GORDONBROCK WEEKLY FRIDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 2021
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GORDONBROCK WEEKLY FRIDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 2021 Dear Parents/Carers and Children, We have had a great week at school. A big welcome to all our new Reception and Nursery children! The children have got off to a super start. They are having a wonderful settling in period and we are looking forward to their adventures ahead. Today was Jeans for Genes Day and the children learnt about the Jeans for Genes campaign that highlights the daily challenges faced by those living with a genetic disorder and raises money to fund projects that make a tangible difference to the lives of those affected. We hope you have a lovely weekend and look forward to seeing you again next week. Mrs Wright
Friday 17th September Today we marked Jeans for Genes Day. The school community wore it’s jeans and donated a £1 to raise money for We marked the day with lots of this worthwhile charity. class activities, class discussions, assemblies and As a school we learnt that there are around 6,000 life shared the stories ‘My Hair Is -altering genetic disorders. Magic!’ and ‘My Hair’. Year 5 & Some genetic disorders are apparent at birth while 6 also watched a World Assembly online. More to follow others are diagnosed at different stages throughout in a Weekly Special. childhood, adolescence and sometimes into adulthood, having a devastating impact on individuals and their families. The Jeans for Genes campaign raises awareness of the Musical Term of the Week… daily challenges faced by those living with a genetic disorder and raises Rhythm vs Pulsem vs Pulse money to fund Rhythm is music’s best friend! In every single projects that make song or piece you will find different rhythms a tangible throughout. Remember a rhythm is the difference to the pattern of long and short sounds as you move lives of those through the song. affected. The Pulse is different to the rhythm! Pulse is a Hannah Lyttle steady beat like a ticking clock or your heartbeat. It can be measured in time by counting the number of beats per minute (BPM). The next time you listen to music can you use body percussion to tap the pulse and the These meetings provide an opportunity for you to meet your child’s year-group teaching team and to find out rhythm of the piece? more about what your child will be learning this year. The meetings will take place in the Key Stage 2 JOIN SENIOR CHOIR playground. They start at 9.15am and will last no longer than 30 minutes. Please refer to the table below for Join us on Fridays 3:30-4:30 for a brand new dates. It would be really helpful if you are able to Senior choir! attend. In the event of poor weather, we have contingency plans in place and will communicate these to In senior choir we will be singing songs in unison, two part and even three part Date Year Group harmony! We will also be singing songs from a Monday, 27 September - 9.15am Year 6 wide range of genres from classical to pop! Tuesday, 28 September - 9.15am Year 3 Hopefully, will be performing at Blackheath Wednesday, 29 September - 9.15am Year 4 Halls, Catford Broadway and a very exciting national choir competition! Thursday, 30 September - 9.15am Year 2 So what are you waiting for sign up on parent Friday, 1 October – 9.15am Year 5 pay and see you next Friday! Monday, 4 October – 9.15am Year 1 Mr Prescott, Music Specialist Tuesday, 5 October – 9.15am Reception
Breakfast Club Gordonbrock School Breakfast Club runs daily from 7:45am to the start of the school day for children in Reception to Year 6. Children are offered a healthy breakfast which consists of: •a selection of cereals (Rice Crispies, Cheerios, Porridge, Weetabix or Shreddies) • toast with a variety of toppings (butter, honey, jam, or Marmite) • fruit squash or milk to drink The cost of the club is £5.00 per session. We currently have the following spaces available: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 15 0 6 15 26 For more information or to request a place please email: breakfastclub@gordonbrock.lewisham.sch.uk If you would like to register your child for a place, please include a copy of the completed registration form in your email - click here for a copy of the form.
