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23rd August 2010
Building work on the new extension at the front of the school is coming along splendidly! Consequently I felt I should update parents and carers about the pre-school and out of school club arrangements that will now be on offer:
- Crossdale Busy Bees out of school club will be available from Tuesday September 7th. This club is available for ALL CROSSDALE CHILDREN right up to year 6. Until the new cabin is opened the out-of-school club will run from the school hall. Sessions will run from 7.30 – 9 and 3.30 – 5.45, costing £4 per hour. Children attending the club will receive breakfast / snacks as appropriate and will take part in a range of fun activities.
- Crossdale Busy Bees Preschool will initially be sited at the Parochial Hall until building work at Crossdale is completed. The latest date Busy Bees will begin at Crossdale is Monday 4th October. Prices for the Preschool are as follows:
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- Busy Bees Preschool (a.m.) 09:00 – 12:00 £7.00
- Lunch Club 12:00 – 13:00 £3.00 (parents must provide a packed lunch for their child / children)
- Busy Bees Preschool (p.m.) 13:00 – 15:15 £6.00
- 15 hours of free Preschool are available using NEG vouchers from the term after a child’s 3rd birthday.
For any further information about the Preschool and out-of-school club email busybees@crossdaleschool.com or telephone
07503 212268
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22 July 2010
July Newsletter
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20th July 2010
Talent Show
We had a fantastic, if hot, time in the hall today as we watched School Council’s End of Year Talent Show. Each class picked a couple of acts to show off their special abilities. (Reception picked the whole class!)
We saw dancing, singing, piano playing, guitar playing, gymnastics and cocktail making.
This is Josephine’s fantastic recipe for a fruit cocktail. (You can click it for a bigger version.) The quantities were 200ml of grape juice, 200 ml of apple juice, 100 ml of orange juice and the juice of one freshly squeezed orange.
Josephine also added some apple, some grapes and a slice of orange on a cocktail stick and an umbrella!
It was delicious and very refreshing!
16th July 2010
Football Fun Evening
5.15pm We’re still going ahead and will just dodge the showers!
Check later for more updates.
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14th July 2010
Funky Fruit Scheme!
As part of our fruit at play time policy we are now able to offer a fruit tuck-shop for all KS2 children in school. Children in KS1 will continue to receive free fruit but this is an opportunkity to pay in advance for a piece of fruit for any KS2 children. They will then have a choice of fruits presented to them each day. The cost is only 10p per day!
Click here to download the full letter and order form
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13th July 2010
Potted Sports CANCELLED this afternoon.
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13th July 2010 – 8am
Sports Day
The BBC say there will be no rain today so we’re going for it!! If you or anyone in your family would like to come and watch we will be starting our traditional races from 9.30am onwards until about 11ish. In the afternoon the ‘Potted Sports’ will start at 1.30 and run through the afternoon until about 3.15. If you would like to help on a ‘Potted Sports’ activity in the afternoon please contact Mrs Ingle.
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8th July 2010
Newsletter
- Sports Day
- Open Evening
- Parent and Carer Questionnaire
- Football Fun Evening
- Diary Dates
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July 2010
Crossdale Annual Survey for Parents and Carers – SURVEY NOW CLOSED
This year we will be asking all parents and carers in school to complete an online questionnaire about life at Crossdale. The aim of the survey is to try to build a clear picture of what is working well here and what we can do to make things even better.
The findings from the survey will be shared with Governors and will feed into our development plan. A whole school questionnaire of this type will now be carried out each year, allowing us to track and monitor parents’ and carers’ views and opinions about Crossdale.To access the questionnaire click on the link above to be taken to a new page where you can log in to the survey. You will then need to enter the code which was in the letter about the survey in order to start. The code you enter is unique to you and will allow us to make sure that the survey can only be completed by parents and carers of children who attend CrossdaleIf you would prefer a paper copy of the survey please pop into the school office.Please take five minutes to complete the survey. This is your chance to share your thoughts and views about our school. Your opinions about Crossdale and your child’s school experience are always valued by us and we would encourage you to pop into school whenever you have anythig you want to discuss with us.
