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• Message from Mrs Kennedy-Weeks

  Fri 07 Mar 2025

  Year 4 Pancake Workshop

  Herts Catering Limited (HCL) hosted interactive workshops for our Year 4 children. The children worked hard to pedal stationary bikes equipped with blenders to mix the pancake batter, promoting both sustainability and fun physical activity. The session covered pancake-making techniques, ingredient choices and healthy choices. Children enjoyed their creations, making it an engaging and educational experience for all.

  

• Message from Mrs Kennedy-Weeks

  Fri 07 Mar 2025

  World Book Day

  Everyone at Millfield looked amazing dressed up as different characters from books for World Book Day on Thursday. Over the morning, teachers visited different classes where they read their favourite story. Can your child remember any of the stories? Which story was their favourite story? Children also enjoyed sharing books that they had brought from home with their friends.

   

  Over the week, classes have been working on a ‘top secret mission’ to create a window display inspired by a book. We hope you all enjoyed looking at the wonderful displays after school on Thursday. It was great to see the creative and imaginative artwork the children created. It was lovely to see the children taking great pride in showing parents/carers their artwork, as well as guessing what books the classes had based their displays on. Please see the table below to see if your guesses were correct!

   

  Class	Book
  Nursery	We’re going on a bear hunt
  Apple	The tiger who came for tea
  Cherry	The Very hungry caterpillar
  Elm	The Gruffalo
  Olive	Elmer
  Maple	Where the wild things are
  Birch	The jolly Postman
  Rowan	Funnybones
  Willow	Aliens love underpants
  Ash	How to catch a star
  Oak	The day the crayons quit

   

  

• Message from Mrs Kennedy-Weeks

  Fri 07 Mar 2025

   

  Library visits

  It was a pleasure to take KS1 and KS2 children to Buntingford Library this week. The children took part in three activities based on World Book Day; the Librarians also read books to the children. Children were very much engaged and enjoyed the visits. Thank you to Buntingford Library for this lovely opportunity.

  

• Message from Mrs Kennedy-Weeks

  Fri 07 Mar 2025

  World Wildlife Day

  We recently held a World Wildlife Day Assembly at school, where children had the opportunity to learn more about wildlife from around the world and the importance of looking after our planet.

   

  The assembly included some interesting talks and activities that helped raise awareness of environmental issues and the need for conservation. It was a great chance for the children to think about how they can contribute to protecting wildlife and the natural world.

   

  

• Message from Mrs Kennedy-Weeks

  Fri 07 Mar 2025

  SEND Coffee Afternoon - A Warm Thank You!

  The Inclusion Team thoroughly enjoyed meeting with parents and carers at our recent SEND Coffee Afternoon. It was a wonderful opportunity to connect over a drink and a chat, and we hope it provided a relaxed space for discussions about support for our children.

   

  We would love to see even more of our families at future events like this, as it’s a great way to build strong partnerships and ensure we are working together to support the needs of all our children.

   

  Thank you to everyone who attended, and we look forward to seeing more of you at our next gathering!

  

• Please see information below for the week commencing 3rd March 2025:

  Fri 28 Feb 2025

  Monday	2:00pm Coffee Afternoon for parents/carers of children with SEND: Allocated parents/carers have been sent an email invite, please see this for further information.   World Wildlife Day Assemblies
  Tuesday	Year 1 and Year 4 Library Visits: The Year 1 and Year 4 classes will be visiting Buntingford Library today where they will have a tour, story and complete an activity to celebrate World Book Day. Millfield staff will walk children to and from the library.   Shrove Tuesday Assemblies
  Wednesday
  Thursday	World Book Day: Children and staff are invited to come to school dressed as their favourite book character and bring in the book that inspired their costume to share. Please see the email sent out for more information.   Year 3 and Year 2 (Maple only) Library Visits: Rowan, Willow and Maple classes will be visiting Buntingford Library today where they will have a tour, story and complete an activity to celebrate World Book Day. Millfield staff will walk children to and from the library.   2:45pm Year 4 Residential Trip Meeting for parents/carers of children attending the residential trip to Hautbois in the Summer Term. Please see the email previously sent out. This meeting will take place in the school hall. Please enter and exit via the school office. If you have a pushchair, please enter/exit through the external hall doors through the carpark.
  Friday	9:05am PTA AGM Meeting: Please see the email and communication from the school and Millfield PTA. Please come and join us to support Millfield. This meeting will take place in The Cabin. Please make your way round to The Cabin external door on the playground by the pedestrian gate after the Family Friday session.   Birch Library Visit: Birch class will be visiting Buntingford Library today where they will have a tour, story and complete an activity to celebrate World Book Day. Millfield staff will walk children to and from the library.   HCL Pancake Making Workshop: Herts Catering Ltd is hosting a fun and interactive pancake workshop for Year 4 children. They will use a special bike to mix the pancake batter. This engaging activity combines learning about food preparation with physical exercise, making it both educational and exciting. The children will then enjoy cooking and tasting their freshly made pancakes!
  Attendance: Whole school attendance this week was 96.03%. Well done to Willow Class who were the class winners for attendance with an amazing 99.5%!   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 28 Feb 2025

  Year 1 Kings and Queens Experience Day

  Year 1 children celebrated their learning of Kings and Queens this week. They had lots of fun throughout the day taking part in a variety of activities, experiences and crafts relating to monarchs. They took part in jousting, received a knighthood and looked at objects from the past. The children thoroughly enjoyed dressing like royalty and attended a royal ball at the end of the day! Thank you to Past Productions Education and the Year 1 teaching team for this fabulous learning experience.

  

• Please see information below for the week commencing 24th February 2025:

  Fri 14 Feb 2025

  Monday	Welcome back to a new half term.
  Tuesday
  Wednesday
  Thursday	Closing date to respond to Millfield Nursey places offered for September 2025.   Year 1 Kings and Queens Day: Year 1 children will be celebrating their learning of Kings and Queens by having lots of fun throughout the day taking part in a variety of activities, experiences and crafts relating to monarchs. The children are invited to dress like royalty but will require a coat and outdoor shoes for break times.
  Friday	Celebration Assembly for Millfield children.   8:45 - 9:00am First KS1 & KS2 Family Friday session: Please see the email sent for further information.
  Attendance: Whole school attendance this week was 94.8%.  Well done to Apple Class who were the class winners for attendance with an amazing 98.8%.   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 14 Feb 2025

  Half Term Break:

  We wish all Millfield children and their families a lovely half term break next week. We look forward to seeing you back at school on Monday 24^th February.

  

• Parents Consultations

  Fri 14 Feb 2025

  We would like to thank all parents/carers for taking the time to attend the consultation evenings this week. Your active involvement in your child's education is invaluable and we hope you enjoyed viewing their learning and hearing about their progress. Thank you for your ongoing support and commitment.