DODGEBALL DYNAMOS
Fantastic effort from Year 4 at this week's dodgeball event at Delta. With 7 wins from 10 matches, they finished in an impressive 2nd place. We are really Parkside Proud of them all!
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PARENT CONSULTATION EVENINGS
Thank you to everyone who attended the parent consultation evening last night. If you have not yet booked an appointment, please do so for our next evening on Wednesday 28th February by logging on to SchoolCloud. (Please note that 6H's will take place on Wednesday 6th March). Booking temporarily closed yesterday afternoon ahead of the event last night but has now reopened.
If you have been unable to book an appointment, please contact the school office.
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THANK YOU!
Thank you all for your support for the Friends of Parkside PTA's non-uniform day on the last day of term. They collected a fantastic £329.44.
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REMINDER: WORLD BOOK DAY
Just a reminder that we will once again be celebrating World Book Day in school, which takes place this year on be Thursday 7th March. Children have the choice to come to school dressed as their favourite hero or villain. Or if they would prefer, choose a colour to represent this character. Wear blue to be a hero and red to be a villain!
We are also setting all of the children a 'World Book Day Cover Up' task to complete at home. The challenge is to design a new front cover, blurb and recommendation for the book of their choice. We will then display these in each library. Children will earn their house team a point for returning their 'cover up' homework which will contribute towards the winning house team. Please click the button below for a copy of the homework sheet.
In school, the children will be taking part in a house team quiz to earn more of those all-important house points and also buddy reading sessions where classes from different year groups join up to enjoy books together.
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PLANT POTS WANTED
If you have any plant pots you can donate, we would be very grateful to receive them for some planting activities we have planned. Thank you for your help.
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YOUNG VOICES
A group of Year 6 pupils travelled to Sheffield Arena to take part in the Young Voices concert, the largest children's choir concert in the world! They have been practising the songs in the weekly club since last term. It was a fantastic experience for the children and we are very grateful to the staff who accompanied them.
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SUPERSTAR AWARDS
Well done to all of our superstars this week!!
Week commencing 19th February
- Year 1 - Harvey-Lee & Poppy
- Year 2 - Jake & Mira
- Year 3 - Ollie & Charlie
- Year 4 - Oliver H, Ava & Oscar
- Year 5 - Spencer, Charlie & Victor
- Year 6 - Evelynne, Neve & Ruby-Anne
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PETER PAN AT GOOLE LIBRARY
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HELP THE HOMELESS
As mentioned in the last newsletter, the next project our Community Champions would like to support is to help homeless people in Goole. The Help the Homelezz group are asking for donations of biscuits as their stocks of these are very low at present.
If you would like to help, please bring packets of biscuits into school before Friday 1st March and the Community Champions will gather them together to take to the charity.
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SPOTLIGHT ON ATTENDANCE 🔦
Please see below for the attendance data for the last week of term. The overall school attendance was 96.95%, which is really encouraging. Special mention to 2P for their 100% attendance! 🥳🥳🥳
School Attendance is ‘everyone’s business’.
What an absence means for your child?
At primary school level, where pupils missing up to 14 days of school in key stage two are a quarter less likely to achieve level five or above in reading, writing or maths tests than those with no absence.
If you have any concerns regarding attendance please do not hesitate to contact Miss Curley, our Safeguarding and Attendance officer here at Parkside Primary School.
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IMPORTANT UPDATE FROM EAST RIDING SAFEGUARDING TEAM
We have been asked to pass this information on to our community.
We have been made aware of a concern regarding a National WhatsApp group. One of our schools have been alerted by parents to a WhatsApp group their children are being added to, that currently has 800+ members.
This appears to be asking users to add all their contacts to create the largest group in the world (WhatsApp can currently have a max of 1024), without adults being present. The concern is the content within the group - the majority of users appear to be minors, although there is no way to verify this. Aside from the general bad language and online bullying and harassment, there is evidence of racist, homophobic and sexually explicit language, plus pornographic images / GIFS.
A reference to 'bomb plans' has also been noted - this appears to be racist in nature, particularly in response to when a comment has been made by an Asian member. Police have been alerted to this , but wanted to make you aware as you may wish to share this with your school community.
Thank you, Safeguarding in Education Team
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SAFEGUARDING AND WELLBEING - HELP AVAILABLE FROM SCHOOL
if you have any concerns about the safety and wellbeing of a child who attends Parkside Primary or require any additional support or advice with regards to attendance please do not hesitate to contact Miss Curley, our Safeguarding & Attendance Officer. If you have any question or worries about your child’s behaviour or require any additional family support then please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Daine, our Behaviour & Family Support Worker. Both members of staff are also available for children to talk to should they have any worries.
If you have any Safeguarding concerns outside of school hours, or are concerned a child has suffered or is likely to suffer significant harm and is at immediate risk call the Children’s Safeguarding Hub on (01482) 395500 or ring 999 (asking for the Police).
