Christmas is nearly here and everyone at Ordsall has fully embraced the festive spirit! So far this month we have had two Christmas jumper days, the school is decorated with tinsel, lights and Christmas trees, and Nativities have been performed for parents. Everyone is very much looking forward to Christmas dinner day next week, Christmas parties, another Christmas Jumper Day and many more festive activities!

This week also saw some of our choir visit Retford Oaks for their Christmas Cabaret. It was such a lovely experience and it was great to see some past pupils of Ordsall performing.

Lastly, I'd like to wish a merry Christmas to all of our wonderful school community. Your ongoing support during the autumn term has been incredible and is greatly appreciated by everyone at school. I hope you all manage to have some special family time together over the festive break.

I feel incredibly proud this week after witnessing the immense kindness and generosity of our wonderful school community.

Working closely with the Nottinghamshire Fire Service, we have been collecting donations of toys and books in support of Women's Aid. When the fire service came to collect the donations, they were astounded by the number of items donated.

On behalf of everyone at Ordsall Primary School and the Nottinghamshire Fire Service, I would like to say a huge 'thank you' to everyone that supported this amazing cause.

Our year 6 children have had an incredible time on their residential to Crowden this week. 

They have been very active, doing plenty of walking, weaselling and canoeing, as well as taking part in lots of different evening activities.

A huge thank you to the staff that have made the trip possible, from organising it to staying over!

You can check out the photos on the Year 6 Twitter feed.

Today, on Remembrance Sunday, members of the School Council joined Armed Forces veterans, local councillors and dignitaries, as well as members of the public to pay their respects to the fallen at the Remembrance Service, taking place at Retford Cenotaph this morning. The children were exemplary and represented the school brilliantly.

On Tuesday 10th October 2023 the entire school took part in supporting World Mental Health Day. Children came to school wearing different items of yellow clothing, from socks to jumpers to headbands - the 'sea of yellow' was amazing!

As a school, we managed to raise £288 for Young Minds.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

The children in year 5 have had an amazing (and tiring) week! Many of the children spent two nights away from home whilst on residential in Whitby, with half the year group going on Monday and Tuesday and the other half on Thursday and Friday. This was split with the entire year group meeting up in York on Wednesday.

The children had the opportunity to find out about York's Viking history, including a visit to Jorvik Viking Centre and DIG. Whilst there, they took part in different workshops, including digging for artefacts and learning about Viking weaponry.

Everyone had a fantastic time, and I was so proud of the many compliments received by members of the public for the children's brilliant behaviour. Well done everyone!