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Message from Headteacher

Fri 15 Mar 2024

 

On Monday, we wished our Muslim fami-lies Ramadan Mubarak, as they entered as they enter a month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community. Only childrenin Y5 and Y6 whose parents have also given them written permission, are al-lowed to fast in school time.

Today, the school playground and corridors were filled with chatter and laughter as the whole school celebrated Comic Relief -Red Nose Day, as well as St Patrick'sDay! The children and staff were dressedeither in red, and some in green, and some in both, and there were lots of red noses on show! We have sold more than 500 rednoses, and have at least 3 golden noses at Millfields (these are apparently very rare) and also raised lots of money from on-the-gate donations. Thank you, as always, to the Millfields community - all the money will be going towards Comic Relief charities!

On Wednesday some of our children from Y3 and Y4, and 2 ARP children took part in a Hackney Sports Festival. They all played football, took part in relay races, coordination games, activity trails and lots more. They had a fantastic time and were so well behaved! Well done to Hugo, Theo, Yahya, Tolayo, Ahrianna, Gabriella, Bernie and Myles. Also, thank you to Izaac, Adele and June for going with them and encouraging them to have a go!

Yesterday some of our Cycling Team from Y5 and Y6 took part in the 6th Hackney Cycling League event at the Olympic Velodrome. The whole team did so well, and we came back with 4 gold medals and 2 silver, as well as lots of other high finish times, that means everyone contributed to the overall total points that keeps us at the top of the league! Well-done to all the children who took part and continue to make cycling so successful at Millfields. Thank you to Nishie and also to Kamari's mum, Chantelle, who helped out on the day!

Mekong Class visited the Hackney School of Food yesterday and made some delicious Spanish paella as part of their Geography work in school on Spain. Also around school, Y1 childrendressed up as their favourite Nursery Rhyme characters yesterday - they all looked great and could tell me all about the  characters that they were dressed up as. It was also great to see Nile Class doing a yoga session yesterday to make them calm and focussed ready for the next lesson.

A big thank you to both Nursery Classes who had their Class Sharing Assemblies today. It issuch a big ask for our youngest children to stand up in front of family and friends and speakand sing so beautifully - they all did so well! Thanks to all the parents and carers who attended.Well done Lea and Thames!

Next week is Parents Evening on Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th March. If you have not yet signed up to see your child's teacher, please do so before 8:00pm on Monday 18th Marchvia your SCOpay account. The actual meetings will be in person in your child's classroom or middle hall. During Parents' Evening, you will be able to buy some delicious food from the school kitchen, and also buy a raffle ticket (50p each - cash) for our annual Easter Egg Raffle!

Lots of parents have been asking, but we are still waiting for the final Ofsted Report to be published and will send this out to you as soon as it is available.

On another note, please make sure you get your empty containers ready for our 'Eco Fill Up Friday' launch next week - Friday 22nd March! Lots of products including washing up liquid, handwash, soaps, fabric wash and body wash! Look out for more information via email and text next week.

Finally, 'Happy Sikh New Year' for yesterday to all our Sikh families, and Happy St Patrick's Day on Sunday 17th March to all of the Millfields Irish community.

Have a lovely weekend, resting and relaxing. Take care, keep well and stay safe. Jane

 

Message from Headteacher

Fri 08 Mar 2024

 

It has been a​ wonderful Book Week full of all things reading! It has been great to hear the children talking about authors and characters in the books and comics that they enjoy reading!

We had a great turnout for the Reading Breakfast for Nursery, reception, Y1 and Y2 parents and children. It was lovely to see so many children reading with their adult whale enjoying a late breakfast snack. We are hoping to arrange some more of these sessions next half term. Some of our classes have also visited  the local Pages Bookshop, and others will be visiting over the next few weeks.

Yesterday, we had a brilliant time celebrating World Book Day!  As ever, well done and 'thank you' to the Millfields' children (and parents of course!), and staff, who all made a massive effort dressing up.   All the costumes were amazing - ​especially the homemade ones! We also had the great Book Swap yesterday! This was a great way for your child to recycle books, for the children to browse a range of books and ultimately for every child to go home with a new book to read!

Also, thank you to the children and parents for the amazing ​'Stories in a Jar' - there was a huge array of​ fabulous and fantastic creations!  ​Thank you to PSA Lead, Heather, and Chair of Governors, Joe for being part of the judging panel! Look out for the names of the winners​ later in the Mag!  You all did yourselves proud!  The ​jars will all be on ​display a​t the upcoming Parents Evenings, so we hope you are able to see some of the wonderful creations ​then.

