Newsletter No 35 20th June 2012

Congratulations  Congratulations to Tahmid Kawser (2B) and Safa Chowdhury (1B) for achieving their Gold Awards.

A Headteacher’s Award was also presented to Haaris Abbas (1B) for really good handwriting.

Well done, children!

Cranbrook 2012 Fayre What a fantastic turnout and event.  We raised £3,400 for developing the garden area for children’s use.  Look out for the changes in September.  I would like to take this opportunity to thank all CFA committee members and staff for their hard work and parents who helped in setting up and running the stalls.

Cooking Activities Years 1—6 will be taking part in cooking activities including an Olympic Breakfast on Friday 29th June.  We would ask for a donation of £1 to cover the cost of the ingredients.

Olympic Week  As part of our Olympic Week activities, we will be having a closing ceremony in the playground (weather permitting), next Friday 29th June starting at 1.45pm for Years 1-6.  All parents are welcome to attend.

Transition Information Session for Year 5 Parents We would like to invite all of our year 5 parents to our Secondary School transition information session. This is a very important meeting which will take place on Monday 25th June from 9am – 11am. We will discuss the Secondary School application process and how we at Cranbrook can support you. You will also meet the Head of Year 7 from Valentines Secondary School who can answer any of your questions about life in Secondary School. There will be refreshments available on the day as well as information and freebies from the LBR travel team. Please ensure that you try to attend.  Please note that the date has changed.  I hope that this has not caused any inconvenience.

Early finish Friday 20th July  Advance notice of the early closure on the last day of the school year.  We will be closing at 2pm on Friday 20th July and there will be no After School Club available.

Attendance Figures for Last Week

RB        94%                RG      91%

RR        95%                RY      91.7%

RW      90.9%            

Yr 1B   95.7%             Yr 1G  96.7%

Yr 1R   97.9%             Yr 1Y  92.4%

Yr 2B   92.4%             Yr 2G  100%

Yr 2R   98.6%             Yr 2Y  98%

Yr 3B   94%                Yr 3G  91%

Yr 3R   96.6%             Yr 3Y  99.3%

Yr 4B   96.7%             Yr 4G  87.2%

Yr 4R   91%                Yr 4Y  95.3%

Yr 5G  92.3%             Yr 5R  95%   

Yr 6B   97.7%             Yr 6Y  98.7%

Attendance The class with the highest percentage is Year 2G with 100%! Well done to Year 2 Green!  The overall percentage for the whole school was 94.8%.

Olympic Sports Day  We would like to invite parents to our Olympic Sports Day, weather permitting, on Tuesday 26th June 2012.

KS2—starting at 9.15am

KS1—starting at 1.00pm

Parents will be required to sign in at the field entrance.  We look forward to seeing you there to enjoy the day.

Non-uniform day  Friday 29th June will be a non-uniform day for a donation of £1 per child.  The children are invited to come into school dressed linked to the country they have been working on during Olympic Week.  All money received will go towards sports facilities in school.

Year 6 Glasbury Trip   Our Year 6 children arrived safely at Glasbury on Monday and have settled in well. We will send Year 6 parents daily updates by text.  We look forward to their return on Friday and hear all about their trip.

Boot Sale  On 30th June there will be a Boot Sale taking place in the playground for the local community.  Pitches cost £8.00.  No animals, alcohol or tobacco to be sold.  Buyer’s entry fee 30p.  All proceeds to help school facilities and teaching aids for our children. For more information please call Simon on 07779 124827 or visit www.facebook.com/groups/360477313999668 or www.facebook.com/events/443933665617843. 

11 Plus Selection Test  Parents of year 5 pupils who would like their child to sit the 11+ selection test for grammar school are required to register for the test by Thursday 5^th July 2012. Registration can be carried out online by accessing the LBR website via www.redbridge.gov.uk and then clicking on the ‘register for 11 plus test’ tab and completing the form online or downloading the form. Parents should also download the accompanying information and guidance notes which contain important information about the ID documents that must be submitted with each form.

