https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pPbAgDibww

• Caught on camera

  Mon 07 Dec 2015
  Some of our Reception children were caught on camera using the library at lunchtime. Our Year 6 librarians are doing a great job of encouraging the younger children to use the library on a more regular basis. 

  

• BSA Christmas Fair

  Fri 04 Dec 2015
  What a lovely evening was spent at the Christmas Fair on Friday. Thank you to everyone who came and supported this event, especially those who organised and helped. News about how much was raised as soon as we have it! 

• Bedtime Read

  Thu 26 Nov 2015
  Lots of children came back to school for their bedtime story and to share their favourite books.  (We also had milkshake and biscuits for supper).

  

• Badgers Team Building Event

  Tue 24 Nov 2015

  This morning, Badgers participated in a Team building event organised by Hunts Schools Sport Partnership.  They took part in a whole range of activities designed to support and develop their ability to work in a team.

   

  "I think the racoon circle helped me to be calm and gentle.  Everyone liked this activity; we got to share our emotions ans what we like, as a team."  Matthew

   

  "I loved the card finding game because it helped me with my teamwork with people I don't usually work with and it helped me to improve my elimination skills.  I'm looking forward to doing it again next year!"    Lucy

   

  "I loved it (roll a ball) because it was peaceful and we all worked as a team.  It was epic."       Elizabeth

   

  "It helped me to meet new people and socialise.  I enjoyed playing the blindfold game when you have to trust people.  I'm looking forward to coming to Brington School."    TC

   

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• Governor Day

  Fri 20 Nov 2015

  Members of our governing body spent the day in school today for the second 'Governor Day'.   They started the day with this half term's full governing body meeting, then discussed what the priorities were for the governing body following our recent Ofsted inspection. This included a discussion about the difficulties we, along with other Cambridgeshire schools have experienced with recruitment and how we might overcome these.                                                                    Miss Venditti gave an update on her work as Senior Teacher and Mrs Kennedy talked about her developing role as Inclusion Manager and the impact this was having.        Governors joined pupils and parents for lunch and Celebration Assembly as well as looking closely at the school's data and identifying opportunities for improvement. 

   

   

   

  

• Family and Governor lunch

  Fri 20 Nov 2015
  Parents had asked for more opportunities to come into school and experience daily life at Brington so today,  mums, dads grandparents and governors joined us at school for lunch. Thank you to our catering staff for doing a great job in preparing all those extra meals and to Miss Venditti for organising it all. 

  

• Children in Need

  Mon 16 Nov 2015

  On Friday 13th November, we got involved in raising money for Children in Need.  We paid a pound to come to school dressed in our PJs.  In the afternoon, we had a choice of fun activities to take part in:  design your superhero, Pudsey run (or walk) or playing rounders.

  We raised more than £120.  Thank you to everyone who contributed and a special thank you to Alex, Hattie and Henry for organizing the day!

  

• Tag Rugby Tournament

  Tue 20 Oct 2015

  Well done to all our Year 5 and Year 6 pupils who participated in the Huntingdon School Sports Parnership Tag Rugby Festival yesterday.

   

  One team participated in the tournament and we entered two teams in the festival. A great morning was had by all.

  

• Anti-bullying follow up meeting 16.10.15

  Mon 19 Oct 2015

  Friday 16th^tOctober 2015

  Anti-Bullying Meeting Follow Up

  What we’ve done since the last meeting:

  • Staggered lunchtime for a few children who find it difficult to manage their own time for the whole lunch hour
  • Equipment reorganised and timetabled
  • Pupils either all on the playground or all on the field during break and lunch times
  • Zero tolerance in the Reflection Garden – a place to be calm and quiet
  • Improved communication between adults within the school and in reporting to parents
  • Bus duty log
  • New lunchtime assistant
  • Split KS1 and KS2 football

  The impact that the changes have made:

  • Very few incidents of inappropriate physical behaviour
  • Children are more engaged on wetter days (playground days) using the new equipment  rota
  • Less squabbles over football teams
  • Quicker ability to tackle issues

  Our further actions:

  Share out the staggered lunchtime duty between all members of staff and ensure that the lunchtime assistants know if any more children are added to this strategy.

  Communicate with all children that a staggered lunch is a preventative measure, not a punishment and is to help those children who find it difficult to use their time appropriately for the whole lunch time

  In the summer term, trial mixed key stage football on the field.

  Add everything discussed at the parent’s forum to the website so that others can contribute.

   

• Cathedral Day

  Tue 06 Oct 2015
  Key Stage 2 spent the day at Ely Cathedral along with 600 pupils from other church schools in the Diocese of Ely.  Have a look at the photos to see some of what we did!