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This week our children achieved an overall percentage of 95 % (Nursery not included).

Caribbean Evening

We are running a competition for the ticket design.  One ticket from Nursery to year 2 (Key Stage One) and one ticket from Years 3 – 6 (Key Stage Two).

The design need to reflect the Caribbean and the evening.  Both winners will get 4 tickets for the evening.  Get drawing!

Bring in your entries by Friday 2^nd May.

Next Caribbean Evening Planning Meeting is on Wednesday 14^th May at 3.45.  We are looking for volunteers to help out on the day.  If you can donate a small portion of your time on 26^th June or any time before please let the office know.

Calling all Caribbean parents, grandparents and carers!

We need your recipes, memories, photographs and anything else that takes us back to where you came from.  Extreme care will be taken of any items you bring in and photos can be scanned in, in your presence.  Contact Naomi Forrest (Demetria’s Mum) on 07716 131 171 or Marilyn (Chardonnay and Atlanta’s Mum) on 07742 501 892, or see them in the playground at home time.

After School Cricket and Rackets

The PTA have organised some new after school clubs for the Summer Term:

Cricket for Years 4-6 on Monday

Cricket for Years 1-3 on Wednesday

Rackets for Years 1-3 on Friday

These courses start next week and letters are going home today (spares available at the office).

The courses start next week so please complete and return the forms asap.

PTA Disco

Adult disco tickets are now on sale at reception for this event which is on

Friday 16^th May 

Nursery Number of the week is… 4

Stay and Play 2

Our Parents are back.  The Nurseries are holding another set of Stay and Play sessions on Tuesday 20^th, Wednesday 21^st, Thursday 22^nd and Friday 23^rd May.  Each session is from the start of school until 10.30am.  There is room for ten parents each day in each nursery.

World Maths Day

The World maths day website is still up and running.  They have also added lots of activities to practice skills .  Please have a look; http://www.worldmathsday.com/

Class Photo Money

Next Tuesday the 29th is the last day to get the class photo money in.

Don’t forget school is OPEN on Friday 2^nd May, after Polling day!

Book Fair

The book fair starts tonight in the Infant Hall and runs until Friday 2^nd May. 

Tennis Coaching

Calling all (would be) Junior Tennis players!

Tennis coaching is available for all ages at a local club.  Whalley Range Tennis Club on Kingsbrook Road runs coaching sessions after school on Wednesdays, Fridays and on Saturday mornings.  The coaches are qualified and CRB checked – and great fun.  Sessions cost £4 or £5.  Phone Alvaro

(one of the coaches) for exact times. 

Tel: 07737447418.

This week our children achieved an overall percentage of 95 % (Nursery not included).

Text Messaging

We are currently sending out text message reminders to parents when, for example, we are closed for strike action or an after school club is cancelled.  Yesterday we sent out a text message about the strike action.  If you did not receive this text this means we don’t have your current mobile number on our system.  If you have a mobile phone and did not receive this message please can you call into the office and leave your number(s).

The Nursery Number of the week is …3…

Family choir is back!

Children and their parents, grandparents and carers are all welcome to come along to the Manchester Family Choir in the gym at Chorlton Park School on Sunday 27th April at 4.30 pm. The choir sing songs from around the world, and started at Family Learning Weekend a few years ago. It now has members from all over Manchester. Everyone aged 5 – 75 is welcome and no singing experience necessary. For more info, contact Carol on 07918186522 or email  ‘carol@seahorse.fslife.co.uk’

All the best to Mrs Millington

Mrs Millington leaves today for her maternity leave, we not only wish her all the best but also ask her to come back and visit and keep us up to date with her news.

Welcome to Ms Davies

We would also like to welcome Ms Davies to Year 4.  She has been working in Year 6 since January but has spent time with 4RM and is looking forward to working with the supply teacher from next week.

Are you interested in Karate?

Why not come to the new Karate club which takes place on a Friday 3.30 – 4.30 in the dining hall.  The club costs £3 per session which is great value for money.  If you are interested please see Miss Humphreys.

Head Teacher & Chair of Governors Meeting

Next drop in meeting to discuss:

•1.      Homework

•2.      The future school plans

Friday 25^th April at 9.15

Thank you to the Brownhill family and the Irfan family for generously donating unwanted toys to the Foundation Stage.

Awards for All

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for the pupils of Chorlton Park Primary School. The school has been awarded a grant of nearly £8000 from Awards for All.  Awards for All is supported by the Arts Council England, the Big Lottery Fund, the Heritage Lottery Fund and Sport England.

Chorlton Park will benefit greatly from this grant as the money will go into purchasing multi-skills equipment for the lower years, introducing three new after school clubs for the new autumn term and enhancing the after school clubs we already have by renewing and investing in equipment.

The new Year 5 & 6 netball team can look forward to a brand new kit which is now on order!

This is an exciting time for Chorlton Park, so watch this space.  (For more information on ‘Awards for All visit the website: http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/

Year 5/6 Morning Start Time

From Monday Years 5 & 6 will be expected in school at 8.50 in the morning.  The doors will be open at this time and children have been instructed to make their way straight to their classrooms at 8.50.

Netball Results

Well done to the Year 5/6 netball team who played a fantastic game against Wilbraham Primary School.  Our netball team won with an impressive score of 10-3.

Lets hope we can repeat this great achievement when the team play Seymour Park on the 28^th April.

Special thanks to Mrs Majid and Umar from 5LW for kindly lending Year 5 Sewing Club a sewing machine.  Now we can get busy and creative.  Many thanks

This week our children achieved an overall percentage of 93% (Nursery not included).

School Improvements

You will probably have noticed the work going on in the playground.  A synthetic grass surface has been fitted in the Key Stage 2 playground which was formerly called the Muddy Area.  This work was carried out in partnership with the PTA.

Swimming Achievements

Seven children from years 5 and 6 took part in the Manchester Primary Schools Swimming Gala:

Taite Cotrill and Jonah Gourlay from Year 5

D’Jaleh McCrystal, Rachel Kennedy, Jennifer Kuczaj, Nadia Herhoffer and Lukas Froom  from Year 6

1,000 children took part in the event and the following children won medals:

Jennifer Kuczaj – Silver 25m Backstroke & Silver for 25m Butterfly

Nadia Herrhoffer- Bronze 25m Breaststroke

Taite Cottrill –  Gold 25m Backstroke

Head Teacher & Chair of Governors Meeting

Next drop in meeting to discuss:

•1.      Homework

•2.      The future school plans

Friday 25^th April at 9.15

Welcome to Naila Ghazanfar the new teaching assistant in Oak Nursery, she has settled in really well.

Parent Consultation Meetings

Next week for all the school except for Years 5 & 6.

Latest Information and Updates

For the very latest school information please see our new notice screen in the dining hall.  As well as displaying work and achievements the screen will be updating parents on the very latest information.

Class Photos

The photographer will be in school next Tuesday taking class photos.  Please ensure children are in full uniform.

If children have PPA on Tuesday please arrive at school in uniform and bring PPA clothes in a bag.

New School Resources

Thank you to a grandparent of a child at the school, Lesley Howard, who generously donated books and resources for the library and the classrooms.  The whole school has been overwhelmed by the generosity; the books will be appreciated by our children.