The 11+ selection test will take place this year on Monday 3^rd September 2012. 

Redbridge Grammar school open evenings are taking place on:

Tuesday 26^th June at 6pm at Ilford County High School

Thursday 28^th June from 6.30pm – 8.30pm at Woodford County High School

Redbridge Drama Centre  Redbridge Drama Centre are holding an open day this Saturday 23rd June from 2pm-8pm.  For more information visit www.redbridgedramacentre.co.uk.

Summer Maths Club for Year 3 and 4 children A Summer Maths Club is being held at Cranbrook every Thursday from 21st June to the 19th July (5 weeks) for Year 3 and Year 4 children. Year 3 (3.30pm-4.30pm) and Year 4 (4.45pm-5.45pm). Topics will include: Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, problem solving, fractions, mental maths, games and fun with numbers.  Course fee is £30, there are limited seats and is on a first come first served basis.  Please contact Anisha to book your place on: 07872 610195.  For more information email mathsclub4u@gmail.com.

 Key Dates for your Diary:

Mon 25th June                Olympic Week

Mon 25th June                Transition Information  Session for Yr 5 parents                                                                                         (please note change of date)

Tues 26th June               KS2 Sports Day AM

                                    KS1 Sports Day PM

Fri 29th June                  Non-uniform day

Fri 29th June                  Olympic Closing ceremony 1.45pm

Sat 30th June                 Boot Sale

Thurs 5th July                Year 2 performance

Thurs 12th July              Year 6 performance

Fri 13th July                   Last day for nursery children

Mon 16th July                 Whole School Exhibition

Fri 20th July                   Last day of term—finish at 2pm

Term dates for this year:

Summer 2012

11th June—23rd July 2012

Inset Days   1st June 2012

                   23rd July 2012

Autumn Term starts on Thursday 6th Sept

Newsletter No 34 13th June 2012

Welcome back, everyone! I do hope you had a really good half-term.

Congratulations  Congratulations to the children from Years 4, 5 and 6 who recently competed in a cricket tournament at Mayfield School.  We came 3rd out of 12 schools from the borough.  The team were led superbly by the captain Naval Agrawal (6Y).  Well done!

Cranbrook 2012 Fayre I would like to ask for cake donations please – to be given to the School Office on Thursday morning. Come along and buy some yummy cakes at the Cranbrook 2012 Fayre.

Early finish and arrangements on Thursday14th June for the Fayre Please remember school will finish slightly earlier tomorrow at 3pm due to the Cranbrook Fayre.  The children will be dismissed from the front of the school, as the playground will be used for the Fayre.  There will be signs up in the playground and by the main gate to tell you about this.

Clubs  Please note there will be also no Clubs after school tomorrow (Thursday) due to the Cranbrook Fayre.  This includes the After School Childcare provision.

Transition Information Session for Year 5 Parents We would like to invite all of our year 5 parents to our secondary school transition information session. This is a very important meeting which will take place on Monday 25th June from 9am – 11am (please note change of date). We will discuss the secondary school application process and how we at Cranbrook can support you. You will also meet the head of year 7 from Valentines Secondary School who can answer any of your questions about life in Secondary School. There will be refreshments available on the day as well as information and freebies from the LBR travel team. Please ensure that you try to attend.  Please note that the date has changed.  I hope that this has not caused any inconvenience.

Boot Sale  On 30th June there will be a Boot Sale taking place in the playground for the local community.  Pitches cost £8.00.  No animals, alcohol or tobacco to be sold.  Buyer’s entry fee 30p.  All proceeds to help school facilities and teaching aids for our children. For more information please call Simon on 07779 124827 or visit www.facebook.com/groups/360477313999668 or www.facebook.com/events/443933665617843.  Please help support this event.

