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Weekly Newsletter 24th March 2023
Newsletter 24.03.2023
Posted On 24 Mar 2023
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Red Nose Day 2023!
Thank you to everyone who donated to Red Nose Day 2023 yesterday. We raised a grand total of £122 for Comic Relief!
Posted On 17 Mar 2023
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Training Day Friday 17th March
Just a reminder that next Friday is a training day. The school will be closed for all children on Friday 17th March.
Posted On 10 Mar 2023
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PTA Bake Off!!
We are delighted to announce that due to your kind donations for the PTA bake off, we managed to raise a grand total of £350!! A massive thank you to everyone who contributed to this event!
Posted On 24 Feb 2023
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Weekly newsletter & Inclusion newsletter 10th February 2023
Inclusion Newsletter 10 February 2023 Newsletter 10.2.2023
Posted On 10 Feb 2023
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Weekly newsletter & monthly attendance newsletter 3rd February 2023
Attendance Monthly Newsletter 3 – February 2023 Newsletter 3.2.2023 (1)
Posted On 03 Feb 2023
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Merry Christmas Everyone!
Best wishes to everyone for a wonderful Christmas time! We will see all the children back in School on Tuesday the 3rd January 2023.
Posted On 16 Dec 2022
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Weekly Newsletter 9th December 2022 & Monthly Attendance Monthly Newsletter
Attendance Monthly Newsletter – December 2022 Weekly Newsletter 9.12.2022
Posted On 09 Dec 2022
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Midday Supervisory Assistant Job Vacancy
Please see below for a new vacancy at Park Grove Primary Academy. Please let anyone know who may be interested in this role. Midday Supervisory Assistant Park Grove Primary Academy, York £10.50 – £10.79 per hour, plus 6 weeks paid holiday 5 hours per week,...
Posted On 02 Dec 2022
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Children in Need Donations
We are pleased to inform you that Park Grove raised a grand total of £312.00 for Children in Need. Thank you so much for all your kind donations!
Posted On 25 Nov 2022
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Training day 25th November
There is a teacher training day on Friday 25th November, so school will be closed. School will reopen again on Monday 28th November.
Posted On 24 Nov 2022
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Children in Need
Next Friday is Children in Need (18th November). We would like to invite everyone to come to school in their pyjamas or wearing spotty clothes. Please remember we will still be going outside at playtimes so they will need their coats! You may also like to bring a soft toy...
Posted On 11 Nov 2022
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Attendance
Our attendance for this week is 92.3% and our target is 97%. Please make sure your children are in school everyday on time.
Posted On 14 Oct 2022
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Open afternoon for prospective new parents
We would like to invite any parents of reception children due to start school in September 2023 to our open prospective parents afternoon next month. This will take place on Wednesday 2nd November at 1:30pm-2:30pm. We will share important information about our school and...
Posted On 07 Oct 2022
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Harvest Festival
Our EYFS and KS1 pupils will enjoy a Harvest Festival celebration at St. Thomas’ Church on the 13th October. We hope the children have fun singing their favourite autumn and harvest songs, whilst giving thanks for all the food they have.
Posted On 04 Oct 2022
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We stand together
Park Grove Primary Academy stands with the rest of the nation in expressing our gratitude and respect for the life of Her Majesty The Queen, her loyal service and devotion to duty for seven decades. As a mark of respect, we will not be posting on social media for the duration of...
Posted On 09 Sep 2022
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A great first week!!!
Welcome back to all the children at Park Grove!! They have all done really well and had a fantastic start to the term and a brilliant first week!!
Posted On 09 Sep 2022
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Grove Fest!!
Friday 15th July from 5.30pm is Grove Fest (Park Grove Summer Fair). There will be loads of fun activities and everyone is invited!! We hope you all enjoy a great evening!
Posted On 15 Jul 2022
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Happy Summer Holiday’s!!!
