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Message from Mrs Kennedy-Weeks

Fri 29 Sep 2023

Pupil Voice Groups:

We value the thoughts and opinions of all our children at Millfield and therefore have a wide range of Pupil Voice Groups within our school that children can join. The children for these groups are selected in a variety of ways. Firstly, children share an interest in the groups they would like to be part of; following this, sometimes children are voted for by their peers, while other times they are selected by their teachers.

Pupil Voice Group children were presented with their badges this week. We are very much looking forward to the work these groups will carryout this academic year. The children who represent their peers in these groups will ensure that the views of the children at Millfield have a clear forum; this helps to shape the direction of the school.

Parent/Carer Consultations:

Fri 29 Sep 2023

As shared within our school calendar, this term we will be holding our parent/carer consultations at Millfield with your child’s class teacher on Tuesday 17^th October (3:30pm – 7:00pm) and Thursday 19^th October (3:30pm – 5:30pm).

The online booking system opens on Friday 6^th October at 6pm and closes on Sunday 15^th October at 10pm. Further information will be shared regarding booking appointments. Please note, in order for teachers to hold a meeting for every child, there is only availability for one meeting per child. For exceptional circumstances, please email your child’s class teacher.

Please see information below for the week commencing: 2nd October 2023

Fri 29 Sep 2023

Monday	Harvest Donations: Please see the letter sent out this week for more information. If you wish to donate any items that are listed in the letter, please send them in with your child in the morning. Thank you. Harvest Assembly for KS1 & 2 children in partnership with Buntingford Food Bank.
Tuesday	Individual and Sibling Photographs For children that have PE: For children in Year 4 and Reception classes, please send your child into school in school uniform and bring their PE kits in a small bag.
Wednesday	9:10am Ash Class Harvest Assembly to parents/carers: For Ash Class parents/carers, please see your invite for further information. 2:45pm Oak Class Harvest Assembly to parents/carers: For Oak Class parents/carers, please see your invite for further information.
Thursday	8:50am Parent/Carer Workshop: How to support your child with reading and the Year 1 Phonics Screening Workshop. For Year 1 parents/carers, please enter via the school office. Herts Catering Limited Food Technology lessons with Willow Class. All ingredients etc will be provided. Cooking opportunities will be offered to all year groups over the school year.
Friday	Friendship Ladders: Children will enjoy working in mixed aged groupings to learn all about safe networks. This is known as ‘Protective Behaviours’. Celebration Assembly for Millfield children. 6:00pm Online booking system opens to book parent/carer consultations
Forthcoming learning information: To view information about year group learning for next week please click on the following link to year group pages on our school website. Please then find the icon titled ‘Forthcoming Learning’ within your child’s year group. https://www.millfield.herts.sch.uk/year-group-pages/ Please note: This will be available to view by the beginning of each week.

Message from Mrs Kennedy-Weeks

Thu 28 Sep 2023

EYFS Workshop: How to support your child within the EYFS

Thank you to all the parents/carers who attended this workshop today. If you have any further questions regarding supporting your child at home, please speak to your child's class teacher.

Message from Mrs Kennedy-Weeks

Tue 26 Sep 2023

Herts Catering Limited Healthy Eating Assembly

Thank you to Kirsty from Herts Catering Limited for delivering a wonderful assembly today all about healthy eating.

Who knew that we are all eating beetroot and broccoli in our favourite puddings!

Please see information below for the week commencing: 25th September 2023

Fri 22 Sep 2023

Monday	Herts Catering Limited Healthy Eating Assembly for KS1 and KS2 children.
Tuesday	Pupil Voice Assembly for KS1 and KS2 children. We are very excited to find out who will be representing our school in the various Pupil Voice Groups that we have at Millfield!
Wednesday
Thursday	EYFS Parent Workshop at 8:50am: How to support your child within the EYFS. For Nursery and Reception parents/carers, please enter via the school office. Herts Catering Limited Food Technology lessons with Willow Class. All ingredients etc will be provided. Cooking opportunities will be offered to all year groups over the school year.
Friday	Celebration Assemblies for Millfield children.
Forthcoming learning information:	To view information about year group learning for next week please click on the following link to year group pages on our school website. Please then find the icon titled ‘Forthcoming Learning’ within your child’s year group. https://www.millfield.herts.sch.uk/year-group-pages/ Please note: This will be available to view by the beginning of each week.

Open events

Fri 22 Sep 2023

We are delighted to open our doors and share our school with new parents/carers that are looking for a Nursery or Reception place for their child in September 2024. These open events will take place at 9:05am on Tuesday 10^th October and Friday 24^th November 2023. Please feel free to share this information with family and friends.

Term dates

Fri 22 Sep 2023

As you may already be aware, term dates for this academic year are posted on our school website. In addition, we have recently added the 2024-25 term dates for your information.

https://www.millfield.herts.sch.uk/term-dates-1/

Harvest celebrations

Fri 22 Sep 2023

Please look out for information regarding our Harvest celebrations and donations on 2^nd October 2023. This year, our Year 4 classes are looking forward to sharing their Harvest learning in class assemblies to their parents/carers. As with all events, these have been shared on our school calendar and will be taking place on Wednesday 4^th October 2023 (9:05am for Ash Class and 2:40pm for Oak Class). We look forward to welcoming Year 4 parents/carers into school for these events.

Message from Mrs Kennedy-Weeks

Fri 15 Sep 2023

Parent Workshops

We often receive questions from parents/carers about how the children learn in school and how they can support their child’s learning. With this in mind, we are pleased to offer parents/carers the opportunities to visit us at Millfield to learn more about our curriculum and how to support children with their learning. Please see the following dates that have been added to our school calendar:

Date and Time	Workshop	Who is it for?
8:50am on 28^th September 2023	How to support your child within the Early Years Foundation Stage	Nursery & Reception parents/carers
8:50am on 5^th October 2023	How to support your child with Reading and the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check	Year 1 parents/carers
8:50am 11^th October 2023	How to access and support your child with English learning	Years 1, 2, 3 & 4 parents/carers
8:50am 23^rd January 2024	How to support your child with Maths learning	Years 2, 3 & 4 parents/carers

A Very Royal Thank You!

In the Summer term, Millfield School Council worked together to create a card and a letter which was sent to King Charles to mark his coronation; within the card we included a Millfield Coronation Medal for him to also keep as a keepsake.

We were thrilled to receive a very special delivery this week all the way from Buckingham Palace! It was a decorative card and personalised letter from the Head of Royal Correspondence on behalf of The King thanking Millfield children and staff for our ‘very kind letter, and for the charming wooden commemorative medal’.

This was shared and celebrated within our celebration assembly today. Children were delighted with this news!

Home Learning

At the beginning of the school year, teachers are in the process of introducing and/or reminding children of our home learning opportunities. This will include logins to our online platforms which will be stuck into reading record diaries when children have been introduced to the platform/s. Please see home learning information on our school website for more details: https://www.millfield.herts.sch.uk/home-learning/

Forthcoming Learning Information: To view information about year group learning for next week please click on the following link to year group pages on our school website. Please then find the icon titled ‘Forthcoming Learning’ within your child’s year group. https://www.millfield.herts.sch.uk/year-group-pages/

Please note: This will be available to view by the beginning of each week.