9th November 2018

A few words from Mrs Nicholson

Dear Parents

Today we recognised Remembrance Day with a special Assembly delivered by Mr Jackson who gave a wonderful presentation to the whole school on the significance of this special day, whilst also teaching our Breaside children about the history behind the wearing of poppies. It was a pleasure to see the children displaying their poppies and pay their respects with a 2-minute silence throughout the school and to see how well they engaged with the assembly. We continued to sell poppies throughout today and Oliver from Year 5 children made chocolate poppies to sell after school today to raise further funds for this extremely worthwhile cause. With this year being the centenary, I know that there are some special services being held around the country and in our local areas to pay respects to all of those that lost their lives, which I know many of you will be taking part in.

It was so nice to catch up with many parents at Parents’ Evening yesterday and would like to thank you all for your positive comments. I look forward to seeing the rest of our parents at the Kindergarten, Pre Prep and 6D Parents’ Evening next Wednesday. A gentle reminder that it is a 10-minute appointment, if you require a longer appointment this can be arranged for another convenient time for yourselves and the teachers.

Good luck to the Year 5 and 6 children who are running at Crystal Place tomorrow – make sure to wrap up warm. Good luck also to our Year 6 boys who sat their St Olaves tests today.

We are holding our “Anti-Bullying Week” next week and congratulations to those children who have been voted as an Anti-Bullying Ambassador for Breaside, something to be very proud of! They will be attending the National Anti-bullying Conference on Monday and I am sure will come back with lots of positive ideas!

Next Friday 16th November we are holding our ‘Odd Sock Day’ as a way of rounding up our Anti-Bullying Week. We are going to combine this with Children in Need and children are invited to wear either a Pudsey T-shirt or their yellow polo shirts with school uniform. With as many Pudsey accessories as possible and of course odd socks!! Pupils are kindly asked to donate £2.00 to this charity that is close to all our hearts. Thank you.

All that remains for me to say this week is have a wonderful weekend everyone and wrap up warm as the weather certainly is beginning to get much colder!

Mrs Nicholson

MANY HAPPY RETURNS TO THESE CHILDREN CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK:

Temirlan 6M Ayaan 1H Luella RCH

Riley 3E Emily 5M Ruqaya 4S

Chloe 4D Elodie PPV Neah 3E

Shreya RCL Rafael 2B

Breaside Bulletin

Remembrance Day

Thank you to Oliver for raising money for the Poppy Appeal by selling his homemade chocolate poppies after school today.

Year 4 French Drama Workshops

Netball Year 5 & 6 Netball

Last Friday, two teams went to Blackheath High. We played in the beautiful sunshine against some tough opposition. Brooke played well at GK for Year 6 and Erin was voted Girl of the Match for Year 5. Well done girls!

On Wednesday, we took 30 girls to Merton Court for netball matches. We were crossing our fingers for the weather to hold but played on valiantly despite the rain hitting us in a pretty torrential way!! We suffered some defeats & drew in other matches but came away happily weary & with things to work on. Well done girls!

Year 3 Netball Fun On Monday, we hosted 6 other schools for an afternoon of Year 3 netball fun! We had over 100 children on the playground, with our girls making lots of new friends and having lots of fun in the process! We practiced our ball skills and ended with golden line matches. The children loved the half time oranges and the yummy snacks and juice provided by Mr Turtle! Thanks to the Year 4 girls who helped to look after the younger girls. A great afternoon!

Mrs Fletcher, Miss Betts & Miss O'Toole

From the Music Department … Instrumental lessons w/c 12th November

Teacher Instrument Room

Monday Mr Deacon Trumpet Practice Room 1 Ms Storey Cello Music Room Mrs Banks Piano Uniform Shop

Mr Dixon Guitar Practice Room 1 Mrs Deacon Flute Uniform Shop

**Ms Clements Singing **Practice Room 2 Tuesday Mr Holdsworth Saxophone Uniform Shop

No drum lessons this week Wednesday Mrs Stanescu Piano Uniform Shop Thursday Mr Deacon Trumpet Practice Room 1

Mrs Banks Piano Uniform Shop Mrs Thacker Violin Practice Room 1 Ms Harris Violin/Viola Practice Room 2 Friday Mrs Banks Piano Uniform Shop

Please note….

