We are Web Club!

From the 4th of March Silverhill has launched a web club. This club is run by Mrs Mitchell. Attended by Lucy, Robert and Emma, we will be updating the website every week so that you can get more information about the school and what we have been doing. If you have any news that you want to add to our blog please contact Mrs Mitchell or any of us in 6P!

P.S. We don’t bite!!!

Fair Trade Day

On Tuesday 3rd of March our school went 'Bananas for Fairtrade'. Our giant inflatable banana travelled around the classrooms all day and brought with it a fair-trade banana for every pupil.
Fairtrade is to help farmers in third world countries get fair prices for their crops. Fairtrade doesn’t just focus on food. You can get Fairtrade clothes, footballs, cotton wool & other things that farmers in third world countries can produce.
Later on at 3:00 pm we held a Fairtrade café. We sold tea, coffee, juice and cereal bars. All of them were Fairtrade and were sold for 20p.

By Web Club

SCHOOL COUNCIL ACHIEVEMENT

Well done to Mrs Orgill and the School Council for attaining bronze status on their School Council Award.

They have shown that the pupils operate a democratic system, know their roles and responsibilities and are able to influence changes that help to make our school a better place to learn and play.

They are now forging ahead with the criteria for the Silver Award.

Keep up all your good work around school.

Thursday February 5th

We have managed to keep the school open with a skeleton staff. All staff have attempted to get to school but many have been unable to do so because of the treacherous conditions in Derby and the surrounding area.

We will take into consideration the weather conditions later on today and consult with the Education Authority before making a final decision as to whether to close school tomorrow. All other primary schools in the area are closed.

We will endeavour to keep the school open but please refer to this website, Radio Derby and Ram FM for any changes that may occur.

Kate Nash

School Closed Tuesday 3rd February 2009

One of the most difficult decisions to make is whether to keep school open or closed during the bad weather.

With the snow still falling, and following advice from the Met Office about freezing temperatures and more snow expected overnight I have decided to close school on Tuesday 3rd February 2009.

If you hear nothing further then expect school to re-open on Wednesday 4th February 2009. Any further closures will be published on this site and through Radio Derby.

Although I am sorry for any convenience this may cause, the safety of staff and pupils must be paramount, including on journeys to and from school.

Matthew Deakin
Chair of Governors

Ofsted

Our school was inspected by Ofsted on 20th and 21st November 2008. During this inspection the teamwork of the staff was praised highly and the fact that the pupils and staff both like and respect each other was identified as a real asset of our school.
To read more about the inspection and a copy of the full report go to the Ofsted link in the 'About Our School' drop down menu from the home page.

Our Indian friends

This week Silverhill is joined by five Principles from our link schools in Mumbai, India. Sri B P Sharma, Sri T Kalathinathan, Sri Varghese Mathew, Sri A.K.Hazra and Sri R.K.Sawhney will have many opportunities to observe and talk with our children. It is a wonderful chance for all to share experiences of education and life in different cultures. We hope our Indian friends enjoy their visit.