PE Kits
Welcome back from me, David. PE kits will be compulsory this year. A PE kit should consist of a weather appropriate top, shorts/ leggings or tracksuit bottoms, appropriate footwear, and a hair tie if needed. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with me if you have any questions. If you require any support in purchasing these items, please speak to the office and we can help
d.leech@brookfield.camden.sch.uk
David (PE Coach)
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 take around 5 minutes and we will collect this data on Friday
15th September.
https://forms.gle/DYd5VH6tQDoQn3Mu9
Music News
Junior Choir will start on Thursday 21st September, 3.30 - 4.30pm. Please email me if your child would like to start the junior choir or carry on being a member of the junior choir. I will email back with a permission form if your child gets a place (members from last year are guaranteed a space, but you still need to confirm they are coming please and fill out a new form which I will send to you once you have emailed).
Instrumental Lessons start the week beginning Monday 18th September, though there is a possibility that the Tuesday piano lessons will start on 12th September. Camden Music will contact you about this.
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
General reminders
Particularly during the warm weather, please ensure your child brings a water bottle to school with them.
Please be aware that energy drinks (including PRIME drinks are not permitted in school. Please have a read of the food school policy as a reminder of what food should be consumed at school.
More information to come next week...
Support your child's anxiety
The start of the school year can be an anxiety-inducing time for some children. If your child is particularly anxious, here are some helpful hints from Young Minds: https://www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/parents-a-z-mental-health-guide/anxiety/?utm_source=enewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=september_2023&utm_content=segC
Secondary School applications
Your child will be due to start secondary school in September 2024 if they were born between 1 September 2012 and 31 August 2013. The next round of Year 7 applications for 2024 entry begins from 1 September 2023. You need to apply before the deadline of 31 October 2023.
Camden Moving On to Secondary School Event - Francis Crick Institute, 21 September 2023
Camden secondary schools are high achieving and ambitious for all students, offering a tremendous range of opportunities to help prepare students for happy and successful futures. This is your opportunity to:
- Receive advice on how to apply and the admissions process from the Camden admissions team
- Find out more about what Camden secondary schools have to offer your child
- Speak with headteachers, student ambassadors and staff from Camden secondary schools
- Register to attend here
Lots of helpful information is available here:
https://www.camden.gov.uk/secondary-school-admissions
We're keeping the newsletter light this week - Check back next week for more updates. If you would like help with the cost of living crisis, please get in touch with us.
A warm hello from the Brookfield Climate Action Group section of the newsletter! If you’ve not yet come across the CAG we’re a friendly bunch of parents and carers providing support to the school and community to be as climate friendly and sustainable as possible, through sharing information, ideas and expertise around local and national climate activism. All are welcome to join with absolutely no pressure to actively participate unless, or until, you have the space.
To give a sense of what we get up to: in the past year we’ve initiated litterpicking and waste management at International Evening, supported fundraising for the Forest Garden, created Buy/Sell/Give WhatsApp groups for parents and carers, and arranged bird box building workshops for Y5 and 6. We are currently working on potential renewable energy options for Brookfield with community groups, including Power Up North London; supporting parents, carers and governors working on the Forest Garden build; a net zero buildings refit; climate workshops to help pupils, teachers and parents feel empowered to tackle the the climate crisis; and developing a Sustainability Masterplan Resource Pack for the school.
This week many of us will be connecting with other members of the local community at York Rise Street Party on Sunday the 10th September from noon. There’ll be stalls run by Friends of the Earth, Think & Do (local community space for climate and social action) and XR Camden who are running wood block printing. Don’t forget your sunblock and reusable water bottle… Extra points for bringing a cup from home for any drinks purchased. You might even be able to pick up a sun hat bargain on one of the pre-loved clothes stalls, very local and sustainable indeed.
We give these weekly mini updates here in our ‘Save the Planet with Brookfield’ section of this newsletter. But to be better kept up to date with CAG projects - or to get involved if you can, email: kate.taylor@gmail.com
