I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to ask for your support and cooperation with parking on the roads surrounding our school. Members of the community, particularly from Bayswater Road, have contacted me to let me know that their drives are regularly blocked by cars between the hours of 8.30-9.00 and 3.20-3.45 which has resulted in them being unable to leave their driveway. Some of them have even experienced damage to their cars. The road becomes extremely congested and there have been occasions when emergency vehicles have been unable to pass down the road.

I have also noticed issues outside the main school entrance where parents have either parked on the zig zag yellow lines or they have stopped for a short period to let their children out. This, again, causes congestion on the roads outside and it becomes unsafe for pupils and families to cross. There have also been occasions where cars turn around, just outside the gates, which causes safety issues for pupils crossing. To support with this issue, we have recently purchased road safety signs which has helped to alleviate the issue somewhat.

I would encourage families, who live in the local area, to walk to school. This would help towards solving the issue and it is a great way for our pupils to get more exercise.

Click the link below to view this Spring terms key dates.

Spring Term Dates

I hope this letter finds you well. We are writing to inform you about an exciting new initiative to further enhance your child’s learning. Starting this half term, we will be introducing home learning designed to support and enrich the curriculum.

Each half term, we will be uploading a project-based task linked to a specific topic onto our school website. For this half term, the focus will be on Countries of the World and Oceans. This theme will provide opportunities for children to explore our wonderful world and its oceans.

To access the half-termly projects, please visit our school's website. Navigate to the For You, Pupils section, select Home Learning and click on your child’s year group page. All relevant project details and resources will be available there.

In addition to the project, we ask that children dedicate time each week to the following:
20 minutes daily on Times Tables Rockstars to strengthen their fluency in multiplication and division.
30 minutes daily on Oxford University Press resources to build comprehension and vocabulary skills.
10 minutes daily practising the reading and spelling of Common Exception Words.

If your child does not have a have login for Times Tables Rockstars or Oxford University Press, please speak to your child’s class teacher, who will be happy to assist you.

Thank you for your continued support with your child’s home learning. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with your child’s class teacher.

At the end of November, we had a visit from the music school, Rocksteady.

Our pupils loved listening to the visitor play lots of different instruments. He played many of our favourite songs. It gave the pupils a flavour of music they can play with a range of instruments. Some of the teachers even joined in! Pupils then took part in a music workshop so they could try for themselves.

If you would like your child to learn to play with Rocksteady, please sign up on the link below

. https://www.rocksteadymusicschool.com/

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Dear Parent / Guardian,

We’re pleased to let you know that Birchfield Primary School has partnered with Atom Learning, the leading Key Stage 2 learning and 11+ preparation website, to provide free KS2 learning and 11+ support to primary school children who are eligible for Pupil Premium. Eligible students will receive access to Atom Home for free (normally £575.90 a year). 

There is a 5-day free trial of Atom available for non-PP families. Atom Learning is a viable, more child-centric alternative to private tuition that we believe is a non-stressful and enjoyable way of making progress at KS2 and, when relevant, preparing for exams.

There will be no after school clubs, Friday clubs or Friday Intervention classes on last week of term 16.12.2024

• There are no After School Clubs, Friday Clubs, Friday afternoon Nursery class or Friday intervention classes on the last week of term.
• Winter Fayre – Friday 13th December 2024 2.00pm to 4.00pm. (Please see the reverse for details) as such there will be no after school clubs on this day or
  intervention classes

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• The school will close for the holidays on December 20th at 12:15pm for all children after their classroom parties (This will be a free non-uniform day for all)
• All children to return in the New Year on Tuesday 7th January 2025 at normal time

All term dates can be found on the school website or please use the link below

https://www.birchfld.bham.sch.uk/index.php/foryou/parents/term-dates

We are happy to announce the opening of our hub to the community. The community hub, based at Birchfield school, is a place for parents and carers to enjoy, learn and support one another.

Our aim is to support you to build stronger connections within our community be it by supporting you filling in forms, learning a new skill or even having courses/ training available to you.

We’ve had one taster session of juicing and yoga already. If you missed that, don’t worry, we will have more sessions coming up.

On Wednesday 4th December, a member of staff from Nishkam is visiting to provide free energy advice and support.

• Are you struggling to heat your home?
• What cheaper gas and electricity bills?
• Interested in saving money and energy?
• Need help with suppliers and debt issues?

If so, then please come along to the hub on 4th December at 12:30pm

We are planning an official launch date for the community hub, and we’d love for you to join us. It will be a great chance to explore the space and learn about what’s on offer. More information to follow.

Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact me at the school