Our Mission

To embrace the needs of all learners in a nurturing and enriching environment, empowering them to be the best they can be.

Vision for Learning

Through highly effective teaching and the building of successful partnerships with parents, we encourage lifelong learners to flourish by equipping and enabling all pupils to make a positive contribution to society.

Dear Parents/Carers,

Attendance

House Points

Dragon – 16,289 Phoenix – 18,252
Griffin – 15,651 Pegasus – 16,002

Praise Assemblies/ Hot Chocolate Monday
Well done to all our pupils who received Praise Certificates. Always lovely to hear comments made by the staff regarding the children’s individual achievements. Added to which it’s a real treat to spend time with the children who consistently make the right choice.

Parents Evening – 18 th and 19 th March
Parents evenings will be on Tuesday 18 th 3:45-6:15pm and Wednesday 19 th 5:30-8pm. You will receive a notification on ParentMail when this event is available to book.

Maternity Leave – Year 3, Emerald Class
Miss Hollis in Year 3 Emerald Class will be going on Maternity leave after the Easter break. We are pleased to announce that Mrs Danks will be covering the class in her absence. We wish Miss Hollis all the best.

Plas Gwynant
We would like to remind those who have been offered the chance to go to Plas Gwynant that there are still places available. If your child is interested, please contact the school office.

Religious Artefact Donations
To enable us to enhance our RE resources, we are looking for religious artefacts for our lessons. Examples of these include:

Christianity: children’s bibles, different types of crosses, rosary beads, hymn books
Sikhism: posters or photographs or the gurus, photos of the golden temple, prayer beads, khanda symbol, kara, kanga, prayer books, ready made turban, “Ek Onkar” symbol
Islam: prayer mat, hijab, hat, child friendly version of the Quran, prayer beads, Arabic alphabet, Eid cards
Hinduism: figurines or photographs of religious gods, deities, puja tray, diva lamp, incense sticks, prayer beads, aum symbol, Diwali cards, Raksha Bandan cards
Judaism: Star of David symbol, menorah, sedar plate, Torah scrolls If you have any available and would be willing to donate them, please bring them to the school office.

We are also looking for some local religious leaders who would be willing to come into school and share their knowledge with the children in a child-friendly manner. If you know of anyone who would fit this description, please pass their details to the school office.

Pancake Day – Celebrating on 7 th March
To celebrate Pancake Day, we will be selling pancakes at break time on Friday 7th March. They will be available at breaktime to purchase for 50p. Please send your child in to school with the appropriate cash if they would like one!

World Book Day- 6 th March
Thursday 6th March 2025 is World Book Day! As the whole school theme is ‘Read your Way’, your child is invited to dress up as their favourite book character. Be as creative as you wish. We are very much looking forward to seeing all of the wonderful costumes. There will be a photograph competition for our theme and we are asking for photos of the children reading in creative ways and places. It would be fantastic if the children were dressed up in these photos (this is optional). There are prizes to be won. Please send your entries to your class teacher via Class Charts before Friday 14 th March 2025.

Grandparents Afternoon
Please tell all grandparents to save the dates in the diary. They are invited for tea and biscuits to watch the children of Perryfields perform on Monday 31 st March, Thursday 3 rd April and Friday 4 th April at 2pm. We hope they will be able to join us. Tickets will be made available soon so please keep checking Parentmail.

Easter Eggs and Easter Bonnet Competition
We are pleased to announce we are once again inviting children from Reception, Year One and Year Two to make an Easter bonnet to wear on Wednesday 9 th April. Please do not send bonnets in before this date. Weather permitting, we will hold an Easter Bonnet Parade at 3pm on the day of the event and should parents, grandparents etc. wish to join us on the playground you would be very welcome to watch. Children in Years Three – Six are invited to create an “eggstra” special scene etc. using boiled eggshells. All entries should be in school by Monday 7 th April for judging to take place on Tuesday 8 th (Those going to Plas Gwynant may hand their entries in on Friday 4 th April).

Street Food Tuesdays
The children are really enjoying our Kitchen 72 Street Food. This is a regular weekly initiative available to all pupils even those who usually have sandwiches. If you would like your child to enjoy the Street Food theme day, please contact the school office to book this each week.