Also this week, lots of parents, and grandparents, have been visiting classrooms to read stories.  The children have thoroughly enjoyed hearing so many different adults reading to them and have asked for more of this!  Thank you so much to all of you who came in!  Look out for details of reading opportunities in your child's class on a more regular basis!

Thank you to all the staff, parents and pupils for really entering into the spirit ​of this week and making the ​World Book Day ​and all the activities so enjoyable. ​ A ​nd a big​, big 'thank you' to Sheyenne for organising​ all of the activities and for having the inspiration, energy and enthusiasm for making it all happen.

Today, it ​is International Women's Day, and we celebrated ​lots of brilliant, talented and inspirational women that we know in our ​Y2 Sharing Assemblies.  We ​learnt about lots of famous scientists, pioneers and campaigners including Rosa Parks, Emeline Pankhurst, Malala Yousafzai, Florence Nightingale​.

Also today, our School Cabinet and other class representatives went to Snaresbrook Court to take part in an interactive workshop and participate in a mock-trial on the​ topic of cyber-bullying. They also ha​d the opportunity to meet a judge and ask​ questions​. The aim of ​the trip was to help pupils gain practical experience of the law and justice​ system at an age appropriate level.​ The children who visited had a great time and learnt loads! Thanks to Emma for organising.

​A reminder that Spring term Parents' Evening​s are on  - Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 2​0th March​. You will need to book your slot via SCOpay but the actual meetings are in person at school. You will have an opportunity to see some of your child's workbooks and talk to the teacher about their academic progress and attainment.  We are looking forward to seeing you​ then!.  After-school clubs will run as usual.  There will also be an opportunity for you to ​buy your dinner to eat here or take away (please bring a container if this is the case!), buy a ticket for the Easter Egg Raffle and meet some of the school governors.

​Thank you also to all the children and parents from KS1 who came to the PSA Film Night last night. It was an unusually quiet affair and the children really enjoyed watching the film, Luca, with their friends.Next Thursday 14th March is KS2 Film Night and the PSA will be showing Wonka! Please buy your tickets via the class

​Next Friday 1​5th March​ is Comic Relief -Red Nose Day, so ​it is a non-uniform day and we will be asking you to wear your own clothes -something red, and a red nose!  Red noses ​are on sale for £2 from ​all the gate​s and the main office​.

Have a great weekend - I think the weather is meant to be ​a bit warmer​, or at least sunny!. And for all the Mums and Grandmothers out there, (including those who may no longer be with us) 'Happy Mother's Day'.

Take care and stay well. Best Wishes, Jane

 

Message from Headteacher

Fri 01 Mar 2024

 

 

It has been another busy and very wet week at Millfields!!

Y3 Annapurna Class have continued with their daily swimming lessons that are part of the millfields curriculum. Daily, longer sessions over 10 days have a really positive impact on the children's confidence and swimming ability. Well done to all of Ararat and Annapurna children, and a reminder that Fuji children will be starting their swimming lessons next week.

We had our termly visit from the local authority this week. On Wednesday, Manjit Dulay visited Millfields and looked at different areas across the school and spoke to leaders and children. Manjt spent a few hours in Nursery and Reception, she looked at writing books from across the years, and spoke to the RE Lead about our curriculum that we are further developing. Thank you to all the children and staff for welcoming Manjt to Millfields!

This week has also been a very busy week for sports competitions. On Tuesday, the Y6 girls and boys football teams took part in the next round of the inter-schools competition, and both teams had a mixture of wins and draws (and one loss!). Well done to all the children involved. Thank you to Izaac and Steve for organising. Also on Tuesday, it was the boys & girls Cross Country meeting. Evie won 3 out of her four races, with Marley coming first and second out of her four. Whilst the boys didn't win any races, Axl was pushed up to 5th place, and Oliver and Ivaldino did really well with their overall placings -all good points for the league table. Well done everyone. Thank you to Dudley for organising and taking the children.