Attendance Figures for Last Week

RB        91.7%              RG      95.7%

RR        99.1%              RY      94%

RW       93.2%             

Yr 1B    98.3%              Yr 1G  99.2%

Yr 1R    96.1%              Yr 1Y  94%

Yr 2B    95%                 Yr 2G  93.3%

Yr 2R    97%                 Yr 2Y  96.7%

Yr 3B    99.2%              Yr 3G  96.7%

Yr 3R    92.5%              Yr 3Y  97.4%

Yr 4B    95.8%              Yr 4G  97.4%

Yr 4R    93.1%              Yr 4Y  93.3%

Yr 5G   95.4%              Yr 5R  97.1%  

Yr 6B    98.3%              Yr 6Y  95%

Attendance The classes with the highest percentage are Year 1 Green and Year 3 Blue both with 99.2%! Well done to both classes!  The overall percentage for the whole school was 95.8%.

Our Year 4 Emissaries have written the following after the Jubilee celebrations we held at school. ‘Yesterday on Wednesday 30^th May we had a fun filled street party and our teachers brought lots of incredible treats.  Some of the wonderful classes got the opportunity to bake something scrumptious like cupcakes or fruit salads.  After lunch we got everything ready for the pleasant party.  When we got downstairs to the playground, we started to eat the luxurious snacks!!  We drank, thirst quenching, cold, chilled cartons of juice.  Some of us got crunchy crisps or even ice pops!!

We shared some food with a few of the amazing adults.  Once we finished eating our fabulous snacks we started to play some great games, like duck duck goose.  After we played a few games we went back into our classes.’  Mariam and Jordan - Year 4 Emissaries.

 Parent Governor Vacancy  As mentioned in previous newsletters, we have a Parent Governor vacancy.  The closing date for nominations was Friday 25th May and we have received two nominations.

This means that a ballot will now need to take place; please find accompanying  this newsletter the statements provided by each candidate, which may help you in deciding who to vote for.  All parents are entitled to vote.

Walk Once a Week - Congratulations to all the children who have earned their WOW badges for April and May. These have been given out today. And thank you to Classmonitors.The winners of May's WOW Class of the month is 2B and 6B - well done!

Workshops for Women at Cranbrook Children’s Centre Cranbrook Children’s Centre will be hosting a series of workshops for women. The workshops will explore how to build your confidence and self esteem, how to manage stress, how to build healthy relationships, as well as offering techniques for relaxation. The workshops are free and there will be a crèche provided for each one. The workshops start on Friday 22^nd June from 10 am – 12pm. Each one will take place at the same time every Friday for 5 weeks. These workshops are aimed at empowering women and are being held in Cranbrook Children’s Centre. To reserve a place please contact Cranbrook Children’s Centre on 020 8709 2012.

Early finish Friday 20th July  Advance notice of the early closure on the last day of the school year.  We will be closing at 2pm on Friday 20th July and there will be no After School Club available.

11 Plus Selection Test  Parents of year 5 pupils who would like their child to sit the 11+ selection test for grammar school are required to register for the test by Thursday 5^th July 2012. Registration can be carried out online by accessing the LBR website via www.redbridge.gov.uk and then clicking on the ‘register for 11 plus test’ tab and completing the form online or downloading the form. Parents should also download the accompanying information and guidance notes which contain important information about the ID documents that must be submitted with each form.

The 11+ selection test will take place this year on Monday 3^rd September 2012. 

Redbridge Grammar school open evenings are taking place on:

Tuesday 26^th June at 6pm at Ilford County High School

Thursday 28^th June from 6.30pm – 8.30pm at Woodford County High School

SPECIAL OFFER— One of our parents has a barber shop ‘Tariq Hair Stylist’ and for each haircut for a customer quoting Cranbrook Primary, they will donate 50p to the school.  Also, customers will get every sixth cut for free with one of their membership cards.  The shop address is ‘Tariq Hair Stylist,

64 Cranbrook Road, Ilford, IG1 4NH

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PARKING  - PLEASE DO NOT PARK ON THE BEND TO JACK CARTER CENTRE AS THIS PREVENTS EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS AND COULD RISK LIVES.

