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: 27.4.12 Summer Term: Issue 2

Inside this weeks issue: Year 1 & 3 Judaism Forthcoming Dates RE at Brampton An Unusual Hobby Week 2 Menu FOB/School News Gold Book Entries Weekly Attendance And finally Back gate

Y E A R 1 A N D 3 L E A R N A B OU T J U DA I S M
On Thursday 19th of April, Linda de Lange visited Brampton Primary School. She presented a whole school assembly on Judaism and held two sessions on the festival of Passover for Year 1 and Year 3. After hearing the story of the Passover, the children really enjoyed seeing genuine Jewish artefacts and food. They joined in with activities to help Linda to prepare for the Passover meal; they had a look at the food on the Seder Plate and learned the significance of each dish and finally they played hunt for the matza bread! Afterwards the children commented on how they liked asking a real Jewish lady questions from their previous RE lessons. Many thanks to Linda for her time and enthusiasm and to Miss Bartlett for organising the event. For more information about Religious Education at Brampton read more on page 2!

Forthcoming Dates: Monday 30th April Year 6 British Museum Thursday 3rd May Year 5 British Museum Polling DaySchool is open Monday 7th May Bank Holiday School Closed Monday 14th May SATs tests all week for Y6 Yr 4 class to British Museum Friday 18th May Big Dance event Sunday 27th May FOB Inflatable Day Wednesday 30th May Visiting Writer in Assembly Golden Jubilee Lunch Friday 1st June New School Opening am pm Royal Garden Party

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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Brampton Primary School has adopted the Bexley Agreed Syllabus 2007 for the teaching of Religious Education. Our aim is to teach a broad and balanced RE curriculum and to present and teach RE as a challenging and exciting subject. The teaching and experiences of our pupils will reflect the fact that the religious traditions in Great Britain are, in the main, Christian. However, the teachings and practices of other principal religions will also be taught. Those represented in Great Britain are taken to be Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism. In line with the Bexley New Agreed Syllabus, the following religions are studied: Reception Refer to Early Learning Goals (Foundation Stage) Year 1 Christianity and Judaism Year 2 Christianity and Sikhism Year 3 Christianity, Hinduism and Judaism Year 4 Christianity, Islam and Sikhism Year 5 Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism Year 6 Christianity, Islam and Buddhism Throughout each year group except year 4 there is a thematic unit studied. Year 1 Creation Year 2 Celebration Year 3 Belonging Year 5 Expressing Faith Year 6 Journey of life and death Whilst it is important that children gain specific knowledge about different religions, fostering positive attitudes and values are of equal importance, together with respecting peoples rights to hold different beliefs from their own.

FOB News Many thanks to the parents who have offered to help out at the FOB Summer Fair/Inflatable Day. Please keep the offers coming in as they will need help before and after the fair as well as help during the fair which is between 1pm and 4pm. Those who have offered help will be contacted soon. Congratulations Well done to Jessica Baldwin in 4C who has an unusual hobbyshe is a registered rabbit breeder and has won a lot of Trophies and Rosettes with her Champion rabbits. Last weekend there was a big show and she took five out of her 30 rabbits and she won the Best Junior Prize with her rabbit Cappuccino!

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SCHOOL M EALS W EEK BEGINNING - 30 TH A PRIL 2 012

Monday Meat
Homemade Spicy Chicken or Cheese Pizza with Pasta and Coleslaw Courgette and Sweetcorn Omelette with

Tuesday
Bolognaise Pasta Bake

Wednesday
Roast Beef with Roast Potatoes

Thursday
Crispy Chinese Chicken with Rice

Friday
Homemade Fish Cake with Chipped Potatoes

Fish or alternative Vegetarian Desserts

Tuna and Red Onion Fritatta with Potato Pesto Pasta

Spring Vegetable Tomato and Wheel with Roast Thyme Fish with Potatoes New Potatoes Vegetable Chilli and Rice Chocolate Orange Zesty Lemon Brownie with Ice Cake Cream

Roasted Vegetable Quiche

Macaroni Cheese

Peaches with Carrot Cake Raspberry Frozen Yoghurt

Fruit Deli Bar

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 School News Although our building work is now finished we still have a few bits and pieces to finish off internally. Our new library furniture is due to be delivered and installed at the beginning of May. In the meantime staff have been going through the current stock and removing dated and tatty books. Miss Hope and Mrs Perks will then be arranging the books to ensure a speedy re-opening of the library for our children. If families would like to donate any new books to the library a name plate will be stuck in the book acknowledging the donor. Cricket opportunity The Little League is the annual Saturday morning cricket opportunity for pupils in school years 1-6. It starts Saturday 5th May, 10am 11.30am at Dartfordians C.C, Bourne Road, Bexley. The scheme is 'Pay As You Go' giving families the flexibility to attend when it suits them and children can join any week during the scheme. It is this scheme which has allowed so many in Bexley to become involved in activities and go on to join clubs and attend courses outside school. A flyer with the full details of the scheme are attached with this ParentMail.

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.
1B Katte Marelli 1B Chloe Boyns (Silver) 1B Joshua Lucus (Silver) 4CAbbie Waitson (Super Gold) 4C Freddie Sweeney (Platinum) 4CJack Allender 4CSerena McKay 4C Rheannon Brown 5BKai Barber 5B Isabelle Taylor (Head teachers Award) 5B Zara Matharoo 5B Alfie Russell Unfortunately there is not enough space to mention the childrens achievements here but if you are interested to see your childs mention please pop in and ask to see it.

Weekly Attendance

Week ending 20.4.12 RB: RJ: 1B: 1W: 2PW: 2B: 3W: 3WH: 4C: 4H: 5B: 5C: 6S: 6M: 96% 94.3% 93.1% 91.7% 96.7% 96% 98.7% 99.3% 99.7% 97.2% 93.8% 95.5% 91.3% 98%

HOUSE POINTS Week ending 20.4.12

1st Blue = 73 3rdGreen= 62 2nd Red= 68 4thYellow = 51

Congratulations to Blue House members!

And finally.......Back gate Your child will have had a letter today explaining that the back gate will be re-opening on Monday 30th April. Please read it carefully as it contains important arrangements for the beginning and end of the day. We would like to politely remind parents that that staff are busy before school and will not be able to speak with parents after the bell has rung at 8.55am when the register is being taken and lessons starting. It is much better if you can drop a short written note for your child to hand to their teacher and they can get back to you at a mutually convenient time. 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 4C and the other classes above 96.1%

Our School Total was 95.8%

Raffle Prize Winners The winners in this weeks draw for tea with Miss Fisher were Tommy Brimble in 1B.and Ronnie Sweeney in 6M. Well done to them for showing the appropriate behaviour.

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