Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• World Book Day 2023

  Thu 02 Mar 2023 Mrs Dolman

  Shirland Primary School celebrated World Book Day today! We all dressed up characters from a book and we took part in lots of exciting activities throughout the day. Thank you to all of our staff for joining in our '101 Dalmations' theme with Mrs Needham as Cruella Deville! 

  

• Musical Club Theatre Trip

  Thu 02 Mar 2023 Mrs Dolman

  Last night, our fantastic musical club went on an exciting trip to the Curve Theatre in Leicester to see Annie the musical staring Craig Revel Horwood! The children had the most amazing time and were so well-behaved. They were singing and clapping along the whole time. They are definitely inspired ahead of their debut performance at the end of April!

  

• Yr5 Science Day at David Nieper Academy

  Fri 10 Feb 2023 T. Pilkington

  Four excited Yr5 pupils to took part in Science Day at David Nieper Academy yesterday. They tried out 3 different experiments during the day exploring how things fly, thinking like scientists to work out how much power would be needed to launch a mini paper rocket. Having made mini aeroplanes, helicopters and rockets the highlight of the day was making a parachute that could carry and land a fresh egg without it breaking. Needless to say they did it and were one of two teams that completed the challenge successfully - well done!

  

• Police Visit

  Thu 09 Feb 2023 Mrs Dolman

  Today, we had a very special visit from two police officers! They came to help investigate the crime scene in our classroom and tell us all about how they keep us safe. We got to have a look inside the police car and we asked lots of great questions!

  We even made it onto their facebook page! 

  

• Firefighter Visit

  Mon 30 Jan 2023 Mrs Dolman

  Today, Reception had some very special visitors! The firefighters from Alfreton Community Fire Station came to talk to us all about how they help to keep us safe. We got to try on some of their equipment; use the hose and even got to go inside the fire engine! We told them lots of things we had learnt about the fire service- I think they were very impressed!

  

• Book and Biscuit

  Tue 17 Jan 2023 Mrs Dolman

  Reception had their first 'Book and Biscuit' session today! Thank you to all of the families who came along to share some books with their child. The children really enjoyed having the family members in school (and of course, getting a biscuit!) 

  

• Christmas Tree at St Leonard's Church

  Wed 11 Jan 2023

  We were invited to join several other schools and businesses in the area to support the first ever Christmas Tree Festival at St Leonard's Church. 

  The year 4 Forest School group with Mrs Rosochacki planned and produced decorations for the tree using natural materials or nature inspired designs. These were used to decorate a 6 foot tree at the Church which was illuminated throughout the Christmas period.

  We took the advice of the church who requested that the trees were bought with roots and will be planted in the school grounds in the new year.

  

• Christmas Fayre Children's Raffle winners!

  Tue 20 Dec 2022

  Thank you to the PTFA who organised Shirland Primary School's first ever Christmas Fayre! It was wonderful to see so many families there having fun and playing games. The children who took part in our after school 'Christmas Craft club' also had a stall selling the lovely decorations that they had been making.

   

  As part of the Christmas Fayre there was a children's raffle. They could win extra house points, extra break time, hot chocolate at forest schools and 'brunch' with a teacher! The children who won have claimed their prizes over the last two days of the term. 

   

  The children have enjoyed their Christmas parties and the after school discos! Thank you to all parents for supporting the PTFA and raising funds for school. 

  

• RockSteady Christmas Concert!

  Mon 12 Dec 2022 Mrs Dolman

  We were so lucky to hear all of our amazing RockSteady bands this afternoon. They have been practising really hard all term and we are so proud of their performances! 

  What a talented bunch of rock stars! 

  

• Panto Time!

  Mon 12 Dec 2022 Mrs Dolman

  A huge thank you to our wonderful PTFA for organising our Christmas Pantomime this year. We loved watching the production of 'Mother Goose' and the children enjoyed helping Jack to save everyone!