KEY DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:

Thurs 14th June             Cranbrook 2012 Fayre

18th June-22nd June       Year 6 Glasbury Residential trip

Mon 25th June                Olympic Week

Mon 25th June                Transition Information Session for Yr 5 parents                                                                                          (please note change of date)

Tues 26th June               KS2 Sports Day AM

                                    KS1 Sports Day PM

Sat 30th June                 Boot Sale-

Thurs 5th July                Year 2 performance

Thurs 12th July              Year 6 performance

Fri 13th July                   Last day for nursery children

Mon 16th July                 Whole School Exhibition

Fri 20th July                   Last day of term—finish at 2pm

Term dates for this year:

Summer 2012

11th June—23rd July 2012

Inset Days   1st June 2012

                   23rd July 2012

Autumn Term starts on Thursday 6th Sept

Newsletter No 33 30th May 2012

Congratulations Congratulations to Ismail Patel (2G) for achieving his Gold Award. Well done, Ismail!

Congratulations to all the children in Years 1 and 2 whose stories for the Young Writer’s Competition have been chosen for publication. We are very proud of your achievements.

I am very proud to announce that Sofiya (2R) and Layla Ringshaw (3R) have been attending Theatretrain theatre school and recently took part in a show at the Saddlers Wells Theatre in London. Their performance was superb!

Well done, children!

Cranbrook 2012 Fayre Don’t forget the exciting Fayre the Cranbrook Friends Association are planning for Thursday 14th June. All money raised will go towards an outdoor room in our fenced garden area. A huge thank you for money raised in the past by the PTA (now reformed as CFA) which is to be used to develop the fenced garden area—watch as it grows before your eyes! And thank you once again for all your financial support that has enabled this to happen.

Early finish and arrangements on 14th June In order to enable our school to participate in the Summer Fayre, school will finish slightly earlier on that day at 3pm. The children will be dismissed from the front of the school, as the playground will be used for the Fayre. There will be signs up in the playground and by the main gate to tell you about this.

Diamond Jubilee Street Parade —Thursday 31st May: Don’t forget the Jubilee Parade which is happening tomorrow. Dress colours are as follows:

Reception: Red Year 1: White Year 2: Blue

Year 3: Red Year 4: White Years 5 & 6: Blue

Please feel free to enjoy the parade with us but please ensure you stand on the opposite sides of the road so that we are able to keep a close eye on the children and keep them safe. Thank you!

Thank you to the CFA for providing all the Jubilee flags and bunting.

School Closure Friday June 1st Please remember the school will be closed to pupils this Friday as it is a staff training day.

Colour Assemblies Due to the Jubilee Street Parade taking place tomorrow, please note there will be NO colour assemblies this week.

School Crossing Patrol Please note, the School Crossing Patrol operating on the pelican crossing in The Drive at the junction with Highlands Gardens will be absent for approximately 2 weeks from Monday 28th May 2012.

Transition Information Session for Year 5 Parents We would like to invite all of our year 5 parents to our secondary school transition information session. This is a very important meeting which will take place on Tuesday 19th June from 9am – 11am. We will discuss the secondary school application process and how we at Cranbrook can support you. You will also meet the head of year 7 from Valentines Secondary School who can answer any of your questions about life in Secondary School. There will be refreshments available on the day as well as information and freebies from the LBR travel team. Please ensure that you try to attend.

Boot Sale On 30th June there will be a Boot Sale taking place in the playground for the local community. Please look out for further information in forthcoming newsletters. 9-3pm.

Travel during the Olympic Games Have you thought about your travel plans during the Olympics?You can find out about if the stations or lines you use will be affected along with advice on other options by visiting GetAheadoftheGames.com.This covers tube, DLR, London overground and national rail services during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Park and Stride Map As part of our School Travel Plan, we are trying to encourage more children to walk or cycle to school and to reduce car congestion around the school. have developed a Park and Stride map which has 3 concentric circles showing the distance of a 5, 10 and 15 walk. If you live within or just outside of the green ring (15 minutes), please consider walking your child to school. If you drive to school, please consider parking a short distance from the school (blue ring) and walking the last ten minutes. once a week will make a big difference.The map is displayed in Reception and around the school or you can request a copy from the School Office.

