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• Please see information below for the week commencing 29th January 2023:

  Fri 26 Jan 2024

  Monday	KS2 Sports Activities: Millfield Sport Stars have organised an exciting sports event for KS2 children. The children will compete in their coloured houses to earn points for their house. This will provide children with an opportunity for friendly competition and teamwork. The activities the Sports Stars have chosen are:  a relay race a balancing activity a dribbling ball game a throwing activity All Year 3 and Year 4 children need to wear their PE kit to school today.
  Tuesday
  Wednesday
  Thursday	NHS Height, Weight & Vision Screening for Reception children with the School Nursing Team.
  Friday	3:15 – 4:45pm KS1 PTA Disco: Please see information sent out.   The external Dance Club by Christina Marks for Years 1, 2, 3 and 4 children will be held in The Cabin. Please collect children from The Cabin external door today due to the school disco.
  Attendance: Whole school attendance this week was 95.47%. Well done to Birch Class who were the class winners for attendance with an amazing 98.59% – well done!   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

  Fri 26 Jan 2024

  Maths Workshop: It was great to see so many parents and carers attending the Maths Workshop this week. Please click the following link for information shared during this workshop: https://www.millfield.herts.sch.uk/maths-1/

   

  KS1 & KS2 International Mornings: The KS1 & KS2 International Mornings were vibrant events where the children spent the mornings moving between classes, learning about different countries, and engaging in a variety of hands-on activities.

  Pack lunches and snacks: Please ensure that packed lunches/snacks do not contain any nuts or nut products. This is to support Millfield children and staff that have or may have nut allergies.

• Please see information below for the week commencing 22nd January 2024:

  Fri 19 Jan 2024

  Monday	9:00am Coffee Morning for parents/carers of children with SEND: Allocated parents/carers have been sent an email invite, please see this for further information.
  Tuesday	8:50am Workshop for Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4 parents/carers: Supporting your child with the statutory multiplication times table check. Please see the invite sent out for further information.   3:20pm - 3:45pm Birch Class ‘Meet the Teacher’ session. This is a chance for Birch Class parents/carers to have an informal chat with Mr Richardson. Please collect your children as normal and then you are welcome to return through the same external Birch Classroom door once all children have been safely collected.
  Wednesday
  Thursday	KS1 & KS2 International Morning: The children will spend the morning moving between classes learning about different countries and carrying out different activities. This will enable them to understand differences and similarities across the world.
  Friday	KS1 & KS2 International Morning: Continuation of learning activities from yesterday.
  Attendance: Whole school attendance this week was 95.49%. Well done to Rowan Class who were the class winners for attendance with an amazing 97.9% – well done!   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.

   

• French café:

  Fri 19 Jan 2024

  Year 4 children visited their French Café this week. They thoroughly enjoyed tasting a range of French foods. Children ordered food in French and even used Euros to pay! 

  

• Please see information below for the week commencing: 15th January 2024

  Fri 12 Jan 2024

  First week of extra-curricular clubs.
  Monday	Applications close for Nursery, Reception and Middle School places for September 2024.
  Tuesday
  Wednesday
  Thursday	Year 4 French Café: Year 4 children have been learning about vocabulary linked to food in their French lessons. Today, children will have the opportunity to order and sample food from a French menu, such as: baguette, brie, jam, grapes, quiche and much more! Food allergies will be catered for. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s Class Teacher.   School Census Day: This is when schools must report, among other things, the number of children who have a school lunch. Please support us by ordering a school lunch for your child today. Please see the email sent out for more information.
  Friday

• Key Stage 2 supporting texts

  Fri 12 Jan 2024

  Books are used to support and engage children in a variety of subjects including English. Please see the books that children in Key Stage 2 classes are focussing their learning on this half term.

  • Year 3: Cloud Tea Monkeys by Elspeth Graham and Mal Peet
  • Year 4: Ellie and the Cat! by Malorie Blackman

  If your child has a copy of their class book at home and would like to bring it into school to use in their lessons, they are more than welcome to.

  

• Message for Birch Class parents/carers

  Fri 12 Jan 2024

  A ‘Meet the Teacher’ session has been arranged on Tuesday 23^rd January 2024 at 3:20pm for Birch Class parents/carers to meet and have an informal chat with Mr Richardson if parents/carers would like to. Please collect your children as normal and then you are welcome to return through the same external Birch Classroom door once all children have been safely collected.

  

• Message from Mrs Kennedy-Weeks

  Fri 12 Jan 2024

  Millfield children have enthusiastically welcomed the new term; thinking carefully about collaborative new year resolutions. Children discussed pro-social behaviours, as well as our school values being excellent goals for the year as they guide us to support each other with all aspects of school life.

  

• Please see information below for the week commencing: 8th January 2024

  Fri 05 Jan 2024

  Monday 8th	Welcome back! The new Spring Term starts. New Term Assembly for Millfield children.
  Tuesday 9th	Open event for parents/carers of children that will be starting in Reception or Nursery in September 2024. Please feel free to share this event with family or friends that may be interested. Book a place via the School Office (01763 271717).
  Wednesday 10th	Singing Assembly for Millfield children.
  Thursday 11th
  Friday 12th	Celebration Assembly for Millfield children.

   

• Message from Mrs Kennedy-Weeks

  Fri 05 Jan 2024

  I hope you have enjoyed a wonderful Christmas with family and friends. I’d like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and a warm welcome to the start of the Spring Term. Millfield staff are looking forward to seeing children back in school at the normal time of 8:45am on Monday 8th January 2024.