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Brookfield Primary School
‘Be the best you can be'

www.brookfield-pri.derbyshire.sch.uk
Phone: 01623 742285


Newsletter No 28 Term 4
Monday 11th April 2011
Last week's Stars of the Week:

Rec - Luke C, Adison P
Yr1 - Megan S, Libby-Mae H
Yr 2 - Liam U, Katie R
Yr 3 - Megan H, Cameron H
Yr 4 - Lauren M, Alix W
Yr 5 - Stevie - Lee F, Connor D
Yr 6 - Lewis D, Conner R
What's happening this week:

Wednesday 13th April Final Certificate Assembly and Easter Bonnet Parade (make your bonnet at home and bring it along to show us all)

Friday April 15th 9.00 am:
A special Assembly for all to attend - Mrs Christine Harris' official retirement celebration

Although Mrs Harris officially retires at the end of the week, she will be continuing to teach Year 5 on most days up until at least the Whitsun break. She will then continue to come into school regularly to help us with our school improvement work.
The Year 6 pupils will be prepared and taken through their SATs by Mrs Cook, After the Whitsun break Mrs Cook will move into Year 5. As she will be their year 6 teacher next year, this will give her extra time to get to know the children well.
In year 6 Mrs Grant (formerly Miss Constable ), Mr Brickles, and Miss Wilson will continue to be the main teaching and support team who will take the children through the fun part of their last few weeks at Brookfield and help them prepare for their move to secondary school.

After School Club

There will be no after school club on Friday 15th April.

Breakfast Club

All children in year 5 and below must be signed in by a responsible adult to attend this facility. We are unable to take responsibility for any child who is not signed in by an adult.
Thank You!

Year 6 FREE SATs Breakfast Club
Come and have your breakfast and support your friends as you go through the next two important weeks - Starts 8.00 from Tuesday 3rd May

Preparing for SATS:
At this time we always remind parents and carers how important it is that the children eat well and get plenty of sleep and exercise so that they are able to do their best at this crucial time. Please advise children not to stay up too late playing computer games etc. Practise those times tables and read, read, read. We know that every child will do their very best and we thank our parents and carers for all their support
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Following a suggestion from a parent, we are looking into trying out a new "credits" system for pupils in Yr 4-6 so that they have a better idea of how near they are to achieving their next award. Our current Super Students will also be included in this so they keep ‘‘on track'' until the end of the summer term.

Miss Lucas returns from her maternity leave after the Easter break. We are very pleased to welcome her back.
As she will be working part time from now on, and the office work has had to be re-organised, she and Mrs Flint have requested that we set aside one day in the week for Uniform purchase.
If you wish to buy uniform items, please call into the office on MONDAYS and the admin staff will be pleased to help you.
Our thanks and best wishes to Mr Kirby and Mrs McNally who have kindly helped us whilst Miss Lucas has been away.

 

Homework this week:
Rec - Read your reading books, practise key words and think of different uses of water.
Year 1 - Practise forming your letters correctly in preparation for learning how to join our letters next term. Use the sheet to practise on
Year 2 - Practise spellings, colour words, and read.
Year 3 - Practise spellings, Read and think about your rocket design for Friday.
Year 4- Read, practise times tables and complete maths worksheet.
Year 5- Read 3 times and revise 6 and 7 times tables.
Year 6 - Read and practise times tables.

 

New Beginnings
Parent Led group
Langwith Junction Children's Centre
For Children 0-5 and parents/carers
Tuesdays 9.00-11.00
Call 01629 537369
078661294422

 

Dates for your diary:

Week beginning 11th April: Super Student Spring trip.

Wednesday 13th April: Final Certificate Assembly and Easter Bonnet Parade (make your bonnet at home and bring it along to show us all)

Friday April 15th 9.00 am: A special Assembly for all to attend - Mrs Christine Harris' retirement celebration


Easter closure dates:
Schools in Shirebrook will be closed for Easter from Mon 18th April. School will re open on Tuesday 3rd May 2011 for Summer term 5.
Yr 6 SATS week will be the week commencing 9th May 2011
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 Notice for Parents

I would like to inform you that during this week the whole school will be covering the requirements for the SRE (sex, relationships education). If you would like to know more about this please feel free to come in and ask for or look at the sex, relationships education policy.

 Reminders
 If your child is going home with someone other than who usually collects them, please inform your child's class teacher. Otherwise your child will not be allowed to leave with anyone else.

 PE kit - please do ensure that this is in school at all times during the school week, as due to government funding for sport, classes can have many extra sports opportunities at short notice.

Don't forget that ALL parents and carers are very welcome to attend our Friday Celebration Assemblies on any week. We are continuing with our end of term awards assemblies and our Super Student status.


If you are interested in joining our team of workers, we are always looking for relief staff, so please ask at the office for an application form.

 

 

Fruit - O - Matic will be  delivered on Wednesday's after the Easter break.

If you would like to receive the newsletter in larger print or in an audio version, please contact the school office.

Worried?...puzzled?...annoyed?...angry?!.....
about anything that is happening at school - we can help you and your child if you come and let us know. In the very rare event that we are unable to resolve your problem, at Brookfield Primary School we follow the local authority complaints procedure, copies of which can be obtained from the school office.

At Brookfield Primary School we are committed to the promotion and safeguarding of the well-being of all the children and we operate a safe recruitment process

 

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