The weather has certainly turned and once again there is a feel of Autumn in the air. But it is all set to change again next week! The new displays in the main building look fantastic and the children and staff have done a great job in bringing the work alive. The pieces on display are based on the whole school text –  The Invisible – a story about a young girl’s struggles and the tough issue of homelessness. If you are in and around the buildings please spend some time reading the children’s work. We will hold our annual general meeting of the Friends of Parkside on Thursday 28th September at 3:30pm in one of the former Year 2 classes. Please make every effort to attend and we welcome your ideas to help raise funds for the children. Last week the Mayor of Hertsmere paid us a visit, this week it was the turn of the High Sheriff of Hertfordshire – Mrs Elizabeth Green –  who spent time meeting and greeting the good folk who run the WD6 foodbank. It was great to talk with her about the fantastic work they do and to hear how she is in full support of this type of work.  Please continue to support the school in all that we do for your child.

 

 

The word of the week is – GRUNTLED – (1930S) at ease and content.

 

 

THE BIG QUESTION – Can kindness change the world?
Try discussing this question with your child to help them think about developing their thinking skills.

 

 

THIS WEEK’S EXAMPLES OF THE CHIDLREN’S WORK –

 

 

CHANGE TO THE START OF THE SCHOOL DAY – Week 4 – The government has issued a directive to all schools about 32.5 hours of teaching time every child in the country is entitled to. To meet this new directive we will open the school gates as normal at 8:30am BUT they will CLOSE at 8:45am from MONDAY 30th OCTOBER. Please make sure you make a note of this change. We will continue to put it in all of our newsletters from the start of the new academic year until FRIDAY 20th OCTOBER.

 

 

WELCOME TO MRS SMITH – A big welcome to Mrs Smith our new SENCo who started with us this week. We look forward to working her over the weeks ahead and if you have any concerns about your child please contact the school office where an appointment can be made for you to meet with her.

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS MR WANLESS – Last week Mr Wanless swam a mile ( no mean feat) in the famous and prestigious waters of the Serpentine in London’s Hyde to raise money for Dementia UK. He writes:
‘Thank you so much for all the support and best wishes from our families, it meant a great deal to me to raise £309 for Dementia UK’

 

 

PARKING ISSUE – One of neighbours writes –
To whomever this may concern,

 

 

 

WD6 FOODBANK – Over the coming months the good folk at the WD6 Foodbank will partner up with members of the Clarion Housing board and Citizens Advice Bureau to offer advice and support for those people who use the foodbank. The monthly surgeries will take place here at the school in a designated room at the front of the building. More details to follow.

The WD6 Food support is open on WEDNESDAY & FRIDAYS from 3:15pm – 4:30pm. Parkside families can have access from 3:15pm directly after school.

 

 

ATTENDANCE AND FOOD WASTE – Congratulations to the children from 4 ASPEN and
3 BIRCH who both had 100% attendance this week. Thank you children and please continue to be an inspiration to others. 

Well done to the children from 4 ASPEN who had the least amount of food waste this week. Thank you children for making good choices and  enjoying your food.

CLASS	ATTENDANCE %	FOOD WASTE kgs
Reception Pine	89.7	3.3
1 Maple	89.1	5.1
2 Willow	88	2.9
3 Birch	96.6	2.3
3 Elm	95.1	2.75
4 Aspen	97.5	0.6
5 Ash	91.7	0.850
5 Cedar	93.1	2.0
6 Oak	92.5	2.4
Total	92.4	22.050
Food Waste average

 

 

PARKSIDE FLYERS AND HOT CHOCOLATE WINNERS –
Congratulations to  Frankie, Marvin, Mukiland, Henry, Alicja, Roman, Sofia, Valentin, and Desara who were awarded their wings this week for being true acolytes of the school’s vision and mission. Thank you children for being such a great example for others to follow.

THANK YOU TO MRS KNOWLES FOR CREATING OUR NEW WINGS DISPLAY. THEY LOOK AMAZING.

 

It was lovely to share a cup of hot chocolate with Milan, Hunni-Marie, Luca, Eden, Aila, Eunice, Layton and Shannon earlier today for being wonderful pupils and displaying such a positive attitude towards their learning. Thank you children and please continue to be amazing.

 

DATES FOR THE DIARY – https://parkside.herts.sch.uk/calendar/

 

 

TUNES FOR THE WEEKEND –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zs6K-XBU0o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-aAptcwBDA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jACeW01k_tc&list=RDjACeW01k_tc&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7PpPoo81VQ

 

 

HAVE A LOVELY WEEKEND !!