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MANAGING EMOTIONS
This free information guide offers a collection of useful tips for helping children learn to manage their emotions. Click here to view as a pdf.
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NEW SCHOOL LUNCH MENU
The new school lunch menu starting after half term is now available. Please click the button below to view:
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SEND NEWS
Please click the bulletin for the latest East Riding Local Offer bulletin.
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FOOD ASSISTANCE
The Two Rivers Community Pantry is a project is aimed at providing support to those who are in need of some assistance.
To find out more visit www.tworiverscommunitypantry.org.uk or speak to school about making a referral.
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FRIENDLY FEBRUARY
Daily actions from Action for Happiness encouraging you to carry out small acts of kindness. Have a look at the calendar below or click here to download the pdf. 'Friendly February' suggests daily actions to help you be friendly to others and give your relationships a boost.
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
(Please note that all dates are subject to change. We will of course update you of any changes as soon as possible.)
Dates are also available on our website by clicking here.
Dates for Academic Year 2023/2024
- Mon 19th Feb - School re-opens (Doors open 8.45am)
- Thurs 22nd Feb - Parent Consultation Evening
- Fri 23rd Feb - Intraschool Sports (come in PE kit)
- Fri 23rd Feb - 1HU Class Assembly (9.15am)
- Wed 28th Feb - Parent Consultation Evening
- Fri 1st Mar - 3O Class Assembly (9.15am)
- Thurs 7th Mar - World Book Day
- Mon 11th Mar - Year 4 Open Afternoon (2.30pm)
- Mon 11th Mar - Last week of clubs this term
- Tues 12th Mar - Year 4 Open Afternoon (2.30pm)
- Wed 13th Mar - Year 3 Performance
- Thurs 14th Mar - Year 3 Performance
- Fri 15th Mar - 3C Class Assembly (9.15am)
- Fri 22nd Mar - Governors Awards Assembly
- Fri 22nd Mar - School closes for Easter (3.30pm)
Summer Term
- Mon 8th April - School re-opens (Doors open 8.45am)
- Fri 12th April - Intraschool Sports (come in PE kit)
- w/c Mon 15th April - Grow It Week
- Tues 16th April - Year 4 Performance
- Wed 17th April - Year 4 Performance
- Fri 19th April - 5A Class Assembly
- Fri 26th April - 5GB Class Assembly
- Fri 3rd May - 5H Class Assembly
- Mon 6th May - School closed for Bank Holiday (All day)
- Tues 7th May - School re-opens (Doors open 8.45am)
- w/c Mon 13th May - First week of clubs
- w/c Mon 13th May - Year 6 SATs
- Tues 21st May - Year 1 & 2 Sports Day
- Wed 22nd May - Year 3 & 4 Sports Day
- Thurs 23th May - Year 5 & 6 Sports Day
- Fri 24th May - Reception & Nursery Sports Day
- Fri 24th May - School closes for half term (3.30pm)
Half term break
- Mon 3rd June - School re-opens (Doors open 8.45am)
- Wed 5th June - French Day
- Fri 7th June - Intraschool Sports (come in PE kit)
- Mon 10th June - Class Photos
- Fri 14th June - RB Class Assembly
- Fri 21st June - RWR Class Assembly
- w/c Mon 24th June - Last week of clubs
- Tues 25th June - Year 6 Performance (9.15am)
- Wed 26th June - Year 6 Performance (2.15pm)
- Tues 9th July - Year 2 Performance
- Wed 10th July - Year 2 Performance
- Thurs 11th July - Moving Up morning
- Fri 19th July - Year 6 Leavers Assembly (pm)
- Fri 19th July - School closes for Summer (3.30pm)
Dates for Academic Year 2024/2025
Autumn Term 2024
- Tues 3rd Sept 2024 - School re-opens (Doors open 8.45am)
- Fri 25th Oct 2024 - School closes for half term (3.30pm)
- Tues 5th Nov 2024 - School re-opens (Doors open 8.45am)
- Fri 20th Dec 2024 - School closes for Christmas (3.30pm)
Spring Term 2025
- Tues 7th Jan 2025 - School re-opens (Doors open 8.45am)
- Fri 14th Feb 2025 - School closes for half term (3.30pm)
- Mon 24th Feb 2025 - School re-opens (Doors open 8.45am)
- Fri 4th April 2025 - School closes for Easter (3.30pm)
Summer Term 2025
- Tues 22nd April 2025 - School re-opens (Doors open 8.45am)
- Mon 5th May 2025 - School closed for Bank Holiday
- Tues 6th May 2025 - School re-opens (Doors open 8.45am)
- Fri 23rd May 2025 - School closes for half term (3.30pm)
- Mon 2nd June 2025 - School re-opens (Doors open 8.45am)
- Fri 18th July 2025 - School closes for Summer (3.30pm)
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CONTACT US
Telephone: 01405 763634
Email: parkside.primary@eastriding.gov.uk
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