Newsletter No.7 15th October 2014

Congratulations to the following Writers of the Week:   

Yusuf Saleem Anwar, Aman Bhaker, Jayden Jacobus, Ajuni Kaur, Aminah Saleem, Nikhil Sharma, Rasha Sarfraz, Ayisha Abou-El-Seoud, Rayan Alam, Urooje Wahid, Maheen Mahmood, Rajdeep Shokar, Manasi Bhatawadekar, Iman Fatima, Adwita Gupta, Mustafa Shah, Abdurraheem Shoaib, Oviya Srikanthan and Sapand Hikmat.  

 

‘Mathlete’ awards were received by: Dabid Constatin Chiriacescu, Ellion Saka, Fatima Islam, Maria Nubheebucus, Amina Butt, Nicole Lima, Ria Sharma, Alveena Waheed, Sukhman Paul, Luiza Stricescu, Ali Murtaza, Aliza Asghar, Rumaysa Amin, Laiba Ali, Musa Hussain, Soumya Agrawal, Aliya Hussain, Baljit Assi and Oasis Ahmed.

 

Headteachers Awards were received by: Manar Hossain (3R) and Aliza Khan (3R). A award was also received by Mariam Khan (RG) for producing superb artwork and for providing an excellent explanation.

Well done to you all!

 

INSET Day School will be closed on Monday 3^rd November for staff training. The school will be open to pupils as usual on Tuesday 4th November.

 

Year 3 Diwali Assembly There will be a performance for parents on the 6th November at 2.15pm in the main hall. I do hope that you will be able to join us.

Urgent It has come to my notice that some families who have moved house over the summer holiday have not informed the school office of their new contact details. It is absolutely imperative that we are informed, so that in an emergency, if your child is sick, we can make contact. Therefore, if you have changed address or your telephone numbers, please provide the new information to the office without delay.

Attendance Figures For Last Week:

 

Rec Blue       91.5%             Yr 3Rain 94.7%

Rec Green  97.7%               Yr 3Y       98.6%

Rec Red        95.3%             Yr 4B      99.7%

Rec Yellow   97.3%             Yr 4G      93.2%

Yr 1B              97.3%             Yr 4R     97.0%

Yr 1G              99.3%             Yr 4Y     94.0%

Yr 1R              99.3%             Yr 5B     93.1%

Yr 1Y              98.6%             Yr 5G     95.8%

Yr 2B              94.2%             Yr 5R    96.0%

Yr 2G              99.0%             Yr 5Y     95.7%   

Yr 2R              96.5%             Yr 6B    94.2%  

Yr 2Y              94.2%             Yr 6G    96.7%  

Yr 3B              95.9%             Yr 6R    91.7%  

Yr 3G              96.2%             Yr 6Y    99.7%

Yr 3R              98.7%

 

Attendance Well done to class 6 Yellow for achieving 99.7%. The overall percentage for the whole school was 96.2%. Fantastic!

 

Non-Uniform Day Friday 24th October To celebrate Black History Month, children are   invited to come in as their favourite black ’hero’ or historical figure and bring in a £1 donation. We are raising money to support a school in Africa.  

Litter in the playground Parents please encourage your child to put rubbish in the bins. Each day there appears to be an increase in litter in the playground when the school day ends.

 

Lost Books It has come to my attention that many of the books sent home from the school for reading are not being returned. The school is therefore losing a great deal of money and much needed resources. Please have a look at home and return any books that you find. Please also note that we have no choice, but to charge £4 per every missing book.

 

Sensible Shoes/Coats Now that autumn has truly set in, please ensure that your child brings a coat to school every day, even if you drive him/her to school as all children do go out for play and lunchtimes. Please also ensure that sensible shoes or trainers are worn to school.

 

Making School Dinner Choices Parents please help us by helping your child decide what he/she would like to have for a school lunch each day. Please follow the link below for instructions on how to do this:

https://host.cypad.net/ISSEducationRedbridge/Documents/parentsguidetoolonlinepayments.pdf

You can only choose this option if you already have an account with ISS. Please follow the link below to create an account:

www.feedinghungryminds.com.uk

This will enable you to pay for the meals online and select your child’s meal choice the night before your child’s want a school dinner not on the day.  

The school lunch menu is available to view on the school website at www.cranbrookprimary.redbridge.sch.uk.

 

Paperless Newsletter/Homework As mentioned previously, we will stop sending paper copies out after half term, (from November). Please remember, if you still want a paper copy of the newsletter, you may collect one from the school office, and that you can print the homework if necessary.

 

Junior Travel Ambassadors (JTAs) Congratulations to Sofiya (5R), Ariyan (5Y), Shayhan (5G), Nabhan (5B), Stephan (6R), Yetunde (6Y), Naseera (6G) and Zainab (6B) who have been appointed Cranbrook JTAs and recently attended a launch event at the Central library to find out about their roles.

 

Secondary Transition for Year 6 A reminder to you that all online application forms should be submitted by Friday 31st October 2014.

 

Year 2 Pirates Day Ahoy there! On Wednesday 22nd October Year 2 will be having a Pirates Day. Please come to school dressed as a pirate!

 

Year 5 trips have been postponed due to last minute tube strikes. New dates will be arranged in due course. We apologise for any inconvenience.

 

PE Kits Please ensure that your child has his/her PE kit in school each week, so that PE lessons can continue as planned.

 

Cranbrook Friends Association (CFA) The next meeting will be held on Wednesday 12th November at 9.30am in the small hall. All parents welcome.

Dates For Your Diary

 

16th Oct              Science Dome visiting Y3

24th Oct              Non-Uniform day

27th - 31st Oc    Half-term (school closed)

3rd Nov          Inset (school closed to pupils)

6th Nov          Year 3 Diwali Performance

14th Nov            Non-uniform for children

22nd Dec-4th Jan Christmas Break

5th Jan               Pupils return to school   

16th-20th Feb     Half-term (school closed)

23rd Feb             Inset (school closed to pupils)

3rd - 17th April    Spring Break (school closed)

4th May               Bank Holiday (school closed)

25th-29th May    Half-term (school closed)

1st June              Inset (school closed)

23rd July             School closed