We wish you all a wonderful Summer, stay safe and have fun!! We break up on Friday 22nd July at 12.00pm and we will see the children back in school all refreshed on Tuesday 6th September!!
Posted On 12 Jul 2022
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Scarborough Trip!!
Next Week on Tuesday the 21st June the whole school will be going on a trip to Scarborough!! We hope everyone has a fantastic time!!
Posted On 14 Jun 2022
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Happy Bank Holiday!!
We hope you all have a wonderful Bank Holiday weekend, let’s hope the weather is great! We will see the children back in school on Tuesday 3rd May.
Posted On 29 Apr 2022
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Happy Easter!!!
We just want to remind you that we break up on Friday (8th April) at the slightly earlier time of 2.30pm. We wish you all a wonderful Easter Holiday. Relax, have fun and stay safe. We look forward to seeing the children back in school on Monday the 25th April.
Posted On 05 Apr 2022
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Red Nose Day!!
Red Nose Day is on Friday the 18th March!! We would love to see the children dressed in red for this great cause.
Posted On 11 Mar 2022
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Training Day on Friday!
There is a Training Day this Friday the 11th March, the school will be closed for pupils. We hope the children enjoy their day off and we will see them back in School on Monday the 14th March.
Posted On 08 Mar 2022
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World Book Day 2022
World Book Day takes place on Thursday 3rd March and we hope you’ll join us as we come together to encourage every child in school to be a reader and love books. To celebrate World Book Day, we will have plenty of fun activities taking place throughout the day including: •...
Posted On 02 Mar 2022
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Cake Sale for Amelie
Park Grove School Council Hold a Cake Sale to raise money for Amelie. A little girl, Amelie, from one of our Ebor schools needed our help and School Council decided to hold a cake sale to raise money for her treatment. Eight-year-old Amelie Round, of class 3G at Tockwith...
Posted On 04 Feb 2022
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Christmas Holidays early finish!
Just to remind everyone that we break up at 12pm this Friday 17th December for the Christmas Holidays !! We hope that you all have a fantastic Christmas time and look forward to seeing you all again when the school re-opens on Tuesday 4th January.
Posted On 14 Dec 2021
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Christmas dates
We know how busy Christmas time gets so we thought it would be useful if we put together a list of key dates to help! Christmas dates for parents.docx
Posted On 01 Dec 2021
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Final Ofsted Report!!
Our final Ofsted report has been sent to all of our parents on Parent Hub today. We are delighted with our inspection result and would like to thank you all for your contributions and comments. Your children were amazing during the inspection and we are so very...
Posted On 19 Nov 2021
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Training Day Friday 19th November
Just to remind you all that Friday 19th November is a Training Day. The children will not be coming into school on this day and we hope they enjoy the extra long weekend!
Posted On 12 Nov 2021
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Dark Grove amazing funds raised!
We would like to thank the PTA everyone who attended ‘Dark Grove’. We made a staggering £1374.17!!! Which will go towards funding experiences and resources for the children. Well done everyone!!!
Posted On 05 Nov 2021
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Children in Need!
On Thursday 18th November, we are going to raise money for Children in Need. Children are allowed to wear pyjamas/pudsey wear/spotty clothing to school. Your child can bring £1 or pay via Parent Pay. We look forward to seeing your child in lovely pyjamas that they curl up in bed...
Posted On 05 Nov 2021
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Happy Half Term!!
We just wanted to wish you all a happy half term!! Have fun, stay safe and have a well deserved rest!!
Posted On 22 Oct 2021
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Open afternoon!
We are holding an open afternoon for perspective new parents for the Reception year 2022. The open afternoon will be held in the school hall on Thursday 4th November at 1:30pm-3pm. We will share important information about our school and you will be given a tour of school by...
Posted On 22 Oct 2021
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Walk in the local area
As part of our Geography work, Year 1 and Year 2 pupils will be going for a walk in the local area looking at features and buildings of interest. This guided walk will take place on Tuesday 12th October. We hope the children have fun and learn a lot!
