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all that it has to offer.” Ofsted Oct 2008 Summer Term—Issue 4

Brampton Primary School - ‘Striving to Reach the Best.’

Brampton Bulletin

Inside this week’s issue: V.E. Day Remembered by Year 4

• V.E. Day With events organised to mark 65 years since VE day, year 4
• Girls Football Success took part in some celebrations of their own! Children and staff
• Forthcoming Dates
came to school dressed up in clothes typical of 1940s war time
• What are the key ways
children learn?
Britain. Year 4 found out all about air raids by making their very
• Reception Questionnaire own gas masks and Anderson shelters. They also discussed what
• Week 2 Menu it would have been like to be evacuated. The day concluded with a
• Tuck Shop street party where the children were given the opportunity to
• School Birthday
sample such delights as spam, corned beef, Irn Bru, Dandelion
• Year 4 Election
• Gold Book Entries
and Burdock as well as jelly! Many thanks to Miss Wilson, Miss
• Attendance Winners Vane, Mrs Hood and Mrs Thompson who helped to make the day
• Dates from Amanda so successful.
• Walk to school Days
• And finally— Coats

Forthcoming Dates:
Tuesday 18th May
FOB Meeting
Monday 24th May
School 75th Birthday
Celebrations start with Brampton Girls Football Success
Balloon Race. On Friday May 9th our girls football team played in a 7 a side
Tuesday 25th May competition at St Thomas More for the Jay Sports Seven a side
Non School Uniform Day Trophy. Demi Lear, Francesca Capelli, Hollie Glennon, Chole Wait,
Wednesday 26th May
Emily Evans, Mrgan Collins, Reagan Hallinan, Ellie Boyle and Rosie
TASC Day—Our school in
75 years. Wheal made up our team. They played against Burnt Oak (1-0) and
Thursday 27th May Our Lady (1-0) and Ellie Brown scored the
Open Afternoon 2.00pm only goal against Crook Log (0-1), finishing
Friday 28th May 5th. Whilst most teams were from Year 6 our
Party on the Field
team was made up of girls form Year 4, 5 and
Monday 31st May
Half term week 6. So well done to the team for playing with
w/b Monday 14th June great spirit and a big thanks to Mr Kempster
Single Level Tests for coaching the team.
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What are the keys ways that young children learn?

• playing
Playing – indoors and out, alone and with others, quietly or boisterously – allows children to find out
about things, try out and practise ideas and skills, take risks, explore their feelings, learn from mistakes,
be in control and think imaginatively. Playing is an important centre of learning for young children.
• being with other people
As well as developing emotional security and social skills, being with other people – other children and
adults – stimulates ideas and involvement that move learning forward.
• being active
Young children need to move, and learn and remember things by taking experiences in through the
senses as they move. Sitting still for too long can disrupt learning.
• exploring new things and experiences
Children’s deep curiosity leads them to use all their senses to explore in real hands-on activities, and then
put the information together in their own minds to form ideas and make sense of the world.
• talking to themselves
In ‘self-speech’ children use out-loud thinking to clarify their thoughts, regulate their activities, take on
imaginative roles and rehearse their skills.
• communicating about what they are doing with someone who responds to their ideas
Even before they can talk in words, children are keen to share their ideas through sounds, gesture and
body language. Talk helps children to understand what they experience. It is important that they have a
chance to express their own ideas, as well as have conversations to hear other people’s ideas, extend
their thinking, and use language about learning.
• representing ideas and experiences
Children deepen their understanding as they recreate experiences or communicate their thinking in
many different ways – in role-play or small world play, pictures, movements, models, and talk.
• meeting physical and mental challenges
Working out what to do, trying hard, persevering with problems, finding out and thinking for themselves
are opportunities for developing real understanding. These challenges may occur in play, or in real-life or
planned activities.
• being shown how to do things
Children learn skills by watching others or being shown how to do something. Adults or peers may di-
rectly instruct, model, guide or demonstrate.
• practising, repeating, applying skills
Rehearsing skills in similar tasks or new contexts helps children to build mastery, to enjoy their own ex-
pertise, and to consolidate what they can do.
• having fun
There is no place for dull, repetitive activities. Laughter, fun, and enjoyment, sometimes being whimsical
and nonsensical, are the best contexts for learning. Activities can be playful even when they are not actu-
ally play.
Although this came from a Early Years document it is relevant for all children. We hope you find it useful.

