Dear Parents/Carers,
Dear Parents and Carers,
This week we welcomed back our pupils who have been busy learning about their new themes. Please see below for the new theme for this half term. I hope you enjoyed the half term and the tropical weather.
Working Together for Success
Our curriculum themes are carefully designed to inspire curiosity, deepen knowledge, and help children make meaningful connections across different subjects. Through engaging themes and real-world learning opportunities, pupils will develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed for the future.
New learning is important because it broadens children’s understanding of the world, encourages critical thinking, and helps them become resilient, independent learners.
Working with parents plays a vital role in this journey. By showing interest in learning, discussing school experiences, reading together, and encouraging curiosity at home, parents help reinforce learning and demonstrate that education is valued. When school and home work in partnership, children are more likely to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.
Look out for the school entry and exits points that you will be able to share with your child. We look forward to seeing you then!
Year group |
Theme |
Nursery |
Budding Builders |
Reception |
Design and Build |
Year 1 |
Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside |
Year 2 |
Eureka! |
Year 3 |
Tombs and Treasure |
Year 4 |
When in Rome… |
Year 5 |
Use the Force |
Year 6 |
Mesoamerica |
The Meadow |
King of the Castle |
The ARP |
King of the Castle |
This term we welcome back Miss Begum who returns to Parsloes. She returns after her maternity leave. Please join me in welcoming her back!
Next week our thought of the week will be ‘What does it mean to be resilient?’ Being resilient means keeping going when learning is challenging and not to give up even if we make mistakes. Resilient children learn from setbacks, stay positive, ask for help when needed and show determination to achieve their goals and overcome difficulties. As parents we aim to model these strategies to our children and support them to adopt the above techniques.
This week in the Nursery the pupils showed their resilience skills when they were given building challenges to complete. They have tried to build towers taller than their friends and teachers, without them falling down. They persevered until they achieved the challenge.
Please see the flyer below some exciting date for parents and children to access.
If your child was born between September 2022 and August 2023 and you are interested in a place at our Nursery provision please pop along to the office or call on 02082704925.
Please see the links below for information, prices and booking details.
MMR Vaccination Information
B&D_MMR_Vaccination_A3_21MAR26 flyer
DPH MMR letter to schools and early years 17 March 2026
UKHSA-12330-MMR-for-all-leaflet_June2022
Whitsun School Holiday Activity Camp
LBBD9445_HAF_Eastter_A4_2pp_MAR26_digital
Daggers Multisport Camp Registration
Daggers Football Camp Registration
Jim Peters Stadium – Football Training for Boys & Girls
Thank you for your continued support! Please take at our posts to find out what your children have been learning!
Thank you for your continued support.
Mrs Karen Deville
Head of School
Our new topic this half term is Design and Build. On Monday morning a parcel was delivered to the office which contained clues to our new book. The children were all very excited when Mrs Fairweather brought a wheelbarrow into the classroom containing straw, sticks,......
Welcome back to the last half term of this academic year. In Nursery, we have started this week looking at our new unit – ‘Budding Builders’. We have turned our role play area into a construction site and we have spoken about what builders need......
Despite the weather we have had a good start to our new half term. We made jam tarts using the rubbing and kneading method to make our own pastry! First, we sieved the flour and rubbed the butter in to make a bread crumb texture.......
To start the first week back our entry point was a treasure hunt. Our new story is Zog which is about a dragon. The children needed to find different parts of a dragon, hidden around the room. Once they had them they needed to put......
In Talk for Writing this term we are going to be learning to write a journey tale. This week, we have been exploring different settings. We have been thinking of different adjectives to describe each setting. We have been building up a bank of vocabulary......
This term we are learning to work as a team and problem solve through the skills of orienteering. This week we used PE equipment and a map to create a face. It was good fun collaborating and using our communication skills to work together!...
This week, Year 3 proudly shared their homework projects inspired by The Wild Robot. Using the knowledge and skills they have developed in DT about free standing structures, the children designed and created dens for Roz. We were incredibly impressed by the creativity, effort and......
In Geography, we have been learning about the structure of the Earth. We started our lesson by watching some videos showing erupting volcanoes, earthquakes in action and tsunamis. We used an egg to illustrate the Earth’s structure, discussing the crust, the mantle and the core.......
Last half term we delivered our final moving toy products to the younger children of the school. They really enjoyed playing with it and seeing how each character moves. We also evaluated our final pieces against our own judgements and what the younger children said......
Year 6 has started writing this term focusing on the aspect of being stranded in an unfamiliar setting. They read extracts from The Explorer by Katherine Rundell and Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo, identifying emotive language and themes the make an engaging adventure story. They......
Please note: If your child is absent you must inform the school on the morning of the absence. Please do this via the ParentMail app or by phoning the school office on 020 8270 4925.
We aim for the best education for your children at Parsloes Primary School. Full Attendance and Punctuality are essential for your child to make the maximum progress.
To reach the school target pupils must not have any more than 6 days off per academic year. If you need to make appointments for your child, please aim to make them out of school hours or during school holidays. Thank you.
Children with 100% attendance each term will receive a certificate and enter a prize draw for our termly tea party with the Head Teacher.
| Attendance during one school year | Equals this number of days absent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 90% | 19 days | ||
| 80% | 38 days | ||
| 70% | 57 days | ||
| Outstanding 100% |
Good 96% – 99% |
Requires Improvement 91%-95% |
Inadequate (PA) Below 90% |
If you have a concern about a child, please see a member of our safeguarding team.
In an emergency call 999.
Overall attendance this week for Years 1-6 is 94.8%
Best class attendance this week – NFT Fox Class with 100%
Best class punctuality this week – Rabbit Class with no lates
| Class | Attendance % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| EYFS | |||
| N Rabbit | 88.20 | ||
| N Fox | 100.00 | ||
| Hedgehog | 94.60 | ||
| Years 1, 2 & 3 | |||
| Bumblebee | 93.9 | ||
| Ladybird | 96.7 | ||
| Centipede | 97.6 | ||
| Grasshopper | 93.7 | ||
| Elm | 90.8 | ||
| Oak | 98.5 | ||
| Year 4, 5 & 6 | |||
| Beech | 96.7 | ||
| Maple | 95.6 | ||
| Hummingbird | 96.0 | ||
| Owl | 97.4 | ||
| Robin | 94.2 | ||
| Kingfisher | 96.7 | ||
| Woodpecker | 86.3 | ||
