The Devonshire Hill Times
Edition 61 November 2021
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KEY DATES
For more important dates please visit the full school calendar on our website.
www.devonshirehill.com/key-information/calendar/
The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School has kindly been donated a Christmas tree by Pines and Needles which will be arriving at the start of December. This generous company would love to offer parents and staff a discount on Christmas trees in their pop up stores! Our local pop up store is located in Finsbury Park at:
Hornsey Gate, Endymion Road, N4 1EE
Phone: 020 3953 8794
DISCOUNT CODE: HILL 10
Keep an eye out on Pines and Needles social channels @pinesandneedles for kids treetorials and wreath making workshops.
Please visit www.pinesandneedles.com for more details and other locations as they are all around London!
DANCING FOR DISNEY
Our Year 5 pupils have been busy in rehearsals for the Disney Musicals in Schools project. Both children and staff have started to learn the notes and movements for 'Circle of Life' and 'Hakuna Matata' supported by the Disney Teaching Artists, Tom and Paul. Everyone is enjoying getting to know some of the roles in the play and persevering at singing and dancing at the same time, which can be quite tricky! Our three Disney rules are: Give respect to get respect; everybody plays; and have serious... fun! All involved are certainly fulfilling the final rule!
Finally we were very excited to see our story appear in the very first edition of the new Haringey Community Press. Did you spot our headline? Take a look on page 14 to have a read.
OPEN DAY VISITS
We have limited number places available in our Reception for September 2022 starters. Please note if your child attends Devonshire Hill Nursery you are required to apply for a Reception place.
Our Open Day Visits warmly welcome perspective and current families who wish to tour the school and ask any questions. Please do let your friends and family know that they are invited to visit our school, meet our staff and apply for a place to join our school for both September 2022 starters and all current available places for Year 1 - 6. You can book a visit or apply for a place online from our admissions page via our website or using the buttons below.
AFTER SCHOOL CLUB
The final week of our Autumn 2 afterschool clubs will be from Monday 6th - Friday 10th December. Please note that if you require a place on the Spring 1 afterschool club you are required to resubmit onto the waiting list. Details of next term's clubs will be sent out very soon!
CHRISTMAS LUNCH
Christmas Lunch 101221 PDF.pdfEveryone is invited to enjoy Christmas Lunch on Friday 10th December. If your child usually has a packed lunch and they would like to have a school meal on this day please notify a member of staff in the Office. You will be required to make a payment of £2.75.
KINDNESS CONTRACT
In recognition of November's Anti Bullying Week and World Children's Day, all children in our school from Nursery to Year 6 have signed a 'World Kindness Contract'. This powerful project is proudly displayed in the Main Office not far from our 'Gratitude Rainbow' where it can be seen by all of our families and visitors. This is an important place to reflect and remember to be kind to everyone, no matter who they are, where they are from and how we are feeling.
RECYCLE TO READ
Our school is now signed up to the Recycle to read programme. We are collecting unwanted (functioning) electronic devices and broken (non electrical) toys. This recycling initiative enables us to correctly recycle unwanted items while allowing our school to exchange collected items for reading books and recycled appropriately as part of a take back scheme.
WINTER FUNDRAISING
Festive Jumper Day is on Friday 10th December all staff and pupils are invited to make £2 donation to Save the Children in exchange for wearing their favourite wintery jumper for the day. In addition to this the school will be raising our own funds by selling printed calendars of children in their festive jumper with a winter scene back drop, £5. Donation for both Save the Children and the Winter Warmer Photo can be made on your Parent Mail account.
CLOTHING DONATIONS
Our parent volunteers have kindly agreed to support the school to raise funds through clothing donations. The school has signed up to the 'Happy School Bag' project. This recycling scheme allows schools to raise funds by collecting second hand quality clothing which can be reused. We are calling for clothing donations to be made to help us raise maximum funds (30p per Kilo). Only quality items can be included in the weight so please check the requirements carefully before making a donation. Please bring your donations to the Main Office for the attention of Ms Marie (pastoral care). If you need any extra donation bags these can be collected from the Main Office.
Please make any donations before:
THURSDAY 2nd DECEMBER
We would like to say a huge thankyou to everyone who has donated so far!
FEELING FESTIVE
The school's catering company 'Lunchtime Co.' have generously donated funds to support the purchase of a Christmas tree for the Dining Hall this year. This will be the first year that we have displayed a christmas tree in the dinner hall and so we are looking for an extra special touch. We are calling upon all pupils and staff to create a beautiful decoration to go onto the tree (christmas themed or winter themed). Wooden star shape cutouts can be purchased for £1 each on Parent Mail. Please decorate your star at home and return your decoration so that it can be displayed on the tree.