Year 6 Blog
Levers and Pulleys
As well as exciting excursions outside school, Y6 have been busy building levers and pulleys in science using K'Nex. The science behind it is all to do with forces and how simple machines can multiply forces to make shifting a load easier. Next week we are looking...
Year 6 Lifesaving
As part of our work on the School Swimming and Water Safety Charter, we had a clothes/pyjama session. The children were split into three groups and completed three different activities. All the activities were designed with falling into open water in mind. After a...
Year 6 Round Up
Year 6 Round Up Mr. Bettaney, Mrs. Wilson and I would like to say thank you and well done to each and every pupil in Year six for a fantastic term of learning and, to those who took the entrance exam, congratulations on all securing a well earned place at Denstone...
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Breaking News – DCPS Announce Exciting Relocation Plans
We are delighted to announce that, following an in-depth review of all areas of the school, we have decided to invest in DCPS and relocate it from Smallwood Manor to a new site at Denstone College. The Smallwood Manor site will close at the end of the 2020/2021...
Meet the Head
Meet the Head Some of our pupils have been busy asking questions to the new head at Denstone College, Miss Lotte Tulloch. To watch the video click the link below. https://vimeo.com/525478921
Red Nose Day – Friday 19th March
Dear Parents, As a school community we will be joining in with Red Nose Day on Friday 19 March. This year the noses have been made from a product called 'bagasse' which comes from sugar cane so are plastic free and therefore much more environmentally friendly. To...
PTFA Egg Decorating Competition
PTFA Egg Decorating Competition Get your Easter Thinking Bonnets on! Our Fabulous PTFA would like you to get creative and enter the DCPS Egg Decorating Competition. Using hard-boiled egg/s, you can decorate your egg/s with pen or paint; you could stick things onto...