 

Welcome back to each and every one of you to the start of a new academic year. I would like to start this newsletter by thanking you for the kindness and generosity that was shown to staff at the end of the last term. Your gifts were graciously and gratefully received  and I hope that you all had a lovely summer break. The children were welcomed back this week by teachers and support staff, and judging by the comments of the two visitors from County who visited the school on Tuesday and Thursday, they were incredibly impressed by the way they have settled. They also spoke about the calmness they felt around the building. Thank you children, thank you staff. Meet the Teacher meetings take place on Monday at 9am so please make every effort to attend. The annual Secondary School transfer meeting takes place on Tuesday at 9am and I encourage many year 6 families to attend. We look forward to working closely with you again through the course of the school year. Please support the school in all that we do for your child.

 

 

The word of the week is – SUDORIFEROUS – sweat-inducing.

 

 

THE BIG QUESTION – What is friendship? 
Try discussing this question with your child to help them think about developing their thinking skills.

 

 

THIS WEEK’S EXAMPLES OF THE CHILDREN’S WORK –

 

 

REMINDERS –
Please read the following carefully to remind yourself  or introduce yourself to the following to help the operational running of the school run smoothly. Thank you.

SMILES NOT MOBILES – Please remember that we would like you to collect your child after school in a way that is welcoming. If you are asked not to be on your phone please don’t be offended.
UNIFORM – Kindly make sure that your child comes to school in the correct uniform. Trainers and boots  are NOT part of the school uniform so please don’t be offended if your child is sent home with a letter to remind you of this.
ATTENDANCE & PUNCTUALITY – Poor attendance and punctuality hampers a child’s opportunities and life chances. Please remember this. 

If for any reason you need to speak with Mrs Mattholie the school’s Pastoral and Parental Engagement Office please contact her through the school phone number and select option 3.

 

 

CHANGE TO THE START OF THE SCHOOL DAY – Week 2 – The government has issued a directive to all schools about 32.5 hours of teaching time every child in the country is entitled to. To meet this new directive we will open the school gates as normal at 8:30am BUT they will CLOSE at 8:45am from MONDAY 30th OCTOBER. Please make sure you make a note of this change. We will continue to put it in all of our newsletters from the start of the new academic year until FRIDAY 20th OCTOBER.

 

 

ONLINE SAFETY NEWSLETTER – Please click the link to read the latest Online Safety newsletter.
https://parkside.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/hfl_online_safety_newsletter_autumn_23_parents_or_carers-1.pdf

 

 

ATTENDANCE – Congratulations to Nursery Fir and 5 Cedar who had the best attendance this week.

CLASS	WEEKLY TOTAL %
Nursery Fir	97.6
Reception Pine	80.5
1 Maple	87.0
2 Willow	92.2
3 Birch	95.0
3 Elm	86.8
4 Aspen	94.2
5 Ash	90.1
5 Cedar	96.8
6 Cherry	88.5
Total	90.4

Attendance was an issue that as a school we worked very hard to address last year. There are many ways we  incentivise the children to help them to understand how important it is to come to school every day. For a number of years now we have had; a toy trolley which rewards the children for excellent attendance over a sustained period of 6 weeks, each class is rewarded with a star on the Attendance Champion board  at our weekly award assembly, classes with 95% attendance and over enjoy a roll of the school dice and move round the attendance Monopoly board to enjoy yet another reward. This year we will be introducing an attendance reward badge scheme for those children (hopefully all of them) who come to school 100% of the time which means each and every day.

Autumn – Bronze award
Spring – Silver award
Summer – Gold award

 

FOR THOSE CHILDREN WHO HAVE YET TO RETURN TO SCHOOL OR WHO CAME BACK AFTER THE 4th SEPTEMBER UNFORTUNATELY YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO GET A BRONZE AWARD THIS TERM. 

 

 

DATES FOR THE DIARY –
Monday 11th September – Meet the Teacher Meetings – 9am in your child’s class
Tuesday 12th September – Secondary Transfer meeting for Year 6 families – 9am in the school hall
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORTHCOMING DATES AND EVENTS BY CLICKING THE LINK – https://parkside.herts.sch.uk/calendar/

 

 

TUNES FOR THE WEEKEND –
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=marmalade+the+ballad+of+cherry+flavor+
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AGFj9b2tIw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDUk9Lsy_yQ

 

 

HAVE A LOVELY WEEKEND AND ENJOY THE WARM WEATHER

 

As we come to the last week of term there is still much to be done. You have all received your child’s end of year report and should feel very proud of their achievements. The school continues to do well and this year’s statutory results were very pleasing. I hope that you received the letters that accompanied your child’s results for those of you in Years 2 and 6 which explained the overall levels of attainment the children achieved compared to national statistics. The children have worked hard all year and deserved to do well. We end the year on a high and look forward to hitting the ground running in the new academic year. Another busy week saw the children take part in pedestrian training, the gardening club participate in their annual Vegfest and the children of Year 4 take part in a pedestrian safety training session with Cathy Scarrott, our safety travel officer. On top of all of that the children met their new class teachers and support staff on Thursday morning. They really enjoyed the couple of hours learning all about their new teacher and what to expect in September. Year 6 performed I’m An 11 Year Old Get Me Out of Here to the school and their families this week and they didn’t disappoint. The singing was incredible and the acting was high class. Very well done to each and everyone of you and to Miss Wood and Mrs Knowles for preparing you so well.

