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Curriculum Council
Term 4
01.04.2026
Sunflower Success! 🌻
On 1st April, Gabby and Mr South had a lovely time supporting all three of our school councils as they got their hands dirty planting a variety of sunflower seeds.
The children filled their pots with compost, carefully made a hole using a dobble, and planted their seeds with great teamwork and enthusiasm. They worked together to decide each step before we moved the pots into the library, where they were placed on seedling heat mats to keep them at a nice, constant temperature.
We’re delighted to say that just six days later, the sunflowers are already growing beautifully! 🌱
Once they’re ready, the children will be planting them around the school to add a splash of colour and brightness to our environment. We’re especially excited to see the different types of sunflowers appear, as we’ve planted a range of sizes and colours.
Watch this space for the next update — we can’t wait to see them bloom! 🌼😊
Edition 3 of our newsletter is out!
We have been very busy to get our May edition of the newsletter out. Please take a read of it and see what you think. If you have any pupil voice you would like included, please see a member of the Curriculum Council.
Term 5
25.04.2025
Today, the three school councils convened to discuss and plan the allotment's future layout for the upcoming year. We inspected the existing setup outdoors and then returned to The Hive to sketch our desired design. Crucially, we deliberated on seasonal planting to ensure that none of the vegetables perish during the summer holidays when school is not in session.
We have a lot to consider so also discussed ways on helping us on how to improve the allotment over the next coming year.
- Crop Rotation: Plan a rotation system to maintain soil health and reduce pest and disease buildup.
- Companion Planting: Use companion planting techniques to enhance growth and protect crops.
- Watering System: Implement an efficient irrigation system to ensure consistent watering, especially during holidays.
- Raised Beds: We are already using raised beds for better drainage and easier maintenance.
- Seasonal Planning: Develop a detailed seasonal planting calendar to optimize growth and harvest times.
- Community Involvement: Engage more students and staff in the planning and maintenance process.
Minutes
Term 3
We are super excited! Our plans for the allotment and our ideas to run our own newsletter have been agreed! We think Mr South must have been feeling very happy that day! Our newsletter will be due out at the end of this month. Keep an eye out for it.
The raised beds for the allotment have been ordered and the Site Manager has started so as soon as Spring is here, we can start planting!
The Curriculum Council
Term 2
We interviewed some of our peers to see what areas of the curriculum they like. We spoke to Mrs Jones about them not liking French.
We had a really good idea to set up a newspaper! We have put some ideas together and some questions that we could ask teachers and other staff to include.
We also noticed some 'empty' space behind the common room - we made some plans for an allotment and passed them to Mr South...fingers crossed.
The Curriculum Council
Term 1
We are really proud to have been nominated as Curriculum Leaders. We have lots of of ideas and things that we would like to do with Brookfield's Curriculum. We have decided on the roles that we would like within our curriculum.
Initially, we designed some new postcards that Mr South is going to have printed and will be the achievement postcards that are sent out every Friday to children.