Brays School

Summer Term Ends
2023-07-21

Leavers Assembly
2023-07-12 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/London)
Parents of pupils leaving Brays School are invited to attend our leavers assembly.

Sports Day
2023-06-22
10:00 – 11:00
Class 5 – Talented Turtles
Class 8 – Happy Hobbits
Class 1 – Early Birds

Moving and Handling Information Session for Parents and Carers
2023-06-21 09:30 - 10:30
Wednesday 21st June 2023 from 09:30 to 10:30 – Moving and Handling Information Session
This session will be led by Candice, a member of our Teaching Assistant Team as well as our Manual Handling Lead. Candice is also responsible for:
· Training staff on manual handling practices.
· Ordering new equipment for children when needed.
· Providing support for parents in learning how to safely handle their children to prevent knee and back injuries.
This is an excellent opportunity for you to discuss any manual handling queries or concerns that you may have regarding your child.
I hope to see as many of you as possible at these drop-in sessions; both are excellent opportunities for you to come to School and talk to me and our Team about any questions or concerns you may have.
If you have any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact the School Office Team on 0121 743 5730 or by email on familysupportworker@brays.fet.ac who will gladly be of assistance.
Rubina Akbur
Family Support Worker

Sports Day
2023-06-21
Sports Day:
10:30 -11:30
Class 2 – Busy Bees
Class 9 – Lively Lions
Class 3 – Super Swifts
13:30 – 14:30
Class 6 – Cool Cats
Class 4 – Wiggly Worms
Class 7 – Fantastic Foxes

Mencap Session for Parents
2023-06-13 10:00 - 11:00
Tuesday 13th June 2023 from 10:00 to 11:00 – Mencap Session
This session was cancelled earlier in the year due to snow, so it is great that we have been able to reschedule. In this session there is the opportunity to discuss:
· Supporting families who have children with disabilities.
· Referrals can be made to Mencap to get respite or support in the home.
· Emotional support.
· Anxiety & stress.
· Bereavement.
· Family Breakdown
· Improved Attendance.
· Behaviour.

School Open to Pupils
2023-06-06, 2023-04-17, 2023-01-04

Staff Training - School Closed to Pupils
2023-06-05, 2023-01-03

Summer Half Term
2023-05-29 - 2023-06-02

Spring Term Ends
2023-03-31

Spring Half Term
2023-02-20 - 2023-02-24

Communication Workshop
2023-02-10 10:00 - 11:00
Parents Session. We will talk about what we have put in place to help children with communication. (10 – 11am)

Parents Coffee Morning
2023-02-03 10:00 - 11:00
Drop in, have a nice drink, cake, biscuits and a chit chat. (10 – 11am)

Brays Bring & Buy Sale
2023-01-31 09:00 - 11:30
Parent Session (AM) times will be confirmed.

Wellbeing and Learning Support Session
2023-01-25 10:00 - 11:00
Session for parents. An outside agency will attend the session to tell us more about wellbeing and learning support. (10-11am)

Autumn Term Ends
2022-12-16

Christmas Jumper Day
2022-12-09
Pupils and staff are warmly encouraged to wear Christmas jumpers, we will have a competition for best pupil and best adult jumper. Let’s go for it!

Promo Film Event
2022-12-08
Forward Educational trust are creating a film to promote and raise the profile of our schools. We encourage pupils to wear the suggested school uniform so pupils can look fantastic on the day.

Christmas Plays
2022-12-07 10:30 - 15:00
Our school Christmas plays will take place at 10:30 and 2:00
Parents are invited to attend; class teachers will provide further details.

Children in Need
2022-11-18
As you will be aware Friday 18th November is Children In Need Day. We are all excited to be joining in with others around the UK to participate in fundraising for this good cause. You can help us make a memorable event that raises as much money as possible by supporting our ‘sponsored Danceathon’. This year, we’ve set ourselves a target of £200.00.
The BBC has chosen a ‘SPOTACULAR’ theme for this year, so we have decided to make this the focus. We would like children to come to school wearing spots or their ‘dancing glad rags on Friday 18th November’. Please can you send your child’s sponsorship money with sponsor form to school by Friday 18th November 2022.
Each child will be dancing their socks off in a sponsored 60 minute danceathon session on either Thursday 17th or Friday 18th November 2022.
Throughout the day, children will be taking part in a range of fun filled activities, such as pie face, spot challenges such as ‘Hula-a-thon’, ‘Skip-a-thon’ and ‘Make-a-thon.
Can your child also bring a bag of pennies or any change, this will be used to complete an activity in the afternoon.
We look forward to a successful day of fundraising.

Remembrance Day
2022-11-11
Remembrance Day is approaching on Friday 11th November 2022. We distribute poppies as symbols of Remembrance and as a nation come together and remember all the British Armed Forces, those who were killed, those who fought with them and alongside them.

The 2022 Poppy Appeal is underway. We will be selling poppies, bands, bracelets etc in school and ask for a donation of 50p – £1.50.
Paper poppy – 50p, poppy zip pull – £1.00 reflector poppy – £1.00, wristbands – £1.00, snap bands – £1.50. Please send donations in with your child.

Many thanks for your support.
Miss N. Kulakowski
Personal Development Faculty Lead

Guy Fawkes
2022-11-04

Halloween Fun Day
2022-11-01

Autumn Half Term
2022-10-24 - 2022-10-28

Diwali Celebration Day
2022-10-21

Black History Diversity Week
2022-10-17 - 2022-10-20

Parents Consultation Week
2022-10-17 - 2022-10-23