Bringing equipment to school Parents/Carers please remember to send packed lunches, book bags, and appropriate clothing (i.e. PE kits, clothes for non-uniform days, etc.) into school with your child at the beginning of the school day. This will limit the amount of interruptions to your child’s class and also to the Office Staff who are also extremely busy providing support for the day-to-day running of the school.

Attendance Figures for Last Week

RB 96%                RG 97.2%
RR 95.7%             RY 94.5%
RW 90.5%
Yr 1B 99.3%        Yr 1G 97.7%
Yr 1R 94.5%        Yr 1Y 99.3%
Yr 2B 94.7%        Yr 2G 92.3%
Yr 2R 98.6%        Yr 2Y 95.3%
Yr 3B 98.7%        Yr 3G 99.3%
Yr 3R 96%           Yr 3Y 97.9%
Yr 4B 98.7%        Yr 4G 92.4%
Yr 4R 94.5%        Yr 4Y 96.3%
Yr 5G 95.3%        Yr 5R 98.7%
Yr 6B 99.3%        Yr 6Y 98.7%

Attendance The classes with the highest percentage are Year 1 Blue, Year 1 Yellow, Year 3 Green and Year 6 Blue all with 99.3%! Well done to all 4 classes! The overall percentage for the whole school was 96%.

Parent Governor Vacancy 2 parents have been nominated and therefore, we have to go to a secret ballot. Arrangements will be shared after half-term so that the due process can be applied.

Lost Earrings Two different designs of earring have been found within the school. If they belong to you please contact the school office or bring in the corresponding matching earring.

Early finish Friday 20th July Advance notice of the early closure on the last day of the school year. We will be closing at 2pm on Friday 20th July and there will be no After School Club available.


Key dates for your diary:-

Thurs 31st May Diamond Jubilee Week—Street Parade
Fri 1st June Inset Day (school closed to pupils)
4th June—8th June Half Term
Mon 11th June School re-opens
Thurs 14th June Cranbrook 2012 Fayre
18th June-22nd June Year 6 Glasbury Residential trip
Tues 19th June Transition Information Session for Yr 5 parents
Tues 26th June KS2 Sports Day AM
                        KS1 Sports Day PM
Thurs 5th July Year 2 performance
Thurs 12th July Year 6 performance
Fri 13th July Last day for nursery children
Mon 16th July Whole School Exhibition
Fri 20th July Last day of term—finish at 2pm

Term dates for this year:

Summer 2012
16th April—1st June 2012

Half term break 4th June—8th June 2012
11th June—23rd July 2012

Inset Days  1st June 2012
                23rd July 2012

Autumn Term starts on Thursday 6th Sept

Newsletter No 32 23rd May 2012

Congratulations  Congratulations to Sumaya Osman, Shoaib Ahmed (5R), Swati Singh (2G), Tyler George (2R) and Laiba Ali (2Y) for achieving their Gold Awards.

A Headteacher’s Award was also presented to Maya Mishkin and Sabah Jamil (4Y) for fantastic writing.

Cranbrook 2012 Fayre – It’s that time of year again! A letter with details and slips was sent home yesterday stating (1) tickets go on sale in the playground from Thurs 24^th May, 50p child and £1 adult   (2) volunteers to

help on the day to complete a slip and return to the Office and (3) anyone wanting to book a stall to complete a slip and return to the Office – stalls are £10 and cannot sell alcohol, livestock, fake goods, food or drink.  All money raised will fund the development of the garden area in the main playground, so that children can enjoy it for years to come.

I do hope you will support this forthcoming community event and join in the fun on 14th June.

Diamond Jubilee Week We are thoroughly looking forward to next week and our Jubilee celebrations.  Please support us with the following:

Monday 28th May:  Royal Costume Day.  For a donation of 50p children are invited to come into school dressed in King, Queen, Prince or Princess outfits.  All money raised will go towards the street party—due to take place on Wednesday.

