WEDNESDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER 2025 School re-opens for all pupils. New Reception children will be arriving at either 9am or 1pm.

FRIDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER Last half term's winning house was Wood (Green) so children in that house may come to school on Friday 5th September in non-uniform.

MONDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER Y6 Breakfast Booster Club begins. The club is free and allows our Y6 pupils to come to school have breakfast and take part in activities that will better prepare them for the Y6 SATS.

NEW SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR - MISS PRITCHARD

We welcome Miss Pritchard to the Parkfield team. You will see her at the front desk and she will be able to help with any enquiries you have alongside Mrs Cummings.

SCHOOL GATEWAY MOVING OVER TO ARBOR

As previously mentioned, we are moving over to a system called Arbor rather than School Gateway for school communication, payments and Before/After School Club bookings. A registration email will be sent out tomorrow, Tuesday 2nd September. 

BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUB FOR SEPTEMBER

Once you have registered on Arbor, you will be able to book Before and After school club via the Arbor app. If you have not had chance to sign up to Arbor before Wednesday, or have struggled to log in, please email the school office which days you want your child to attend, stating if it is the Before or After school club, and we will book them manually until you are set up. There will be spaces for all children to attend, so please don't worry. 

NEW FENCING

You will notice a new fence that has been built around the rear of the school. This fence will allow our pupils in EYFS, Year 1 and the Cherry Tree Room to safely access continous provision. It also allows resources and equipment to remain set up over the week. Please can pupils and their families from KS2 walk through this area to the main KS2 yard when dropping off and picking up.

SCHOOL BUILDING WORKS

In addition to the fence, it has been a busy summer at Parkfield with lots of building work taking place - mainly repairs and upgrades following the flood that happened in the summer term. This includes: a new library area, three new kitchen areas, freshly painted KS2 areas, new doors and a sensory room in our Cherry Tree room. 

PE TIMETABLE FOR SEPTEMBER   (Y4 Swimming starts on the second week back.)

The days Parkfielders are to come to school in their PE kits from September can be seen below:

• Monday: Year 3 and Year 4

• Tuesday: Reception, Year 5 and Year 6

• Wednesday: Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4

• Thursday: Reception, Year 1, Year 2

• Friday: Year 1, Year 5 and Year 6

PE KITS

A reminder that, children can wear either a white or royal blue t-shirt for their PE kit. The t-shirts don't have to include the school badge but these are available from Broadbents, Middleton. 

WATER BOTTLES

Children will need to bring their own water bottles with them in September. These can be taken home and cleaned each day. 

KS2 LOCKERS

Children have to get their coats and packed lunches into their lockers and as a result children can only bring small school bags to school because the KS2 lockers are only small. We recommend that children in Y3, 4, 5 and 6 only need drawstring type bag for school.

ATTENDANCE - A REMINDER ABOUT SCHOOL FINES FOR UNAUTHORISED ABSENCES

Please note that, in line with the school policy, fines will be issued to families that go on a term time holiday where children miss 5 consecutive full days. Currently the fine is £160 per child per parent which equates to a £640 fine for a two parent family with two children. This is reduced to £320 if paid within 21days. If you are going on holiday due to exceptional circumstances, please speak to the headteacher as a fine may not have to be issued. More information an be found on our attendance policy found here.

DATES FOR THE DIARY

We like to be prepared and give parents as much notice as possible and as a result we have updated our school calendar for 2025-2026. Please visit the calendar to see the wide range of events we have planned for next year.

STAFFING FOR SEPTEMBER 2025

Following our recent recruitment we are now in a position to name the staff that will be in each class from September.

• Reception: Mrs Taylor, Miss Dippnall, Miss Aspin (soon to be Mrs Wilson), Miss Eatock

• Year 1: Mrs Hartley, Mrs Mullane, Mrs Randell and Miss Rigby

• Year 2: Miss Leary, Mrs Rowarth, Mrs Balfe and Miss Charlotte

• Year 3: Mrs Gooding, Mrs Gully, Miss Bradshaw and Miss Howarth

• Year 4: Miss McCall, Mr Shearman, Miss Hamilton  and Mrs Heyes

• Year 5: Mrs Acil and Miss Hall

• Year 6: Mr Robinson, Mrs Naughton and Mrs Langan

• Cherry Tree Room: Mrs Shepherdson, Mrs Edyvean and an additional teaching assistant (currently recruiting)

NEW MEMBERS OF STAFF

You may recognise a few new names on our staffing list. We welcome to the Parkfield staff Mrs Edyvean, our new Assistant Headteacher and SENDCO. Mrs Edyvean joins us from an outstanding local primary school where she has taught children across the primary age range and had a positive impact on pupils with SEND. 

Welcome also to Miss Leary who is going to be our Y2 teacher for the next 12 months whilst Miss Gibson is on maternity leave. Miss Leary is returning to Parkfield after she completed her teacher training with us a few years ago.

EASY FUNDRAISING - PLEASE SIGN UP, SPEND MONEY AND RAISE FUNDS FOR SCHOOL!

We want to let you know about a way you can support the school using an online platform called easyfundraising. It helps schools, causes and charities in the UK raise donations for FREE by simply shopping online.

They have partnered with over 7,000 brands including John Lewis & Partners, Argos, Iceland, Amazon, eBay and M&S who will give you and the school a donation every time you shop with them at no extra cost.

The brand pays easyfundraising a percentage of what the shopper spends and easyfundraising turn that into the donation that goes to the school

Over 190,000 causes and charities are using this at the moment and £56 million has been raised so far, so it really does work!

To sign up and help Parkfield raise money, please click here:  Easyfundraising  for Parkfield 

FREE SCHOOL MEALS, FREE HOLIDAY CLUBS AND FOOD VOUCHERS

Did you know that if you are entitled to free school meals you also get access to free holiday clubs and food vouchers during the holidays? To apply or if you're not sure if you are eligible, please  read the information and apply using the link here. School receives additional funding for those pupils that are entitled for free school meals and this much needed funding helps better support all Parkfielders. Even if your child is in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2 or they're on packed lunch - please still apply. In addition, if there has been a change in your family circumstances (i.e. recently become unemployed) you may also be entitled to apply for Free School Meals.