Crestwood Park Primary School

Welcome to 2024 everyone! This is our first newsletter of the new year- a year we’re hoping will be as action packed and rewarding as the last. Every term at Crestwood Park is crammed full of events and this term, although short, will be no exception.

In the next few weeks, we will celebrate music and discover the talents of some of our children in our annual Talent Show! After the February half-term, we will once again support worthwhile events and causes- such as: World Book Day, Mother’s Day, World Downs Day and Muscular Dystrophy. Then the term will culminate with a celebration of 50 years of Crestwood Park- yes, the school really is that old!

So please keep reading the newsletter every week, so that you can stay fully informed about what has been happening in school and what is coming up!

We would like to say a very big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to...Savannah, Sienna and Alfie who have celebrated his birthday this week or will be celebrating over the weekend!

Reception Alfie A-H, William, Daisy, Romeo, Joey, Leo, Mikel, Maya, Boris, Alfie H, Lennox, Eden-Rae, Mia, Ivie, Charlie, Theodor, Archie, Eleanor, Ivar-Jack, Nancy-Mae, Ive-Leigh, Lotte, Oakley, Saharsh, Sohansh

Year One Aaron, Alexander, Jak, William, Jack, Adah, Evelyn, Alexander, Jacob, Travis, Ezmae, Archie, Ella, Tyler, Jackson, Rudy, Roman, Elsie, Henry, Harry, Layna, Beatrice, Paisley, Kayden, Riley, Alisha

Year Two Theo, Harlen, Zachary, Emma, Eva, Archie, Billie, Melissa, Joey, Riley, Amelia, Thomas, Oliver, Lainey, Darcie, William, Mia-Louise, Kara, Jaylen, Lewis, Harmonee, Jessica, Kayden, Violet-Rose, Sienna-Rose

Year Three Betsy, Mason, Eve, Lotty, Grace, Ava, Mason, Isabella, Fearne, Nathan, Heidi, Tanatswa, Delilah, Tanatswa, Nahla, Ashley, Joshua, Rose, Hassan, Evan, Chloe, Mya, Emilie, Benjamin, Millie, Joshua, Frankie

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

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

Year Six Harry, Savannah, Sienna, Joseph, James, Nate, Brogan, Tiana, Rosie, Oliver, Max, Dannii, Mabel, Ian, Reece, Ava, Alina, Sara, Alana, Elliot, Jacob, Lola, Callum, Sofiana, Ethan, Dylan

The new year marks a new era for our kitchen and catering team. We are now in complete charge of the catering service provided in school and would like to introduce you to our catering team. Mandy, Pat and Tonia prepare, cook and serve your children with their daily meals in school and we are delighted that they are now fully fledged, official members of our Crestwood Park Family! 

We are keen to provide our children with wholesome, healthy  and appetising meals each day. This week we have introduced a brand new salad bar to our lunchtime options. Children can select salad to accompany any of the meals on offer.

Our deserts are wide-ranging and fruit and yoghurts always feature. We hope that lots of our children are enjoying what is on offer. Please take a look at our menus on the teachers to parents app and website. If your child has never tried a school meal before, perhaps a new years resolution could be to do so!

If parents have any further suggestions for what we might include on our menu- please let us know.

World Book Day will be on Thursday 7th March.

We will be inviting children to dress up as their favourite book character!

So save the date and start planning your outfits, we cannot wait to see who you decide to be! 

The talent show is due to take place at The Crestwood Secondary School at 6pm on Thursday 1st February.

Children who would like to be considered for a place in the show need to have returned the slip they have been given this week to school by Monday 22nd January.

Monday - Year 5 & 6 Football Club - 3:30 - 4:20pm (booking on SchoolLife)

Monday - Sign Language Club - 3:20 - 4:20pm (FULL)

Tuesday - KS2 Multi-sports - 3:20 - 4:20pm (booking on Teachers2Parents)

Thursday - KS1 Multi-sports - 3:20 - 4:20pm (booking on Teachers2Parents)

*If you would like your child to take part please book via your apps**

The closing date for applications for Reception September 2024 is approaching (15^th January 24) there are still a significant number of parents who have not yet applied for a primary school. 

The Admissions Service have sent a reminder letter but if you have a pre-school or nursery at your school can you also remind parents that the application needs to be made by 15^th January 2024, any received after this date will be treated as a late application. 

If there are any parents who are struggling to complete an application via the online system a paper form can be emailed to the school or to the parent.

I am sure you are aware that one of the ways we reward our children in school is by awarding Housepoints. 

These are for a range of reasons, usually linked to how well your children have done with their learning. 

Children are given a coloured token to match their team colour. These are collected from classrooms at the end of every week and put into the tubes which you can view in our entrance.  

So you know which team are in the lead, we will update you each week here in the newsletter!

Whose team are you on?

Times Table Rockstars - New Term...New Champions?

As I sign off this week, I’m amazed at how quickly the first week back has gone and as this the new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written, I sincerely hope we can make it a good one!

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.