Dear Parents and Carers
I hope the start of the year for your child has been an enjoyable experience. It has certainly been an eventful few days for the Parkfield staff and we've quickly forgot about those lovely six weeks we've just had.
I'd like to thank you all for the fabulous start we've had with our whole school punctuality. We have the vast majority of the children coming into school at 8.45am and before the doors close at 8.50am.
We introduced this week our 'Parkfielder Character' values that we are now delivering through the curriculum and during assemblies. This half term we're focussing on being a 'Listener' and the children will be completing activities in class around this value. Walking around the school this week seeing our children focussing on what teachers are saying in lessons shows that we're already fabulous at this characteristic.
I do hope you're finding our new version of the newsletter easier to navigate with more important information and key dates below.
As always, thanks for your continued support and have a wonderful weekend.
Mr Kemp
Reception Year 1/2 Year 3/4 Year 5/6
(Please note that we will no longer email out seperate curriculum overviews, because all the information is now online)
Find out about how our curriculum is structured and the objectives children learn in each year group and subject. We are currently in Autumn 1 Cycle B.
A range of activities are set each half term related to the learning taking place in the classroom. The tasks are set as consolidation and enrichment activities. Learning Logs are handed out at the beginning of each half term. Children must do the main task followed by any of the extra tasks to complete over the half-term. The learning log is to be returned to school on the final week. However, teachers may ask children to bring them in at regular intervals to check progress children are making.
Payments for dinners, trips and other activities can be made online using the School Gateway.
Would you like the opportunity to win £25,000 each week and support the school? If so, please join the Parkfield school lottery where one person from our school is guaranteed a prize each week. A percentage of the money raised goes towards school funds.
✅ Please read as much as possible with your child. Just 10 minutes a day can make a huge difference.
✅ There is a spelling test each Friday for Y1-6 and new spellings to be learnt are also given out on a Friday.
✅ Library days: Mon – 5/6, Tues – 3/4, Weds – 1/2, Thurs – R.
✅ Mathletics tasks are set online each week to consolidate and extend learning.
✅ ‘Plain black’ shoes or trainers with no other colours on them
✅ Information about school uniform can be found on the school website here.
✅ All after school clubs finish at 4pm. Please let us know if your child doesn’t want to continue as we usually have long waiting lists.
✅ School water bottles are available for £1 from the school office. No other water bottle is allowed.
✅ All equipment is provided by school. Please don’t send pens, pencils, pencil cases…etc.
✅ Remember to check your emails, we like to send plenty!