This first half term has flown by and I cannot believe we only have one week left.  What a great first half term it has been.  The children have continued to work incredibly hard both in school and out of school.  We have had a multitude of sporting activities over the last few weeks (see the Sports News page for more information) in addition we have also had several trips and organised days.  

On Thursday 10th October we celebrated World Mental Health day by wearing a token of yellow with our school uniform.   

We have also been completing a range of activities to celebrate 'Black History Month', including celebrating a range of amazing black Britons.  We also had an assembly on 'Show Racism the red card' on Friday 18th October.  

Well done to Yellow house who were awarded the most house points this half term.  Due to there being a PTFA mufti on Friday 25th October, those children in Yellow house can wear mufti on Thursday 24th October. 

On Monday 14th October, some of our Year 6 pupils travelled to the Excel Centre in London Docklands to attend the New Scientist Live show.  They had a great time participating in lots of different investigations and activities.   

To celebrate the festival of Diwali, which begins of November 1st, Nabhinandan Das

from South London Sanatan Mandir delivered an assembly sharing all about the Hindu festival of light.  

On Tuesday 15th October, some of our 2023 digital leaders plus Leo explorers attended a STEM event at Thorpe Park.  They had an amazing day participating in a workshop as well as trying out some of the rides!    

PARENT VOLUNTEERS WANTED

We are reaching out to ask for your valuable support in our classrooms. We are looking for parent volunteers to assist with various activities, such as hearing readers, supporting with creative projects. Your involvement can make a significant difference in enriching our students' learning experiences. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the school office or your child's teacher to discuss how you can get involved. We appreciate your willingness to contribute to our school community! 

Safe and Courteous Parking During Pick-Up/Drop-Off

Ensuring the safety of our pupils is our top priority. This includes maintaining a smooth and safe environment for pick-up and drop-off times.

The school has never, and will never, advise parking in a way that obstructs residents' driveways on Ridge Road, or anywhere else in the neighborhood. We understand the convenience of pulling right up, but it's crucial to park legally and considerately.

We kindly ask all parents and guardians to be mindful of the following during pick-up and drop-off:

• Park safely and with due care.

• Respect our neighbours and local residents. This includes not parking across driveways at any time.

• If parking is limited, consider carpooling or using alternative transportation options when possible.

To further ensure safety and a smooth flow of traffic, we've requested additional police patrols during pick-up and drop-off times.

We appreciate your cooperation in keeping our school community safe and considerate of our neighbours.

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.

If your child has an illness that requires them to take medication during school hours (e.g. antibiotics, cough medicine, creams etc.), you must fill in a Medicine Permission form. This can be found on our website under the Parents tab.  Hard copies are also available on the carousel in the school office reception area. 

This form, and the medication, must be brought to the school office on the morning that the medication is due to start. The school office staff will administer the medication at the times stated on the form by the parent/carer. You can collect the medication at the end of the school day, or at the end of the illness.

Please do not send any medicine into class with your child, this includes sore throat lozenges.

If we do not have a Medical Permission form, we will not be able to administer medication to your child. 

PTFA UPDATES

Now the autumn term is in full swing, we thought we should update you on some of the fundraising plans we have put together for this term. 

Firstly thank you for your support with our donut sale, we raised £70 in about 10minutes! Apologies to the students and teachers who missed out, we were inundated with sales, far exceeding previous demand. We promise to order more next time

Our Christmas Card project is well underway, the cards have been designed by your children and sent away to be printed by  My Child’s Art. Look out on our socials and WhatsApp community for details on how to purchase these cards when they are ready. 

We have created a PTFA Community on WhatsApp - in essence every group for Brookfield is within this community. Nothing has changed for your class What’s App groups, and  you are unable to see other groups without requesting to be a member,  but this allows us to post announcements directly, ensuring you receive information on our upcoming events. We still have a few class groups that have not joined yet,  so could we kindly request you do this.

DIARY DATES

BLACK & ORANGE MUFTI - Friday 25 OCTOBER

The last day of the first half term is Black & Orange mufti. The school have requested this is themed and no Halloween costumes are allowed. We are asking for £1 to be given to your class teacher, or a member of the PTFA on the day. 

