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SCHOOL REOPENING DETAILS

Here are the key bits of information we feel you need to know for when school fully reopens on the 8th March.

• School will reopen to all pupils on the 8th March

• All pupils are expected in school, unless they are shielding. Attendance is not optional.

• The entrance and exit routine from Autumn term will continue - with children lining up on the playground and being collected by teaching staff at 8.45am

• Before and After School Club will continue as per usual. Please contact the school office as soon as possible to book a place.

• The class bubble system is still in place

• Coronavirus measures within school will remain. Please see the updated risk assessment (found here) and further details below.

• School dinners will return to normal with a new, exciting menu for the remainder of the year

• All children will be provided with a new school water bottle

• PE lessons will continue as normal with children attending in PE kits on their usual days

• Y6 breakfast booster club will continue after Easter holidays giving pupils a few weeks to settle back into routine

WORLD BOOK DAY - NOW 11th MARCH - NEW DATE!!

World Book Day at Parkfield is now going to take place on Thursday 11th March. Although this is a week after the official World Book Day, we feel that letting all pupils join in with the celebrations on the day is important. We are asking all children (and staff) to dress up as a book character, in any fancy dress, or just in their own clothes (non-uniform). There will be a number of activities on the day in school to celebrate the day and to promote the love of reading.

CURRICULUM OVERVIEWS FOR SPRING 2

Visit our curriculum website to find out what children will be learning about this half-term. Here are the topic themes that will drive lots of their learning:

• Reception - Will you Read me a Story?

• Year 1 - The Enchanted Woodland

• Year 2 - The Scented Garden

• Year 3 - Through the Ages

• Year 4 - Blue Abyss

• Year 5 - Off with her Head!

• Year 6 - Frozen Kingdoms

HOUSE REWARD NON UNIFORM DAYS

Our two postponed non uniform reward days for Archers (Blue) and Bamford (Yellow) are now going to take place on Friday 12th March for Archers and Friday 26th March for Bamford. Pupils in those houses can come into school wearing non-uniform on those days. These are in place as Archers won the most house points in Autumn 2 and Bamford in Spring 1.

CORONAVIRUS REMINDERS

Although children are back in school, coronavirus is still prevalent in the community and our systems of control are still in place. Please help us by:

• Continuing to wear face masks in the school yard.

• Have only one adult drop off/pick up where possible.

• Not coming into the school office area unless essential. You can contact school via phone/email.

• Ensuring those pupils showing signs of coronavirus do not attend school and get tested.

• Let school know immediately if the household are self isolating due to either someone showing symptoms are being a confirmed close contact.

• Not having friends round at each others houses including sleep overs.

• Support your child with homelearning if they are fit and well and having to self isolate.

SCHOOL UNIFORMS - DO THEY STILL FIT?

For those that have been at home, you may want to check that uniforms and shoes still fit before the 8th March. It has been 9 weeks since they last tried them on!

SCHOOL COMPUTERS - LOANED OUT

If you have loaned one of the school laptops over this period of lockdown please return them to school as soon as possible when your child returns on March 8th. These will now be used within the school and will be required if classes have to self isolate in future.

PARKFIELD CHARACTER FOCUS - ENCOURAGING

This half term, the Parkfield character focus is going to be on being 'encouraging'. We will discuss what it is to be a positive and encouraging Parkfielder and how they can support others in the school community. Classroom activities will be planned so that the pupils are given plenty of opportunities to encourage one another with their learning and develop this important life characteristic.

DAILY ZOOM LESSON TIMINGS FOR NEXT WEEK

A reminder that we'll be continuing our live zoom lessons and Friday assembly for the final time next week.

Reception: 9.30am, 11.00am, 1.15pm. (except Wednesday afternoons)

Year 1 and 2: 9.15am, 11am, 1.20pm (except Thursday afternoons)

Year 3 and 4: 9.30am, 11am, 1.40pm (except Monday afternoons)

Year 5 and 6: 9.10am, 10.45am and 1.30pm (except Tuesday afternoons)

Achievement Assembly: Fridays at 2.30pm

PARENTS EVENING

We have decided to move Parents Evening to Wednesday 28th April between 3.30 and 7pm. This is much later than our usual parents evening but we feel by this date we'll be able to give you accurate assessment information and personalised targets for your child.

EASTER DECORATED EGG COMPETITION AND BONNET PARADE

Again, there will be no learning logs this half term but we will be asking all children for decorated bonnets and eggs for the annual Easter celebrations. All entries can be brought into school on Wednesday 31st March. We missed out on this last year and hope that this year's entries will be just as as creative as they usually are. All children entering will receive a small prize with the overall winners being voted on by the school staff.

PARKFIELD SCHOOL LOTTERY

If you'd like the opportunity to win £25,000 each week and support the school you can do so by joining the school lottery. There is a winner from our school each week that wins a smaller prize but there is always the chance of winning the national prize of £25,000. More details and how to join can be found here: https://www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/lottery/school/parkfield-primary-school

CORONAVIRUS

A reminder that our Covid-19 information page is being regularly updated and includes an up to date risk assessment. If you're unsure about the guidelines that are to be followed, the information will be on this page.