TUESDAY 24TH JUNE - Y1 FAMILY LEARNING - 9AM - 10AM - Parents/Carers are welcome to come along and join in an English lesson with their child.

TUESDAY 24TH JUNE @ 1pm - DANCE COMPETITION - Our dance group will be competiting against other Middleton schools at St. Anne's. Information has been sent to those families with further information.

WEDNESDAY 25TH JUNE - 27TH JUNE - Y6 BLACKPOOL RESIDENTIAL - Y6 will be in Blackpool for 3 days and 2 nights for a memorable residetial. Information has been emailed out to families. Any questions? Please contact the school .

THURSDAY 26TH JUNE - Y2 FAMILY LEARNING - 9AM - 10AM - Parents/Carers are welcome to come along and join in an English lesson with their child.

FRIDAY 27TH JUNE - CHOIR OF THE YEAR COMPETITION - Our choir will be performing at this competition in Rochdale. Information has been sent out to those children involved. Please come to school in school uniform for the choir. and you can change in the afternoon for forfeit day.

FRIDAY 27TH JUNE - FORFEIT DAY - Children are welcome to come into school dressed in non-uniform in exchange for a £1 shop toy/item. These items will then be used as prizes at the Summer Fair taking place on Friday 11th July.

TUESDAY 1ST JULY - CLASS MOVE UP DAY Children spend a day with their new class teacher in their new classes whilst Y6 spend a day in their new high schools.

WEDNESDAY 2ND JULY - Y6 CAREERS DAY Members of the school community are coming speaking to our Y6 class about their careers.

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, 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, Mrs Bardsley 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)

Work will be taking place over the coming weeks to ensure there is smooth transition from one class to another for all pupils. 

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.

STAFF LEAVING

Our interim Deputy Head and SENDCO, Mr Russell, is going to be leaving us this summer as he has been successfully appointed as the SENDCO at an Oldham high school. Mr Russell has been a great addition to the team over the past two terms whilst he has covered Mrs Clawson's maternity leave. He will be missed and we wish him all the best in his new role.

Unfortunately, Mrs Slatford is going to be leaving Parkfield on Friday 11th July after successfully being appointed at another primary school. Mrs Slatford Has been our wonderful front of house member of staff over the past 5 years and she is going to be sadly missed by all at the school. We wish her all the best in her new role.

Finally, Mr Barnett will also be leaving us at the end of this academic year. Mr Barnett has been at the school for 12 months and has supported our Year 6s brilliantly whilst also being of great support for the sport taking place across the school. 

NO Y5 BOOSTER CLUB NEXT THURSDAY OR FRIDAY 

Due to the Year 6 residential, there will be no Breakfast Booster club on Thursday or Friday next week for Y5. The club will resume as normal on Monday 20th June.

SCHOOL GATEWAY MOVING OVER TO ARBOR

We’re excited to let you know that from the new school year, we will be moving to a new, streamlined system to manage all payments and bookings. This will include: Payments for school dinners and trips and booking places for our Before and After School Club.
From Wednesday 2nd July, we will only be able to accept cash payments at the school office.  

Before and After School Clubs - Please pre-book children on before this date. From this date, you will no longer be able to book your child into Before and After School Club using the Gateway app. Instead, please make bookings by paying in cash at drop-off or collection, or in advance at the school office. 

We kindly ask all families to clear any outstanding balances before the end of this school year to help ensure a smooth transition to the new system. 

Any remaining balances that are not paid by the end of term will be carried over and added to your account in the new system, which will be accessible when you log in from September. We’ll be sharing full details, including how to set up your account and use the new system, before the start of the new school year. If you have any questions in the meantime, please don’t hesitate to contact the school office.

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, Aamazon, 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.