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Summer Newsletter
7th July 2017
JULY VALUE OF THE MONTH
‘INDEPENDENCE’
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.
Denis Waitley
Dear Parents/ Carers,
It is with a sense of sadness but with one of
immense pride and achievement as I come to the
end of my time at Grange.
Since my arrival at Grange Primary there have
been significant improvements and we are now a
successful school, consistently performing above
the national average. There is a very strong,
talented and committed staff who I have no
doubt will sustain this success over the coming
years. The children have been wonderful, doing
their best and finding success. I must also give
an almighty thank you to all of the families who
have been so supportive and encouraging (and
sometimes challenging!) over this period.
Success only comes through a powerful
partnership between home and school. We have
that.
In the interim, Mr Parker will take over my role.
Mrs Edwards and Miss Drakard will be the new
Deputies and Mr Rasheed will take on the role of
Assistant Headteacher. They have already
ensured the transition for school improvement
will be seamless.
As usual, there will be other arrivals and
departures.
I wish all of the leavers, including our pupils who
are moving on, the very best for the future and
extend a warm welcome to our new arrivals. Once
again, I offer my gratitude to you. Working here
has been the highlight of my career. I am so
delighted about the reputation Grange has within
the local community now. I have no doubt that
Grange Primary School will continue to go from
strength to strength.
Kind regards
Best Class Attendance and Punctuality
Winners for the 1st Half of the Summer
Term were:
Hawking Class Year 6 = 99.1%
Curie Class Year 6 = 98.8 %
Shackleton Class Year 5 = 98% Hawking, Curie and Shackleton classes all received a
pizza party as their reward for having the best at-
tendance as a class for the first half of the Summer
term. The children have been working really hard this
half term in order to win the prize. On the afternoon
of the pizza party, the children brought in snacks to
share, we watched a film and had a well deserved re-
laxing afternoon. The amazing attendance and punctu-
ality has continued into this term as well, and we are
hoping to win the prize again!
Well done to all three classes
Miss Tarrant, Mr Rasheed, Ms McClintock
100% Attendance & Punctuality -
Raffle Winners
Lower School Upper School
08.5.17 -
12.5.17 Jacki - Nightingale Era - Curie
15.5.17 -
19.5.17 Nimo - Ennis Diana - Churchill
21.5.17 -
26.5.17 Muhammad - Picasso Kabba - Battuta
05.6.17 -
09.6.17 Shaimaa - Seacole Daria - Curie
12.6.17 -
16.6.17 Krzysztof - Klee
Madison - Shackle-
ton
19.6.17 -
23.6.17 Sambhav - Matisse Ammera - Gandhi
100% Attendance & Punctuality—1st Half of the Summer Term 2017
Andrada HOCKNEY AM Aleeya BECKHAM Jodi LISTER
