Thank you very much to the Morley-Smith family for this beautiful gift.
It’s a perfect start to us opening new relationships and extending our Brooklands Farm family at the Countess Way campus.
We’re now back in full swing at Brooklands Farm! On Monday, Ms Low led our second whole-school assembly at Fen street. In true Brooklands Farm style, there was lots of singing and celebrating achievements. We were able to congratulate four children who had already received medals by 10am! We have had to order even more medals this year, as we have so many children receiving them. Children can be awarded the Heart, Star or Believe medal – ask your child if you’re not sure what they stand for!
These whole-school assemblies are weekly events at both Fen street and Countess Way. They are a very special time for all of the children and teachers to come together as a whole community. If only we had a big enough hall for everyone from both sites to come together!
A lot of parents have asked about how to navigate the website to find their child’s class page. Here is a brief how to guide:
1. Find ‘Children’ on the top navigation bar.
2. Click on ‘Class Pages’.
3. Find the year group that your child is in.
4. Choose the correct class.
5. Follow the link to their latest news for all updates.
We are so excited to welcome you back on Monday and are really looking forward to hearing all about your summer adventures!
Over the summer we have tried to create a learning space that will help you grow your ‘determined ‘ muscles. Here’s a sneaky peak of our writing, project and maths areas…
See you with a great big gotcha smile on Monday morning!
Mrs Francis, Miss Pinder & Miss Draper
Summer Holiday Homework
During our transition Project, we looked at the painting ‘Mr and Mrs Andrews’ by Thomas Gainsborough. We will be continuing to link our learning to the painting in September, as part of the National Gallery’s ‘Take One Picture’ project.
Please choose at least one of these activities to do for your summer holiday homework:
- Re-create the painting ‘Mr and Mrs Andrews’ in your own style! You could paint it, collage it, do it as a mosaic, sketch it etc
- Research Thomas Gainsborough – his life and his most famous pieces of artwork. Create a Powerpoint presentation or information leaflet about him.
- Pretend you are Mr or Mrs Andrews and write your diary. You could share how you are feeling, your thoughts on your relationship etc.
- Write a story with Mr and Mrs Andrews as your main characters and their farm as the setting.
Please bring your homework into school on the first day back, Monday 7th September, so that classes can share what they have done over the summer together.
If you are looking for a day out which will link to our ‘Take One Picture’ Project, then we recommend you visit the National Gallery in London and find Thomas Gainsborough’s painting ‘Mr and Mrs Andrews’ to have a look at the real thing!
