£134 was made tonight at the Halloween cake stall. That was a staggering 268 cakes/bakes sold and only a pumpkin was left at the end (and no glass slipper). It was certainly a ball though!! Thank you very much for your wonderful donations and patient queuing. Next stop is the Christmas Fair on Friday 4th...Read More
We hope that everyone had a great time at the Halloween Disco last Friday evening. The event made a profit of £751.53, which, as always, will be used to enhance the children’s education and their experiences at school. (For a list of projects funded by the PTA in 2014/15 please see the accounts summary on...Read More
Yesterday was our Science Enrichment Day and we had a fantastic time learning all about space! Everyone was really enthusiastic and shared some excellent facts with the class. We used the outdoor classroom to build a space ship and built space helmets to be astronauts!Read More
What a brilliant day in class 2! We made foaming space rockets, shape aliens, planets from our solar system and wrote Intergalactic passports. The children loved it. Well done class 2.Read More
These freaky spider buns will be creeping over to the cake stall tomorrow. Something seems amiss somehow with them but I just can’t work out what it is???Read More
We have had a brilliant, fun-filled time in Class 3 today as the children produced some outstanding work all to do with space. We created our very own aliens made out of plastercine; coloured rockets in different ways to help us solve a problem; and created a lovely piece of art all about the solar...Read More
Today we had our science enrichment day and our theme was space. We had lots of fun and we even received a letter asking us to join a mission to help Tim Peake fly into space, there will be more to come on this next half term… We also tried space food – mint choc...Read More
We had a wonderful space science enrichment day! Class 6 learnt all about Tim Peake the British astronaut who is going to the International Space Station in December. We also tried astronaut food, wrote poems about the view from the space station looking towards Earth and finally made the eight planets from papier mache! What...Read More
It is the Halloween Cake stall this week. 3.15pm on Wednesday. If you are new to the school then this is what happens: If you are willing to bake/donate any Halloween inspired cakes/bakes or biscuits, then please bring them to the staffroom on Wednesday am. The stall will be set up ready to rock at...Read More
There were some AMAZING costumes at the Halloween disco. Thank you so much to all who supported this event – wow it was a busy night with a SUPER atmosphere. We will update you again soon with how much we raised. The Halloween costumes were so imaginative. In the meantime, here are Mia and Henry...Read More
Thank you to the PTA for hosting a fantastic Halloween party last night at Park Grove. Lots of children from class 5 were there and they all looked fantastic. I too had a great time helping out at the event. I can’t wait until the next event and neither can everyone else in class 5!...Read More
I arrived at the school for my first ever assembly just as the children were entering the hall. Each class entered in single file and in silence, they were all so well behaved. The best thing though was a large number of them were walking tall and looking so very proud of themselves. To see...Read More
I attended Friday assembly today and was delighted to share in the celebration of children’s work, sporting and cycling achievements. Parents, children, staff and governors were impressed with the children’s work and the children’s pride in their achievements shone through. I liked the special recognition for children whose attitudes to learning are very positive. Well...Read More
Here is the newsletter for this week. Harvest Festival was really good and I’m sure you will agree that Class 3 were absolutely amazing at singing, but especially at reciting their poem. I am so proud of each and every one of you. Well done!! Mr. Gardiner weekly newsletter 16.10.15Read More
A huge thank you to those who supported us for Harvest Festival this week. It was a great turn out at St Thomas’ church and the children couldn’t wait to sing for you all! We were incredibly proud of them remembering their words and singing so beautifully, we hope you were proud too!Read More
This week we have very busy looking at persuasive writing, and yesterday learnt about Martin Luther King, Jr. and his ‘I have a dream’ speech! Here are a few ‘dreams’ of our own that relate nicely with our marine conservation theme… “I have a dream that the oceans will survive.” “I have a dream that...Read More
Park Grove’s opening football league fixture took place on Thursday afternoon at home against Fishergate Primary School. In front of a packed crowd, the first half started positively for Park Grove and within five minutes, they took the lead courtesy of a well-placed finish by Louie Powell, after fine work by Ben Bellerby from a...Read More
This afternoon we learnt all about Hernan Cortés and the fall of the Aztec Empire. Did you know that when Cortés first arrived the Aztecs thought he was a god? They also thought that when the Spanish came over on horses they were one whole crazy creature! Ask Class 9 to tell you more about...Read More
