18th July 2019 Brookside Primary Newsletter

A Message from the Headteacher:

Dear Parents and Children, Inhalers and Medication Please may we take this opportunity to ask you to This year has simply flown by! Thank you to all the collect any inhalers/medication held in school for your EY1 parents who came along to their class assembly child at the end of term and to ensure that in date items and last open session of the year. It was good to see are in school at the beginning of the Autumn Term. We such a fantastic turnout. will only contact you if medication runs out, it is your

Recent Events responsibility to make sure that sufficient, in date Thank you to Rev Jarmany who gave her last supplies of your child’s medication are in school. Your assembly of the year on Monday 15th July on the GP may prescribe additional inhalers for use in school. theme of growing up and being a good person as part of the transition to the next school year for the children. Miss Ali from Library Services came to School Meals Monday’s whole school assembly to let the children know about this summer’s library reading scheme. A quick reminder for EY3 parents to return the school meals response slip Don’t forget to sign and return the end of year report  by tomorrow please. Meals will become response forms. chargeable once your child goes into Class 3 in Josh from Accrington Stanley presented awards September at a rate of £11.50 per week. Our school from the recent Joy of Moving Festival in the whole kitchen places orders well in advance, we therefore school assembly this morning. need to know anticipated numbers for September Well done to everyone for all your efforts in raising valuable funds for before the end of this week, thank you. The current Accrington Stanley to use in the summer menu will run until mid October. wider community. Connor from Please note if you do not return the slips we will Class 4 received a cheque for presume that your child will be having a packed £245 on behalf of Brookside from lunch on their return in September Accrington Stanley. This will go towards our planned mile-a-day track and new outdoor PE storage unit. Connor also What’s on at Castle received a signed football for himself in There’s a Knights, Princes and Princesses theme recognition of the throughout the rest of July, with the opportunity to fantastic amount he create your very own Royal Crown or Wind up Knight. raised, a superb How many Knights can you find hidden around the effort! museum? August sees the arrival of a Pirates theme. Decorate your own biff bat or mini wooden treasure This week we say goodbye to Miss Ashton, Mrs box and search for the toy pirates hiding in the Lynch, Mrs Procter, Miss Rigby and our Class 6 museum. children. A huge thank you to them all for all their hard work, and to the Class 6 children we will miss you all. And a warm welcome back to Mrs Woodend from her maternity leave. Foodbank On behalf of all the staff and myself, may I take this Please see the flyer on our website for details, for those opportunity to wish you all a lovely summer and thank who receive email letters the flyer is attached. you for your continued support throughout the year. Huge thanks also for your kind gifts and donations to staff and school, they are all gratefully received, as are the outgrown uniforms, they will be put to good Lancashire Music Services Parental use, thank you. Direct Payment Scheme (PDP)

Please can we invite the children to wear their winter Is your child a budding pianist, guitarist, uniform in September, which is a tartan skirt or or wanting to take up a woodwind or string pinafore, white blouse or shirt, the Brookside pullover instrument? Did you know that they can learn to play or cardigan and the Brookside tie. Boy’s socks can be a musical instrument in school via the Parental Direct royal or navy blue and the girls royal, navy blue or Payment Scheme with the Lancashire Music Service. white. See you on Tuesday 3rd September at Please note this is a chargeable service. Applications 08:55am. can be submitted online at www.lancashiremusichub.co.uk/enrol Mrs B L Allan or application forms are available from the school office.

Brookside , Bright Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 1NW

Dates for your diary Thursday 18th July Class 6 leaver’s party 5:00 - 7:00pm Friday 19th July Class 6 leaver’s assembly 09:15am Friday 19th July School closes at 3:30pm for the Summer holidays Tuesday 3rd September School reopens at 08:55am Monday 9th September Class 3 Curriculum Overview Evening (Meet the Teacher) 4:00pm Monday 9th September Class 4 Curriculum Overview Evening (Meet the Teacher) 4:45pm Tuesday 10th September Class 6 Curriculum Overview Evening (Meet the Teacher) 4:00pm Tuesday 10th September Class 5 Curriculum Overview Evening (Meet the Teacher) 4:45pm Wednesday 11th September Class EY3 Curriculum Overview Evening (Meet the Teacher) 4:00pm Wednesday 11th September Class EY2 Curriculum Overview Evening (Meet the Teacher) 4:45pm Friday 13th September Roald Dahl Day in school Wednesday 18th September Class 5 swimming lessons commence today Friday 27th September Class 6 Taster Day Thursday 10th October School Photographer in school to take individual and sibling photos

Useful articles for parents to help keep Pupil Premium their children safe online over the For children of any age, if you receive certain benefits or summer holidays have a household income below the government’s threshold it is really important that you register your Gaming: what parents and carers need to entitlement with your Area Education Office (Pupil Access know Team, Area Education Office East, Union Street, https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/artic Accrington, BB5 1PL. Tel: 01254 220717). As well as les/gaming/ your child then receiving free school meals, school itself will receive extra funding known as Pupil Premium for your Many children will be spending time gaming child. For parents of children in Current EY3, if you are online over the summer holidays. This article entitled to claim but haven’t done so previously because explores the different elements of gaming with of the government initiative to provide free school meals to a particular focus on how it can be used by all children in KS1 you must make sure that you apply offenders but looking at what parents can do to before September to continue receiving free school meals. support their child. Please note if your child is a pupil premium child and Sharing pictures of your child online currently receives free school meals there is no need https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/artic to apply again, entitlement will automatically roll over. If les/Sharing-pictures-of-your-children you need any further information please contact the school office. Lots of parents love sharing photos of their children with friends and family, particularly when they are on holiday or starting the new school year. This article provides guidance for parents on this subject.

Keeping your under 5s safe online https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/artic les/keeping-your-under-five-safe-online Whether it's watching videos, playing games SCART Club - This Summer’s Lancashire Libraries on their devices or talking to Alexa - today's Reading Journey under 5s are spending more time online. In this article we look at the benefits of children accessing the internet, and share advice about This summer why not join the Lancashire Reading Journey how parents can make sure their child has a with Lancashire Library Services SCART characters? safe experience online. Children can sign up at the library and enjoy tasks and reading adventures along the way. Whatever your interests there will be activities to suit you and a fun reward at the end. The scheme launched on 29th June. You can also sign up online at Change4Life www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries Your child will be bringing home a leaflet from Change4Life who have teamed up with Disney to inspire children to exercise more with easy, short, fun bursts of activity that The Great British Food Festival can be used flexibly throughout the whole Your child will be bringing home a leaflet for the Great British school day and at home. We look forward Food Festival at College from 24th to 26th August. to hearing how many of the exercises the For full details of what’s going on and ticket sales please email children have tried over Summer. [email protected]

Brookside Primary School, Bright Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 1NW