Dear
Parents/Carers,
This
week has been busy! There is much underway at this point in readiness for
September, believe it or not, and there is a brilliant energy and excitement
amongst the staff team for our next steps. Over the course of the next two
weeks, staff are working hard to finalise accurate assessments of your child’s
progress and attainment in reading, writing and maths – all of which will be
shared with you in your child’s end of year report. The progress in school this
year has been quite simply phenomenal, and we’re genuinely excited to be
collating this information to share with you in due course.
Learnatics
On
Tuesday this week, I had the pleasure of another pizza lunch with those
children nominated by their class mates as the Learnatics for last half term.
It really is my favourite time of each half term - the food and the company are
always good and it’s a wonderful opportunity for me to celebrate your
children’s achievements. Congratulations to each of our Learnatics – it’s not
easy to be dedicated and determined every minute of every day but you make it
look like a doddle! Keep up the great work…
Class allocations
Next
week, we plan to share with you news of your child’s class allocation for the
year ahead. It is our intention to ensure a smooth and efficient transition
into the next phase of your child’s educational journey, and all children will
have the opportunity to spend the morning with their new class on 2nd
July. In addition - as we did last year - there will be a ‘meet the class
teacher’ session straight after school for parents to pop into the new classes,
pick up a brief information sheet about the year ahead and ask any questions
you might have. It is important that parents support the transition process by
talking to your child about their move, and generating some excitement about
this over the coming months. As ever, if you have any concerns about the class
allocations please don’t suffer in silence – come in and speak to me about it.
Summer Fair!
With
just a week to go until the eve of the 2013 Summer Fair, a reminder that we
need your help to make it the great event that it always is… Across the course
of next week, we will be asking for donations of a different nature each day so
that the fair is packed with the activities, value buys, tombolas and prizes we
all know and love! On Monday – it’s ‘Bring
a Bottle Day’, on Tuesday ‘Toy Day’,
on Wednesday books, CD’s, and
chocolate items, on Thursday jewellery, gifts and toiletries and on
Friday it’s cakes, buns and biscuits
for the wonderful café. Obviously – it is NOT expected that you donate ALL of
the above (!) but simply that you give what you can to support the school in
what is always the biggest fundraiser of the year.
You
are invited to attend a brief meeting with the committee next Wednesday after
school to review the items received and see what remains to be done before
Saturday. Finally, if you are able to pledge a few hours of your time on either
Friday afternoon (from 1.30pm) or Saturday morning (from 10am) to help set up
then don’t be shy: come in and lend a hand.
Non uniform day
As
is traditional with next week’s donations week, we will end the week with a non
uniform day on Friday. However, next week our non uniform day will take on far
greater significance as I am keen to lend our support to the plight of a young
man who needs the help of people who care.
Joseph
is a five year old boy whose plight has been brought to my attention by
Cookridge pupils and family friends, Ciaran and Elliott Noon. Falling poorly at
Christmas, Joseph was diagnosed with childhood cancer and in the months between
then and now he has braved chemotherapy treatment and an operation in a bid to
fight for his life. The chances of Joseph’s cancer returning are high. Sadly
subsequent treatment is only available in America and so the family are now
intent on raising the funds needed to pursue that treatment when the time
comes. As parents, I am certain that this dreadful scenario resonates with all
of us and is possibly a cause that you would like to support.
Next
week’s non-uniform day, therefore, is dedicated to Joseph. A £1 donation isn’t
much, but if every pupil donated £1, that’s £300 added to the total overnight.
IF every Leeds citizen donated £1 the family would raise £751,500, overnight… So tell someone you know about
Joseph’s story and let’s see what the Cookridge community can do for this
little Leeds lad. More information can be found at www.josephlillywhite.co.uk.
Baby news
I
am delighted to share with you news that Mr and Mrs Gamble welcomed baby
Victoria Rose into the world on 31st May. Victoria kept mummy and
daddy waiting but she was worth it – she’s absolutely beautiful, and a very
healthy 9lbs 8oz! Congratulations to you all… Let the good times commence!
Sunshine!
Whilst ever the sun shines, we will be
up on the field each lunchtime enjoying the different play that a decent patch
of grass brings. Please help to ensure your child’s wellbeing by applying sun
cream before school and supplying a water bottle for more frequent drinks
during the summer season. Thank you.
Attendance
With
only 6 weeks to go, it is pleasing to see that we have managed to maintain our
attendance position over 95% - the bottom line figure for a ‘good’ school. In
just 2 more weeks, we will be finalising our 100% attenders list and
identifying the pupils who will be invited to the annual trip to the movies..
Keep up the great work, 100%ers!
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National Minimum
‘Good’ Expectation
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Target
2012-13
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Attendance this
week
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Year to date
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95%
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96%
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95.9%
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95.2%
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Class attendance
figures for this week are:-
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Rec
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Class 1
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Class 2
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Class 3
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Class 4
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Class 5
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Class 6
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Class 7
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Class 8
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Class 9
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A 95.9%
B 95.0%
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97.9%
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94.5%
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96.9%
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94.7%
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96.1%
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92.8%
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94.5%
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98.8%
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97.9%
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Measles
Following
the measles outbreak recently, we have been asked to circulate public health
information about the disease. Please read the leaflet circulated this evening
and address any questions to the relevant health professionals.
Photographs
The
new style class photos are amazing! The last day to place an order is Friday 14th
June.
Diary dates for the busy
term ahead
There
is PLENTY going on….
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11th
June Reception walk to Paul’s Pond
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9th
July Y4 Cricket day
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13th
June 7pm New Reception 2013 Welcome Meeting
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11th
July Brass development day
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14th
June Non uniform day
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12th
July Reports out
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15th
June Summer Fair 2pm - 4pm
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17th
July ACE sports gala
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1st
July Sports Day
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17th
July Choir performance Methodist church
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2nd
July Y6 Bikeabilty training
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17th
July Y6 Prom night 7-9pm
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2nd July Whole school
transition morning/class swaps
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19th
July Music concert – 2.15-3pm
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5th
July Training Day – SCHOOL CLOSED
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23rd
July Y6 Leavers Assembly 2pm
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8th
July Y5 Arts Festival @ Ralph Thoresby 11-5pm
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23rd
July BREAK UP!!
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8th July Y6 Leavers
Performance 2-3pm & 7-8pm
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Have
a wonderful weekend,
Sam
Bailey
