Curriculum Letters
Please see below your year group curriculum letters:
Year 1 Year 1 Curriculum Letter
Year 2 Year 2 Curriculum Letter
Year 3 Year 3 Curriculum letter
Year 4 Year 4 Curriculum letter
Year 5 Year 5 Curriculum letter
Year 6 year 6 Curriculum letter
PE Parent Survey
This year, we will be having a whole school focus on PE to transform the mental and physical health of our pupils.
Because of this, we would like to ask you to complete this online questionnaire about clubs your child is currently part of and how active they are outside of school.
The questionnaire will only take a few minutes, we ask you to complete it by Wednesday 20th September
https://forms.gle/DYd5VH6tQDoQn3Mu9
Music News
Infant Choir (Years 1 and 2) will start on Monday 25th September. I will pick the children up from the playground just before 1pm and take them back to their classrooms at 1.15pm. Please email me if your child would like to join: j.reid@brookfield.camden.sch.uk
Junior Choir (Years 3 - 6) will start on Thursday 21st September. If your child would like to continue being in or to join the choir then please email me: j.reid@brookfield.camden.sch.uk
I will then send you a permission form to fill out if your child has a place. Thanks to those families who have already done so, and apologies for not including my email address last week.
All instrumental lessons start next week.
Playground equipment
Please ensure that at the start and end of the day, your children do not climb on the playground equipment. In the mornings, it is important that they stay with you until their teacher arrives to greet them. For our younger children, please encourage them to line up sensibly and safely, ready to start a brilliant day of learning.
Home time arrangements
Another relative picking up your child? A family friend? Please remember to communicate any change of pick up arrangements to the office and class teachers. As per our policy, children will not be allowed to leave with anyone else unless this communication has taken place. Thank you for your understanding.
Free School meals
All children (Reception to Year 6) can now receive a free school meal, funded by the government. If your child is bringing in a packed lunch at the moment, and you would like to swap to a school dinner, please email Carole to let her know admin@brookfield.camden.sch.uk
You can check if you're eligible for additional funding, and apply here https://www.camden.gov.uk/free-school-meals
Please see the letter from the PTA to support this transition to free school meals for all PTA letter. If you are in a position to donate, you can set up a regular donation here
A huge thanks to everyone who came along or said hello at the open meetings this past week - it's been so lovely to meet and chat with lots of you and to hear all your ideas. We're very aware that everyone is busy (and that being accosted in a playground by people trying to get you involved in fundraising is possibly not everyone's idea of fun) BUT we're just massively grateful for all engagement.
And on that point: everyone had such great ideas for new events, inclusivity, how the PTA money should be spent, what the PTA should be called (watch this space) and more! Please don't feel that's the last chance. We want to hear ideas and thoughts whenever they strike you, so feel free to email brookfieldschoolpta@gmail.com at any point. Also, do say if you'd like to be kept more regularly updated and we can add you to the (honestly) very low maintenance / surprisingly peaceful wider WhatsApp group.
As for forthcoming plans and dates for your diary - we're collating all your thoughts (which included excellent ideas like... a Halloween disco / movie nights / pyjama days / an after-school snack shop) and will now start figuring out what can happen when. More soon!
Meet the Parents at Brookfield
On Wednesday 27th September we will be holding our annual Meet the Parents event from 6.30 - 7.30pm. This is an invaluable chance to talk to parents and young people at our local secondary schools. Do feel free to bring along children in Years 5 and 6. We will be inviting in families from Acland Burghley, La Sainte Union, Parliament Hill and Williams Ellis schools. Please book a free ticket here: https://BrookfieldMTP27Sept2023.eventbrite.co.uk
Camden School for Girls Banding Assessment
The deadline to register for the Banding Assessment at Camden School for Girls will be:
Tuesday 19th September at noon, please see link below
Banding Assessment
Little Village Winter Warmers
Brookfield will be hosting a little village baby clothes bank, and you can find out more by reading the leaflet below:
Little Village Winter Warmers Explainer
Camden Police Cadets
Camden police cadets run a sessions at Maria Fidelis every Monday afternoon from 3.30pm until 5pm for junior cadets and 5pm to 7pm for senior cadets. During that time we teach subjects such as first aid, dealing with bullies, online safety, water safety, phonetic alphabet, personal safety, grooming by gangs etc. this section lasts for around 30 minues after which we play games/ sports.
Camden Cadet Flyer New
Digital Skills for Parents and Carers in Camden
Camden Adult Community Learning (ACL) digital courses are starting again in September! If you know parents or carers who need to develop their basic digital skills, we offer FREE courses in venues across the borough. These include our new ‘Digital Basics’ courses, to develop skills in using devices, emailing, searching online, creating accounts, taking photos, editing documents and images, and e-safety and security. For adults needing a qualification, we’re offering the Essential Digital Skills Qualification (Entry and Level 1) and the Level 2 Award in Digital Skills. And if you know parents who would like to work in an office environment, they can take the Level 1 Award in Business & Office Administration, too. Please see our Camden ACL Digital Inclusion Course Guide here, and most courses are now open for online enrolment here.
Moon Women's Health event
On Saturday 30th September join us between 10am to 2pm at Moon Women’s Health (63 Chetwynd Road, NW5 1BX) for face painting, family yoga, meditation and dance, conker crafts, cupcakes and bitesize info talks on children's health and parenting. The event will be drop-in but pre-booking is advised, for those who don't want to miss out. Everything is free, but if you are able to donate, all proceeds will go to Brookfield Primary School Forest Garden Campaign.
Hello from Brookfield’s Climate Action Group (CAG.) It was lovely to see so much joy and so many beautiful block printed t-shirts made at the XR Camden stall at York Rise Street party on Sunday. Among the many brilliant climate friendly stalls and initiatives, was The Fix Factory who help “fix our relationship with disposable tech”. Located on Queen’s Crescent, Camden, they run weekly repair clubs, where “a talented and creative group of fixers will help you mend your stuff and teach you new skills.” They even run Laptop repair and maintenance training for 16-24 year olds. Find them at www.fixingfactory.org
This month is Oxfam’s ‘Second Hand September’. As Oxfam state on their website, the fashion industry is one of the worst offenders for greenhouse gas emissions and choosing second hand is a simple thing we can do to reduce demand for new clothing. If you’re making the shift, or just love second hand, last year, Nadia from the CAG set up Brookfield ‘Buy / Swap / Sell' WhatsApp groups. Click the links below to join.
Infants: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HgnPDcbwbKAI2crMhjs6zK
Juniors: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Hyy4fJN0PPREtLLNO25CWO
In other news, the United Nations 2023 SDG Summit will take place on the 18-19th September in New York. Here they will discuss the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development and its 17 laudable SDGs. The UN state that it “will mark the beginning of a new phase of accelerated progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals with high level political guidance on transformative and accelerated actions leading up to 2030.” Note they use the word accelerated twice, so here’s hoping (indeed.) In the meantime, to be kept up to date with CAGs projects - or to get involved if you can - email kate.taylor@gmail.com