30 June 2010
School Holidays 2010-2011
- 7th Sep 2010 First day back to school for children
- 25th – 29th Oct 2010 School closed – Half term
- 20th Dec 2010 – 3rd Jan 2011 School closed – Christmas
Please note that these Christmas dates are different to those published on the NCC website, but are the same as the planned dates for Southwolds school. Children return to school on Tuesday 4th January
- 7th Feb 2011 INSET
- 21st-25th Feb 2011 School closed – Half term
- 4th Apr 2011 INSET
- 18th – 29th Apr 2011 School closed – Easter
- 30th – 3rd May 2011 School closed – Half term
- 20th June 2011 INSET
- 25th July 2011 Summer break begin
28 May 2010
May Newsletter
- Busy Bees Pre-School @ Crossdale
- Healthy Snacks
- Summer Fair
- School Uniform
- Slip, Slop, Slap!
- Kadzinuni
- Reception Discovery Garden – ‘The Woodlands’
- Crossdale Memorial Race
- Diary Dates
- Roll of Honour
Click here to find out what’s been happening recently!
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28 May 2010
Radishes!
This week we have been able to harvest the first crop from our new poly tunnel and allotment areas. The children were served fresh Crossdale radishes in their salads!
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28 May 2010
Rock and Roll!
Over the last week we have held assemblies to demonstrate the range of musical instruments on offer at Crossdale. For the first time ever children will be able to have drumming lessons. The picture above shows one of our Y3 children having his first ever go on the drums in front of the entire school!
Contact the office if you would like more information about the full range instrumental tuition at Crossdale.
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28thMay 2010
Year 6 Residential
The Y6 residential letter can now be found here Youlgreave Residential final reminders.
Also see the Residential section of the website.
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13 May 2010
The 6th Crossdale Memorial Race
Wednesday 30th June 2010 – 6.30pm for 7pm start
National Watersports Centre, Holme Pierrepont.
(Meet at the blue seats at the boating lake)
Whatever your sex, age, size or shape, come and join us for a fun evening around the 2km lake. Bring a picnic beforehand if you like! Bring your bikes, scooters, skates, prams, back carriers, wheelchairs or even zimmer frames!
Come rain or shine.
Together we can make a difference.
This informal, annual event for Cancer Research is organised by parents of pupils (and ex pupils) at Crossdale Drive Primary School. Initially, in memory of Crossdale mum, Moira Kelly, who died of cancer in November 2004, over the years, it has also become an opportunity for self reflection, and to show support for others who may also be affected by cancer.
This totally inclusive event has raised over £3000 in the last five years for Cancer Research (donations on the night or at the school office). Last year, some 280 participants raised £850.
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21st May 2010
Music Assembly
Today we got to see and, more importantly, listen to the talented musicians we have at Crossdale. Mrs Grebby, one of the music teachers who visits Crossdale every week, led a fantastically interesting assembly where we found out about instruments in the woodwind family. We’ll be giving out letters next week for people to sign up for lessons for next year and lots of people have already said they are interested in starting!
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5th May 2010
Our Election Day
As the country gets ready to vote in the general election we’ve all been talking about the election and we’ve been lucky enough to get visitors from four of the political parties to come and talk to us in school. We listened to the ideas (about schools and the environment) of David Mellen (Labour), Sam Boot (Lib Dem), John Cottee (Conservative) and Richard Mallender (Green). Mr Mallender and Mr Boot are actually standing for election trying to become MPs.
Some of our Year Six children have researched the policies and views of these four parties and today they gave speeches in a special assembly to help all the voters at Crossdale make their minds up.
After the assembly each class made their way back into the hall to cast their votes in the actual polling booths that will be used for real in school tomorrow!
It was a close contest, but when the votes were counted it was discovered that the Crossdale voters had decided to back the Green Party.
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April 2010
Planting Week
Last week the whole school got involved in planting crops in our new poly-tunnel and allotment area. Every child in the school was involved in the planting and each class will now have the responsibility of ensuring their crop grows and thrives. We planted over 10 different crops including lettuce, beans and cucumbers. If all goes to plan we hope to have a ‘Farmers Market’ later in the year!
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29/04/2010
Safety Zone at Holme Pierrepont
Year Five and Year Six had a fantastically interesting morning at the National Watersports Centre at Holme Pierrepont today. The emergency services and other groups had organised nine different workshops for our classes so we could get some advice about how to keep ourselves safe in all sorts of different situations.
The children learned about safety on the railway, near water, on buses, in the street, near electrical equipment. We also learned about some important first aid techniques we could use to help other people.
