Dear
Parents/Carers,
It has
been an incredibly short but incredibly busy half term. We break up today for
the half term break and upon our return will be into the final half term of the
year. Time flies when you’re having fun…
Time to say goodbye… But not yet!
I
trust that parents received the letter from Mr Sharma, Chair of Governors,
yesterday which shared news that I am due to begin a Headship at a Barnsley
Academy in September. I therefore begin my final half term at Cookridge after
the holidays, and look forward to assisting Mrs Turner to get everything ready
for a flying start in September. It has been an absolute privilege to lead
Cookridge Primary during a period of significant improvement as we met the
challenges that Ofsted outlined for us in 2011 across a two year time frame, a
matter recognised in their return visit in 2013. During the past three years, I
have personally learned a great deal from my time at Cookridge and am very
grateful for the opportunity to serve the community – my time here will bode me
well in the thirty year career in Headship which stretches ahead! I have had
the pleasure of working with a very talented, very dedicated staff team who
have surpassed all my expectations in terms of the personal and collective
achievements they have secured. Most of all – I have loved your children. The
pupils of Cookridge are very, very special and each little individual who makes
up our school community has made every day a wonderful roller coaster packed
full of fun, laughs and the occasional surprise! What a pleasure. It’s not over
yet… 7 more weeks until the final bell for the Summer holiday rings on the 22nd
July, so let’s continue where we left off after the holidays.
On
a personal note, please allow me to congratulate Mrs Turner on her appointment
to the role of Acting Head teacher. This is a very significant step for her and
she has the full blessing, confidence and support of the staff team, the
governing body and the pupils of Cookridge. I wish her all the very best for the years
ahead: be brilliant, Mrs T!
Reception Poddely
Last
Friday, 45 excited Reception children and the staff unpacked an incredible
parcel having taken delivery of Poddely – a fantastic new outdoor construction
kit. The kit has literally millions of possibilities and of course, the
children wasted no time in finding out a few of them. Let the good times roll…
!
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Allotment update
The garden angels
continue apace and I’m delighted that more and more people are getting
involved. On Thursday 5th June – the first Thursday after the
holidays – we are going to have an ‘all hands on deck’ afternoon to break the
back of work that needs doing so that we can get the children back up into the
area, planting crops for an Autumn harvest. If you can lend a hand between
1-3pm – just come along…
Breeze Cards
Mrs Brosnan would like to draw your attention to
Breeze Cards – a card available to all Leeds residents. All under 19's are
eligible for a free Breeze Card which can get you discount at leisure
centres and lots more. It’s a great one to have ready for the Summer holidays
and applications can be downloaded from https://files.breezeleeds.org/filestore/Breeze_Application_Form_2012.pdf
and handed in to Holt Park Leisure Centre. Let us know if you would like help
finding/completing the form – it’s worth it!
Sports
News
Y6 Kwik Cricket- On Wednesday, 9 of our Year 6
children took part in a cricket competition held at Horsforth CC. Despite some
fine individual performaces, we didn't manage to qualify for the Leeds finals.
However, there were some exceptional bowling from Matthew Hampshire and some
fine batting by Ben Walker. A special mention must go to captain Matty
Caines who took the most wickets for us with his fast paced bowling and hit
THREE sixes onto the road when batting, scoring 21 runs in just one over! An
incredible achievement.
School Fantasy Football- The end of the Premiership
season a couple of weeks ago also signalled the end to an enthralling second
season of school fantasy football. Special mentions must go to Matty Caines and
Russel Turner (Mackenzie and Edie's dad) for being the highest placed pupil and
parent respectively. The league was won by Mr Lucas who amassed a whopping 1413
points over the season. So, we've now had a pupil winner, a staff
winner.....pressure is on the parents next year!
Y6 Golf- Professional golfer Paul O'Donnell came in
this week to lead a 'taster' session for the year 6 children in the art of
golf. He is based at Cookridge Golf Course and runs coaching and junior
training. The children involved have taken home a letter this week with more
information on how to sign up for his sessions and any child wishing to sign up
can find more information on the Cookridge Hall Golf Club website at www.cookridgehall.co.uk/golf_main
Attendance
A staggering 98% attendance across school last week
has led to yet another rise in our year-to-date figure. This is an unbelievable
position for us – you’re all amazing… Class 6 have got the top spot for this
week with a near perfect 99.7% - well done to them and well done to you all for
some cracking attendance all year: what superstars.
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National Minimum
‘Good’ Expectation
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Target
2013-2014
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Attendance this
week
15/05/2014 -21/05/2014
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Year to date
04/09/2013 –
21/05/2014
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95%
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96%
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98.0%
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96.2%
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Class attendance
figures for the W/E 08/05/2014
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Rec A
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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99.2%
95%
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96.5%
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98.3%
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98.6%
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99%
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97%
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99.7 %
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99.%
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98 %
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98.4%
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Have a wonderful half
term holiday and we will see you all on Monday 2nd June. June!
Mrs Bailey
