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February 2019 Newsletter
February 2019 Newsletter
Dear Parents/Carers,
We continue to have a push on attendance. Last year, you may recall that those pupils who had attained
100% attendance in either the Autumn, Spring or Summer term were entered into a prize draw. We gave
away 5 bikes to pupils. This year we are giving away 5 scooters. For your child to have a chance to win a
scooter, they will need to achieve 100% attendance in either the Autumn, Spring or Summer term. Current-
ly our overall school attendance is 95.51%, which is below the national average figure of 96%. My expecta-
tion is that all children are in school 100% of the time. Your child’s current attendance percentage will be
recorded on their school report that will be issued at the end of this week. Please take note of the percent-
age figure as we do have many children whose attendance is very good while there are some who have
achieved 100%. However, there are a handful of children, for whatever reason, who have an attendance per-
centage that is unsatisfactory. For these children, it is the responsibility of parents/carers to ensure that their
child’s level of attendance improves over the rest of the academic year.
Many of you will be aware that we launched a new school website in January of this year. A significant
amount of work has gone into the development of this new site but with anything new, we are experiencing
a few teething problems. We are working through these as quickly as we can as I would like to ensure that
your experience of navigating the site is as user friendly as possible.
As a school, safeguarding the welfare of your child is paramount and is at the heart of all decision making.
Over the years, we have needed to restrict parents/carers from making electronic recordings of certain
school events and more recently we have implemented restrictions in the morning for parents/carers from
passing the gate near to the office. I have been encouraged by the response from parents/carers who have
understood why the most recent restriction has been enforced as the space near to the main gate is limited
and was regularly blocked by adults dropping children off, thus restricting access for other children to pass
through safely. I would like to say a big thank to parents for their support with this matter. Our ban of the
use of mobile phones only restricted their use within the building. However, there was an incident this week
where a staff member approached a parent/carer in the playground, instructing them to put their phone
away as it appeared that they were recording events in the playground. This is unfortunate as the actions of
one impacts on others. Therefore, I have now taken the decision to extend the ban on the use of mobile
phones across the whole site with immediate effect. This may seem extreme but there are pupils attending
the school whose parents/carers have requested that their child’s image not be captured while at school. I
can’t control how images are used if they are taken by another parent/carer but I can put safeguard
measures in place to stop such situations from happening in the first place. I would ask parents/carers to
make sure that they are not on their phones once they walk through the school gates and that phones are
put away. If seen using your phone, staff will instruct you to put it away. Thank you for your support and
cooperation in this matter.
Regards,
Lee
FREE ‘Magic Breakfast’ for YEAR 3 - 6
Research has shown that children who have a healthy breakfast achieve more at
school – make sure your child doesn’t miss out!
At the beginning of the year, we launched a new scheme, Magic Breakfast for children in
years 3, 4, 5 and 6. Magic Breakfast is a registered charity to help ensure that no child is
too hungry to learn.
The children have access to the bagels every morning in the playground from
9:00-9:10am and will be provided with their bagel once we have received parental
consent.
I am pleased to say that each day the uptake of the bagels is becoming more and more
popular and seems to be going down a treat with the children.
Top quality bagels (free of charge) will be on offer in the playground every morning
between 9.00-9.10am to pupils in Key Stage 2!
In order for your child to be served a breakfast bagel, we will need your consent. Please
ensure you read the ingredients and allergen list and sign accordingly.
You don’t need to register your child, they can just turn up on the day.
Ingredients for Magic Plain Bagel: Wheat Flour, Water, Wholemeal flour, Sugar,
Salt, Yeast and Malt
Allergens: Wheat flour (gluten), Wholemeal flour (gluten)
Advisory note: Made in a factory which uses milk products, contains wheat gluten
and yeast and contain sesame seeds
School Trip to The London Aquarium
Year 1 had an exciting start to their new topic 'Under the Sea' with a visit to
Sea Life Aquarium. They had a lovely day identifying and learning facts about
various sea animals. The weather was kind to us and it was a great opportunity
to see some famous London landmarks.
Welcome to our new Senior Admin Officer!
My name is Lucy James and I am very happy to be joining the
team as the Senior Admin Officer at Chadwell Primary!