Reception Parent Questionnaire

As part of our commitment to Parent Partnership we have recently sent a questionnaire out to all
our reception parents seeking their opinions on our induction procedures. This is the second
year we have done this and the results will help us to improve our work.
Many thanks for the 24 returned so far. General feedback will be shared with you soon.
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Summer Term—Issue 2

School Meals
Week beginning - 17th May 2010

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Meat Fish Mornay with Meatballs in Honey Roast Lamb & Rosemary Beef Pizza with
New Potatoes Tomato Sauce with Chicken Thigh with with Sweet Potato Wedges
Spaghetti Roast Potatoes Potatoes
Fish or Tomato & Basil Vegetable Beef Chilli & Rice Salmon Fishcake
alternative Pasta Spaghetti with Potato
Wedges
Vegetarian Spring Wrap with Jacket Potato with Cauliflower & Vegetable Paella Cheese & Tomato
New Potatoes Beans Broccoli Cheese Pizza with Potato
with Roast Potatoes Wedges

Desserts Apple Crumble & Oat & Raisin Chocolate sponge Carrot Cake Strawberry Jelly &
Custard cookie with Fruit with Chocolate Ice Cream
Wedges Sauce

A choice of salads, seasonal vegetables, fresh bread, fresh fruit platter,

fruit yoghurt, milk and drinking water are also available daily.

School Council Tuck Shop

Following the success of the Healthy Tuck Shop, School Council has raised enough money to
buy a smoothie maker! The smoothies are proving to be a huge success, selling out within 5
minutes! The lucky juniors who managed to try the new smoothies were very impressed!
More new flavours will be on sale every Thursday playtime for the juniors.

School Birthday
Many thanks to all the parents who have sent in information regarding
the school’s birthday. Not long to go now so please keep it coming in. I’m
still looking for a pupil who came in when the school opened and could
speak to Year 6 about the late 1930s. We now have parents from the
1940s, 1950s, 1960s and 70s who are willing to talk to the children.
However it’s not too late to volunteer as well… If you have anything you can offer for
our exhibition in the hall please see Miss Lambert.

Elections in Year 4
As part of their citizenship education Year 4 took
part in their own mini election. The children
discussed a variety of policy issues
and built their own manifesto which
they presented to each other. The
event was completed with a vote
Candidates taking questions on their manifestos.
and unlike reality, a clear winning
party! Well done to all the children for their hard work.
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BRAMPTON GOLD BOOK

Striving to Reach the Best
Every week we print the names of those children who have achieved in
either their work, conduct or behaviour around school and have been
entered in the Gold Book. They have been mentioned in Monday’s
celebratory assembly. After 3 mentions children receive a bronze
certificate, 6 mentions for a silver, 9 mentions for a gold, 12 mentions
for a Super Gold and 15 mentions for a Platinum certificate.

1W– Katie White (Silver) Unfortunately there is not enough

1W– Lucy Tolfrey space to mention the children’s
1W– Jake Sutton (Silver) achievements here but if you are Attendance
1W—Rohan Shokar interested to see your child’s mention
1W- Billy Jackson the book is usually kept in the office—
1W—Holly Sugden so please pop in and ask to see it. Last week’s winners
3EJ– Aaliyeah Weise-Forbes
3EJ– Harvey Bance with
Dates for Your Diary from Amanda Reed 100%
Amanda Reed has arranged speakers for her forthcoming
Coffee Meetings. On Friday June 11th we thought we would were
try a new time to enable different parents to attend.
Amanda’s meeting will be at 2.00 –3.00pm in the TV room, 5C
with a visitor from the Exchange group talking about Adult
Learning. On Friday July 2nd at 9.00am, Pascale Bethellet
(Healthy School Advisor) and Russell Winnard (Personal Best Behaved Classes
Finance Consultant) will be available to meet parents to We only had 3 working days last
week but behaviour was very
discuss personal money management issues. We hope you pleasing with Gold Conduct from
will find these topics useful and relevant. If you have any everyone in
areas you would like us to address in the future please let 1B,1W, 2H, 3C and 6P.
us know via the school office. So well done to you all.

Walk to School Week

And finally.......Coats
Just to remind you that
We know it is May and supposed to be warm
next week is Walk to School
but please can we ask that children bring their
Week. So please to try to
coats to school. They can get quite chilly at
walk as much as you can next
lunchtime—they can be outside for nearly an
week or if you have
hour. If they get too warm they can take their
permission try cycling all
coats off. Just remember to make sure they have your
week!
child’s name in!!
Don’t forget it’s Tuesdays in
May to gain a new badge.
Remember if you like what we’re doing —tell others!
If you don’t, please tell us!
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