Erion HOCKNEY AM Amos BECKHAM Kevin LISTER
Jaide HOCKNEY AM Amrit Kaur BECKHAM Saanchika LISTER
Lukas HOCKNEY AM Ibra BECKHAM Sana LISTER
Nehara HOCKNEY AM Miguel BECKHAM Sina LISTER
Olaf HOCKNEY AM Mirthiga BECKHAM Sultan LISTER
Reuel HOCKNEY AM Nicoleta Michelle BECKHAM Sun LISTER
Rokisan HOCKNEY AM Oliwia BECKHAM Uzair LISTER
Sara Amy HOCKNEY AM Rohan BECKHAM Adam NIGHTINGALE
Senitha HOCKNEY AM Sakina BECKHAM Alexander NIGHTINGALE
Simina Debora HOCKNEY AM Suhan BECKHAM Ana NIGHTINGALE
Vienna HOCKNEY AM Sumaya BECKHAM Anushanth NIGHTINGALE
Vihaan HOCKNEY AM Sushanth BECKHAM Ayman NIGHTINGALE
Zakira HOCKNEY AM Wasim BECKHAM Jacky NIGHTINGALE
Alexandra HOCKNEY PM Zoheib BECKHAM Keana NIGHTINGALE
Eric HOCKNEY PM Asia ENNIS Masud NIGHTINGALE
Laura HOCKNEY PM Blessing ENNIS Mohamed Ali NIGHTINGALE
Alannah KLEE Devinth ENNIS Nora NIGHTINGALE
Anangha KLEE Harun ENNIS Raees NIGHTINGALE
Aqra KLEE Iten Hany ENNIS Rushil NIGHTINGALE
Deema KLEE Jaiden ENNIS Shaili NIGHTINGALE
Denis KLEE Jawsa ENNIS Wisam NIGHTINGALE
Krzysztof KLEE Mehdi ENNIS Alisha SEACOLE
Piotr KLEE Nimo Sabrina ENNIS Anastasia SEACOLE
Sahar KLEE Vihaan ENNIS Bashir Ahmad SEACOLE
Sharya KLEE Aaliyah HOLMES Fares Eddine SEACOLE
Sophie KLEE Ajai HOLMES Fatima SEACOLE
Amira MATISSE Bhavithaa HOLMES Fatima SEACOLE
Ashvienie MATISSE Bianca HOLMES Hashir SEACOLE
Branshika MATISSE Cole HOLMES Hewad SEACOLE
Dua- Emaan MATISSE Deshni HOLMES Lina SEACOLE
Faiza MATISSE Habiz HOLMES Maryama SEACOLE
Hooria Tahir MATISSE Imran HOLMES Patryk SEACOLE
Hussain MATISSE Jewel HOLMES Sanuji SEACOLE
Irfan MATISSE Maximillian HOLMES Shaimaa SEACOLE
Khadijah MATISSE Oliver HOLMES Vanaiya SEACOLE
Logan MATISSE Princess HOLMES Zara SEACOLE
Ali PICASSO Shana HOLMES Aarushan MANDELA
Anagha PICASSO Stefania HOLMES Angelo MANDELA
Fiona PICASSO Zeynab HOLMES Biranavan MANDELA
Heeraa PICASSO Aarzoo LISTER Daiana MANDELA
Mansoor PICASSO Abdullah LISTER Doniah MANDELA
Mikolaj PICASSO Alfie Moon LISTER Erum MANDELA
Muhammad Faizan PICASSO Aryan LISTER Ishan MANDELA
Pranav PICASSO Dinesh LISTER Jasmine MANDELA
Ronak PICASSO Emmanuel LISTER Lima MANDELA
Subaydah PICASSO Hejran LISTER Marwa MANDELA
Zakariyya PICASSO Ibrahim LISTER Nilaavan MANDELA
Robert MANDELA Ella GANDHI Tiya SHACKLETON
Taiba MANDELA Ghazala GANDHI Zeenat SHACKLETON
Tehvinn MANDELA Ilyas GANDHI Abdulqadir CURIE
Zamarod MANDELA Kassem GANDHI Ariola CURIE
Abner PARKS Mahima GANDHI Daria Maria CURIE
Ali Reza PARKS Mohamed GANDHI Elisa CURIE
Asma PARKS Oliver GANDHI Era CURIE
Aswika PARKS Sara GANDHI Joshua CURIE
Bhathanaa PARKS Tyreece GANDHI Katrin CURIE
Emrha PARKS Abdullah BATTUTA Marjan CURIE
Fahad PARKS Alexander BATTUTA Meaghane CURIE
Hala PARKS Alexandra BATTUTA Mohammed CURIE
Jack PARKS Ali BATTUTA Musaddak CURIE
Kyle PARKS Bethanie BATTUTA Nasradin CURIE
Luca PARKS Hamza BATTUTA Neila CURIE
Madiha PARKS Hares BATTUTA Norahman CURIE