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27/04/2010
April Newsletter
Click here to find out what’s been happening recently!
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26/04/2010
Clubs At Crossdale
Don’t forget to get your slips back for our new batch of clubs at Crossdale for the summer term. The thirteen clubs available are:
Animation Club, Book Club, Chess Club, Choir, Eco Club, Film Making Club, Games From Around The World Club, Otter White Cricket Cup, Photography Club, Summer Sports, Tag Rugby Club, Textile Club, Ukulele Club
If you have lost your letter, you can get another copy here.
This week Photography Club have been exploring sports photography.
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26/03/2010
Crossdale Dance Troop Performing at
South Wolds School
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15/03/2010
Our “New Early Years Outdoor Play Area”
You have probably noticed that there are some builders at school. They are working on a new area which is mainly for our Reception children. (The rest of the school will be able to share it as well!) Here are some photographs; we’ll add some more in the next few days as it gets closer to being finished. We are still deciding on a name for this exciting new area; if you have any great ideas we’d love to hear them.
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05/03/2010
Storytelling with Mike from Mexican Tales
We all had a great time listening to Mike from Mexican Tales and his marvellous stories from all over the world. Amongst other things, we heard the best story we have ever heard about a hairy green toe!
After the assembly, children from Year 5 and 6 worked with Mike to write and practise their own stories. In the afternoon, these brave story tellers visited the other classes to share their stupendous stories!
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25/02/2010
Marathon Man!
Click on the links below to read about Mr Mate’s Marathon Challenge or to download a sponsorship form for Get Kids Going.
See the ‘London Marathon – Mr Mate 2010′ link in the menu bar on the left.
Click here for more information about Mr Mate’s Challenge
Click here for a ‘Get Kids Going’ sponsorship form
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24 February 2010
The Crossdale Way
On Tuesday we mixed the children into 7 new mixed-age classes and spent the day thinking about the things we need to do at school to make sure everyone is happy and everyone learns as well as they can. Each ‘class’ worked with every teacher in school on range of fun activities to help launch ‘The Crossdale Way’, a set of rules which we all try hard to follow:
At Crossdale we CARE
Choose to do the right thing and be the best you can be
Always be kind and stay safe
Respect each other and show good manners
Everyone and the world we share is special
Learning together and having fun
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22 February 2010
Teddy Bears’ Hospital
On Monday students form Nottingham Medical School came to set up a Teddy Bear’s Hospital. Children in in base 1 took their Teddy Bears along to have a check up a x-ray in the clinics! They then went on to find out about the importance of keeping fit, explored their senses, found out about body parts and explored a real-life doctors bag. The children had a super day and the Teddy Bears went home feeling fit and well!
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12 February 2010
Newsletter
- Thank you!
- Text and email service
- Book Week
- Fish and Quips! PTA Quiz night FRIDAY 5th MARCH
- School Travel Plan
- Child Protection Procedures
- Roll of Honour
Click here for more information
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29 January 2010
Blacksmith Visit
Mr Flint arranged for a Blacksmith to come into school on Tuesday who demonstrated to the children how he makes shoes for Mr Flint’s horses. He left us with our very own lucky horse shoe!
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Fantastic Friends of Crossdale!
Click on the link below to read about the ways in which the PTA have been spending their money to make our school even better!
The newsletter also contains details of our ‘Fish and Quips’ quiz evening on Friday 5th March.
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28th January 2010
Big Weaving
Children from Base 1 spent Thursday afternoon weaving outside. They used trees, benches and anything or anybody standing still as looms. They had great fun producing work as a part of their project on weaving.
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Green Flag Award
I am delighted to inform parents that following a very stringent and detailed assessment of the school, Crossdale has attained Eco-Schools’ highest accolade of Green Flag Status.
Congratulations to all the parents, children and staff who have worked so hard to achieve this award.
Click here for more details of the eco-schools scheme
Wednesday Club
Wednesday Club is our weekly play-group for children aged 2-4 . We would like to invite any parents with children of this age to come along and join us. Everybody is welcome and it does not matter if Crossdale is not the school you will be sending your child to. This is a great way to get to know the school andother parents and children in the area. Sessions are held every Wednesday in term time at 2pm in the school hall.
Click here for more information about Wednesday Club
Click here for a page with older news stories.