It has been a long time coming but finally we have attempted long multiplication! How confident are you feeling using this written method? Is it your multiplication method of choice?Read More
This week in small groups, you have been writing about the need for global marine conservation in the form of a protest song. What persuasive details did you include in your song?Read More
POCKET MONEY STALL!! Top tip – If your children are coming to the Halloween Disco, you have 48 blissful hours left to get your children to earn extra money for the extremely highly popular POCKET MONEY stall. Items start from 20p. Now where is that feather duster!!Read More
With one day to go the children are fully prepared with super singing voices for the variety of songs that will be displayed tomorrow. Not only that, but we have a lovely ‘Thank you for the harvest’ poem to recite. I hope you can remember all of the words…I’m confident you can! Mr. GardinerRead More
We have got a new area in our classroom to re-tell the story of ‘We’re Going On a Bear Hunt!’ We can’t wait to search for the bear through the river, grass, mud, forest and cave! Have you got the book at home? Can you practice joining in with the story?Read More
Yesterday, Class 6 learnt about animal food chains. We started to use the science vocabulary ‘producer’, ‘consumer’, ‘prey’ and ‘predator’. We learnt that most food chains start with green plants. Did you enjoy the lesson Class 6? Miss Land.Read More
Halloween Disco Tickets are on sale every day at 3.15pm outside of class 4 or you can buy tickets on the door. The 6pm disco says Key Stage 1 on the tickets but this definitely includes children from reception/early years. Tickets are £1. Pre schoolers = Free. Adults = Free. A Frighteningly cheap night out...Read More
Another fantastic round of Table Tennis matches. Here were the results: Round 5 – 9/10/15 Ivy 6 Mani 11 Ellen 4 Ben 11 Chelsea 11 Tom 4 Lucy 11 Lucas 3 Zuzanna 0 Louie 11 Betsy 1 Kyle 11 Lauren 15 Aruma 13Read More
Wednesday 7th October Agenda Boardroom Register Profiles Electing of roles Suggestion boxes Minutes Both Mr Mastrelli and Miss Sawyer reminded all school council members that their profile needs to be completed for the next session. Roles were applied for my a range of children and these were the final outcomes: Chair – Ben Class 8 Vice Chair...Read More
Wednesday 30th September 9am – Boardroom Agenda Talking about profiles Roles Suggestions AOB Minutes The new members of the school council were announced – Jamie and Ella Class 2, Aaron and Sophia Class 3, Matthew and Tilly Class 4, Shamim and Isobel Class 5, Isidora and Damien Class 6, Charlotte and Logan Class 7, Ben and Chelsea Class...Read More
Don’t forget that the tickets for the Halloween Disco are on sale every day after school at 3.15pm outside class 3 – it is this Friday, look at the posters for details. It has been lovely to see some of the reception children coming up to ask about it. For all new parents, this is...Read More
We are approximately 16 Views away from 100 Parent View entries – can we get to the magic 100 mark? Thank you once again for all of your contributions to this. It is great to see so much positive feedback about the school and the results should show Ofsted that they are about to set...Read More
Come and bite our hand off for the gruesome Halloween Disco tickets – A ‘Web Stravaganza’ featuring the best spooky DJ in town who will make the night go with a BANG!! Tickets on sale every day at 3.15pm outside of Class 3. High 5 to this event!!! (Oh dear, looks as if it will...Read More
Yesterday in class 5 we shared our homework projects. I was so impressed with the quality, time and effort you had put into these projects and I found out lots of new information about a range of explorers. A fantastic effort by class 5, I look forward to your next homework projects! Miss ClaytonRead More
What have we been doing this week? “Bikeability has started this week and those tyres are screaming!” “I really liked explaining the correct use of apostrophes because it gave us a chance to show Mrs Steel the level we’re at for writing.” “I enjoyed the swimming relay we did during our last swimming session!” “This...Read More
Here is the newsletter for this week. This week I have been really impressed with the children’s behaviour in the classroom and we have been able to do a lot of fun activities because of it! Next week we’re going to be researching all about dinosaurs. Can you remember which dinosaurs came from which continent?...Read More
Today was another great practice from the Park Grove Netball club! I saw some fantastic defending, passing and shooting skills from you all. I’m looking forward to the matches against Badger Hill Primary School next Thursday. Mr MastrelliRead More
On a bright Thursday afternoon, Park Grove took to the field in the CADE Cup held at Clifton Green Primary School. This competition pitted Park Grove against Clifton With Rawcliffe, St George’s, Hempland and of course Clifton Green. In front of a packed crowd, Park Grove opening fixture was against Hempland. The match started off...Read More
