Mirion Street. Newsletter: 3 Crewe. Cheshire. 2017 - 18 ... · DIARY DATES DATE EVENT Friday 9th November Harvest Festival at St Peter’s Church, 9:30am Friday 17th November Wear

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Brierley Primary School.

Mirion Street.

Crewe.

Cheshire.

CW2 6PF.

Tel: 01270 685527

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Newsletter: 3 2017 - 18

The whole school had 95% attendance for the last half term. Keep it up!

Miss Campbell

Please remember our children are brought in from the yard for 8.45am and doors close

promptly at 9.00am. We are expecting learning to start straight away. The staff will be on the yard by 8.40am, please avoid keeping the teacher talking if at all possible so as to avoid the children being taken into class late. If you need to speak to one of the teachers before school please come to the front office by 8.30am or we can arrange for the teacher to call you later in the day.

Whole School 95%

Reception 95%

Year 1 94%

Year 2 96%

Year 3 96%

Year 4 93%

Year 5 96%

Year 6 91%

Attendance Stars

We have several attendance stars to

congratulate this week:

McKinley Utting (Year 2)

Ashton Hodgkinson (Year 6)

Kye Dixon (Year 6)

mailto:[email protected]

Timeline One Child Two Children

Paid Within 21 Days

£60 per parent

£60 per child = £120 per parent

After 21 days and before 28

days

£120 per parent

£120 per child = £240 per parent

After 28 days

You will be summoned to

appear before the Magistrates’

Court on the grounds that you

have failed to secure your

child’s regular attendance.

You will be summoned to appear

before the Magistrates’ Court on

the grounds that you have failed

to secure your child’s regular

attendance.

Important message from Cheshire East regarding fixed penalty notices for holidays from school We are unable to give permission for family holidays unless in exceptional circumstance. All requests must be submitted to the school office in writing at least three weeks prior to the holiday. As you may be aware Cheshire East put on hold the issuing of Fixed Penalty Notices in May 2016 due to the case of Isle of Wight vs Platt which was highlighted in the national news. The case was found in favour of the Isle of Wight Local Authority. As a result of this judgement, the

policy will recommence on 1st September 2017. As from 1st September 2017 any requests made for a holiday to be taken in the academic year 2017-18 or thereafter, which is not considered by the Head teacher to be exceptional in circumstances, should be recorded as unauthorised, and a Fixed Penalty Notice may be issued by the LA.

HOLIDAYS/UNAUTHORISED ABSENCE

Please bear in mind that in line with our attendance policy, Parents/carers should ensure wherever possible that all medical or dental appointments are made outside of school time. For all medical or dental appointments during the school day an appointment card or letter from the specialist must be received by the school to be retained on file. Thank you for your full co-operation.

Being late: Gets your child’s day off to a bad start;

Can be embarrassing for your child; Will be noticed by other children who might

make negative comments; May lead to your child losing confidence;

May lead to your child feeling confused all day as they may have missed out on vital

instructions, information and news at the start of the day;

Disrupts the lesson for everyone; Can cause your child to fall behind with his or her work – just arriving 15 minutes late a day equals 2 weeks’ worth of lost learning a year!

DIARY DATES

DATE EVENT

Friday 9th November Harvest Festival at St Peter’s Church, 9:30am

Friday 17th November Wear Something Spotty – Donation for Children in Need

Friday 17th November Forest Schools – Mr Foulkes Group

Thursday 23rd November Christmas Bingo – Doors open at 6pm and eyes down at 6:30pm

Monday 27th November Poetry Workshops - Whole School (Reception – Year 6)

Tuesday 28th November Sports Hall Athletics – Mr Foulkes Group

Thursday 30th November Christmas Fair – School closes at 2:45pm

Friday 1st December INSET DAY

Wednesday 6th December EYFS Christmas Play – 9:30am and 2:40pm Performances

Tuesday 12th December Christmas Lunch

Thursday 14th & Friday 15th December KS1 / KS2 Christmas Play Performances

Monday 18th December Science Workshops – Whole School (Reception – Year 6)

Wednesday 20th December Party Lunch

Wednesday 20th December

Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs Pantomime at the Lyceum

Wednesday 20th December School closes at 3:15pm for the Christmas holidays

ART COMPETITION

Mrs Hoyle is hosting an art competition based around national nursery rhyme week. You have to paint or draw their favourite nursery rhyme and can use any medium - paint or crayon or anything arty. The competition is entered by families. The closing date is Wednesday 15th November and will be judged on Thursday 16th. The winner will be announced on Friday the 17th November.

