Dear
Parents/Carers,
Welcome
back to our final half term of the school year. The sun hasn’t shone BUT that
hasn’t dampened the spirits of the Cookridge crew, who have enjoyed a fun
filled week regardless of the June wind and rain..
Incredible Homework
I
have been seriously impressed with the sheer quality of homework I’ve seen
pouring into school this week. We have some very talented children – and parents
– who really do go that extra mile when it comes to home learning! Keep up the
great work, guys… Have a look at this small sample of the brilliance:
Gina Warrior - scrumdidliumptious!
Paige, Dana and Sam - wonderful worlds!
All hands on deck at the Allotment
Yesterday afternoon, a brilliant team proved that
many hands make light work as they took the allotment on. This team effort has
very much complimented the determined work of a handful of dedicated parents in
recent weeks, whose dedication, knowledge and expertise is proving invaluable
to the staff team. The garden area is now fit for purpose and next week the
children will be back in the soil putting their green fingers to work… On behalf of the children, I wholeheartedly
thank the staff and parents who gathered today to really ‘make a difference’ to
our school. Wonderful!
A Musical Voyage…
On Wednesday the school were treated to
a musical journey around the world, when two lovely talented ladies from our
music providers YMES, visited our school in the afternoon to
perform two concerts for the younger and older children. They brought a
variety of stringed instruments and played different pieces of music from
countries such as Spain, Italy, Ireland and America. Children
`travelled` on different forms of transport,, of course with a
musical accompaniment! The children loved the experience; in particular some
of the younger children enjoyed learning about the different
stringed instruments, Summer, in reception said afterwards "I
loved the sound of the cello, when I`m a bit bigger I would really like to play
one!"
Y6 writing = officially
brilliant!
It
is not every year that teacher assessment of Y6 writing which is reported to
the DFE is ‘moderated’ by an external body, but this year was our ‘time to
shine’. On Tuesday, we were visited by the moderator whose role it was to check
the teachers judgements of each of our Y6 writers was secure and in line with
all Y6 teachers nationally. I’m delighted to confirm the team were commended
for their teamwork and collaboration, for their accurate judgements and also
for the sheer quality of the writing our children have produced across the
year. The children have worked incredibly hard this year and so it is especially
wonderful to have the opportunity to celebrate our children in this context:
well done Y6 – we are so proud!
Our whole school attendance figure remains above
our target Class 2. It is time to book those bouncy castles so if anyone knows
precisely WHICH day I can guarantee sunshine, please let me know! We also need
to start totting up exactly how many buses we will need for the annual cinema
trip for our 100%ers.. Not long now! Class 2 have brought Bourbon home this
week with a fabulous 98.7%
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National Minimum ‘Good’ Expectation
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Target
2013-2014
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Attendance this week
22/05/2014 -04/06//2014
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Year to date
04/09/2013 – 04/06/2014
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95%
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96%
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96.4%
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96.2%
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Class attendance figures for the W/E 04/06/2014/2014
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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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95.6%
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91.0%
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93.6%
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98.7%
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97.9%
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97.6%
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96.7%
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98.1%
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96.3%
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97.3%
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96.8%
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Centre Stage Academy in Yeadon have been in touch
to share details of their summer school programs, for those of you with budding
singers, dancers or actors/actresses amongst you. This great opportunity to
make new friends and learn new skills includes:-
Week 1: 4th-8th August
A week of dance, drama, singing and FUN (including
a Friday Showcase) based on Matilda. Events run from 10-4pm each day, although
children can arrive as early as 8.15am and be collected at 6pm.
Week 2: 11th-15th August
A week of dance, drama, singing and FUN (including
a Friday Showcase) based on Disney’s Frozen, Toy Story and Tangled.
Discounts are available for siblings or if both
weeks are booked. To book a place or get further information please call Carol
on 07763 389063 or email centrestageacademy@sky.com
Have a wonderful
weekend,
Mrs Bailey
