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

Masjid Al Faalah 

Head of School Celebration On 24th October 2024, staff, parents and the community were invited to a Headteacher Celebration event at Masjid Al Faalah. It was an event to welcome Mrs Hazeldine to the community. It was fantastic to see a number of staff and parents there to meet the new Head of School and to ask her questions. The evening started with introductions, followed by questions. Guests were then very fortunate to be taken on a tour of the beautiful building and learn about its history. The evening ended with an opportunity to chat to other guests over snacks and tea. Mrs Hazeldine would like to thank Mudassar Farooq, Adil and Shabnam for arranging this celebration.

On Wednesday 23rd September, parents were invited to a coffee morning at Birchfield Primary. Mrs Ahmed and Mr Farooq invited in different organisations to the event so that parents could find out about local services and opportunities in the community.

Organisations present at the coffee morning were:

• Saathi House

• Masjid Al Falah

• Handsworth Association of Schools

• Spurgeons

• Youth Pathways

• Family Hubs

It was wonderful to welcome these services to our event and to see so many of our parents learning about what our community has to offer and enjoying the company of other parents. We hope to welcome even more people to our next coffee morning.

We are excited to inform you that we will be celebrating Diwali at school on Thursday 24th October with a special day of fun and festivities!

This celebration will provide a wonderful opportunity for the children to learn about the cultural significance of Diwali and will take part in a class activity.

What to Expect:
• Dress Code (Free Non-Uniform day): We encourage all children to come to school dressed in sparkly, festive clothes to add to the joyful atmosphere of the day. The brighter and more colourful, the better!
• A Special lunch menu will be available from the kitchen (see reverse) if you wish for your child/ren take part in this special lunch, please ensure you email the school and top up your parent pay account with £2.45. If your child is entitled to Free School Meals, you do not need to do anything.

See full letter below:

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Reason 4 Reasoning : A Community Led Project where black men can socialise, come together, play games and more once per week. Informal discussions, health and wellbeing , life issues . Starts on the 24th October and every fortnight after. 4pm-10pm. Further details found in the poster attached.