PHASE 2 NEWS

EYFS NEWS

EYFS have had a super first week back! We've started reading our new book Meg and Mog. The children have loved acting out the story in our new role play area and we have been making lots of spells and potions. We've also enjoyed making our very own broomsticks! Using a range of materials we have worked hard to assemble them all by ourselves, we can't wait to take them home. For Halloween we had a very special stay and make session which all parents of nursery and reception children were invited to. Some of the activities we loved were exploring pumpkins, making witches with 2D shapes, printing pumpkin pictures and making spiders with playdoh. A huge thank you to those who attended, the children absolutely loved showing you all their

new spooky learning.

This week has been an exciting week across Phase 2 as we started our new topic on 'Space'. We started with History, looking at significant events and individuals such as Neil Armstrong walking on the moon. The children acted out the journey to space. Our role play area will help to keep this topic alive as the children can re-enact life in space and the challenges along the way. Through our reading and writing lessons we have been building up to creating our own stories with a beginning, middle and end. Looking at a range of fiction books during guided reading sessions has helped us to identify what makes a good story and how the characters

and setting link. Can you identify the setting and main character in your stories at home?

PHASE 4 NEWS

PHASE 3 NEWS

We have had a very busy first week back in phase 3! The children presented their homework

projects on the first day back where they shared PowerPoints, posters, models and even puppets of their favourite animals. Our new writing genre is non-chronological reports so the research undertaken for their projects will be very useful. We had the opportunity to visit Crewe Veterinary Surgery this week in order to give us a greater understanding of how animals are cared for when they are poorly. We were shown around by two veterinary nurses, Debbie and Simone. We got to view X-rays and take a look inside a real vet’s operating theatre! We had a super time! In addition to this, year 3 have been tasting and making their own healthy pizzas this week and

year 4 have been studying and recreating the artwork of Van Gogh!

We have had an exciting first week back in Year 5 and 6. This week we had a visit from a company called ‘As Creatives’ where we enjoyed taking part in a history workshop linked to the Saxons and Vikings. The children enjoyed taking part in a range of activities and games

linked to the topics and learnt lots of interesting facts. Did you know that the Viking God Freya had a chariot drawn by two cats? Also this week, we finished creating and painting our Viking shields. We worked in pairs to papier-mache out shields and then paint them to follow our original designs.

BRIERLEY STARS OF THE WEEK

Nursery: Loki Masser for trying really hard with fantastic letter formation.

Reception: Dylan Keelagher for fantastic retelling skills, explaining in such detail our

new story of Meg and Mog.

Year 1: Poppy Clark for coming back with a good attitude and interest to her

learning.

Year 2: Kurtis Delahaye for having a consistently positive attitude in all of his

subjects and homework.

Year 3: Nathaniel Isiama Mba for excellent maths work on subtraction.

Year 4: Leah-Rose Ollier for having a fantastic attitude during maths.

Year 5: Amy Foster for working really hard on her story writing.

Year 6: Rylan Morgan for working really hard on his story writing.

Well done to all the Stars of the Week! Keep up the positive working attitude.

What a fantastic start to the year.

