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

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

MONDAY 8TH 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.

MONEY RAISED AT SUMMER FAIR

Last Friday was a huge success - thank you to those that were able to come and support the school and spend an afternoon in the sun at a variety of different stalls. We raised a total of £1060 and this money will be spent on a range of resources for our Parkfielders. 

STAFF LEAVING

Mrs Bardsley, who has been at Parkfield for the past 7 years, leaves us today. She is leaving for a new challenge at a special school in Bury and she is going to be missed by the children and staff. We want to thank her for her hard work and dedication to the school over the past 7 years and wish her all the best in her new venture.

Good luck to our interim Deputy Head and SENDCO, Mr Russell, who has his final day at Parkfield today.  Thanks to Mr Russell for his support and hard work over the past two terms where he has played an important role as a member of the school's leadership team.  He will be missed and we wish him all the best in his new role.

Today is also Mr Barnett's final day at Parkfield. Mr Barnett has been at the school for 12 months and has supported our Year 6's brilliantly whilst also being of great support for the sport taking place across the school. Good Luck for the future Mr Barnett.

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

ATTENDANCE 

Well done to the 116 children that had an attendance rate of 96% or above this academic year. and a special congratulations to 16 pupils that achieved 100% attendance this academic year. What an amazing achievement! Those pupils will be coming home today wth badges and certificates.

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. 

KS2 LOCKERS

The KS2 lockers are only small. As a result, children in Y3, 4, 5 and 6 in September only need a drawstring type bag for school. There is no need for large school bags.

REPORTS FEEDBACK

End of year reports were sent out earlier this week. We would like your views on the reports to see what improvements, if any, can be made for next year. Please let us know by completing this short questionnaire: https://forms.gle/GaZk4b67KHfQAPHRA 

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.

SUMMER READING CHALLENGE

Mr Robinson and our Reading Ambassadors promoted this year's Summer Reading Challenge in assembly on Monday which they would love lots of Parkfielders to take part in!

How to take part in the Summer Reading Challenge at your local library

Children can join the Challenge at the library and take part in person. The 2025 Challenge starts on 5 July in England.

How it works:

Visit your local library (Middleton) and tell them your child would like to take part in the Summer Reading Challenge. 

The librarian will sign up your child and give them a collector folder. Your child will set a reading goal.

Your child can borrow and read books, eBooks and audiobooks for their Challenge. They can read anything they like!

The library will provide stickers and rewards for your child’s reading.

Many libraries offer a variety of events and activities for children and families to enjoy throughout the summer in addition to the summer reading challenge. It would be great to see lots of children getting involved this summer! We will present children who have completed the reading challenge with a certificate in a special assembly when we come back to school in September.

Click here for more information: https://www.rochdale.gov.uk/libraries/reading-challenge

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.

SCHOOL GATEWAY MOVING OVER TO ARBOR

As previously mentioned we are moving over to a system called Arbor rather than School Gateway. However, we've been able to continue using Gateway until September so payments can continue as normal. We will communicate further changes in the new school year.

BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUB FOR SEPTEMBER

Please note that this will be able to be booked from 1st September on our new Arbor system. There is no need to panic as there will be spaces for all children to attend. More information will be sent near the end of the summer holidays.

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, 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)

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.