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• 🔬 Science Week Begins!

  Mon 09 Mar 2026

  Science Week started with an exciting assembly led by Mrs Cranko. The children had great fun trying to guess what different objects were when viewed under the microscope — there were lots of curious minds and fantastic guesses! 🧪

  

• Please see information for the week commencing 9th March 2026:

  Fri 06 Mar 2026

  🔍 Science Week: Millfield children will be taking part in a wonderful range of science activities. They will explore, experiment and have great fun discovering new ideas through hands-on learning.
  Monday	💬Parent/carer SEND consultations: Allocated consultations for parents of children with SEND. If you have requested a consultation, individual communication has been made. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs Betley, our SENDCo.   🔍Science Week Assembly for KS1 & KS2 children
  Tuesday	⏰9:00–10:00am Mini Millfield: We’re so excited to launch Mini Millfield! Join us every Tuesday (term time, starting on 10th March) from 9:00–10:00am for our fun, friendly Stay & Play sessions for children aged birth to 4 years. Little ones can enjoy messy play, music, stories and a snack – all for just £2 per family. No booking required – just come along. We can’t wait to welcome you!
  Wednesday
  Thursday	✂️🪡Year 2 Sewing Day: Year 2 will be holding a Sewing Day as part of their D&T work. If you are able to help, please speak to a member of the Year 2 teaching team.   🏫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 via the school office.
  Friday	🌳8:45 – 9:00am Family Friday Science Session: As scheduled, we look forward to welcoming Years 1, 2, 3 and 4 parents/carers to our Science Family Friday session for you to learn alongside your child.   🔍Year 3 Science Visitor: Year 3 are looking forward to welcoming Mrs Powell to Millfield as part of Science Week. Mrs Powell was a lecturer in geology and will be focusing on rocks during her visit.    🎉Celebration Assembly 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.

   

• 📊 Attendance Update 🌟

  Fri 06 Mar 2026

  Whole school attendance this week was 96.54%. Well done 👏 to Rowan Class who were the class winners for attendance with an amazing 99.3% 🏆🎉.

  

• 📚Buntingford Library Visit

  Fri 06 Mar 2026

  It was a pleasure to welcome librarians from Buntingford to Millfield this week as part of celebrating World Book Day. The visits provided a wonderful opportunity for our children to further develop their love of reading and storytelling.

   

  During the sessions, children explored a wide variety of books, discovering different genres, authors and illustrations. They also took part in creative activities, such as designing their own front covers, using their imagination to think about what their own stories might look like.

   

  The children particularly enjoyed story time with the visiting librarians, who brought the stories to life and inspired lots of excitement about reading.

   

  We would like to thank the Buntingford librarians for visiting and helping to make our World Book Day celebrations such a memorable experience for the children. 🌟

  

• Did You Guess Right? 📚🍽️

  Thu 05 Mar 2026

  Here are the book-inspired dishes the children created for World Book Day. Did you guess which dish matched each story correctly? 👀📖

  

• Read, Read, Read! 📚

  Thu 05 Mar 2026

  All the children loved Mrs Lewis’ t-shirt today! It certainly caught everyone’s attention and sparked lots of conversations about reading.

   

  Mrs Lewis really hopes the children follow the advice on her t-shirt and is looking forward to hearing all about how they are reading 6–7 times a week! 📖✨

  

• World Book Day Panto 🎭📚

  Thu 05 Mar 2026

  Children were also treated to a very special World Book Day pantomime, performed by our teachers – Miss Phillips and the Beanstalk! It was full of laughs and the children loved seeing their teachers take to the stage.

  Some of the children shared their favourite parts of the show:

  • “When Miss Phillips and Mr Hughes were being chased!”

  • “When Miss Phillips climbed the beanstalk.” (The beanstalk was brilliantly played by Mr Rome!)

  • “When Mr Rome (aka the beanstalk) was cut down!”

   

  It was a fantastic way to bring stories to life and celebrate the magic of books together. 📖✨

  

• World Book Day Fun 📚

  Thu 05 Mar 2026

  Millfield children looked fantastic in their pyjamas for World Book Day! We had a wonderful time sharing stories together and celebrating our love of reading.

   

  As part of the day, the children also created a dish inspired by their secret book. They had lots of fun thinking carefully about how to represent their story through food.

   

  Can you guess which book each dish represents? 📖
  Keep an eye out for our next post, where we’ll reveal the answers to see if you guessed correctly!

  

• 📚 A Magical Author Visit with Hannah Shaw ✨

  Tue 03 Mar 2026

  We were delighted to welcome Hannah Shaw to Millfield today for a truly inspiring author visit! 📚✨

   

  Hannah led engaging workshops and wonderful storytelling sessions for all year groups, capturing everyone’s imagination from start to finish. The children loved hearing about her creative journey and discovering more about her fantastic Unipiggle series.

   

  Thank you, Hannah, for such a memorable day filled with creativity, laughter and a real love of reading. We are so grateful for the time and energy you shared with our school community! 🌟