The children in year 2 had an amazing time this week during their Survivors Day. They learnt lots of new skills, including how to filter water, build shelters, light fires (safely), as well as having a go at making survival brackets using maps in orienteering. The children were amazing, in spite of the very cold weather, and we are very proud of them!
Welcome back everyone! I hope you have managed to enjoy some quality family time over the festive break. It has been wonderful seeing the children back in school this week, as happy and eager as ever.
It has been an exciting week because we have taken delivery of our new sports kits. We have enough for each year group for when they represent the school in sporting events, tournaments or matches. I think you will agree that they look fantastic!
I just want to wish you all a merry Christmas and I hope 2024 is a year filled with good health, joy and happiness for you and your families.
I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know you and your children during the autumn term and I really appreciate the warm welcome and kindness you have shown to me. I appreciate there have been some slight changes to certain processes since September, but please know that these, and any future ones, are made with the school’s, children’s and your best interests at heart.
Today is Christmas Jumper Day (number 3!) and the children have enjoyed taking part in lots of Christmas activities and will be tucking into their Christmas dinner too. They have also had a very special visitor to their classes - Santa has been to deliver some books to each class. As you can imagine, we had some very excited children (and staff) - thank you, Santa!
Here’s to a wonderful 2024 for everyone involved with Ordsall Primary School.
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.
There has been lots to celebrate this week! Firstly, I am incredibly proud of our year 6 children who worked so hard to complete the Drug, Alcohol and Resilience Training (DAaRT) programme, with one of the children saying, 'We are the future'. Well done children!
Also, this week has seen our year 2 children perform their Nativity, A Twinkly Nativity, to their parents and families. The children were fantastic, with plenty of singing and dancing, and the odd joke thrown in too. Seeing the smiling faces on the audience's faces says it all. Great work everyone!
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.
Things are definitely starting to feel a bit more 'Christmassy', with the school's Christmas tree getting decorated for the annual Christmas Tree Festival at St. Swithun's Church and the school's outside Christmas tree going up too - what a mission that was!
Nursery, Reception and Year 2 have been in full swing rehearsing their Christmas performances and are very much looking forward to showing them to parents in a couple of weeks' time.
A massive thank you and well done to everyone that took part in raising money for Children in Need! As a school, we raised a fantastic £315.
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.
Welcome back to the new half term! I hope you all managed to spend some quality family time together over the two week half term. I have really enjoyed hearing about some of the Halloween and Bonfire Night activities the children have done.
This half term is a notoriously a busy one, and we have lots of exciting activities prepared for the children, including our Winter Disco and Nativity performances.
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.