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BIRKBECK NEWS ‘Dream, Believe, Achieve’

Spring Half Term 2020

Issue 1

31st January 2020

@BirkbeckPrimary 020 8300 4161 Alma Road, Sidcup, Kent DA14 4ED www.birkbeckprimaryschool.com

The spring term is flying by!

Plans are on track for the move into the new extension at February half-term. Six classes will be moving into the lovely new building in order to make way for the refurbishment of the ICT suit, SLT room, library, Break-fast and After School Club/Nurture room. Some parents are not parking considerately and we have had concerns voiced from neighbours. Someone knocked into a brick post on a Faraday Road driveway and drove off—the resident saw someone dropping off a child and has CCTV footage.

Another parent was extremely worried about the way that someone had parked across the gate on Faraday, completely blocking that entrance to the school and was obstructing the pavement so that children and adults had difficulty walking past the vehicle—that could be your child next time! PLEASE PARK CONSIDERATELY.

Thank you for your continued support. Mrs L.A Fisher-Pink, Head Teacher

Children's Mental Health Week

The next Children’s Mental Health Week will take place 3-9 February 2020.

Set up by children’s mental health charity Place2Be, the week shines a spotlight

on the importance of children and young people’s mental health. The charity

website has a wealth of information to support

https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/. Please help us to support your children’s mental health during the week, by remembering to ask them how they are feeling on the inside.

Science in the Spotlight

Over the past few weeks, Birkbeck has been visited by some science visitors. The Geobus arrived at Birkbeck school to support the Y3 and Y5 children with their earth science topics. In the morning, Year 5 were taught about space and able to be hands-on with a range of meteorites and using 3D glasses saw what the surface of Mars looks like! Many questions were asked and answered by an expert Earth scientist from the Universi-ty College of London. In the afternoon, Year 3 got hands-on with a variety of rocks and identified their differ-ent features and where they come from.

On Friday 17th January, Year 5 had another exciting visit from Scenes of Crimes Officers (SOCOs). This helped with their understanding of solving mysteries which also linked with their class mystery book, The Goldfish Boy.

On Thursday 30th January, Year 5 visited the Science Museum as part of their ‘Can you feel the force and Space’. Children took part in a forces workshop and had a fantastic time exploring the Wonderlab.

https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/



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Silver Rights Respecting Award

On January 13th an assessor

visited school to see if we

had met the silver Rights

Respecting School standard.

She was taken on a learning

walk by some Year 6 pupils

and then had a number of meetings with Mrs

Hunt, parents, governors, school ambassadors

and Mrs Fisher–Pink.

We are delighted to report that Birkbeck

Primary School is now a Silver standard Rights

Respecting School and we were delighted to be

told that we are well on the way to achieving

Gold.

Many thanks to Mrs Hunt who has worked so

hard with the school community to achieve

this—well done everyone!

Dates for your Diary

5th February

3H Class Assembly

10th February -Science Week

Birds of Prey Visit - YR-6

12th February

1W Class Assembly

4th March

4B Class Assembly

11th March

5J Class Assembly

18 March

6H Class Assembly

25th March

2C Class Assembly

1st April

3V Class Assembly

22nd April

1GN Class Assembly

6th May

4BA Class Assembly

20th May

5W Class Assembly


Rights Respecting

Article 17: The right to get

information that is im-

portant to your wellbeing.

ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Star Learner Star Learner Individual Success

3V Emily Rafa RBC Aidan & Eden Carter & Oscar Alfie 2C -Gymnastics

3H Dominique Lillie-Mae RPG Ayla & Marian Otis Ella 2W - Swimming

4B Casey Ria RPG Harry Pearl Ada 1GN –Gymnastics

4BA Charlie Hayden RS Jacob & Myla Neave & Joel

5W Natasha Henry 1GN Emanuela & Sienna Henry & Arya

6C Henry Jennifer 1W Euan & Jack Lilah & Ibrahim

6H Keiton Indi 2C Sienna & Autumn Wayne & Isla

2W Jazmine & Eva Helen & Alaina

Nuts

We are a NUT FREE school. Some children are

bringing cereal bars with nuts in them as

snacks. Several children have serious nut aller-

gies. PLEASE DO NOT GIVE YOUR

CHILD ANY SNACKS WHICH

REMINDERS:

- PTA Meeting 11th February at 7pm in the

staffroom.

- Nursery Open Day 13th February for pro-

spective parents.

Wear Pink for

Lucy Day

Wednesday 12th

February 2020.

CLASS ATTENDANCE

CLASS

%

CLASS

% W/C

13/01/20

W/C

20/01/20

NAM 95.4 1GN 98

1GN 99 1W 96.3

1W 99.3 2C 99.3

2C 98.6 2W 97.2

2W 99.3 3H 95.8

3H 96.5 3V 98

3V 95.3 4B 96.3

4B 98.3 5J 98

4BA 97.9 5W 95.3

5J 98.3 6C 100

6C 95.5 NAM 92.3

6H 98.7 4BA 94.8

RBC 93.4 6H 94.7

RPG 94.3 RBC 94.5

RS 91.4 RPG 94.3

5W 94.7 NPM 92.1

NPM 82.4 RS 88.6



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Want to join the PTA?

Please contact them here via their email address: [email protected]

Many thanks

Birkbeck PTA



Issue 1

24th January


School Terms and Holidays 2019/2020

Autumn Term 2019

Monday 2nd September – Friday 18th October

Staff Training Days: Monday 2nd September; Tuesday 3rd September; Friday 27th September

Year 6 Bexley Selection Tests: Wednesday 11th September (school closure, morning only)

Half Term: Monday 21st October - Friday 25th October (inclusive)

Monday 28th October – Thursday 19th December

Christmas Holiday: Friday 20th December – Monday 6th January (inclusive)

Spring Term 2020

Monday 6th January – Friday 14th February

Staff Training Day: Monday 6th January

Moving Days: Friday 14th, Monday 24th & Tuesday 25th February

Half Term (including 3 Moving Days): Friday 14th February – Tuesday 25th February (inclusive)

Monday 24th February – Friday 3rd April

Easter Holiday: Monday 6th April - Friday 17th April (inclusive

Summer Term 2020

Monday 20th April – Friday 22nd May

Bank Holiday – Friday 8th May

Half Term: Monday 25th May - Friday 29th May (inclusive)

Monday 1st June – Tuesday 21st July

Last Day of Term for children Tuesday 21st July

Staff Training Days: 1 yet to be confirmed

**Pupils do not come to school on Staff Training Days**

IMPORTANT DATES: KS2 (Year 6 SATS) will take place during May.

KS1 (Year 2 SATS) will take place over the whole month of May

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