21st January to view their child’s books with him/her and find out what targets he/she is working on. I hope that you can come along to this event.

 

Colour Assemblies will commence from Thursday 23rd January and will be as follows:

9.10am-9.35am - Red classes (Hall) Yellow classes (Dance studio)

2.40-3.05pm - Blue & Rainbow classes (Hall) Green classes (Dance studio)

Please note the changes above.

Important - Change of Inset Date Please note that the school will be closed to pupils for Inset on 24th February, NOT the 14th February. Apologies for any inconvenience that this change of date may cause.

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.

Birthday Treats If you are sending in sweet treats for the class in celebration on your child’s birthday, please ensure that they are vegetarian and nut free, as we have a number of children who have allergies or dietary requirements.

Dates For Your Diary

21^st January Open School

24th January CFA meeting (2pm)

5-6th Feb       Y1 trip to the Toy Museum

17-21st Feb  Half term (school closed)

24th February Inset (school closed to pupils)

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)