1 Cledford Primary School NewsletterTelephone: Website: Issue th May 2017 Dear Parents/Carers I’ve enjoyed catching up with many of you this week as we took part in family lunch and welcomed parents of the new reception classes to a meeting. It was a real pleasure to see so many of you and to meet some parents new to the school. If your child is joining us in September and you didn’t make it to a meeting this week, please contact the school office and we can arrange for one of the EYFS team to meet with you. School council have met this week to review their work this year and it’s impact. Our year 5 pupils enjoyed a visit to Middlewich High School where they had an exciting lesson all about plants. Thanks to Middlewich High School staff for being so accommodating. Today we have signed off the half-term with our arts review. It was a pleasure to see so many of you enjoying the sunshine with us as we showcased our work on the outdoor stage. After the holiday we will be joined by the ‘Keystrings’ ensemble for a musical concert on Monday; the PTFA will also meet at 6pm at school. EYFS will be enjoying a ‘WOW’ day on Wednesday 7th June and our year 2 pupils will be off on their residential visit to ‘Foxhowl’ in Delamere Forest at the end of the week. A reminder that the school will be used as a polling station on election day, the 8th June, but remains OPEN to pupils. School closes today for the half-term holiday and re-opens on Monday 5th June. Have a lovely holiday and stay safe. Warm regards, A J Booth, Collaboration Headteacher Class Merits RTC Ava for writing a list of sea creatures RST/AP Max for always following the school rules and making the right choices 1EH Shantay for a detailed design leading to a wonderful model of a stick animal 1AK CJ for an improved attitude to his behaviour and learning 2RG Zak for working hard to edit and improve his sentences using adjectives 2EP Riley for an excellent non-chronological report about wombats 3KM Daniel for an excellent attitude all week from the classroom to the playground 3SK Landen for some very creative forest art work in the style of Andy Goldsworthy 4NS Rianna for being an excellent team player during house matches 4NT Harrison for his enthusiastic contributions in our class debate 5LW Esther-May for working very hard to make good choices 6LC Emma for a brilliant piece of writing to describe a flood 6HD Lewis for excellent contributions to class discussion Dates for your Diary Attendance Friday 26th May – School closes Monday 5th June – School re-opens Monday 5th June – 6pm–7pm PTFA meeting Wednesday 7th June - Friday 9th June – Year 2 Foxhowl Residential visit Wednesday 7th June – EYFS ‘WOW’ day Thursday 8th June – General Election – SCHOOL REMAINS OPEN Monday 12th June – Outdoor learning week Tuesday 13th June – Academy Photographers Tuesday 13th June am – 11.30am – Swimming Gala Tuesday 13th June – 6pm – 8pm – Curriculum and Standards Governor’s meeting Thursday 15th June – 6pm – 8pm – Finance Governor’s meeting Thursday 15th June – Mobile farm in school Friday 16th June – National Den Day Friday 16th – Sunday 18th June – Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival Monday 19th June – The Great Get Together Afternoon Tea – 2pm – 3pm (All families welcome – more details to follow) Tuesday 20th June - Sports day (Rec/KS1 – am/KS2 - pm) Tuesday 20th June pm – 2.45pm - Reception 2017 new starters’ visit Friday 23rd June – am – School Nurse - Reception and year 6 CLASS OF THE WEEK: RST/AP (Miss Parton and Mrs Taylor) WHOLE SCHOOL WEEK: 94.6% WHOLE SCHOOL YEAR: 95.6% RTC: 96.7% RST/AP: 98.2% 1EH: 93.8% AK: 87.5% 2RG: 96.3% EP: 95% 3KM: 92.2% SK: 95.7% 4NS: 94.6% NT: 98% 5LW: 91.5% 6LC: 95% HD: 93.9%

2 EYFS News Class News Office News Office NewsThis week we have been reading 'Commotion in the Ocean' and learning facts about sea creatures. The children have also been looking at their learning journeys with the teachers, reflecting on their work and planning their next steps! Holiday Challenge: Can you make your own numberline 0-20? You might like to include pictures of sea creatures or fish? The children can draw these. After half term we will be reading 'The Rainbow Fish'. We also have an animal themed ‘WOW’ day on the 7th June. The children can dress up as an animal. Have a lovely half term. EYFS Team Class News Office News ALL – CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL  - FREE FIVE WEEK COURSE Cheshire East Council are running a free five week course called Youth Connect 5 which is for parents and carers to gain the understanding, knowledge, skills, and tools to support and promote resilience and wellbeing for their children. In turn we would hope that children and young people are empowered and confident to talk about emotional wellbeing, and know how to access information, support and services. We have a course running at Cledford House, Long Lane South in Middlewich from Wednesday 7th June to the 6th July noon (five consecutive weeks) which is open to 15 parents/carers with children aged between 10 and 18. For parents/carers to book places on the programme, and for further information, please click on the following link; https://youthconnect5.org.uk/parents-carers/ ALL – GREEN ALL WEEK We have started to send texts to you if your child has been “Green All Week”. This is to inform parents of their child’s excellent behaviour in school. The children that have stayed on ‘Green All Term’ for their excellent behaviour this term received a treat today; they had an extra half hour structured art and crafts and outdoor play in the lovely sunshine. ALL – FIRE ALARM Last Friday Mr Marsland kept us on our toes with an impromptu fire drill. We evacuated the building in one of our fastest times of 3 minutes and 4 seconds with all children, staff and visitors accounted for. Well done! ALL - RETIREMENT It is with regret that we announce the retirement of our long-standing school patrol crossing lady, Mrs Penny Guinane . Penny has been a much valued and loved member of the school community for so many years and we wish Penny the very best for her much-deserved retirement. ALL – WINSFORD COMMUNITY FUN DAY Saturday 3rd June 11am-6pm at Winsford Main Arena Athletics Stadium. See website community page for more details. ALL – LOST PROPERTY We have half filled our lost property box with varying bits and pieces of school uniform. Please call into the school office to see if you can reclaim any items. ALL – SCHOOL UNIFORM Please ensure that all uniform is clearly marked with your child’s name. ALL – PUNCTUALITY/CHILDREN’S ABSENCE Don’t forget that gate times are 8:45-8:55am for the junior gate and the infant gate 8:40-9:00am. Please make sure that your child is on time every day so that they do not miss valuable lesson time. Parents/carers should contact school before 9:10am to advise of the reason for absence. You may leave a message on our ‘absence’ line, or if you prefer, speak to a member of our office staff. ALL – PARKING FOR PARENTS/SCHOOL For safety reasons, it is prohibited to drop off pupils in the staff car park. This is also applicable if your child is arriving late for school. ALL – TOMMY THUMBS HOLIDAY CLUB Tommy Thumbs now have holiday booking forms available for the May half-term and the summer holidays. These are available from the school office or on our website. Office News ALL - NEWSLETTER If you would like to receive a copy of our newsletter via , please either contact the office with your details or send an to us on: ALL - CONTACT INFORMATION Please ensure that the office is notified of any change in your details, especially emergency contact numbers. ALL - WATER BOTTLES Please ensure your child/ren has a water bottle in school every day