The Devonshire Hill Times

Monday 27 - Friday 31 October
🚫 Half Term Break - School Closed

Friday 31 October
⚠️ Secondary Admissions Deadline - Y6

Monday 3 November
🍂 Autumn 2 Term - First Day Back
⭐ Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6 Celebration Assembly
🌸 Design a  Remembrance Poppy

Wednesday 5 November
🥗 Event Menu - Bonfire Night theme
🎶 Sing our Story Project - Selected EYFS

Friday 7 November
⭐ Y1, Y2 Celebration Assembly 

Monday 10 November
🫱🏼‍🫲🏽 Anti Bullying Week - Odd Socks - £2
🌸 Y6 at Haringey Remembrance Service
🧪 Science Club Begins - Selected Y4

Tuesday 11 November
🏫 Open Day Tour  at11am (fortnightly)

Friday 14 November
🐸 Competition Dipping Ponds due
🚲 Haringey Cycle League - Round 2
💛 Pudsey Day - £2

Monday 17 November
🚗 Road Safety Week

Tuesday 18 November
📸 Photo Day - Individual & Sibling

Tuesday 25 November
🎭 Y1 Emerald Class Assembly - 11.45am

Friday 28 November
🦷 N, R, Y1 Fluoride Varnishing Application

Tuesday 2 December
🎭 Y1 Amethyst Class Assembly - 11.45am

Friday 5 December
🧠 Home Learning Due
👁️ Reception Eye Tests
❄️ Families Classroom Decorating

Tuesday 9 December
🎺 Y4  + Continuers Trumpet Concert

Wednesday 10 December
🎶 Singing Performance for P&C

Thursday 11 December
🎀 Christmas/Winter Jumper Day - £2
🥗 Event Menu - Christmas Lunch
☃️ EYFS Winter Production

Friday 19 December
🍂 Last Day in Autumn 2 (full day)

Mon 22 December '25 -  Fri 2 January '26
🚫 Christmas Break - School Closed

Monday 5  January 2026
🚫 INSET Day - Staff Only - School Closed

Tuesday 6  January 2026
🌿 First Day in Spring 1 Term - Welcome

Monday 15  January 2026
⚠️ Reception Admissions Deadline - N

What a fantastic, fun-filled day we had at our Spooky Autumn Disco. The Main Hall was transformed, by our generous parent/carer volunteers, into a fantastic autumnal display. The children were buzzing with excitement as they danced under the disco lights in their brilliant autumn and spooky themed costumes.

This year was the best effort yet with some very unique and impressive costumes, across the day we spotted witches and wizards, fairies and dinosaurs, skeletons, pirates, and mermaids. The creativity didn't stop there, we had a fantastic display of carved and decorated pumpkins as well as beautiful autumn art.

Congratulations to the children who were awarded for The Most Creative Outfit and the Best Autumn Art or Pumpkin. This year’s incredible efforts made it particularly tricky to choose some winners.

Thank you to everyone who generously donated for this exciting event, the £95.96 raised will go directly toward enhancing our future activities.

A number of our talented Year 6 children recently attended a very special event to perform as part of Dance Giants. The talented dancers took centre stage as part of a very special performance at the New Deal For Young People Celebration. The occasion, attended by the Mayor's office, was all about celebrating the amazing work and opportunities created for young people across London. 

Our young dancers were dedicated to putting on a dazzling performance, they were a shining example of the talent and potential that can be achieved by young people growing up in London and of the Successful Learners from Devonshire Hill. Their energy, enthusiasm, and talented moves were a testament to the hard work from the weekly rehearsals. We would like to say a huge congratulations to everyone who took part and thank you to Streetz Ahead for offering this incredible opportunity to our Successful Learners!

Our newly elected Head Boy and Head Girl are already working very hard to fulfil their important responsibilities which include; looking extremely smart in their brand new blazer tie, supporting at School Council meetings, assisting Ms D’Abreu in KS1 Celebration Assembly and collecting the weekly house points. They are very excited about being appointed, telling us ‘we are honoured to have such an opportunity to grow and be more confident...we are delighted to be on the School Council…and we're looking forward to what the future holds’.

The Head Boy and Head Girl were carefully selected from a number of fantastic applicants. They were chosen based on their strong written statement and their active participation in the school community such as; competitions, homelearning, the Headteacher’s Awards, and attendance. Remember to say hello to them the next time you see them in the corridor or the playground, they are there to support children to share their ideas and suggestions.

We're so proud of the children who participated in the first round of the Haringey Schools Cycling League! This is a brand new sporting event for our school, and our young cyclists showed fantastic determination.

To kick off the league, our team tackled a tricky uphill challenge which was timed. This activity offered a gentle introduction to the competitive nature and unique format of the league. Every rider gave it their absolute best, representing our school with superb effort and sportsmanship. Well done to everyone  who took part, and thank you to the parents and carers who kindly volunteered their time to support at the event.

We are still looking for additional female cyclists to join our team! If you are a girl in Year 4 - Year 6 and you enjoy cycling, we would love for you to join round 2.

What a fantastic month of learning and celebration we've had across the school for Black History Month! It's been wonderful to see our pupils engaging with history, culture, and creativity. 

A highlight has been the fantastic art created by children in Year 2, who painted colourful portraits of the legendary musician, Bob Marley while listening to his music. During their English lessons children Year 1 produced some fantastic written work inspired by Floella Benjamin, Ruby Bridges and Rosa Parks. 

Meanwhile, Year 5 and Year 6 enjoyed a very special Black History Month themed performance starring pupils from Mulberry Woodside. This was an excellent opportunity for our pupils to explore the important contributions and stories of black figures throughout history in an exciting, live format.

This term, we held our biggest and most delicious pizza party to date!

Well done to the 30 children who were invited because of their much improved punctuality and attendance. Their dedication to being in school and on time is truly paying off!

The celebration was packed with fun energy, including bright party hats, exciting games, lots of dancing, and of course, a delicious pizza feast. It was a wonderful way to reward the children for their hard work.

We have already started tracking who will earn a spot on the guest list for the next attendance celebrations. Remember to prioritise great attendance and punctuality across the Autumn Term to be in for an opportunity to join the next party!

Congratulations to all children who have received an award so far this term. We have celebrated so many fantastic achievements including 100% Attendance, Most Improved Attendance, Anchor Awards, Curriculum Awards and we have even presented the first Yellow Star Awards of the 2025/26 academic year. 

Our Celebration Assemblies offer a fantastic opportunity for families to come along and find out all about the success of all children within our school. 

It has been brilliant to see so many new and familiar faces in our audience, helping our children to develop their confidence and to feel proud of their achievements. If you have not yet joined us, please do come along, children in Year 3 to Year 6 celebrate every Monday at 9am, and children in Year 1 and Year 2 celebrate every Friday at 9am.

Dalmage Active are celebrating the recent news of their official Ofsted registration as well as the news that founder, Tashan Dalmage, has joined the Governing Body at Devonshire Hill School.

When commenting on these events, Tashan spoke about the importance of the Ofsted registration which enables his team to support more families with access to affordable wraparound childcare. Delighted by his Governorship, Tashan said how much he valued the opportunity which allows him greater insight into the needs of the school, children, and their families.

Dalmage Active supports community health and wellbeing all year round, through breakfast and afterschool clubs, mentoring, or their upcoming October half-term holiday camps with forest school and sports activities. To book a place for your child follow this link.

Did you know Beyond these youth programs, they also offer free adult programs, personal training, and inclusive health projects? To enquire about our free classes in basketball, dance and women's circuit training, please contact admin@dalmageactive.co.uk.