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• Easter bonnet parades!

  Thu 24 Mar 2016

   

  On Wednesday our younger pupils in reception, year 1 and year 2 all came to school wearing their amazing Easter bonnets. These were mainly made at home with the help of their parents, and for the first time this year we even had hats that lit up! The children were so excited and really loved showing their bonnets off to their classmates and to our audience for the parades. We had two parades, one was for the friends of the school which included local residents, members of Holy Trinity Church and also residents from Grosvenor Court Care Home. The children sang their Easter songs, and afterwards enjoyed serving refreshments to our guests and talking with them. Later in the day the children were again on parade, this time to the older members of the school, who were really impressed by the quality of the hats this year. We ended the day with an Easter hat parade for the parents who came along in droves to see the wonderful spectacle. It was a really busy day, but one with lots of colour and enjoyment. Especially pleasing this year was our ability to share the experience with so many different members of the community. 

  

• Kent Teacher of the Year winner

  Thu 24 Mar 2016

   

  We are immensely proud to announce that Mrs Adams has been selected as a winner in the Kent Teacher of the Year awards 2016.  She is a huge asset to our school and gives such a lot of her time to running the children's Sports Council, after school clubs and supporting teams at weekend competitions.  She is also leading 'Talk 4 Writing' through the school which is having a massive impact on the children's work.  Congratulations to her for this prestigious award which she will collect at a ceremony at Leeds Castle on the 19th May.  Well done from us all!

• European titles for children

  Thu 24 Mar 2016

   

  Congratulations this term to Bailey Jones and Alfie Carberry for their amazing achievements in the WKS European Championships.  Bailey won 1st place in the 8 year olds category and holds a European title.  Alfie holds the WKS European title for the 11 year old category.

• Easter Hat family workshop

  Thu 24 Mar 2016

   

  Thank you to everyone who came long to our family Easter Hat making afternoon.  Even in our HUGE new hall we were full to the brim with mums, dads, grandmas and grandads.  Thanks, too, to Mrs Glover and Mrs Sear for organising the event.  We had a wonderful Easter Hat parade this week!

• Community event

  Thu 24 Mar 2016

   

  Thank you to all the parents who attended the community event organised through the Margate Task Force.  Harrison's mum (2G) was the winner of the £50 Tesco voucher.

• Home Learning projects

  Thu 24 Mar 2016

   

  As ever, we have been amazed at the effort the children have made with their home learning projects.  Children have been so creative and the fact that parents have helped is just great!  The photograph below shows two children from Year 4 with their own work on Victorian Margate.  Well done to everyone!

  

• Great Eggcase & Scavenger Hunt!

  Mon 21 Mar 2016

  Thanet Coast Events for the Easter holidays

   

  Come down to the beach for some fun, looking out for shark eggcases and help to create a marine art masterpiece on the beach over the school Easter break. The scavenger hunt is followed by some ‘beach/sand art-time’. The event lasts for 1.5 hours and is particularly suitable for children aged 4-11s who must be accompanied by an adult. Suggested donation: £1 each for everyone (adults & children).

  • Tue 29 March, 11am - Margate Main Sands (CT9 1XN)

  Meet:  Coastal Community Beach Hut (opposite Arlington House)

  • Wed 30 March, 11am - Viking Bay, Broadstairs (CT10 1EU)

  Meet: outside old Broadstairs Harbour Master Office (opposite Tartar Frigate pub)

  • Thur 31 March, 11am - Ramsgate Main Sands (CT11 8LP)

  Meet: By the ‘Needle’ (Obelisk opposite The Belgian Cafe)

   

  To book, click on the link below

   

  http://nekmpa.org.uk/whats-on/2016-events-and-activities/

   

  PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ARE NOT SCHOOL EVENTS; PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL ASPECTS OF PARTICIPATING & SUPERVISING.

   

   

• Easter maths competition

  Sun 20 Mar 2016

   

  Mrs Weitzel would love you to take part in a maths challenge with an Easter theme.  Entries can be made up until the 22nd April.  There will be some lovely prizes for winning entries.  A letter will be sent home this week.

  

• Y1 'Come and...read' session

  Sun 20 Mar 2016

   

  Thank you to all of the parents who came along to last week's 'Come and Read' event.  This was one of a series of sessions planned for this year to share all the wonderful learning happening for the children right across the school.  They have included sharing home learning projects, singing, reading, arts projects and writing.  Thank you to Mr Sharpe and his Year 1 team for arranging this session and to the children for their enthusiasm in sharing their reading progress.

  

• Sport Relief 2016

  Fri 18 Mar 2016

  Cliftonville does Sport Relief

   

  The children at Cliftonville Primary School have again raised over £500 for Sport Relief. This brings our school charity fundraising to over £2300 since September.  The school council led a range of different activities for the whole week that included a skipathon, hula-hoop challenge, treasure hunt, hook a duck, cake sale and dress like a sporting champion. The children have really got involved and have enjoyed leading on all the activities. Thank you to all the staff and parents who supported the children in raising the money for charity, but most importantly, thank you to all the children who have all been very generous and have participated in the activities for such a wonderful cause.