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• Royal Albert Hall trip

  Sat 21 Mar 2015

  Year 5 pupils had the every exciting opportunity to visit the Royal Albert Hall this week.  They watched the 'Classical Spectacular', a mix of classical music, laser lights, fireworks and cannons!  They travelled up by coach taking in the sights of London including The Shard, the London Eye, Big Ben, the River Thames, Downing Street and Buckingham Palace.  Lunch was enjoyed in the spring sunshine in Kensington Gardens.  We had seats all over the Royal Albert Hall from the Grand boxes to the front row of the arena floor - everyone had an amazing view of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.  The children were such a credit to the school and staff from other schools commented on their outstanding behaviour. 

  

• Pirates ahoy!

  Fri 20 Mar 2015

  The Nursery team planned a fantastic themed Pirate Day this term.  Pirate 'Clayson' and Pirate 'Mason' were made to walk the plank!  Thank you to all the parents who helped with costumes.  It was a very successful day!

  

• Best Book Fair EVER!

  Wed 18 Mar 2015

  Book fair

  Thank you to everyone who supported the book fair this term.  We had sales totalling £1935 from which we will receive £1,100 commission.  Mrs Wilson said that this is the best sales yet and demonstrates your commitment to supporting reading and your child's love of books.

   

   

   

   

• Fantastic school report!

  Wed 18 Mar 2015

  As an academy we are not required to have LA monitoring visits.  However, as a school that values an external view of our progress, at our invitation, we welcomed Mrs Evans, an experienced Ofsted inspector & LA advisor,  to see us in action.  You may have seen Mrs Evans talking to parents at the gate and in the KS1 playground.  We have just received her final report and are delighted that she graded the school as GOOD overall with the aspect of pupils’ behaviour being graded as OUTSTANDING.

   

  Some of the key headlines in her report are:

   

  • Leaders at all levels have a good understanding of the school’s priorities and the progress they have made to date in achieving targets. They systematically monitor and track pupil progress, and use the findings from data analysis to inform school priorities and adjust provision.

     

  • The teaching of phonics is very strong. The high ratio of adults mean that pupils are taught in small groups and activities are sharply focussed to their learning needs.

     

  • Behaviour makes a strong contribution to learning. All lessons had a purposeful buzz. Pupils were attentive and on task. Pupils have a very positive attitude to learning. Relationships with teachers and additional adults are very good. There are high levels of trust and respect. This creates a safe learning environment where pupils feel safe to take risks because their contribution is valued.

     

  • Pupils have a good understanding of what they are learning, and are clear what they need to do to improve. Response time is used effectively to enable pupils to check their work and develop their writing. 1:1 input from teachers provides further feedback opportunities and supports learning well.

     

  • The curriculum makes a significant contribution to learning. The week’s theme was rights and respect week. Elements of pupils’ learning in Social Moral Spiritual and Cultural curriculum were inextricably woven into lessons. Pupils were very engaged in this theme and as a consequence the quality of their writing was high.

     

  • Pupils who shared books demonstrated a love of reading. They confidently tackled new words using a range of strategies to help them. They were able to make inferences, and enjoyed the challenge of being asked 'hard questions' about the story!

     

  • Handwriting is neat, and the progression from Year R is evident, as is the progression from September.

     

  • The school promotes punctuality in all aspects of the school day. Lessons start on time, and children are ready to start learning.

   

  • The sample of books seen indicate that the curriculum provides a rich and relevant vehicle for learning. Photos in books show that pupils have many opportunities to learn through first-hand experience.

     

  • Staff were unanimous that there is a clear vision for the school, and that the ambition to provide a good education for all pupils is at the heart of the school’s work.

     

    Thank you to every pupil and parent who has contributed to this successful report.  In partnership with you, we will continue our work towards ‘outstanding’!

     

• Comic Relief raises £917.62

  Mon 16 Mar 2015

  Red Nose Day 2015

  As ever, Cliftonville Primary Schools pupils, staff and parents went that extra mile and did something funny for money last Friday for Comic Relief and Red Nose Day.  There were over one hundred entries from children to design their own red nose with the winning design coming from Charlie Stembridge in 1S. This design was then put onto a large white sheet and during Friday children placed their copper coins to create some fantastic art work.  Along with a red nose hunt at lunchtime, cake sale and a wear red day, Cliftonville Primary School raised £917.62

   

  A fantastic effort from everyone- thank you so much.

  

• Pets at Home - Pets at Cliftonville!

  Mon 16 Mar 2015

   

  Children in Year R have been learning all about animals from pets to animals found on the African plains!  They were lucky to have a visit from staff at the Pets at Home store and from Mrs Balasa's miniature dachshund puppy, Ollie!

  

• The Roman invasion!

  Wed 11 Mar 2015

  At Cliftonville Primary School the year 3 pupils have been having  a fun time learning about Romans. In order to experience some aspects of life for people living during the Roman times the children took part in a special Roman Day. The children all dressed up as Roman citizens and enjoyed a number of workshops throughout the day involving drama, pottery, dance.

   

  One child explained, "We had to eat like Romans and dance like Romans. It was great!"

   

  The children made Roman lamps and re-enacted battles at the Colosseum. They made Roman shields and took part in a Roman trail around the school. Laura Powell, year 3 teacher said, "The day was a real success, the children learned so much, and by the end of the day were talking excitedly about many aspects of life in Roman times."

  

• National Award for Inclusion

  Tue 10 Mar 2015

   

  We were thrilled to receive confirmation that we have met the very high standard required in order to be awarded the INCLUSION QUALITY MARK.  The Inclusion Quality Mark is a standard for assessing schools against a nationally recognised framework on inclusion. It is designed to create a dialogue about inclusion with objective and supportive evaluation by the IQM team and this results in a model for further growth.  The framework divides the main stakeholders of a school into three core groups: the individual pupil, staff, the family and community.

  

• Comic Relief

  Tue 24 Feb 2015

  We are getting ready for this year's fundraising.  The children can come in non-school uniform on Friday 13th March and if they can wear something red, that would be great!  A red hairband, red socks etc. would be just fine...as long as everyone is dressed in an outfit suitable for a day in school!  There will be cake sale with all donations gratefully received, a red nose orienteering hunt and lots, lots more.

   

  Thank you as ever in anticipation of your amazing support.

  

• 'Get Safe for Secondary'

  Sun 15 Feb 2015

  ‘GET SAFE FOR SECONDARY’: Tuesday 3rd March at the Winter Gardens, Margate.

  This event is made up of two parts and we will be taking our Year 6 pupils. Part 1 is to provide factual information, advice and awareness to our pupils in preparation for their increased independence when making their transition to Secondary.  

  They will leave the morning's event having gained knowledge on topics such as:

  Road Safety

  Internet Safety

  Stranger Danger

  Basic First Aid

  Fie Safety & Awareness

  Anti-Social Behaviour

  Basic Drugs & Smoking Awareness

  Effects of shop lifting

  Water Safety

  The list above will provide them with good solid factual information and in turn will build their confidence to make informed choices independently. It will also allow them to reflect and take responsibility for their own behaviour and the effect certain behaviours could have in the local community.

   

  Part 2 will be an opportunity for our pupils to meet Youth Groups and other outside activity organisations to encourage them to engage in an activity prior to starting secondary school in the hope this will carry on through their teenage years, ideally will also prevent a number of young people becoming involved in criminal activity such as anti-social behaviour and will increase their self-confidence and achievement.