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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, worked only in term time Excellent benefits, including...
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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!
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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.
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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 or teddy to join...
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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.
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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 you will be given a tour of school by some...
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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.
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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 the period of...
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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!!
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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!
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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!!  
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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!!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.  
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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: • Inviting children to bring...
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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 Church of England Primary Academy,...
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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.  
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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
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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 proud of all of them!
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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!
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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!!!
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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 with. We hope they don’t...
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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!!  
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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 some of our very helpful children....
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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!
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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.
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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 parents A guide for parents –...
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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!
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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 love to...
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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
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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...
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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.
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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 deserved...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.  
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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.
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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...
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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 winners have now...
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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.  
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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!!
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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.
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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)
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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!!
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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
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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.
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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.
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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!  
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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 this address: Rawcliffe Pavilion, The Pavilion, St...
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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
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Filming in School!!!

    We have been filming in school today. Watch this space for our Park Grove video… coming soon!
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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
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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 or make your own design for a...
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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.
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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.    
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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 opportunity for children to learn about...
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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
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Baby news!

We have some exciting baby news from Park Grove! Baby news September 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...
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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 journey will shortly...
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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 seen from the letter...
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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 pupils spending at least some time at secondary...
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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 latest destination, and learn some fun facts along the way. And keep running – or walking, or cycling or...
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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...
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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 their bank details. The government has issued a warning urging people not to fall for it. View...
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Useful Information for Parents

Please see attached link… York contact Information for Coronavirus
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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 the Ebor Academy Trust website here https://www.eboracademytrust.co.uk/coronavirus-latest/
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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 Ebor Academy Trust and our 24 schools are responding to the worldwide pandemic. As a...
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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!
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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!
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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.
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School Council Minutes 14.01.20

14th January 2020   Mrs Hearson thanked everyone for helping at the Christmas fair Mrs Hearson asked the school council if they would like to coordinate sport relief in their classes and they all agreed they would.  All children are going to speak to their classes and choose an activity for sports relief and paying...
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Coming soon…. EYFS/KS1 sewing afternoon!

  On Thursday 6th February EYFS & KS1 children will be having a sewing afternoon. Parents are very welcome to come along to support their child creating an animal finger puppet.
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Young Voices Choir

  All the children, parents and teachers who attended the Young Voices performance yesterday in Sheffield have said what an amazing time they have had!! They are all very tired today but we are glad you all enjoyed it.
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Happy New Year!

A warm welcome back to all the children.  We hope you all had a relaxing break and are feeling refreshed for the Spring Term.  Please keep an eye on our website for all our latest news and copies of letters which are sent to you via Parenthub. If you have not already downloaded Parenthub, please...
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Merry Christmas From Ebor Schools!

See if you can spot Park Grove on this Christmas video from the Ebor schools!
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Early Finish next Friday!

  Just to remind everyone that we break up early next Friday 20th December at 12pm. Please collect your children and all their belongings at 12pm. We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas break and see you back at Park Grove on Monday 6th January 2020.  
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Nativity Success!

    The Key Stage 1 performance of ‘Hey Ewe’ was a wonderful success today, let’s hope it is tomorrow too! We are also looking forward to the Early Years Christmas Concert next Thursday 19th December at 9.15am. There are many festive activities happening next week, including the Christmas parties. EYFS/KS1 party is on Tuesday...
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Park Grove Christmas Fair

  Please come to our Christmas Fair Friday 6th December 6pm-8:30pm.  Father Christmas may even be paying us a visit!
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School Council Minutes 19.11.19

Tuesday 19th November Agenda Children in Need counting money School council Christmas Stall Next meeting   Minutes Cake stall 6th december Henry, Drew, Imogen, Dessi will tomorrow lunchtime write letter to bring in sweets.  discussing about what to spend the children in need money on – possibly more wet play resources made £249 from Children...
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School Council Minutes 04.11.19

Monday 4th November Agenda Welcome Poppies Whole School Behavior Target  Children in Need Minutes  4th November, by Henry Jacobi. 10 am – 10.25am Poppy sales going well  Mrs Hearson gave out sashes Children all going to check target is on display in classes Children made Children in need posters to display in class and are...
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School Council Minutes 23.10.19

Wednesday 23rd October Agenda Welcome Assignment of roles Poppies Children in Need Whole School Behavior Target  Minutes  23rd October, by Henry Jacobi Welcome and introductions Assign roles – Tilly Chair, Henry minute taker, Matthew register Selling poppies: Imogen and Imogen M and Tommy Thursday   Matthew, Dessy and Amilia Friday  Monday 4th November kein, Max and...
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Park Grove Christmas Tree!

COME AND HELP DECORATE THE PARK GROVE CHRISTMAS TREE THURSDAY 28th NOVEMBER 2019 3.20PM We would like to invite you to help us decorate the Park Grove Christmas tree on Thursday 28th November 2019, at pick up time. If you would like to donate a decoration, you can come along and place it on the tree,...
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Park Grove School Council would like to invite you to the Christmas Fair. The fair will take place on the 6th December. There will be a sweet stall. We would appreciate it if you would send in sweets and chocolates before Wednesday 4th. NO NUTS please!   All the money that we raise will go...
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Tech Taster Day

On Wednesday this week, our IT Champions have been invited by York St John University to take part in an exciting Tech Taster Day.  The children will learn all about what we can do with technology, such as AR/3D printing and game design basics.  This is exciting information which the children can share with their...
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Staff Training Day – Friday 12th November

Please do not bring your children to school on Friday this week.  It is a staff training day.  We will look forward to seeing the children again on Monday! Thank you! 
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