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  • Parkland Post – 21st October

    Published 21/10/22

    Welcome to the final Parkland Post of the first half of the autumn term.  Our children have made a fantastic start to the academic year, there have been so many things to celebrate such as: our Bench Ball Tournament winners; the development of our Peace Garden; our new Eco Warrior team who attended the Eco Conference and our School Councillors who attended the Pupil Voice Conference in Manchester at 1 Angel Square.  In addition to this, the children have been proudly showing their work each week in our celebration assemblies.

    Staffing Changes

    We are saying goodbye and a HUGE thank you to Mrs Cooper who has been teaching in Year 4 and Mrs McGough who has been teaching in Year 5 for their hard work and dedication to our children.  We wish them both lots of luck in their next ventures.

    Miss Evans will be teaching Y4 after half term, sharing the role with Mrs Nunn.  We will confirm who will be sharing the class teacher role with Miss Heaven in Year 5 at the beginning of the new half term. Ms Pascoe will be teaching in Year 6 and is leading the residential at Ingleborough Hall.

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  • Parkland Post – 14th October

    Published 14/10/22

    A warm welcome to this week’s Parkland Post!  As we hurtle towards half term, which begins next Friday, I thought we’d reflect on some of the good things which have been going on across our academy.  

    We have developed a Peace Garden, groups of children have already started to use it and have been sharing their ideas of how to develop it further.  Our library has become a really popular place for our children to spend time listening to stories and sharing them with friends.  Children have requested sessions at playtime so they can access our wide range of books, something which we will be doing after half term.  The final thing we wanted to mention was our new Careers Related Learning boards in the entrance – this is where our local heroes are displayed.  People from our local community who have been to Parkland and worked at developing skills which have led to exciting and inspiring careers.  Take a look the next time you’re in school and see the journey that they have been on. 

    Winners!!

    We had two teams of Year 4 and 5 pupils who took part in a Benchball tournament against other pupils from academies across the Trust.  We are delighted to be able to share with you that our Year 5 team won and our Year 4 team only lost by 1 point!  We were also proud of our children as staff from other schools commented on how well-behaved they were.

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  • Parkland Post – 7th October

    Published 07/10/22

    Welcome to this week’s Parkland Post; we have been incredibly busy!  Our children really impressed Mrs Wierzbianski and Ms Pascoe when they visited classes to see learning taking place in reading, phonics and maths.  We are also beginning to sing harvest songs in our singing assembly this week in preparation for the Harvest Festival which will take place on the 21st of October at 9am (more details will follow).  

    Attendance and Punctuality

     Our academy day begins for children at 8:45am prompt, this means that you should aim to be in the playground at 8:40am to ensure your child is ready to be collected so they can begin their day on time.  We have noticed this week that there has been a much larger number of children being late at the start of the day which means they are not only missing out on breakfast, they are also missing out on essential learning.  Please help your child by making sure they are in school every day and on time.

    Last week’s whole school attendance was 92.7% which is lower than our target of 95% +

    Skills Builder Home Challenge

    This week’s challenge practises the ‘Aiming High’ skill and builds on the careers activity you have been doing in school this week.  We have a new Skills Builder display board in our entrance hall which desperately needs your work – can you complete the challenge below and present your ideas in a creative way?  

    World Mental Health Awareness Day

    On Monday, we will be taking part in World Mental Health Awareness Day.  This year’s theme is ‘Make Mental Health and Wellbeing for all a global priority’.  Your children will have sessions during the day which focus on mental health and wellbeing.  Examples of work and photos of the activities will be shared on our social media pages on Monday.

    Finally!

    We hope you have a wonderful weekend, Mrs Wierzbianski is going to Fountains Abbey with her family and Jet and Ms Pascoe will be catching up on some reading.  We will see you all bright and early on Monday morning!

    Pride Awards!

    Reception

    Tallulah

    For joining in and working hard in phonics. Well done Tallulah!

    Jamin

    For always making the right choices. We can always rely on Jamin to work hard and try his best.

    Year 1

    Nevaeh

    For always pushing herself to do better and putting 100% effort into her learning every day.

    Layla-Faye

    For going that extra mile every day in the classroom, and displaying her wonderful maths learning whilst in provision. Keep up the hard work!

    Year 2

    Lilly

    For always working to the best of her ability and challenging herself. Well done!

    Kysen

    For striving to work independently in all subjects. Well done!

     

    Year 3

    Piper

    For an impressive character description. You added every writing feature I asked for and I could really see the characters as a read.

    Ellie

    Really wowing me with your character description. You worked independently and I could imagine who you were writing about. 

    Year 4

    Leila 

    For always trying her hardest in everything she does.

    Amelia

    For writing a fantastic, emotive poem. 

    Year 5

    Georgia

    For consistently producing quality writing. Georgia uses effective verbs, adjectives and is also using powerful figurative language in her work.

    Kaya

    For always makes the correct choices in class and is an excellent example of how a year 5 pupil at Parklands should behave. 

    Year 6

    Shafa

    For being a good friend, role model and member of Y6. 