Marwa PARKS Keeran BATTUTA Vignesh CURIE
Massie PARKS Madhu BATTUTA Yahya CURIE
Obaida PARKS Nicolae - Mario BATTUTA Zakaria CURIE
Rakhee PARKS Robert BATTUTA Annabel EINSTEIN
Rhea PARKS Sainthavi BATTUTA Archana EINSTEIN
Sahera PARKS Sara BATTUTA Ayan EINSTEIN
Solafa PARKS Thusaara BATTUTA Brenda EINSTEIN
Viali PARKS Wafa BATTUTA Charlie-Star EINSTEIN
Zubair PARKS Zainuldin BATTUTA Harini EINSTEIN
Billal TUBMAN Alexandra DARWIN Lenuga EINSTEIN
Cyryl TUBMAN Diana DARWIN Malika EINSTEIN
Danuji TUBMAN Faqruddin DARWIN Minnatullah EINSTEIN
Emilia TUBMAN Faris DARWIN Monica Elena EINSTEIN
Karim TUBMAN Hamdi DARWIN Nadir EINSTEIN
Rohan TUBMAN Ibrahim DARWIN Naomi EINSTEIN
Rosie TUBMAN Judi DARWIN Salwa EINSTEIN
Saliha TUBMAN Kiara Leigh Maria DARWIN Sameer EINSTEIN
Stellamarie TUBMAN Laxmi DARWIN Savi EINSTEIN
Tomas TUBMAN Manaar DARWIN Summayah EINSTEIN
Zainab TUBMAN Mathuumilan DARWIN Waris EINSTEIN
Apinaya CHURCHILL Misbah DARWIN Abdirisaq HAWKING
Aysha CHURCHILL Mithuyalan DARWIN Andrei HAWKING
Brice-Elton CHURCHILL Rehan DARWIN CJ HAWKING
Delisha CHURCHILL Riona DARWIN Elena Madalina HAWKING
Dunyah CHURCHILL Sadhana DARWIN Emanuella HAWKING
Farjana CHURCHILL Zhihan DARWIN Fahmi HAWKING
Gharam CHURCHILL Aryan SHACKLETON Faizullah HAWKING
Hamra CHURCHILL Bilqis SHACKLETON Ingrid HAWKING
Harshini CHURCHILL Chathuni SHACKLETON Layla HAWKING
Ilyas CHURCHILL David SHACKLETON Maiwand HAWKING
Jagjeev CHURCHILL Deepthi Leela SHACKLETON Malik HAWKING
Junaid CHURCHILL Eda SHACKLETON Maryam HAWKING
Kabissa CHURCHILL Hamza SHACKLETON Mohammed HAWKING
Kiana CHURCHILL Madison SHACKLETON Nikola HAWKING
Leroy CHURCHILL Marwa SHACKLETON Rami-Alex HAWKING
Safa Hejran CHURCHILL Mohamed SHACKLETON Rania HAWKING
Sameer CHURCHILL Saifulah SHACKLETON Shaheem HAWKING
Abison GANDHI Samiya SHACKLETON Somaia HAWKING
Amuthini GANDHI Santhosh SHACKLETON Subeedhshan HAWKING
Briana GANDHI Sarah SHACKLETON Theebthie HAWKING
Chaim GANDHI Shaima SHACKLETON Wael HAWKING
Ella GANDHI Shayla SHACKLETON
Spanish Day
On Monday 15th of May we held our first ever Spanish Day at Grange Primary. Despite the gloomy weather out-
side, the school was awash with colour; with children and adults dressed in red and yellow or traditional Span-
ish dress. The sounds of castanets, Peruvian rain shakers, Mexican rancheros and the Spanish guitar ran
through the corridors helping to create a lovely atmosphere!
The different year groups represented different Spanish speaking countries and took part in a wide variety of
arts and crafts activities relating to their particular country. Year 6, who were also celebrating the end of
their SATs tests, had lots of fun cooking tacos, making sombreros and Day of the Dead masks. I’m told the
tacos tasted absolutely delicious!! Year 5 pupils were really lucky to participate in a special storytelling work-
shop entitled, Journey through Latin America which they thoroughly enjoyed.
