MFPS Newsletter March 2022

As another month draws to a close we would like to share and celebrate some of our pupils' fantastic progress this month.

Read on to see what your children have been up to this month and what fantastic and exciting learning opportunities they have been a part of.

A massive thank you for all your continued support.

Mrs Trickett - Head of school

As you are aware, new measures are constantly being updated. We are still living in uncertain times and we thank you for your continued support with maintaining safety measures and following our risk assessment. We need to ensure our pupils, families and staff are kept safe at all times. If you would like to see the risk assessment, you can view via our website here:

As ever, we are always available if you need any assitance or advice, please call on 01226710329 or email MFPS.parents@hcacademytrust.education Thanks.

A message from our pupils...

Dear parents, we have been asked to give you a mini review of our school/work. During our time at Milefield, we have participated in many trips and school events. We have taken-part in events such as school silent discos, assemblies, Christmas discos, reindeer runs, red nose day and much more. We have also been on many school trips, such as: school residentials, zoo trips, Crucial Crew, Jorvik and York Dungeons. Most of our School trips were linked to our lessons. For example: York Dungeons ,which linked to our Crime and Punishment topic and end outcome in Year 6, where we went round different rooms which had horrid things in and terrifying jump-scares.

House points and Sports Leaders: Our house points are one of the most important things in our school. It helps us concentrate on learning and feel rewarded after making our teachers proud. Pupils are split into different teams all throughout school. The team with the most house points currently is Saturn. Teachers are able to reward you with a house point or two for being an excellent pupil.

Sports leaders can give other students House points too. This is for when they have won a race, shown great teamwork or resilience and perseverance. If you do not know what sports leaders are, here is our explanation: Sports Leaders are a group of Year 5 and 6 students that host games and activities for other students (Mainly Year 1 and 2) so they can have fun and not feel left out. Sports Leaders include many pupils into their great games. They also treat everyone equaly so no one is automatically wins for being a favourite. Our usual games are dodgeball, basketball, football, catch, cat and mouse, tag and many more. On a Friday, we usually do a mini sports day. Many people enjoy Friday because of this. It also gives children an exciting reason to come to school. Sports leaders are held on a Monday and Friday from 12:00 - 13:00.

Many thanks for reading, James and Alexia.

Due to many various illnesses this term, our attendance figures have fluctuated but we are confident these will rise again to above our target of 97%. Please call school for advice, support or with any questions if your child is ill at home. We still need to remain vigilant in relation to COVID-19 and measures in place. See below for figures this term:

Autumn term 1: 96%

Autumn term 2: 95%

Spring term 1: 95%

Spring term 2:

Week 1: 95.5%

Week 2: 95.7%

Week 3: 95.0%

Week 4: 95.0%

Our target is 97%. I know we can do better from April 2022!

Key points from our school policies/home/school agreement:

• School uniform - consists of grey trousers/skirt with green jumper and white/green polo. These do not need to have our logo on.
• Black shoes (not trainers) which are sensible and plain.
• No jewellery whatsoever - watches are ok as long as they are not smart watches.
• Uniform should be worn every single day, unless it is a fancy dress or dress down day.
• PE kit - Plain white t-shirt/polo shirt, plain black shorts (indoors) or tracksuit bottoms (outdoors), plain hoody/jumper (outdoors) and plain black pumps/trainers. Absolutely no jewellery allowed at all.
• PE kit can be worn all day on the PE day or day of a sporting event.
• Water bottles are not provided by school, all pupils should bring labelled water bottles daily. Only water is allowed, no sports drinks or juices.
• Packed lunches should not contain any nuts or traces of nuts. They should also contain healthy food, no sweets should be brought to school.
• Mobile phones/mobile devices are not required in school. Anything brought into school is at the owner's risk and must be given to class teachers at the start of the day.
• Footballs/ playing cars/pokemon cars/football stickers etc. may be brought in but are at the risk of the owner. School do not take any responsibility whatsoever for these items. If any problems occur due to these items, school will ban them completely.
• School day:
• Our school day begins at 8.50am and ends at 3.15pm (unless in Nursery). Please do not allow pupils who walk to school to come onto the site until 8.45am at the earliest. We do not open the doors until 8.50am so are not responsible for pupils until then.
• Parents do not need to come onto school site until 3.10pm at the earliest to collect pupils at the end of the day. Lessons continue until 3.15pm each day. Please, if you are on site early, keep your distance from classrooms so teachers can complete lessons without distraction.
• Homework: Parents are asked to listen to children read , practise times tables & practise spellings daily. We also set homework via Seesaw (online). If your child requires paper copies, please speak to classteacher at your earliest convenience. We do have devices we can loan out too.
• Vehicle access to school, please ensure you only enter the car park if you or your child has a blue badge. If you have a pre-existing arrangement with Miss Jones, this is also acceptable.
• If you walk into the grounds with your child, please stick to the pathways and the crossings as cars are always coming and going into the car park. There is a children's centre on site and cars require access at all times. No pupils should be allowed near staff cars or to walk through the car park at any time.