Instruments need to be taken home at the end of the day and not left in school over-night (or over many nights!).

If you know in advance that your child is going to be away on the day of his/her instrumental lesson, please give as much notice as possible. When we receive plenty of notice, we have more chance of being able to reschedule the lesson that a pupil is going to miss. Important date for your diary – Thursday 13th December – 6pm – Junior Christmas Carol Service at St George’s Church, Bickley.

BAND ON THE RUN – 10 places left! In the Spring Term 2019, there is the opportunity for Year 4 and 5 students to learn to play an instrument in a band. The project is in partnership with Bromley Youth Music Trust and will be delivered by some BYMT brass and wind specialists over 5 weeks. The instruments on offer are: clarinet, saxophone, trumpet/cornet, trombone and baritone. We will assess which instrument is most suitable for each child in a try out session. Instrument numbers are limited, so if the project is oversubscribed, places will be on a first come first served basis. BYMT will provide (at Breaside): 2 Group lessons each week for 5 weeks 1 Band rehearsal of 30 minutes each week for 5 weeks A concert performance showcasing the work covered Sheet music Online access to original, exciting backing tracks for all pieces An instrument for the project (there is a £20 deposit for pupils to take home their instrument). There will be a charge of £85 per student. At the end of the 5 week project, when your child has had the experience of learning an instrument and knows what is required to succeed, you should be able to make an informed decision whether to continue with instrumental lessons or stop lessons immediately. There are only 10 places left! If you wish for your child to take part, please contact Mrs Coop as soon as possible. Young Voices

If your child is a member of Young Voices, please can you find time to practise the songs at home (in the car!). To access the songs/lyrics/dance moves click on this link https://www.youngvoices.co.uk/for-children - the code you need is Popmedley2019

Mrs Coop

It’s the final call for tickets for our Comedy Night on Saturday 17th November. Tickets are £25 and include comedy from four great acts, plus fish & chips. We have only 15 tickets remaining, so don’t miss out! Visit www.friendsofbreaside.com

We now have just a few tickets remaining for Horrible Histories – Awful Egyptians at The Churchill Theatre on Saturday 9th February at 2.30pm. Tickets are £15.50 each and include a vanilla ice cream! If you are interested in purchasing tickets, please visit www.friendsofbreaside.com. Over 80% tickets have already sold, so act fast if you wish to take advantage of this offer! If you wish to sit with friends then please purchase your tickets in a bundle, otherwise seats will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis (although we will do our best to sit year groups together if it is possible). The suitability of the show for your child is at the parent’s discretion.

Please note children are to be collected at 3pm on 12th December so everyone can enjoy the fair together. After School Care will not be available on 12th December.

Monday 12 November

Tuesday 13 November

Wednesday 14 November

Thursday 15 November

Friday 16 November

2.15pm U8 Netball Fun @ St Dunstan’s

2.30pm U8 Rugby v St

Christopher’s (H)

2HP Swimming

Lesson

3.30pm Years 4-6 Swim Gala

at Colfe’s

8am Minims

2.30pm U10 Rugby v Merton

Court (A)

Kindergarten & Pre Prep Parents’ Evening

6D Parents’

Evening (English &

Maths)

3.15pm U10 Rugby v Bickley

Park (A)

3S Swimming

Lesson

Children in Need

Fundraising Day

1.15pm U10

Netball Tournament @ St Christopher’s

2.30pm U11 Rugby v St

Christopher’s (A)

WEEK BEGINNING 12TH NOVEMBER 2018