Issue 10

Newsletter

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Song for the Week

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When I needed a

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SCHOOL NEWS

3rd July 2020

HEADTEACHER NOTE

How lovely to see the year 5s back in school this week. They have settled in

quickly and seem very happy to be back (the parents even happier!). We are

very much looking forward to seeing the Year 4s next week. Please can I

remind parents to not stand in front of the gates for a catch up - we need to

keep the entrances and exits clear for more children to come into school -

particularly as we welcome more families back in.

STAFFING

I am very pleased to announce the following staffing structure for September

2020. We will be having transition sessions week commencing 13th July (and I

will confirm more details in next weeks newsletter) so that the children can

meet their new teachers.

Reception : Mrs Crook and Mrs Jordan (Mrs Holt covering PPA)

Year 1 : Ms McDonald and Miss Windle

Year 2 - Miss Ashton-Scott

Year 3 - Mrs Boulter

Year 4 - Miss Thompson

Year 5 - Mrs Thompson and Mrs Stevenson

Year 6 - Mrs Satterley

I am very proud of our fabulous staff at Cookham Dean and our new teachers

will be a great addition to the team.

SEPTEMBER RETURN

As you will have heard yesterday on the news, we will be returning in

September in bubbles of 30 (that means normal class sizes to me!). At the

moment, I am not sure of any changes that might need to be made but I will

confirm as and when appropriate.

REPORTS

We will be sending out the end of year reports as follows :-

Reception/year 1/year 4/year 5/year 6 - by 10th July. Year 2/year 3 - by 14th

July. Please read the letter that will be enclosed with the reports carefully as

we are reporting the children's end of year attainment, slightly differently this

year because of the Covid pandemic.

VIRTUAL SPORTS DAY

Well done to all those children who took part in our virtual sports day! It was

lovely seeing all your photos but the house that had the most points was Ruby.

Well done to them.

VIRTUAL SCHOOL GAMES

Don't forget to send in your scores for the Virtual School Games by Monday

AM at the very latest! I have just done this with the year 6 and it was great

fun - and demonstrated how unfit we have all become. So get out your

equipment and have a go. The video clips on the attached are great at

quickly and easily explaining what you have to do. I look forward to seeing

your scores!

MORE NEWS…..

AMAZON SMILE

The PTA is now registered as a charity on Amazon Smile, so you can

raise money for the school from the comfort of your home! You can

use this link https://smile.amazon.co.uk/ch/1014698-0 or search

on smile.amazon.co.uk for 'The Parent Teacher Association Of The

Cookham Dean Church of England (Controlled) Primary School'.

OR if you prefer to shop from the app, Amazon Smile can now be linked to the Amazon phone app,

which means it’s even easier to get your donations automatically. First you need to join Amazon Smile,

sign up using your web browser as above. Simply select Cookham Dean Primary School to start

generating donations, at no cost to you. Then download or update to the latest version of the Amazon

shopping app on your phone - you can find it in the App Store for iOS or Google Play for Android.

Open the app and find 'Settings' in the main menu (☰). Tap on ‘Amazon Smile’ and follow the

on-screen instructions to turn on Amazon Smile on your phone. (Note: it may take a few hours for your

account to register that you have joined and for Amazon Smile to appear in your settings.) Feel free to

share with friends and family to help support the school too. For other ways to help raise money for the

PTA, check out our page on the school website: www.cookhamdean.org/pta and look for the 'How to

raise money for the PTA from the comfort of your home’ section. Thank you!

DEPARTMENT FOR

EDUCATION

CORONAVIRUS HELPLINE

The Department for Educa-

tion coronavirus helpline is

available to answer

questions about COVID-19

relating to education and

children’s social care. Staff,

parents and young people

can contact this helpline as

follows:

Phone: 0800 046 8687

Opening hours:

8am to 6pm – Monday to

Friday

10am to 4pm – Saturday

and Sunday

DANCE

If dance is your thing......Jane Douglas who some of the children will know from the Dance Festival has

put together a fantastic dance routine - broken down into small chunks for the children to learn. I have

attached the instructions. Again I would love to see the videos of you practising!

Keeeeeep dancing!

MORE NEWS…..

LOCAL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT

This week the PTA would like to support and say thank you to four brilliant local businesses.

Thames Tennis: Thames Tennis offers year-round professional coaching for adults and children

from the age of 5. They are running

Junior Summer Tennis Camps for all ages and also have individual and group lessons available,

plus court hire. Check out www.thamestennis.co.uk and for further information call Richard Mole

on 07929 292868 or email richarddirect@hotmail.com.

Brothers Marlow: Brothers Marlow hair salon is reopening on Saturday 4th July with extra safety

measures in place. They use only Aveda products and their experienced team is looking forward

to cutting, styling and colouring again! Book your long-awaited hair appointments online

at https://brotherssalons.co.uk/brothers-marlow/ or call 01628 484717. Find them at 68 West Street,

Marlow.

The Crown at Bray: they are re-launching The Crown

at Bray in their beautiful garden on 4th July for the

start of their summer of outside dining. They will only

be serving in the garden (with a marquee in case

the British summer doesn't co-operate!) so that they

can ensure social distancing and to ensure there is

enough space to sit back and relax. The menu will

feature Crown favourites such as Beer Battered Fish

and Chips and Irish Hereford Dry-Aged Beef Burger,

plus a range of grills and weekly seasonal specials.

They also have a collaboration with Sipsmith Gin,

bringing a Summer Spritz menu of Cups and Coolers. See full details at https://

www.thecrownatbray.com/menus/

Engage Watersports: fancy trying canoeing, kayaking or stand-up-paddleboarding? Taster ses-

sions are now available with Engage Watersports in Taplow. Sessions are two hours long and lim-

ited to 5 people. Prices start at £18 for children and £28 for adults. To book please use the follow-

ing link http://www.engagewatersports.com/activities/taster-sessions They are also open for

equipment hire and 1:1 private sessions. Find out more at http://www.engagewatersports.com/

home, email info@engagewatersports.com, call 01628 671131 and check out their Facebook

page for the latest updates.

Home learning photos - Virtual Sports Day!

Virtual Sports Day!