GORDONBROCK WEEKLY FRIDAY 19TH MARCH 2021 - Gordonbrock Primary School
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GORDONBROCK WEEKLY
FRIDAY 19TH MARCH 2021
Dear Parents/Carers,
We have had another fantastic week at Gordonbrock.
The children are settling in really well and have quickly adapted to school life again. Throughout the school
there has been lots of engaging learning and fun activities to support them in their return.
Mrs Wright
Today was Red Nose Day
We dressed up as superheroes to mark and celebrate such a worthy cause. Here are some of the pictures from
today. Keep a look out for more next week. If you have not donated yet, please could you use https://
app.parentpay.com/ParentPayShop/Foc/Default.aspx?shopid=2805 to make a donation.
Census 2021
This year Census day is Sunday 21 March. The Census is a huge survey, filled out by adults every 10
years, which counts all people and households in England and Wales.
The Census asks lots of questions like where people live, what jobs they do, what language they speak and
even how many cars they own. Everyone answers the same questions.
What is the Census?
• The Census is a survey conducted by Office for
National Statistics (ONS) and is given to all
households and people in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland Statistics Agency (NISRA)
organises it for Northern Ireland and in Scotland
the National Records of Scotland conducts the
survey there. Scotland's next Census will take
place in 2022.
• Its aim is to collect data on the population which
will be used by the government and organisation to
help make decisions about people's lives. It’s useful
also as the results are used to make decisions on
public services such as transport, education and
healthcare.
• The Census has been happening for almost 200
years, with the first official one taking place in 1801
Who should fill in a Census?
The Census will be sent to every household in England and Wales. Each householder has to complete the
questionnaire for their household and they can either answer the individual questions for each household
member or each member can answer their own. Children do not need to fill in the Census; your parent/
guardian will complete this for you.
How do you fill it in?
This year, the Census should be completed on, or soon after, Sunday 21 March. It only takes about 10
minutes to fill per household and 10 minutes per person. This year's Census can be filled out online; adults
can complete it using any device including a mobile phone or tablet. If people have trouble filling it in, ONS is
offering help through its website, phone, social media, email or text message services.
What if you don't complete the Census?
Once Sunday 21st March has passed, Census field officers will visit households who haven't completed the
forms. Field officers are there to persuade people to take part in the Census and help anyone fill it in, too.
If after this, a household does not submit a completed Census they will be committing a crime and could face
a fine of up to £1000.
What is the data used for?
The information collected from the questionnaire helps organisations, such as local authorities, plan and fund
services the population needs because they have a idea of who lives in which area. The last Census took place
in 2011. The results from the survey informed many decisions - for example, in Bristol the results where
used to help decide how to fund local housing improvements.
What questions does the Census ask? Here are some examples
• What is your name?
• What is your age?
• Are you a schoolchild or student in full-time education?
• What is your country of birth?
• What is your main language?
• How do you usually travel for work?
• What type of central heating does this accommodation have?
Professor Sir Ian Diamond is the UK's national statistician and is looking at cheaper ways to conduct the
questionnaire, so this could be the last Census to be carried out. The ONS said an estimated £906m would
be spent on carrying out the survey in England and Wales. Of course the government would have the final say
on any changes to how the Census is conducted in the future.
RED NOSE DAY BROWNIES
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
18 0 4 14 21
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.
Musical Term of the Week… Home Learning…
Duration
Author of the week
is Ross Welford !
Duration is the length of the musical note.
Just like when we speak, we change the length of
musical notes to make it more interesting to the You can read or listen to “Time
audience and to create different emotions. Travelling with a Hamster”
completely FREE below.
The main notes we have to choose from our q q q
quavers, crunchy crochets, minims and https://library.thenational.academy/
seeemiiibreeevesss. Can you remember how long
we play each one for?
DID YOU DO SQUATS THIS
Mr Prescott, Music Specialist
WEEK…
How many squats did you do
in 30 seconds this week?
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UNIFORM
Orders placed between Thursday 8.30am and Tuesday
8.30am will be delivered to class on Tuesday.
Orders placed between Tuesday 8.30am and Thursday
8.30am will be delivered to class on Thursday.
REMINDER: Please label your child’s uniform so that
lost items may be reunited with their owner quicker.
Please could we
remind Parents/
Carers…
to ensure that your child(ren)
remembers to bring in their
named water bottle everyday.
Thank you.
Can you solve these problems using the Bar Model method?
MRS WRIGHT’S READ OF THE WEEK FRENCH CORNER Throughout its
history, France
has produced
some of the
On a quatre saisons de world’s most
l’année dans les zone influential
Ramon loves to draw.
writers and
tempérées; printemps, thinkers –
Ish
été, automne et Descartes and
by Peter Reynolds
hiver. Du point de vue Pascal in the
17th century,
Anytime. Anything. Anywhere. Drawing is what Ramon météorologique, le Voltaire in the
does. It's what makes him happy. But in one split second, printemps commence le 18th, Baudelaire
premier mars dans and Flaubert in
all that changes. A single remark by Ramon's older
the 19th and
brother, Leon, turns Ramon's carefree sketches into l’hémisphère nord. Sartre and
Camus in the
joyless struggles. Luckily for Ramon, though, his little
20th. To date,
sister, Marisol, sees the world differently and she opens France has won
his eyes to something a lot more valuable than getting Meaning: There are four seasons of the
more Noble
year in temperate areas: spring, summer, Prizes for
things exactly right... autumn and winter. From a Literature (15)
meteorological point of view, spring than any other
begins on 1st March in the Northern country.
Hemisphere.
This week, in history…
1932 The Sydney Harbour Bridge opened.
1949 The first car with a Porsche badge ONLINE SAFETY : TIP OF THE WEEK
(Porsche 356) was shown at the International Never agree to meet someone whom you've
Automobile Show in Geneva. met through the Internet, in real life. If someone
1956 The musical "My Fair Lady" opened on asks you to meet them always tell an adult you
trust.
Broadway.
1969 Golda Meir became the first female Prime
Minister of Israel. DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
1981 Prince Charles married Lady Diana.
Sun 21.03 UK Census
1998 The Movie Titanic surpassed Star Wars to
Wed 31.03 Last day of Spring Term
become the highest grossing film in North
American box offices. Thu 01.04
2001 The Eden Project opened in England. It is - Easter Break
the world’s largest greenhouse. Fri 16.04
19.04 First day of Summer Term
03.05 Bank Holiday Monday
MEDICINES
If your child needs to take medicine during school hours,
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medication request form on the first day. All short which we can communicate with
course medication prescribed by your GP must be given parents/carers and children.
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Please ensure that the medicine is prescribed by a doctor Parents/Carers are more than
and in its original box displaying the pharmacy label. welcome to use Twitter as
Please also ensure that any medication your child keeps in another way to show us what the children have been
school - asthma pumps, epi-pens, etc. - is in date and doing at home.
prescribed by your GP.
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