Newsletter No. 16 7th January 2015

Welcome back everyone. A very happy new year to you all!

Congratulations to the following Writers of the Week: Suprovo Prottoy, Abid Ahmed, Huzaifa Omar, Haider Ishfaq, Viria Quifica Da Silva, Madiha Nadeem, Daria Chiriacescu, Dayan Mustafa, Yuvraj Singh, Yash Dhamija, Rajvir Singh Paul, Aaliyah Kokkaz.

 

‘Mathlete’ awards were received by: Kashav Talwar, Rozia Bibi, Haaris Abbas, Anand Lakshya   Kumar, Tiffany Burke, Aleesha Sultana, Aisha Rahman, Iqra Tasnia, Maryam Hussain, Aliyah Iqbal, Anojan Mariathas

 

Headteachers award, was awarded to Khadijah Ibrahim in Reception Red, for her independent work on the computer.

 

School Values As always we have started the term by re-visiting our school values - Respect, Courage, Equality, Excellence, Determination, Friendship and Inspiration. I would ask all parents/ carers to reinforce these values with your children.

 

Class Information/ Parent Workshops Once again each Year group will be running these practical workshops, starting next Monday. The sessions will take place in the main hall and will be led by the Year Group Teaching Team from 9 - 9.30am. Please make every effort to attend. Dates and Year groups are as follows:

12th January - Year 6

13th January - Year 5

14th January - Year 4

15th January - Year 3

16th January -  Year 2

19th January -  Year 1

20th January - Reception

21st January -  Nursery AM

22nd January - Nursery PM

 

Attendance Figures For Last Term:

 

Rec Blue       89.7%             Yr 3Rain     96.0%

Rec Green  91.4%               Yr 3Y           94.4%

Rec Red        93.3%             Yr 4B          96.3%

Rec Yellow   92.5%             Yr 4G          93.8%

Yr 1B              94.4%             Yr 4R         95.4%

Yr 1G              97.4%             Yr 4Y         94.5%

Yr 1R              94.2%             Yr 5B         94.1%

Yr 1Y              96.2%             Yr 5G         94.8%

Yr 2B              93.6%             Yr 5R         95.1%

Yr 2G              93.7%             Yr 5Y          96.4%   

Yr 2R              94.7%             Yr 6B         95.1%  

Yr 2Y              93.9%             Yr 6G         95.4%  

Yr 3B              94.9%             Yr 6R         92.9%  

Yr 3G              94.9%             Yr 6Y         97.4%

Yr 3R              95.2%

 

Attendance Well done to class Year 6 Yellow for achieving 97.4%. The overall percentage for the autumn term for the whole school was 94.6%.

 

I was very disappointed to note that our school attendance really declined towards the end of last term with many families travelling abroad. Please note, that if the absence is not authorised, or you have not applied for leave of absence before travelling, there will be a fine per child per parent. This will amount to £120 per child, if paid within 14 days, or £240 if paid after the 14 days are up.

 

Colour Assemblies: will be held on the 8th January 2015 at 9.10am

Green classes, in the Dance Studio

Blue/Rainbow Classes, in the Main hall.

 

Mad Hatter’s Tea Party On the 15th January 2015, we are asking our children to join in and enjoy a healthy nutritious lunch. It will be a themed menu to coincide with the National Hat Day, appropriately being called ‘Mad Hatters Tea Party’. Children will be handed out hat templates to design and create a ‘mad hat’. Templates will go into a prize draw, so get your thinking hats on! (no pun intended).

The lunch menu with reply slips will be sent out, please send in money and slips by the 9th January 2015.

 

The Happy Puzzle Company are returning to Cranbrook! This will be led by Mind Missions, who are hands on with Maths, thinking and team building expeditions. Please refer to the letters which have been sent home for additional information.

9th January 2015: Year 3 and 4

12th January 2015: Year 1 and 2

13th January 2015: Year 5 and 6

 

Dinner money arrears Parents are reminded that it is your responsibility to ensure all dinner arrears are paid promptly. Despite numerous reminders there are still parents who have not paid their child’s dinner arrears for last term. A Group Call to these parents will be sent out today. Please settle your child’s account by Thursday. Any Parent who does not pay will have to provide their child with a packed lunch.

 

School Crossing Due to the proposed bus strike next Tuesday 13th January, it may not be possible for our school patrol officer to attend the crossing by St. Georges Road. Please be mindful of this and make arrangements for your children.

