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GORDONBROCK WEEKLY FRIDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 2021
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
GORDONBROCK WEEKLY FRIDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 2021
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
GORDONBROCK WEEKLY FRIDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 2021
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.
GORDONBROCK WEEKLY FRIDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 2021
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.
GORDONBROCK WEEKLY FRIDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 2021
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.
GORDONBROCK WEEKLY FRIDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 2021
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.
GORDONBROCK WEEKLY FRIDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 2021
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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