What an exciting place class 3 has been at the start of this week. Monday saw the arrival of our 5 neon tetras class fish in their beautiful new fish tank. The class voted to purchase a class pet using the money raised by our enterprise project.

There is so much to learn from the five smallest members of Class 3 and learning to care for a pet is an excellent life skill. The week then got even more exciting when the Pilsley Duck egg incubator arrived. We are enjoying being visited by the other classes and there are already many 'chirpy' noises coming from them. 

We are looking forward to seeing the new ducklings very shortly. 

Mrs Dey
Year 3/4 Class teacher

Dear Parents and Carers,

Hockey

The Year 3 and Year 4 children played brilliantly at the Hockey tournament in Tideswell yesterday afternoon despite the cold weather! We entered two teams into the tournament and one of our teams won all three games in their group, making it through to the semi-finals! It was a very close match with one of our goals not being picked up by the referee (where's VAR when you need it?!) meaning we lost 1-0. There was some great encouragement shown by our children towards the other teams too, cheering them on and showing excellent sportsmanship throughout the afternoon. Well done everyone!

Clarinet workshop

Class 3 have been to Buxton this morning to play alongside some other schools in a wind instrument workshop. The children were accompanied by a band from the Peak District Music Centre during the morning and it was great to listen to clarinets, trumpets, trombones and saxophones being played in unison! Great job, everyone!

Class 3 International Schools link

We are working to develop our children as global citizens and help them think about how we can look after our world. As part of this work, the children in Class 3 have been involved in a very exciting international project. They have had the opportunity to develop a partnership with a school in Quito, Ecuador. Class 3 have written letters to say 'hello' to their new friends in Quito and enjoyed sharing stories about their school and community.

We are excited to announce that we will be bringing the two classrooms together virtually and are thrilled to be meeting our friends from Quito next week! Class 3 look forward to gaining a deeper understanding of different cultures, lifestyles, and global issues as this project progresses. We have included some samples of the letters that we've written from our display in case you'd like to take a look.

Easter Service- Thursday 28^th March- 2pm- St.Peter's Church, Edensor

You are most welcome to join us next Thursday for our Easter service at St.Peter's church in Edensor. The service starts at 2pm. A reminder that the school bus isn't running for the homeward journey on this date so please arrange to collect your child from Edensor church at 3pm if you aren't attending the service. If your child usually attends 623 club on a Thursday, please make them aware where to collect your children from. Thank you.

A reminder that the children finish school next Thursdayand return to school on Monday 15^th April after the Easter holiday. On behalf of everyone here, we hope you have a lovely Easter break when it arrives.

With best wishes,

Mrs E Bond

Headteacher 

Dear Parents and Carers,

Chatsworth annual litter pick

The ECO team had fun litter picking on Tuesday morning as part of the annual Chatsworth litter pick. We walked a good three miles during the morning and took a route from the estate office to Baslow, collecting two bin bags full of rubbish on our way. The team did so well and it was great to see them taking part in such a good cause to keep our local environment free of litter and looking tidy.

Lyceum theatre trip

Yesterday, we took all our junior children to the Lyceum theatre in Sheffield to see 'The Boy at the Back of the Class'. It was a poignant, thought provoking and very clever piece of theatre and the children were enthralled throughout the show. Our Y5s and Y6s have recently read the book so it was a fabulous experience for them to see this being brought to life through theatre. As always, it was a pleasure to take the children out on their trip and they were a credit to our school.

World Book Day

What a brilliant atmosphere it has been in school today to celebrate World Book Day! The creativity of the children's costumes was amazing and they've taken part in some lovely book related activities during the day. Thank you for all your support with making today really memorable and special for the children! Next Friday (15^th March), we have arranged for a travelling book fair to visit school at 3.15pm (flyer attached) so do come along after school and see what's on offer. All books are reasonably priced at £2.50 each. 

New teaching student- Infants

On Monday, we are due to welcome Mr Sutton into the infant classroom on his teaching practice placement from Sheffield Hallam University. Mr Sutton will be working in the infant classroom every day alongside our infant staff until the beginning of June and will be mentored and under the supervision of Mrs Anderson.

