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Message from Mrs Kennedy-Weeks
Fri 19 Jul 2024Year 4 Leavers Performance and Refreshments
Our Year 4 children put on a wonderful performance to parents and carers this week. The children shared highlights of their years here at Millfield and showed such passion and pride. We wish our Year 4 children the very best of luck in their new schools in September.
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Message from Mrs Kennedy-Weeks
Fri 19 Jul 2024Dogs Trust Assembly & Workshops
We welcomed Dogs Trust into Millfield this week who presented a dog safety assembly and workshops to KS1 & 2 children. The children were engaged and keen to learn skills to interact safely with dogs in both their personal lives and social settings. Both children and staff found the workshops beneficial and informative.
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Please see information below for the week commencing 15th July 2024:
Fri 12 Jul 2024Monday
Message from Year 3 Teachers: The children in Year 3 are hoping to have a D&T morning today making pneumatic toys. Please can all children bring in a small box, we are looking for cereal box size boxes (no bigger) or slightly smaller. Please bring whatever you can. The children will need to be able to cut them so the cardboard cannot be too thick. Many thanks from the Year 3 team.
Assembly Committee & Year 4 Sports Stars visit to Layston Grove Care Home:
The Assembly Committee and Year 4 Sports Stars will be attending Layston Grove Care Home along with our school dog, Blue. They will be playing a selection of games with the residents in the garden.
Tuesday
Year 2 Library Visits: The Year 2 classes will be visiting Buntingford Library where they will have a tour, story and activity relevant to the topic they are focusing on in class. Millfield staff will walk children to and from the library.
2:00pm Year 4 Leavers performance and refreshments for Year 4 parents/carers: Please see the letter sent out to Year 4 parents/carers for more information.
Wednesday
Nursery & Reception Parachute Fun: Children in the EYFS will have fun working together playing parachute games on the school field.
Dogs Trust Assembly & Workshops: The ‘Be Dog Smart’ program by Dogs Trust is dedicated to fostering secure, loving connections between children and canine companions. Their mission is to empower children with the knowledge and skills to interact safely with dogs in both their personal lives and social settings. Dogs Trust will be joining us and presenting a dog safety assembly and workshops to KS1 & 2 children.
Thursday
Dogs Trust Workshops continue
Ice Pop Sale: We will be selling Ice Pops outside the Year 1 classes after school at 50p each. Please note, we are only able to accept cash.
Friday
Strong bag: Children in Reception to Year 4 will be bringing home their learning from this year. Please send your child into school today with a named, strong carrier bag/bag for life.
End of Term Award Assemblies for children in school.
Millfield’s Got Talent Auditions in Classes: We are looking forward to the auditions for the talent show today. Please remind your child/ren to inform their teacher if they plan to audition. Please be mindful that talents which involve 'TikTok' dances or routines are age inappropriate for our children and therefore cannot be used for the auditions. Please also be mindful of song choices to ensure that they are appropriate for children 9 years or under. Thank you for your support in keeping our children safe.
Attendance: Whole school attendance this week was 91.2%. Well done to Maple Class who were the class winners for attendance with an amazing 97%.
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 12 Jul 2024Sponsored Olympic Run: Certificates have been awarded to children for their sponsored run achievements. Children in KS2 had a target of 329 miles per class and they successfully managed an average of 330 miles! KS1 children had a target of 237 miles per class and they managed an average of 234 miles! The children in EYFS achieved more than their target of 209 miles!
We are so proud of all their hard work. As shared previously via email, please donate any sponsorship money by Schoolgateway to help us enhance facilities on our school field:
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Message from Mrs Kennedy-Weeks
Fri 12 Jul 2024Reception School Trip: Reception children and staff had an amazing day visiting Cedars Wildlife Park. They had a wonderful experience exploring wildlife and learning about small mammals and reptiles. All the children were great representatives of Millfield, well done Reception children!
