PARKFIELD'S GOT TALENT

A huge well done to all that performed earlier this week in front of the whole school and then later in the day to all our families. There was a range of talents on show including dancers, singers, gymnasts, comedians, poets, pianists and magicians to name just a few. Parkfield's Got Talent provides our pupils with a wonderful opportunity to showcase their talents infront of a live audience and certainly challenges our pupils to be ambitious and resilient. Congratulations to all that took part and a special well done to the winners who were voted by the rest of the school. A special thanks to the adults who ensured the show was a success and have put in a lot of hard work over the past few months at the auditions, rehearsals and behind the scenes. Thanks so much to Mrs Hartley, Miss Dippnall and Gill (our fabulous parent helper).

BINGO THANK YOU

Last Friday was a huge success with over 120 members of the school community enjoying the annual Parkfield bingo night. Thank you so much to all that attended - we hope you had a fantastic night. The great news is that we made a total profit of just over £900 from the event - this is the most we have ever made - thank you. This money will go towards purchasing resources to imporve break and dinner times.

DECORATE AN EASTER EGG AND BONNET COMPETITION

Thank you for your support in helping your children make some fabulous Easter Bonnets and decorate some themed eggs for the competition earlier this week. As always, the standard was really high and it is a wonderful opportunity for our creative Parkfielders to show off their skills. All children taking part went home with a Cadbury's Cream Egg yesterday to say thanks for their positivity and efforts. Thanks also to the school councillors who had the difficult task of voting for their favourite bonnet and egg so that winners from each class could be decided.

YEAR 6 EASTER HOMEWORK

Please note that Mr Robinson has sent homework for our Year 6 pupils in preparation for their SATS which begin in May.

YEAR 6 FAMILY LEARNING

Family members of Y6 are welcome to join us on Tuesday 16th April at 9am in the hall for a Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPAG) lesson. Those that attend will be able to work alongside their child to see how best to preapare for the SPAG SAT test in May.

EASTER SERVICE

Today's service was enjoyed by all at the school and a huge thanks to those that were able to attend. Thanks to Fr Scott for having us at All Saints and Martyr's.

ECO SCHOOL RAFFLE

Thank you for supporting the Eco council this past few weeks by purchasing raffle tickets. The winners have now been picked and the prizes awarded after raising close to £200. The money will be spent on a water butt and other resources to enhance the school polytunnel.

POLLING DAY - THURSDAY 2ND MAY - PARTIAL SCHOOL CLOSURE FOR RECEPTION, Y1, Y2 AND CHERRY TREE ROOM

Advanced warning that school will be partially closed on Thursday 2nd May due to a section of the school being used as a Polling Station. For health and safety reasons we can't accomodate children in Reception, Year 1, Year 2 or Cherry Tree Room users in the school on that day. All other children will be able to use the school facilities as normal.  As always, we apologise for the inconvenience this causes to our families. 

AFTER SCHOOL SPORTS CLUBS

 NEW SIGN UP EMAILS WILL BE SENT OUT THE FIRST WEEK BACK AFTER THE EASTER HOLIDAYS.

SCHOOL UNIFORM - BROADBENTS

If you're not already aware, Broadbents of Middleton will be closing at the end of April. Broadbents has been the main supplier of ours and many other local schools for many years and it will be a shame to see the shop closed. As a result, we will have a new uniform supplier in the near future and we will give you more information as soon as this has been confirmed. 

WATER BOTTLES

Due to the increased costs of school water bottles we are going to allow children to bring their own water bottles into school and these can be taken home, washed and returned with fresh water each day. Please can you you send small water bottles because these will then fit under our water towers. Please be aware that water bottles may go missing at times and school aren't responsible for replacing these. As a result, please be mindful of the amount of money spent on a water bottle as we know there are some very expensive makes out there.

READING BOOKS

Please ensure that your child has their reading book available everyday in school along with their personal organiser. All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 and some children in Year 3 , that are working on our Read, Write Inc programme, should have two books with them each day as a minimum. Books need sending back into school as these are changed regularly.

RETURN OF THE 'SECRET READER'

To promote a love of reading we are re-launching our 'Secret Reader' initiative on Friday 8th March (World Book Day). This is where an adult comes into the class for the last 15-20 minutes of the day and reads to the children. However, the children won't know who is coming in and what is being read until the adult arrives. The secret reader may be a teacher, older pupil, ex-pupil or a family member. If you're interested please click here to suggest which days from 8th March onwards that would suit you best and the office will contact you. Thank you!

ATTENDANCE AWARDS

We have brought in a new initiative to drive up our attendance by rewarding classes when they have a weekly total of 96% or above. When a class has had five separate occasions where they have achieved 96% or above, they will be able to decide on a whole class reward.

SCHOOL DINNER PRICES

Unfortunately, we are having to increase the cost of our school dinners to £2.60 per day (£13 per week) from after Easter. This is a result of increased costs over the past 12 months. Changes will be made automatically on School Gateway.

CLASS DOJO 

We have now over 170 parents signed up! Click this link to set up a parent account which we will then approve. This will provide you with the opportunity to see how many Dojo points your child has earnt and what for. Please note that we are only using the app for Dojo points, not messages or photos, therefore you do not need any of the subscription options you might be offered. 

TIMESTABLE ROCKSTARS (TTRS)

The vast majority of Parkfielders are logging in on a weekly basis to TTRS to help develop their quick recall of multiplication facts. More information about this great resource can be found here: https://ttrockstars.com/parents/