CROOKSBARN PRIMARY
SCHOOL
HEADTEACHER’S
NEWSLETTER13
7.2.14
Read For My School
This term our school will be taking part in a national reading competition called Read for My School, which is open to all children in years 3 – 8 in England.
The competition website is hosting a free online library of over 100 books. If they participate then your child will be able to read those books online wherever they have internet access. They can of course choose to read books in print or that are not part of the online library – the goal is simply to read as much as possible this term.
100,000 books will be distributed by Pearson in prizes for the schools and children who read the most. Individual children will be drawn as prize-winners from the pool of all children around the country who read eight books or more. Prize packs of 100 books for whole schools will be awarded after a draw from the pool of all schools where 250 books or more are read.
100,000 books will also be donated to a Book Aid International programme in Tanzania that distributes books into schools where children currently have very limited access to reading material. A new feature of the competition this year is that children will have the option to write a short letter to the children in Tanzania who will receive these books. Regional and National awards will be won by the children who write the most powerful letters, and by those who read the most books.
Any encouragement that you can give to your child that supports them as they try to read a little more this term would be invaluable, whatever form it may take. If they do participate in Read for My School fully then your child will reap benefits for themselves, for our school and for children in Tanzania.
GRUFFALO WORKSHOP FOR FOUNDATION AND KEY STAGE 1
Crooksbarn Primary School and Family Learning invite parents, carers and their children to a free Gruffalo workshop. Parents and children will work together ona series of activities based on the fabulous story of the Gruffalo on Thursday 13th February 9.15am till 11.15am
For further information please feel free to speak to Nicky Wilkes in school.
BREAKFAST CLUB
Please remember to book and pay in advance for February before we break up on 14.2.14.
If paying by cheque please make it payable to Stockton Borough Council
Petrel Crescent, Norton, Stockton on Tees, TS20 1SN, Phone/Fax 01642
531750 or visit our website
Safer Internet Day will be celebrated worldwide on Tuesday 11th February 2014. Over the years, Safer Internet Day (SID) has become a landmark event in the online safety calendar. From cyber bullying to social networking, each year the topic for the day is chosen to reflect current concerns. For SID 2013, the day focused on online rights and responsibilities, with users being encouraged to ‘connect with respect’.For SID 2014, the theme is “Let’s create a better internet together”.
Each class will be taking part in various activities throughout next week to promote Internet Safety. Please encourage your children to share what they have learnt with family members at home.
Each child has access to the “ThinkUKnow” website via It’s Learning, where parents, carers and children have access to games, videos and online activities to learn how to stay safe online. Please visit this site with your children if you can, it is user friendly and very informative.
Stockton Basketball Champions!
Huge congratulations must go out to our Year 5/6 basketball team. In January, they progressed through the Norton cluster tournament and went on to compete in the Stockton finals. It was here that they played their best basketball so far, winning 5 games in a row to become Stockton champions!
The team will take their unbeaten record to the Tees Valley finals on Thursday 13th February 2014. Here they will compete against the best teams from across the county to hopefully bring back the trophy!
Y5/6 Football Training
Due to other sporting events taking place, Y5/6 football training is cancelled on Thursday 13th February 2014. We will start training the first week after half-term, meaning that the next football session will be on Thursday 20th February 2014.
Thank you.
Parents Survey
Thanks to all of you who completed our survey before Christmas. You will find some information on our website giving some feedback to some of the issues raised. You will find this under PARENTS/SURVEYS/RESPONSES.
After School Clubs
Remember, Thursday 13th February is the final day if you wish to sign your child up for an after school club after February half term.