| Key Events | Dates |
| Winter Fair | Saturday 3rd December 12-3pm |
| Year 6 Parliament Hill to see Sister Act* | Monday 5th December |
| Year 3 Petrie Museum | Tuesday 6th December |
| Ash FAB Dance Session* | Tuesday 6th December 12pm |
| Willow FAB Dance Session* | Tuesday 6th December 2.40pm |
| Christmas Jumper Day | Thursday 8th December |
| Infants Carol concert at St Mary Brookfield Church | Thursday 8th December 10am |
| Juniors Carol concert at St Mary Brookfield Church | Thursday 8th December 2.15pm |
| Brookfield Fun Run | Sunday 11th December 9.45am |
| Piano Concert *^ | Monday 12th December 10.45am |
| Year 2 Nativity Play | Tuesday 13th December 2.30pm |
| West African Drumming Session Ash/Willow Class | Wednesday 14th December 2pm/3pm |
| Elm FAB Dance Sharing Session* | Wednesday 14th December 11.45am |
| Oak FAB Dance Sharing Session* | Wednesday 14th December 2.30pm |
| School Christmas Dinner | Wednesday 14th December |
| Reception Festive Songs Performance | Wednesday 14th December 2.30-3pm |
| Nursery Festive Songs Performance | Friday 16th December 12.30 – 1pm |
| School closes, end of Autumn term | Friday 16th December |
Laurel’s Update
I am really looking forward to seeing you at this year’s Winter Fair on Saturday 12-3pm! Thanks to the PTA for organising this community event and to the volunteers who are giving up their time to make this a wonderful community event. Entry is free, Santa’s Grotto (book here) is free (for children eligible for Pupil Premium), tea, coffee and squash are free, pre-loved toys and books will be cheap – so I hope to see you there! Click the button for all details:
On Thursday 8th December, you are warmly invited to Brookfield’s first Carol Concerts at St Mary Brookfield, Dartmouth Park. Carols are ‘songs of joy’ and I hope you will join us for music and readings on the theme of ‘light’. Children in years 1 and 2 will be performing at 10am, years 3, 4, 5 and 6 at 2.15pm. Each child can have two grown ups in the audience and please let the office know if you would like to apply for any extra standing places. There will be refreshments after each event and a coin collection for donations to the school. Junior children can be collected directly from the Church at 3pm, with remaining children being walked back to school for 3.30pm.
Thanks to the parents and carers who joined me, Jo Cooke (Chair of Governors), Sophie Wong (PTA) and Rob Logan (Forest School Gardener) as we shared achievements, challenges and priorities. We will make this a termly event and it was great to see so many of you helping us think about boosting Brookfield!
See you on Saturday 12-3pm!
Music News
Winter Fair - this Saturday! (3rd December)
The Infant Choir will be performing at 1pm (meeting at 12.45pm) and the Junior Choir will be performing at 1.30pm (meeting at 1.15pm).
Please note change of drop off and collection point. The meeting place is now the Nursery gate in the Infant Playground. You can pick your child up from here also.
Attendance and Punctuality
This week there has continued to be a number of children absent from school due to illness, and our school attendance is 94.63% (our target is 96%). Well done to Year 2 Poppy Class who have 98% attendance!
Our persistent absence rate is currently 15.2%. This is the percentage of children who's attendance is persistently under 90%.
| Nursery Catkin | 81.3% |
| Rec Acorn | 87.4% |
| Rec Conker | 84.4% |
| 1 Bluebell | 92.8% |
| 1 Daisy | 83.5% |
| 2 Dandelion | 85.8% |
| 2 Poppy | 98.8% |
| 3 Fern | 94.8% |
| 3 Heather | 94.3% |
| 4 Bramble | 86.6% |
| 4 Ivy | 92.7% |
| 5 Ash | 91.1% |
| 5 willow | 82.1% |
| 6 Elm | 93.5% |
| 6 Oak | 90.7% |
Metropolitan Police Anti-Corruption Hotline
The Metropolitan Police have launched an anti-corruption hotline for use by members of the public, to report police officers who have abused their position of power and trust.
Please see the attached letter from Camden and Islington's Borough Commander. Information can be provided through Crimestoppers by calling 0800 085 0000 or online at
Protect your child from Polio
The NHS is offering children in London aged one to nine a polio vaccine. This will either be a booster on top of your child’s routine jabs or a catch-up dose. Contact your GP or find your nearest clinic to protect your child.
Donations Double to the Big Give
Well, for every £1 you donate through the Big Give, they will receive £2. So they can do even more to support older isolated adults over Christmas. This only lasts until December 6th 2022.
If you've been waiting to contribute to their Christmas Day fund, now is the time to do it. Click here
Cost of living support
Find out what help and support is available to you and your family as the cost of living crisis continues to bite. Click the link below.
Reception Admissions
If you have a child born between 1st September 2018 to 31st August 2019, if you haven't already applied for your child's reception please do so, the deadline for applications is: January 15th 2023
Admissions - www.eadmissions.org.uk
The easiest way to print your memories
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*If you’re ordering for Christmas, don’t hang about - be sure to create your items before Sun 18th Dec for a pre-Christmas delivery.