The Devonshire Hill Times

Sunday 1 September
Applications for Reception Open

Monday 2 September
Inset Day - School Closed

Tuesday 3 September
Autumn 1 Begins - Welcome Back!
N/R refer to start date/time in welome letter

Friday 6 September
Inflatable - 100% Attendance & Lynch House

Monday 9 September
Y3 - Y6 - 100% Attendance Awards
Y6 Ammolite Into University Focus Week

Wednesday 11 September
Y6 Ammolite - Royal Courts of Justice Trip

Friday 13 September
Y1, Y2 - 100% Attendance Awards
Y6 Ammolite - University Trip (TBC)

Monday 16 September
Y6 Mulberry Woodside Transition Assembly - 9.30

Thursday 19 September
N - Y6 Parents/Carers Session - 3.30pm

Monday 23 September
Y6 Azore - Into University Focus Week

Wednesday 25 September
Y6 Azore- Royal Courts of Justice Trip

Friday 27 September
Y6 Azore- University Trip (TBC)

Monday 30 September
Y3 Trip - British Museum

Thursday 18 July
Y6 Haringey Shed Performance
Y5 End of Year Performance

Friday 18 October
Y1 - Y6 - Home Learning Projects due

Monday 21 October
Y3 - Y6 - Home Learning Assembly

Friday 25 October
Y1 , Y2 - Home Learning Assembly

Mon 28 October - Fri 1 November
School Closed - October Half Term

Thursday 31 October
Secondary Admissions Deadline
Y6 must apply for a secondary place

This year, a new and very exciting announcement has caused an energetic stir amongst our community as The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School celebrated something incredible.

There is always a deep sense of achievement as the academic year draws to a close and 2023/24 has been no exception. Children, staff, and families united to celebrate so many fantastic accomplishments during the final term. Events included Olympic Sports Presentations, Home Learning celebration, The Headteacher’s Awards, end of year performances, Year 6 Graduation and 100% attendance...As the Headteacher announced that Marco Simms had attended school every single day from September 2017 to July 2024, the audience were in awe of his incredible achievement. The Main Hall came alive with claps and cheers as Marco made his way to the stage to collect his award and a very special prize.

Marco tells us ‘I never knew I was going to get that prize…a football signed by Mason Mount. I was so surprised, my family and friends were so surprised… It is important to go to school every day, for better education, and to be super successful like a footballer or an engineer. You should just really enjoy school, when you leave primary school you will miss it and you can’t go back’.

Headteacher Julie D’Abreu expressed her congratulations; ‘on behalf of the governing body, staff and families at our school I would like to congratulate Marco and his family. What a fantastic example you set for those children following in your footsteps. We wish him the best of luck in his new Secondary School and hope to hear of even more fantastic achievements as his learning journey continues.’

Congratulations Marco, your family, friends and the Devonshire Hill community are extremely proud of you!

Earlier in the year children, families and staff helped to plant our brand new ‘Tiny Forest’. Some special visitors recently came to run our very first ‘Discovery Day’ where children and staff were able to come together and learn more about the benefits of this fantastic space and why it is so important. World of Work Week gave this session an interesting twist which focused our attention on jobs which are important to the outdoors which included conservation, nature, and maintenance roles. We hope everyone had a fantastic time taking care of the trees and wildlife.

There were so many proud families at our End of Year Performances which took place throughout the Summer 1 Term. Children were very excited to showcase their achievements of the academic year in a short performance. We hope our families have enjoyed the class performances as much as we have. We are sure you will agree that the children have grown so much, not only in their knowledge but in their confidence as well. We can’t wait to see them in action during the next academic year!

Children across multiple educational settings in Haringey were invited to participate in the most recent LIT project to write the most impressive story using either 5, 50 or 500 words. The competition had a fantastic response with many entries submitted from across various educational settings in Haringey. We are particularly proud of two young authors from Devonshire Hill. The two Year 4 children were awarded as finalists for their fantastic entries, one of which received an impressive 3rd place. Well done to everyone who took part, if you missed out on this opportunity remember to check our competitions webpage.

It was fantastic to invite our families to our Open Afternoon to meet their child’s class teacher and explore their child’s learning environment as the academic year comes to a close. It was wonderful to see so many visitors which included lots of proud parents/carers as they left school with their child’s end of year report. We are very much looking forward to welcoming everyone back for the first Parents/Carers Session of 2024/25 which will take place on Thursday 19th September at 3.30pm. Please save the date in your diary for this very important meeting with your new class teacher where parents/carers are invited to come and find out more about the year ahead and how this looks for their child(ren).

This year we celebrated our second year of working with Chapter One. This valuable project offers children additional reading time through the use of technology. During each school day children await a video call from one of the Chapter One volunteers through the classroom laptop. During their session the volunteer and appointed child read together in support of boosting reading confidence.Children in Year 1 were awarded a certificate to acknowledge their participation. 

We are very much looking forward to continuing our journey with Chapter One!

Remember there are lots of local activites that you can get involved in over the Summer Holidays, we would love to hear what you have been up to.

The Haringey Fun Flyer is full of local ideas of which many are free:
www.haringey.gov.uk/libraries-sport-and-leisure/culture-and-entertainment/whats-haringey/holiday-fun

Haringey Libraries are also offering lots of exciting activities for families to get involved in and remember you can loan books for free as well as booking a piano to practise on for free also:
www.libraries.haringey.gov.uk/news/get-the-latest-whats-on-in-libraries

The theme of this year's Summer Reading challeng is 'Marvellous Makers' take a look on the website to find out how to get involved: www.summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/

To share your stories and pictures from your summer holiday with us email: home.learning@devonshirehill.haringey.sch.uk

Children joining Year 6 this September are due to start secondary school in September 2025. Parents/Carers will need to apply for their child's place via the e-admissions portal.

Applications open at the start of September and the deadline to apply is:

Thursday 31 October 2024

We will share more information via ParentMail as soon as it becomes available. You can also visit the Haringey website to start considering your options and to begin preparing for your application.

Parent/carers are also invited to join our Mulbury Woodside Transition assembly on:
Monday 16 September at 9.30am

If your child was born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021, you need to apply for their primary school place (Reception) for September 2025.

Families with children attending Devonshire Hill Nursery and those with siblings already attending our primary school will also need to apply.

Parents/Carers will need to apply for their child's place via the e-admissions portal.
Applications open at the start of September and the deadline to apply is:

Wednesday 15 January 2025

We will share more information via ParentMail as soon as it becomes available. You can also visit the Haringey website to start considering your options and to begin preparing for your application.