TUESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2025 - YEAR 4 TRIP TO M6 THEATRE - An email with further information has been sent.

FRIDAY 21ST NOVEMBER 2025 - YEAR 1 TRIP TO EUREKA - An email with further information has been sent.

MONDAY 8TH - WEDNESDAY 10TH DECEMBER - Y5 RESIDENTIAL TO ROBINWOOD - An email and information pack has been sent home.

ATTENDANCE 

This week we have had the highest attendance of the year so far - thank you for your support. As a result, our school's attendance has increased to 94.6% but it is still well below our 96% target. You can continue to help by: keep sending your child into school - even when they're not 100% - we will send them home if they're too poorly, book appointments (such as dentist and doctor appointments) outside of school hours where possible and let us know if you need any support. 

Some good news....180 pupils achieved 100% attendance this week!! Well done.

YEAR 5 POETRY X-FACTOR COMPETITION

Well done to the small group of Year 5 pupils that represented the school brilliantly on Tuesday as they competed in the PiraMidd Poetry X-Factor competition. They joined 6 other Middleton schools at St. Anne's Academy and brilliantly performed a poem infront of a large audience and four judges! We were very proud of their efforts. 

CHARITY - KINDNESS

Thank you for supporting our school council who have been busy selling remembrance day items over the past few weeks. All monies raised goes to the wonderful charity - The Royal British Legion.

A thank you also for today's donations during non-uniform day in aid of Children in Need. The children, as always, enjoyed dressing in non-uniform.

ATTENDANCE EMAILS

Recently we have been sending attendance emails through our new Arbor system, which replace the physical letters used last year. Please be aware that these messages are automatically generated based on each child’s attendance percentage and may not reflect the full picture, particularly where medical appointments are involved. To see an accurate and up-to-date breakdown of your child’s attendance, including authorised and unauthorised absences, please log in to the Arbor app. 

ARBOR - WE NOW HAVE 89% OF OUR PARENTS AND CARERS SIGNED UP!

We’re delighted that 89% of parents have now signed up to the Arbor app. Because of this excellent uptake, we will soon begin using the app to send messages and important updates. This will further strengthen communication between school and home. If you haven’t yet signed up, please do so as soon as possible so you don’t miss out on future messages. 

PARENT AND CARER FEEDBACK

Thanks to those families that provided feedback in our Autumn questionnaire. A summary of responses can be found on our school website along with a response from Mr Kemp.

SECOND HAND SCHOOL UNIFORM

Please note that the school has a large selection of second hand school uniform available for FREE for any family that would like to try. Please contact the school office and they will be happy to help.

If you would like to donate any good quality school uniform items we would love to add them to our collection. Please send them into school washed and with name labels removed.  Blue jumpers, cardigans, grey trousers and skirts are always popular!

EASY FUNDRAISING - ONLINE AND APP

We’d like to let you know about a simple and completely free way to help raise funds for Parkfield Primary School through an online platform called easyfundraising that we have currently raised £40 from.

Easyfundraising allows schools, charities and causes across the UK to receive donations whenever supporters shop online. It doesn’t cost you a penny, as over 7,000 retailers (including John Lewis & Partners, Argos, Iceland, Amazon, eBay and M&S) donate a small percentage of your total spend to the school every time you shop via their site or app.

So far, over 190,000 causes have raised more than £56 million through easyfundraising, proving that every little really does help.

To make it even easier, you can download the easyfundraising app to your phone. This means you can raise donations for Parkfield automatically every time you shop online.

To get started and support our school, please click here: Easyfundraising  for Parkfield . Every donation makes a difference to our pupils.

WHAT TO DO IF YOUR CHILD IS POORLY

If your child is unwell, please call the school office before 9am and speak directly with a member of our team – Miss Pritchard or Mrs Cummings. We don’t use an answerphone service, as speaking to someone in person means we can offer advice, confirm how long your child may need to stay off school, or even suggest they come in if we feel they’ll manage with support during the day. Quite often, our Parkfielders perk up once they’re in school and benefit from being around their friends and teachers. 

Please note that if your child is absent and we haven't been notified, we will contact you shortly after registers have been taken.

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. 

REINDEER RUN

We are delighted to announce that we are supporting Springhill Hospice with their Reindeer run again this year.  The children will be taking part in this during one of their PE lessons in the final weeks of term (dates to be announced).  We are waiting on the sponsorship forms to be delivered plus our reindeer antlers.  

For the past 2 years, as a school, we have raised over £1000.  We cannot wait to support this worthy cause again!! 🧑‍🎄