 

Reception Admissions 2015 If your child’s birthday is between 1st September 2010 and 31st August 2011, you can now apply online for a primary school place by visiting the Redbridge website www.redbridge.gov.uk and use the link to eAdmissions. If you are not a Redbridge resident you will need to apply via your own Council (even for a Redbridge school). The deadline for online applications is Thursday 15th January 2015 at 11.59pm. Please note, you will only be allocated a place if your child meets the admissions criteria. Please read it carefully.

        

Clubs and After School Activities There are still places available for after school clubs. If you would like your child to attend any of the activities, please collect the relevant forms from the school office by the end of today. Please return forms by Thursday at the very latest, with the permission slip and correct payment in a sealed envelope, clearly marked with the child’s name, class and the name of the club.

 

Fundraising for the Brain Appeal We are supporting this appeal and would ask if you have any unwanted gifts at home, to please bring them into the school office  to go towards a sale on Thursday 29th January from 3.30 to 4pm. We will also be having a raffle and some food for sale, so please come along!

All proceeds go to The Brain Appeal. Raffle tickets will be priced £1 a strip.

 

Dates For Your Diary

 
12th Feb                                Year 4 Performance           

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

9th - 13th Feb                       Safety Week

23rd Feb                                Inset (school closed to pupils)

24th Feb                                Parents Evening

2/5/16th March                      Year 3 Trip Old Royal Naval College

3rd March                               Parents Evening

19th March                             CFA Event

26th March                             Year1 Performance

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

24th March                             Class photographs

4th May                                  Bank Holiday (school closed)

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

1st June                                 Inset (school closed)

23rd July                                School closed

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newsletter No.15 17th December 2014

Congratulations to the following Writers of the Week: Maria Sheikh, Yasmin Touk, Denis–Ion Dobos, Shayan Ali, Jameela Macmillan, Zoya Israr, Vinisha Sanger, Maxim Arbov, Iman Fatima Naweed, Karan Manku, Abdul Basit Siddiqui, Mirvana Bajrami, Olivia Molokwu, Amrita Jutley, Rishitha Karpakalingeswaran, Jayden Jacobus, Hamza Ahmed, Ismail Patel, Jeffrey Pinaman, Adam Ahmed, Aman Birdi Singh, Hassan Kazmi, Alvi Hussain and Shaiq Ahmed.

 

‘Mathlete’ awards were received by: Imran Shabbir, Prabjot Bharji, Usman Mian, Zara Manzoor, Ifrah Khan, Princess Alloh, Alishba Siddique, Rupi Muntean, Aliyah Hosenally, Mustafa Shah, Ishtarth Kategeri, Sameed Zaman, Manzoor Ali, Aleena Ali, Sophia Digwa, Syed Samuel Karim, Victor Alloh, Emaan Munshi, Shahreen Ali, Muhammad Huzaifa Hamid, Muhammed Patel, Fatima Rashid, Shaiq Ahmed, Akif Latif.

 

Headteachers award, was awarded to, Yusuf Shah (2Yellow) for excellent use of grammar in his writing. Also class Reception Yellow for their excellent effort.

Gold Award was awarded to Dharam Singh and congratulations to Riaz Jilani who received his 10th gold award, the only child ever to do so! Well done, Riaz!

 

CFA Movie Night was a huge success. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all staff and volunteers who helped with the event. We raised approximately £2000 for developing the play areas for the children. Look out for the CFA Newsletter, which will come out in early January.

 

Poppy Appeal The Royal British Legion would like to thank Cranbrook Primary School for raising a total of £244.43. Thanks to everyone who supported us.

 

Attendance Figures For Last Week:

 

Rec Blue       83.4%             Yr 3Rain      95.3%

Rec Green  94.3%                Yr 3Y          3.8%

Rec Red        89.3%             Yr 4B          93.3%

Rec Yellow   87.9%             Yr 4G          87.3%

Yr 1B              91.0%             Yr 4R         89.7%

Yr 1G              93.7%             Yr 4Y         87.2%

Yr 1R              87.9%             Yr 5B         92.3%

Yr 1Y              95.5%             Yr 5G         93.2%

Yr 2B              90.6%             Yr 5R         91.4%

Yr 2G              89.0%             Yr 5Y          93.7%    

Yr 2R              88.7%             Yr 6B         93.5%  

Yr 2Y              88.1%             Yr 6G         88.4%  

Yr 3B              97.0%             Yr 6R         90.3%  

Yr 3G              97.0%             Yr 6Y         99.0%

Yr 3R              91.0%

Attendance Well done to class Year 6 for achieving 99%. The overall percentage for the whole school was 91.5%.

*Please note any holidays taken during term time will not be authorised. Parents will also be fined per child.