Tuesday 29th May: Special Jubilee Lunch Menu

Wednesday 30th May: 

Cranbrook Street

Party in the playground.

Thursday 31st May: Street parade round the block in the afternoon.  If you do not wish for your child to participate please inform the classteacher in writing.  Please note, there will be no colour assemblies on this day.  Today will be a non-uniform day, there will be a red, white and blue theme as follows:

Reception: Red  Year 1: White     Year 2: Blue

Year 3:  Red      Year 4: White     Years 5 & 6: Blue

Friday 1st June:  Inset Day (School closed to pupils)

A week to remember!

Parent Governor Vacancy  We have a vacancy for a parent governor. All parents are eligible to apply and are requested to write to me outlining why you would be a good parent governor.  Please be aware that this role is voluntary and unpaid. If you are interested please collect a form from the school office. The deadline for completed forms is this Friday 25th May.

Diamond Jubilee Lunch On Tuesday 29th May the catering staff ISS will be doing a special lunch menu for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The menu will be a hot buffet menu comprising of BBQ Drumsticks, Margarita pizza or Nachos with salsa and sour cream, carrot and cucumber sticks, cherry tomatoes, cajun potato wedges, fruit bar, fresh bread, then ice-cream or Victoria sponge finger. The price will be as normal £1.99. 

Transition Information Session for Year 5 Parents We would like to invite all of our year 5 parents to our secondary school transition information session. This is a very important meeting which will take place on Tuesday 19^th June from 9am – 11am. We will discuss the secondary school application process and how we at Cranbrook can support you. You will also meet the head of year 7 from Valentines Secondary School who can answer any of your questions about life in Secondary School. There will be refreshments available on the day as well as information and freebies from the LBR travel team. Please ensure that you try to attend.

Boot Sale  On 30th June there will be a Boot Sale taking place in the playground for the local community.  Please look out for further information in forthcoming newsletters.

Travel during the Olympic Games Have you thought about your travel plans during the Olympics?You can find out about if the stations or lines you use will be affected along with advice on other options by visiting GetAheadoftheGames.com.This covers tube, DLR, London overground and national rail services during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Park and Stride Map As part of our School Travel Plan, we are trying to encourage more children to walk or cycle to school and to reduce car congestion around the school. have developed a Park and Stride map which has 3 concentric circles showing the distance of a 5, 10 and 15 walk. If you live within or just outside of the green ring (15 minutes), please consider walking your child to school. If you drive to school, please consider parking a short distance from the school (blue ring) and walking the last ten minutes. once a week will make a big difference.The map is displayed in Reception and around the school or you can request a copy from the School Office.

Attendance Figures for Last Week

RB        91.3%             RG      96.6%

RR        98.6%              RY      79.3%

RW       95.2%             

Yr 1B    98%                 Yr 1G  95.7%

Yr 1R    97.2%              Yr 1Y  90.3%

Yr 2B    96%                 Yr 2G  94.6%

Yr 2R    97.2%              Yr 2Y  94.3%

Yr 3B    99.3%              Yr 3G  99.3%

Yr 3R    98%                 Yr 3Y  97.9%

Yr 4B    97.3%              Yr 4G  89.7%

Yr 4R    93.8%              Yr 4Y  96.3%

Yr 5G   95.3%              Yr 5R  98.7%  

Yr 6B    99.3%              Yr 6Y  98.7%

Attendance The classes with the highest percentage are Year 3 Blue, Year 3 Green and Year 6 Blue all with 99.3%! Well done all 3 classes!  The overall percentage for the whole school was 95.6%.

Ladies only Zumba classes Zumba classes are held at Cranbrook School every Tuesday from 4.30 – 5.30pm in the dance studio. Classes cost £5 per session. Discounts are available for block bookings. Zumba is a latin inspired dance fitness programme combining salsa, meringue, soca, flamenco, bollywood and belly dancing. Anyone over the age of 16 is welcome to come along to keep fit and have fun!

