FRIDAY 16 TH OCTOBER 2020 GORDONBROCK WEEKLY Show Racism the Red Card is the UK’s leading anti-racism education charity. The charity aims to combat racism through enabling role models, who are predominately but not exclusively footballers, to present an anti-racist message to young people and others. Show Racism the Red Card acknowledges that racism changes, as do the experiences of Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities in the UK. Each October Show Racism the Red Card holds its annual Wear Red Day! This year is the 6th annual Wear Red Day will take place across England, Wales and Scotland on Friday 16th October 2020. Wear Red Day is a national day of action which encourages schools, businesses and individuals to wear red. Wear Red Day is more important than ever this year given the Black Lives Matter movement and the increasing attention that anti-racism education is getting. Gordonbrock will be marking this day on Friday 23rd October by encouraging everyone to wear a red item of clothing. The children can wear a red item of clothing with their school uniform. Mrs Wright ANANSI RETURNS FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH Created and directed by Justin Audibert, the enormously popular digital theatre experience Anansi the Spider Re-spun for ages 3 - 8, is back for Black History Month. There are three free Anansi videos for children to explore the Anansi tales and their place in Black history and culture. Inspired by the show, Anansi the Spider, about the infamous mischief-maker and master spinner of yarns, classic West African and Caribbean tales have been adapted for Unicorn Online. Click on the links below for the fun online performance, featuring music, song and humour. Episode 1 of 3: Brother Anansi & Brother Snake - ends 31 Oct Episode 2 of 3: Anansi and the Two Dinners - end 31 Oct Episode 3 of 3: Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom - ends 31 Oct
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FRIDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2020 GORDONBROCK WEEKLY
Show Racism the Red Card is the UK’s leading anti-racism education charity.
The charity aims to combat racism through enabling role models, who are predominately but not exclusively footballers, to present an anti-racist message to young people and others. Show Racism the Red Card acknowledges that racism changes, as do the experiences of Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities in the UK.
Each October Show Racism the Red Card holds its annual Wear Red Day! This year is the 6th annual Wear Red Day will take place across England, Wales and Scotland on Friday 16th October 2020. Wear Red Day is a national day of action which encourages schools, businesses and individuals to wear red.
Wear Red Day is more important than ever this year given the Black Lives Matter movement and the increasing attention that anti-racism education is getting.
Gordonbrock will be marking this day on Friday 23rd October by encouraging everyone to wear a red item of clothing. The children can wear a red item of clothing with their school uniform.
Mrs Wright
ANANSI RETURNS FOR
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Created and directed by Justin Audibert, the
enormously popular digital theatre experience Anansi the Spider Re-spun for ages 3 - 8, is back for Black History Month.
There are three free Anansi videos for children to explore the Anansi tales and their place in Black history and culture.
Inspired by the show, Anansi the Spider, about the infamous mischief-maker and master spinner of yarns, classic West African and Caribbean tales have been adapted for Unicorn Online.
Click on the links below for the fun online performance, featuring music, song and humour.
Episode 1 of 3: Brother Anansi & Brother Snake - ends 31 Oct
Episode 2 of 3: Anansi and the Two Dinners - end 31 Oct
Episode 3 of 3: Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom - ends 31 Oct
5th — 9th October 2020 was Walk to School Week . We asked for pictures of something on your walk of the allocated colour in the table. As usual we had lots sent through! We have tried to feature as many as possible.
Monday — Red
Tuesday — Orange
Wednesday — Yellow
Thursday — Green
Friday — Blue
General picture — Purple
The week long challenge of being active and getting some exercise in the morning before arriving at school set us all up for a positive day; improving focus and concentration, and instilling a sense of physical and mental wellbeing.
Let’s continue this as there are many health benefits to walking! Exercise helps develop strong bones and increase muscle strength. Walking gets the heart pumping, which helps improve cognitive function for lessons throughout the school day. Remember it’s not just walking, any type of exercise is great, including cycling, riding your scooter or even running!
Please remember, if your child or anyone in your household becomes unwell with a new and persistent cough or a high temperature, or has a loss of, or change in, their normal sense of taste or smell, you or any member of your household must not come to the school. You should stay at home, arrange for a Coronavirus test as soon as you can and follow the advice of any medical professionals. Please contact the school by telephone to report your child’s absence from school.
