Dear parents

We're thrilled to announce that starting June 3rd, 2024, Prince Albert Primary, Prince Albert High, Heathfield, Birchfield, Sutton Park, and Highfield school will be teaming up with Caterlink as our new catering provider.

Caterlink is the leading contract caterer in primary and secondary schools and colleges across the UK, providing fresh and healthy meals to over 1 million children and young adults every week in England and Northern Ireland. Caterlink were appointed after a robust tender process in collaboration with our staff and students and we are delighted to be welcoming them on board.

We're confident that this partnership will elevate the dining experience for our pupils and contribute to their overall well-being. We can't wait for the delicious and nutritious meals that Caterlink will bring to our school community. We have arranged an open event that will enable you to meet with Caterlink and ask questions.

This event will take place at Prince Albert High School on the 13th May, 15:15pm if you wish to attend.

Yours Sincerely
Mrs Z Thewlis
Headteacher

Dear Parents/Carers,

As part of our enrichment of the DT curriculum children are being given the opportunity to enter a whole school competition.

The competition title is 'A place of worship'. The children who wish to enter should design and make a model of a place of worship of their choice. The best models will receive a prize. This will be completed at home.

The deadline for this competition is Friday 12th May 2024.

The model design is open to the individual child’s ideas and the following criteria:

- Full name on the back and their class
- Hand the model to your child’s class teacher or Miss Fisher in 4F.
- Closing date: Friday 12th May 2024.
- Awards for the best model will be given to the year group winners.
- Photographs of the winning model will be shared on X (Twitter).
- The judges’ decision will be final.

We hope you want to get involved and we look forward to seeing your child’s model. Yours sincerely, Miss Fisher

Please see the attached special menus for upcoming celebrations.

Easter Menu

Vaisakhi Menu

Eid Menu

If you would like to book a meal for your child on any of these days, please email the school with your child's full name and class and which meal they would like to request. If your child is entitled to UFSM (R-Yr2 ) or Free School Meals, you do not need to do anything,

if your child is not entitled to free school meals and would like to book for this special meal on this day then please can you top-up your parent pay account with £2.25 and let the school office know, you can also do this via the school enquiry email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Yours Sincerely

Birchfield school

Dear Parents

We hope you find this free attached resource valuable. By actively engaging parents in discussions about cyberbullying, it crucially reinforces positive behaviours both in and out of school amongst children.

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Many thanks

Birchfield Primary School

Please see dates below for parents’ evenings:

• Tuesday 5th March 2024 : Nursery, Reception, Year 1, Year 2 and Nurture.
• Thursday 7th March 2024: Year 3, 4, 5 and 6.

You will be able to make a 5-minute appointment with your child’s teacher after school from tomorrow. If for any reason, you cannot attend on the given date, please see the class teacher.
All meetings will take place in the school halls with appointments available from 4 -6pm. Access to the meetings will be via the red door.
Please be advised that there is limited seating and waiting space. Where possible, can we ask that only parents and the child attend.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Dear Parents and Carers,

World Book Day takes place on Thursday 7th March, and we hope you will join us to

celebrate. We are marking World Book Day this year at Birchfield Primary School

because we support the charity's mission to change lives through a love of books and reading.

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Dear Birchfield Families,

Welcome back! We hope you have all had a good start to the new term. We are pleased to share with you some of the dates for family events which will take place throughout this term. There will be other school events across the term, and we will keep you updated. Dates for diaries are below and will also be on the website calendar. Details of individual events will follow closer to the time. Please be aware that these dates are provisional dates and are subject to change.

Monday 8th January 2024- Term 2.1 starts. Week 3 - Monday 22nd January 2024- Year 6 parent Workshop 09.00am Tuesday 23rd January– Year 5 parent Workshop 09.00am Week 4 - Monday 29th January 2024- Year 4 parent Workshop 09.00am Week 5- Monday 5th February 2024- Year 3 parent Workshop 09.00am Friday 9th February 2024 – End of half term Monday 19th February 2024 – Term 2.2 starts. Week 1 - Tuesday 20th February 2024- Year 2 Parent Workshop 09.00am Week 2 - Tuesday 27th February 2024- Year 1 Parent Workshop 09.00am Week 3 – Monday 4th March 2024 – Nursery Parent Workshop 09.00am Tuesday 5th March 2024- Reception Parent Workshop 09.00am Wednesday 6th March 2024 - Reception Parent Exhibition 09.00am Thursday 7th March 2024 - Nurture Parent Workshop 3pm Friday 8th March 2024 – Nursery Parent Exhibition 09.00am Week 4 -Tuesday 12th March 2024- Nurture Parent Exhibition 3pm Wednesday 13th March 2024 – Y6 Parent Exhibition 09.00am Thursday 14th March 2024 – Y5 Parent Exhibition 09.00am Friday 15th March 2024 – Y4 Parent Exhibition 09.00am Week 5 -Monday 18th March 2024- Y3 Parent Exhibition 09.00am Tuesday 19th March 2024 – Y2 Parent Exhibition 09.00am Tuesday 19th March 2024- EYFS and KS1 Parents Consultations in the hall 4-6pm Thursday 21st March 2024 – Y1 Parent Exhibition 09.00am Thursday 21st March 2024- KS2 Parent Consultations in the hall 4-6pm Friday 22nd March 2024 – End of term. School closes at 12.15 for all children. Monday 8th April 2024 – Term 3.1 starts.
If you have any questions, please see your child’s class teacher.

Kind regards,
R. Saboor
Assistant headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers

Measles (MMR) Vaccine Reminder

There is an increasing number of people with measles in Birmingham. Most of these are young children who have not had their MMR (measles) vaccine.

Measles is a highly infectious disease, which can be very serious. Two doses of the MMR vaccine is the best protection against measles. Over 80% of Birmingham children and adults have had the MMR vaccine. We need everyone protected.

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Dear parents,

I have written to parents several times previously regarding parking and the use of the roads around the school during drop-off and collections. Unfortunately, we continue to have persistent inconsiderate and/or dangerous parking on the roads around the school and this is concerning for other pedestrians and drivers as well as local residents. Irresponsible road use and parking places children and adults in danger. We have again contacted the Traffic Enforcement Officers to support us outside of the school. Enforcement officers are deployed by the council to ensure that parking restrictions are being adhered to and Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) may be issued where this is not the case.

The following actions are inconsiderate and dangerous, presenting risks to our children:

· Pulling into or blocking the entrance to a driveway- emergency vehicles and other traffic need access
· Parking on yellow lines or zig-zags near to the school entrances · Parking on the pavements, across dropped kerbs or obstructing residents’ driveways
· Stopping in the middle of the road to drop off a child, even for a few seconds

The Birchfield staff are outside every day on the school site to support the safe arrival and collection of our pupils.

Please support us by demonstrating courtesy and consideration for local residents and for the safety and well-being of our pupils and families as they arrive and leave school.

Thank you.

Mrs Z Thewlis
Headteacher