BRIERLEY SPORTS

On Wednesday 18th October, Year 5 took part in a Handball Competition which concluded their unit of work in PE for this halfterm. Every Year 5 child took part in a series of short games lasting 5 minutes each. Handball is a fast-paced, exciting game in which there are many goals scored and it has proved to be extremely popular with the children. In the first round of games, Anderton opened up with a strong 3-1 victory against Tatton, whilst Jodrell and Delamere could not find a winner in their game (0-0), despite both having plenty of chances. In the next round of games, we went goal crazy between Tatton and Jodrell, with Tatton showing some clinical finishing to win 4-2. In the other game, Anderton made it two wins on the bounce with a hard-fought 2-0 win against Delamere, who were extremely unlucky not to score- they hit the post and the crossbar but could not find the back of the net! In the final round Tatton sqeezed past Delamere 3-2 in a game that was end-to-end and had both teams leading at different points in the match. Anderton needed victory against Jodrell to claim a clean sweep and they did just that with a comfortable 2-0 win. The results were ANDERTON (4pts), Tatton (3pts), Delamere (2pts) and Jodrell (1pt). Well done to the winning Anderton team: Matthew Thompson, Alexis Edwards, Lewis Farr, Carly Taylor, Lewis Plant and Talia Wilcox. The Year 6’s went on their residential to Colomendy in North Wales just before half-term and in keeping with tradition the pupils took part in the House Residential Quiz. Each team answered 15 questions, some based on general knowledge, some were based around the Year 5/6 teachers and their hobbies and the final question was to predict who would win in a staring competition between Mr Fletcher and Ashton Hodgkinson... Ashton won by the way!! There was a fun element to the quiz and the children enjoyed lots of the questions and finding out about their teachers! Well done to DELAMERE who were the winning team (4pts), ahead of Jodrell (3pts), Anderton (2pts) and Tatton (1pt). Class House Points: Week commencing Monday 2nd October: ANDERTON (4pts), Tatton (3pts), Jodrell (2pts) and Delamere (1pt). Week commencing Monday 9th October: ANDERTON (4pts), Delamere (3pts), Tatton (2pts) and Jodrell (1pt). The first half term has seen the lead change hands numerous times and we are now just a few weeks away from crowning our Autumn Term Champions. The scores as of Friday 20th October were as follows: 1st Place: ANDERTON (48pts) 2nd Place: Tatton (41pts) 3rd Place: Delamere (40pts) 4th Place: Jodrell (36pts) Well done to everyone in ANDERTON house for an excellent first half term of the year... the question is will we see their blue colours on the trophy at the end of the Autumn Term, or will the other houses respond and put some pressure on them? Mr Foulkes

KITCHEN NEWS

Free School Meals

The application process for Free School Meals has changed and is now online at

www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/fsm or can be applied for by telephone on 0300 123 5012. The process

takes around 5 minutes. Give it a try – you may be entitled!

Week 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

6th Nov, 27th

Nov, 18th Dec,

22nd Jan, 12th

Feb, 12th

March, 16th April

Hidden

Vegetable

Pizza with

Paprika Potatoes

Or

Jacket Potato

with a choice of fillings (v)

Organic Beef

burger in a

Bap with

Potato Wedges

Or

Shepardless

Pie (v) with a

Sweet Potato Topping

Roast Gammon

& Pineapple

with Roast Potatoes

Or

Jacket Potato


Chunky Chicken

& Veg Soup with

homemade bread

Or

Vegetarian

Sausage Roll

with Creamed

Potatoes & Gravy

Quorn Korma

(v) with Rice & Couscous

Or

Fishfingers/Salm

on Fishfingers with Chips

Cold sandwich selection






13th Nov, 4th

Dec, 8th Jan,

29th Jan, 26th

Feb, 19th

March, 23rd April

Cheese

&Onion Flan

(v) with Salad Potatoes

Or

Tomato Pasta Italienne (v)

Or

Jacket Potato


Chicken

Korma with

Rice & Couscous

Or

Jacket Potato


Butchers

Sausage/Quorn

Sausage (v) with

Onion Gravy and

Creamed Potatoes

Or

Organic Bake (v)

