New Initiatives
Fronter - Autumn 2009
Fronter is the VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) that has been selected as the Nottinghamshire County Council supported VLE for schools. All schools who have chosen Fronter as their VLE will be trained in waves starting in 2009. Brookside is one of these schools. At Brookside, Fronter is initially being used by staff, allowing them to become familiar with its layout and capabilities. It will then be available for children and parents later in the academic year.
Sing Up - September 2009
Sing Up is the Music Manifesto’s National Singing Programme. It’s a programme to make sure that singing is at the heart of every primary school child’s life. It is believed that singing has power to change lives and help to build stronger communities.
Children's Voices - January 2009
Children are the reason we teach. Their voice is important and should be heard. Each month we take a topic which is important to the children and ask them to tell us about it. Every child matters so every child has a chance to voice their opinion.
Previous themes have included Improving the Learning Environment, Improving Playtimes and School Dinners.
Our current theme for Children's Voices in Saving Energy.
Help Save The Albatross - December 2008
Lara and Claudia in Year 3 would like to share with everyone just how easy it is for each of us to help save the albatross, an incredible, but seriously threatened bird. By simply saving our used stamps and placing them in Lara and Claudia’s collection box, the RSPB can purchase the devices which scare the albatross away from fishing trawlers. Tens of thousands of albatross are drowned each year in fishing nets. Please help Lara and Claudia by collecting all your used stamps over the Christmas period and then bringing them in to school. Well done to the girls and thank you all for you support.
The Brookside Code - July 2008
In July we updated our Brookside Code, incorporating ideas from all children across the school. This is what we agreed upon with the help of the children from the school council:
We are kind, caring and helpful to everybody.
We are happy for other people’s success.
We have fun while being sensible.
We remember to put things back where we found them.
We work hard, try our best and stay positive.
We are truthful and respectful.