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

• Fashion Show New Date

  Thu 27 Apr 2023

  Good morning all. Friends of Codnor have kindly organised one of their Fabulous Fashion Shows for Thurs 27th April (new date) at 7PM 👗 Complimentary tea/coffee, and bring your own drinks 🙂 These are always lovely evenings - and the chance to bag a bargain! Full info in the poster below. Tickets available in school. Hope to see you there!

  

• Easter Bonnet Competition!

  Wed 29 Mar 2023

  Hats off to all of our families who are considering entering the Codnor Primary Easter Bonnet Competition! 🐥 A lovely bit of Easter fun for our community, with some chocolatey prizes! Children can bring their bonnets into school on Wed 29th March. They will be displayed in the Lower School hall, then judging will commence! There will be a bonnet parade on Fri 31st March, and winners announced in assembly. 🙂 For inspiration, see some of last year's bonnets below!

  

• East Midlands Free Wheelers

  Fri 03 Mar 2023

  East Midlands Free Wheelers are a group of volunteers who provide vital services to the NHS completely free of charge, 24/7, and at no cost to the NHS. They deliver essential medical supplies and equipment all over the country.

   

  We want to say a huge thank you to East Midlands Free Wheelers for their kind donation to school of a large quantity of cleaning equipment, PPE, sanitising wipes and masks, and goggles for science. It was very nice of you to think of us!

   

  Pictured with Val and Andy are Val's grandchildren, Bonnie and Maggie.

  

• Parents' Evenings

  Mon 13 Feb 2023

  Here are the arrangements for the Parents' Evenings which will take place in school on Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th February.

   

  • You can book a 10-minute slot by signing up on lists outside classrooms.
  • Please enter the building using the entrance shown on the map below.
  • Appointments are 10 minutes long, and we have to be as precise as we can with the timings as we don't want to inconvenience anyone. The teacher will use a timer. Please don't think that the teacher is being rude when the time is up, it's just that they need to clear the classroom for the next appointment. If you'd like to carry on the conversation, you are welcome to arrange a follow-up phone call – see below.
  • Children will bring their books home on Friday 10th February to give you a chance to have a look at them. If they could take them back to school on the morning of Monday 13th February, that would be much appreciated as they will need to use them in school.
  • Mask-wearing is at parents' and teachers' discretions.

  
  If you cannot make the Monday/Tuesday, or you are running late for your appointment, you can email the teacher to arrange a phone call on a mutually convenient day and time:

   

  Class	Email address
  Mrs Hobson (Nursery)	nursery@codnor.derbyshire.sch.uk
  Miss Marshall (Reception)	pandabears@codnor.derbyshire.sch.uk
  Mrs Rogers (Reception/Y1)	koalabears@codnor.derbyshire.sch.uk
  Miss Wilson (Y1/2)	polarbears@codnor.derbyshire.sch.uk
  Mrs Goodburn (Y2)	mrsgoodburn@codnor.derbyshire.sch.uk
  Miss Barton (Y3)	missbarton@codnor.derbyshire.sch.uk
  Mr Buckle (Y4)	mrbuckle@codnor.derbyshire.sch.uk
  Miss McKirdy (Y5)	missmckirdy@codnor.derbyshire.sch.uk
  Mrs Hibbitt (Y6)	mrshibbitt@codnor.derbyshire.sch.uk

   

  

• Year 3/4 Dodgeball

  Fri 10 Feb 2023 Mr Hutchinson

  Our Year 3/4 Dodgeball Team represented us in the AVSSP Year 3/4 Heanor Dodgeball Competition and reached the Semi-Finals as they achieved a 4th place finish!

   

  12 teams representing schools from the Heanor Area took part in the event at Heanor Leisure Centre and competed in 2 groups of 6 before Semi-Finals, a Final and Play-Off games took place. Our children recorded 5 victories from 7 matches including a win against the eventual winners. The children’s determination, honesty, focus and effort during the matches was incredible, their off-court behaviour was also exceptional. I’m very proud of the manner in which they represented us and look forward to seeing how these young athletes develop not just in the rest of this school year but in their remaining years with us.

   

  Thank you to AVSSP for another fantastic competition and thank you to all the parents who were able to give lifts to and from the competition and support the children on the night.

• Non-Uniform Day

  Fri 10 Feb 2023

  Good morning! A quick reminder that tomorrow is non-uniform day for Mental Health Week. "Dress to Express" - children are invited to come to school in clothing which makes them happy/comfortable 🧢 Thanks 🙂

• Year 2 Dodgeball

  Fri 03 Feb 2023 Mr Hutchinson

  Our Year 2 Dodgeball Team from Mrs Goodburn’s class represented us at the AVSSP KS1 Dodgeball competition at Heanor Leisure Centre. The team played 7 matches against other schools from the Heanor area and 1 match against their own parents! I think it was that match that they preferred the most! Our children improved as the competition went on and whilst we didn’t win many matches they learnt skills that will help them in Dodgeball as they continue to play and progress in it when they arrive in Upper School in September. The children were once again fantastic ambassadors for our school and we should be very proud of them. Their behaviour and honesty was outstanding!

   

  Thank you to AVSSP for another wonderful competition and to our amazing parents for all the help with transporting the children to/from the competition as well as their amazing support and skills on the dodgeball court!

  

• Macmillan Coffee Morning

  Fri 03 Feb 2023

  On Friday 3rd February we had a Macmillan coffee morning for children and parents for World Cancer Day. Our coffee morning raised £244.70 for Macmillan! Many thanks to all who took part - children, parents and staff!

  

• Girls Futsal & Wellbeing Conference

  Sun 29 Jan 2023

  Sports update from Mr Hutchinson.

   

  AVSSP Girls Futsal

  Our Girls Futsal team competed in AVSSP’s Girls Futsal Competition against schools from across Amber Valley and finished 3rd! The Girls won 3 matches out of 5 and were just 2 points off 1st place! We should all be proud of them not just for their achievements on the pitch but also their focus and behaviour off it. They were fantastic ambassadors for our school. This was evident when a child on the opposing team had suffered an injury during the match and had to go off. The first thing the team did at the full-time whistle was to go and ask the injured child how they were. It was an incredible show of sportsmanship and the children should be very proud of themselves.

   

  Thank you to AVSSP for another fantastic night of Futsal. Thank you to Miss McKirdy for transporting some of the team to the event and for supporting the children.

   

  A huge thank you again to the many parents who were able to help with lifts to/from the event, as a school we’re very lucky to have such supportive parents.

   

  AVSSP Health & Wellbeing Conference
  Our newly appointed Mini Leaders from Mrs Hibbitt’s Year 6 class represented at our school at the annual AVSSP Health & Wellbeing Conference. The children learnt fitness activities that they will be able to lead on the playground at break and lunchtimes. They also learnt about the health dangers of some foods and fizzy drinks (just ask them how much sugar is in a bottle of coke!), learnt how to make healthy smoothies and spent some time discussing their mental health and wellbeing. The children once again represented us incredibly well with a high level of maturity. It will be great to see them put what they’ve learnt into practice in their Mini Leader role over the rest of the school year.

  

• NEU Strikes (Update 2)

  Sat 28 Jan 2023

  As you probably know, members of the NEU voted for strike action on the following dates:

  • Wednesday 1st February 2023
  • Wednesday 1st March 2023 
  • Wednesday 15th March 2023
  • Thursday 16th March 2023

   

  A letter with more information for parents/carers is in Class Letters.

   

  In the meantime, we're advising that parents/carers begin to consider contingency arrangements for childcare in case school (or parts of it) has to close on the above dates.