Crestwood Park Primary School

We are in the final term of this academic year and the first week back after half term has certainly flown! With lots of exciting events planned for the remaining weeks, I’m sure the rest of the term will fly by too. The school calendar has recently been updated to include details of all forthcoming events, including non-uniform days, so please keep checking in with it.

This week’s highlight event has certainly been today’s ‘Career Day’, which was organised by Miss Obertelli. All the children have moved around school and learned about jobs linked to the curriculum subjects. They have explored the careers of architects, meteorologists, journalists, forensic scientists, caricaturists, and stunt pilots to name a few!  All of these careers were then showcased in our after-school exhibition. Thank you to all those who attended- hopefully you found it both interesting and informative. Our children have certainly had their ‘eyes opened’ today to a few of the opportunities that could be available to them if they continue to achieve well in particular subjects. Please keep scrolling to see some photos from the day!

We would like to say a very big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to... Rosie, Joshua, Lennox and Archie who have all celebrated their birthdays this week.

Reception Jamie, Alfie A-H, William, Joey, Leo, Mikel, Eshaal, Maya, Boris, Lennox, Eden-Rae, Mia, Ivie, Charlie, Theodor, Kaloyan, Eleanor, Yen, Ivar-Jack, Nancy-Mae, Ivie-Leigh, Lotte, Oakley, Saharsh, Sohansh

Year One Ella, Alexander, Jak, William, Stanley, Jack, Adah, Evelyn, Alexander, Bailey, Jacob, Ezmae, Ella, Jackson, Rudy, Sophie, Roman, Elsie, Henry, Harry, Layna, Beatrice, Paisley, Alisha, Oscar

Year Two Harlen, Emma, Eva, Archie, Billie, Arthur, Melissa, Joey, Conor, Riley, Amelia, Oliver, Lainey, Darcie, William, Mia-Louise, Kara, Jaylen, Kayden, Violet-Rose, Ronnie

Year Three Betsy, Mason, Eve, Grace, Zach, Ava, Mason, Isabella, Fearne, Nathan, Rosie, Heidi, Mihail, Tanatswa, Delilah, Tanatswa, Nahla, Ashley, Joshua, Rose, Hassan, Evan, Chloe, Benjamin, Joshua

Year Four Isacc, Jayden, Lucas, Xavier, Jenson, Elsie, Harper-Rose, Jake, Benjamin, Faith, Baani, Alesia, Isla, Rosie, Evie – May, Ashleigh, Jasmine, Leila-Rae, Lilly Mai, Evelyn-Mae, Caelan, Nathaniel, Amber, Renesmai

Year Five Lily, Esmè, Rhys, Daisy, Kaiden, Harry, Lillie, Harrison, Ty, George, Annalise, Amber, Harvey, Daniel, Kyle, Nicholas, Rosie, Jack-James, Logan, Amelia, Isabella, Thomas, Eden, Samuel, Darius, Ameliya, Leah

Year Six Harry, Savannah, Joseph, James, Nate, Rosie, Oliver, Max, Dannii, Jakob, Mabel, Ian, Reece, Taylor, Jack, Ava, Sara, Jamie, Alana, Elliot, Rhylee, Shannon, Jacob, Lola, Callum, Sofiana, Ethan, Dylan

What a fantastic careers day we had! The children had a great time moving around the school, getting stuck into learning about all sorts of different jobs. It was such a great way for them to experience things in a fun and hands-on manner. 

Seeing their faces light up with excitement as they explored various career paths was truly special. Who knows, we might have inspired some future forensic scientists, pilots, or sign language interpreters!

Huge thanks to the volunteers and staff who made the day a huge success!

We just had the most amazing visit to the Crystal Gateway centre, which offers support to people living with dementia.

Our children were absolute stars during the visit! They brought so much joy and brightness to the residents' days.

It's heartwarming to see how our little ones can make such a big difference in the lives of others. We are incredibly proud of them!

Let's keep spreading kindness and positivity wherever we go.

Unfortunately, this week, I have received more than one complaint regarding conduct outside of school. Could I please urge you all to act respectively in Tunstall Road in particular, by ensuring children walk sensibly on the pavements and that cars/vans are driven at a safe speed.

One of our SPARKS values is Respectful- a value which we want to display to the residents who live in our community.

Many thanks for your support in this matter. I am always receiving lovely comments about our school and so it is upsetting when reports of disrespectful and unsafe behaviours occur.

Our Forest School area is now fully accessible to all of our children!

Thank you to the staff and hard working year 6's who have helped clear the paths and move the wood chippings!

During Monday's forest school session, we spoke about the importance of Fire and how to make a fire from the natural materials. Conor from Year 2 then put this into practice at home and made his very own!

Great work Conor in demonstrating your new skills!

Tesco Community Grant Programme - Voting Closes End of June!

We are in the running to win £500 to help enhance our forest school area, but we need your help!

Next time you pop to any Tesco in the Dudley borough please vote for us by asking for some blue tokens at the checkout and dropping them into the relevant voting box as you leave the store.

Your local stores that are collecting tokens are:

Highland Rd Dudley Express, DY1 3BT

Dudley Extra, DY1 4RP

Gornal Dudley Express, DY3 2DA

Goose Pub Kingswinford Express, DY6 8QE

Kingswinford Express, DY6 9HP

Kingswinford Express, DY6 9PT

Wolverhampton Hurst Rd Express, WV14 9EU

Thank you!

Cups will be sent home with children next week 🙂

Can you solve this famous puzzle. Let Mr Powell know your answer and, if you're correct, you will receive 5 house points

Tuesday - Whole School Family Rounders 

Thursday - Year 1 - 6 Athletics Club

                - Years 1 - 6 Running Club 

You can book afterschool club sessions via your Teachers2Parents app. 

Finally...

As we have been thinking about careers all day, I have chosen to end this week’s newsletter with one of my favourite quotes…

“Stay positive, work hard and make it happen.”

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is the responsibility of everyone in our school and at all times we consider what is in our children's best interests. We work to ensure our children are safe and cared for and by doing this we are protecting their health and development and preventing them from harm.  If we are worried, we will raise concerns, share information and take prompt action with the aim of ensuring families receive the right help at the right time.