Dear Parents and Carers,
We bring the first half of the Spring Term to a close with plenty of celebration: awards have been presented to adults and children alike, our online safety work has been recognised, and our very own VIP Theodore has even met Malorie Blackman OBE and the Queen! Busy times.
So, we need a week’s rest before continuing. It is the Half Term break next week, and we wish you and your families a happy and restful few days. When the children return they will come back to World Book Day preparations, and on 1 March, parents of our Year 6 children will receive offers of a secondary school place. Information about these events will be shared after the holiday.
Before it starts, a couple of reminders: first, parents and carers at Brunswick Park told us overwhelmingly they wanted their children to wear school uniform. It is a leveller; everyone wears the same affordable, simple, practical, tidy outfit that is designed to be easy for parents and children to manage. This includes PE kit. On the day your child has PE, please ensure they come to school in PE kit: black or grey jogging or tracksuit bottoms, shorts or leggings, a white T- or Polo shirt, a purple school jumper or cardigan and black trainers, pumps or plimsolls. Please do not send your children to school in anything else.
Second, children under the age of 16 should not be using WhatsApp. If parents allow their children to use social media of any kind under the apps’ recommended age limits, they must have confidence they can use them safely, and it is their responsibility to check they are. In our experience, they can’t. They are too young. What they write online remains forever. At the end of this newsletter is helpful information for parents and carers to support you to manage your children’s access to social media, which relates to last week’s Safer Internet Day.
Finally, we wish you and your families a lovely Half Term, and look forward to welcoming the children back on Monday 24 February.
With best wishes for a peaceful and enjoyable week
Susannah Bellingham, Head Teacher
