TUESDAY 4TH MARCH AT 9AM - Y1 FAMILY LEARNING - Please come and join us in the hall for a focus on reading working alongside your child. 

THURSDAY 6TH MARCH AT 9AM - Y3 CLASS ASSEMBLY - Familes of children in Y3 are welcome to join us for the Y3 class assembly. The Y3's will be showcasing their current learning.

THURSDAY 6TH MARCH AT 2PM - COFFEE AFTERNOON - Parents and carers are welcome to join us in the school hall for a coffee where Ruth from Rochdale Additional Needs Service will be there to answer any questions you may have. We hope many of our families can attend. 

FRIDAY 7TH MARCH - WORLD BOOK DAY - DRESS UP AND BRING A BOOK Children can come dressed as their favourite book character and we would also like them to come with a book to share with a friend on the day. For those that don't want to dress up.....non-uniform is fine! We will be having a day full of activities linked to promoting a love of reading and there will be prizes for the best costumes!

ATTENDANCE UPDATE LETTERS

We are sending out our half termly attendance letters to all parents and carers this week which detail your child's current attendance this academic year. We send these out to highlight how important being in school everyday is. Our whole school attendance is currrently 95.2% and we currently have 133 pupils that have an attendance rate of above 96% and 28 pupils that have 100%. Thank you for your support. 

Did you know that to meet our school attendance target of 96%, your child should have no more than 7 days of absence across the entire school year? Regular attendance is essential for your child's progress and achievement, and we encourage them to be in school every day.

EMILE SPELLING COMPETITION

Spelling is recognised as an essential skill. To encourage practice of spelling, we have signed up to a “National Spelling Competition” through our spelling resource Emile. Login details for your child were given earlier in the year.

Between the 5th and 6th March, we are playing against a number of local schools and hope that your child can help us win and may be qualify for the national finals!

Every correct answer given by your child in a “Spelling SATs” game contributes to our school’s score.

There are only certain game types that allow students to score points for the world cup. Namely those indicated with a crown icon. The game starts at a year 1 level and then progresses to year 6 content so don’t worry if the questions appear too easy or too hard.

As we want to do really well and qualify for the national finals, we’re hoping each child will play Emile (and practise their spelling) regularly.

If you have a question or want to offer your thoughts on any of the above, please bring them to the attention of your child’s teacher.

SCHOOL DINNER PRICE INCREASE

We would like to inform you that, after the Easter holidays, the price of school dinners will increase to £2.85 per day, reflecting a 10% rise. This adjustment is necessary due to rising costs in areas such as food prices and staffing.

Despite this increase, we remain committed to providing high-quality, nutritious meals for our pupils, ensuring they receive a healthy and balanced lunch each day.

WORLD BOOK DAY - 'EXTREME' READING PHOTOS - SEND IN PHOTOS BY THURSDAY 6TH MARCH

To celebrate world book day and promote a love of reading we are also asking children to send in a photo of themselves reading in different places. We've had great examples in the past such as on holiday, in a tree and in the park. These will be placed in a slideshow by our talented Mr Haughton on Friday 7th March. Please send photos into Mr Haughton: shaughton@parkfield.rochdale.sch.uk by Thursday 6th March to be included in the presentation.

PARKFIELD'S GOT TALENT

We are hosting Parkfield's Got Talent and the auditions will be taking place next week on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of March. If your child would like to audition and show off their talent please remind them to start rehearsing! Our fabulous Mrs Shep and Mrs Bradshaw created a PGT Audition Video to hopefully inspire many of our stars and it can be found by clicking here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Q1Ji6nyqVXXLnv92A 

TOYS, TEDDIES AND FIDGETS

A number of children have started to bring in toys, teddies and fidgets in from home. These are not allowed in school and cause numerous issues and distractions for children. Please remind children to keep these at home. If your child requires a fidget to help them with their attention in class, school will provide them with one.

HOMEWORK

A reminder that children in Y1-6 have various homework activities each week.

• Reading - please read a minimum of 3 times per week.

• Numberbots (Y1-2) and Timestables Rock Stars (Y3-6)

• Emile - Spellings

• Mathletics - maths activities linked to the curriculum

All links can be found on the school website homepage and logins are in your child's personal organiser.

FREE SCHOOL MEALS - PLEASE APPLY

Are you entitled to Free School meals? If you're not sure 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. 

NO SWEETS AND UNHEALTHY SNACKS

There has been a slight increase in the number of children bringing in sweets, chocolate bars and other unhealthy snacks each morning in Key Stage 2. Plese don't send your child in with these items. We do have a tuck shop where suitable items are available for only 20p each. These include cereal bars, crackers, bread sticks...etc.

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.