Another packed week has passed at Penshurst this week. 

On Tuesday after school, I had the absolute pleasure of escorting a handful of Year 3 and 4 learners to Wolfreton to take part in a Dodgeball tournament. The learners were picked out of a hat and some of them had never even played the sport before. After the first ‘settling in’ round and a little bit of coaching from myself, Mr Key and Mrs Holmes, the learners blossomed and became unstoppable competitive machines! I am delighted to say that we came third out of 8 teams, and I am so proud of every one of the participants! 

On Wednesday, we held our annual PFA Christmas Fayre which was once again incredibly well attended. We are already looking at ways in which we can make it even better next year. For example, we are mindful that being one long corridor means that there may be bottlenecks. Watch this space for developments and thank you for your continued support! We are also delighted to announce that the winners of the large hamper are Hudson in Year 4 and Phoenix in Reception! A huge congratulations to them.  

On Thursday night, Mrs Hornby held the Behaviour Policy information evening to parents. Thank you to those families who attended and raised some very valid queries. Again, watch this space for any developments! 

A reminder that this evening is the Hessle Lights Switch On and that a selection of our fantastic learners will be singing at the event. We hope to see you there and that you are in full song in support! 

Thank you for all of the Bags2School donations that we have received. Collectively, we have managed to collect approximately 230kg of donations – the overall amount TBC. Thank you so very much for all of the donations.  

A polite request – If your child walks home unaccompanied at the end of the day, please remind them about the need to exit the school site immediately at the end of the day (unless at a club) as we cannot supervise them after school hours and cannot be held responsible for incidents that occur out of our care. Thank you. 

I hope you have a fantastic weekend and will see you bright and early on Monday.  

Mrs Preston

Head of School