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Cherry Dale TERM DATES 2024-25 - Please note these are for next academic year. Other dates are shared on the weekly newsletter. Thank you.
Welcome to Autumn Term 2024!
Welcome back to a new academic year - especially all our new children and their families. Here is to another successful and exciting school year. Leaders and teachers have been very busy reviewing and planning opportunities for all children to achieve their best.
Last year at Cherry Dale there were so many fantastic experiences for all of our children. For the first time in the history of the school we took Year 3 and 4 children to London for a days sightseeing! Year 5 went to Harry Potter Studios for a day trip (not quite London but close!) and Year 6 enjoyed three days and two nights in London experiencing a west End Show, boat trip on the Thames, London Eye and dining out in restaurants. Key Stage 1 went to Piglets Adventure Farm, Lincoln Castle and Thackeray Medical Museum. Reception enjoyed the Seaside at Scarborough, Cannon Hall Farm and the Kirklees Light Railway. Nursery were lucky to experience Little City to inspire their future careers.
A huge change this coming year will be the new House Points system when all children will compete for their team to achieve a termly prize. This was trialled in the summer term and Cannon Team enjoyed bouncing on inflatables! Much fun fun was had by all! Children already are excited to compete for a reward in the final week of autumn term (October Half Term). There is a huge surprise for reception to year 6 children on Friday 4th October - more details to follow!
There are many new initiatives for school to focus on this coming year but one of the main priorities for us is around Careers. Cherry Dale want children to be inspired about their futures and this will be a key focus for us in assemblies, through our curriculum and particularly PSHE lessons. This will be launched in the first week of term and we will be looking for any parental involvement.
Finally, we will be re launching our raised expectations around homework in September. We want children to accept responsibility for completing homework and being secure on their knowledge of spelling and times tables. This also includes reading daily and weekly homework in maths and grammar.
We look forward to working with you again and cannot wait to see what your children will achieve this year!
With very best wishes,
Mrs Karen Brown
Headteacher
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