All of the children in Class 6 started to use their e-mail accounts yesterday which Miss Bird kindly set up for them. The children loved writing and sending e-mails to me and other children in class – such excitement! We will learn more about using our e-mail and the other apps over the coming months....Read More
Thank you for all of the Parent Views which keep coming in. We are at 75 plus now which is a good result after just a few days. Please keep them coming in and remind partners, friends etc to complete it. Many thanksRead More
THE HALLOWEEEEEEEEK!! DISCO – A WEB SPECTACULAR. It is in one WEEEEEEK. (Friday the 16th). Tickets will be on sale very soon (and easily available on the door). What will your little/big spooks be wearing? The children seem to have some very good ideas for their costumes, perhaps a bit of prop shopping may be...Read More
This week we have been looking at the Christian faith in our RE lessons. We had a discussion about the different objects in a church building and then looked at pictures of churches. We were all really intrigued with communion and what it is so today Miss Clayton showed us videos of what happens during...Read More
Use the 24 hour clock to tell me what you have been up to and what time it happened at. e.g. 20:00 I watched the Great British Bake Off’ final.Read More
This week we have been learning how to tell the time. We have been looking at a variety of clocks and figuring out the times as well as drawing our own hands onto the clocks too. So far we have covered o’clock, half past and some have began thinking about quarter past and quarter to....Read More
This week we have been talking about the changes we can see in Autumn, lots of children have brought in very impressive conkers to show the class. We have also been identifying different leaves in Forest Schools and will be continuing to do this next week.Read More
We are really looking forward to the Harvest Festival next week and have been trying really hard to practice all of the songs. A particular favourite appears to be ‘Big Red Combine Harvester’…the children are super at singing it!Read More
Hello, my name is Janet Jacobi and I have children in each Key stage. I wouldn’t normally write anything like this so publicly but I ask you to read this as I am writing as to indicate why I am so passionate about supporting the Parent View (an Ofsted requirement) and why I hope that...Read More
The Ladder League continued on Friday with many more fantastic matches. Here were the results: Round 3 Jake 8 Ben 11 Mani 6 Tom 11 Sophie 1 Lucas 11 Ivy 8 Louie 11 Ellen 11 Aruma 9 Chelsea 11 Kyle 8 Lucy 11 Betsy 4 Zuzanna 4 Lauren 11 Round 4 Jake 11 Mani 9...Read More
Our next meeting is on Wednesday 7th October at 9am in the boardroom. Please remember to bring your completed profile and be ready to apply for a range of job roles. Mr Mastrelli Read More
What a fabulous first School Council meeting we had! All of you were incredibly enthusiastic, spoke articulately and listened thoughtfully. I look forward to working with you all in the upcoming months! Mr MastrelliRead More
We have been able enjoy the weather and have some lessons in the outdoor classroom. Have a great weekend. class 2 weekly newsletter 02.10.15 (2)Read More
Mrs Chambers left Class 6 this afternoon to start her new job soon. We will really miss her! Thank-you for everything that you have done for us and we wish you lots of luck! From Class 6 xRead More
What a busy week in Class 1! We are so proud of how well everyone behaved in singing practice today. Everyone was sat beautifully and joined in with practicing our songs for Harvest Festival. Here is the weekly newsletter: weekly newsletter 02.10.15Read More
Here is the weekly newsletter telling you all about what we have been doing in the classroom this week, and what we are going to be doing next week! What have you enjoyed learning about the most this week? weekly newsletter 2.10.15Read More
Every week, we’re going to try and give you a little taste of what we’ve been doing here in Class 9. Here are a few sentences to sum up this week! “We started off the week with a splash! In swimming we were diving under hoops to retrieve a brick from the bottom of the...Read More
If you have not yet bought your children’s university passport, we will be selling them for the price of £2.50 after school every afternoon next week outside class 4 (at 3.15pm). The children’s university scheme aims to encourage and reward children for participating in activities and clubs outside of school such as visits to museums,...Read More
Class 6 really enjoyed learning about Hernán Cortés this week. We learnt the very complicated story about Cortés arriving in Mesoamerica (modern day Mexico) in 1519, being mistaken by the Aztecs as a Snake god and taking heaps of gold back to Spain! We loved acting out the story to help us understand it and were all...Read More
It is that time of year again when the Parent View survey needs completing/updating by parents/ carers. More details are below. Ofsted is due again soon hence the importance of this survey (unfortunately they will look at this before they even cross the threshold). The staff have worked soooooo hard since the last inspection. Even...Read More
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