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• Y1 'Come and see...' session

  Sat 16 Jul 2016

   

  Thank you to the parents of Year 1 children who came in to see the photos of our visit to Wingham Wildlife Park and to see some of the children's work. The children loved showing their parents and siblings their classroom and what they had been doing ... and everyone took advantage of the cakes that were on sale. Year 1 were selling cakes as part of their enterprise challenge.  They have been given £20 by Mrs Troth and can spend any profit they make on resources for the year group. The cakes looked delicious!

  

• Jaguar Maths in Motion

  Sat 16 Jul 2016

   

  Well done to Amy and Joanna, who competed with schools from around the world in a virtual car race through our Maths-in-Motion club. The club spent 3 weeks measuring track features and creating a car that would go around a grand prix track in the fastest possible time. Amy and Joanna's car won the race in our own school and was put forward for the Summer Fun Race, where they competed with schools from other parts of the UK and also other countries. In the final race they started 7th on the grid and their final position was 7th. A brilliant result - well done girls!

   

  Mr Hedges who runs Maths-in-Motion joined us in assembly to tell us about the groups achievements and to present the girls with a certificate.

  

• 'Can cook...did cook!'

  Sat 16 Jul 2016

   

  Steve Hatt, Marketing Director,  for Thanet Earth visited us to congratulate  Rhys (Y5) on winning the Thanet School Recipe challenge. He showed us the recipe card that will be available for Tesco customers, which contains Rhys' recipe and a picture of him making his delicious dish. The school also received £300 of Tesco vouchers, which Miss Powell, who runs our cookery club is going to spend on equipment to ensure that more children are able to create their own dishes in the future. 

  

• Year 5 curriculum trip to Dreamland

  Sat 16 Jul 2016

   

  Year 5 spent the day at Dreamland this week to inspire their DT moving toys topic and maths designing a theme park project.  The children had a guided tour, session on the roller disco and fun on all the rides.  The children were absolutely amazing and a credit to the school.  They co-operated about which rides to go on as a group and many of them faced and overcame their fears.  A big thank you to all the adults involved in making this trip possible, especially the parent helpers who gave up their time.  Don't forget that parents can come into the Year 5 classrooms after school on Monday to see photos from this trip as well as all the other exciting trips and activities we have been involved in to support our learning this year.

  

• Rising 5's sessions

  Tue 12 Jul 2016

   

  The Year R team would like to thank all of the parents who have come along with their children to the 'Rising 5' sessions.  Feedback has been incredibly positive which is lovely.  The suggestions will be used to develop and shape next year's transition sessions.

   

  Link for the phonics information

   

  http://www.cliftonvilleprimary.co.uk/year-r/

   

   

   

   

• Another school award for sport!

  Mon 11 Jul 2016

   

  School Games Mark: Silver Award

   

  Cliftonville Primary School has been awarded the Silver School Games Mark award for our commitment, engagement and delivery of competitive school sport in 2015/2016.  We are hugely proud of the children and staff...and parents who support in so many ways, including transport and cheering from the side on wet and windy tournament days!!

   

  This is a wonderful achievement for all staff and children at the school who have trained and participated in a wide variety of competitions in school and across Thanet. A big thank you must go to Mr Holyer, Mrs Adams and Mr Kirby for organising these tournaments and who are spotted regularly around Thanet evenings and weekends with teams of children supporting and encouraging them to be the best that they can be.

   

  Well done everyone!

  

• Royal Shakespeare Company

  Fri 08 Jul 2016

  A Midsummer Night's Dream

   

  After rehearsing for months, including giving up their lunch times to participate, eight children were able to spend the day performing at Dreamland. As a part of a National celebration, eight local schools all performed extracts from the Play ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream’ in Margate.

   

  The event took place at a series of ‘pop up’ locations from the Turner Contemporary, to the seafront and into Dreamland. Working into the evening, our actors performed their extract four times to 200 members of the community, local leaders and the press. Their performance demonstrated a deep understanding of the text emotion of characters and an understanding of the play’s roots in comedy.  During the day, two of our pupils were filmed in an interview by the Marlowe Theatre to share their enthusiasm for The Bard.

   

  This fantastic day was made possible through our school's links with The Royal Shakespeare Company and a partnership run with King Ethelbert's School and The Marlowe Theatre. Over the  year the children at Cliftonville have celebrated Shakespeare's works with several theatre visits, art workshops at the Turner Centre, a visit from an RSC director as well as a Year 5 focus on Shakespeare through Literacy.

   

  Special thanks to all of the children who made this project a success, including our actors but also our costume designers and members of the Shakespeare Club whose continued efforts are greatly appreciated. You are a credit to the school and we are incredibly proud of our talented children.  Thanks also to Miss Page who has led this work with the children and to King Ethelbert School for their support and encouragement.

   

  

• New online safety information CEOP

  Mon 04 Jul 2016

   

  https://www.youtube.com/user/ceop

   

  Please use the link for some excellent resources to share with your children at home.  Mr Clayson is always available if you need support and advice.

• Newsletter available

  Thu 30 Jun 2016

   

  Please follow the link below to read the latest newsletter.

   

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

• School Meals from September

  Wed 29 Jun 2016

   

  The new menu for September to December is now available from the link below.  There is a slight increase in school meals to £2.20 a day or £11.00 per week.  Please speak to Miss Cooke if you would like to pay using our online School Money facility.

   

  http://www.cliftonvilleprimary.co.uk/school-meals/