In addition, Mr Hernandez, a magician/musician from the Spanish Embassy joined us for part of the day and
ran workshops for children in years 3 and 4. The children and adults were completely mesmerised by some of
his magic tricks! Year 1 did not miss out on the fun and enjoyed learning Science and PE through Spanish and
super lucky year 2 took part in Zumba workshops – muchas gracias to our lovely LSA, Miss B. Lacey!! Reception,
who made an amazing effort with their flamenco costumes also had fun making castanets and Spanish flags.
After a special Spanish themed lunch we had two special assemblies where prizes for the homework projects
relating to Spanish Day were given out and children waved their handmade flags as we sang the song, Wavin’
Flag. Next, some classes spent some time teaching their class teachers some Spanish, and we also had some
mini teachers from our KS2 Spanish Club giving year 2 an Introduction to Spanish.
On a personal note, having been involved with teaching languages at Grange for almost 10 years now, it was re-
ally special to see the whole school unite on this day to celebrate Spanish and Latin American culture. A huge
thank you to all our amazing staff team for ensuring the activities ran smoothly and that the children had a
wonderful day.
Miss R. Shah
MFL Teacher
Art Week with Artist Jenny Leonard
In Summer Term we had a successful Arts Week at Grange. We would like to say thank you to the
parents for their financial support. Children had the opportunity to work with an extraordinary art-
ist, Jenny Leonard. She was impressed with the enthusiasm and how well behaved the
children were.
Music News:
The Recorders Festival took place on 23rd May at Har-
row Arts Centre, and the Song Festival took place on
28th June at Kadwa Patidar Centre.
I have to say the children's performance was fabulous
and they represented Grange Primary School really well.
I am very proud and privileged to see such fantastic per-
formances. Well Done everyone involved!!
Neha Shah, Music Co-Ordinator
Author’s Visit to Grange Primary
Grange School Council, with the help of Mrs Johnson, are keen to foster a love of reading. So
they invited first time author, Jennifer Killick to Grange Primary School.
Jennifer Killick shared her understanding of how to become an author. She explored the cov-
er of the book and read extracts from the book to Key Stage 1.
KS1 and KS2 Children were invited to explore some features of the book and were read ex-
tracts from the book.
Ms Killick conducted workshops for some year 4 and 5 classes.
Later on, children from all classes had the opportunity to purchase a copy of the book,
which Jennifer signed for them. They were also given a postcard of the book, as a memento.
At Grange Primary School, a diverse range of children demonstrated that they love reading.
Well done Grange teachers, children and parents!
Important Safety Notice for Parents:
Service Road Use by Parents and Children
Scooters and Bicycles
Please can parents supervise their children on the
playground and when walking up the service road, pu-
pils should not be riding their scooters or bikes, this is
very dangerous as cars drive up there to the car park.
Please do not allow them to ride these in the play-
ground. We do not wish to ban children from riding to
school so please, please do not allow them to ride them
past the school gates.
Their safety and welfare are of the upmost im-
portance to us. Thank you!
Parking in Tintern Way and Furness Road at drop
off and pick up times:
We have had several complaints from residents about
parents parking over their driveways at school drop
off and pick up times. Please refrain from parking ille-
gally and be aware that Harrow Council will be issuing
parking tickets to those parked across driveways, dou-
ble parked and on yellow lines. Thank you for your co-
operation.
Spitting in the Playground:
Can parents and pupils please refrain from spitting on
the ground in the playground. We have had several
complaints. This spreads germs and is very unpleasant.
Thank you for your co-operation.
