Dear
Parents/Carers,
Another
week has passed us by and the sun has shone for us, this week! On Monday, we
welcomed author Simon Higgins into school to work with four of our pupils
alongside pupils from visiting schools right across school. Wednesday was one
of the busiest days I’ve ever known, with a group out taking part in a Speak-Up
poetry event, a group out at the Leeds Museum, two groups out at the ‘Little
Shop of Horrors’ theatre production at Ralph Thoresby AND Y4’s out swimming for
the afternoon. It made for a quiet afternoon in school, but a busy day for the
staff, many of whom worked beyond the ‘working day’ to enable all of these
opportunities for our children! Thanks to them AND to all of our children who –
as ever – represented themselves and our school very well, wherever they ended
up for the day!
Speak Up 2014
The
amazing achievements of children at Cookridge continued this week as four Year
4 pupils - Sam Bannister, Stanley Brigstock, Rebecca Harrison and Alexis
Albentosa - ventured to The Grammar School at Leeds to take part in the Speak
Up 2014 poetry competition. They spent a full day at the school
working with a professional poet and children from all over Leeds , exploring
poetry based on the theme of The Yorkshire Landscape and using this to create
their own poem. But the day didn't end there! The Cookridge Poetry team
then rehearsed their poem ready to perform in the school theatre that evening
in front of parents, pupils and a panel of judges! The team did our
school proud as they showed nothing but enthusiasm, commitment and
determination all day and produced an outstanding piece of performance
poetry. I hope they are as proud of themselves as we are of them!
A message
from the Cookridge Village Scout Group
Come and
join the adventure, have fun and make new friends with Cookridge Village Scout
Group. Places available in all sections for boys, girls and adults.
Beavers Ages 6 – 7½ Meet Thursdays 6.15 – 7.15pm
Cubs Ages 7½ – 10 Meet Tuesdays 6.15 – 7.45pm
Scouts Ages 10 - 14 Meet Fridays 7.30 – 9.30pm
FOR
INFORMATION CONTACT :-Cubs Ages 7½ – 10 Meet Tuesdays 6.15 – 7.45pm
Scouts Ages 10 - 14 Meet Fridays 7.30 – 9.30pm
Becki Tyler, Assistant Beaver Leader Tele 07882629359
Sports News
Y5/6
Football- The team continued their impressive league form with a win and a draw
over Adel St John and Holy Trinity on Tuesday night which keeps us
top of the league. The 2-0 win came against Adel St John with goals from Liam
Jones and Cobie Hey. The second game was an entertaining game of football,
with chances at both ends, but it ended 0-0. Matthew Caines was in fine
form in goal, not conceding a goal in either game, but Liam Jones was
awarded the man of the match award for his constant desire, bravery and work
rate over the two games. A special mention also to the whole team who are
still UNBEATEN this year- well done boys!
Attendance
Despite a mysterious sickness bug in school
this week which has seen a small number of pupils become ill very quickly
indeed, we have managed to maintain our excellent form on attendance. Please
ensure your mobile and contact numbers are up to date so that we are able to
contact you in the event of an emergency, as there is nothing worse than
discovering contact numbers are out of date during those minutes following an
accident or illness. Remember – the month of March is a “Give it 100%” event
across the local schools, with all pupils who attend school every day during
the month of March being entered into a prize draw which includes movie tickets
for the whole family. This week, it’s Class 8 who walk away with the kudos of
top attendance in school, with near perfect stats on the door. Congrats to
them!
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National
Minimum ‘Good’ Expectation
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Target
2013-2014
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Attendance
this week
26/02/2014
– 05/03/2014
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Year to
date
05/03/2014
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95%
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96%
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95.9%
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95.9%
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Class
attendance figures for the W/E
05/03/2014
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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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92.7%
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96.6%
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97.2%
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92.8%
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97.4%
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95.1%
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94.2%
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95.3%
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98.3%
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99.4%
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96.3%
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Book
Fair
As
part of our ongoing LOVE of READING, we are hosting a book fair from Monday
17th March until Thursday 20th March. The fair will take place in the hall
from 8:30 - 8:45 every morning and from 3:05 - 3:30 after school.
Children will be able to spend their World Book Day vouchers at the fair
so please come and have a look at the fantastic range of books on offer.
Please remember that for every book sold, our school is given vouchers from
Scholastic to buy more books! Last year we raised so much money at the
book fair that we were able to buy £300 worth of books for our school
library. Let's see if we can match that this year at the same time as
adding some wonderful shiny new books to our own collections!
Have
a wonderful weekend,
Mrs
Bailey
