A very warm welcome to this week's festive Parkland Post - grab yourselves a cuppa and snuggle in!  I have been such a proud Head of Academy this week in particular as our children have shown every one of our Co-op Ways of Being: Show You Care, Be Yourself Always, Do What Matters Most and Succeed Together.  I have loved welcoming so many families into our academy for each of the events; I hope you are beginning to get that festive feeling now!

Welcome to this week's Parkland Post in what has been a really positive week!  Thank you for joining us for our Parents' Evenings on Wednesday and Thursday to find out how well your children are doing at our academy.  We were so glad that so many of you found it useful for Sheila from Early Help being there so she can help support families where they need it most.  I would also like to thank YACAD for the snowman craft station - there were so many cute little snowmen being made!  

We have had a number of visitors around our academy this week and everyone commented how settled our children are and were impressed with their behaviour for learning.  It is the best part of my day being able to go into classes, see the great work going on and being able to give out special stickers, pencils and certificates for those that are working really hard.

Welcome to this week's energetic Parkland Post!  We had such a brilliant turnout for our Family Daily Mile this morning, there were so many funky outfits and we loved having families join in on the event.  Thank you for the money you have raised - we will be sharing the total with you next week.  Thank you to our fantastic PTA for the hot drinks for parents and juice and biscuits for each class.

Welcome to the final Parkland Post of the half term!  It has been a whirlwind of a week with so many events in our academy.  We began the week with Year 3's class assembly where they wowed us with their knowledge of Migration to Leeds and Bradford with a very funky song to end things.  We had our Early Years Stay and Play, it was lovely to see so many families coming in so the children could show you what they have been doing.  They also managed to raise £15 for MacMillan Cancer Support.  We also welcomed families into our academy for our Harvest Festival and were treated to songs, poetry and lots of facts about food around the world.  Thank you to everyone who brought a donation for local food banks - you are fabulous!

Welcome to this week's Parkland Post and what a busy week it has been! We have had so many exciting events happening across the academy which gave our children lots of opportunities to develop new skills and work on existing skills.  I strongly believe in our pupils developing the skills they need for life and for the world of work as it helps them to make positive contributions to our community and invests in their future.  Next week, your child will be bringing home their Children's University passport - we will send out some information to go with it so you know how you can help them achieve their goals.    

Welcome to this week's Parkland Post!  I can't believe how lucky we have been with the weather this week, it has meant that we have had so many opportunities to be outside for playtimes, lunchtimes, PE sessions and our Eco Club could get into the Peace Garden to keep it looking beautiful.  Thank you to Isabel's dad in Year 4 who has been helping Mr Hadden with the Eco Council.