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@parkdaleprimary.bsky.social

Two form entry primary school plus nursery in Carlton, suburban Nottingham. Part of Transform Trust. A values-led curriculum with a strong focus on social justice and sustainability. Digital innovators, Apple Accredited

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Harvest Festival - Parkdale Primary School We wish to extend a huge thank you for the continued generosity of our families for your contributions to our annual Harvest collection for the Hope food bank. We have […]

Thanks to all in our wonderful community who donated to our Harvest Festival appeal for Hope Nottingham, our local foodbank.
parkdale-primary.co.uk/harvest-fest...

17.10.2025 12:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Diwali - Parkdale Primary School We would like to wish a happy Diwali to all in our community who are celebrating it next week. For anyone interested to know more about Diwali and its importance, […]

Wishing a happy Diwali (for Monday) to all in our community and further afield!
parkdale-primary.co.uk/happy-diwali...

17.10.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We've 'gone early' on the @sustrans.bsky.social Big Walk and Wheel, starting today. Staff and children are undertaking to reduce our car commutes, which we estimate account for over 1/3 of our total operational carbon footprint.

10.03.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's Chinese New Year! - Parkdale Primary School Wishing all of our Chinese community a Happy New Year. It’s the Year of the Snake! We’ve hosted a very busy and lively special New Year edition of the weekly […]

It's Chinese (Lunar) New Year. Our greetings to all celebrating. We've been enjoying some celebrations here in school: parkdale-primary.co.uk/18372-2/

29.01.2025 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Year 5 Eco Challenges for Parkdale - Parkdale Primary School Following an inspiring workshop with Matilda Crane, a climate ambassador, Year 5 have launched an exciting initiative to make Parkdale a more eco-friendly school. Each year group has been set […]

Thanks to our Year Five classes for leading today's assembly and setting us all some environmental challenges: parkdale-primary.co.uk/year-5-eco-c...
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27.01.2025 11:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Connecting With Nature - Parkdale Primary School Today (Monday 13th Jan), children from Reception to Year 6 all enjoyed a great assembly, led by Matilda Crane of Climate Ambassadors, encouraging them to connect with nature. Matilda is […]

We've got our week off to a lovely start, learning about how we can connect with nature a bit more in our lives: parkdale-primary.co.uk/connecting-w...

13.01.2025 10:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We made it to the holidays! Wishing everyone here a very Merry Christmas with best wishes for the New year when it arrives. See you in 2025.

20.12.2024 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We're looking forward to joining you for this. Thanks for hosting.

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In a first of its kind report, our Gaza based partner Community Training Centre for Crisis Management asked injured, separated and disabled children and their caregivers about the toll of the ongoing war on their lives. Their answers are devastating but sadly not a surprise.

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12.12.2024 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 7

Ah, thanks April. Sending our love your way...

06.12.2024 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mostly, the values we encourage and that our children and wider community demonstrate. It's not perfect but we're a haven of kindness and respect. See you're also a digital enthusiast and we're also proud to be an Apple Distinguished School. :-)

06.12.2024 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Parkdale's fundraiser for War Child Help Parkdale Team raise money to support War Child

Thanks to all for the generous donations to date for our Christmas appeal for Warchild. We've just passed the Β£1,000 mark, doubling our original target!
www.justgiving.com/page/parkdal...

06.12.2024 09:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Food Bank Vouchers - Parkdale Primary School We are pleased to be able to announce that Parkdale school are now officially registered with Hope to give vouchers to access their food bank. Hope is a local charity, […]

More news on our ongoing community partnership with @trussell Trust via Hope Nottingham.
parkdale-primary.co.uk/food-bank-vo...

04.12.2024 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Have just made a couple of updates to my Reading for Pleasure Padlet. Ideas for staff meetings, teaching resources, links to a map of children's bookshops, suggested picturebooks to use in assemblies, templates for surveys, and lots more. I hope it's useful. padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...

02.12.2024 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2
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Tips For A More Sustainable Christmas - Parkdale Primary School There are some great tips here from the Woodland Trust to help us all be a bit more sustainable this Christmas – some of them might even save us a […]

Sharing some top tips for a more sustainable Christmas from the Woodland Trust: parkdale-primary.co.uk/tips-for-a-m...

02.12.2024 10:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just added @jamesaidoo.bsky.social @jamesmhampshire.bsky.social @raesnape.bsky.social @jazampawfarr.bsky.social

to my list of inspiring educators πŸ’—πŸ™Œ

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30.11.2024 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Weekly Bulletin 29.11.24 - Parkdale Primary School Welcome to bulletin #13 The usual busy week in school, with the run-up to Christmas gathering pace! Next week looks very much like β€˜peak Christmas’ with nativities, panto, Christmas dinner, […]

This week's bulletin and news round-up is out now: parkdale-primary.co.uk/weekly-bulle...

29.11.2024 10:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Less Wasteful Christmas - Parkdale Primary School As a school, we are signed up to the campaign group Kids Against Plastic. IN our day to day operation, we try to eliminate as much unnecessary plastic waste as […]

We're encouraging our community to consider the environment in their Christmas consumption: parkdale-primary.co.uk/a-less-waste...

27.11.2024 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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JINGLE JOG!!!!! - Parkdale Primary School Our hugely successful and popular Jingle Jog is happening again !! On the 6th December the whole school will participate in a festive run, complete with music and festive jumpers. […]

We're collecting for @warchilduk.bsky.social in the run-up to Christmas. Thanks for all the generous donations so far. We've already upped our target!
parkdale-primary.co.uk/jingle-jog/

26.11.2024 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is our first post here, having 'flown the nest' at the other place. We welcome new followers and look forward to meeting old friends and colleagues here.

26.11.2024 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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