Welcome to the 2023-2024 academic year at Brookfield Primary Academy!

I am delighted to welcome back our returning pupils and their families, as well as to extend a warm welcome to our new pupils and their families. A warm welcome also to new members of staff who have joined our Brookfield family this September. 

I am so excited to be starting another year as Principal of this wonderful school. Brookfield Primary Academy is a vibrant and inclusive community where all students are encouraged to reach their full potential. We believe that every child is unique and special, and we are committed to providing them with the support and opportunities they need to succeed.

This year, we are looking forward to continuing to build on our strong academic foundation and to providing our pupils with a rich and engaging curriculum. 

I am confident that this will be a successful year for all of our pupils. I look forward to working with you and your children to make it a special one.

I encourage you to stay involved in your child's education and to support the Brookfield Primary Academy community. 

Kind regards 

Ms P Wright

Principal

Please note the change to the school day from September 2023. This change is following recent guidance from the Department for Education (DFE) regarding the expectation for all state-funded mainstream schools to deliver a school week of at least 32.5 hours.

Start Times

8:30am - Gates open

8:30am - Classroom doors open (Rec to Yr 6)

8:40am - Classroom doors open (Nursery)

8:45am - Classroom doors close / registration taken / gates close

End of Day

3:10pm - Gates Open

3:15pm - EYFS/KS1 - Nursery, Reception, Years 1 & 2

3:20pm - KS2 - Years 3 to 6

3:30pm - Gates close

We welcome all parents into the playground to bring their children and collect them from school.

For children in Years 5/6 we would ask parents to consider dropping their child/children off at the main school gate when you feel that they are ready for this.

School Office Hours

8:15am to 4:00pm

If your child is unwell or going to be off school please compete the  School Absence Form by 9:15am, at the latest, on the day of your child's absence and any subsequent days.

Please submit a form for each child that is absent.  

Can we please remind you that if your child has been sick/vomiting then they must stay off school until 24 hours after their last bout of sickness. If your child has diarrhoea, or sickness and diarrhoea together, then they must not return to school until 48 hours after their symptoms have gone. 

Please refer to our 'my child is unwell' document for more information on when your child should return to school.

Pupils are working hard to earn housepoints for their house teams. The winning team will have a mufti-day at the end of every half term where they will be able to wear items of clothing in their house colour. The winning house will be announced via email the week before half-term. 

Please can we ask you and your child to read through and confirm the Brookfield Primary Academy's Home School Agreement.  The Home School Agreement is a document that outlines what expectations you can have of the school, what expectations we have of our parents/carers and what expectations we have of our pupils.

Also, as part of GDPR, at the end of every academic year, we are required to check that the data we hold for your child on Arbor is up to date and correct. Please can we ask you to log into the Arbor app and click on your child's face (top left hand side of the screen), this will bring up their details. Please scroll down and check if the information is correct, if you need to make any changes this can be done via the app and will be automatically sent to the office admin team to approve.

Also, please can we ask you to check the parental consents for your child, if any of the consents are incorrect or you wish to add or amend anything please let us know, via email bfoffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk and we can make the necessary changes.

If we do not hear from you we will accept that the data/consents we hold are correct.

Please refer to our website for our policies: https://www.brookfieldprimary.com/707/policies-and-statements

After a long summer break, lots of requests and some serious conversations, we are delighted to confirm that we have agreed to continue running the Brookfield PTFA for this term and we would love to welcome Colin Borrowdale and Sarah Grice to the PTFA Exec Team.

We have a wider PTA WhatsApp group where we liaise with class reps and also keep you in the loop about events coming up and the help we need to make these events a success -we would love to welcome some new parents to join this. If you would like to be part of the wider team, then please email us and we will add you.

We are still in need of organisers and supporters to help support the PTFA and our fundraising. Everything the PTFA does is to benefit our children and their school experience. Below are some of the ways you can help to  PTFA:

*Could you do a trip shopping and buy supplies for our events? (using our money, not your own)

*Can you help fill sweetie bags for us in the evenings in advance of events?

*Are you great on Instagram and Facebook and be willing to update our pages before and after our events?

*Are you creative and can make posters?

*Are you happy to offer your time and help to run events where needed?

All these little things make the PTFA successful and we really need you to help us! You aren’t expected to commit a certain number of hours or days - we just need to know you’re on hand!

Please see below a round up of some our our fundraising initiatives for the last academic year. With your help we'd love to raise as much money this year. 

We have a few events lined up so expect to hear from us again once dates are confirmed, but if you’d like to join please come and speak to us - the more the merrier!

Gemma, Serena, Rachel, Jackie, Jess, Colin & Sarah

email - brookfieldacademyptfa@gmail.com

More information to follow for academic year 2023/2024

Sports News - Please click here to find out the most recent Sports News which has happened over the past couple of weeks

Early Years - Please click here to find out what Nursery and Reception have been learning over the past couple of weeks

Year 1 - Please click here to find out what Year 1 have been learning over the past couple of weeks

Year 2 - Please click here to find out what Year 2 have been learning over the past couple of weeks

Year 3 - Please click here to find out what Year 3 have been learning over the past couple of weeks

Year 4 - Please click here to find out what Year 4 have been learning over the past couple of weeks

Year 5 - Please click here to find out what Year 5 have been learning over the past couple of weeks

Year 6 - Please click here to find out what Year 6 have been learning over the past couple of weeks

We pride ourselves on offering our children varied and exciting experiences and activities that help to support their learning of the curriculum. The School Fund will allow us to provide additional activities across all year groups. 

