CPS Newsletter | Spring | Issue Eight
World Book Day
We are thrilled to report the tremendous success of our World Book Day celebrations this week.
The day was filled with excitement, creativity, and, most importantly, a celebration of the joy of reading!
A highlight of our World Book Day activities was a special visit from the talented author, Ross Montgomery. Ross captivated our EYFS, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 with an inspiring assembly where he shared his journey of becoming an author and offered invaluable tips for budding writers:
Tip 1: Read lots
Tip 2: Write lots
Tip 3: Don't give up
Following his assembly, Ross also conducted a writing workshop with our Year 5 students, where they delved into the world of storytelling and honed their writing skills under his expert guidance. Thank you to everyone who supported our Author book sale on Monday and our Travelling Book Fair Tuesday and Wednesday. Your contributions are greatly appreciated and will go towards fostering a love of reading among our students. If you ordered a Ross Montgomery book from the website, these should be delivered to the school next week and will be signed.
Our school was transformed into a colourful array of characters from beloved books, as students and staff alike donned fantastic costumes in celebration of World Book Day. The creativity and effort put into the costumes were truly impressive! Throughout the day, classes participated in various World Book Day activities, including reading sessions with younger years, guessing the "masked reader," and engaging in book-themed crafts and games.
Thank you to everyone who entered the Book Jar Competition and thank you to all the classes that voted!
Your imaginative entries showcased your love for literature and creativity.
A big congratulations to the winners of our Book Jar competition!
Yasmin - Conkers
Amina - Apple
Diana - Beam
Rayan - Beam
You will receive your £5 book voucher on Monday.
All children should have been given their World Book Day book token by their teachers. Please don't forget to redeem your book tokens at any bookshop! We hope they bring you many hours of enjoyment as you explore new worlds through the magic of reading.
Happy reading!
Stars of the week
Year R
Conkers:
Callum for your improved choices of play and your participation during phonics lessons.
Madeeha for following the classroom routine and sharing your ideas with others during your sensory play.
Acorn:
Anwen for her creative skills; she always has her own ideas and takes the time to create her detailed pictures and work.
Mishika for always trying so hard in Phonics and is now reading words and sentences with digraphs confidently.
Year 1
Maple:
Nicholas for being an enthusiastic learner and actively participating in class. You have shown great listening during our lessons and you were able to recall key information in retrieval tasks.
The whole class for successfully taking advantage of the learning opportunity during the 'Florence Nightingale' workshop. You were all engaged and sensible!
Mulberry:
Eddy for brilliant concentration in English lessons and for retelling the story of Goldilocks so beautifully.
Zahra for joining in during our Florence Nightingale visit and remembering so many facts about her life.
Year 2
Pine:
Ines for being persistent and not giving up when a challenge arises. Ines has become a more resilient learner and has been using the school values to support herself. Well done Ines, we are proud of you.
Mouktar for working really hard in his maths learning. He has been a persistent and hardworking pupil and this has shown through his maths assessment data. Well done Mouktar.
Pear:
Javanna for always trying her best in every subject and for being such a lovely member of Pear class.
Alan for being persistent with his reading and this has shown through moving up a book band this week.
Year 3
Apple:
Regnars for consistently being ready to learn and trying his best to concentrate fully in all lessons. Well done Regnars.
Jose for settling well into Apple Class and for showing kindness and enthusiasm in his learning. Super.
Ash:
Kemal for demonstrating fantastic kindness during our PE lesson. He selflessly gave up his football so that someone else could join in without being asked to.
Agnes for demonstrating fantastic kindness by translating instructions for other pupils during lessons without being asked to do.
Year 4
Beam:
Lyllia Rose for managing her emotions well during assessment week.
Jana for being kind and helpful around the school.
Beech:
Aston for showing great kindness and patience with his peers.
Rayan for his consistent hard work in maths. His efforts transpired in his test results.
Year 5
Willow:
Yasin for challenging himself across his learning and in particular for blowing us away with his confidence in his mathematician skills.
Hamza for facing tricky challenges head on and giving things a go
Year 6
Chestnut:
Jayden D for beginning to work independently and having a go, even if things can be challenging.
Elizabeth for taking initiative in her learning and for putting in lots of effort during SATs booster sessions.
Oak:
Alia - For demonstrating real perseverance and determination in all of her assessments this week and being a positive role model at all times.
Prisha - For demonstrating a real love of reading and and has read 5 books in two weeks! Amazing work - keep it up!
Hermione - For really striving for achievement in her writing and demonstrating real resilience and determination to improve her written work.
Mrs Bond's Writers of the Week
Well done to all the children in their writing this week. It has been a pleasure reading it.
Please enjoy these Writers' of the Week who have put so much effort into their writing and tried their best in creating a wonderful piece for the reader.
Joshua - Chestnut Class
Barney - Ash Class
Hazel - Pine Class
Online Safety Guide For Parents
tekken (1).pdfAttendance at Central
ClassDojos
At Central Primary School, we take attendance and punctuality very seriously. We aim to have an attendance figure in excess of 96% . Our current attendance percentage is 95.8%.
I am very pleased to see our attendance rising! Our most recent meeting with the Attendance Officer was very positive and they are continuing to monitor whole school and individual attendance alongside us.
Please remember arriving on time for school is important because late arrivals will miss and also disrupt the learning already happening in class.
If you have concerns about or need support with your child's attendance, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Mrs Guthrie
Please use this link as guidance from the NHS regarding sickness and attendance. https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery (please click the top link when redirected)
At Central Primary School, we recognise pro-social behaviours by giving children ClassDojo points. Every half term, the classes decide on a collective target to earn a class reward. In addition, at the end of the half term, we hold a ClassDojo raffle, where the children can win some exciting prizes!
1st place - Acorn Class
2nd place - Beech Class
3rd place - Oak Class
Dates for the diary
Spring 2
12th March - Year 3 Egyptian Day
12th March - Year 5 Gurdwara trip
15th March - Ash Class assembly
22nd March - Parent Coffee Morning - Mental Health
25th March - Year 2 Trip to Cassiobury Park
28th March - Last day of school (Early finish 1.45pm)