Dear Parents/Carers,
Please could you return any reading books that were taken home before lock down in March 2020 to your child’s current class teacher. These will then be passed on to the year below.
Thank you.
Letters Home
Use the icon link opposite to access all letters that are sent home.
In place of Learning Meetings this year, class teachers have prepared videos to share the same information that would normally be presented at these meetings.
You can find the relevant year-group video in your child’s Google Classroom at
http://classroom.google.com/
If you are having difficulties logging into your child’s Google Classroom, remember to use @gordonbrock.lewisham.sch.uk after their username (not lgflmail.net).
Login details were sent home a couple of weeks ago. If these have been misplaced, please email the school office.
Please note we are currently not accepting any treats to share with the class in celebration of
If you would like to register your child for a place, please include a copy of the completed registration form in your email - click here for a copy of the form.
Last week, we informed you of the fantastic Eat Them To Defeat Them campaign, supported by our catering company Chartwells, encouraging children to eat more vegetables launched on 5th October.
Over the next few weeks, we will feature each of the vegetables covered in the free activity book which is also available from the participating supermarkets.
You can pick up the free activity book; full of puzzles, fun games and recipes, from the participating supermarkets, Asda, Co-op, Sainsbury’s and Asda or from the website:
This week in history… 1898 The US took formal possession of the Island of Puerto Rico.
1920 The Wall Street bombing happened in the Financial district of Manhattan.
1922 The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) was formed.
1928 "Graf Zeppelin" completed it's transatlantic flight from Europe to America.
1932 Mahatma Gandhi began his hunger strike.
1940 Charlie Chaplin's satirical comedy “The Great Dictator” opened.
1958 Paddington Bear books were released.
1960 The Nixon-Kennedy Debate was shown on TV. 1966 Strict new Apartheid laws took effect in South Africa.
1973 The Iceland/Britain Cod wars began.
1978 Sid Vicious was arrested for murder 1978 Pope John Paul II was elected as the new Pope.
1984 The Conservative Party Conference at the Grand Hotel in Brighton was bombed. 1987 The Great Storm of 1987 struck UK..
1995 The political demonstration called the Million Man March took place in Washington to promote African American unity and family values.
2005 Apple introduced the iPod.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Thu 01.10 -
Fri 23.10
Wed 21.10 -Thu 22.10
Parents’ Evening 3.45pm – 6.15pm
Fri 23.10 Show Racism the Red Card
Fri 23.10 Last day of Autumn Half Term 1
Mon 26.10 - Fri 30.10
Half Term Break
Sat 31.10
Year 6 closing date for Secondary Transfer 2021 applications.
Apply online at www.eadmissions.org.uk
WE RECOMMEND YOU SUBMIT YOUR ONLINE
APPLICATION BY
FRIDAY 23RD OCTOBER 2020
Mon 02.11 Children return to School for
Autumn Term 2
Mon 16.11 -
Fri 20.11 Anti-Bullying Week
Mon 16.11 -
Fri 20.11 Road Safety Week
Wed 25.11 No Pens Day
Fri 19.12 Last day of Autumn Term
Mon 22.12 - Fri 01.01
Christmas Break
Mon 04.01 Children Return to School for
Spring Term 1
MRS WRIGHT’S READ OF THE WEEK
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o
Do you have a joke that we could publish in the weekly?
If so please send it in to the office..
Sulwe has skin the color of midnight. She is darker than everyone in her family. She is darker than anyone in her school.
Sulwe just wants to be beautiful and bright, like her mother and sister. Then a magical journey in the night sky opens her eyes and changes everything.
FRENCH CORNER
Meaning: The Chocolate Fair takes place every year in late October/early November in Paris. Chocolatiers, pastry chefs, confectioners and professionals from the chocolate industry, as well as producing countries, great chefs, designers and cocoa experts get together to show the public all the riches of the famous bean.
Le Salon du Chocolat a lieu chaque année fin octobre / début
novembre à Paris. Chocolatiers, pâtissiers, pâtissiers et
professionnels de l'industrie du chocolat, ainsi que des pays producteurs, grands chefs,
designers et experts du cacao se réunissent pour montrer au public toutes les richesses de la célèbre
fève.
The Millau Bridge in southern
France is the world's tallest
bridge and France's
tallest ructure. At its highest point, it stands 343m (1125 ft)
