Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome back after the half term break. It's been lovely to see all the children and hear about what they have been doing over half term. 

Remembrance Sunday

There are services of Remembrance happening locally this Sunday. There is a short service in our school playground at 9.50am, a service at Edensor church at 10.50am and a service at Beeley church at 3pm. All are most welcome. We will also be observing the two minute silence on Monday morning in school following our Remembrance themed collective worship.

Parking

Parking is always a tricky and somewhat ongoing issue in our village. Pick-up and drop-off times are busy outside school. This can cause an increased safety risk to both children and parents and carers. Parking restrictions outside schools are there to keep you and your children safe. Yellow zig-zag road markings indicate the part of the road where motorists should not wait, stop or park a vehicle. This area must be kept clear so that children and other road users can see clearly when crossing the road. Therefore, please can we remind parents and carers not to stop on the yellow zig-zag lines at the beginning or end of the school day. If you could please share this message with any friends or family members who are responsible for bringing your child to school or collecting them at the end of the day, it would be much appreciated. 

If you are parking on the main road, please ensure you are not causing an obstruction by parking too close to the junction into the village. The farmshop kindly allows parents and carers to use their car park in a morning when dropping off children at school which can alleviate traffic on the main road at busy times. We understand that parking can be tricky but hope that we can all work together to make our village as safe as possible. 

Choir club-Tuesday

Mrs Townsend is running an after-school club on a Tuesday as an opportunity for all those children who are attending the Young Voices concert in February 2025 to learn and practise the songs. At present, there are only a few children who have signed up for the club which means the majority of children going to the concert are missing out on this rehearsal each week. We understand that an after school club may not work for everybody if children have other commitments after school on a Tuesday but if your child is able to come along, please reply to this email. Next week, Choir club will run as usual after school on Tuesday. However, if the take up for this club hasn't increased, we will switch to running this club at lunchtime instead of after school. We will keep you posted but the club will run after school on Tuesday 12^th November, as planned for now. 

PTA meeting 

There is a meeting in the school hall on Monday 18^th November at  6.30pm to discuss the formation of the PTA committee as there are currently vacancies for Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary. It would be great to see as many people there as possible so we can talk about events in the run up to Christmas once we have an established working committee. 

Children in Need

Please see the attached letter from the School Council regarding activities for Children in Need which is on Friday 15^th November.

Some Christmas dates for your diary:

Tuesday 10th December- Our Christmas service will take place at St.Peter's church in Edensor at 5.30pm

Thursday 12th December- Trip to Chatsworth House to see their Christmas decorations (more details to follow)

Wednesday 18th December- Pantomime trip to Buxton Opera House

Thursday 19^th December- Christmas dinner

                                                       Christmas disco  (more details to follow)

Friday 20^th December  (which is our last day of term)- Christmas party day

The children return to school after the Christmas break on Monday 6^th January 2025.

Wishing you a lovely weekend,

Mrs E Bond

Headteacher