Posted On 08 Oct 2021
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Thank you
Thank you to everyone who provided feedback to Ofsted last week. We appreciate all of your support and comment. You can read Miss Sawyer’s update letter here.
Posted On 04 Oct 2021
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Ofsted inspection
Ofsted have confirmed that they are coming to visit Park Grove on 30th September and 1st October. Please see the attached letter from Ofsted, which also contains a link to a parent survey. We would be grateful if this could be completed by 11am on 30th September. Letter to...
Posted On 29 Sep 2021
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Visiting Author for Year 1 & 2!
Year 1 and 2 pupils have some exciting workshops coming up soon in school, on the 29th September and the 7th October. These workshops will be run by Jenna Drury who has written a book which can be purchased for £5.00 and signed by the author!
Posted On 21 Sep 2021
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Forest school help!
We are very lucky at Park Grove to have so much outside space. We would like to develop our wildlife and pond area, which is also used for Forest Schools. We know there are many parents who are keen gardeners or who would like to get more involved in supporting school, so we’d...
Posted On 16 Sep 2021
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Welcome back
Welcome back! We hope you all had a relaxing summer. Please see the attached letter with updates now that Covid rules have eased. Welcome back – September 2021
Posted On 16 Sep 2021
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Laura Drake (Teacher)
Hello, I am Laura Drake. I joined the Park Grove team in January 2020. I have been very fortunate to have spent time in every class across the whole school! I have lived in York all of my life and even chose to stay here for University! I am looking forward to exploring our local...
Posted On 14 Sep 2021
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Happy Summer!!!
Everyone at Park Grove would like to wish you all a lovely Summer Holiday!!! Have fun and stay safe! See you all back on Tuesday 7th September.
Posted On 23 Jul 2021
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Early finish for Summer!!!
Just to remind everyone that we break up early next Friday (23rd July) at 12pm for the Summer Holidays!! Good luck to all our Year 6 pupils, we will miss you and hope you settle into your new schools. We hope you all have a wonderful Summer, stay safe and have a well...
Posted On 16 Jul 2021
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Training Day – Friday!
Just to remind everyone that next Friday 9th July is a Training Day. The school will be closed on this day for all pupils.
Posted On 02 Jul 2021
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Sunscreen & Hats for break times!!
Just a little reminder as the weather is getting hot and the sun is shining, please send your child to school with a sun hat and apply sunscreen to them.
Posted On 18 Jun 2021
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Fun Run total!
We have raised a total of £5,881.40 through our sponsored fun run! Thank you to all the children and parents for raising £4,131.40 and to our PTA for contributing £1,000. A special thanks to The John Lally International Foundation for donating £750.
Posted On 09 Jun 2021
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Welcome back!
We hope you all had an enjoyable half term! We’re delighted to welcome all children back to school again today, refreshed after their break.
Posted On 07 Jun 2021
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Training Day 28th May
Just a little reminder that we have a training day on Friday 28th May. We break up for half term on Thursday 27th May and return to school on Monday 7th June.
Posted On 07 May 2021
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Bank Holiday & Fun Run!
Just a couple of reminders that on Monday the 3rd May it is a Bank Holiday so school is closed and on Tuesday 4th May we are having our exciting Fun Run day!! This is our special fund raising event for 2021, in the style of a Whacky Races Fun Run with obstacles and...
Posted On 30 Apr 2021
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Big Pedal
Thank you to everyone who took part in Big Pedal by walking, scooting or cycling to school! We had so many children take part in this event and the bike sheds were full of bikes and scooters hoping to be chosen for the golden lock! The five lucky golden ticket...
Posted On 23 Apr 2021
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New telephone number
We have a new school telephone number: 01904 806 500. Please use this new number when contacting the school.
Posted On 25 Mar 2021
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Early Finish for Easter!
Just to remind you that we break up early this Friday 26th March at 2.30pm. We hope you all have a wonderful Easter Holiday!!
