On our return to school on Monday 8th March, Taylor Shaw will once again be providing hot meals for the children who have chosen to have a school meal. They will be starting the menu on week 1, however for the 1st week back there may be a few changes. This is due to Taylor Shaw and their supplies. We appreciate this may affect some children more than others and if you feel this will cause any problems for your child(ren) and would like your child(ren) to bring in their own packed lunch for the 1st week back please let the School Office know.

Please do not bring in a packed lunch if your child is down to have a school meal with out telling us as unfortunately you will be charged on ParentPay for the meal. 

Unless we hear differently, from the 14th March onwards,  we will continue to cater for all the children that previously requested school meals. If you would like to change your choice of days for school meals or switch either from packed lunch to school meal or visa versa please let the Office know by Thursday 4th March either by email : cockfield@durhamlearning.net or by telephone : 01388 718263.

Your co-operation is appreciated. Thank you.

Mrs Woods’ has been busy reading in a very unusual place this weekend. Where have you been reading? Please send photographs of your unusual places to read – there is a prize to be won for the most unusual place!

Please click on the below link to read a letter from Mrs Costello regarding the full return to school on Monday 8th March 2021.

Full Return to School 8th March 2021 Parent Information

Imperial Maths at the Museum

On Tuesday 2nd March Class 3 and 4 will be taking part in a virtual workshop ran by Beamish Museum. The children will be set mathematical questions to do in the Bank, Garage, Co-op and out on the street in the Town area of the Museum.

The children will be able to access the virtual workshop via Zoom. The time for your class workshop can be found below-

Class 4: 1.15pm-2pm.

Class 3: 2.15pm – 3pm.

Please log in to Teams to access the Zoom link.

A polite reminder

Please make sure your child is muted when they join the meeting and only unmute the microphone when asked to do so. We expect children to behave well, just as they would do in school.

If you have any technical issues, the class teacher or Mrs Lynn will be able to help talk you through the process. We really hope you enjoy Beamish’s virtual workshop.

Thursday 4th March 2021 is World Book Day and we will be celebrating this in a number of ways remotely and in school.
More details will follow soon.
One of our activities is a Get Caught Reading Challenge.
We would like the children to find unusual places to read close to home and send us their photographs. There will be prizes for the most entertaining ones. Will you read under the bed, up a tree, in your den, in the bath or on a swing?
I’m sure you’ll have better ideas than us.
So put your thinking caps on, be creative and send your pictures to
cockfieldps@gmail.com

We can’t wait to see how you get on!

Chocolate Cupcakes 

It’s Chocolate Cupcake Week!!!!!

Click on the link below to watch this week’s episode of Mrs. Lynn’s Baking Madness!!

Don’t forget to post your pictures on Teams and Facebook 😊

https://youtu.be/Uhz0LMUDXUc

Chocolate Cupcakes with Buttercream Icing youtu.be

Please click on the link below to access the information from Staindrop Academy regarding their live lessons for years 5 and 6 on the 3rd March 2021

Transition Programme – March 2021

Master Classes 3, 10, 17 March– Parent/Carer to Sign Up

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=se3p77JZUkOmnSF6ftoXSU7PZOUT63dBq090O24s9zVUM0dFUjhFREVaQzJOOTFOMzBVNE41OFJESi4u

The Master Classes have been designed to challenge students beyond KS2.  The sessions will be suitable for students who are passionate about the subject and want to challenge themselves.  The sessions are 4-4.30pm for students to take part in from home on Wednesdays 3^rd March, 10^th March and 17^th March.

 Please could parents click on the masterclass link above to sign your child(ren) up to the sessions if they are interested. If you could include the attached document that would be appreciated!

This email came to us from the Casting Director of the Junior Bake Off series:

My name is Charis and I’m a Casting Researcher at Love Productions; the company behind The Great British Bake Off, The Great British Sewing Bee and The Great Pottery Throw Down.

We are delighted to say, that we have recently opened applications for the 7^th series of Junior Bake Off; a Channel 4 programme that celebrates the culinary talent and ambition of the younger generation in Britain.

With this in mind, we are contacting schools in hope that they can help us spread the word regarding this exciting opportunity.

We are looking for young budding bakers between 9 -15 years old.

Filming would take place from July 2021, but our applications close on Sunday 28^th March 2021.

Interested bakers can apply online at – WWW.APPLYFORJUNIORBAKEOFF.CO.UK.

We hope you have all had a lovely half term break and welcome you back either remotely or in school.

To avoid the mixing of bubbles at the school front entrance in the mornings and after school, could we please ask all children to enter and exit via their original doors. This is as follows :

EYFS through the nursery gates

Year 1 and 2 through the front entrance

Year 3 and 4 through the Den door

Year 5 and 6 through the junior entrance

Many thanks for your co-operation

World Book Day will be different this year as many of us will not be in school!  However, it can still go ahead!

We have lots of fun and exciting activities planned for the day, so feel free to join in with all the fun!

Activities will include:

A Teams meeting for each class, where children can dress up as their favourite book character, or wear their pyjamas, or simply be in their usual clothes.  Children can bring along their favourite book to talk about.  Teachers may set an activity in the days before the meeting happens.

The Masked Reader – can you work out which reader is which teacher?  Can you put the story in the correct order?  There may be a prize for the winner….

Get Caught Reading – Take a photo of yourself reading in the most unusual place possible and upload your photographs for us to see.  Remember not to go to far from home, as Lockdown restrictions still apply.

Make a book in a box competition. Use a shoe box and similar to create scene from your favourite book!  Add your characters and make your book in a box come to life!  Parents  – feel free to enter your own box!

Draw with Rob –  an online drawing  session with illustrator Rob Biddulph

Lots of other activities set by teachers for each class.

We hope you join in the fun!