News

This week our children achieved an overall percentage of 94 % (Nursery not included). 

Inset day 1^st May

COSH will be running a one day play scheme for next Friday 1^st May.  It will run from 8am to 6pm.  For more information please contact COSH on 881 0100.

Mela Evening

Thursday 7^th May from 4pm to 6.30pm.

Tickets are £1 first come first served, limited to 6 per family. 

We are looking for help on the night please see the letter that went out this week.

Focus for the Term

Handwriting and presentation in books

This term we are working on presentation and handwriting. The teachers will be encouraging their pupils to take pride in their work .This will done through assemblies and general feedback. Please take some time to talk to your child about their writing and encourage them to take pride in their work.

There will also be an online survey to gather your views.

Reading Habit School Banners

Thank you to Bridget for all her work in getting the rather eye catching Reading Habit banners that have gone up during the Easter Break.

Meet the Headteacher & Chair of Governors

Drop in meeting on Friday 8^th May, will be held in the Dining Hall at 9am.

The focus will be parent consultation, are they helpful to you, what more can be done?

Are parents clear about what their child is achieving?

 Please find the time to drop in.

Nursery News

Our Number of the Week is 3.  What things will you find to do with 3?

If you are taking part with the art activity packs our theme this week is: Design a Spider.  It will be exciting to see your spiders on Monday.

Our Bug Box visit will take place on 5^th May.  The children will get to see various creatures in small groups in the Infant Hall.  Look out for the posters we have made this week in anticipation of this event.

As the weather has improved recently we’d like to remind you to label all items of clothing including hats.  Please remember to send your child in shoes that are suitable for running and climbing as flip flops and Crocs can be unsafe.  A light jacket is also a good idea as the weather is liable to change.  We are awaiting the return of many items clothing which have been worn after accidents.  These clothes are labelled with the names Oak and Acorn.  Our supply of spare clothing has run low at present.  Have a lovely weekend.  See you next week – The Nursery Staff.

Year 5 Author Meeting

Year 5 meet children’s author, Tom Palmer at Chorlton High School on Tuesday 28^th April.  We have been studying Foul Play by this Leeds writer and will be asking him questions about writing at the Blue Box Theatre.  If you would like to buy a book and get it signed please bring £5 to school on Monday. Children will be back in school for lunch.

Flora Cooking with Schools Vouchers

We are starting a year 3/4 cooking club and are starting to collect Flora Cooking with schools vouchers (initially for resources for the club but also for classes to use).

Please let family and friends know.

Webster Stratton Course

We are running a refresher session for parents who have attended the first two courses Webster Stratton Courses that ran at Easter and September 2008.  The session will run on Tuesday 28^th April in the COSH Room from 9.15 to 11.00.

Reminder about Parking

Please can you not park in front of the school at the beginning and end of the day.  This is causing considerable difficultly to the older children who are going to and from school on their own.  Particularly the parking across the pavement and road is extremely dangerous to our children and other pedestrians.  Please be more thoughtful to others and park and stride.

Electronic Newsletter

Due to a problem with the group e-mailing of the weekly Newsletters we are sending out paper copies to everyone this week and will attempt an electronic one too.  In the meantime we are working to solve this problem.

School Meals

If you want to pay for the half term it will be £41.40 per child and it you want to pay for the full term up to summer it would cost £104.40 per child.

Chorlton Arts Festival

From Thursday 14th to Saturday 23rd May

There will be lots of exciting art workshops during this week for all year groups from Year 1 – 6, including drumming, dance, comedy.

Why not check out what else is going on in Chorlton as part of the Arts Festival, there will be drama and music performances, lots of them are free.

In particular on Monday 18^th May some children from Year 5 will be performing The Tempest at the Blue Box theatre.  Tickets will be available from Chorlton High School box office on 882 1150.

To find out more look on the website www.chorltonartsfestival.com

This Newsletter is available on the website     www.chorltonpark.manchester.sch.uk

This week our children achieved an overall percentage of 94% (Nursery not included). 

Parent Survival Course

All the parents who took part in the Parent Survival Course, held at the school over 10 sessions this term would like to thank organisers.

Diane Scallon, Julie Gilmore and Mark Almond shared some tips on how to improve children’s behaviour and build good relationships with their parents.  All the parents taking part found it very worthwhile.  Thank you very much.

Paupers Wood Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday 11^th April

Paupers Wood is the venue for the forest school session that the nursery and reception children have been attending this year.

There will be Egg Painting, Treasure Hunts, Story Telling, and Littlies Obstacle Course.

11.00 am to 3.00 pm

Paupers Wood, Nell Lane, West Didsbury (parking available at Seimens)

School Meals

If you want to pay for the half term it will be £41.40 per child and it you want to pay for the full term up to summer it would cost £104.40 per child. 

Year 3 Performance

This week Y3 invited parents and carers to enjoy their Nathan’s Nightmare performance.  We would like to thank the children and staff for all their hard work that clearly went into this delightful and very professional performance. 

Girls’ Netball Success

On Monday 30^th, year 5 and 6 girls went to play a tournament at Wright Robinson Sports College. They played three matches against ; St John’s, St Bridgets and Vana Street Primary Schools. They lost against St John’s and St Bridgets however, they won against Vana Street 4-1. They came 3^rd in the whole tournament and would like to thank Nidda Manhas, Nadia Kawafi, Cedar Knight, Jasmine Green, Rachel Hurst, Paris Brown-Gardner, Ella Rawson and Maria Shabir for participating. Also to Miss Humphreys for taking them and organising the visit.

Thank You

Mr Watson and Mrs Burgess would like to thank all the teachers for a very successful term. He would also like to thank the children for concentrating on their learning and also for their general behaviour. Thank You all. Have a lovely Easter half term.

Measles Letter

A letter has gone home today about a child in school having measles, if you haven’t received this letter please see the school website:

www.chorltonpark.manchester.sch.uk