Brookvale Primary School

Good morning Parents and Carers, I am pleased to share with you the dates and some information regarding our planned Christmas performances this year. Tuesday 12th December at 1:30pm Nursery, Reception and KS1 will perform to Parents and Grandparents (ticket needed) Wednesday 13th December at 1:30pm Reception and KS1 will perform to Reception and KS1 Parents (ticket needed) Wednesday 13th December at 4:30pm KS2 will perform an outdoor Christingle Service on our school playground to KS2 parents (no ticket necessary) All children in Nursery, Reception and KS1 will receive two tickets but you can only attend one event, either Tuesday or Wednesday. We will be sending out a letter next week for parents in Reception and KS1 to choose either Tuesday 12th December or Wednesday 13th December performance. As nursery are only performing on Tuesday they will receive their tickets for this event only and do not need to apply for tickets. The tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Kind regards Mr R Moore Headteacher Message sent from: brookvale Admin

Good afternoon parents and Carers, This week, the Local Authority have been informed of an Area SEND inspection. As part of the inspection, we have been asked to share an online survey for parents and carers. Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are visiting the area, as part of an inspection. They will be looking at arrangements for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They would like to hear your views about the support that your child receives, if they are SEND. You can provide your views by completing an online survey at the following link: https://ofsted.smartsurvey.co.uk/p/AreaSend/10284402 Kind regards Mr Moore Headteacher

Good afternoon Parents and Carers, Just a reminder that next week is Anti-Bullying Week and on Monday 13th November, it is Odd Socks Day. So, we would like everyone to come to school wearing odd socks, to highlight how unique we all are. In school, we will be doing a lot of work around anti-bullying. On our school website you will find a link on Julia's Page for you to download a Parent Pack from the Anti-Bullying Alliance. Kind regards Mr Moore Headteacher

Good morning Parents and Carers, Please find attached two flyers with details on some half term events taking place at Brookvale Children's Centre next week. Kind regards Mr R Moore

Dear Parents and Carers, This is something that needs to be brought to your attention straight away. There is a ‘WhatsApp’ group called ‘Add everyone you know’. Currently this group has over a 1000 participants and by being added to this group, a child will have shared their phone number with over a 1000 people that they do not know. This is causing a significant risk of them being contacted by anyone and targeted for grooming as the group is sharing images of a sexual nature. I have been made aware this late last night that some of our local schools children have been added to this group. I know some high schools have informed their parents and the police have advised them to ask parents/carers to check their child’s phone and remove them if they are part of this group. I would strongly advise that you change the settings on your child’s WhatsApp account to My contacts except and have only family and one or two close friends able to add them automatically to groups. I have attached a guide on how to do this, and here is the link to the website with full details on privacy settings: https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/social-media/whatsapp/#:~:text=To%20manage%20privacy%20settings%3A,relevant%20settings%20to%20customise%20them If your child is in a younger year group and has access to WhatsApp, please let us know so that we can monitor the situation closely. If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me or a member of staff. Kind regards Mr R Moore Headteacher

Good morning Parents and Carers, Just a reminder that Sue and Julia are holding another coffee morning tomorrow, Thursday 26th October at 9:00am. We had a really good turn out last time, so it will be good to see more parents in the morning. Kind regards Mr R Moore

Good afternoon Parents and Carers, Parents' Evening If you have not already booked your Parents' evening slot for next week, please check your schoolping and use the online booking form. Parents' evening is next Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th October. Half Term Reminder that we finish on Friday 27th October at 2:15pm. School re-opens on Monday 6th November at 8:45am. Scooters and Bikes and Playground Reminder that there should not be any bikes or scooters on the playground during morning drop off or at 3:15pm pick up, as we do not want any collisions or any child or adult being hurt. The football pen, woodland walk and climbing area are also out of bounds at the beginning and the end of the day. Mobile Phones Y5 and Y6 It has come to our attention that some Y5 and Y6 children are coming to school and using their mobile phones on the playground before they come into school to look at videos and other apps. Currently, Y5 and Y6 children are allowed to bring their mobiles only to use at the end of the day, if they need to contact parents on their way home to check they are on their way. If children continue to use phones inappropriately on the playground before school, we may need to reconsider allowing them into school completely. History Lesson Parent Visits Many thanks to all the parents who have managed to come along to our history lessons this week, we hope you enjoyed it and we are planning further sessions throughout the year. Kind regards Mr R Moore Headteacher

Good afternoon Parents and Carers, Please find attached September Newsletter. Kind regards Mr R Moore

Good morning Parents and Carers, Just a reminder that we have our first ever coffee morning for parents on Thursday 28th September at 9:00am. Julia and Sue are looking forward to meeting you. Kind regards Mr R Moore

Good morning Parents and Carers, As a school we want to try to ensure that all children can learn in a safe and healthy environment. We are also a food allergy aware school and staff undertake allergy training annually. There are a considerable number of children at our school who have severe food allergies. The most common of these allergens are peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, fish and shellfish, soy and wheat. The most serious risk in our school is nut allergies which can cause life threatening anaphylactic reactions to some of our children. Therefore, as a school, we have put in place a 'Nut Aware' policy which will mean that as of tomorrow there will be no nut based foods allowed in school. Staff, Parents and Carers are requested NOT to send or bring food to school that contains nuts (especially peanuts). This includes all types of nuts, peanut butter, Nutella and food containing nuts. For example: • Packs of nuts • Peanut butter sandwiches • Nutella/ Chocolate Spread sandwiches • Fruit and cereal bars that contain nuts ie tracker bars • Chocolate bars or sweets that contain nuts • Sesame seed rolls (children allergic to nuts may also have a severe reaction to sesame) • Cakes made with nuts Staff will be alert to any obvious signs of nuts being brought in, but they will not inspect all food brought into school. If staff do notice a child that has brought in food that contains nuts or nut products these items will be removed and if required an alternative will be provided from the school kitchen. A copy of the policy will be available on the school website. Thank you for your support with this important matter. Kind regards Mr R Moore Headteacher