Cranbrook Church of England Primary School

NEWSLETTER

June 2010

 

Year 2 Sports Carnival

On Monday 14 June the children from King-Smith class will be attending a Sports

Carnival to be held at the Cranbrook Rugby Club.  A separate letter has already been

 sent out about this.  Children from King-Smith should be taken to the Rugby Club for

8.55 am for school registration.   We will bring them back to school when the event

 is finished.  If you are able to assist with supervising children during this event,

please contact Mrs Adie.

 

KS2 Trip to Herstmonceaux Science Centre

On Tuesday 15 June children from KS2 will be visiting the Herstmonceaux Science

Centre.  A separate letter has already been sent out about this event.  Please ensure

 that children wear school uniform and come equipped with clothing suitable for the

weather.  A maximum of £3 spending money per child to be put in a named purse, wallet

 or envelope.

 

Olympics Event

On Wednesday 16 June we will be holding an Olympics Day to promote awareness of

 the Olympic values and remind children that this great spectacle will be taking place

 in London in 2 years’ time.  Each class will take part in a variety of sporting events

(mainly athletics based) and there will be a ‘medals ceremony’ at the end of the day. 

Parents are very welcome to attend the medal ceremony, which will be held on the field

and will start at 3.05 pm.

 

Pullman visit to Sissinghurst Castle

On Thursday 17 June Pullman will be visiting Sissinghurst Castle for the day.  We had a

very successful day planting our seedlings and undertaking various other activities

when Morpurgo and Rowling visited shortly after Easter.  We hope that Pullman will have

 an equally rewarding day, during the course of which they will maintain our plot and

perhaps begin to harvest some of the growing vegetables.  

 

Please remember that Pullman will be meeting at Sissinghurst at 9.00am, not at school

on that day.  Children who attend the breakfast club will be taken in the school

mini-bus. Children will need suitable, waterproof footwear as they will be walking on

the estate. Wellies are probably best. Waterproof coats/ sunhats etc depending on what

 the weather is doing as we will be outside all day.   Children should be collected

from Sissinghurst Castle at 3.00pm.

Another group of children will be visiting Sissinghurst on 1 July to harvest our vegetables

 and they will bring them back to school, so that we can sell them after school on 2 July in

 the playground.  Please bring some money with you on that day, so that you can buy

fresh vegetables grown by the children at very competitive prices.

 

Pullman class French day

On Monday 21 June Pullman will be taking part in a variety of French activities in

preparation for KS3 French.  They will take part in a French workshop during the morning

 and at lunchtime they will visit Cranbrook School to watch a theatrical performance

 in French.  We hope that the children will enjoy and benefit from this enrichment

experience.

 

Music Concert

Our school concert will take place on 23 June from 7pm to 8pm in the school hall.  Mrs

Brown will be sending out a letter early next week.

 

Cycling Proficiency – Year 6

This will be taking place on 28^th and 29^th a separate letter will follow advising what day

your child has been allocated.

 

Moon Rocks

During the week of 28 June the children will have the opportunity to see

 rocks from the Moon, which are being brought to us from the

science department at Cranbrook School.  This is a unique opportunity and

very exciting.

 

Year 6 Residential Trip

Just a reminder that Year 6 children will be having their three day residential trip

 to Swattenden on 30^th June – 2^nd July.  Please ensure that all payments have been made

 by Friday 25^th June 2009. 

 

Science Extravaganza at Cranbrook School

1^st July 4-8pm

Cranbrook are holding a family learning evening focusing on science activities on 1^st

July 4-8pm.  All events will be free of charge.  More information will be sent out closer to

the time.  Listed below are some of the scheduled activities.

Opening of the school Solar System; Moon Rocks; Titan the Robot; Starchaser Rocket; Astrodome; Herstmonceux Science Centre exhibits; Make a Smoothie Bike; Magician; Bouncy Castle; Spaceman photos; Water Rockets; Solar Scopes; Raffle; Film; Observing

the night sky from our Observatory; Ice Cream van.

 

Feedback from Parent Zone

 We welcomed 14 parents to our last Parent Zone meeting when Mr Wibroe gave a talk

 on how teachers assess children’s progress through their time at primary school. We

 heard how the teachers meet with Mr Wibroe each term to track each pupil's progress

 to determine whether they are reaching their expected targets.  We heard about

the different National Curriculum levels and were shown examples of children's work

 to illustrate the different levels of achievement.  We all realised what a huge amount of

 time is given to making sure children reach their full potential.

