Welcome to our first Parkland Post of 2025! It has been so good to have a return to normality this week, the children have been so positive about being back at school. Thank you to everyone who helped with clearing snow and ice, being flexible with our delayed start times and for just generally being wonderful!
Welcome to the final installment of the Parkland Post for 2024 - how did we get through the year so quickly? I have been reflecting on what has been a good year for us at Parkland - we now have so many pupil leaders on our School Council, Co-op Young Leader Team and our Wellbeing Ambassadors who have been appointed to help make Parkland the fabulous place it is. We have had so many families supporting us in our recent events and yesterday's Winter Fair was a huge success thanks to our PTA, pupils, staff and volunteers - we really do succeed together! I would like to thank each and every one of you for supporting us at Parkland and being part of our journey and I know we will go from strength to strength in 2025!
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 a very wet and windy Parkland Post - hold onto your hats, make sure that your trampolines, inflatable Santas and winter lights are secured! It has been another busy week in the academy and we are hurtling towards the holidays. There are lots of events to come over the next two weeks and we can't wait to share these with you. A full list of our key events can be found below.
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 very chilly P-P-P-Parkland Post; I hope you are all managing to stay toasty and warm. Thank you for your understanding when we have had to close the Springdale Crescent gate due to icy conditions. We have had another super week at Parkland with lots of learning going on! I have seen some great examples of work as I have visited classrooms and we have been fortunate enough to have some visitors from different academies across the Trust who have loved speaking to our pupils about their learning.
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 this week's Parkland Post - we have made a fantastic start to the second part of our autumn term! Next week looks to be even busier with Anti-Bullying Week and Assessment Week so please make sure that your child is in school every day (except Tuesday) so they don't miss any essential learning. You are all invited next Friday to our Daily Mile Event straight after the Celebration Assembly next week. Children can wear funky sports gear so they complete the final Daily Mile together.
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 - I can't believe we only have one more week until the half term holidays. We have had such a busy week and there is no sign of things slowing down! We have shared the Key Events with you which details what we will be doing for the rest of this year. In addition to these dates, we are pleased to announce that we will be holding a KS2 (Years 3 to 6) Carols by Candlelight on the 12th December at 2pm. We have had lots of visitors around our academy this week who have been impressed with how welcome our children have made them feel.
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! It has been another busy week in the academy, we have had lots of visitors who said how welcoming it felt when they walked around and how lovely our children are which is always wonderful to hear!