Dear Parents/Carers of Y6 pupils… You will have probably started looking at the secondary school options, available in Lewisham. Brochure - This week you will have received a copy of the Bright Futures brochure - and a sheet titled “Apply for your child’s school place online at eadmissions.org.uk”. This brochure is also available to download on Gordonbrock School and Lewisham Council website Emails - You can also sign up to receive weekly emails about the secondary school admissions process using this link https://r1.dotmailer-surveys.com/d7402e3-404ptedd Open days - Given below is the link to find this information. https://lewisham.gov.uk/myservices/education/schools/school-admission/applying-to-start-secondary-school/ secondary-schools-open-days Please remember that the deadline is Sunday 31st October. We would recommend that you submit your online application by the 22nd October. Mrs Wright Year Parents/Carers, Please see below for a message from St Ursula’s… Good afternoon, St Ursula’s Open Day 2021 for prospective pupils will take place on this Saturday, 18th September. Can you please promote within your school community. We look forward to welcoming families who are interested in viewing our school as a secondary destination for their child. Full details and the booking system are on our website. https://www.stursulas.com Many thanks, Admin St Ursula's Convent School, 0208 858 4613, www.stursulas.com Lexia Superstars If your child has a Lexia license you will have been sent a letter with their username and password with information on how to set up Lexia at home. Children benefit most from sessions of 15/20 minutes on a regular basis. This means at least 3 x per week. Well done to all of the children who have been on the Lexia programme this week. Special congratulations to Filippo (A4) and Betty (A6) who have completed a level this week! Children that complete a level will have their certificate delivered to their classroom for them to take home.
Free School Meals FOG News Have your circumstances changed? If so, and if any of the following applies to you, you can apply for free school meals for your child. * Universal credit with an earnings threshold that does not exceed £7400 * Income support * Income based job seekers allowance * Income related employment and support allowance FOG has signed up Gordonbrock to the Stikins * Child Tax Credit, provided you are not entitled to fundraising scheme as an opportunity to raise working tax credit and have an annual income, as assessed by HMRC that does not exceed £16,190 funds for school. Please apply online. See the link below. Stikins are multipurpose name tags that can be https://schools.lewisham.gov.uk/SynergyWeb/Parents/ used to label clothes and fabric items, shoes and default.aspx bags, lunch boxes and water bottles, P.E. kits and stationery, and all kinds of other personal belongings saving time and money. The unique UNIFORM adhesive means Stikins simply stick on and stay on - no sewing or ironing required - so you can label Please note that any orders placed will be sent to everything in minutes. class for your child to take home. Orders placed between Thursday 8.30am and To order please visit www.stikins.co.uk and Tuesday 8.30am will be delivered to class on enter our School Fundraising Number: 8157 Tuesday. Orders placed between Tuesday 8.30am and Thursday 8.30am will be delivered to class on Thursday. The European Day of Languages - involves 800 million people across 47 participating countries - and focuses LATE COLLECTION/CHARGING POLICY on celebrating linguistic diversity in Europe and promoting language learning. Please note that any child not collected on time will be taken to the school As a school with such a diverse community, we will be office and their names will be recorded celebrating this day with lots of fun activities and in the late collection book. presentations delivered by people from all over the world. If your child is collected late on more than three We will be celebrating many languages and not occasions during a school term, then we have a just European languages on charging policy which will mean that you will be charged £5 for every 15 minutes for each child. Monday 27th September. Dear Parent/Carer, MEDICINES Please could you ensure that if there are changes to If your child needs to take medicine during school the normal end-of-day pick-up arrangement for your hours, please remember to bring it to the office and child(ren) that these are phoned through or emailed fill in a medication request form on the first day. to info@gordonbrock.lewisham.sch.uk before 2.00pm. All short course medication prescribed by your GP must be given to and collected from the office This allows for sufficient time to pass the message everyday until the course is completed. on to the relevant class(es) and facilitate an easier end of day for your child. Please ensure that the medicine is prescribed by a doctor and in its original box displaying the pharmacy However, we do understand that there may be label. Please also ensure that any medication your exceptional circumstances when this may not be child keeps in school - asthma pumps, epi-pens, etc. - is possible. in date and prescribed by your GP.
