le c i n o r h C l il H Cradle 16th June 2017

Message from the Headteacher Wednesday was an amazing day with the sun shining, children smiling and a lovely family atmosphere for our Cradle Hill CP School sports day. We are all tired but happy at how it went, with lots of positive feedback from you, which is great. We do try to get a balance of team spirit, good sportsmanship, competitiveness and a chance to display a variety of skills for our pupils. Huge thanks to Mrs Hooker and Miss B Parks for their organisation and imagination in coming up with the activities and the best way to organise classes. Thank you to all of you for coming along, we were thrilled with the turnout and we know how much the children appreciate you being there. We have been busy recruiting new staff who joining us in September. Two of them, Miss Smart who will be joining Year 1 and Mr Simmonds who will be joining Year 6 managed to come along for sports day. Reports will be coming out to you on 7th July and the children will have a class swap morning to meet their new teachers on Monday 10th July. So far all of our new teachers are able to join us on that morning. Don’t forget to come along to the Summer Fair after school next week. I look forward to seeing you there. Kind regards, Mrs Maureen Fairhead

NEW—Afterschool Yoga Club From September there will be two new afterschool clubs starting at Cradle Hill; Children’s Yoga (exclusively for children) and Family Yoga (for children and parents together). Classes will take place every Wednesday, with Children’s Yoga starting at 3:15pm and Family Yoga following on at 4:15pm. The yoga term runs for six weeks from 13th September to 18th October. Should you wish to join in, or have any questions, please contact our yoga instructor Catherine at [email protected] or call 07901683577 with your name, your child’s name and their age as September and a contact number or email address. Please remember to state whether you are interested in children’s or family yoga classes. PLEASE NOTE: By providing these details you are consenting for either the school or yoga teacher Catherine, to contact you in response to your queries and to give information on how to book a 6-week term. Places are limited so register your interest early! There will be a FREE TRIAL family yoga class at the Summer Fair on Friday 23rd June.

Sports Day On Wednesday we held KS1 and KS2 sports day. We were very lucky with the weather and it was lovely to see so many parents and carers coming to watch and support. There was a wonderful buzzy atmosphere and is was fantastic to see the children across all year groups having fun, supporting each other and participating in physical activity. We would like to say a big thank you to all the staff and a huge congratulations to all the children on their sporting achievements.

KS1 KS1 children participated in 7 fun events. These included long jump, an egg and spoon race, 100m sprint, 2 obstacle courses, a sack race and hurdles. All children enjoyed all of these events especially crawling through the tunnels and rolling the tyres up the hill.

KS2 KS2 children participated in a variety of different skill based events that also had a hint of traditional sports day aspects, such as, an obstacle course which involved an sack and egg and spoon. These 8 events also encourage fair play, sportsmanship and the encouragement that physical activity is a healthy lifestyle. The water events were especially a big hit as it helped keep the children cool. Well Done to Einstein who were the winning house and all the children who ran in the relay and long distance.

Swimming Year 4 and 5 have completed their swimming lessons at Seaford Head pool. The children enjoyed developing their technique, stamina and water safety skills. Swimming is a fundamental life skill and it is very important as we live so close to the sea. Please continue to practise these skills as a family to ensure your child is safe when swimming. Some Year 6 children have been chosen to participate in an intensive week of swimming to develop their confidence and skills. These letters will be going home soon. We would like to say a big thank you to all the parent helpers who helped walk the children to the pool.

PTFA News Friday 23rd June—Come and join us for some afterschool summer fun! There will be games, tombola, stalls, BBQ, hot and cold beverages, ice creams and entertainment by the fabulous Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist “Sam Jones Magician” and not forgetting our amazing raffle (you will find your raffle tickets in your child’s book bag). 1st Prize £100 cash kindly donated by Seaford Properties, 2nd prize £50 cash and 3rd £50 cash donated by Greves & Son Ltd, plus lots more . . . We hope you will join us and have a fun afternoon, there is no entry fee but a few pennies in the bucket would be greatly received. As always we are looking for helpers, so please get in touch with us via our Facebook page or [email protected] We are also doing a shout out for used teddies for the teddy tombola, drop off point at the school office or contact a PTFA member. In exchange for tombola items, it will be non school uniform, all items to be dropped off the morning of the 23rd in Hall 2 and we will be after some Mummy’s baking skills to make some cakes. Any questions regarding this event, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Laura & Claire

Building Project This is the dedicated section for news and photos on all the building works currently being undertaken at the school. For up to date information and photos, please check out our school development page on the website by visiting http:// www.cradlehill.e-sussex.sch.uk/school-development The build project is still on schedule with some exciting developments taking place. Little Brushes Art Club has almost completed its project for the hoardings competition so be sure to take a look!

Seaford Head—Design Technology Showcase Open invitation—all parents and students are warmly welcomed to the Design Technology Showcase. On Thursday 22nd June the Technology Department is holding an event to showcase the work and projects that have been carried out by students over the past year. The event will take place in the main hall on Steyne site from 4pm to 5pm. KS3 and KS4 work will be displayed and an award ceremony will take place to congratulate students for their outstanding contribution in Technology. Refreshments will be available as well as the opportunity to buy homemade preserves and sweet treats. We look forward to welcoming you.

Mrs Feneron (Head of Technology)

Dates for your diary 26 May

Last day of Term

21 June

Reserve Sports Day

5 June

Back to school

26-30 June

Year 6 Residential Trip to Kingswood

8 June

School Closed for Polling

7 July

Year 6 Leavers Disco

12 June

Kingswood Meeting

10-14 July

Year 6 Transition Seaford Head

14 June

Sports Day

21 July

End of term

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