On Monday, SATs week will begin for our Year 6 children who will sit a range of tests starting with Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG). The hard work that Year 6 have put in over the past year is incredible and we have immensely talented, kind, passionate and resilient pupils at Parkhead that we are all extremely proud of.

Looking back over the unprecedented events that you have all overcome in the last 2 years just shows that you are truly unstoppable – you all have a lot to be proud of!

It is vitally important that pupils have a good night’s sleep and arrive at school on time to get settled and ensure they are fully prepared for their assessments. To support with this, we will be offering breakfast to Year 6 children Monday – Thursday next week. They will be provided with a range of breakfast items including pastries, toast, crumpets, fruit and yogurts. Please enter school via the main entrance at 8.30am.

The steps to Key Stage 2 have been painted over the Easter break to represent our commitment to the Rainbow Flag Award in school. We launched it last term to encourage a whole school approach to LGBT+ inclusion. Children have been taking part in assemblies and lessons which promote inclusion, diversity and equality for all.

Thank you to Mr Robson for painting them for us! We think they look fabulous!

We are very excited to be implementing a new initiative for our children in the summer term. Commando Joe’s is a programme designed to develop character education which we believe is at the heart of successful learning. The challenges and activities are designed to provide all children with the chance to achieve, be resilient, tolerant of others and develop the ability to make great choices in life both in and outside of school. Through the programme the children will focus on the character traits of: resilience, empathy, self-awareness, passion, excellence, communication and teamwork. Year 4 have already completed their first mission and have thoroughly enjoyed the sessions.

Over the Easter holidays, parents with children due to start Reception in September 2022, will receive their formal notification of their school place from Gateshead Council. We will be in touch shortly after that, but for prior notice, we have scheduled our parent information sessions for Thursday 26 May 2022 at 2.30pm and 5.30pm. 

If your child is due to start Nursery with us in September 2022, and you have completed an application form via our school website, we will be in touch nearer to May half term regarding places.

What a very creative bunch of families we have at Parkhead!  We were overwhelmed with not only the number of entries for our family egg decorating competition, but the time and effort that has gone in to making them is second to none!  A huge well done to each and every one of you.

Mrs Bailey had a very tough decision judging them all!

Our top three winners who will each receive a large Easter egg are:

Sophia B – 3T (Eggward Scissorhands), Alfie G – 5B (Eggstraterestrial), Calvin C – Nursery (The Great Eggscape).

Other winners who will each receive a small Easter egg are:

David T – Reception (Animals), Frazer A – 3T (Playstation Controller), Jake S – 1C (Peter Rabbit), Imogen P – 2G (Fish), Brodie C – Reception (Zoo), Ava M – 3T (Queen), Haydn K – 3T (Bug Hunt), Maisie T – 6MG (Eggie Howe), Olivia and Leon DP – 5B and Reception (Egg Sheeran), Bobby G - 4B (Jaws), Lilly Ann J and Lucy W – 5B (Turning Red), Joe F – 3T (Parkhead Forest School), Nancy T – Nursery (Peppa Pig), Geordie D – Nursery (Jurassic World), Danny D – 2G (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Tyler M – 4ML (The Eggpire Strikes Back), Frankie B – Nursery (Superheroes).

Everyone who entered will receive a small prize because we are blown away by the levels of participation and just overall fantastic ideas and creations. Thank you and well done to everyone for taking part.

Families are invited to decorate a hard-boiled egg together at home.

Entries should be brought in to school on the morning of Thursday 7 April 2022, ready for the judging to commence! They can be as creative and as elaborate as you like! We can't wait to see them.

Please ensure that your child's name and class are displayed on the underside of the egg.

Spring has sprung and SPLAT’s Easter Raffle is here!!  Here are just some of the prizes up for grabs.  Keep a look out for the launch information next week.

It is an absolute pleasure to welcome Liz Million (Children’s Author/Illustrator) in to school today to work with all children across school.  The children have been mesmerised and inspired in her workshops so far today, and they have created some amazing illustrations of their own!  Look out on Facebook for some photos of the sessions throughout the day. I’m sure the children will tell you all about it when they get home this afternoon!

We will soon be launching the Rainbow Flag Award in school and have some very exciting plans to represent the bright colours of the rainbow flag across school to raise awareness of positive LGBTQ+ inclusion and visibility.