Dear
Parents/Carers,
Phew! It has been a
supersonic week filled with the adrenalin and excitement that inevitably
arrives in school with the daily opening of KS2 test materials. The Y6 pupils
must be commended for their brilliant maturity, personal achievement and the high
level of resilience they demonstrated during a week of tests which are designed
to test their very metal. Sometimes challenging, I was delighted to laugh with
the children after the tests about the tricky bits, the easy bits and the
things that took us by surprise. What a
tip-top, cracking, blooming beautiful and frankly fantastic bunch of Y6 kids we
have! Well done to them, and well done to the staff team who have prepared
them so well for this week. It is down to the daily endeavours of Mr Maldonado,
Mr Kerr, Mr Gamble, Mrs Turner, Mrs Strahand, Mrs Horsley, Mrs Harrisson, Miss
Hester, Mr Deegan and Mr Green that our children have tackled the week with a desire
to do their best, a brilliant attitude to live your life by that I hope they
take with them, wherever they go…
Our
wonderful choir…
The children and Opal ladies of the
fabulous Cookridge Primary Intergenerational Choir put on a wonderful
performance in the hall on Tuesday afternoon! Singing a vast range of
music from across the ages, from Vera Lynn to the Beatles right up to Gary Barlow! It
is quite extraordinary to marvel at how these children have developed over the
time they have been rehearsing together and are truly a wonderful, confident
group of beautiful singers! Many thanks to everyone who came along to support
the children, it was lovely to see so many of you there supporting
them. If you would like to look at photos taken of the event you can view
them on the choir blog either by going through the main website or on this
link: http://cookridgeintergenerationalchoir.blogspot.co.uk/"
Reception delivery…
Yesterday, Reception received an exciting and
mysterious package. The staff didn’t reveal the contents until today and
enjoyed a great day with the kids guessing what might be within. The reality
hit them today with a grand unveiling – a fantastic large building kit,
designed to get the children thinking and working together to build all sorts
of BIG models, outdoors. There’s a whole lot of fun on that there trolley –
what a super summer term ahead the Reception pupils have lined up!
Allotment update
I enjoyed a walk around the allotment this week
with the lovely Mrs Holmes, Mrs Denton and Mr Frampton-Tripp. It was a bit of
an education for me as this self-formed team know their onions! Admiring the
herb garden, they were able to smell and identify the name of every herb
gathered there – and there were a few. Keen to join in, I snapped off a ‘herb’
and inhaled deeply – only to be told it was common old garden grass I was
clutching! Oh dear – I have a lot to learn… Mrs Denton introduced some tadpoles
to the pond and the team have uncovered the strawberry plants, the raspberry bushes
and today harvested the rhubarb with some very willing children. We’ll keep you
posted. If you want to get involved – give us a shout. I honestly think it’s
going to be good fun up there…
We have also uncovered
a large wellington boot mountain up in the shed. Many apologies – for these
must belong to you. We will bring the wellies around into the main playground
after school at some point next week – please re-claim your wellies if they’re
there and you’ve been looking for them!
Cookridge
Challenge Night
Disappointingly, we
haven’t sold a single ticket for the Challenge Night. It seems you’re not
overly interested in competing in an event like this? We’ll take that as good
feedback and put our heads back together for the next family event we plan. The
Challenge Night is therefore cancelled
next week, and the next event is the final event of the year - the Summer Fair,
believe it or not!
Sports
News
A team of Year 4/5 children represented our school in the annual Jim
Childs trophy held at Leeds Trinity on Tuesday night. In some appalling weather
conditions at times, we managed to play some good football. Despite not making
it through the group phase, there is a solid foundation of a great team there
which promises a great deal in the future. Special mentions must go to Connor
Fenton, Jamie Rice and Arjan Afshari for their outstanding play on the night
and to ALL the parents who braved the torrential downpours to support and cheer
the team on! Thank you!
Twenty pupils from LKS2 competed at the Ralph Thoresby Kwik
Cricket Tournament this Thursday. The competition was held for local
primary schools. We are proud to announce that Cookridge A team were the
unbeaten winners! The team was led by Captain Sam Appleyard
who showed not only great batting & fielding skills but also
great leadership on and off the pitch. Rebecca Caines and Joshua
Lawrence were particularly impressive in bat scoring 6's and 4's in their
innings. Well done to the rest of the team; Connor Fenton, Nicholas Darby,
Rebecca Harrison, Nasser Al-Juraysi, Chloe Smith, Zak Moxon & Jamie
Rice who all played major parts in what was an impressive team performance.
Cookridge B team came 4th in the competition and showed great progress as the
games went on. Shania Colefax and Sara- Al Salman worked well
together in bat with neither losing points in their innings throughtout
the entire tournament! Thanks to Mrs Wood who came back to school on her day
off to enable our kids to participate in this great event, and to the parents
who came along to support the children.
Attendance
Goodness me – attendance actually continues to
rise! What a truly phenomenal year we are having – you are amazing.
Congratulations to Class 6 with their near perfect attendance this week – 99.4%
is a triumph!
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National
Minimum ‘Good’ Expectation
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Target
2013-2014
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Attendance
this week
08/05/2014 -14/05/2014
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Year to
date
04/09/2013
– 14/05/2014
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95%
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96%
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96.4%
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96.1%
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Class
attendance figures for the W/E
08/05/2014
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Rec A
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Rec B
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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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98.0%
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92%
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94.2%
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93.3%
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98.2%
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96.6%
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97.2%
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99.4 %
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97.%
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95.5 %
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99.2%
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Leeds Midnight Walk
Some of the staff including Mrs Fletcher, Mrs
McHugh, Mrs Arnott and a few of their family members will be
taking part in the Leeds Midnight Walk in aid of St.Gemma`s Hospice
this Saturday May 17th. St Gemma’s is a hospice which relies heavily on
charitable donations. The ladies are busy collecting sponsorship at the moment
and would be grateful for any donations you could offer either in person or by
using this Just Giving Page at this link: https://www.justgiving.com/cookridgeprimary . By
donating, you will be helping local people who require the vital care that St
Gemma’s Hospice provides. Good luck, ladies!
Have a wonderful
weekend,
Mrs Bailey
