Brentside Primary Academy
Putting Children First
Latest News
Keep up to date with all the news happening in school at the moment.
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Brentside Bulletin Launched
Fri 25 Jan 2019We will now be regularly issuing a school newsletter called ‘The Brentside Bulletin’. This will be a way for us to keep you updated with both what has been happening at the school, and what is coming up.
The newsletter will contain information on events and activities that have taken place, upcoming events, attendance updates, and important dates.
The letter will be published on our website, and an enlarged copy will also go up in the school lobby, with a small amount of copies printed and placed in the lobby to be collected by parents.
Paper copies of the newsletter will not be printed each time to issue individually to every child in the school, instead we would ask parents and guardians to provide us with an email address so we can send you an electronic copy of The Brentside Bulletin if you are interested in receiving it.
If you do wish to receive an emailed copy of the newsletter, please contact the school office.
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Parent 'Meet & Greet' Sessions
Thu 17 Jan 2019We are holding two 'Meet and Greet' sessions next week so that you are able to meet the new team and give us some feedback and suggestions on how we can improve the school.
We will also be able to share with you some ideas we have for future projects.
NB: We will not be able to discuss individual pupils, concerns, or complaints at this meeting.
These sessions will be on Monday 21st January from 3.00pm-3.25pm and Wednesday 23rd January from 9.00am-9.30am.
We look forward to seeing as many parents as possible there!
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'Kindness & Values' Community Week
Thu 17 Jan 2019'Kindness & Values' Community Week 21st-25th January
As part of the events taking place next week during our ‘Kindness and Values’ week, we are asking for donations of old clothes, which will be given to Bag2School, a ‘Cash for Clothes’ charity. More information can be found at https://bag2school.com/
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. Bag2School can accept the following ‘good quality’ clothes for re-use:
- Adults or children’s clothing
- Paired shoes (tied together)
- Handbags
- Hats
- Scarves and ties
Please note that they cannot accept: soiled, painted, ripped or wet clothing or school uniform.
We are also asking for donations of sealed, non-perishable food items (i.e. tins, dried pasta and rice, biscuits) and plastic tupperware/food containers. These will 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. More information can be found at http://www.ealingsoupkitchen.org/
Please could both clothes and food items be brought into your child’s class, in plastic bags, on Thursday 24th January 2019. These items will then be collected and organised by Year 4 pupils and passed on to the relevant charity.
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Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day
Tue 08 Jan 2019The children of Brentside Primary Academy raised an impressive £360 for Christmas Jumper Day by wearing their Christmas jumpers and own clothes to school!
This money will be donated to Save the Children and will help transform the futures of children in the UK and around the world.
Save the Children and will help make sure every child, no matter where they’re born, has essentials like food, water and a safe place to sleep at night, and ultimately will ensure children can go on to make their mark on the world.
Just £10 could provide a day's worth of water for a displaced family in Yemen, £60 would buy a first aid kit for a health worker in Afghanistan, £100 could pay for 75 books to replenish a school library in Rwanda, and £200 could pay for a child in Uganda to attend school for one year!
A huge well done and thank you to everyone who took part.
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Melody Moran Retires
Fri 04 Jan 2019Melody Moran, The Headteacher of Brentside Primary since 2002, retired on the 31st December 2018.
The Governing Body have worked closely with Ms Moran and the Senior Leadership Team for the last 2 years to prepare for this change.
Caroline Crosdale has taken over as Acting Headteacher from the 1st January 2019 to ensure stability for the Academy.
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Sponsored Read
Tue 20 Nov 2018We had a fantastic response to our Sponsored Read, with the children of Brentside clocking up an impressive 20,409 minutes of reading between them.
Thanks to the children's hard work and the generosity of their friends and family, they raised a truly amazing £1,250.83 in sponsorship money!
In recognition of this, Usborne Publishing will donate an additional £750- meaning Brentside has £2,000.83 to spend on brand new books for our classrooms and library! These books will be enjoyed by children both now and in the future and help them learn, grow and develop a love of reading.
A huge well done to our pupils for this fantastic achievement, we hope you had lots of fun taking part.
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Sports Relief
Mon 30 Apr 2018On the 16th March 2018 Brentside Primary raised money for Sports Relief.
KS1 pupils took part in sporting activities in school.
KS2 pupils went to Perivale track where they were sponsored to run on the track.
Year 3 ran a quarter mile
Year 4 ran half a mile
Years 5 & 6 ran a mile
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MP Visit to Brentside
Mon 30 Apr 2018On the 9th of February 2018, local MP Steve Pound visited Brentside Primary and met with our School Council.
Mr Pound was asked questions by the School Council members about life as an MP.
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Science Museum Trip March 2018
Mon 30 Apr 2018On the 13th March 2018 years 5 and 6 went to the Science Museum
On the 14th March 2018 years 3 and 4 went to the Science Museum
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Children in Need 2017
Fri 02 Feb 2018For Children in Need 2017 BPA held a Bake Sale and Mufti Day raising a total of £448 for charity.
Thank you to everyone that donated.
