Book your Open Afternoon appointment
Don't forget to book your Open Afternoon appointment for Thursday 9th November between 1.30 - 7pm. School will be closed from 1-1.15pm (timings below) on this day. After School club will still be on, and if your child is already booked, you do not need to do anything else
1pm - Year 2 and Year 6
1.05pm - Year 1 and Year 5
1.10pm - Reception and Year 4
1.15pm - Nursery and Year 3
Book your Open afternoon appointment on Scopay
If you do not have a Scopay account, you need to email us, so that we can send you a link code to set up your account. Carole has been emailing lots of new families with these codes, so if you haven't had it (and you've checked your junk mail!) please do get in touch with her here
Year 1 Animal Visit
Year 1 were thrilled to see Faik from Wild Fangs again, who bought in a Python, spider, a pole cat and other creatures! See pictures in the gallery below.
Year 5/6 Football League
All of the children that have been selected for the Camden School Sports Association Football league have been sent an email today. The selection process was made very difficult due to the high standard of trialists. We know that some children may be disappointed, but want to reassure you that there will be plenty of other opportunities to represent the school throughout the year.
Black History Month
Year 4 have been learning about and celebrating Malorie Blackman during Black History Month. See our picture gallery below
Year 3
Year 3 visited the L'Oreal Young Scientist Centre this week, and had a wonderful time creating their very own sustainable plastic! Check out the pictures in our gallery below
Parent Governor elections
Today we are sending your child home with a letter about our parent governor vacancy. Please read the letter, and get in touch if you have any questions. It is important that our governing body reflects our diverse and vibrant community. We encourage and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.
You can submit your application https://forms.gle/qVrSa1BfwZH13KQv7
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 3rd November
Long Hair
Please ensure that your child's hair is tied up each day, and that they have a hairband. This is to reduce the spread of Headlice, and help keep hair out of the way when learning and playing.
Having exhausted our extensive supply of hairbands in the office, we are now having to hand out elastic bands.
Halloween Stand
Join us on Halloween to take some spooky family pictures, play hair-rising games, get a hot magical drink, and raise money for our school!
Where: 51 Chester Road (near the pub The Star)
When: Tuesday 31st of October, time TBC
Results of the vote
We used to be called PTA, for Parent-Teacher Association. Some families raised that they aren’t parents, and not all staff are teachers. We had consultations and a vote, which finished on Monday. Thank you for contributing, the results are in!
We will now be referred to as “Brookfield School Community”, which won with 33% of the votes.
New email address
committee@brookfieldsch.org.uk
We have a new email address: now that it’s more of us, we need an address that is easier to share. But don’t worry, the old one still works!
Please don’t hesitate to send us suggestions, thoughts, offers to organise something, and feedback.
Annual General Meeting (AGM) and new committee
Our AGM took place on Tuesday 17th of October. During the AGM, we elected our new committee:
o Nadia, nadia@brookfieldsch.org.uk
o Agnès, agnes@brookfieldsch.org.uk
o Graeme, treasurer@brookfieldsch.org.uk
o Mariana, mariana@brookfieldsch.org.uk
o Anella, anella@brookfieldsch.org.uk
o Sophie, sophie@brookfieldsch.org.uk
We will make the minutes available to everyone. In general, we aim at making all the minutes accessible to you, and be as transparent as possible.
Movie night
Last week’s movie night was a big success, there was a lovely vibe and we are keen to do it again. We learned that:
- We can comfortably welcome more of us, so next time we will try offering 150 tickets. And to give everyone more chances to get in, and better target the movie, we’ll run them separately for KS1 and KS2 (Key Stage 1 and 2, infant and junior children).
- We raised enough money to make it worth it, through donations and the food stall, even though the event was free. That means we can offer free tickets again!
- Hot dogs worked super well. We might also ask for help with food next time, a bit like for a bake sale.
- The donation link did not work, so we’ll trial another set up next time.
What’s next?
Some exciting stuff after half-term, with of course the most awaited and much beloved WINTER FAIR! Watch this space for more details about the open afternoon bake sale and Diwali celebrations…
Reminder: Secondary School application deadline is close
The deadline for Secondary School applications is 31st October. If you need any help in applying, please contact Camden https://www.camden.gov.uk/secondary-school-admissions
Black History Month events in Camden
To celebrate Black History Month, there are lots of local events taking place in and around Camden from family events, art exhibitions and live music.
https://www.lovecamden.org/blackhistoryseason
https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/listings/region/greater-london/camden/
SEND Drop in sessions at Babylon Park
Babylon Park, an outer-space-themed amusement park in Camden, is offering special morning slots on Sunday 29 October for children and young people with a range of special educational needs and disabilities, including autism and ADHD. Please see more details attached. For other half-term activities for children and young people, please visit Camden Rise website.
Camden Youth Recorder Group - Free spaces!
Camden are offering *ten* free places this year in Camden Youth Recorder Group, to new members! (The full cost is £187.) CYRG is a group which meets every Thursday after school and play jazz, classical and pop music, and plays in concerts during the year. It is led by two professional recorder tutors who are inspiring and warm. Our players make new friends, and it's lots of fun!
If you can answer 'yes' to these questions, then let me know!
1. Your child is in Year 6
2. Your child already plays the recorder well
3. They can come to the group on Thursdays at Regent High School, Chalton Street, from 4.30 - 5.45pm
4. You will be able to attend all year (in term-time)
Please contact Rachel Barnes camdenmusic@camden.gov.uk
Brookfield families seeking housing
Two Brookfield parents are looking for a property to rent. Tetiana is looking for a 1 bedroom flat to rent not far from Brookfield. If you know of any properties, please let the office know and we can put you in touch
Brookfield's Climate Action Group met with Laurel and Rosie this half-term and agreed some priorities for the rest of the school year. These include:
1. Food waste - we want to reduce food waste, and make it easier to compost what we can. We’ll be working with Caterlink, Veolia and Brookfield's own Forest Garden to put in place sustainable systems,linked to the curriculum where possible. We are also speaking with FareShare about surplus fruit for break time snacks!.
2. Circular economy - this could include everything from block-printed Brookfield t-shirts and bags, a lunch time sewing and fixing club, a jumble sale and better ways of reuniting owners with lost property! If you have ideas or can contribute ideas or practical skills to any of these, please get in touch.
3. Energy use - we have applied to EnergySparks, a charity that works with schools to help monitor and reduce energy use. We are hoping to secure a funded place on the programme so watch this space!
Come join us! We are a group with kids at every stage of the school, who want to help Brookfield be a brilliantly sustainable community. We’d love you to be part of that. All parents/carers/members of the school community are welcome to join the Whatsapp group to stay informed on what we’re up to (and get involved only when/if you can): https://chat.whatsapp.com/F26lcDOKbmOLWbTSsoELg8