Or Jacket Potato


Beef Casserole

with

homemade tomato bread

Or

Jacket Potato


Southern Style

Chicken Fillet with Chips

Or

Bubble coated Fish with Chips







20th Nov, 11th

Dec, 15th Jan,

5th Feb, 5th

March, 26th

March, 30th May

Tuna Pasta Jumble

Or

Quorn & Sweet

Potato Curry

(v) in a Soft Tortilla Boat

Chicken & Tomato Pasta

Or

Salmon

Fishfingers with

Tomato Pasta or Potatoes

Roast Pork /

Quorn Fillet (v)

with Apple

Sauce, Stuffing,

Gravy and Roast Potatoes

Cottage Pie

Or

Jacket Potato


Butchers

Sausage/Quorn

Sausage (v)

Scrambled Egg,

Baked Beans and Hash Brown

Or

Crunchy Baked

Fish with Wedges






http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/fsm







BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUB

UNIFORM

It’s good to see so many of our children looking smart in neat school uniform. This is an important way that we represent our school and so we think that it important to keep up high standards. Please check that your children are wearing the correct school sweatshirts or cardigans. (No pre-2013 logo). White polo shirts should be worn under the sweatshirts, not dress shirts with collars or long sleeves. It is nice and warm in school, so the children do not need lots of extra layers when inside. Flat black shoes (not boots) should be worn. No brightly coloured/patterned socks or tights please. Socks should be plain grey, black or white. Thank you for helping us to maintain our standards of uniform. Please also make sure that your child has a PE kit in school. It’s best to leave the kit in school every day during the week and take it home for washing at the weekend.

Please check that labels haven’t washed off: Please check that all of your child’s clothes are clearly labelled so that we can return them if they get lost. If you’ve written your child’s name in biro it might be worth checking that it is still legible as biro tends to wash off over time. A polite reminder that children should not be wearing earrings to school. Please make sure that if your child’s hair is shoulder length that it is ‘tied up’ for PE.

Thank you for all the ways that you continue to support the school. We look forward to

another happy and successful term!

Breakfast and After School Club Staff are always happy to welcome the children to Breakfast

and After School Club but please be mindful, that these sessions need to be booked and paid for in advance in order for us to ensure the correct staffing ratios.

POLITE REMINDERS

There are so many procedures and protocols linked to school life we thought it would be helpful to put in a few gentle reminders of how you can help things run smoothly for both us and yourselves: • Dinner money to be paid in advance

• Trip and residential monies to be paid on time • Nursery fees and Breakfast/After school club fees to be paid in advance – these are not

funded through school funds • Children off school ill – phone school office in the morning; for sickness/ diarrhoea they

must stay away until 48 hours clear of last episode • Different collection arrangements for end of school day – phone and let us know • Arrive at school on time so that the teachers can take your child into school. • No dogs on the school playground or near school gates – including being carried. • No bicycles or scooters to be ridden on school playground • Read the newsletter– and encourage others to do the same please! We know there is a

lot to remember, but if you are not sure about anything then please ask.

