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Join the Summer Reading Challenge at Tamworth Library
We are excited to invite your child to take part in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge – completely FREE at Tamworth library and other libraries across Staffordshire.
We always have a great number of pupils from Millfield take part in the Summer Reading Challenge every year and we would like that to be the same this year because of the great benefits we see for pupils reading and general English skills.
What is the Summer Reading Challenge?
The Summer Reading Challenge is a fun, free way for children aged 4–11 to stay motivated to read during the summer holidays. Children set their own reading goal and can read anything they enjoy – all books count!
The Summer Reading Challenge is great because it:
· Is an amazing way to boost confidence and self-esteem.
· Helps children to be better prepared to return to school in the autumn.
· Supports the move into a new year group.
· Encourages people to visit the library which provides free access to books and fun family activities all through the summer.
This year’s challenge is called Story Garden, and it’s all about nature, exploring the outdoors, exploring magical spaces, storytelling and reading!
As part of this year’s challenge children will explore the magical connection between nature and reading with the Story Garden characters! They will meet them inside their collector’s sticker booklet and spot amazing fantastical creatures and plants dotted around the garden – all illustrated by this year’s special guest award-winning illustrator, Dapo Adeola.
To get their special booklet and start collecting stickers all they need to do is sign up at the library.
The challenge started on the 5th July so pupils can sign up now!
Don’t forget all pupils are invited to bring their special certificate of acheivement into school after the summer holidays when they have completed the challenge to have presented at our Star of the Week assembly.
Term Dates for Next Academic Year
Term dates for the next academic year starting after the summer holidays in September 2025 are now available on our web site: https://www.millfield.staffs.sch.uk/information-for-parents/term-dates
Please note pupils return to school after the summer holidays on Wednesday 3rd September.
Pupil Reports - Tuesday 8th July
All pupils in the school will receive their annual report to take home today.
We hope that you will gain a good understanding of your child’s progress this year through their school report.
Pupils in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 will find enclosed with their report a summary of their attainment against the age related expectations of the national curriculum.
Pupils in Year 6 will receive the results of their end of Key Stage 2 tests which were published today.
Parents / carers of children in Year 1 will also receive a separate letter detailing the results of the Phonics Screening Check whilst children in Foundation Stage will receive a summary of their child’s attainment in relation to the EYFS.
Parents / carers of children in Year 4 will also receive notification of their child’s Multiplication Tables Check score.
Enclosed with your child's report is a reply slip - if you could please sign and return this to school show you have received your child's report. Please also make any comments that you wish to make about their learning this year.
All parents / carers will have an opportunity to look through their child’s work this year at our Open Evening tomorrow Wednesday 9th July between 3.30pm and 6.00pm.
Looking through your child's books and learning is the best way to see the progress they have made across this academic year.
Welcome to Millfield Primary School part of the Community Academies Trust.
As head teacher of Millfield I am extremely proud of the role and responsibility I have of leading and managing the school and making it the very best that it can be.
These are exciting times for Millfield Primary as we continue to move forward and ensure that all of our pupils make the best possible progress and achieve at the highest possible level.
We work hard to ensure all our pupils experience an exciting, engaging curriculum at our school that provides them with the knowledge and skills needed for the next stage of their education and their future lives.
Reading is at the heart of our curriculum. It is the most important skill that we must teach our pupils to ensure that they become fluent readers as quickly as possible.
We want every pupil at this school to be a confident, fluent reader who not only reads to learn but also reads for pleasure.
I am, along with all staff and all governors, committed to making our school a centre of excellence. We are all dedicated to accepting nothing but the best for our school and doing everything in our power to help every single pupil achieve their very best.
If your require any further information about the school or wish to make an appointment to visit us please do not hesitate to contact the school office.
Mr S Kelly - Head Teacher