Thank you for your continued support in all the above, we must continue to work together to ensure our pupils remain safe and come to school ready to learn.

Please see below for our recent learning. Our main curriculum focus is on Computing skills this half term...

EYFS

This month has been fun-packed and full of exciting learning opportunities...

F1 - Nursery

F2

KS1

Class 1

In year one, Mrs Burnett's class have been up to lots of amazing things. Take a look at our pic collages below...

So far this half term we have been learning about time and money in maths. We enjoyed learning about these important life skills.

Over half term it would be great to practice your phonics, tricky words and reading just a little bit every day. Also, you can practice writing your first and second name and numbers to 20.

Class 1/2

Here are some examples of our fantastic learning in class 1/2...

Class 2

Class 2 have had a busy and exciting half term so far!

In maths we have focused on using different units of measurement and used our knowledge to help us make a delicious peach crumble and yummy mocktails.

As part of Science week, which is the theme 'growing' we have planted our own cress seeds and enjoyed watching these grow.

In PD and RSHE we have been looking at different types of medicines and why these are used. We have also learnt the importance of taking medicine safely and only when we need to.

Our topic this half term is called 'E-Safety Experts'. We have been set a challenge by Early Years to create a video for the younger children, so they know how to be safe online. So far, we have gathered lots of information and we are excited to start filming soon!

We will be continuing to prepare for our year 2 SATs next half term in maths and reading, supporting children in building their confidence when answering test style questions. In order to support your child with this, homework in these areas will be sent home over the half term holidays.

As always, thank you for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you back in school after a well earned break.

LKS2

Class 3

Class 3/4

We were lucky enough to take part in an enterprise day with Primary Enterprise. Our winning team will get to compete against schools across Barnsley at The Metrodome...

Class 4

UKS2

Class 5

Class 5/6

Class 6

Another month of fantastic learning opportunities in Y6! Here is a small selection of what we have to look forward to...

Whole School Wider Curriculum

This half term, all points have been reset and all houses will be asked to go above and beyond to keep earning those points and get to the top of the leaderboard. Don't forget to ask your child(ren) daily how many house points they've earnt for their team! The leaderboard is posted weekly via Twitter @MilefieldP

Points will carry over to spring term 2 so keep earning those points by:

• Completing homework to a high standard
• Being in school on time every day
• Wearing full uniform for school and PE
• Producing your best possible work at all times
• Showing the best possible behaviour at all times

Spring/Summer Term Dates for your diary

Wednesday 30th March - Y6 visit Leeds Theatre to see Six! The Musical - after school

Wednesday 6th April - Art Gallery/ services day - please join us and help raise funds for DEC - Ukrainian support...

PIC

Friday 8th April - INSET - School closed all day - School closes for Easter Holiday for 2 weeks

Monday 25th April - School re-opens for Summer term

Monday 25th April - Earth Day - details to follow

Tuesday 26th April - EYFS The Deep visit

Wednesday 27th April - Young Voices at Sheffield Arena

Friday 29th April - Reds in the Community - Penalty Shoot Out - details to follow...

Monday 2nd May - MAY DAY - School closed for bank holiday

Y2 SATs - Month of May - please avoid absence in this month

Monday 9th May - Thursday 12th May - Y6 SATs week - breakfast club (free) from 8am for Y6 pupils - please avoid absence this week

Monday 16th - 20th May - Mental Health Awareness Week

Monday 16th May - 3.30pm - Y6 London residential parents' info session

Friday 20th May - HCAT TTRS Rockstar Day - dress as a rockstar today!

Friday 27th May - close at 3.15pm for half term (one week holiday)

Monday 6th June - school re-opens for summer term 2

Monday 6th - 10th June - Y1 Phonics Screening week

Monday 13th June - 17th June - Healthy Eating Week

Friday 17th June - 9am - Parents/Carers' coffee morning

Wednesday 22nd June - ENTERPRISE FINALS - Metrodome

Monday 27th April - 3.30pm - Y5 parents' Tower Wood residential info session

Monday 4th July - EYFS Sports Day - details to follow...

Tuesday 5th July - KS2 Sports Day - details to follow...

Wednesday 6th July - KS1 Sports Day - details to follow...

Wednesday 6th July - Y6 London Trip - late start - return Thursday 7th July

Thursday 7th July - Reports out to parents

Friday 8th July - SCHOOL CLOSED FOR INSET

Tuesday 12th July/Wednesday 13th July - Parent/carer meetings

Thursday 14th July - 3.30pm - Y6 leavers' party

Friday 15th July - 9am - Parents/Carers' Coffee Morning

Monday 18th July - Parents/carers/pupils informed of next year's teacher

Tuesday 19th July - Transition day - pupils spend the day with their new teacher

Wednesday 20th July - Y6 water fight and shirt signing

Wednesday 20th July - SCHOOL CLOSES FOR SUMMER - 3.15pm

Do not forget to add us on twitter @MilefieldP or @mfps_parents You can also contact our dedicated email for parents - MFPS.parents@hcacademytrust.education