Brentside Primary Academy
Putting Children First
School Events
Autumn Term Events
Event | Date | Venue and details |
Cultural Week
| 4th -8th October | All pupils to take part in lessons, workshops, and activities in connection with celebrating the cultural diversity within our school community. See letter for more details. |
National Poetry Day | Thursday 7th October | Children will look at famous poems from the country they are studying for Cultural Week and work on creating a class poem. |
World Food Day | Monday 18th October | Letter and more details to follow. |
HS2 Project Launch Year 5 | Begins Wednesday 20th October | Exciting project involving Y5 pupils learning about the building of the new HS2 tunnel. See letter for more details. |
Rockstar Maths Launch | Thursday 21st October | Dress up as a rockstar. Letter and more details to follow. |
Black History Month celebration | Across October | Our curriculum is rich in diversity and Black history is woven through all subjects and at different points in the school year. A range of activities will take place across October to learn about the historical events in relation to Black culture, with an assembly taking place on 22nd October. |
HALF TERM | 25th-29th October |
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After school clubs will start up | 1st-5th November | Letter and more details to follow. |
Nasal Flu Vaccine (Reception-Year 6) | Wednesday 3rd November | Letter, consent form, and more details to follow. |
Diwali | Thursday 4th November | Celebrating the Hindu festival of light. |
Year 4 Anti-Bullying Theatre Workshop | Friday 5th November | Year 4 will participate in a theatre workshop on theme of bullying. |
Computer Science Week | 8th-12th November | A range of activities relating to science and computer technology.
This includes World Science Day on 10th November, to highlight the importance of science in a changing world. |
Children in Need | Friday 12th November | Children will be celebrating and raising money for Children in Need. More details and letter to follow. |
BPA celebrates World Kindness Day | Friday 12th November | It is World Kindness Day on Saturday 13th November, and BPA will be marking this day on Friday 12th, particularly as Kindness is one of our school values. Letter and more details to follow. |
Anti-Bullying Week | 15th-19th November | Pupils across the whole school will engage in activities to spread awareness about bullying and empower children to unite against it. |
Winter Enterprise Week | Week beginning 29th November | Pupils will take part in an enterprise week; planning, creating and selling goods with the aim to make as much profit as possible! Goods will then be sold at the Winter Fair. |
Art Day | Friday 3rd December | Children will take part in activities related to the artist they have been studying in their year group. |
BPA Winter Fair KS1 | Tuesday 7th December | Pupils will sell goods that they have made during Enterprise Week. |
BPA Winter Fair Lower KS2 | Wednesday 8th December | Pupils will sell goods that they have made during Enterprise Week. |
BPA Winter Fair Upper KS2 | Thursday 9th December | Pupils will sell goods that they have made during Enterprise Week. |
Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day | Friday 10th December | £1 donation to ‘Save the Children’ to wear a Christmas jumper |
Nursery Winter Concert
| Friday 10th December | 11.30am- More details to follow |
Reception Winter Concert | Friday 10th December | 1.45pm- More details to follow |
Year 1 Winter Concert | Monday 13th December | 10.00am- Winter and Christmas songs sang in the Brentside garden |
Year 2 Winter Concert | Monday 13th December | 2.30pm- Winter and Christmas songs sang in the Brentside garden |
Year 3 Winter Concert | Tuesday 14th December | 10.00am- Winter and Christmas songs sang in the Brentside garden |
Year 4 Winter Concert | Tuesday 14th December | 2.30pm- Winter and Christmas songs sang in the Brentside garden |
Year 5 Winter Concert | Wednesday 15th December | 10.00am- Winter and Christmas songs sang in the Brentside garden |
Year 6 Winter Concert | Wednesday 15th December | 2.30pm- Winter and Christmas songs sang in the Brentside garden |
Christmas Parties | Thursday 16th December | £1 donation to school improvement fund. Please provide your child with a small amount of food they can share with the class. NO NUTS PLEASE. |
Last Day of Term
| Friday 17th December |
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First day of new Academic year – Spring term | Wednesday 5th January | Children return to school. |
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