HOLIDAYS 2017-18

Holiday Period Date of Closing Date of Re-Opening

Autumn Half Term 2017 Friday 20th October 2017 Monday 30th October 2017

Polling day Wednesday 4th October 2017 Friday 6th October 2017

INSET DAY Thursday 30th November 2017 Monday 4th December 2017

Christmas 2017 Wednesday 20th December

2017 Tuesday 9th January 2018

INSET DAY Monday 8th January 2018 Tuesday 9th January 2018

Spring Half Term 2018 Friday 16th February 2018 Monday 26th February 2018

Easter 2018 Thursday 29th March 2018 Monday 16th April 2018

May Day 2018 Friday 4th May 2018 Tuesday 8th May 2018

Summer Half Term 2018 Friday 25th May 2018 Monday 4th June 2018

Summer 2018 Thursday 26th July 2018

Inset and Polling Days

Thursday 5th October 2017 – ELECTION

DAY – school CLOSED –

to be used as a polling station

Friday 1st December 2017 - INSET

Monday 8th January 2018

HOLIDAYS 2018-19

Holiday Period Date of Closing Date of Re-Opening

Autumn 2018

Tuesday 4th September

2018

Autumn Half Term 2018 Friday 26th October 2018

Monday 5th November

2018

Christmas 2018 Thursday 20th December 2018

Monday 7th January 2019

Spring Half Term 2019 Friday 15th February 2019

Monday 25th February 2019

Easter 2019 Friday 5th April 2019

Tuesday 23rd April 2019

May Day 2019 Friday 3rd May 2019

Tuesday 7th May 2019

Summer Half Term 2019 Friday 24th May 2019

Monday 3rd June 2019

Summer 2019 Wednesday 24th July 2019

Inset Days

Monday 3rd September 2018

4 INSET DAYS TO BE CONFIRMED

Friends of Brierley 2017-18

CAN YOU HELP US WITH FUNDRAISING THIS YEAR? REASONS WHY WE NEED YOUR HELP!

As parents, you are AUTOMATICALLY a member of the (Parent Teacher Association) – Friends of Brierley… your voice counts. Our FOB depends on a continual cycle of

parental involvement. As children reach their final year and leave, so do their parents. The staff support us when possible, but without all your support, we have no

FOB – WE REALLY DO NEED YOUR SUPPORT.

FOB is a group of parents who work together for the benefit of Brierley Primary School. Some of them are full-time parents, some work part-time or work full-time. NONE are specialists in fundraising. Taking an active role with the FOB is critical to

your children’s success, so we’ve compiled a list of reasons why helping the FOB will greatly improve your child’s school experience. YOU ARE VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE SCHOOL

• Without the funds raised by the FOB, your child would not have had the benefits of: whole school trips, special end of term treats, Christmas Party, leaver’s party etc.

IT’S TOTALLY FLEXIBLE!

• There are a variety of small ways in which you can help and be involved – from designing a poster, looking for donations, distributing letters in the school, cleaning

up after an event, helping out on a stall…so many ways.

• Giving up just 30 minutes of your time to help the FOB is invaluable. If everyone could spare 30 minutes a term to help, just think what we could achieve.

YOU’LL FEEL MORE CONNECTED

• There’s no better way to know what events are being planned, have your say or make new fundraising suggestions, than by offering your help and support.

A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK

• You will be part of a network of people who all share a common goal of improving the school for all our children.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• By volunteering to help the FOB, you’ll be able to use whatever skills you have for a worthy cause.

BE A ROLE MODEL

• By getting involved with our FOB, you’ll show your children that not only are they important to you, but their education is as well.

• Your children will see you playing an active part in making their education more varied.

• Getting involved illustrates good teamwork and community spirit. WHAT THE FOB DOES AFFECTS EVERY PARENT (AND PUPIL)

• Your voice matters – Your ideas and involvement can help improve the quality of education for all the children at our school.

• See the smiles on their faces and know that you have played a part in making school a little more comfortable and fun!

IT’S FUN! • Help plan fun events and suggest NEW fun ways to raise funds

• Get your whole family involved!

FINALLY…

Our children are only at school for a relatively short time. FOB events such as Christmas and Easter Bingo, Christmas and Summer Fairs will be remembered fondly

by our children for a lifetime. The trips and resources the FOB helps fund, make learning even more engaging. Help us continue to create lasting memories for our

children.

You can donate: • Coffee, sugar, biscuits and squash • Jam and porridge oats • Tinned meat, potatoes, vegetables and beans • Cook in sauces for pasta and curry • Pasta, rice and noodles • Salt, pepper and condiments

Please check the expiry date before you donate!

Brierley Primary will be collecting food donations to help the needy in our local area. Our food collection will be given to the Salvation Army who will distribute the food to local families.

Donate by Thursday 9th November

BRIERLEY PRIMARY HARVEST APPEAL

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Mirion Street. Newsletter: 3 Crewe. Cheshire. 2017 - 18 ... · DIARY DATES DATE EVENT Friday 9th November Harvest Festival at St Peter’s Church, 9:30am Friday 17th November Wear