What an incredible final week of term we have enjoyed.
A huge thank you to all staff and students who have contributed to our many festive activities from our Nine Lessons and Carols and our Charity Food Collections to our Celebration Assemblies and Refuel Christmas Lunch.
On behalf of everyone here at DHSB, we wish you season's greetings and all good wishes for the new year.
As always, if you have any comments, questions or positive feedback to share please send an email to headteacher@dhsb.org.
Here is our Week in Pictures
Festive Music in the Community
Celebration Assemblies
Carol Service
"All the nine lessons and carols were read and sung beautifully"
"A beautiful service with assured performances and readings. Well done and thank you"
House Charity Food Collections
St Luke’s Light up a Life Services
"Just a quick email to say how well your choir performed tonight at the St Luke's Light up a Life Service. They did your school proud"
"We just wanted to send our heartfelt thanks for your attendance at Light up a Life on Tuesday, and for the wonderful performance you gave"
Christmas Cakes and Yule Logs
From Darkness to Light Christmas Concert
"A wonderful mix of musical styles"
"A magical experience, bringing the Christmas spirit to DHSB"
"A big thank you to Joanna, Audrey, Maria and Isa for providing refreshments at the fantastic DHSB Christmas Concert yesterday at Stoke Damerel Church. The mulled wine was very popular and our hot chocolate with Bailey's had some fans too"
A reminder that the next meeting PTFA meeting is on 15 January 2025 at 6.30pm in the Conference Room (directly behind the Visitor Reception) - refreshments provided. Please join us if you can, we'd love to meet you.
Sports Update
Year 7 Football Festival
Mr Callicott said, "Great football from the Year 7 team at the Plymouth football festival. They worked extremely hard playing three games".
1st XI
Mr Manley said it was 'Goals galore' when the 1st XI drew their match against Plymouth Kurds 6 - 6 on Wednesday afternoon.
And finally
Mrs Kinsella writes that she saw Plymouth's brilliant pantomime yesterday - oh yes she did!
Not one, but two of our alumni are part of it.
Samuel Holmes was fantastic as Lady Samantha, the Governess, and started at DHSB in 1997 and Duncan Waugh, the talented Musical Director, started at DHSB in 1974.
Catch it if you can!
