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• 📊 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! 🌟

  

• Celebrating Chinese New Year in Reception 🧧🐉

  Fri 27 Feb 2026

  Reception have thoroughly enjoyed their Chinese New Year learning! The children explored Chinese writing, learning how it looks different from our own and having a go at mark-making inspired by it. They discovered the story of the zodiac animals and talked about which animal represents their birth year.

   

  As part of their celebrations, the children worked together to make delicious spring rolls, following instructions carefully and using lots of positional language as they described how to fold them. It has been a wonderful week full of hands-on learning, new vocabulary and cultural discovery!

  

• Please see information for the week commencing 2nd March 2026:

  Fri 27 Feb 2026

  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.
  Tuesday	🏫Governor Parent Session: Millfield will be holding a governor information session for parents/carers and the local community. Please do join us at 9:00am if you would like to find out more information about becoming a governor at our school.   ✍️📚Author Visit: We are excited to welcome Hannah Shaw to Millfield, where she will be running engaging workshops and storytelling sessions for all year groups. Hannah Shaw is best known for her fantastic Unipiggle series. Copies of her books will be available to purchase on the playground after school, and children will have the opportunity to have their book signed. Books are priced at £5.99 each and payment can be made by cash or card. Please see further information within the World Book Day email sent out.
  Wednesday	📚Buntingford Library Visit: Buntingford Library will be visiting Nursery, Reception & Year 1 children to deliver a special story time session.
  Thursday	🌍📖World Book Day: To mark the occasion, children and staff are invited to come to school wearing their pyjamas and to bring in a favourite bedtime story book. Please see the email sent out for more information.   🎭Teacher Pantomime: Reception to Year 4 pupils will be treated to a performance of a classic children’s fairy tale, brought to life by the Millfield teachers.
  Friday	📚Buntingford Library Visit: Buntingford Library will be visiting Years 2, 3 & 4 children to deliver a special story time session.   🎉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 27 Feb 2026

  Whole school attendance this week was 95.37%. Well done 👏 to Birch Class & Ash Class who were the class winners for attendance with an amazing 99.5% 🏆🎉.