E-Safety
Your child’s safety online is very important, below is a
very useful website for parents with Top Tips for keep-
ing your children safe online: www.thinkuknow.co.uk
You can access Squid via our Website at
http://www.grange.harrow.sch.uk/
parents/squid-login
Snapchat privacy warning for par-
ents as app's new map feature
shares child's exact location
Please be aware if you or your child use
Snapchat that there is a new update which
allows other users to see your exact loca-
tion. Please click on the link below for
more details:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/
snapchat-privacy-warning-parents-apps-
10688634
Grange Primary School, Welbeck Road, Harrow HA2 0RY, Tel: 020 8422 5070 www.grange.harrow.sch.uk
Email: [email protected] - Follow us on Facebook:
Tax Free Childcare
During 2017 the government will be launching a scheme to help parents with childcare. You can reg-ister online and receive an extra £2 for every £8 you spend on childcare.
For more details please follow the link:https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tax-free-childcare-10-things-parents-should-know
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tax-free-childcare-10-things-parents-should-know
Letters sent home
Parents can now access letters that have been sent
home on our website via the link below:
http://www.grange.harrow.sch.uk/parents/letters-
sent-home/spring-term
Nursery Application 2017/18
To be eligible for a nursery place at school for
your child this September your child must be
born between 1st September 2013 and 31st August
2014.
Application forms are available from the school
reception.
Facebook: @GrangePrimarySchoolHarrow
School Uniform
Are you going to be getting ready for next term over the summer? Please remember that we ask that all children wear a school uniform including Nursery and Reception children, we feel that it helps to achieve a sense of belonging and identity. Be proud to belong to Grange Primary.
School uniform can be ordered online from Tesco
Uniform Embroidery Services www.tesco.com/ues (a
delivery charge is payable) or purchased directly
from Angels Uniforms in Rayners Lane. Our uniform consists of:
Grey skirt, trousers or pinafore dress White shirt, blouse or polo shirt Blue Grange sweatshirt and jersey cardigans Black leather Shoes (no trainers)
During the summer months girls may wear blue check dresses and boys may wear grey shorts. Please label all items of clothing with your child’s name.
Headscarves
If headscarves are worn they should be black, grey,
blue or white and are of a length that does not pre-
sent a health and safety risk.
PE Uniform
PE (Physical Education) is an important part of the
National Curriculum, and it requires appropriate
clothing. The children should bring their PE kit to
school in a separate, named drawstring bag. The
necessary clothing and footwear are:
White T-Shirt
Dark blue or black sports shorts/track suit bottoms
Sports trainers/plimsolls for outdoor PE
Plimsolls for indoor PE
Dark blue track suit or jumper and leggings for cold
weather.
Stationery
To encourage the children to take responsibil-
ity for equipment, we are asking them to bring
in their own stationery to use in school. In the
new term your child will need:
A blue handwriting pen
Purple, green and red writing pens
A pencil
A 30 inch ruler
A glue stick
A whiteboard/dry wipe pen
A box of tissues
All in a pencil case with their name clearly
marked on them.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
TERM DATES 2017 – 2018
Autumn Term 2017
Staff Training Day: Monday 4th September 2017 School Closed
Staff Training Day: Tuesday 5th September 2017 School Closed
School opens for children: Wednesday 6th September 2017 School Opens
Half term holiday: Monday 23rd October 2017 to Friday 27th October 2017
School Closed
Staff Training Day: Monday 30th October 2017 School Closed
Last day of term: Wednesday 20th December 2017 School closes at 2 p.m.
Spring Term 2018
School opens for children: Thursday 4th January 2018 School Opens
Half term holiday: Monday 12th February 2018 to Friday 16th February 2018
School Closed
Staff Training Day: Monday 19th February 2018 School Closed
Last day of term: Thursday 29th March 2018 School closes at 2 p.m.
Summer Term 2018
School opens for children: Monday 16th April 2018 School Opens
May Day Bank Holiday Monday 7th May 2018 School Closed
Half Term: Monday 28th May 2018 to Fri-day 1st June 2018
School Closed
Staff Training Day: Monday 4th June 2018 School Closed
School opens for children: Tuesday 5th June 2018 School Opens
Last day of term: Tuesday 24th July 2018 School closes at 2 p.m.
** The children in Nursery and Reception start later in the term. These are given individually to parents.