Comic Relief-Friday 15^th March 

In support of Comic Relief, the school council are organising a non-uniform day on Friday 15^th March. If your child would like to participate, please make a suggested donation of £1 via Parent Pay. Thank you.

PTA meeting- Friday 15^th March

The PTA are meeting at the Cavendish club at 3.45pm on Friday 15^th March after the book sale. All welcome!

Ashgate Hospice TractorFest 2024

From mini tractor driving to antique tractors on display, a family fun day is returning to Derbyshire this spring – and kids can attend for FREE!

Tractor Fest will take place on Sunday 28^th April from 10am until 3pm at the Storforth Lane Trading Estate in Hasland, Chesterfield.

There will be a huge collection of tractors on display as well as fun activities, including mini fire engine rides, soft play, a climbing wall and more.

The event, which is organised by Ashgate Hospice, costs £3 for adults and is free for children under the age of 11. 

Jack Wood, Deputy Director of Income Generation at Ashgate Hospice, said: “We are delighted to be bringing Tractor Fest back to Chesterfield this April.

“Last year was a huge success and we were proud to welcome so many families from across Derbyshire.”

All proceeds from Tractor Fest will help fund vital care for patients and families who need the care of the hospice.

The charity must raise £9 million each year so it can continue providing palliative and end of life care to people across North Derbyshire.

Any owners of tractors or other farming vehicles who would like to showcase their vehicles are invited to contact the hospice directly to arrange this. 

To book your tickets to Ashgate Hospice’s Tractor Fest head to www.ashgatehospice.org.uk/tractor-fest

Alternatively, supporters can contact the hospice’s fundraising team on events@ashgatehospice.org.uk or by calling 01246 567250.

Wishing you a lovely weekend and thank you, as always, for your ongoing support,

Mrs E Bond
Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers,

We hope you enjoyed the half term break, it's lovely to see everyone back at school after the holiday. 

Young Voices

Last Monday, myself, Mrs Townsend and Mrs Dey took our Young Voices choir to Sheffield Arena to perform in the largest children's choir in the world! We all had the best time and it was great to see the children enjoying themselves so much! Look out for some photos on our school website of all the fun!

PTA Film night- Friday 1^st March- Cavendish Hall

Tickets are available via the link….

https://www.pta-events.co.uk/pilsley-fops/index.cfm?event=event&eventId=76588  

Doors open at 4pm, movie to start at 4.30pm. We are going for an Easter themed film of Peter Rabbit. It will be a cinema style movie night, £4 with a drink & snack as part of each child’s entry ticket. There will be an interval, with an opportunity to buy chips/ chip butty and further refreshments etc for those who wish to do so. Hope to see everyone there 😊

All About Me - Holiday Clubs

Please find attached information regarding holiday activities and how to book. If your child is eligible for free school meals, please contact the school office for your unique FSM code before booking to receive your discount.

All best wishes,
Mrs E Bond
Headteacher 

Young Voices

During half term, Mrs Bond, Mrs Townsend and Mrs Dey took our Young Voices choir to Sheffield Arena to perform in the largest children's choir in the world! We all had the best time and it was great to see the children enjoying themselves so much! 

Dear Parents and Carers,

Thank you so much for supplying the oranges for our Christingle service yesterday. There are photographs on the website for you to see and the PRAISE team did a fabulous job of leading the service for us. Our nursery children joined us too and really loved the singing!

A separate email was sent out yesterday to all our families who are attending the Young Voices concert in Sheffield next Thursday. A reminder that if you have any questions about the event, please don't hesitate to get in touch. 

The NSPCC have asked us to share this with you.

We are happy to be able to share our FREE workshop for parents and carers about keeping children safe when gaming

This year, the NSPCC launches its first Game Safe Festival. We're bringing together key players to make sure children have positive gaming experiences. And we're helping the adults in their lives have the knowledge, confidence and tools they need to help keep children safe when they game.

The free workshop will take place on Zoom on Wednesday 7 February 2024, 7-8pm. The attached flyer provides information about the session and how to register for it.

Wishing you a lovely weekend,

Mrs E Bond

Headteacher