Chatsworth Visit
We all enjoyed our visit to Chatsworth to see the Christmas decorations and especially all the food that we made for the display. We felt very proud of what we have produced and of the lovely comments from the staff and from the Duchess at Chatsworth. We are also delighted to have been asked to be involved in another project in the spring.
Chatsworth Challenge
Over £1000 raised – update when all monies received.
Harvest Festival
The whole school was joined in the harvest decorated church by families and members of the older church community for a special assembly led by the vicar, Rev. Benson. The short service was opened by the children singing the harvest hymn. The Earth is Yours Oh God, and after the vicars talk they sang Thank You Lord – with lines that they had written specially for the occasion – and which included thanks for broccoli and sausages as well as noodles and squid.
It was a delightful event which attracted much appreciation from the members of the wider community who attended.
Cross Country
The whole school, with the exception of the reception children, took part in the inter-school cross country event at Lady Manners on Friday 6th October. It was a cold , damp – and somewhat bleak afternoon, but all the children did really well. We are especially thrilled for the year 3 / 4 boys who came third overall in their age group, and of Gregory Davidson who won a silver medal. It was great to see children supporting each other when the run got a bit tough and feel very proud that every single child completed the challenging course.
Visit to Calver Mill
In their history topic the children of years 3 and 4 have been studying Life in Victorian Britain. Part of this has involved learning about the work that children did at that time and so their visit to Calver Mill helped to bring their learning to life. They were kindly shown around by Richard, who took them to the wheel house which used to contain the wheels that generated 140 horse power. They also walked to Stocking Farm where they saw the site of the original Curbar School – which children had to attend for a so many hours each week as well as working at the mill. From there they were taken up to the weir where the River Derwent was split in order to power the mill. The children thoroughly enjoyed their afternoon of history on their doorstep.Thanks to all at Calver Mill who helped to make this visit such a success.