I previously worked in the office at St. Aidan’s Catholic Primary
Academy for 3 years and as a Teaching Assistant for 7 years. I
come with a wealth of experience from both an education and
corporate background having worked at Barclays for 20+ years
so I hope to be able to draw on this experience and provide
an excellent service at Chadwell Primary.
You will no doubt see me in reception so please feel free to
come and say hello whilst I get to grips with the role!
School E-mail Contacts
In order to streamline and respond to queries
Absence reporting and
medical evidence.
Managed by Mrs
Ozdemir
Raise concerns /school
issues with Parent Sup-
port Advisor.
Managed by Miss Barnes
Used by outside agencies
to contact school.
Managed by School Of-
fice
Holiday/time off school
Requests.
Managed by Mrs
Ozdemir
Request for official let-
ters/SAR & FOI Requests.
Managed by Miss O’Kane
FSMapplica-
Free School Meal applica-
tions and confirmations.
Managed by Mss Barnes
% Attendance
93.00
94.32
93.02
0.55
0.18
0.29
R A N D R E A E
R C A R L E
R D O N A L D SO N
RECEPTION
Attendance Lates
94.85
94.37
93.65
0.37
1.25
0.34
1 C O U S T E A U
1 J O H N S O N
1 S H A C K L E T ON
YEAR 1Attendance Lates
Well done Carle Class!
Well done Cousteau Class!
% Attendance
93.70
93.87
95.58
0.41
0.87
0.45
2 B E L L
2 D Y S O N
2 J A C K S ON
YEAR 2
Attendance Lates
96.04
94.70
95.34
0.40
0.28
1.24
3 B A N K S Y
3 H E P W O RT H
3 M O R R I S
YEAR 3
Attendance Lates
Well done Jackson Class!
Well done Banksy Class!
% Attendance
97.32
96.14
96.09
0.26
0.64
0.41
5 G A N D H I
5 L U T H E R K I N G
5 M A L A L A
YEAR 5
Attendance Lates
Well done Hawking Class!
Well done Gandhi Class!
95.95
97.21
95.98
0.77
0.16
0.69
4 F R A N K L I N
4 H A W K I NG
4 T U R I N G
YEAR 4
Attendance Lates
% Attendance
97.27
96.84
97.04
0.78
0.79
0.24
6 C A R U S O
6 M O Z A R T
6 S I M O N E
YEAR 6
Attendance Lates
Well done Caruso Class!
Gold Children
WELL DONE goes to our “Gold Stars” who achieved the highest behav-
iour award in school last month; we are very proud of them:-
NPM- Kiara Brown
NAM- Zaynab Noor, Zaynan Noor
Andrea- Samuel Ali, Zain Choudhury- Haire, Mathilda Nurye, Ana’yiah Danville Cham-
bers
Carle- Kaya Emin, Rayan Kateregga, Amel Ibeabuchi, Charlize Himma, Andrei Rasu, Carly
-Rose Herd
Donaldson- Miftaha Raman, Yousuf Mohammad, Shams Rahimi
Shackleton- Inaaya Nair, Mutasim Shikder, Ibrahim Kashif,
Johnson- Rayan Gul, Rishita Mukamala, Aaliyah Zulfiqar, Chijindum Nkeaka
Bell- Rishabh Shukla, Sumayyah Noor, Aliya Ali, Anna-Sophia
Dyson- Aiza Khan, Dimo Kuklev, Adanne Chidi, Tehreem Rasool
Jackson- Rihan Khalil
Hepworth- Gabriel Aiyegbusi, Laila Obumneme
Morris- Mariah Martin, Sayf Uddin
Hawking- Seetal Pardesi, Umar Sethi
Turing- Khamil Botchway-Geci
Gandhi- Muaaz Khan, Alan Rinosh
Luther King- Preet Chumber
Caruso- Amelia Kamaly
Mozart- Demi Azeez, Waled Djitli, Fizza Rasool, Isaac Redman
Impact of Forgotten Items
An increasing number of Parents/Carers are coming into the office
throughout the day to drop off
forgotten lunch, school bags, PE kits and homework.
We encourage you to ask your child to take
responsibility for these items and to bring all items with them to
school.
