Brookvale Primary School

Good evening Parents and Carers, School may have broken up for the holiday, but our very own Brookvale Elves have been busy working to bring some smiles and Christmas cheer to others. So, I thought I would share some photographs of Ms Sparkes, Mrs Fallon and Mr Worrall's festive looking taxi as they went on a special mission to deliver Christmas hampers to families in the local area. I would like to say a massive thank you to Ms Sparkes, Mrs Fallon, Julia, Mrs Last and Mr Worrall for making this happen. Super teamwork! Merry Christmas! Best Wishes Mr R Moore Headteacher Brookvale Primary School

Good morning Parents and Carers, I have some lovely news to share with you. We had a very special guest this morning briefly visit year 3 and year 4. Mike Amesbury, the Member of Parliament for Weaver Vale, came to present first prize to Lydia Lewis for her fabulous Christmas Card design. Mr Amesbury, earlier in the term held a competition for all schools in his constituency to design a Christmas card that he would send as his official card this year. Lots of children from our school and others in the area entered so I just to say a HUGE WELL DONE to Lydia for coming first overall! What an achievement! Here is a photo of Lydia being presented her well deserved prize and an official copy of her card design. Kind Regards Mr R Moore Headteacher Brookvale Primary School

Good afternoon Parents and Carers, HAF Programme Free Events - (see attached leaflet with information about free events over Christmas) The Holiday Activity with Food programme is a Department for Education programme, aimed at supporting children who are eligible for benefits related free school meals over the Easter, Summer and Winter Holiday periods. As part of this programme, Halton are excited to offer eligible young people a number a free events to attend, both including a meal. Eligibility could be checked upon booking so please only choose one of the options on the attached leaflet. Both options are on a first come first serve basis with limited places. There are details on how you can book a place on one of the events. Kind regards Mr R Moore Headteacher Brookvale Primary School

Good morning Parents and Carers, These are the key events that are happening next week and some other important information. Christmas Parties All children are to come to school dressed in party clothes on the day of their Christmas Party. Tuesday 14th Dec - Christmas Party in the afternoon for - Classes 3M, 3/4H and 4/5K Wednesday 15th Dec - Christmas Party in the afternoon for - Classes 5L and 6K Thursday 16th Dec - Christmas Party in the morning for Nursery children Thursday 16th Dec - Christmas Party in the afternoon for Classes in Reception, 1B, 1T and 2L Christmas Chocolate Raffle and Hamper Raffle We will draw the winners of the hamper raffle on Thursday 16th December The children's chocolate raffle will take place on Friday 17th December Christmas Performance The children and staff have been busily rehearsing and recording our performance again this year. We hope to have this ready to share with you all next week. You will be sent a link and password to login to Vimeo where you will be able to watch the performance from the comfort of your own home. Christmas Jumper Day This is on the last day of term Friday 17th December. Your child can come to school wearing a festive jumper. End of Term Reminder that we finish at 2pm on Friday 17th December and reopen on Wednesday 5th January 2022 Thanks for your continued support. Kind Regards Mr R Moore Headteacher Brookvale Primary School

Good morning Parents and Carers, I have just had a long conversation with Public Health. They were happy with what school has in place and they have now have advised that we carry out whole school testing. We have just received enough testing kits for each child in school. At the end of today your child will be coming home with a box of tests. The plan is for children in Year 1 and Year 2 to test daily for the next 7 days. This will hopefully identify any new cases earlier and prevent further infection. All of the other year groups will test at least 2 times a week, or you can test daily if you wish. Also, all school staff will test everyday over the next 7 days. Again, all of this will be done to identify any new cases earlier. Finally, I would like to reassure you all that we have a rigourous system in place and are following all of the guidance by Public Health and hopefully we will start to see a decline in the cases. I appreciate it is a very anxious time for all, but only by working together will we be able to get through this. Thanks for your continued support and understanding. Regards Mr R Moore Headteacher Brookvale Primary School

Good morning Parents and Carers, It has come to my attention that there is a lot of misinformation about the amount of confirmed positive cases there are in school. I want to reassure you that as a school we are following all advice and a rigourous risk assessment is in place. We are also working closely with Public Health and will always act on their advice. If you or your child test positive on a Lateral Flow Test, you must book a PCR. The PCR test is the one that confirms the result as a definitive positive or negative. If your child tests positive on a PCR test, can you let the school office know immediately and also if possible send in the confirmation of this via email as this will help Public Health track the cases. Throughout the Pandemic we have prioritised the safety of all children and adults. We have been very cautious and even continue to use bubbles for the children, including staggered break and lunch times. If there are any changes to guidance over the coming days we will inform you immediately. Yesterday, I sent a Ping stating that the amount of COVID cases are increasing nationally and locally, so this is not just isolated to Brookvale. I fully appreciate there is an increase in anxiety especially with the run up to Christmas but I want to make you aware we are doing everything we can as a school. Thanks for your continued support and understanding. Regards Mr R Moore Headteacher Brookvale Primary School

Good afternoon Parents and Carers, This afternoon I have just received an updated version of the Warn and Inform Letter from Halton's Public Health Team, this includes information about the new Omicron Varient. I have attached a copy of this letter. As you are aware, there has been an increase in COVID cases both locally and nationally and in light of this we would appreciate it if you could to do the following: 1. We ask that only ONE parent/ adult drops off and collects your child/ children 2. We encourage you not to visit the school office and must only do so if urgent or necessary e.g. collect child if ill, or going to an appointment or paying club or lunch money etc – A phone call or email to the school office would be preferred to make any enquires or appointments 3. We ask that if you do need to visit the office that only ONE adult enters the front office as this is a small space - (follow the rule one in one out) Thanks for your continued support. Mr R Moore Headteacher Brookvale Primary School

Good morning Parents and Carers, Please find attached the Halton Public Health COVID-19 Warn and Inform letter. I am sending this to all of you as someone in the school has tested positive for COVID-19. However, you have not been identified as a close contact and you DO NOT need to self-isolate. If you and your family are well, you do not need to do anything and all we ask is that you monitor your health and look out for any symptoms. Thank you for your continued support. Kind Regards Mr R Moore Headteacher

Good morning Parents and Carers, Please find attached November's Newsletter. Kind Regards Mr R Moore Headteacher Brookvale Primary School

Good morning Parents and Carers, Please find attached a letter with key information regarding our proposed Christmas celebrations in school and our plans for our Christmas performance. Kind regards Mr R Moore Headteacher Brookvale Primary School