This is the last newsletter of the year and I would like to take this opportunity of thanking you all for your continued support and wish you all a happy and peaceful summer. And to the children in Year 6 – ALL THE VERY BEST OF LUCK YOU HAVE BEEN AMAZING!!

 

The last word of the week for this  year is – Quinzhee – snow shelter with domed chamber dug into it.

 

POEM OF THE WEEK –

OUR LEARNING FROM THE WEEK  – 

WD6 FOOD SUPPORT – The WD6 Food support is open on WEDNESDAY & FRIDAYS from 3:15pm – 4:30pm. Parkside families can have access from 3:15pm directly after school.

 

TUNES FOR THE WEEKEND –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agiFvMhIJik

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKe7XeI4etA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHilBKNp0hA

 

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND !

 

The good weather continues to be with us as we head in to the last few weeks of term. Year 6  are busy rehearsing for their end of term production and we look forward to seeing them perform for the school and families in the week after next. Our boys and girls’ football team  have been in action once again this week and gave a very account of themselves in a local competition hosted by Watford FC. They were not the outright winners but gave a thoroughly good account of themselves. Thank you children. I know some of you have asked the office staff about which teacher will teach your child next year and I will write to you all next week with the arrangements about this. Please continue to support the school in all that we do.

 

 

The word of the week is – BATTOLOGY – needless and tiresome repetition in speaking or writing, often used to avoid answering the question.

 

 

POEM OF THE WEEK –

 

 

THIS WEEK’S EXAMPLES OF THE CHILDREN’S WORK –

 

 

 

WD6 FOOD SUPPORT – The WD6 Food support is open on WEDNESDAY & FRIDAYS from 3:15pm – 4:30pm. Parkside families can have access from 3:15pm directly after school.

 

 

UNIFORM – Many of you send your child in to school in the correct uniform for which I would like to thank you; you are giving your child the right message. The expectation is that every child comes to school in uniform every day. Your child will continue to grow through the next few months and years and the fact we have arrived at the end of the school year should NOT mean that they don’t’ come to school in uniform. It is not an acceptable excuse. If you are experiencing difficulty we are here to help you. When children arrive at school in an expensive pair of trainers but not school shoes questions should be asked. If you are experiencing difficulties with uniform you must come and speak with us. 

 

 

ATTENDANCE – Congratulations to the children in 4 Rowan and 4 Aspen who had the best attendance this week.

CLASS	WEEKLY ATTENDANCE	WEEKLY WASTE TARGET	TARGET MET Y/N
Reception Pine	92.5 %	2.0 kgs	3.100  kgs – N
1 Maple	91.5 %	1.5 kgs	1.450 kgs – Y
2 Alder	96.3 %	1.5 kgs	2.100 kgs – N
2 Willow	96.3 %	1.5 kgs	1.500 kgs  – Y
3 Birch	93.3 %	1.0 kgs	0.800 kgs – Y
4 Rowan	98.8 %	1.0 kgs	0.9500  kgs  – Y
4 Aspen	96.7 %	1.0 kgs	0.750  kgs – Y
5 Cedar	96.4 %	2.0kgs	1.800 kgs – Y
6 Cherry	92.2 %	1.5 kgs	2.400  kgs – N
Weekly Totals	%	13.0 kgs	14.850 kgs – N 19.300 grammes per child

 

 

FUTURE DATES –
Wednesday 5th July – Year 6 Trip to ESA
Tuesday 11th July – Year 6 Production 2pm
Wednesday 12th July – Year 6 Production 9.15am
Thursday 13th July – Hertfordshire Secondary Transition Day
Friday 14th July – Year 6 Cinema Trip
Monday 17th July – Year 6 Jump In Trip
Wednesday 19th July – Year 6 Leavers Assembly 9.15am
Thursday 20th July – Last day Of Term School Closes at 1.30pm

 

 

PARKSIDE FLYERS – Congratulations to everyone who was awarded their wings this week. You are all amazing and please continue to work hard for the next few weeks. Well done to – Deeksha, Leah, Hunter, Desara, Danny-James, Manish, Stefan, David and Habibulla.