 

After School Club There will be no After School Club on the Friday 19th December. Please collect your children promptly. Thank you.

 

Pakistan Tragedy I am sure, like me, you have all been moved by the awful news from Pakistan. At this time, I would ask all the community to come together to show compassion and to appreciate all that we take for granted. We will aim to do some fund raising in the New Year following further clarification.

 

Mad Hatter’s Tea Party On the 15th January 2015, we are asking our children to join in and enjoy a healthy nutritious lunch. It will be a themed menu to coincide with the National Hat Day, appropriately being called ‘Mad Hatters Tea Party’. Children will be handed out hat templates to design and create a ‘mad hat’. Templates will go into a prize draw, so get your thinking hats on! (no pun intended)

The lunch menu with reply slips will be sent out, please send in money and slips by the 9th January 2015.

 

The Happy Puzzle Company are returning to Cranbrook! This will be led by Mind Missions, who are hands on with Maths, thinking and team building expeditions. The children will be solving hands on challenges requiring a wide variety of mathematical and thinking skills to complete special missions. Please refer to the letters which will be sent home for additional information.

9th January 2015: Year 3 and 4

12th January 2015: Year 1 and 2

13th January 2015: Year 5 and 6

 

Cranbrook Calendars The Calendars will on be sale in the playground this week. There are a limited number of Calendars, so to avoid disappointment, buy early. They will be on sale for £6, or two for £10.

 

Coats, Hats, Scarves and Gloves Please ensure your child is suitably dressed for the cold weather, as all children will go out for playtimes and lunchtimes daily. Please ensure all items of clothing are labelled with the child’s name and class.

 

School Website I would encourage all Parents/Carers to visit the school website regularly to read and note new updates and information. It is full of key information.

 

Reception Admissions 2015 If your child’s birthday is between 1st September 2010 and 31st August 2011, you can now apply online for a primary school place by visiting the Redbridge website www.redbridge.gov.uk and use the link to eAdmissions. If you are not a Redbridge resident you will need to apply via your own Council (even for a Redbridge school). The deadline for online applications is Thursday 15th January 2015 at 11.59pm. Please note, you will only be allocated a place if your child meets the admissions criteria. Please read it carefully.

        

Christmas Parties Parties have started today. The remaining year groups are:

18th December: Reception, Year 4, 5 and 3

19th December: Nursery AM and PM  

Carol Singing We look forward to parents joining us for some Christmas cheer tomorrow. Please note we will be making a collection for the local charities, so bring your loose change.

 

Finally….Once again it has been a very busy, but exciting term. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support, your lovely cards, gifts and wishes.

I wish you all a fantastic holiday, and a happy, healthy and successful 2015!

Dates For Your Diary

 

17 - 19th Dec                    Christmas Parties (see above)

18th Dec                           Christmas Carol Concert (9.15am Parents Welcome - Red Classes- Main Hall, Yellow classes Dance Studio, Blue &  Rainbow classes– Small Hall)                    

19th Dec                              Christmas Assemblies

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

Newsletter No. 14 10th December 2014

Congratulations to the following Writers of the Week: Nada Aissat, Lynn-Milane Tchuente Tchuembou, Janya Bhalla, Rishana Maninathan, Mateen Hussain, Julia Franco, Manasi Bhatawadekar, Alexia Pokan Demonssinga, Caroline Gulbinovic, Shenna Jaur, Christina Mataj, Afsana Uddin, Qasim Javaid, Mohsin Awan, Madiha Nadeem, Priya Khosla, Gavin Molokwu, Maryam Hussain, Emre Ozuaciksoz, Anisha Ahmed, Raul Islam. 

 

‘Mathlete’ awards were received by: Alina Uddin, Mariam Abou-El-Seoud, Rayan Syed, Amelia Ahmed, Rehan Wahid, Mahnoor Naeem, Maryam Bint Imran, Sara Seedat, Suleiman Malik Singh, Aisha Sajjad, Maya Michalak, Abhishek Nair, Isra Sher Khan, Malaika Mukhtar, Tahmid Kawser, Arfa Razzaq, Anisha Ahmed, Zainab Achha, Zain Basit, Aliyah Kokkaz. 

            

Cranbrook Calendars All year groups participated in a competition for their design to feature on the Cranbrook Calendar. Well done to Luckrecija, Yasmine, Ria, Tania, Tonisha, Aliya, Fatima, Mikayla, Alisha, Musa, Mariyam and Soumya!