On Thursday, the Millfields cricket team, representing Hackney, went to Lords for a semi-finals meet in the London-wide William Greaves Trophy indoor cricket tournament, hoping to emulate their predecessors from two years ago. The children had a great day out and tried hard but were ultimately beaten on the day. Thank you Izaac again! For more information on all the sports competitions, please read Izaac's report.
Next week is 'Book Week', and Thursday 7th March is World Book Day, so please come to school dressed up as a character from your favourite book! Remember to re-use and upcycle! Spend as little as possible and be as creative as possible! We also have reading Breakfasts for children in Nursery, Reception Y1 and Y2 -see your emails for more information about these sessions where you can read with your child. And we have a great competition this year: 'Story in a Jar' Competition -capture the magic of your favourite book in a glass jar -again see emails for more information.

Then Friday 8th March is International Women's Day and as well as marking the day with the children, we will be talking about this in the context of books and strong female characters!

We also have Red Nose Day coming up on Friday 15th March, so we will be dressing in red and wearing red noses that day. There are red noses on sale from school -at the main gate each night, or from the school office, or also on sale at Amazon.

Finally, a reminder that we are still collecting food every week for the Millfields Food Stall (open on Thursdays 9am - 3:45pm). Please drop any food items at the main office any day before Thursday. We always need fresh fruit and vegetables, shampoo, shower gel, toothpaste, tinned fruit and tinned fish, fresh eggs, pasta and lentils, but anything you can donate is gratefully received!

Have a peaceful weekend, and share some time with family and friends. Hoping for some sunshine! Take care, keep well and stay safe. Jane

 

 

Message from Headteacher

Fri 23 Feb 2024

 

It has been a very busy week as we welcomed children and their families into the school to visit the Art Exhibition on Wednesday evening.  'Creative Week' was combined with 'Children's Mental Health Week' and the theme was 'My Voice Matters'!  All the brilliant work produced throughout the week before half term culminated in our wonderful exhibition. Every child created something that represented their beliefs, aspirations and hopes and reflected their opinions on a wide range of topics. Teachers spoke to children to remind them that, whoever you are, wherever in the world you are, your voice matters, and reinforced that we all have a right to express our thoughts and feelings. The children were asked to think about what matters to them on a daily basis and on a local and wider world basis and they created posters, drawings, collages and Y6 children produced fantastic speeches about all the things that mattered to them.

Nursery and Reception classes made collage self portraits and lovely picture frames, Y1 classes took photos of themselves and made a collage frame that represented things they liked, Y2 made sculpture of themselves out of clay, Y3 made Superhero comics and sculptures of themselves as superheroes, Y4 took photographs of each child and made a sign with their message/what’s important to them in a box/cube that they also made, Y5 designed a t-shirt and used lino printing and other media to decorate and Y6 drew self-portrait and took photographs and discussed deas to help with their speeches that were recorded and performed live on the night. A huge 'thank you' to Chris Kelham (parent of Ollie in Y2) who worked with all 3 Y6 classes and supported and prepared them for the speeches. I think you will agree that all of the children who spoke on the night were brilliant! Every child in the school produced something for the art display, so it was a truly inclusive event.  Both parent and pupil feedback was so very positive.  A massive well done and thank you to all the staff and of course to the very talented children, and to Jess and Debi for having the vision and idea to make it happen in the first place!  Also, the kitchen team produced some delicious food that was on sale and was enjoyed by many parents and children – thank you.  The whole evening was a lovely community event and is always one of my favourite nights of the year!

Reception children visited Woodberry Wetlands this week as part of their topic work and took part in pond-dipping and minibeasts exploration.  The children had a great time, even though it was very wet for Shannon Class, and they found lots of interesting minibeasts. I also loved looking at all the brilliant homework minibeast models - they look great!

Thank you to all the parents and carers who came to Fitz Roy sharing assembly today -well done to all the children! A BIG well done to all the Y4, Y5 and Y6 cyclists who braved the torrential rain and wind yesterday to take part in the Mountain Bike racing at Mabley Green. This was the 5th cycle event of the season and the children did so well despite the conditions and the points collected keeps Millfields at the top of the league by about 150 points! Thanks to Dudley for organising the riders and to bettina for her help. Also in other sports news, the boys  5-aside football team contested the title in a final against St Scholastica's last night! They played so well and made us all very proud but were ultimately pipped at the post, but a evry well-deserved second place! Thanks to Izaac for all his organisation and enthusiasm!

A reminder, that the following week is World Book Day on Thursday 7th March -save the date in your diary. World Book Day 2024 will celebrate that children are more likely to enjoy reading when their choices are championed and we make reading fun. As well as dressing up as a character from your favourite book, ( Please do not go out and spend money on new costumes - re-use and upcycle!), we are asking you to design and make a 'A book in a Jar'. Prizes will be going to children from each Key Stage with the best jar! Classes will also be visiting pages Book Shop, we will invite parents to read to classes and also invite you to a Reading Breakfast. Look out for more information in the Mag and via email over the next week.