 

HOT CHOCOLATE – It was lovely to spend time with Cole, Charlotte, Dharun, Aliysha, Lexi, Fadil, Ale, and Alby this morning and to hear how well they are doing. Keep this going children.

 

 

TUNES FOR THE WEEKEND –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIxPshdsEDA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73lj5qJbrms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_xiKOZ9Kx0

 

 

HAVE A LOVELY WEEKEND!!

The warm weather continues to lifts everyone’s spirits and we hope it continues right through to the last day of term. We had two visits from our school improvement partner this week and he was very, very, impressed with the way we continue to support the children with their learning but especially our special needs children. He observed the teaching in all year groups and met with a number of staff as part of his visits. We were heartened to hear just how well the school is doing. Thank you to everyone who attended our annual sports days. They were, as always, well attended and the children displayed great prowess in all that they did. Congratulations to the children from RED team. I must offer a sincere vote of thanks to the staff. They never stop continuing to inspire me in the way they embody the school’s vision – NURTURING AND INSPIRING YOUNG MINDS TOWARDS A BRIGHT FUTURE.

 

The word of the week is – BLEAR-WITTED – entirely lacking in foresight and judgement.

 

 

POEM OF THE WEEK –

 

THIS WEEK’S EXAMPLES OF THE CHILDREN’S WORK PLUS SPORTS DAYS PHOTOS –

PHOTOS FROM KS 2 SPORTS DAY WILL BE UPLOADED ON TO THE SCHOOL WEBSITE ON THE LATEST NEWS AREA AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

 

 

WE WPOLOGISE TO THOSE PARENTS AND CARERS WHO CAME AT 3:00PM TO BE A PART OF THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY. DUE TO THE HOT WEATHER WE HAD TO BRING IT FORWARD BASED ON HEALTH AND SAFETY REASONS AND APOLOGISE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED.

 

 

 GOLD SPORTS AWARD – Mr Wanless writes:

We are delighted to announce that we have achieved the School Games Gold Mark Award for the 2022/23 academic year. We have managed to go from a Bronze to Gold in 12 months, which is an incredible achievement, we have done so much that we have bypassed the silver standard. The School Games Mark is a Government-led award scheme launched in 2012, facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community, and we are delighted to have been recognised for our success.

Our sporting achievements this year include: Finishing first in the regional speed stacking, winning the year 3 cross country event, 3 children finished in the top 10 of the Year 5/6 competition and were subsequently invited to Hertfordshire trials along with winning year 4 Rapid Fire Cricket competition. Throughout this academic year we have also participated in football, tennis, athletics, cricket and swimming events

We are extremely proud of our pupils for their dedication to all aspects of school sport, as part of our application, we were asked to fulfil criteria in the areas of participation, competition, workforce and clubs, and we are pleased that the hard work of everyone at our school has been rewarded this year. A special thanks to Miss Bowers, Mr Honour and Mr Wanless for maintaining high levels of support and commitment to sport and active learning at Parkside.

 

 

WD6 FOOD SUPPORT – The WD6 Food support is open on WEDNESDAY & FRIDAYS from 3:15pm – 4:30pm. Parkside families can have access from 3:15pm directly after school.

THANK YOU TO THE STAFF AT THE WD6 FOODBANK WHO SUPPLIED THE WHOLE SCHOOL WITH ICE CREAMS THIS WEEK FOR SPORTS DAY. THEY WERE DELICIOUS.

 

ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY – There were 28 children from 22 families who came late to school this week on over 45 occasions. Many children who come to school late are often from the same families. This has to improve this summer term. Please make every effort to be on time for school, the effect it has on your child can have a lasting impact on their rates of progress.

CLASS	WEEKLY ATTENDANCE	WEEKLY WASTE TARGET	TARGET MET Y/N
Reception Pine	90.7 %	2.0 kgs	3.400 kgs – N
1 Maple	97.0 %	1.5 kgs	3.200  kgs – N
2 Alder	100 %	1.5 kgs	1.250 kgs – Y
2 Willow	90.5 %	1.5 kgs	1.850 kgs  – N
3 Birch	95.6 %	1.0 kgs	1.750 kgs – N
4 Rowan	94.7 %	1.0 kgs	1.250 kgs  – N
4 Aspen	92.6 %	1.0 kgs	0.950 kgs – Y
5 Cedar	92.8 %	2.0kgs	1.150 kgs – Y
6 Cherry	95.1 %	1.5 kgs	2.000 kgs – N
Weekly Totals	94.3 %	13.0 kgs	16.800 kgs – N 22.7 grammes per child

 

 

TUNES FOR THE WEEKEND –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4-AsPh3QE4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqEnWHpz52Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc6NF47ela0

 

 

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND AND ENJOY THE GOOD WEATHER!!