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Music Letters

If you still have not returned your Music Agreement the school is open on Monday and Tuesday please drop it in at reception

Outstanding Dinner Money or Music Money

If you have any outstanding money please bring it into school on Monday to reception.

COSH

Cosh will be holding their Summer Play scheme from Monday 11th August to Friday 22nd August. This is from 8.30am-5.30pm and costs £17 per day please call 881 0100 or 07743276888 to book a place or you can pop in for a form.

Grassroots Summer Sports Club

During the 1^st week of the summer holiday Grass Roots will be running a Sports Week at Chorlton Park Primary School. 

Good Luck to Mrs Blackett

Mrs Blackett is leaving today to go on maternity leave.  Her baby is due in September and we look forward to hearing from her in the new term.

Thanks to pupils, parents, governors and PTA for their hard work and support over this academic year.  We have all enjoyed a really good year at Chorlton Park, which has been a great team effort.

Thanks to the hard working staff teaching and non teaching, who have worked incredibly hard this year and deserve a well earned break.

Good Luck Year 6

Good luck to Year 6. I am sure you will all enjoy the challenges of secondary school and will watch the development of their futures with great interest.

Goodbye to Mrs Leahy

We would like to wish Mrs Leahy Good Luck, as she is leaving Chorlton Park Primary School and take this opportunity to thank her for all her work on behalf of the school, parents and especially her class.

Have a safe and enjoyable summer break. We look forward to seeing everyone on September 3^rd.

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

Strike Days

The Unison strike days on Wednesday and Thursday has been confirmed, so the school will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday next week.

Music Letters

Music Letters have gone out this week, please make sure they are returned to the school by Tuesday 15^th July.

Creative Partnership Enquiry School Project

Mr Sloan and 2JS have been working hard on this project and put on a great performance last Monday.  The school would like to thank the drama practitioner, Jenny Harris and the Drummer, Mitch Oldham.  The video will appear on the website shortly.

Manchester Music Showcase at the Royal Northern School of Music

The Chorlton Park Choir performed in front of nearly 500 people last night!  It was very scary.  We were all very nervous.  We sung 4 songs called Halima Pakasholo, The Ballard of Harriet Tubmen, Tuweh Tuweh and Drop in the Ocean.  It went brilliantly!  We all felt very proud at the end.

By Hattie, Trinity and Matthew from 2JS

COSH

Cosh will be holding their Summer Playscheme from Monday 11th August to Friday 22nd August. This is from 8.30am-5.30pm and costs £17 per day please call 881 0100 or 07743276888 to book a place or you can pop in for a form.

Summer Fair

The Summer Fair raised just over £3,000 on Saturday, so thank to everyone who braved the weather to join us. 

Spanish Club
Spanish Club will start again on Wednesday 17th September (3.30 to 4.30).  Booking forms will go out in bookbags at the beginning of term. The cost is £30 for ten sessions. Children from Reception to Year 6 are eligible to attend.

Nursery Singing Club

Thank you to all the children and parents for coming to the Summer Fair for the performance, which was really good. The Singing Club would also like to thank Lily who has helped with the Singing Club this year.

Dinner Money

All dinner money will need to be paid for by Friday am at the latest.

Year 6 Performance

Well done Year 6 for all your efforts, it was a wonderful performance.  Special thanks to the producers; India, Rachel and Rashaad and to all the behind the scenes help from Molly’s Mum.

Year 6 Leavers’ T-Shirts

These will be on sale for £1.50 from the office.  The PTA have made a contribution towards the cost and the Apprentice Money has also gone towards the costs to bring the t-shirt price down to just £1.50.  The t-shirts are printed with Chorlton Park Primary School, class of 2008 for their classmates and friends to sign.

Summer Fair Canvases

If your child made a canvas at the Summer Fair please come to the office to collect them before the end of term.

Summer Activities for Children

There will in an information session in the dining hall after school on Tuesday 15^th July, where parents and carers can pick up leaflets and information on summer activities in the local area for children.

Calendars, Bags and Recipe Books

The fantastic school calendar, with photos of your teachers as you’ve never seen them before, is now available from the office for £3.50. All term dates and other important info is in there so get yours while stocks last! Thanks to Stuart McKim and Bridget Fitzpatrick for their brilliant work on this.

While you’re at the office, why not pick up one of Chorlton Park’s own reusable bags? They come in two fab designs, courtesy of our own Hannah Kennedy and Harvey McKim, and cost just £1.50. Perfect for carrying your clobber on days out this summer.

Finally, there are a few copies left of Funky Food 2, our bestselling recipe book. Get one for £4.50, or get a calendar, a bag and a recipe book all for
just £6!

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

Music Evening

This was a wonderful event that celebrated the achievements of lots of Chorlton Park children.  Well done to all the children for their performances and thank you to parents for their support.  Thanks must also go to Mr Billington for organising such a successful event as well as to the staff that supported him.

Possible Strike Days

Unison union are calling their members to strike on Wednesday 16^th and Thursday 17^th July.  Due to the numbers of staff in this union we will be unable to open the school on these days, as many of our Teaching Assistants, Lunchtime Organisers, Catering, Cleaning and Office Staff will not be in work.

Please look at the school website for updates on this situation.

Medicine and Creams

If you have left medicine or creams in the office during the year please can you come to collect them before the end of the term.  Anything left after Friday 18^th will be thrown away.

Summer Activities for Children

There will in an information session in the dining hall after school on Tuesday 15^th July, where parents and carers can pick up leaflets and information on summer activities in the local area for children.