Order forms are available from the office. The calendars will on sale, in the small hall this week and next, Wednesdays to Friday. There are a limited number of Calendars, so to avoid disappointment, buy early. They will be on sale for £6, or two for £10.

 

CFA Movie Night Will be on Thursday 11th December. For those who have sent the money and permission slips in, the films will start at 3pm and all children attending will be handed over to parents at their usual place at 5pm. As it will dark by then, please be prompt to collect your child. The children will be provided with pizza, chips and a drink.

Those children who are not participating in the Movie Night Event, dismissal will be normal.

 

Attendance Figures For Last Week:

 

Rec Blue          88.6%             Yr 3Rain   91.0%

Rec Green        88.3%             Yr 3Y        90.7%

Rec Red            96.0%             Yr 4B        95.0%

Rec Yellow       88.3%              Yr 4G       92.4%

Yr 1B                92.0%              Yr 4R       94.1%

Yr 1G                93.7%              Yr 4Y       92.7%

Yr 1R                92.4%              Yr 5B       96.0%

Yr 1Y                95.8%              Yr 5G       96.5%

Yr 2B                89.0%              Yr 5R       91.7%

Yr 2G                95.1%              Yr 5Y       95.7%   

Yr 2R                90.3%              Yr 6B       99.4%  

Yr 2Y                86.5%              Yr 6G       94.5%  

Yr 3B                95.7%              Yr 6R       93.0%  

Yr 3G                93.7%              Yr 6Y       96.8%

Yr 3R                92.1%     

Attendance Well done to class 6 Blue for achieving 99.4%. The overall percentage for the whole school was 93%.

 

Coloured Assemblies will take place this week on the 11th December as follows:

Yellow, classes, in the Main Hall.

Red, in the Dance Studio.

 

Redbridge Food Bank are appealing for donations leading up to the Christmas period. We would like to support this cause by asking for contribution of the following: tinned food, teabags, coffee, cereals, toiletries, nappies, biscuits, and non-perishable Christmas treats such as children’s selection boxes. We ask all donations to be brought into school by the Tuesday 16th December. Thank you for your co-operation.

 

Late Gate I would like to remind you that any children not collected from the late gate by 3.45pm will be taken to the After School Club. Parents and Carers should then collect their child from the Club via the main playground. There will be a £6 fee per child. We cannot provide free child care after this time as our duty of care ends at 3.30pm.

 

Literacy Course for Parents Parent’s and carers are invited to take part in a 6 week Literacy course at Cranbrook Primary School. The course will start on Friday 9^th January 2015 and will run for 6 weeks until Friday 13^th February from 9am – 11am. Parents will have the opportunity to understand how and what their children are learning in English lessons at school, gain a greater understanding of grammar and punctuation in order to support their children’s learning in the home and discover new spelling strategies to build confidence. If you would like to enrol then please telephone 020 8518 2562.

Newsletters There is an option for newsletters to be sent via email to parents and carers. If you wish to receive the newsletter this way in future, then please forward your email address to:                   Aysha.BegumMiah@redbridge.gov.uk leaving your child’s name and class. If you have more than one child attending the school, please add all their details.

 

School Website I would encourage all Parents/Carers to visit the school website regularly to read and note new updates and information. It is full of key information.

 

Reception Admissions 2015 If your child’s birthday is between 1st September 2010 and 31st August 2011, you can now apply online for a primary school place by visiting the Redbridge website www.redbridge.gov.uk and use the link to eAdmissions. If you are not a Redbridge resident you will need to apply via your own Council (even for a Redbridge school). The deadline for online applications is Thursday 15th January 2015 at 11.59pm. Please note, you will only be allocated a place if your child meets the admissions criteria. Please read it carefully.

Christmas Parties Each year group will have their own party. This is as follows:

17th December: Year 1, 2 and 6

18th December: Reception, Year 4, 5 and 3

19th December: Nursery AM and PM  

As the parties will take place straight after lunch, we would ask you to supply your child with a snack and a drink. Children may also bring party clothes to change into.

 

Coats, Hats, Scarves and Gloves Please ensure your child is suitably dressed for the cold weather, as all children will go out for playtimes and lunchtimes. Please ensure all items of clothing are labelled with the child’s name and class.

 

Dates For Your Diary

10th December           Y4 Trip Imperial War Museum

                                 (Blue and Green)

11th Dec                    CFA Event  3-5pm

W/B 15th Dec             Christmas Parties (see below)

17th December           Y4 Trip Imperial War Museum

                                 (Red and Yellow)

18th Dec                    Christmas Carol Concert

                                 (9.15am - Parents Welcome)

19th Dec                    Christmas Assemblies

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