Latest News
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4 Puffin Book Blanket
Fri 15 Mar 2024As part of the Book Week, Year 4 Puffin have been looking at the books in their classrooms together, deciding which books they like best and having discussions about their favourite books and authors.
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Design a Bookmark Competition
Fri 15 Mar 2024Thank you so much to all those children who created amazing bookmarks for our competition. We had a huge number enter and it was very difficult to choose the winners.
However, we can now announce a winner from each class. There is also one overall winner.
Winners: Faye (3R), Dua (3O), Asher (4P), Jessica (4H), Abishaya (5T), Clara (5P), Anaisha (6E), Olivia (6F). The overall winner is Abishaya, who will have her design printed professionally and everyone in school will receive one. All winners will receive the prize of a book.
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Red Nose Day
Fri 15 Mar 2024It was lovely to see all of the children taking part in the Red Nose day fundraising - thank you for your generous donations for "breaking the rules" and we had some very funny jokes to choose from - see the winners below. There was also a red nose character for each year group, to play 'pin the red nose'.
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Eco-council
Fri 15 Mar 2024Eco-council have put up a competition on Google classroom. They would like you to come up with ideas for a school Eco-code. The winning entry will be put around the school as posters and put on the school website. There will be prizes for the winner and two runners up.
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Football match against Holy Rood
Fri 08 Mar 2024On Thursday 7th March Parkgate girls football team had a game against Holy Rood. There were great tackles and shots from both sides. The final score was 3-0 to Holy Rood .
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Brass Band today brought music to our ears!
Fri 08 Mar 2024We were so lucky today because the Watford Brass Band played to all the children. Everyone enjoyed it so much. It was a great opportunity for the children to see some brass instruments and hear some pieces of music.
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Lovely Poem by Emily C
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Mother Tongue Week - Food Festival
Fri 01 Mar 2024It has been Mother Tongue Week and we celebrated all the Countries represented at our school and today, we had a lovely afternoon tasting the food from our school community. Thank you to all those who have sent in the food from their heritage or culture and we have seen some lovely costumes.
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March Maths Challenge
Thu 29 Feb 2024Your challenge this month is to construct a 3D shape. You can do this by collecting sticks from outside. Use masking tape or string to tie the corners together. Alternatively you could create various 2D shapes using sticks and name them. Take photos of your work and create a poster to bring in by Thursday 28th March. If you create a 3D shape you may want to bring it in to go on display. Have fun!
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Meet one of the Parkgate Junior School Governors: Dipesh Patel
Thu 29 Feb 2024I was born in South London in a hospital which is now a Tesco’s in Clapham. I lived in South London for 32 years before moving to Watford. Moving outside London was a mammoth task for me as I only knew South London as home.
Most of you all know Kirtan in 6E and Upasana aka Upi in 3 Owl and I have another daughter Roshni who will join the Parkgate Family in the Infants nursery in September.
I’m a keen sports person. I enjoy watching Formula 1 and have met quite a few world champions like Sir Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel. Then my passion for life Football. Manchester United runs through my veins. Any chance of watching a game I’m on it, whether it be on TV, online or even in person. The kids will tell you what I’m like when I’m watching a game or race lol.
A few things about me. I’ve been to Wimbledon tennis championships as a ball boy back in 1999 and 2000, I’ve been on TV on a show called The Bill and even done many news Interviews back in 1998 - 2003.
I also know and have met various celebrities and members of the Royal Family. I have many stories I would love to tell you but I can’t share them with anyone unfortunately lol.
As your school governor I’ve been working with Mr Last and Mrs Pipe to help where I can with the technology in the school, as for work I am the IT whizz person for the Bank of England. Yes I said it. It’s where we keep all the gold for the country.
One of the things you might have noticed recently on your chrome books is the wireless. It is actually working all around the school which has meant you guys as students can maximise its use and now we can move steadily forward in use of technology around the school.
Whenever you see me in school don’t be embarrassed to say hi to me. I’m not as crazy as my kids say I am 😂.