It is becoming increasingly difficult to take items to the class per-
sonally for your child. We take great pride at Chadwell in our
learning and calling
children out of class to collect forgotten items means that they
miss out on valuable learning time.
Thank you for your cooperation.
School Start Times School starts at 9.10am each day.
The gates open from 9.am and will close at 9.10am.
In order for our children to gain the greatest benefit from
their education, it is vital that they attend school regularly
and should also be at school on time on time every day unless
the reason for the absence is unavoidable.
Children arriving late to school will be
recorded in the late book and consistent
lateness will be followed up in the late book and may result in
the Education Welfare Officer being informed.
Late Arrivals For those children who arrive late to school due to an
unavoidable appointment, they must arrive by 11am
at the latest.
Children arriving later than 11am will be refused entry
and will be asked to return at the start of afternoon
registration (1pm).
AUTUMN TERM 2018
Staff training day Tuesday 4th September 2018
School CLOSED to Children
Staff training day Friday 21st September 2018
School CLOSED to Children
Term Starts for Children
Wednesday 5th
September to Friday 19th
October 2018
Half-Term Holidays
Monday 22nd
October - Friday 26th October 2018
Term Starts for Children
Monday 29th
October to Friday 21st
December 2018
Pupil Progress Meetings – Half-day for children (1.30pm finish)
Thursday 1st
November 2018
Christmas Holidays
Monday 24th December – Monday 7
th January 2019
SPRING TERM 2019
Staff training day Monday 7th January
School CLOSED to Children
Term Starts for Children
Tuesday 8th
January to Friday 15th
February 2019
Half-Term Holidays
Monday 18th February to Friday 22
nd February 2019
Term Starts for Children
Monday 25th
February to Friday 5th
April 2019
Pupil Progress Meetings – Half-day for Children (1.30pm finish)
Thursday 14th
March 2019
Spring Easter Holidays
Monday 8th April – Monday 22
nd April 2019
SUMMER TERM 2019
Term Starts for Children
Tuesday 23rd April to Friday 24th
May 2019
Monday 6th May 2019 – BANK HOLIDAY
School CLOSED to Children
Half-Term Holidays
Monday 27th May – Friday 31
st May 2019
Term Starts for Children
Monday 3rd
June to Friday 19th
July 2019
*Staff training days Monday 22nd
& Tuesday 23rd
July 2019*
School CLOSED to Children
CHADWELL PRIMARY SCHOOL
2018/2019 SCHOOL TERM AND HOLIDAY DATES
CHADWELL PRIMARY SCHOOL
2019/2020 SCHOOL TERM AND HOLIDAY DATES
AUTUMN TERM 2019
INSET days Monday 2nd
and Tuesday 3rd
September 2019
School CLOSED to Children
Term Starts for Children
Wednesday 4th
September to Friday 18th
October 2019
Half-Term Holidays
Monday 21st October - Friday 25
th October 2019
Term Starts for Children
Monday 28th
October to Friday 20th
December 2019
INSET ½ Day for Pupil Progress Meetings – Half-day for children (1.30pm fin-ish)
Thursday 31st
October 2019
Christmas Holidays
Monday 23rd
December – Friday 3rd
January 2020
SPRING TERM 2020
Staff training days Monday 6th January
School CLOSED to Children
Term Starts for Children
Tuesday 7th
January to Friday 14th
February 2020
Half-Term Holidays
Monday 17th February to Friday 21
st February 2020
Term Starts for Children
Monday 24th
February to Friday 3rd
April 2020
INSET ½ Day for Pupil Progress Meetings – Half-day for Children (1.30pm fin-ish)
Thursday 12th
March 2020
Spring Easter Holidays
Monday 6th April – Friday 17
th April 2020
SUMMER TERM 2020
Term Starts for Children
Monday 20th
April to Friday 22nd
May 2020
Monday 4th May 2020 – BANK HOLIDAY
School CLOSED to Children
Half-Term Holidays
Monday 25th May – Friday 29
th May 2020
Term Starts for Children
Monday 1st
June to Friday 17th
July 2020
*INSET day Monday 20th July 2020*
School CLOSED to Children
