Whooooosh! There goes another term! This week we ended with a bang, managing to squeeze in our 100% attendance awards, the announcement of our half termly team point winners (the J.K. Rowlings by just 20 team points!), a Learnatics pizza lunch which celebrated the nomination of 12 brilliant learners from across school, an impromptu theatre performance of Aesop’s fables thanks to Miss Fowlers connection with Leeds Grand Theatre, an Easter assembly which announced 12 egg-straordinary creators of phenomenal designs, an Easter bun and biscuit sale, a leavers assembly AND a disco! Phew... No wonder we all need a lie down!
It was an utter delight to see so many parents and carers in school this week for the parent consultation meetings. This is such an important celebration of all that your child has achieved and we hope that you found the meetings informative and enjoyable. I would be delighted to take any feedback you may have about how we can make this part of our communication even better – if you have any comments, please email me and let me know your thoughts.
Our Sport Relief event last Friday raised a great total of £236.00. With Little Sunshines pre-school total of £37.00, the Cookridge community contributed £273.00 in total to this great cause, OR in real terms... paid for 55 children to receive new clothes OR for 27 children to receive counselling in the UK OR provided a meal for 1,365 children living on the streets of Bangladesh OR provided a vaccine for 75 children to protect them against deadly viruses. In our assembly last week, the children were very touched to think that their contribution might affect the lives of children living in the slums of Sierra Leone for whom the task of collecting clean water was a daily ordeal which began at 5am. Last year’s Sports Relief provided clean water for 52,000 people living in such conditions, and they were very proud to contribute to such a fabulous cause. Tellingly, our beautiful Kyla raised her hand at the end of the Sierra Leone clip and simply commented “I didn’t know that people lived like that”. Thank you – your contribution really DOES make a difference to children’s lives, and to your children’s understanding of the wider world.
The Year 5/6 team continued their good form in the league with a 4-1 win over Ireland Wood. Despite going a goal down our players never gave up and worked as a team to grab the victory which was thoroughly deserved. Goals from Mackenzie Turner, Jack Appleyard, Robbie Palcios and Elliott Coultas ensured that we move into outright second position in the league with two games left. Robbie deservedly picked up the man of the match award for his goal, two assists and constant work rate up front. Well done to you all!!
Year 3/4 and Year 5/6 Football Club will be on the first Monday back after Easter, the 16th April.
Walking Bus
We are looking to launch our Walking Bus after Easter, and are hoping this initiative will achieve what it has in many Leeds schools – alleviating some of the parking difficulties we face in the mornings. The initial plan is that parents use the parking capacity at the Eyrie pub to drop off their child for 8.20am. Our volunteers will then escort the group into school. If you are interested in your child walking to school with friends in a safe and sociable manner, please complete and return the attached registration form. Please note – children who are not registered will not be allowed to join the bus. If any other parents are able to support the bus, please let me know. The next coffee morning will be on Wednesday 2nd May 2012, 9-10. Please come along if you have an hour to spare.
Mrs Whitley and Mrs Hawkins are very grateful to those parents who have volunteered their services to undertake the watering and maintenance to our allotment area during the busy coming months. Mrs Whitley will be leading a gardening group for parents on a Wednesday 1.15-2.45pm during the Summer term which will include sharing knowledge and expertise about all things horticultural (she really is a font of all knowledge!) whilst getting on with some of the gardening work, and will also be leading sessions that parents may enjoy, including – for example – how to create hanging baskets that will be the envy of your neighbours! Please let Mrs Whitley or Mrs Hawkins know if you want to come along – or just show up!
Cookie – our Attendance mascot – was treated to a whole new summer outfit whilst shopping at Asda last weekend, complete with sunglasses! Enormous thanks to Christian Whitley for taking SUCH good care of our bear – I’m sure he didn’t expect that! Class 8 achieved 100% attendance last week and once again earned the privilege of Cookie for another week, which means that someone in Class 8 gets to take him home over the Easter break... We look forward to reading his diary to see what he has been up to!
We have today said ‘goodbye’ to Mr Llewellyn, Mrs Morrison and Mrs Bowers. We wish them all the very best in their next adventure and have very much enjoyed a day of celebration, reminiscence and fond farewells. Thank you to all parents who contributed to collections and joined us in our celebrations this morning. These colleagues will be greatly missed by a very grateful community who unanimously wish them well in the next phase of their lives.
Mrs Bailey
