Sheila Channell celebrates 40 years at Rotherfield School

Rotherfield School held a special assembly last week in honour of their longest serving staff member, Sheila Channell. Sheila has worked at the school on Rotherfield Street for 40 years doing a variety of jobs including cleaner, meals supervisor and teaching assistant.

The school presented Sheila with a gold bracelet engraved with the dates of her employment at Rotherfield: 1966 – 2006. Governors, fellow staff members, children and CEA staff attended the assembly and gave special speeches to Sheila to thank her for outstanding contribution to the school.

Pupils wrote and performed a special song for Sheila which contained the following words:

“We want to thank you for all that you’ve done,

For the time you’ve been with us

Has all been good fun.

You started here so long ago

And all the time you’ve loved us and you’ve helped us grow.”

Headteacher Elaine Adams said: “The words of “Sheila’s song” sum up the affection and appreciation felt for Sheila. She has given a great deal to the school over 40 years and her dedication to the children is known and appreciated by generations of our families. We hope that she will continue working at Rotherfield for many years to come!”

For more information, please contact CEA@Islington's Communications Department:

Louise Trewavas
T: 020 7527 5826
E: louise.trewavas.cea@islington.gov.uk
Caroline Rowe
T: 020 7527 5545
E: caroline.rowe.cea@islington.gov.uk

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