Parent Volunteer Raising Money for Leukemia —One of our parents will be giving out leaflets in the car park to encourage support for this very worthwhile cause.

Key dates for your Diary:

w/c 28th May                 Diamond Jubilee Week

Fri 1st  June                Inset Day (school closed to pupils)

4th June—8th June         Half Term

Mon 11th June                School re-opens

Thurs 14th June             Cranbrook 2012 Fayre

18th June-22nd June       Year 6 Glasbury Residential trip

Tues 19th June               Transition Information Session for Yr 5 parents

Tues 26th June               KS2 Sports Day AM

                                    KS1 Sports Day PM

Thurs 5th July                Year 2 performance

Thurs 12th July              Year 6 performance

Fri 13th July                   Last day for nursery children

Mon 16th July                 Whole School Exhibition

Fri 20th July                   Last day of term—finish at 2pm

Term dates for this year:

Summer 2012

16th April—1st June 2012

Half term break 4th June—8th June 2012

11th June—23rd July 2012

Inset Days   1st June 2012

                   23rd July 2012

Autumn Term starts on Thursday 6th Sept

Newsletter No 31 16th May 2012

Congratulations  Congratulations to Maha (2G), Aaliah and Mehreen (2R), Emre and Lina (3R), Raunelle (3Y), Isabella (4R) and Sabah (4Y) for achieving their Gold Awards.

A Headteacher’s Award was also presented to Hannah (1Y) for excellent maths work.

I am proud to announce that at the Megafinds Chess Tournament held in Basildon on Sunday, Aditya Verma (3R) qualified to go through to the next stage of the competition—the Gigafinals.

Well done to Naval Agrawal (6Y), Shuhan Ali (6Y) and Subhan Patel (6B) for performing well.

A great big well done to our football team with their 6-1 win against Mossford Primary School. Goalscorers were Santana (2), Amas (2), Lawrence (1) and Zhoobin (1) who scored on his very first appearance for Cranbrook.

Cranbrook 2012 Fayre Come along to our 2012 Fayre on Thursday 14th June from 3.15-5.30pm.  There will be a range of stalls, activities and refreshments.  You won’t want to miss it!! Tickets will be sold in advance, so look out for the newsletter from the Committee.

Arts Mark Award  Cranbrook recently put forward an application for the Arts Mark Award, which is a nationally recognized award for celebrating all types of art at school.  We are delighted to receive news that we’ve obtained this award. Another logo will soon appear on our letterhead.  Well done to Junaida and the Arts team for this achievement!

Year 6 trip to Glasbury  There will be a meeting for Year 6 parents whose children are going to Glasbury in June, next Tuesday 22nd May at 9.15am in the small hall. Parents, please make every effort to attend.

School Lunch Arrears Would parents/carers please make sure that their lunch arrears are paid in full by the end of this week at the latest.  If you cannot pay for your child’s school lunch then you will be asked to provide a packed lunch until the arrears have been settled. School dinners must be paid for in advance.

Fruit Tuck Shop—As part of our drive to continually develop Cranbrook as a healthy school, we are keen to start a fruit tuck shop for Key Stage 2 children.  Our trial week begins on Tuesday 22nd May 2012.  A letter with all the details will reach you before the end of the week.

Railings  From Monday 21st May the council will be erecting safety barriers at the front of the school.  Please take extra care while this work is being carried out.

Fire Alarm—routine at the end of the day  The alarm was accidentally set off after school last Friday.  Parents please note that if this happens, you are required to move away from the building towards the fence, so that classteachers can reach the assembly points for checking their classes.  Children who have already been dismissed, will be the parent’s responsibility.

Parent Governor Vacancy  We have a vacancy for a parent governor. All parents are eligible to apply and are requested to write to me outlining why you would be a good parent governor.  Please be aware that this role is voluntary and unpaid. If you are interested please collect a form from the school office.

