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• Message from Mrs Kennedy-Weeks

  Fri 13 Oct 2023

  Hello Yellow Day/World Mental Health Day:

  It was lovely seeing all the children and staff at Millfield wearing yellow. Our KS1 and KS2 children had an assembly that focused on young people’s mental health and how we can look after our own mental health, as well as our physical health. Together we focussed on how to calm our bodies down with focussed breathing.

  

• Please see information below for the week commencing: 9th October 2023

  Fri 06 Oct 2023

  Monday
  Tuesday	Hello Yellow Day: Children and staff are invited to wear yellow today! Please see the letter sent out for further information. KS1 & 2 World Mental Health Day Assembly for Millfield children.   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	8:50am Workshop for Year 1 to Year 4 parents/carers: How to access and support your child with English home learning. Please see the letter sent out for further information.
  Thursday	10:00am SEND Coffee Morning for parents/carers. Allocated parents/carers have been sent an email invite, please see this for further information.
  Friday	KS1 & 2 Celebration Assembly.
  Attendance: Whole school attendance this week was 96%.  Well done to Olive Class who were the class winners for attendance with an amazing 100% – 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 06 Oct 2023

  Harvest Celebrations

  Our Harvest celebrations this week have highlighted the importance of sharing with others who are not so fortunate. A huge thank you to our whole school community for donating so generously to Buntingford Food Bank. It was a pleasure to welcome Emma, a representative from the Food Bank, to enjoy an assembly with us. Emma thanked the children and shared how your kind donations will support others in and around Buntingford.

   

  It is hard to believe that children have only been in their new year groups for just over a month! They have settled with confidence, kindness and motivation. This was highlighted within Year 4 class assemblies this week where our Year 4 children performed fantastic Harvest assemblies to their parents/carers. Children sang with confidence, shared their learning with pride and kept the audiences entertained. Well done Year 4 children!

  

• Message from Mrs Kennedy-Weeks

  Fri 06 Oct 2023

  Parent/Carer Workshop

  Thank you to all the parents/carers who attended the workshop this week which focused on ‘How to support your Year 1 child with reading and the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check.’

   

  Friendship Ladders

  The week has come to an end with our Friendship Ladders event where children have come together and enjoyed working in mixed aged groupings to learn all about safe networks. This is known as ‘Protective Behaviours’. Children have talked about trusted adults and how these adults will listen and help them whenever they have a worry/concern and/or a problem. Children also learnt about Childline, as well as actions to help them remember the Childline phone number: 0800 1111.

   

  Parent/Carer Consultations:

  As you will be aware, Parent/Carer Consultations are booked via the Parent Portal App on Arbor. Our online booking system opens at 6:00pm today (06.10.23) to make your booking/s.

  
  The consultations will take place on Tuesday 17^th October between 3:30pm and 7:00pm and Thursday 19^th October between 3:30pm and 5:30pm. The booking system closes on Sunday 15^th October at 10:00pm.

   

  Further information regarding Arbor and how to set up your account on the Parent Portal App is available on our school website: https://www.millfield.herts.sch.uk/arbor/

• Message from Mrs Kennedy-Weeks

  Fri 29 Sep 2023

  Pupil Voice Groups:

  We value the thoughts and opinions of all our children at Millfield and therefore have a wide range of Pupil Voice Groups within our school that children can join. The children for these groups are selected in a variety of ways. Firstly, children share an interest in the groups they would like to be part of; following this, sometimes children are voted for by their peers, while other times they are selected by their teachers.

   

  Pupil Voice Group children were presented with their badges this week. We are very much looking forward to the work these groups will carryout this academic year. The children who represent their peers in these groups will ensure that the views of the children at Millfield have a clear forum; this helps to shape the direction of the school.

  

• Parent/Carer Consultations:

  Fri 29 Sep 2023

  As shared within our school calendar, this term we will be holding our parent/carer consultations at Millfield with your child’s class teacher on Tuesday 17^th October (3:30pm – 7:00pm) and Thursday 19^th October (3:30pm – 5:30pm).

   

  The online booking system opens on Friday 6^th October at 6pm and closes on Sunday 15^th October at 10pm. Further information will be shared regarding booking appointments. Please note, in order for teachers to hold a meeting for every child, there is only availability for one meeting per child. For exceptional circumstances, please email your child’s class teacher.

• Please see information below for the week commencing: 2nd October 2023

  Fri 29 Sep 2023

  Monday	Harvest Donations: Please see the letter sent out this week for more information. If you wish to donate any items that are listed in the letter, please send them in with your child in the morning. Thank you.    Harvest Assembly for KS1 & 2 children in partnership with Buntingford Food Bank.
  Tuesday	Individual and Sibling Photographs   For children that have PE: For children in Year 4 and Reception classes, please send your child into school in school uniform and bring their PE kits in a small bag.
  Wednesday	9:10am Ash Class Harvest Assembly to parents/carers: For Ash Class parents/carers, please see your invite for further information.   2:45pm Oak Class Harvest Assembly to parents/carers: For Oak Class parents/carers, please see your invite for further information.
  Thursday	8:50am Parent/Carer Workshop: How to support your child with reading and the Year 1 Phonics Screening Workshop. For Year 1 parents/carers, please enter via the school office.   Herts Catering Limited Food Technology lessons with Willow Class. All ingredients etc will be provided. Cooking opportunities will be offered to all year groups over the school year.
  Friday	Friendship Ladders: Children will enjoy working in mixed aged groupings to learn all about safe networks. This is known as ‘Protective Behaviours’.   Celebration Assembly for Millfield children.   6:00pm Online booking system opens to book parent/carer consultations
  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

  Thu 28 Sep 2023

  EYFS Workshop: How to support your child within the EYFS

   

  Thank you to all the parents/carers who attended this workshop today. If you have any further questions regarding supporting your child at home, please speak to your child's class teacher.

  

• Message from Mrs Kennedy-Weeks

  Tue 26 Sep 2023

  Herts Catering Limited Healthy Eating Assembly

   

  Thank you to Kirsty from Herts Catering Limited for delivering a wonderful assembly today all about healthy eating.

  Who knew that we are all eating beetroot and broccoli in our favourite puddings!

  

• Please see information below for the week commencing: 25th September 2023

  Fri 22 Sep 2023

  Monday	Herts Catering Limited Healthy Eating Assembly for KS1 and KS2 children.
  Tuesday	Pupil Voice Assembly for KS1 and KS2 children. We are very excited to find out who will be representing our school in the various Pupil Voice Groups that we have at Millfield!
  Wednesday
  Thursday	EYFS Parent Workshop at 8:50am: How to support your child within the EYFS. For Nursery and Reception parents/carers, please enter via the school office.   Herts Catering Limited Food Technology lessons with Willow Class. All ingredients etc will be provided. Cooking opportunities will be offered to all year groups over the school year.
  Friday	Celebration Assemblies 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.