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Message from Mrs Kennedy-Weeks
Fri 12 Jul 2024KS1 & KS2 Bouncy Castle Fun: Children had lots of fun in their classes bouncing on the bouncy castle; it was lovely to see the children’s excitement! The year 4 students enjoyed a picnic to celebrate their time spent at Millfield. Thank you to Mrs Lewis for arranging this for the children.
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Message from Mrs Kennedy-Weeks
Fri 12 Jul 2024‘The 2 Johns’ E-Safety Training: It was fantastic to see so many parents and carers joining us for the E-safety Training. The workshop was eye opening and informative, and we would like to thank ‘The 2 Johns’ for holding this event at Millfield. We hope that parents and carers that couldn’t attend on Tuesday joined the online workshop that ‘The 2 Johns’ kindly offered to our school community on Thursday evening.
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Message from Mrs Kennedy-Weeks
Fri 12 Jul 2024Schoolympics for Year 3 & 4 children: Children in Year 3 and 4 had a great day at King James Academy in Royston alongside children from other local schools. They participated in various sporting activities and had lots of fun on the day. We were all very proud of how the children represented Millfield.
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Sports Day Scores 2024
Tue 09 Jul 2024Well done to all the children at Millfield for being determined to win as many points as they could for their house team.
Below are the scores for each house:
EYFS
KS1
KS2
Total
Red
555
595
885
2,035
Blue
553
626
804
1,983
Orange
551
656
837
2,044
Green
569
556
882
2,007
Well done to GREEN HOUSE for winning the EYFS Sports Event.
Well done to ORANGE HOUSE for winning the KS1 Sports Event.
Well done to RED HOUSE for winning the KS2 Sports Event.
Our overall winners for Millfield Sports Event 2024 is:
ORANGE HOUSE with 2,044 points.
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Please see information below for the week commencing 8th July 2024:
Fri 05 Jul 2024Monday
Reception, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 Class Teacher information for 2024-25 will be shared with parents/carers today. Children will be informed during the school day in preparation for the Transition session on Thursday this week.
Tuesday
Schoolympics for Year 3 and 4 children at King James Academy (KJAR). The event will be led by the Sports Partnership and the Sports Leaders from KJAR. Year 3 and Year 4 children will need to wear their PE kit and trainers to school on this day, so they are ready to enjoy the experience. They will also need to bring a named water bottle and dress appropriately depending on the weather. Please see the letter sent out for more information.
‘The 2 Johns’ E-Safety Training: During the school day children in KS1 and KS2 will experience workshops which will focus on teaching children how to stay safe online. A particular emphasis will be on understanding and dealing with 'stranger danger’.
6:15pm – 7:45pm: We are thrilled to be inviting parents/carers to a workshop which is designed to support families with online safety and effective strategies to address the modern-day challenges our children face in the digital world every day. Please make your way to the school hall where we will be serving refreshments. Please see the letter and posters sent home for more information.
Wednesday
Reception School Trip to Cedars Nature Centre in Waltham Cross. Please see Tapestry for more information.
KS1 & KS2 Bouncy Castle Fun: We are excited to offer children in Years 1, 2 and 3 a bouncy castle experience session. Children will spend time having end of year fun with their classes.
During the afternoon Year 4 children will have an afternoon full of games, bouncy castle fun and activities. Year 4 parents/carers, please see the invite for more information.
Thursday
Year 4 Transition Day to Middle School.
Millfield Transition Session: We have planned a transition session for Millfield children to enjoy spending time in their new classrooms getting to know their new teacher and support staff.
2:00pm Provision for 2-Year-old tour: We are please to invite parents/carers of children starting our provision for 2-year-olds in September for a tour of Millfield. Parents/Carers will have the opportunity to meet members of the School Leadership Team and the Nursery Class Teacher, explore the Nursery classroom and ask any questions.
Friday
Friendship Ladder sports morning for KS1 and KS2 children. Children will enjoy spending part of the morning taking part in a variety of sporting activities within their Friendship Ladder groups.
End of Year Reports will be shared with parent/carers by 6pm today via the Arbor Parent Portal App. More information will follow to help you access these reports.