    Grace

    For consistently pushing herself to excellence in her learning.  

    Do what matters most

    Be yourself, always

    Show you care

    Succeed together

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  • Parkland Post – 30th September

    Published 30/09/22

    Welcome to this week’s slightly wet and windy Parkland Post!  The weather has definitely taken a turn and feels bitterly cold.  Please make sure your children are wrapped up in warm, waterproof coats as they will still complete their Daily Mile each morning.  There have been some exciting things going on around our academy this week from local area walks as part of the Year 1 geography curriculum, D&T days in Year 5, to our Eco Warriors visiting 1 Angel Square for the Eco Conference.

    Attendance and Late Marks

    As you are aware, our school day now begins at 8:45am prompt.  Thank you to all of the families who are bringing your children in every day and on time.  Gates are closed at 8:45am and if your child arrives after this time, it is recorded as a late mark and the length of time recorded.  Every time your child is late, they are missing valuable learning time, which is time they won’t be able to make up.  

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  • Parkland Post – 23rd September

    Published 23/09/22

    Welcome to the first Parkland Post of the year – it is so good to be back!  Our children have made the most wonderful start to the year and have settled into their new year groups well.  

    Cliffe Castle Visit for Years 3 and 4

    This week, Years 3 and 4 have had a visit to Cliffe Castle where they focused on rocks and soils which complements the learning in class about The Stone Age.  They had the opportunity to take part in two workshops and returned full of new information and facts!

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  • Parkland Post – 15th July

    Published 15/07/22

    This week

    Welcome to this week’s Parkland Post, we have had another busy and productive week!  There have been lots of events happening and it has been lovely seeing so many parents, grandparents and carers in school supporting the children.

    Sports Day

    This week, the weather has been very kind and helped us celebrate our wonderful Sports Days. Thanks to all of the adult in schools involved with organising and leading such great events and to you, the parents, for supporting us and the children.

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  • Parkland Post – 11th February​​​​​​​

    Published 11/07/22

    This week

    Welcome to this week’s Parkland Post.  Thank you to the wonderful parents who came to our Parent Forum this week.  We discussed our Mental Health action plan and the progress we have made so far, the upcoming events that you will be able to look forward to and a general chat about how we can encourage more parents and carers to future forums.  We will be sharing information about all of these things over the next few weeks.
    Skills Builder Weekend Challenge!

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  • Parkland Post – 8th July

    Published 08/07/22

    This week

    Welcome to this week’s Parkland Post, we have had another busy and productive week!  There will be lots of events happening over the final two weeks so please keep your eyes peeled to our website and social media pages for more information. 

    Careers Week and Enterprise Day

    This week, we have been fortunate to have visits from a number of people who came to talk about the work they do for a living, the skills they need and what opportunities there are for our children’s futures.  On Tuesday, Years 5 and 6 were joined by Northern Power Grid where our pupil impressed Ben with their knowledge of energy.

    On Thursday, Years 5 and 6 were visited by Zurich Insurance who talked about the skills needed for their jobs which links with our Skillsbuilder programme.  We were also joined by Blue Watch from West Yorkshire Fire Service who showed the children the fire engine and talked about training too.

    Today, we have had our Enterprise Day where each class has had a pop up shop as part of the Fiver Challenge which they have been working towards each day this week.  Their challenge was to ‘grow’ a fiver and all the money they make will be donated to each class’ charity of their choice.  We will let you know which charities they have decided to support in next week’s Parkland Post when we announce which class won the Fiver Challenge!  Thank you to everyone who came along to support us.

    Our School Dog – Jet

    Jet joined our children earlier this week and had a great time being looked after by our children, especially those in Year 5 who have taken a shine to him!  Having Jet in school is great for wellbeing and has helped with their understanding of how to look after a pet.  I’m just not sure who is enjoying themselves more: Jet or our children!

    Skills Builder Home Challenge

    As always, if you complete the challenge, please send us a photograph of your child’s work via our Facebook Messenger and they will receive 10 Parkland Points and their name on our Skills Builder Wall of Fame!

    And finally…

    We hope you have a wonderful weekend in the sunshine.  Mrs Wierzbianski will be soaking in the rays on the beach with her family and Ms Pascoe will be running the Ilkley Half Marathon!  We’ll see you bright and early on Monday morning for another week of learning!

    Pride Awards!

    Nursery

    Myla

    For always arriving at Nursery with a smile on her face and her positive attitude towards learning.

    Reception

    Kaci-Jade

    For always trying her best in phonics.

    Layla-Faye

    For listening carefully during our carpet sessions and sharing her thoughts and ideas with the class.

    Year 1

    Ruby

    For working hard to recognise numbers to 100 and find one more and one less than a number.

    Paisley

     For always being positive, kind, and a pleasure to teach. 

    Year 2

    Leo

    For your fantastic improvement in your writing. Well done Leo!

    Phoebe

    For showing a can do attitude and not giving up when things get difficult.

     

    Year 3/4A

    Archie Smith

    For working hard with your group on our Enterprise work. You listened well and took on board other peoples’ ideas. I was also very impressed with how you embraced our creativity challenges- you had lots of wonderful ideas.  Well done.