Diamond Jubilee Lunch On Tuesday 29th May the catering staff ISS will be doing a special lunch menu for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The menu will be a hot buffet menu comprising of BBQ Drumsticks, Margarita pizza or Nachos with salsa and sour cream, carrot and cucumber sticks, cherry tomatoes, cajun potato wedges, fruit bar, fresh bread, then ice-cream or Victoria sponge finger. The price will be as normal £1.99.  Please send in the money to school in the normal way if you wish your child to have school lunch on that day.

Parents going into toilets with children  It has come to my notice that some parents are entering the children’s toilets after school when their child needs to go.  For Safeguarding all pupils, this is not acceptable and should not occur—ever!

Transition Information Session for Year 5 Parents We would like to invite all of our year 5 parents to our secondary school transition information session. This is a very important meeting which will take place on Tuesday 19^th June from 9am – 11am. We will discuss the secondary school application process and how we at Cranbrook can support you. You will also meet the head of year 7 from Valentines Secondary School who can answer any of your questions about life in Secondary School. There will be refreshments available on the day as well as information and freebies from the LBR travel team. Please ensure that you try to attend.

Cranbrook Family Art Course Cranbrook School would like to invite parents, grandparents and their children to come along to our family art course where you will have an opportunity to learn with your children and grandchildren, develop your artistic skills and have lots of fun. The course is free and will run for 4 weeks from Thursday 21^st June until Thursday 12^th July. The course will take place every Thursday from 3.30pm – 5pm. A certificate will be awarded at the end of the course.

If you are interested please call in to the school office to put your name on the waiting list or telephone 020 8 518 2562 to reserve a place.

Smoking in the playground  As a public building the school site including the playground is a non-smoking area.  Parents, please refrain from smoking on our site.

Attendance Figures for Last Week

RB        90.8%             RG      93.1%

RR        97.3%              RY      93.1%

RW       84.5%             

Yr 1B    93.3%              Yr 1G  94.2%

Yr 1R    98.3%              Yr 1Y  94%

Yr 2B    90.4%              Yr 2G  96.7%

Yr 2R    93.1%              Yr 2Y  95%

Yr 3B    92.5%              Yr 3G  95%

Yr 3R    97.5%              Yr 3Y  100%

Yr 4B    98.3%              Yr 4G  90.1%

Yr 4R    86.2%              Yr 4Y  90%

Yr 5G   96.7%              Yr 5R  95.8%  

Yr 6B    98.3%              Yr 6Y  99.2%

Attendance The class with the highest percentage is Year 3 Yellow with 100%! Well done Year 3 Yellow!  The overall percentage for the whole school was 94.3%.

Lost Keys  Some keys have been found in the playground and handed into the office.  Please contact the office if you think these might belong to you.

Diamond Jubilee Week

Monday 28th May:  Royal Costume Day.  Children are invited to come into school dressed in King, Queen, Prince or Princess outfits.

Tuesday 29th May: Special Jubilee Lunch Menu

Wednesday 30th May:  Cranbrook Street Party in the playground.

Thursday 31st May: Street parade round the block in the afternoon.

A week to remember!

Key dates for your diary:

w/c 14th May                 Year 6 SATs week

w/c 21st May                 Year 2 SATs week

Tues 22nd May               Glasbury Meeting for Yr 6 parents

w/c 28th May                 Diamond Jubilee Week

Fri 1st  June                Inset Day (school closed to pupils)

4th June—8th June         Half Term

Thurs 14th June             Cranbrook 2012 Fayre

18th June-22nd June       Year 6 Glasbury Residential trip

Tues 19th June               Transition Information Session for Yr 5 parents

Tues 26th June               KS2 Sports Day AM

                                    KS1 Sports Day PM

Thurs 5th July                Year 2 performance

Thurs 12th July              Year 6 performance

Fri 13th July                   Last day for nursery children

Mon 16th July                 Whole School Exhibition

Fri 20th July                   Last day of term—finish at 2pm

Term dates for this year:

Summer 2012

16th April—1st June 2012

Half term break 4th June—8th June 2012

11th June—23rd July 2012

Inset Days   1st June 2012

                   23rd July 2012

Autumn Term starts on Thursday 6th Sept