Cloudside Junior School
Tel : 0115 9392263
E mail: info@cloudside.derbyshire.sch.uk
Newsletter No 7
22 October 2015
Dear Parents/Guardians
REMINDERS
School closes today for the half-term holiday as tomorrow is an INSET day and the school is
closed to children. Monday 2nd November is also an INSET day so the children return to school
on Tuesday 3rd November.
‘GET CAUGHT READING … EXTREME!
This is our new and exciting reading competition. Look out for your child reading in ‘extreme’
ways/places and take a picture. Please send this into school as your child’s entry. This
competition has been introduced to the children during assembly and so they should already be
thinking about creative ways/places to read. There are no limitations on where the pictures
should be taken … so be as imaginative as possible! There will be a prize for the best entry
and the competition will close on Friday 20th November. Entries will be displayed in school and
on our website.
How will you catch your child reading … Extreme?
SPORTS NEWS
Cloudside has been busy with school sports this half term. Along with the usual P.E. and
swimming lessons there have been several football and cross country competitions that we
have taken part in. These have been organised through the Erewash school sports partnership
and ourselves. We have had some children who have taken part in a Trampoline festival,
giving them opportunity to receive coaching and experience an Olympic standard trampoline.
The children were amazed exactly how bouncy they are! We would like to like to take this
opportunity to thank you for your support at these events and with transportation to and from the
venues. Next half term looks like it will be equally as busy with plans for Inter and Intra school
competitions already in place.
On Tuesday 20th October, fourteen of our pupils took part in an Erewash schools sports cross
country competition at Friesland school. They competed as upper and lower school teams
against other local schools. The pupils embraced the competition and displayed great
determination to complete the course. Both teams had members who were successfully placed
in the top six positions earning valuable points for the team category. Upper school won their
category receiving a trophy for their efforts. Esther Faulkner in Year 6, for the second year
running, stormed home in 1st place for the upper school girls, with Iona Faulkner in Year 3,
placing 2nd for the lower school girls. The boys equally impressed with Phoenix Mee and Jadon
Nkrumah, both in Year 5, battling for 2nd and 3rd place for upper school boys and Ben Wilmott, in
Year 3,finishing 2nd for lower school boys. Once again all children were great ambassadors of
sportsmanship and excellent behaviour.
ANTI-BULLYING COMPETITION
We are holding a competition for all the children to design the front page of our new ‘Stop
Bullying’ booklet. This will be available in school and put on our website. The competition will
close on Friday 6th November.
ASSESSMENT EVENING
Thank you to all the parents who attended our information evening on assessment earlier this
week. It was a very successful meeting and you asked pertinent questions. We will send your
child’s targets home next half-term and if you have any questions regarding the changes to
assessment please make an appointment to see your child’s class teacher. Please find all the
details of the meeting on the school website. Thank you.
POPPY APPEAL
Poppies will be available in school, after half-term, from Tuesday 3rd November, for both
children and parents, should they wish to purchase one.
TRANSFER TO SECONDARY SCHOOL SEPTEMBER 2016
Please ensure that your application is made by SATURDAY 31st OCTOBER. Any application
received after this date will be treated as late and your child may not be given a place at the
school of your choice.
HARVEST FESTIVAL
The Padley Centre has asked us to pass on their gratitude for your kind Harvest gift donation.
The donations they receive of food, money and toiletries are invaluable in enabling them to
continue delivering the services they do at the Homeless Centre. Their homeless clients
particularly appreciate the good, nutritious food they are able to serve throughout the year from
the very generous donations they receive from you and other churches and schools of Derby
and the surrounding areas. Without your kind generosity their services, particularly to the
homeless, would be sadly depleted.
ATTENDANCE
Last week’s attendance was 96%. This week’s class attendance was won by 4J and the most
punctual classes were 4C and 6J.
PARENTS’ GROUP
The next meeting for the group will take place in school on Tuesday 24th November at 2 p.m.
Please come along if you are available.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Pegasus Youth Football Club are holding their Soccer Stars Event, on Saturday, 31 st October
10-12am on Pasture Road Recreational Ground, Stapleford, NG9 8GN, for school years 1-3.
This is a FREE event and refreshments will be provided for the children. Please wear sensible
footwear (trainers or boots are ideal). Learn new skills and meet new friends. If you require
further information call Vince on 07970880532 or e-mail vince.pegasus@virginmail.com
ACHIEVEMENT
Bronze Award Winners:
Sophie Bartlett
Cerys Whitworth
Erynn Crosby
Jesse Marcham
Ruby Clark
Alyssa Huskinson
Euann Annable
Connor Geary
Morgan Sharp
Gold Award Winners:
3C
3C
3J
3J
4J
5C
6C
6C
6C
Freya Close
Freya Patchitt
Douglas Main
Demi Measures-Lunt
Ewan Bryan
Kaeden Winson
4J
4J
5J
5J
6C
6C
Swimmer of the Week:
Silver Award Winners:
Owen Fowler
Tom Widdowson
4C
6C
CONGRATULATIONS!
Enjoy the holiday!
Yours, For and on Behalf of All the Staff
Melindar Kaur
HEADTEACHER
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