Dear
Parents/Carers,
Time is marching on through the
summer weeks at a phenomenal pace. With just three full weeks before the summer
holiday – hold onto your hats as we still have a lot to do! This week we’ve had
Bikeability, an OPAL afternoon tea event and a trip to Ralph Thoresby for a
maths event.. Busy times/fab times!
Staffing
Changes – Summer 2014
There are a number of staffing
changes happening at the end of this school year. Join with me in wishing each
and every one of them all our love and good luck in the next phase of their
life journey:
As Mr Deegan’s work supporting a Y6 pupil in school who is about to
move on to high school comes to an end, he is focused on a new adventure on the
other side of the world! Mr Deegan joined us in 2013 and has done a remarkable
job for us – his calm and positive manner is an asset to any school and I am
delighted that he has his eye on a teaching career, longer term. However, Mr
Deegan will be flying to Australia in the summer to enjoy a year of fun, before
he comes back and settles into a lifetime of teaching… Good luck Mr Deegan and
thank you for everything you have done for us at Cookridge.
Coincidentally, Miss Carroll will also be flying to
Australia at the beginning of the summer. Miss Carroll joined me in 2012 as a
newly qualified teacher on a short term contract, initially covering a
maternity leave. Miss Carroll has been talking about indulging in a few years
of travelling since I first met her – and this year she has resolved to make it
happen. Miss Carroll has become a confident and fabulous teacher during the
(almost!) three years we’ve had her, and I’m sure pupils who have been lucky
enough to be in her class will agree when I say she has been beautiful, inside
and out, during her time with us… Enjoy your time globetrotting, Miss Carroll!
Miss
Hobson also joined us at the
beginning of 2012 and has led the Foundation Stage during the past two years.
She is a wonderful teacher and school leader and is going on to take on a
bigger role in a Leeds school in September, overseeing a 90 place Foundation
stage unit. She has been an excellent member of the senior leadership team
driving forward school improvement, leading maths as well as playing a key part
in Foundation and Key Stage 1. Miss Hobson is full of FUN and the children in
her class are always guaranteed lots of the stuff! On a personal note, Miss
Hobson has been my finest friend for over ten years now and it has been an
absolute joy to work so closely with her at Cookridge. I won’t half miss you in
September, Miss Hobson!
Mrs
Fletcher has also secured her
‘dream job’ at nearby Cookridge Holy Name. As the school her own children
attended, and the school that sparked her teaching dream as a parent volunteer,
Holy Name is one lucky school as it’s about to get one of the best Reception
teachers I know! Mrs Fletcher has been an absolute trooper in her four year
career at Cookridge – again joining us as a newly qualified teacher and making
extraordinarily FAST progress to become the outstanding teacher she is today. She
is also responsible for the birth of our wonderful inter-generational choir and
should be very proud of the success she has made of that beautiful feature of
our school. Keep on singing, Mrs Fletcher…
Miss
Fowler is also making a
brave move in relocating all the way to Bristol! She has many friends in the
area and fancies a big life change… How exciting! Miss Fowler has been no less
than my second in command during the past three years; a colleague as
passionate, committed and enthusiastic about reading and writing as me - we
quickly formed what I have considered a great partnership, and I hope she feels
the same! As a teacher, Miss Fowler is
incredible and brings an enthusiasm for life that should be bottled and sold. I
am confident that Miss Fowler will go on to affect many, many more lives in her
career – both those of the pupils she serves and the colleagues she works with.
She is destined for greatness and I certainly hope that ALL her dreams come
true in Bristol! Take all our love down there with you, Miss Fowler!
Miss
Streams is getting married
this summer and is set to become Mrs Wathen. She has the dress, everything is
organised to within an inch of its life and I’m sure she will be a beautiful
bride! Miss Streams has recently settled into her new home on the other side of
the city and has taken this opportunity to secure a post nearer home. Miss
Streams also joined us back in 2011, firstly as a teacher in training and then
as a newly qualified teacher in 2012. She stepped straight into a big role in
the Y2 classroom and she has been simply fabulous from Day One. Miss Streams is
another very talented teacher who I am certain has a very successful career
ahead of her – and I’ve also got everything crossed that the sun shines as the
wedding bells chime in the Summer!
Finally, we will bid farewell to Mr Green in the summer. Having worked
with Mr Green as a visitor into school to support pupils prior to joining us
full time last year I was well aware of the quality of his work and delighted
when we secured his services. In the 18
months since he joined us, Mr Green has brought massive amounts of support to
pupils, parents and staff on all kinds of levels. Mr Green is moving into a
role which draws on his strengths but also allows him the growth he craves in
his ambition to be a teacher. Go for it, Mr Green – you will be brilliant.
With all that staffing movement,
please be assured that Mrs Turner and Mr Kerr have been very selective in their
recruitment of new members of the teaching team and are delighted with the
quality of the teachers coming aboard in September. The class organisation for
the year ahead looks like this:
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Reception A
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Mrs McHugh/Mrs
Koopman
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Mrs Arnott, Mrs
Gibbs & Mrs Phelan,
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Reception B
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Mrs Skeet
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Mrs Harrisson, Mrs
Williams
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Class 1
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Mrs Briscoe
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Mrs Hallatt
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Class 2
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Miss Golia
(Foundation/KS1 Leader)
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Miss Mellish
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Class 3
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Miss Brophy
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Mrs Farrell
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Class 4
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Mr Kerr (LKS2
Leader)
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Mrs Strahand
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Class 5
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Miss Delahunty
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Mrs Adams & Miss
Roberts
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Class 6
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Mr Joy
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Mrs Whitwam
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Class 7
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Mr Maldonado (UKS2
Leader)
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Mrs Horsley
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Class 8
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Mr Gamble
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Miss Hester
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Class 9
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Mr Kershaw
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Mrs Pattison & Mrs
Harrison
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The new team are very motivated,
very enthusiastic and eager to begin their new adventure at Cookridge. You
should also have received this evening your child’s class allocation letter
detailing which class your child is going to be in in September. All children
will be spending a day with their new teacher on Tuesday 8th July and there is an opportunity for you to
meet your child’s new teacher during an informal visit to their new classroom
at the end of that school day – drop in and say hello and be sure to give them
the big, friendly welcome they deserve!
Attendance
Today,
we have distributed more invitations to the 100% cinema trip than ever before –
which is fantastic. I am utterly delighted with attendance this year – well done
and thank you to everyone… We’ve really smashed it!
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National Minimum ‘Good’ Expectation
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Target
2013-2014
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Attendance this week
19/06/2014 -25/06//2014
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Year to date
04/09/2013 – 25/06/2014
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95%
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96%
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94.7%
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96.1%
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Class attendance figures for the W/E 25/06/2014
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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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96.4%
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93.6%
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93.6%
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96.8%
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94.3%
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97.2%
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98.0%
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99.7%
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89.0%
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94.3%
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87.6%
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Summer
2 Events
Next week’s events
include:
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Monday 30h June
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Tuesday 1st July
Tour
de France – trip to Temple Newsam
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Wednesday 2nd July
Choir
out – Cookridge Methodist Church Summer Tea Party.
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Thursday 3rd June
6.30pm Friends
Meeting. ALL
PARENTS WELCOME.
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Friday 4th July
GOLDEN
‘BOUNCY CASTLES’ DAY.
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Oh My
Goodness: it’s Bouncy Castle Friday!
Please let the sun shine!
Have a wonderful
weekend,
Mrs Bailey