END OF TERM TUCK SHOP - FRIDAY 25 OCTOBER

To celebrate end of term, we will have a tuck shop at the end of the day selling donuts, sweets and treats. There will be 3 locations - 1 outside early years, 2 at either end of the large playground. More info to follow.

CHRISTMAS JUMPER RECYCLE SCHEME 

The week commencing 11 November we are asking for donations of  any outgrown Christmas jumpers that we can rehome for you. Please donate in the school donation box in the office. 

CHRISTMAS LIGHT SWITCH ON - THURSDAY 28 NOVEMBER

We are getting in the festive mood with our annual Light Switch On. Straight after school in the large playground you will find Dididisco throwing a Christmas Playground Party (last year this was great fun) and we will have mulled wine, baileys hot chocolate and mince pies and cookies for sale. There will be a few PTFA stalls selling light up items, and the recycled Christmas jumpers, before a special performance from some of our students (more details to follow. Finally Mrs Townsend will be turning on our Christmas lights at approx 4:15pm. More info to follow. 

CHRISTMAS WREATH WORKSHOPS - Thursday 28 November & Tuesday 3 December. 

Places are filling fast for our wreath workshops. Priced at £40 a ticket, spaces are limited to 30 per evening.

For more information, please click here:

https://forms.gle/zGiDB3MUFifKkKyk9

MUFTI DAY - FRIDAY 6 DECEMBER

In exchange for a small gift, we are asking children to come to school in Christmas mufti. The gift is for a donation to our elfridges event, which will run the following week. Each class will be given a theme for their donations - i.e. Chocolate, snowmen.. again, more information will follow soon.

ELFRIDGES -  FRIDAY 13 DECEMBER  

Elfridges returns during the school day for the children to pick a gift for a loved one, which is then wrapped by one of our PTA elves. Tickets MUST  be purchased in advance at £3 per gift. Children can purchase tickets for more than one gift if that would like to buy presents for more than one family member. Unfortunately due to the organisation of this event, we aren’t able to accommodate children on the day and only children with tickets may visit. 

PANTO - Wednesday 18 December

Our Panto is back again… tickets are £5 a child, which includes a festive treat from the PTFA. Again we are hosting Chaplin's Panto at our school, and this year the children will enjoy half a day watching Jack and the Beanstalk. While the children have always thoroughly enjoyed watching the pantomime ticket sales last year meant we ran this event at a loss. We have been advised that if ticket sales are not met this year we will be unable to book for next year which would be a great shame. The PTFA have already subsidised this event to make it affordable for all, and kindly request that £5 is paid.

Finally… in light of all the information above, we have been able to add PTFA AUTUMN EVENTS to our Arbor shop, so if you wish to be super organised you can select this and pay £9 which covers tickets for the panto and elfridges along with the mufti donation for the 25th October. You do have the option to pay for elfridges and the panto separately and cash is accepted for mufti day.

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

Star of the Week and P.E. Certificate of Achievement

Well done to all the children who have received certificates for their achievements in PE or for demonstrating one of the LEO Explorer Characteristics and achieving a Star of the Week certificate.  

We are very proud of you.

If you would like to inform us of any achievements your child has completed outside of school, please  complete this form.

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

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. 

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

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 - bfynhomelearning@leoacademytrust.co.uk

Reception - bfyrhomelearning@leoacademytrust.co.uk

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.

Train to teach with LEO Academy Trust!

LEO Academy Trust is incredibly proud to work in partnership with the National Institute of Teaching as an Associate College to deliver Initial Teacher Training, (ITT) Early Career Framework (ECF) and National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) from September 2025. Associate Colleges are successful school trusts, selected because of their wealth of in-house expertise in professional development and their deep relationships in their local areas. This collaboration allows us to be at the forefront of educational excellence, providing local teachers with unparalleled opportunities for professional growth, learning and development. Together, we are shaping the future of teaching and learning, ensuring that every child receives the highest quality education.

Applications for our primary ITT courses are now open for September 2025! Our initial teacher training is a fully immersive school-centred programme - aspiring teachers will be in the classroom from the very start. But full immersion does not mean that you will be thrown in the deep end: our trainees are mentored and have central training once a week.

To apply for a place on our ITT programme please click here.