Brampton Bulletin

B r a m p t o n P r i m a r y S c h o o l S t r i v i n g t o R e a c h t h e B e s t Week ending: 17.6.11 Summer Term: Issue 7

Inside this weeks issue: Massage in Schools Forthcoming Dates SEAL Home Activities Governor News Week 2 Menu Building news Gold Book Entries Weekly Attendance And finally Table Tennis table Forthcoming Dates: Monday 20th June Class photos Tuesday 22nd June Y6 School Journey Thursday 23rd June CRIBs in Y5/reception Choir/String Starz Rehearsal at Birkbeck Sch Friday 24th June Family SEAL Session 3 Last Date for Summer BBQ lunch payments Saturday 25th June FOB Quiz Night Tuesday 28th June Y5/6 Sports Day pm Wednesday 29th June Y5 Boys Will Be Conference Thursday 30th June CRIBs in Y5/reception

M A S S AG E I N S C H O O L S - B OYS

WILL

B E . . P RO J E C T

As part of the Boys Will be project two of our Teaching Assistants, Mrs Baker and Mrs Huggins were trained in leading the Massage in Schools programme which has been implemented by a number of schools in the project. They have since demonstrated the programme to staff in a training session. This is an inclusive programme of positive touch and clothed massage where children give massage to each other on the back, head and arms. At school we encourage children to use touch all the time when we discuss shapes, textures, forms and softness in relation to the world around us. Touch is used to enhance understanding and other schools who have used this programme have found it helpful in creating a calmer, more harmonious environment where children are more sociable and aware of the feelings and needs of others. A crucial aspect of the programme is respect. It is an activity for children of all ages, they have to ask permission to touch their partner and they have the right to say no. The effects benefit not only those who receive massage but also to those who give massage as they are taught to develop a sense of responsibility for their partners well being. Mrs Baker and Mrs Huggins will soon be demonstrating the programme to classes throughout the school. The different routines take no more than 10-15 minutes and will form part of our whole school approach to Assertive Discipline and Circle Time in class. We are all very excited about this new development and further details of a parent workshop for you to see how the programme works will be coming out soon. In the meantime further information can be found on the Massage in Schools websitehttp:// www.massageinschools.com
Brampton Primary is a restorative school where the initial response to conflict is to find a solution where things are put right, the victims needs are met whilst also meeting the needs of the wrong doer and meet all the schools responsibilities.

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S E AL H O M E A C T I V I T I E S
My life journey

F OR PAR E NT S T O US E

- C H A N GE S

In school, your child has been thinking about some of the changes in their life. Why dont you share some of the things in your life with your child in the same way as they did in class? The children used this picture to help them talk. You might like to put on some of the things that happened to you on the road. You might like to start at the top of the road with the date you were born. Write any important things in your life onto the road. These might include starting at school, changing school, brother or sister being born, meeting someone special, moving house or country, having your child. I was born on

It changed my life an interview

Child Ask the people in your family about some of the changes that have happened to them. Use the questions below or think of some of your own. What was the biggest change in your life? Are you glad it happened? How did you feel before this happened? How long did it take you to get used to the change? How did you cope with the change? Did anything unexpected happen? If you could have your life again, would you keep the change? Why dont your draw some of the changes? Or you might like to write down some of the things they did to help them cope. Fundraising Support If you would like to support Will Atmores Mum Mel Bingham in her fundraising walk of Hadrians Wall please go to http://www.justgiving.com/melforgosh for more details. Governor News Our Governors have decided that they wish to work towards achieving a Quality Mark for School Governance. This is a process similar to the Leading Parent Partnership Award we have. This is a framework that recognises high quality school governance. It is intended to support schools through a moderated self-review of the governing bodys contribution achieving sustainable excellence in school governance within the leadership and management structure of the school. They have already held several meetings in order to begin collecting evidence for their submission. Further information on this work will follow soon. In the meantime we wish them every success in this ambition.

