TUESDAY 14TH JANUARY @ 9.00am - Y6 FAMILY LEARNING - Familes are welcome to join us for a reading lesson and to find out information about the SATS that the children will be completing in May.

WEDNESDAY 15TH JANUARY @ 2.15PM - READING CAFE - Reception families welcome

THURSDAY 16TH JANUARY  @ 9.30AM - PARENT/CARER VOICE COFFEE MORNING On Thursday 16th January, we would like to invite all parents and carers to a coffee morning hosted by the Rochdale Parent/Carer voice (RPCV) team: https://rochdaleparentcarersvoice.co.uk/ . Further information can be found on the poster below. 

TUESDAY 21ST JANUARY @ 9.00AM - Y5 FAMILY LEARNING Familes are welcome to join us for a reading lesson in the school hall.

WEDNESDAY 5TH FEBRUARY @ 2.15PM - READING CAFE - Y2 families welcome

WEDNESDAY 12TH FEBRUARY @ 2.15PM - READING CAFE - Y1 families welcome

FREE SCHOOL DINNERS - NEXT THURSDAY 16TH JANUARY

To promote school dinners and show how fabulous they, all children in the school will be entitled to a FREE school dinner next week. If your child usually has a packed lunch and you would like to take up this offer, please contact the school office via the phone or email. The menu for the day is: Roast carvery butty with gravy and chips or veggie sausage and cookie and milkshake.

ATTENDANCE LETTERS

We are sending out attendance letters to all parents and carers this week which detail your child's current attendance. We send these out to highlight how important being in school everyday is. We currently have 129 pupils that have an attendance rate of above 96% and 42 pupils that have 100%. Thank you for your support.

READING CAFE INVITATION FOR FAMILES IN RECEPTION, YEAR 1 AND YEAR 2

Over the coming weeks, we are holding reading cafes for our parents across KS1. The reading cafe will be an opportunity for you to learn more about phonics and share stories with your children with a warm drink and refreshments. We would love to see you all there!

Please attend the date allocated for your child's class. If you have children in more than one KS1 class please chose the most convenient date.

Wednesday 15th January 2.15- 3.15  - Reception 

Wednesday 12th February 2.15- 3.15  - Year 1

Wednesday 5th February 2.15 - 3.15 Year 2

SCOOTER THEFT

Please be aware that before Christmas a child's scooter was stolen from the school grounds near the end of the day. It was stolen by two youths that we don't recognise from the CCTV footage.  Our key message is please don't leave anything expensive in the scooter area just in case.

WELCOME INTERIM DEPUTY HEAD & SENDCO - MR RUSSELL

Mrs Clawson is due to finish for her maternity leave this next week and as a result we have Mr Russell joining the Parkfield team to cover for the next 12 months. Mr Russell is an experienced Deputy Head and SENCO from another Rochdale school and has enjoyed his first week as a Parkfielder.

ECO TEAM NEED YOUR HELP!!

Mrs Banks has received some free hedging plants from the Woodland Trust.   Have we got any enthusiastic parents/grandparents/guardians that would be willing to give up some time (and get their hands dirty) on the 27th January between 10am and 11.30am to help Mrs Banks and the Eco Team plant them.  

If this is something you could help with then please let Mrs Banks know ASAP.

ATTENDANCE

Our Whole School Attendance at the end of Autumn term is 95.4%. Although this is slightly under our target of 96% it is an improvement on last year and we want to thank you for your support with getting your children into school every day. 

The great news is that Y3, 4 and 5 have achieved the 96% target this term - well done to those classes. In addition, a total of 75 pupils had 100% attendance this past half term and were entered into today's prize draw. 

A reminder 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 21 days. 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.

EMILE

We hope your child is enjoying using Emile at home. Please note that the children are able to access games and activities at all times on Emile, even when there is no task set for them to complete. 

FREE SCHOOL MEALS - PLEASE APPLY

If you are entitled to Free School meals please ensure you have applied 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. If there has been a change in your family circumstances you may also be entitled to apply for Free School Meals. 

CLASS DOJO 

Would you like to see how well your child is doing at school? We award Dojo points for pupils that go 'above and beyond' in the classroom and these can be seen by parents if you download the app. We have over 80% of our families signed up already! If you click this link to set up a parent account we will then approve it. This acess 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.