Posted On 23 Mar 2021
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Red Nose Day Friday 19th March
On Friday 19th March, pupils will be invited to dress up as their favourite superhero or come dressed in red to raise money for Comic Relief.
Posted On 16 Mar 2021
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Census Day 2021
Census day falls on the 21st March. If you are struggling to complete yours, please see the attached flyer – just click on the link! Census 2021 support in York is here (1)
Posted On 12 Mar 2021
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Welcome Back!!!
We are so pleased to be welcoming all children back to Park Grove on Monday!! It will be wonderful for the children to see their friends and have some sort of normality again!!
Posted On 02 Mar 2021
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Remote Learning – Tips for Parents/Carers!
Please click on the link to access tips for parents/carers regarding Remote Learning. Remote learning_tips parents_carers
Posted On 02 Feb 2021
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Merry Christmas from all of Park Grove!
We just want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!! Have fun, relax and we will see the children back in school on Monday 4th January.
Posted On 18 Dec 2020
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Break up Friday lunch time!
Just to remind you all that we have a early finish and break up on Friday lunchtime at 12pm. We wish you all a wonderful and relaxing Christmas break. Stay safe and we will look forward to welcoming all the children back on Monday 4th January.
Posted On 15 Dec 2020
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Christmas Clothes Tuesday!
Don’t forget to come in Party/Christmas clothes on Tuesday 15th December! We are looking forward to seeing all the children looking festive!
Posted On 11 Dec 2020
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York Flu Drop-in Clinic
YORK DROP-IN FLU CLINIC There will be a drop-in flu immunisations clinic for children (reception-year 7) who have did not receive their nasal spray flu vaccine in school this term in the York area. Please find the details of the drop-in clinic below: The York DROP-IN clinic at...
Posted On 04 Dec 2020
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Christmas Tree!!
Park Grove Christmas Tree is up and looking wonderful!!! A massive thank you to everyone who helped decorate it.
Posted On 01 Dec 2020
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Training Day – Friday
Just to remind you all that there is a Teacher Training Day next Friday the 27th November. No children will be in School on this day.
Posted On 20 Nov 2020
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Children in Need – Total
A BIG thank you for all the kind donations to Children in Need 2020. Park Grove have raised a grand total of £253.00 for this great cause!
Posted On 20 Nov 2020
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Flu Immunisations Tuesday 17th November
Just to remind you that the nasal influenza vaccination is being offered to all children at Park Grove on Tuesday 17th November.
Posted On 13 Nov 2020
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Park Grove Video
Take a tour around Park Grove Primary Academy. Listen to the children, staff and parents share what makes our school special to them. Watch our video
Posted On 13 Nov 2020
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Filming in School!!!
We have been filming in school today. Watch this space for our Park Grove video… coming soon!
Posted On 06 Nov 2020
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Children in Need
Children in Need takes place on 14th November. See how Park Grove are supporting this amazing charity. Children In Need
Posted On 04 Nov 2020
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Halloween Fun from the PTA!
This year’s Halloween fun is a little different! Due to the current circumstances, the PTA can’t run their popular Halloween disco. Instead they wanted to encourage you to help create your own pumpkin trail. To replace trick or treating the idea is to colour in your own pumpkin...
Posted On 23 Oct 2020
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Baby News!
We are delighted to share the fantastic news that Mrs Martin is having a baby, due in March 2021!! Congratulations to Mrs Martin and her family.
Posted On 20 Oct 2020
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Half Term!!!
We break up on Friday 23rd October at the normal time for half term. We hope you all have a lovely rest and stay safe. Enjoy the week off! All of Park Grove staff look forward to seeing all the children again on Monday 2nd November.
Posted On 16 Oct 2020
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Walk to School Week
The Jack Archer Walk to School Week will take place all this week between Monday 5th October and Friday 9th October 2020. We would like to encourage as many children to walk, cycle or scoot to school during this week. Active travel to school is the perfect...
