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• Term 1 Literacy stars!

  Thu 20 Oct 2016

   

  Well done to the following children who have been awarded 'Literacy Stars of the Term':

   

  RB            Arley H

  RBa          Rosabella A

  RSH         Riley P

  RP            Eleanor B

  RBu          Mila H

  1A            Kali H

  1HA         Louise B

  1D            Maisie K

  1L            Derin O

  2G            Rhys K

  2Ha          Lucas J

  2H            Michael S

  2L            Antonio E

  3B            Amelia

  3M           Ralph F

  3L            Chance O'R

  3C            Henry H

  4K            Cianan S

  4R            Sophie P

  4P            Bethanie C

  4S            Joseph L

  5S            Katarina E

  5T            Callum B

  5K            Sara F

  6C            Darcey-Star J

  6Wi          Jozef H

  6B            Ashley M

  6W          Jack J

  

• World class sprinter visits the school

  Tue 18 Oct 2016

  On Tuesday 18th October we welcomed Laviai Neilson to our school.  She is an up and coming sprinter and was the fastest junior in the world last year over 400m.  Laviai was  inspired by being a kit carrier at the London 2012 Olympics.

   

  'I stood behind Jessica Ennis and when she came out the crowd cheering was the loudest thing I've heard in my life,' says Laviai. 'I thought, "I want that". I was worried about getting muscular from athletics when I was younger but Jess showed me that you can be beautiful and inspirational.'

   

  Laviai met with KS1 and KS2 in special assemblies before spending the rest of the day working with Mr Holyer.

  

• Harvest Celebrations

  Sat 15 Oct 2016

   

  This week at Cliftonville Primary & Pre-School we have been celebrating harvest. The children have been learning about how food is scarce in some countries, but abundant in others, and also how this is true in our own local community, with some people finding it hard to provide food for themselves and their families. With this in mind we decided to support the work of Thanet Open Christmas with our harvest donations. The amazing work this charity does in providing meals over the seasonal period, and especially a  Christmas dinner, to some of our local people is inspirational and a real support for families at what can be a very difficult time of year. The overwhelming generosity of our families will provide "goody bags" full of food for people who attend this event and who will find providing food after the Christmas period difficult. The amount of food provided was huge, with tins of fruit, packets of pasta and jars of sauces overfilling the tables. From the word "harvest" we made the word "heart" and the children and teachers all agree that Cliftonville Primary & Pre-School has a "big heart" reaching out into the community sharing our resources and bringing support and help where it is needed. Next week children from our school will be singing our harvest songs to the people attending the lunches at Holy Trinity Resource Centre.  Thank you, as ever, to our amazing families for such a generous response.

  

• Half term club at Margate Baptist Church

  Tue 04 Oct 2016

   

  The Margate Baptist Church is running a half term holiday club.  If you would like more information, please collect a letter at the school office.  Please note that parents are responsible for ensuring all of the usual safeguarding checks and procedures are in place as this provision is not managed through  Cliftonville School's policies. 

• Year Group Induction meetings

  Mon 03 Oct 2016

   

  As all of the year group induction meetings have taken place, you are reminded that the presentation materials are now available for reference.  Thank you to everyone who came along.

   

  http://www.cliftonvilleprimary.co.uk/year-group-induction-information/

   

• World Space Week

  Mon 03 Oct 2016

   

  The whole school is visiting the mobile planetarium this week as part of World Space Week.  Work across the curriculum will reflect this themed week, including literacy texts.  Please ask your child what they learned in the planetarium!

  

• Fund raising thank you!

  Sun 02 Oct 2016

   

  Together we raised £91 from the recent 'Phil the Bag' event.  Thank you to everyone who brought in items.

  

• Pokemon Go: safety info for parents

  Wed 28 Sep 2016

   

  We are aware of pupil taking part in Pokémon Go.  Please have a look at the information from the link below on the game and the risks

   

  https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/pokemon-go-parents-guide/

   

  The risks

  There are loads of good things about the game, and there's a reason it's become so popular. But it's important to learn the risks involved:

  • Meeting people they don't know face-to-face 
    The game is designed to bring people together. Usually strangers. So you never know who they might meet.
  • There's a physical risk 
    It's easy to forget to look where you're going with this game, but they need to be careful of where they end up. There are already stories of people being lured to places that aren't safe for children.
  • It can cost a lot of money 
    There are in-app purchases and other incentives which can cost up to £79.99 (14,500 Pokécoins). Make sure the app's set up without payment options.
  • Access to personal data 
    Pokémon Go asks for personal information like your child's birth date and email address, which they're asked to enter or receive through social media accounts. Parents have the right to contact the creators to stop them from using their personal information.

  

• Whole school newsletter

  Tue 27 Sep 2016

   

  Hopefully your child will have brought home the whole school newsletter.  If not, or you mislay the paper copy, please click on the link below:

   

  http://www.cliftonvilleprimary.co.uk/stream/newsletters/full/1/-//

• Phonics information YR and Y1 parents

  Wed 21 Sep 2016

   

  You will know from our induction meetings that we use the Letters and Sounds programme to teach phonics.  It is sometimes hard to know how to say the sounds correctly, so we have added a useful link below.  The link is also on the English section from the Curriculum page.

   

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwJx1NSineE

   

  Please speak to your child's teacher or year group leader if you would like any further information.