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• Hello

  Thu 02 Apr 2020 Mrs Crosdale

  I hope that you are doing the best you can do to cope under very difficult circumstances.  We miss you all here at BPA and hope that you are looking after each other. Remember you can always demonstrate our school values in everything you do- Be kind, Be respectful, Be creative,  Be responsible, Be creative, Be resilient. Tomorrow I will be adding some more learning to do at home to the Covid -19 page on the website.

   

• Thank you

  Wed 18 Mar 2020 Mrs Crosdale
  Thank you to all members of the school community for being so supportive at this difficult and uncertain time. We are doing all we can to support our families of BPA and currently remain fully open.  Thank you for adhering to the advice both we and the government have given you so far. We will continue to update you on developments as soon as information becomes available.

• Sport relief at BPA

  Fri 13 Mar 2020 Mrs Crosdale
  I've just run my mile for Comic Relief! Pupils and staff are taking part in sporting activities today to raise money for the charity that helps so many children and families around the world. Thank you for your support parents, staff and pupils.

• Careers Day

  Fri 17 Jan 2020 Mrs Crosdale
  The pupils at BPA are enjoying taking part in a 'Careers Day' today. They have had visits from a range of different people, sharing information about their jobs, training they required and what inspired them to choose their profession. Thank you to all our visitors you have helped to inspire our pupils to make positive choices about their futures.  

• Welcome back!

  Wed 08 Jan 2020 Mrs Crosdale
  Welcome back to you all after our Christmas break. An exciting start to the term at BPA. This term we will be focusing on one of our school values 'Creativity'. We are taking part in 'The January Challenge 2020' which will help to inspire and foster creativity in our pupils and staff. Have fun being creative!

• Christmas fair tomorrow

  Wed 11 Dec 2019 Mrs Crosdale
  We are busy getting ready for the Christmas fair tomorrow, the children have been working hard creating all their products to sell during enterprise week. We look forward to seeing parents and children there 2.30- 4.30pm in the main hall. 

• BPA on the TV!

  Wed 04 Dec 2019 Mrs Crosdale
  Well done to our year 2 children who took part in 'How To Spend It Well At Christmas' which aired last night. We are very proud to see our fantastic children and the school on television.  If you missed it, it is available to watch on the ITV Hub. Well Done Brentside Primary.

  

• Cultural Week

  Mon 04 Nov 2019 Mrs Crosdale
  Today is the first day of cultural week at BPA. Look out for more news as the week continues.

• Open Days

  Fri 10 May 2019

  Brentside Primary Academy are holding a series of open days for prospective parents and pupils to come and visit the school.

   

  Open Day Dates & Times

  Tuesday 18th June 2019               13.30pm - 15.00pm

  Tuesday 9th July 2019                  10.30am - 12.00pm

  Tuesday 24th September 2019   10.30am - 12.00pm

  Tuesday 1st October 2019           13.30pm - 15.00pm

   

  If you are unable to make these dates and times but would still like to visit the school, please contact the school office to arrange a tour.

  

• 'Kindness & Values' Community Week

  Mon 28 Jan 2019

  Over the week of 21^st-25^th January, Brentside Primary Academy celebrated ‘Kindness and Values’ Community Week. This was an opportunity for pupils to be involved in creating a new set of shared school values that will underpin the ethos and vision of the school going forward, and also reach out to the wider community.

   

  KS1 Children learned about community and 'random acts of kindness' throughout the week, and participated in making displays and posters, and baking for others throughout the week.

   

  Each class took part in the ‘Kindness Rocks’ project by decorating a selection of rocks which will go around our school pond to remind us of kindness and values. There has also been a Brentside Compliments Post Box- Compliment slips went into the red post-box and were delivered around the school on Friday.

   

  On Tuesday, we invited a selection of local residents into the school to watch one our fantastic assemblies and enjoy tea and cakes with the School Council. The children and residents had a lovely morning meeting each other and enjoying being part of a shared community.

   

  We were overwhelmed with the generosity of donations of old clothes, which will be given to Bag2School, a ‘Cash for Clothes’ charity who collect and sell unwanted textiles to importers and wholesalers in many countries of Eastern and Western Europe, Africa and Asia for resale. The money made will be donated to Barnardo’s. Barnardo's is the UK’s leading children’s charity and protects, supports and nurtures the UK's most vulnerable children and young people. This means we help children in the UK, in other countries, and help the environment by recycling unwanted clothes!

   

  We also collected donations of sealed, non-perishable food items to be donated to Ealing Soup Kitchen. Ealing Soup Kitchen is a charity which has been helping the homeless and vulnerable people in need in the community for over 40 years by providing hot, nutritious food and a helping hand. Once again, the families of Brentside proved what a caring school we are with their generous donations, and, on Thursday afternoon, Andrew Mcleay, Ealing Worker with Homeless People from Ealing Soup Kitchen, visited the school to talk to Y5/6 pupils about the vital work the organisation does and the difference their donations would make.

   

  In Early Years and KS1, the children have been making displays and bucket stories on the theme of kindness. They have also been learning about ‘random acts of kindness’ and how they can be good friends within the school community. Reception and Year 1 did some baking to make delicious treats for our visitors into the school, and Year 2 discussed our school values and made a leaf on a tree display of their ideas.

   

  Year 3 helped with litter collection in the local area by spending some time collecting litter and learning how we can keep our local area looking clean and tidy.

   

  Year 4 have been acting as playground buddies for younger children and helped organise and sort our clothes collection.

   

  On Wednesday, Year 5 Red visited the residents of St. David’s Care Home in Hanwell, a residential home for the elderly and physically disabled. It was a wonderful morning for both the children and residents alike, getting to know each other and hearing their stories. The visit was such a success, we are looking into make this a more regular occurrence!

   

  Year 6 pupils picked a name out of a hat at the start of the week to be their “Guardian Angel” and tried to show as many acts of kindness towards that person as possible for the week. At the end of the week, the children will guess who their angel was. They also took part in a knitting project, with child learning to knit a 20x20 square in school. Once the squares are completed they will be joined together to be donated to a charity of our choice.

   

  Finally, all KS2 children participated in Buddy Reading with the Reception and KS1 children on Wednesday; it was great to see them helping the younger children out and sharing their love of reading with them.

   

  It was a fantastic week for everyone, and we are looking forward to maintaining our shared values going forward. Thank you to all the children, parents, guardians and families for their support and generosity in making this week such a success.