 

Healthy Lunchbox Information

Making packed lunches can be a monotonous job.  However, help is at hand!  If you

are looking for inspiration and some new ideas on healthy and easy to prepare

lunches, please come along to our Healthy Lunchbox workshop on Monday

21st June 3.30pm to 4.30pm in the School Hall.  There is a great deal of evidence

 to show how healthy diets can improve behaviour, concentration and general health

 in children.  Healthy options need not be expensive - we can show you how!  Please

come along to our fun workshop.  A crèche will be provided in the Sunshine Room.

 

Shoes

Please ensure that your child wears appropriate black school shoes to school each day.

  We have recently had a number of children wearingtrainers and a variety of

unsuitable boots.  These are not part of the school uniform.  Please make sure that your

child arrives at school appropriately dressed in school uniform and equipped for the day.

Supervising your children

Please ensure that your children are adequately supervised at the beginning and end of

the school day.  Small children playing in the area of the steps up onto the field can

 be dangerous, particularly if they are not supervised.

Inhalers

Does your child need an inhaler?  Some parents have expressed that their child

sometimes needs an inhaler.  Please make sure that your child has an up to date

 inhaler in school if they need one and that it is clearly marked with your child’s name.

Cranbrook Fun Day

Many thanks for your continued support and a huge thank you to all those who

managed to attend the Cranbrook Fun Day.  The PTFA did a tremendous job in

helping to organise this event, their model fruit was absolutely brilliant! – a huge thank

you for all your hard work PTFA. 

We understand the day was a great success and the Choir and Drummers were

 again fantastic and enjoyed by all - well done to them.   

Your Choice funding

The school has been allocated a 'Your Choice Fund' to be used from now until 31st

March 2011 to provide help with children's out of school activities and interests.  The

 criteria for applying for a grant from this fund is that the child attends this school, the

family is on a low income, in receipt of benefits or free school meals or that there is

family crisis preventing the child from being able to partake in the particular

activity.  The funding may be used for swimming lessons, music lessons, uniform

 or subscriptions for brownies or cubs, sports activities, or any other interest or activity a

child wishes to pursue.  However, the activity must take place outside of school hours. 

If you wish to apply for Your Choice Funding or would like more information about it,

please contact Judy Skellern, Parent Support Adviser via the school office or on her

mobile:  07825 506552.  Each enquiry will be treated confidentially. 

Free School Meals

You may be entitled to free school meals, if so you should be taking full advantage of

this benefit.  Criteria for free school meals are if you are claiming income support and/or

 child tax credit (not Working Tax Credit) and an annual income below £16,040.  If you

need any further assistance please ask at the school office.

Playground upgrade

We are about to have some new pieces of play equipment installed in both the infant and

 the junior playground.  We are also going to have some new markings painted on

 the surfaces.  This has been long awaited and we are grateful to the extra funding that

 has supplemented the school’s own budget to help make this possible. Contributors

 includethe Friends of Cranbrook CE Primary School, the Courier Newspaper and

the Mercers’ Company.  We are extremely grateful to all these organizations for

their contributions towards what is going to be quite a costly project, but one that will

greatly enhance the children’s lunchtime and playtime opportunities.

Malawi Sale

Thank you to everybody for supporting our sale for Malawi.  We raised an excellent

£100 which Mrs Piper will use to buy dictionaries for the children in our link

school in Kambwiri to use in their new library.  Jemima the giraffe was won by

Poppy in Rowling class; the baby giraffe’s name was Fiona!

Benenden Primary School World Cup Football Fete

12^th June at 2.00pm

Benenden Primary School will be holding a football orientated fete in Benenden to

enable children to celebrate the fun of the World Cup.  There will be activities for both

boys and girls, relating to football skills as well as lots of Africa related games and

craft activities too. Cost £2.50 per child of £5 per family this will include a goodie bag

 for children as they leave.  Games and activities will be free once entrance fee has

been paid.

CALLING ALL PARENTS, CARERS AND GRANDPARENTS 

Do you want to be able to help your child with their homework?

Have you been told by them you are not doing it right?

Are you afraid or embarrassed they might know more than you?

If the answer is yes, join us on a Wednesday for 2 hours over the next 3 weeks and learn

how to support your child better with reading and writing.

Wednesday 9.30 - 11.30am

16th, 23rd, 30th June

Out of School Club

Unlimited tea and coffee

If you can't come to them all, come to as many as you can!

ALL WELCOME

FACT:  What and how our children learn today is different to what we learned and how we were taught at school.

FACT: Supporting your child with homework sets them up better for lifelong learning

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