Calls From School
If you receive a missed call from School, please check to see if you have received a message via Voicemail, Class Charts or ParentMail before calling the school as messages are not always passed to the office due to the staff making direct contact via the mentioned channels.

Garden Project Shout Out
Perryfields is looking for any gardeners or handy people that can help our Community Garden Project in any way in the future. Please contact the school office for further details. Please don’t forget to donate to our project. To do this you can use the ‘GoFundMe’ website link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/perryfields-primary-community-garden

MIS Switch
Having switched our MIS (Management of Information System) from SIMS to Bromcom we are understandably experiencing a few teething problems. We ask that you remain patient during this process. One of the changes will be our communication with parents (amongst other things) and will replace ParentMail. We will keep you informed of the changes as they occur.

Other March Dates:
Please visit the school website to see our up-to-date calendar, however, here are a few key events that haven’t already been mentioned:

14 th March – Yr 6 Trip – Zoological Park
19 th March – Yr 5 Exhibition
26 th March – Y2 Sunflower Class Assembly

Sandwell Family Hubs

Family Hubs will offer the right help, in the right place, at the right time by offering services and support for all families in Sandwell with children aged 0 to 19 (or 25 with SEND) and extra support is available for families during pregnancy and in your baby’s first years. Sandwell Family Hub can be accessed in the Library bus that visits us on the rear playground. Dates of when they’re in school will be sent out via ParentMail. You are always welcome to pay them a visit.

Attendance
In order for an absence to be authorised, please be reminded to notify the school of a child’s absence before 8:45am on the day. If your child has an appointment, we advise that you notify the school in advance so that class teachers can be informed. If you would like someone else to collect your child, please inform the school as early as possible so that the message can be passed onto the class teacher in advance. School doors open at 8:45am and close at 8:55am when the registers will be taken.

LATES
There has been a significant increase in parents and carers bringing children late to school. On Monday of this week, 30 of our children arrived after the bell and came through the main reception office. Children need to arrive at school before the doors close at 8:55 am. We kindly ask all parents and carers to be on time in a morning. Being late should be the exception not the norm. It is important for children to learn the importance of punctuality for the future and join the rest of their class for any important announcements and activities at the start of each day. All children rely on their parent/carer to be punctual to achieve this. If there is any reason you are unable to bring your child to school on time, we encourage you to the contact the school for support.

Signing In and Out System
Please bring your child to school on time as punctuality is important for your child to start their day with all the other children. If your child does arrive late for school you will need to use the ‘Signing In and Out System’ at the school entrance. All children must be signed in and out of school via this system for post registration movements and must be accompanied by a parent or carer. Please note all lates are monitored and followed up. To avoid having to use this system please bring your child/children to school on time.

School Gates
Please note that the school gates to the car park will be closed between 8:35-9:30am and again between 3:10-3:35pm. This is to keep the children of Perryfields Primary School safe. Please do not park in the carpark if you will need to leave during these times as the gates will not be opened. Thank you for your understanding.

School Communication
We currently use the following to communicate with parents:

Tapestry – Class Charts – ParentMail (IRIS APP) – Facebook – Twitter – Instagram – Email

A school ‘Information’ area has also been set up at the front of the school by the main entrance. This will show some key information. Still use our main channels to see the latest details, however we will do our best to print some of it out and display it.

After School Clubs
Perryfields Primary school offers after school clubs. Please see below for the days and times of each club:

Multi-Sports Years 1-3 Mondays 3:30pm-4:30pm
Multi-Sports Years 4-6 Wednesdays 3:30pm-4:30pm
Football Years 4-6 Friday 3:30pm-4:30pm
Choir Years 3-6 Tuesdays 3:30pm-4:30pm

Staff Inset Days – (Children Not in School)
Friday 2 nd May 2025
Monday 21 st July 2025

Please note that INSET Days are used for additional training for staff to ensure that we are up to date with all initiatives and complete statutory training. The INSET days are in addition to our weekly staff CPD sessions.

Perryfields Primary School Contact Details
Telephone Number: 0121 422 2848
E-mail: office.admin@perryfields-pri.sandwell.sch.uk

Yours sincerely,
T L Jones
MRS. T. L. JONES
Headteacher