COSH

Cosh will be holding their Summer Playscheme from Monday 11th August to Friday 22nd August. This is from 8.30am-5.30pm and costs £17 per day please call 881 0100 or 07743276888 to book a place or you can pop in for a form.

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Year 6 Leavers Assembly

This event has been moved to Friday 18^th July to avoid any possible strike days.

Climbing Wall

There will be a climbing wall at the Summer Fair, which is a great opportunity for children (and adults!) of all ages to have a go at climbing.  All equipment provided.  Cost £1!

Family Choir

Family Choir is meeting on Sunday at 4.30pm in the gym. All welcome.

PE T-Shirt Sale

We have slashed the price of school PE

T-shirts to £1.50 if you want to buy them before the end of the summer term ready for next year please come to the office.

Sports Day

Reminder about Sports Day for Key Stage 1 and Foundation.  Don’t forget to wear a T-Shirt in House colours:

or a white PE t-shirt

Grass Roots Summer Activity Week

During the 1^st week of the summer holiday Grass Roots will be running an Sports Week at Chorlton Park Primary School.  Letters will come out early next week.

Year 5 & 6

Please have a look at the Year 5 & 6 Blogs, some new voice threading (oh yeh we know all about IT) has been added!

Year 4 Animation

All the Year 4 animation is now up on the website, please have a look at these impressive pieces of work.

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

Possible Strike Days

Unison union are calling their members to strike on Wednesday 16^th and Thursday 17^th July.  Due to the numbers of staff in this union we will be unable to open the school on these days, as many of our Teaching Assistants, Lunchtime Organisers, Catering, Cleaning and Office Staff will not be in work.

Please look at the school website for updates on this situation.

Year 5 High School Admissions Meeting

The local authority are holding a meeting for the parents of current Year 5 children about the High School Admissions Process.  This will be in the Infant Hall on Tuesday 1^st July at 3.45

Thank you to the Khalil Family

All the staff at Chorlton Park would like to thank the Khalil Family for a superb Farewell to Chorlton Park Party.  All the staff who attended really enjoyed the hospitality and the food was superb.

COSH

Cosh will be holding their Summer Playscheme from Monday 11th August to Friday 22nd August. This is from 8.30am-5.30pm and costs £17 per day please call 881 0100 or 07743276888 to book a place or you can pop in for a form.

Thank-you Croma

The winners of the cookery competition in Year 6 earlier this year are being treated to a meal courtesy of Croma in Chorlton.  They will be joined by Year 6 staff and Mr Almond

Picnic in the Park 12^th July 2008 12-5pm

This years Chorlton Park Summer Festival promises to be bigger and better than ever before with live bands, football, performing artists and skate coaching!

To enable you to enjoy the festival, from the comfort of your own picnic rug, the area under the trees, next to the tennis courts has been set aside for Picnic in the Park. 

Picnic in the Park is being organised by Chorlton Park School’s PTA and it would be great if you could come along.  Please bring family, friends and a picnic with you.

If you’re not all caked out after the Summer Fair and would like to help by doing just a little more baking please contact mel@rhythmandrhyme.co.uk  Thank you!

School Music Concert

This concert will take place next Thursday evening, 3rd July, at 7pm in the school hall.
Children should arrive no later than 6.30 in school uniform and admission is by ticket only due to fire regulations and availability of seating. A maximum of 2 tickets are being sent out to parents who have returned their permission slips. There are still some outstanding.

Sports Day

Please don’t forget t-shirts in House Colours for Sports Day:

Red = Tower

Blue = Cardiff

Green = Warwick

Yellow = Edinburgh

or the white PE t-shirt

Health and Safety

For the safety of all our children, please refrain from bringing dogs or riding bicycles or skateboarding on the school playground.

The Caribbean evening

Congratulations to the staff, parents and pupils that have worked hard to deliver an enjoyable and informative Caribbean evening, in spite of the un Caribbean like weather!

This event as with the MELA demonstrates that Chorlton Park is a community school where your views are valued.

What else would you like to see?

• Irish evening?
• After school homework clubs?
• Community trips?
• Saturday school?
• Community sports team?

With the PTA we are committed to meet your needs and will assist you to make things happen. Please let us know how we can make your school even better.

PC Helena Hodgeson the Youth and Community Liason Officer came into school on Friday to talk to pupils about a Children’s Safety Plan.  For film and printable resources please look on www.childseyemedia.com

Summer Fair Help

Desperately needed:

• Someone to run the tombola stall
• Face Painters – 1 hours sessions (training given)
• 1 hour sessions helping on stalls.

The summer fair won’t function without your help.  A big thank-you to all the fantastic helpers who have already volunteered.

Please contact Ros Fox on 881 0945

There will be hampers full of goodies again for the Summer fair Raffle.  If you have any donations, please leave them at the school office from the week beginning 30^th June.  Many thanks in advance for your support.

Parking

On Wednesday last week the Nursery went to Knowsley Safari Park.  The trip was a great success but on return to school the coaches were unable to draw up outside school to let the children off because of a car parked outside school on the zig-zag lines.  The driver then refused to move their car despite being asked by several members of staff.  Getting safely on and off the coach on such a busy road is dangerous if the coaches are forced to park away from the gate particularly with such young children at such a busy time of day.   No cars should ever be parked on the zig-zag lines at any time of the day and we would expect our own parents to be more considerate of the whole school community.

Attention: Jars wanted

Taite Cottrill and Faye Barnes are running an In the Jar stall at the summer fair.  They would be extremely grateful if you could bring in a clear jar filled with goodies.  The jar can be any size and filled with sweets, smellies, toys etc.  Please bring jars to the office before 4^th July.