Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Emergency school closure procedures

  Tue 28 Nov 2023

  Dear Parents and Carers,

   

  As colder weather approaches, we would like to take this opportunity to remind you of our emergency closure procedures as well as some alterations to our entrances into school in a morning if the weather is icy. 

   

  When the playground is deemed as being too icy for the children to cross safely first thing in a morning, we will be using the old nursery gate entrance which is situated at the front of school instead. A member of staff will be on the gate to greet the children as they come into school and the children will be directed through the downstairs classroom and up the stairs in order to make their way to their classroom. Parents are still very welcome to accompany the younger children into school when this entrance is being used.

   

  Any decision to close school is taken in association with the Chair of Governors. In the event of an emergency school closure, you will be notified via the following three ways:

  1. A text message from school
  2. An email via news@pilsleycofe.derbyshire.sch.uk
  3. A message on the school's Facebook page

  We will repeat these communications on each subsequent day of closure. Please note, occasionally there can be difficulty in utilising one of the communication methods listed above, so we advise parents and carers to check more than one.

   

  If we do have to close school during the school day, we will alert you to this via the same means listed above. If your contact numbers or email addresses change, please let us know so we can update our system. 

   

  Thank you for your continued support and we hope that these measures will rarely be necessary.

   

  Best wishes,

  Mrs E Bond

  Headteacher

  

• Children in Need 2023

  Fri 17 Nov 2023

  Thank you for all your help with our Children in need appeal. We raised a really impressive £147 from our bake sale and non uniform day! 

  

• Newsletter 10.11.2023

  Fri 10 Nov 2023

  Dear Parents and Carers,

   

  I hope you've all enjoyed a lovely half term break. This term promises to be a busy one in the run up to Christmas!

   

  Y3 and Y4 Dodgeball tournament

  Yesterday afternoon, Mrs Dey and I took the Y3 and Y4 children to a dodgeball tournament at Bakewell Junior school. The children competed with 16 other teams from local primary schools. Although we didn't win overall, our school was awarded the school games trophy which was given to the school who had impressed the coaches the most with their honesty during each match. As always, we were very proud of the sportsmanship, respect and skill which all the children demonstrated at the tournament. Well done everyone and keep up the great work! 

   

  Remembrance

  This morning in collective worship, the PRAISE team led a special input on Remembrance. This was particularly poignant for the older children as the Y5s and Y6s had visited the Imperial War museum in Salford yesterday as part of their current topic work. There are services of remembrance happening on Sunday in our school playground at 10.15am, at Edensor church at 10.50am and at Beeley church at 3pm which you are warmly invited to attend. 

   

  Children in need- Friday 17^th November 

  On Friday, we are inviting the children to come to school in non-uniform for the day with a suggested £1 donation, payable via Parent Pay, in order to raise money to support this year's Children in need appeal. We will also be running a bake sale after school on Friday in the hall. We would welcome any donations for the bake sale to be brought into school on Thursday afternoon or Friday morning please. Many thanks.

   

  A reminder of dates for this term:

   

  Monday 4^th December- Infant Christmas farmyard trip

  Friday 8^th December- 'Wear something Christmassy for school day' (in aid of Save the Children) and PTA Christmas disco 4pm at the Cavendish Hall, Edensor 

  Monday 11^th December- Christmas service rehearsal at Edensor church (morning- times to be confirmed)

  Wednesday 13^th December- Christmas service rehearsal at Edensor church (afternoon- children to be collected from church at 3.15pm please)

   

  Thursday 14^th December- Christmas service at Edensor church- 5pm start

  Tuesday 19^th December- Reception-Y6 trip to Buxton Opera House to see 'Cinderella' (more details to follow next week)

  Wednesday 20^th December- Christmas dinner day

  Thursday 21^st December- Christmas party day

  Friday 22^nd December- INSET day

   

  The children return to school on Monday 8^th January 2024 

   

  Wishing you a lovely weekend,

  Mrs E Bond

  Headteacher