Wash your hands, roll up your sleeves and get cooking. Develop a love of cooking and learn a vital life skill in the process by preparing and cooking food. Not only are you making something delicious to eat, you’re also applying the principles of a healthy and varied diet as well as learning a range of cooking techniques. This week, why not make the classic Burger and Wedges Ingredients (serves 4) For the burger: 1 onion 500g pack 5% fat beef mince 1 tsp American mustard (optional) 1 tbsp tomato ketchup 4 burger buns 1 large tomato 2 handfuls iceberg lettuce, shredded 4 slices of cheese (optional) Your favourite sauce for serving (e.g. mustard, ketchup, BBQ) (optional) For the wedges: 4 medium sized potatoes 2 tbsp vegetable oil A pinch of dried herbs Method 1. Put the oven on at 200°C. 2. For the wedges, wash the potatoes and cut them into chunky wedges. Pop them in a bowl and add the vegetable oil, and dried herbs. Toss it all together, then place the wedges on a baking tray. Roast in the hot oven for 40 minutes until golden and crispy, turning them halfway through. 3. Next, make the burgers. Peel and roughly chop the onion, then add this to a bowl along with the mince, mustard and tomato ketchup. Using your hands, mix together so it’s well combined. Divide the mixture into 4 balls and shape into patties. If not cooking straight away, pop them in the fridge until ready to cook. 4. Heat a large non-stick frying pan. Once hot, add the patties, squashing slightly to flatten them with the back of a spoon. Cook on a high heat for 5 minutes on each side, until cooked through. If using, place a slice of cheese on top of each patty and turn off the heat. Leave for a minute or so to let the cheese start to melt. 5. To assemble, slice the burger buns in half and then slice up the tomato and cut up the lettuce leaves. Add a squeeze of ketchup, or your favourite sauce, to the bottom half of each bun and place a couple of slices of tomato on top. Then add some lettuce before adding the burger patties. Finally, squeeze a bit of mustard onto the top half of the bun and pop this on top of the patty. 6. Serve with the potato wedges hot from the oven. There you go! Burgers at home. Children, remember to always ask an adult to help you when preparing food and cooking.
MRS WRIGHT’S READ OF THE WEEK FRENCH CORNER France is a large country in Europe. A touts les enfants nouveaux, bienvenue It is bordered a Gordonbrock ! by the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean Meaning: To all new children, welcome to Gordonbrock ! ONLINE SAFETY : TIP OF THE WEEK Voyage of the Sparrowhawk by Natasha Farrant Watch Thinkuknow films and cartoons with your child. The Thinkuknow site - http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/ - has films, In the aftermath of World War One, everyone is games and advice for children from 5 all the way to 16. trying to rebuild their lives. If Ben is to avoid being ceop.police.co.uk (Child exploitation and online protection) sent back to the orphanage, he needs to find his brother Sam, wounded in action and is now missing. Lotti's horrible aunt and uncle want to send her away DATES FOR YOUR DIARY to boarding-school (when she has just so successfully Sun 26.09 European Day of Languages managed to get expelled from her last one!) And Clara, Mon 27.09- their young teacher, is waiting for news of her missing Buddy Week Fri 01.10 fiancé. Fri 01.10- Black History Month Sun 31.10 This week in history… Fri 22.10 Mon 25.10 - Last day of Autumn Half Term 1 Half Term Break 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began his hunger strike in Fri 29.10 India. Deadline for 2021 1946 First ever Cannes Film Festival was held in Sun 31.10 Secondary Transfer France. 1960 The singer Chubby Checker had a number one Children return to School for Mon 01.11 record with The Twist. Autumn Term 2 1975 Inflation hit 26% in the UK. Mon 01.11 - Year 6 Marchants Hill Fri 05.11 Residential Trip Dear Parents/Carers of children in Topaz 2 and Fri 12.11 Children In Need Years 3-6…. Mon 15.11- Anti-Bullying Week Please note that payments for school lunch must be Fri 19.11 made in advance. The cost of a school lunch is £2.30 per Wed 24.11 No Pens Day day. Fri 17.12 Last day of Autumn Term All lunch payments are to be made using ParentPay. Mon 22.12 - Please use the Username and Password that you have Christmas Break Fri 31.12 been given to activate your child’s ParentPay account. Children Return to School for Tues 04.01 If you need these details again or require assistance Spring Term 1 with activating your account then please contact the school office. Please could we remind Follow Us On Twitter Parents/Carers… Please follow us on Twitter: to ensure that your child(ren) remembers to bring in their named @GordonbrockS water bottle everyday. Parents/Carers are more than welcome to use twitter as another way to show us Thank you. what the children have been doing at home.
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