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
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Emergency school closure procedures
Tue 28 Nov 2023Dear 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:
- A text message from school
- An email via news@pilsleycofe.derbyshire.sch.uk
- 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
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Children in Need 2023
Fri 17 Nov 2023Thank 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!
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Newsletter 10.11.2023
Fri 10 Nov 2023Dear 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 17th 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 4th December- Infant Christmas farmyard trip
Friday 8th December- 'Wear something Christmassy for school day' (in aid of Save the Children) and PTA Christmas disco 4pm at the Cavendish Hall, Edensor
Monday 11th December- Christmas service rehearsal at Edensor church (morning- times to be confirmed)
Wednesday 13th December- Christmas service rehearsal at Edensor church (afternoon- children to be collected from church at 3.15pm please)
Thursday 14th December- Christmas service at Edensor church- 5pm start
Tuesday 19th December- Reception-Y6 trip to Buxton Opera House to see 'Cinderella' (more details to follow next week)
Wednesday 20th December- Christmas dinner day
Thursday 21st December- Christmas party day
Friday 22nd December- INSET day
The children return to school on Monday 8th January 2024
Wishing you a lovely weekend,
Mrs E Bond
Headteacher
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Newsletter 27.10.2023
Fri 27 Oct 2023Dear Parents and Carers,
Thank you for all your understanding with the early closure of school last week due to the extreme flooding. Lots of parents offered lifts to help those who couldn't make it through to school via their usual routes so thank you for all your kindness and care, it was very much appreciated.
We have an INSET day on Monday 6th November so the children return to school after the half term break on Tuesday 7th November.
Mrs Thompson is still waiting for the arrival of her baby which is due in November. We will, of course, keep you posted when we have some news! Mrs Dey has settled in superbly to our staff team and the children are really enjoying all the fun activities and challenges she is setting for them each day. Mrs Dey is running parent consultations on Wednesday 8th November and Monday 13th November.
A reminder that Y3 and Y4 are out at their dodgeball tournament on Thursday 9th November and will need collecting from Bakewell Junior school at 3pm. On the same day, Class 4 are also out all day on their trip to the Imperial War museum in Manchester. Class 4 should be back at school for 3.15pm but Mrs Field/Miss Davison will let you know if there are going to be any significant delays.
PTA update
We are excited to announce that Bex Vardy and Katy Wood have taken the helm of the Friends of Pilsley School (FOPS) as joint Chair. They have worked hard in the background on tuck shop (huge thanks also to Becky Lovell), held a dog show, cake competition and wonderful wreath making in the last year so they are coming in with a lot of energy and amazing ideas.
Please show them your support and if you think you could make a meeting once a month and take notes please email them on pilsleyschoolpta@outlook.com.
We’d also like to say a huge thank you to Becky Spray, the outgoing Chair who will still be coordinating second-hand uniform sales, bags2school and putting energy into organising events where she can. Kevin Parkes remains as treasurer and Liz as website and promotion.
Please join us at our next event a Christmas disco at the Cavendish Hall on 8 December ‘23, 16:00 ‘till 17:30. Book here for online price of £2.50 https://www.pta-events.com/pilsley-fops/index.cfm?event=Shop on door price £3. PLEASE NOTE: Children must be supervised by a paying adult at all times.
We will be holding a Christmas raffle again this year so if you are able to donate a prize please do email us on pilsleyschoolpta@outlook.com we are always grateful for your support. Raffle tickets can also be brought here for £1 each
https://www.pta-events.com/pilsley-fops/index.cfm?event=Shop.
Thank you for your continued support.
Friends of Pilsley School
On behalf of all the staff, we wish you a very happy and restful half term break and look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday 7th November.
All best wishes,
Mrs E Bond
Headteacher
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Newsletter 13.10.2023
Fri 13 Oct 2023Dear Parents and Carers,
Your child's Christmas card design will be coming home with them today in their bag. There are instructions alongside your child's design with details about how to order. Please order directly via Cauliflower cards and your order will be delivered to school.
A reminder that if you haven't done so already, please sign up to make a parent appointment with your child's teacher. Appointments are scheduled to be 10mins long and the teachers will keep to time to prevent long delays. Your support with this is much appreciated.
Meetings are taking place next week for Reception, Y1, Y2, Y5 and Y6.
Meetings take place after half term for Y3 and Y4.
Please could you also ensure that if your child's ears are pierced, that their earrings are removed on PE days or covered with tape/plasters supplied by home.
Kind regards,
Catherine Ford
School Business Officer
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Newsletter 6.10.2023
Fri 06 Oct 2023Dear Parents and Carers,
It was lovely to see those who could make it at our Harvest assembly yesterday morning. Thank you for all the donations towards our Padley Centre appeal. Harry and Eva collected everything together on Monday morning and all your donations were very gratefully received later that day in Derby.
Sign up sheets for parent consultations will go up on classroom doors on Monday for you to sign up for an appointment with your child's teacher. Nursery parent consultations will run later this term.
Enjoy the sunshine this weekend!
Best wishes,
Mrs Bond
Headteacher