Finally, please make sure that we have 2 or more contact numbers for your child -this is a safeguarding issue. Please email info@millfields.hackney.sch.uk with any additional numbers/contacts or number updates.

Have a good weekend –wrap up warm as it is turning colder again!

Take care and stay well. Best Wishes, Jane

 

Message from Headteacher

Fri 09 Feb 2024

 

What a week!

Firstly a big 'thank you' to the whole Millfields community for your support and encouragement, as always, but over the 2 days of the Ofsted Inspection.

Thank you to all the parents who completed the questionnaire, and a HUGE 'thank you'' to all the brilliant staff who worked above and beyond to make sure that we showed Millfields in its very best light.

Thank you also to all the governors who were so supportive and encouraging throughout.  But the BIGGEST THANK YOU is to all the amazing children that we have at Millfields -they were fantastic and made us all very proud! The focus observations in classes were Reading and phonics, Maths and History, as well as looking at Art, Spanish and Music provision. And they looked at school attendance, behaviour, safeguarding and well-being. As you may know, the results of the Ofsted Inspection cannot be shared until the official report has been released, which may be up to 30 days from now, but as soon as we have it, we will share it with you.

Meanwhile, there have been lots of very creative and imaginative art activities happening this week at Millfields as it is 'Creative Week' that we have linked this year to Children's Mental Health Day, that is in fact today. All classes started the week theme -'My voice matters'. Teachers spoke to children to remind them that 'Whoever you are, wherever in the world you are, your voice matters', and reinforced  that 'We all have a right to express our thoughts and feelings.' The children were asked to think about what matters to them on a daily basis and on a local and wider world basis and they created a drawing or collage about all the things that mattered to them. T

his work then culminated in a variety of creative and artistic forms, different in each year group that will be displayed at our  'Creative Week Exhibition' that takes place on Wednesday 21st February from 4pm-7pm. This is an opportunity for you to see your child and the class work. There will be more details about this and how to book tickets etc at the beginning of the first week back, but save the date! Entry is by ticket only in 15 minute time slots so that you are able to have the time and space to appreciate and immerse yourself in the installation. Thank you to Jess, our Art Lead‘ and Debi, our Mental Health Lead for planning and pre- paring the whole week, and the upcoming exhibition.

It was also International E-safety day on Tuesday 6th February, and all classes completed work on staying safe online and the positives and negatives of the internet, social media and more. Please talk to your child about staying safe online, how to keep an online identity private, and to be aware of any- thing they say or post as this becomes part of their digital footprint.

On the sporting front, both the cross country team and the girls football team have been in action. Well done again to Millfields runners. Girls 1 and 2 for Evie and Marley, and good top 10 finishes for Axl, Oliver and Iris. But well done to all of our runners, they were all great! Well done also to the girl's football team who have cemented their place in the Hackney finals that will take place after half term! 2 wins and a draw made them top of the group and therefore secured a spot in the Hackney borough finals.Thanks to Izaac and Dudley for their support with both these events. Thank you als to Chris and Izaac who took a group of keen basketball and netball players to watch the London Lions basketball team at the Copperbox last weekend! The children really enjoyed the experience and are even more keen to take part in competitions soon!!

Unbelievably, we are  at the end of another busy half term, and half way through the academic year! I hope you all have a lovely half term break, and enjoy some rest and relaxation with family and friends.We look forward to seeing you all early and on time on Monday 19th February.
Finally, Happy Chinese New Year. May the Year of the Dragon be filled with confidence and courage for you all. Wishing you all prosperity and joy.

Take care, keep well and stay safe! Best Wishes, Jane

 

Inspection of Millfields Community School by Ofsted

Tue 06 Feb 2024

 

 

Millfields Community School will be inspected on 07 February 2024 and 08 February 2024. The Lead Inspector will be Guy Forbat, HMI.

 

Your views about the school are important to us.

If you are a registered parent or carer of a pupil at the school (including pupils on sick leave or who are temporarily excluded), you can tell us your views about the school by completing Ofsted's online survey, Ofsted Parent View, at: https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk.

Many thanks,

Jane

 

 

Congratulations, Jane!

Fri 02 Feb 2024