    Mason-Blake

    For working hard with your group on our Enterprise work. You listened well and took on board other peoples’ ideas.  I was also very impressed with how you embraced our creativity challenges- you had lots of wonderful ideas.  I loved your glasses! Well done.

    Billy

    For working extra hard on TTRS this week.  You have shown how when you keep trying, your effort is rewarded and I am pleased to see that you got 24/25 on Soundcheck! Keep it up!

    Year 3/4NW

    Mya

    For Fantastic independent English work identifying the correct verbs.

    Tia

    For showing improve confidence in her own abilities and sharing her ideas with others.  

    Year 5

    Leyton

    For always being a wonderful friend with a warm nature and kind heart.

    Charlee

    For always having a positive and enthusiastic approach to learning.

    Year 6

    Finn

    For being a fabulous member of Year 6 and putting lots of effort into his performance for the production.

    Flo

    Always being a 100% child. Flo puts her all into everything that she does and is a shining star.

    Do what matters most

    Be yourself, always

    Show you care

    Succeed together

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  • Parkland Post – 1st July

    Published 01/07/22

    This week

    Welcome to this week’s Parkland Post.  Our children made us proud this week when they spoke to Mr Featherstone, our Vice Chair of the Academy Governing Council about the trips and experiences they have had this year.  They talked fondly about where they had been and what they had learnt along the way.  Years 3 and 4 were able to tell us a great deal about how the Vikings went into battle and are looking forward to being able to share their Egyptian death masks with parents at an event which is detailed below.  Year 6 talked about how they developed resilience and overcame their fears when caving and Year 5 were looking forward to a visit to a local mosque.  

    Careers Week and Enterprise Day/Fiver Challenge

    Next week, we will be having our Careers Week which will end with an Enterprise Day on Friday 8th July.  Each class will be given £5 to ‘grow’ – they will have to decide as a class what sort of enterprise they are going to take part in, prepare and resource it and share it with you all on Friday afternoon at 2:30pm.  We will be welcoming parents and carers into school to look at the children’s stall/enterprise ideas – please don’t forget to bring some pennies as each class will be trying to raise as much money as they can; the winning class receiving a certificate for their achievements.  Careers Week is an opportunity to develop our Co-op Ways of Being and Skills Builder skills.  Who knows, there might be a budding entrepreneur in our midst.

    Transition Day 

    On Wednesday 6th July, our children will be meeting their new class teachers in preparation for the new academic year.  They will have an opportunity to set goals for the new year, discuss their hopes and what they’re most looking forward to doing.  Our new Reception class will have their transition from 10am and have their lunch at 11:30am.  Our Year 6 pupils will have their transition on Tuesday 5th July if they are attending Immanuel College and Wednesday the 6th July if they are attending Hanson.     

    Year 6 Performance

    We are delighted to invite you to watch the Year 6 end of year performance ‘Go for Gold’ on Thursday 14th July at 1:30pm in our school hall.  A letter will be sent out to Year 6 families next week for you to apply for tickets which will be allocated on a first come first served basis.  The play promises to have you laughing, crying and everything in between as you are taken on a journey to Athens in Ancient Greek times.

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  • Parkland Post – 24th June

    Published 24/06/22

    This week

    Welcome to this week’s Parkland Post!  It has been another scorcher of a week, we’ve had lots of water and shade at the ready during our playtimes.  It has been Refugee Week and on Tuesday, Mrs Heaven delivered an assembly on this theme using the story ‘There’s a Boy Like Me’.  The children had a chance to think about the issues and heartaches that face children in the world today and showed such empathy.  

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  • Parkland Post – 17th June

    Published 17/06/22

    This week

    Welcome to this week’s instalment of the Parkland Post!  What a scorcher of a week it has been, our children have been loving playing out safely in the sun and have been taking part in some outdoor learning too.

    Attendance

    Our attendance this week and last has been much lower than normal and I’m sure you know how important it is for your children to be in school and taking part in learning.  Please ensure that you send your children into school unless they are poorly; even if they just feel a little bit under the weather.  It is better to send them in as more often than not, they feel much brighter once they get busy with their learning.  We also want to remind you that holidays during term time can’t be authorised and should be taken during the school holidays.  It would be amazing if we can improve our whole school attendance next week – any class who have above 90% next week will get a spin on our attendance wheel!  Year 2 enjoyed their non-uniform day today as a treat for their high attendance – well done!

    Skills Builder Home Challenge

    Well done to Connor Sutcliffe in Year 5 who sent in his ideas for the home challenge with some fabulous ways of helping you get to sleep.

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  • Parkland Post – 10th June​​​​​​​

    Published 09/06/22

    This week

    What a wonderful first week back we have had!  It has been such a busy time at Parkland and our children have returned with big smiles on their faces ready to learn which is fantastic to see.  Your child’s teachers will be sharing the curriculum webs next week which details what they will be learning about over the next half term and how you can support them at home.  Homework menus will also be sent home which link to the wider curriculum subjects they are focusing on. 

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