Pilsley C of E School
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Newsletter 20.12.2023
Wed 20 Dec 2023Dear Parents and Carers,
It was truly lovely to see so many of you at our Christmas service at Edensor church last Thursday. The children all did brilliantly and it was great to see them all singing, reading so beautifully and generally enjoying themselves! The present which the donkey kindly left behind wasn't quite so pleasant but it certainly proved to be a memorable moment for all those who were not so lucky enough to witness it!!
The staff always work hard to put these services/events together so a huge 'thank you' to them. Class 3 did an amazing job with their craft stall and will be deciding in the new year, how to spend, or possibly re-invest, the profit they have made. Thank you to the PTA for helping with the refreshments and to all those who baked for us- the mulled wine and mince pies were delicious and certainly proved to be very popular!
We all had fun at the pantomime yesterday afternoon and the children were all really well behaved. They particularly enjoyed an ice cream at the interval and Theo, Emily and Freddie were all excited to receive a birthday 'shout out' from the cast too!
Tomorrow, it's party day! The children need to come to school dressed in their party clothes please. The weather is set to be very stormy tomorrow but if we do go outside at playtime, the children will need to be wearing sensible footwear.
On behalf of everyone in school, may we wish you a happy and healthy Christmas and every good wish for the new year. Thank you for your continued kindness and support and we look forward to seeing you back at school on Monday 8th January 2024.
All best wishes,
Mrs E Bond
Headteacher
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Newsletter 08.12.2023
Fri 08 Dec 2023Dear Parents and Carers,
I hope you've all had a good week. It's certainly feeling like a busy run up to Christmas!
On Wednesday afternoon, Mrs Townsend took a group of our Y5 and Y6 children carol singing at Chatsworth Farmshop. The children were fantastic and as you can imagine, took great delight in singing in public! Lots of the customers said how brilliant they were and they also collected £60 to help pay towards the transport costs for the Young Voices concert in February. Well done everybody! The children are singing at the farmshop again on the afternoon of Wednesday 20th December.
The Christmas bauble competition is being judged on Monday and the winners for each category will be announced at the church service on Thursday. Please make sure all your entries are in by Monday morning- thank you.
Derbyshire Junior Choir
Derby and Derbyshire Music Partnership have started a new choir, which provides 'a haven for budding singers aged 7 to 14, offering a nurturing and exciting environment to explore the joys of harmonious melodies' for children across Derbyshire.
For more information and to sign up, please follow the link or search Derbyshire Junior Choir.
Christmas service rehearsals in church
Next week, there are a couple of changes to our normal drop off and pick up arrangements as we are running two rehearsals in church for the Christmas service.
Monday 11th December- Drop off at Edensor church in the morning please (not school) at 8.45am
We will bring all the children back up to school in time for lunch
Normal collection from school at the end of the day
Wednesday 13th December- Drop off at school as usual in the morning
We will take the children down to church after lunch for their rehearsal
Please collect from Edensor church at 3.15pm
*No after school club running today
Bus children and the 623 club bus will collect those children from church
Christmas service- Thursday 14th December- starts at 5pm
All the Infants and Class 3 children will need to arrive at church wearing their costumes please.
The church doors will open at 4.30pm on Thursday for you to bring the children in and take your seats. Mulled wine and mince pies will be served both before and after the service, for a small contribution. We'll also be having a raffle with lots of lovely prizes! The church does get very busy but there is standing room available at the back of church, should we need it.
Parking can be really difficult in Edensor so we suggest parking at the Cavendish Hall and walking over if you possibly can.
Class 3 have been busy working on an enterprise project recently. This has involved them applying for a loan from the PTA in order to invest some money into buying and sourcing materials to create some things to sell at the Christmas service. If they make a profit, they can decide how to spend it! There has been a real buzz around this particular project and we can't wait to see how they get on!
Wishing you a lovely weekend,
Mrs E Bond
Headteache
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St Andrews Day House Collective Worship
Mon 04 Dec 2023On Thursday 30th November, some of the year 6 pupils led Collective worship in their house groups. This included sharing the story of St Andrew, and running a thistle craft to represent his link with Scotland.
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Newsletter 01.12.2023
Fri 01 Dec 2023Dear Parents and Carers,
Goodbye to Illia
It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to Illia today as he makes his journey back to Ukraine this weekend to return to his family. Illia has made phenomenal progress with his English since starting at Pilsley eighteen months ago and he has relished all the opportunities which have been offered to him, whilst living here on the estate. We will all miss him dearly and hope that both him and his family stay safe, happy and well. Thank you to all those who contributed to Illia's memory book via his sponsor Claire, we really appreciate it and it will be a lovely thing for Illia to keep and to cherish his memories of living here in the UK.
Visit from Sarah Dines, MP
The junior children met with Sarah Dines, MP this afternoon when she came to visit us and have a tour of the school. The children asked her lots of questions about her work and where she lived in London but the stories Sarah told about Larry the cat who lives at Number 10, really captured the children's interests more than anything else! We hope to arrange a visit to the Houses of Parliament in the near future.
Infant trip on MondayThe infants are really looking forward to their day at Chatsworth on Monday. Please do ensure they are wrapped up warm as the weather looks set to stay cold. The children are going down to Chatsworth on the school bus and will be back at school in time for the end of the day.
Christmas jumper day
A reminder that we are having a non-uniform day next Friday with a theme of 'Wear something Christmassy'. There will be an opportunity to make a donation for 'Save the Children' on Parent Pay, if you would like to.
PTA disco
A reminder that the PTA Christmas disco takes place next Friday (8th December) at the Cavendish Hall. There is information attached to this email regarding the purchase of tickets.
With best wishes,
Mrs E Bond
Headteacher
