Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
Emma from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue came into school today to talk to the children in Year 2 and Year 6.
The Year 2 children learnt all about the work that the fire service do and items in the house that could be dangerous. They enjoyed watching a cartoon about Dexter the Fire Dog and learnt about how to make a fire plan.
The Year 6 children learnt about hoax calls and the three types of plans that can be made to keep safe in the event of a fire.
The children went home with homework to check that they have a smoke alarm on each floor. The fire service can come out to fit new alarms if they are needed.
On Thursday, the school choir had planned to perform in the village, hoping to bring festive cheer and joy to the local residents. Unfortunately, due to Storm Pia, we made the difficult decision to cancel the performance and prioritised keeping safe and warm in school. Instead, we were able to perform to the whole school, on the stage, with our musical instruments in front of a wonderful audience! Well done to all of the children- we have children from every class in the choir, which is wonderful!
It has been lovely to work with some of the Key Stage One children at Christmas Craft Club.
We've been very busy on Tuesdays after school making fabulous Christmas decorations - we made Christmas gnomes, Rudolph baubles, paper strip Christmas trees and paper plate angels.
Thank you all for coming and working so hard - I hope your creations are hung with pride in your homes!
On the 12th and 13th December we were super lucky to travel in whole Key Stages to watch the Pantomime at Derby Arena - the show was Mother Goose! We thoroughly enjoyed the experience of watching live theatre. Many thanks to Friends of WPS for their donation towards the coach travel.
Shout out also to Sam and Ollie who went on stage and represented the whole school perfectly.
A brilliant time was had by all - oh yes it was!!!
Thanks to the whole school community, we raised £124.00 for Save the Children. We enjoyed wearing our Christmas jumpers and devouring a delicious Christmas Dinner too!
Thank you to Angie and Robin from Willington Baptist Church for coming to see us and deliver their annual Christmas Assembly.
We enjoyed a Christmas Quiz and hearing the Nativity Story from Robin and Angie told us all about the real meaning of Candy Canes! Thank you very much for bringing each child a peppermint candy cane to enjoy at home and share the message too.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all at Willington Baptist Church.
The WPS community is such a caring community. This week, the Year 5 and 6 school council reps, enjoyed spending their break and lunchtimes selling Pudsey merchandise to the children in school, to raise money for the Children in Need appeal. We raised £347.84 in total- this is an incredible amount!
Well done!
Thanks to the whole school community, we raised £298.77 for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. Thanks to all of the school council representatives for embracing their leadership roles and giving up time at break and lunchtimes to sell other poppy appeal accessories. Well done.
This morning, the children took part in two different remembrance events during the day. The whole school took part in a two-minutes silence after breaktime to remember the fallen and veterans from previous and current conflicts. Eight of the Year 6 pupils, along with Mrs Spencer Lovesey and Mr Rodgers, took part in an act of remembrance alongside the WI members at the village centre. The children read their own remembrance poems and laid a wreath to commemorate those who had taken part in conflicts over the years.
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