Posted On 06 Oct 2020
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Parent update
Now that we are a few weeks into the term, we wanted to give you an update on how everything is going. Update for parents – September 2020
Posted On 28 Sep 2020
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Baby news!
We have some exciting baby news from Park Grove! Baby news September 2020
Posted On 28 Sep 2020
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Happy Summer!!!
We want to wish all our Year 6 Leavers all the very best for their future, it is so sad that we have not had chance to say good properly 🙁 We hope you all have a wonderful summer break, relax, have fun, stay safe and we can’t wait to see you all in September. We...
Posted On 17 Jul 2020
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We ran around the world!!!
We ran around the world! We have now completed our challenge – and children and staff at our 24 schools have ‘ran around the world’. During the 31 days of May we walked, ran, cycled or wheeled over 44,000km, which allowed us to ‘travel’ across our planet. All the details of our...
Posted On 03 Jun 2020
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Returning to Park Grove latest as at 26.05.2020
Dear parents/carers of Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 children, We wrote to you recently to tell you that we hoped to begin a staggered opening of the school to your children, starting 1st June. We also explained that this was only a possibility and might not happen. You will have...
Posted On 01 Jun 2020
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Latest Update – 11th May 2020
Latest update – 11 May 2020 Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on Sunday 10 May, we now know that a conditional plan for education will see Reception, Year One and Year Six pupils begin a phased return to school from Monday 1 June; with Year 10 and Year 12...
Posted On 11 May 2020
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Keep up to date with our Run Around the World!
We are regularly updating our charity run website page here (https://www.eboracademytrust.co.uk/join-us-in-our-run-around-the-world/) After a busy first weekend, between all our efforts we have travelled over 3,000 kilometres. Keep coming back to this website to find out our...
Posted On 04 May 2020
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Run Around the World with us in May!
Join us in our Run Around the World Park Grove is joining with all 24 schools across Ebor Academy Trust in a challenge to Run Around the World! If all of the 6,000 pupils, plus 500 others – your family or staff – take part and run, walk, cycle or wheel 200 metres per day during...
Posted On 30 Apr 2020
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FSM Scams
Please beware ICT Service Desk from School Business Services has posted a new article. Keywords: COVID-19, online security, spam emails Beware of coronavirus email scams Families who receive Free School Meals have been targeted by a coronavirus email scam asking them to pass over...
Posted On 02 Apr 2020
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Useful Information for Parents
Please see attached link… York contact Information for Coronavirus
Posted On 23 Mar 2020
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Emergency Closure
Emergency closure From Monday 23 March, only children of key workers and vulnerable children will remain in school. Otherwise, this school will remain closed until further notice, in line with government instruction. For more information, which is updated regularly, please visit...
Posted On 19 Mar 2020
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COVID-19
Link to stay up to date on Covid-19: https://www.eboracademytrust.co.uk/coronavirus-latest/ The Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak has been described as “the worst public health crisis in a generation.” This page has been set up to give parents and carers information on how...
Posted On 16 Mar 2020
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Training Day Next Friday
Just to remind you all that school will be closed next Friday the 6th March for a Training Day. We will see the children back at Park Grove on Monday the 9th March. Enjoy the long weekend break!
Posted On 25 Feb 2020
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Welcome Back!!
We hope you all had an enjoyable half term and a well deserved break. We welcome all the children back to Park Grove, all refreshed and ready to learn!
Posted On 25 Feb 2020
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Parents’ Evening
Please remember to use your Bloomz tonight to choose your child’s parents’ evening slot for Tuesday 11th February or Wednesday 12th February.
Posted On 04 Feb 2020
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BBC News – Education
- Ofsted boss rejects calls to pause school inspectionsSchools had urged the move after Ruth Perry took her life following her school being rated "inadequate".
- Recovery flat to help Birmingham students battling addictionThe University of Birmingham has started the project in its student village.