We have a voluntary school fund donation of £10 a term / £30 a year per child or £40 for a family if there are siblings at the school. Parents can pay for School Fund online via our Arbor payment system,  go to Accounts - School Fund - Top Up Account.

We would like to thank you for your support. 

Pupil premium is additional funding allocated to all schools in England to support disadvantaged pupils and close the gap between them and their peers.  This budget includes pupils who are currently entitled to free school meals, have been free schools meals in the past six years (FSM ‘Ever 6’), children that are cared for or adopted from care and children whose parents are in the armed forces.

We would like to remind all parents who are eligible, to apply for the Pupil Premium Grant.  This grant enables the school to provide additional support to our children where needed.  Examples of this are, access to extra-curricular clubs and additional support with specific areas of the curriculum.

Applying for this grant is very simple, it can be done online, for more information please see below:

www.sutton.gov.uk/-/apply-for-free-school-meals

gov.uk - Find out more about Pupil Premium

Pupil Premium Information Flyer

Pupil Premium Eligibility Checker

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement

If you feel you would like support in applying for this grant please contact the school office who will be happy to go through this process with you.  All applications are confidential within the school.

Help raise funds for the LEO Foundation by joining our lottery.

• Join our weekly lottery from just £1 a week

• It’s an easy way to support our Trust and help raise funds for LEO Foundation projects

• 40% of ticket sales come back to us

• There’s a guaranteed winner every week as well as the chance to win £25,000

• It’s easy to sign up online so start supporting our Trust today!

This year, funds raised by the LEO Foundation supported our LEO PRIDE Awards in EYFS, our ECB All Stars Cricket Development Centre for Year 2 pupils, Mandarin lessons for Year 5 pupils and our Year 6 Junior Citizenship Programme.

Your support is greatly appreciated and we wish you good luck!

To purchase a ticket please click here.

If you have an enquiry for your child's class teacher or Year Group/Phase Lead please email via the Year Group email address:

Nursery and Reception - email/contact via Seesaw

Year 1 - bfy1homelearning@leoacademytrust.co.uk

Year 2 - bfy2homelearning@leoacademytrust.co.uk

Year 3 - bfy3homelearning@leoacademytrust.co.uk

Year 4 - bfy4homelearning@leoacademytrust.co.uk

Year 5 - bfy5homelearning@leoacademytrust.co.uk

Year 6 - bfy6homelearning@leoacademytrust.co.uk

All general enquiries can still be sent via the bfoffice@leoacademytrust.co.uk email address.

Please..........help your child:

• Regularly listen to your child(ren) read 

• Encourage your child(ren) to complete their homework / Doodle Activities / Timetable Rockstars

• Ask your child about their day and talk about the amazing things they have learned

• Talk positively to your child(ren) about school and their progress / praise their achievements

• Speak to your child(ren)'s class teacher or a member of the Senior Leadership Team if you have any concerns regarding your child(ren)

• Avoid taking your child(ren) out of school during the school day / term time for appointments and holidays

• Drop your child(ren) off to school on time and in the correct uniform / collect your child(ren) on time / if you drive to collect your child(ren), ensure that you park safely respecting our neighbours and local businesses

Please..........help us:

• Carefully read all communications to ensure that they are fully understood and actioned (if required)

• Promptly report your child(ren)'s absence via the online form

• Ensure you pay for school meals / trips / events on time via Arbor

• If using extended services provided by school - Breakfast & Afterschool club, keep your account in credit

• If you have a child in nursery who attends additional sessions , ensure you keep their account in credit

• Update your personal information via the Arbor App if there are any changes

Please..........help raise funds:

• Contribute towards the School Fund

• Consider taking part in the LEO lottery

• Purchase online items via the Easy Fundraising App (if applicable) 

• Support the PTFA in attending events / or even better support the PTFA in helping to organise events

Twitter and Facebook

Please follow @BrookfieldSM3 and @LEOacademies on Twitter and Facebook to be kept up-to-date with all of the exciting activities, learning and events that the children are participating in.  

Twitter/Facebook are also the only form of communication shared by  the staff when the KS2 children are away on residential trips - seeing how much fun the children are having makes missing them not quite so bad, the children definitely do not look like they are missing home!

Please note that we only share photos of children who have photo permission and we only ever use their first name.  Also, we do not keep the photos that we share so if you see a photo of your child that you would like you can save these onto your own device by clicking on the 3 dots on the photo and selecting save.   Also if you see a post that interests you, please can we ask you to share/retweet.

If you would like your child to be included in our social media posts, please ensure that you have consented to social media.  If you are unsure please look at your child's profile on the Arbor app and contact the school office if you wish to make a change.