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SCHOOL M EALS W E E K B E G I N N I N G - M O N DAY 2 0 T H J U N E 2 0 1 1

Monday Meat
Spaghetti Bolognaise Tuna Wrap

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday
Beef Lasagne

Friday
Breaded Fish & Supper

BBQ Chicken Roast Sweet Cure Melt with Potato Bacon with New wedges & coleslaw Potatoes Lemon & Herb Crusted Fish with Rice Vegetable Curry with Rice Orange Jelly with Mandarins

Fish or alternative Vegetarian

Vegetable Lasagne Tortilla Wraps with Chicken or Cheese with Rice Carrot & Sweet Cheese Stuffed Potato Wheel with Potato Chocolate & Pear Sponge with Vanilla Sauce Fresh Fruit Salad with Ice Cream Banana Loaf with Custard

Vegetable Spaghetti Fruit Turnover with Custard

Desserts

A choice of salads, seasonal vegetables, fresh bread, fresh fruit platter, fruit yoghurt, milk and drinking water are also available daily. Peanut Allergies Please can we remind everyone that we are a Peanut Free school in our cooked meals and we ask parents not to put any nuts or items containing nuts in their childs packed lunches. Thank you Reception Parents Questionnaire. Every year we ask our new parents in Reception for their views on their first year at Brampton School. This helps us tailor our induction programme for the forthcoming intake. We received 27 replies = 46%. The results have been analysed and we will be feeding back views and comments in a future newsletter. Many thanks to the parents who responded. Building News Last Wednesday Miss Fisher, Miss Lambert and Mr Kempster held their monthly meeting with the building contractors. The external roof finishes, drainage works and rain water goods completed. The external works are progressing well with the preparation for the tarmac play areas under way. The internal partitions are complete and plaster work is going according to plan. The first fix works are completed ie mechanical, electrical and carpentry work and second fix work has started. Painting is currently going on in the re-furbished classroom (the second Year 1 room). The work on the canopies surrounding the building will begin on June 27th. Discussions and planning is now under way on how to best manage the moves into the new classrooms.

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 Mondays 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, 18 for Diamond, 21+ for a Head teachers Award and 24 for a Special Head teacher Award and Badge.
RB Abigail Jennings (Bronze) RB Riley Williams (Bronze) RB Ruby Arthurs (Bronze) RB Jamie Lee Brown (Bronze) RBCameron Greene (Bronze) RB Jessica Foley (Bronze) RB Ryan Pusyck (Bronze) 6B Matt Stock 6C Rebecca Voller Unfortunately there is not enough space to mention the childrens achievements here but if you are interested to see your childs mention the book is usually kept in the officeso please pop in and ask to see it.

Weekly Attendance

Week ending 10.6.11 RB: RJ: 1B: 1BA: 2H: 2EW: 3W: 3WH: 4P: 4C: 5S: 5M: 6B: 6C: 95.7% 81.3% 93.3% 98.3% 99.3% 97.9% 95.3% 96% 97.7% 95.7% 96.2% 92.3% 93.9% 97.7%

HOUSE POINTS Week ending 24.9.10

1st Yellow = 111 4thGreen = 96 2nd Blue/Red= 102

Congratulations to Yellow House members!

Sports Days Year 5 and 6 will be having their Sports Day on Tuesday 28th June in the afternoon, followed by the Infants Sports Day on Tuesday 5th July in the morning and Year 3/4 in the afternoon. And finally.......Table Tennis Table We need to clear some hall space and are looking to remove a table tennis table. If you are interested in having this for a small donation please see Mr Kempster asap, otherwise we will use an auction internet site to find a new home for it. (Buyer will need to collect) Remember if you like what were doing tell us and others! If you dont, please help us improve! School Office; 020 8303 2873 Fax; 020 8298 0286 Email:admin@brampton.bexley.sch.uk

Well done to 2H and the other classes above 96.1%

Our School Total was 95% Raffle Prize Winners The winners in this weeks draw for tea with Miss Fisher were Lewis Bailey1BA, Elois Turkson in 2EW, Ruby Allen in 4P and Ning Sang Limbu in 4C. Well done to them for showing the appropriate behaviour.

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