The Devonshire Hill Times

The Nursery & Reception children were fantastic and festive in their winter production of ‘The Jolly Red Santa’. The story they told was inspired by their recent focus text ‘The Little Red Hen’ of which they read together with a real chicken from Ms Panayi’s flock. So many of our parents/carers attended and the children sung and performed brilliantly. Everyone was so very proud. 

Thank you to everyone who contributed to making the production such a huge success. We can’t wait to see our young performers on the stage again soon!

Our annual classroom decorating competition was a huge success this year with more parents/carers coming along to take part than ever. Thank you to everyone who made a special effort to attend this event and help to create such excitement amongst the children and staff. Our judges this year were Michelle Moss (Chair of Governors), Ms Chambers and Ms Ross from our Admin Team.  ‘It was a close call, with one or two classrooms winning by a whisker!’.

Congratulations to the winning classes: EYFS Nursery, Y1 Amethyst, Y4 Garnet, Y6 Azore who were awarded a special treat bag to take home and enjoy.

Thank you to everyone who took part in our Autumn 2 fundraisers. We celebrated Winter Jumper day, a 2024 calendar photoshoot, star decorations for the tree and the jolly jar raffle. Thank you to everyone who took part and made donations - these events generate much needed funds to support our next exciting activities and events. Below are totals of funds raised. 

Save the Children - £80.50
Devonshire Hill FUNdraiser - £80.50
Calendar Photoshoot - £350
Stars - £56
Raffle - £156

Garnet Class were brilliant performers in their first trumpet concert. Our young musicians have been learning to play the trumpet since September 2023 and it was evident that they have put in lots of hard work both at school in their lessons and at home. 

We can’t wait to see their progress in the next concert which has been scheduled to take place in March towards the end of Spring 2. Congratulations Garnet Class, keep up the great work!

Crystal Class were fantastic in their first ever violin concert since learnng to play in September. Thier faces were full of concntration as they carefully positioned their bows to the violin strings, it was evident that they have put in lots of hard work both at school in their lessons and at home. We can’t wait to see their progress in the next concert which has been scheduled to take place in March towards the end of Spring 2. Congratulations Garnet Class, keep up the great work!

Children have been working very hard both in school and at home during Autumn 2. There were some fantastic home learning projects presented in our most recent home learning assemblies. A huge well done to everyone who is consistently working hard both at school and at home. We are very much looking forward to seeing our latest projects on display around the school and especially in our new library. Spring 1 Home Learning Passports will be sent home during the first week back, remember children who produce their home learning project are awarded house points.