Welcome to the first Parkland Post of 2023!  We hope you have had a relaxing Christmas and New Year and that you are all ready for what is going to be a fantastic year.  Our children returned after the break with lots of stories to share and have been ready to learn.  We were visited by Mr Featherstone, one of our Governors this week who had the chance to meet lots of you on the school gate at the end of the day on Thursday.   

Home-School Agreement

Our new home school agreement will be sent to each family next week for you to read, sign and return to school.  Research has consistently shown that active parental interest makes a great deal of difference to how well children do at school.  You can help more effectively if you know what our academy is trying to achieve and what you can do to offer support.  Every home-school agreement which is returned by Friday 13th January will be entered into a prize draw to win a hamper containing food and drink.  The draw will take place in next Friday’s celebration assembly from 2:45pm.

Welcome to this week’s very chilly Parkland Post – winter has finally arrived!  It has been so much better greeting families in the sunshine rather than last week’s foggy weather.  We have lots of exciting events taking place next week – make sure you refer to the key dates posted on Facebook or in last week’s Parkland Post.  The EYFS and KS1 Nativity dress rehearsal sounded amazing from my office, I can’t wait to watch it for the first time with you all next week on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning.

Christmas Choir

Our fabulous Christmas Choir visited St John’s Church this afternoon to sing to our community.  The singing was delightful and brought smiles to many faces.  Thank you to Mrs Steere and Mrs Peacock for accompanying them.  Keep an eye out on our Facebook page for photographs of them in action.

Early Years Stay and Play and Open Evening

Thank you to all of our families which joined us for Stay and Play sessions this week and for new parents who came to look at our provision on Wednesday’s Open Evening for Reception.  It was lovely meeting so many new families and we hope Co-op Academy Parkland will be the academy you choose to begin your child’s education.

Year 3 and 4 Stocking Parent Workshop

Our Year 3 and 4 children had an incredibly creative afternoon with their adults creating Christmas stockings based on their original designs.  There were beads, glitter, sequins as far as the eye could see and it looked so festive!

Skills Builder Home Challenge

It is the final home challenge which focuses on our ‘Aiming High’ skill.  Remember, your child can earn 5 Skills Builder Class Charts points if you share what they have done for the challenge via Facebook Messenger. 

Finally…

We hope you have an enjoyable weekend.  We have one more week left before we break up for the holidays at 3:15pm on Friday 16th December.  Attendance remains important as every day matters when it comes to your child’s education.  I hope you manage to get outside, hopefully the weather will be kind.  Mrs Wierzbianski is planning to get a Christmas tree and decorate it and Ms Pascoe is visiting Father Christmas at Stockeld Park. We will see you all bright and early for another fun-filled week of learning.

Pride Awards!

Reception

Jacob

For working hard and joining in with our nativity dress rehearsal.

Willow

For sharing her fantastic maths knowledge on how to make different numbers. 

Year 1

Isobel

For fantastic design and making of a moving car in DT.

Ava-Leigh

For her success and attitude to learning in phonics. Ava tries so hard with her sounds and we are so proud.

Year 2

Leo

For always being a wonderful role model around school.

Isabel

For her wonderful attitude to learning.

Year 3

Olufela

For settling in so well to Year 3 – we are so lucky to have you!

Ella-Rose

For showing great determination to succeed this week. You have tried hard in everything and really wowed me.

Year 4

Alice

For showing resilience and determination during our assessment week.

Patrick

Working hard and participating in all of his work, even when it’s not his favourite subject.

Year 5

Lily

For developing a mature attitude in her own progress.

Regan

For his infectious love for learning something new.

Year 6

Ffion

For working hard on her maths recently, using her peers for extra support.

Poppy

For being a lovely friend and a calming presence in class.

Be yourself, always

Show you care

Succeed together

Do what matters most

Welcome to this week’s Parkland Post!  Our Reception children have had a wonderful trip to Tropical World where they experienced desert conditions with meerkats, were able to walk with a vast array of butterfly species and looked closely at all manner of reptiles, insects, birds and aquatic creatures.  They have created a beautiful book of their visit which you will be able to see when you visit their Reception unit in the future.

Key dates

• Parent Forum, Tuesday 29th November at 9am
• Non-uniform day (please bring in donations for the Christmas Fair) Friday 2nd December
• Nativity (Reception, Years 1 and 2) Monday 12th December 2pm and Tuesday 13th 10am
• Christmas Fair, Tuesday 13th 3.15
• KS2 Carol Service Wednesday 14th December 2pm
• Non-uniform day and Christmas parties Friday 16th December
• End of term assembly Friday 16th December at 9am

Welcome to this week’s Parkland Post in what has been a very busy and focused beginning to the second half of our autumn term.  This half term is always a busy one as we have our Remembrance assembly, Children in Need Day and there will be lots of Christmas events coming up.  We have included these dates below for you.    

Key dates

• Remembrance Assembly Friday 11th November at 9am
• Family Breakfast with a Road Safety Theme Tuesday 15th November from 8am until 8:40am 
• Children in Need Day Friday 18th November
• Parent Forum Thursday 24th November at 9am
• Non-uniform day (please bring in donations for the Christmas Fair) Friday 2nd December
• Nativity (Reception, Years 1 and 2) dates and times to be confirmed
• Christmas Fair date and time to be confirmed
• KS2 Carol Service Wednesday 14th December time to be confirmed
• Non-uniform day and Christmas parties Friday 16th December
• End of term assembly Friday 16th December at 9am

Welcome to the final Parkland Post of the first half of the autumn term.  Our children have made a fantastic start to the academic year, there have been so many things to celebrate such as: our Bench Ball Tournament winners; the development of our Peace Garden; our new Eco Warrior team who attended the Eco Conference and our School Councillors who attended the Pupil Voice Conference in Manchester at 1 Angel Square.  In addition to this, the children have been proudly showing their work each week in our celebration assemblies.

Staffing Changes

We are saying goodbye and a HUGE thank you to Mrs Cooper who has been teaching in Year 4 and Mrs McGough who has been teaching in Year 5 for their hard work and dedication to our children.  We wish them both lots of luck in their next ventures.

Miss Evans will be teaching Y4 after half term, sharing the role with Mrs Nunn.  We will confirm who will be sharing the class teacher role with Miss Heaven in Year 5 at the beginning of the new half term. Ms Pascoe will be teaching in Year 6 and is leading the residential at Ingleborough Hall.